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"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br> | "Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br> | ||
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary | *'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary | ||
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*Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | *Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||
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=== Census Records === | === Census Records === | ||
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=== Poor Law Union === | === Poor Law Union === | ||
Revision as of 15:31, 8 April 2025
Guide to Belper, Derbyshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
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| Belper St John the Baptist Deerbyshire | |
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Derbyshire |
| Hundred | Appletree |
| Poor Law Union | Belper |
| Registration District | Belper |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1783 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1783 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Duffield |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) |
| Archive | |
| Derbyshire Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
BELPER, a market-town and chapelry, and the head of a union, in the parish of Duffield, hundred of Appletree, S. division of the county of Derby, 8 miles (N.) from Derby, and 134 (N. N. W.) from London with nearly the whole of the ecclesiastical parish of Bridge-Hill. There are places of worship for Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Unitarians. The union of Belper comprises 35 parishes.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
- Click on the location pin on the map
- Choose Options from the pop up box
- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- 1783-1944 Parish Registers for Belper(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1859-1997 Cemetery Records, 1859-1997(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- A Transcript of the Memorial Inscriptions in the Church and Churchyard of St. Swithins in the Parish of Belper and in the County of Derby(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Memorial Inscriptions From St. John the Baptist's Church, Belper, Derbyshire(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions, Belper Congregational Church, Central Methodist Church ; Duffield General Baptist Chapel(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. Peters, Belper(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- 1837-2000s Derbyshire Registrars Birth Index at Findmypast - index ($)
- 1837-2000s Derbyshire Registrars Marriage Index at Findmypast - index ($)
- 1837-2000s Derbyshire Registrars Death Index at Findmypast - index ($)
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England[edit | edit source]
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Belper Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Derbyshire | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Derbyshire | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Derbyshire ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry (Early)-Derbyshire ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry (Late)-Derbyshire ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Derbyshire ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Derbyshire ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
- Christians
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- General Baptist
- Independent/Congregational
- Methodist New Connexion
- Primitive Methodist
- Roman Catholic
- Unitarian
- Wesleyan Methodist
- Wesleyan Methodist Reform
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Poor Law Union[edit | edit source]
Belper Poor Law Union, Derbyshire
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Derbyshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Belper on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848), pp. 203-207. Date accessed: 08 April 2013.