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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Sussex]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wadhurst]] | |||
[[Image:Wadhurst+St+Peter+St+Paul East+Sussex.JPG|thumb|right|Wadhurst St Peter and St Paul]] | |||
== Parish History == | |||
Wadhurst St Peter and Saint Paul is an Ancient Parish in the Rother district of East Sussex.<br> | |||
A history of the church is available [http://www.sussexparishchurches.org/content/view/305/34/+ Wadhurst St peter and St Paul]<br> | |||
The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul Wadhurst has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-296750-the-parish-church-of-st-peter-and-st-pau+ British listed building] <br> | |||
[http://www.sussex-opc.org/index.php?cy=52&n=Wadhurst&b=index.php&t=parish&k=137&l=102+ Wadhurst Sussex Online Parish Clerks(OPC)]<br> | |||
Tidebrook St John the Baptist was formed from this parish [http://www.sussex-opc.org/index.php?cy=52&b=index.php&k=1163&t=parish+ Tidebrook Sussex Online Parish Clerks (OPC)] [http://www.sussex-opc.org/index.php?p=1163&k=805&t=Church+ Tidebrook St John the Baptist Sussex Online Parish Clerks (OPC)]<br> | |||
[http:// | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidebrook+ Tidebrook Wikipedia] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_of_worship_in_Rother+ list of places of worship in Rother district Wikipedia]<br> | ||
See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadhurst+ Wadhurst Wikipedia] and [http://wadhurstparishchurch.org/+ Church website] which includes a guide to the church.<br> | |||
== Resources == | |||
==== Civil Registration ==== | |||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. For civil registration history see [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/ticehurst.html+ Ticehurst registration district] | |||
==== Church records ==== | |||
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. <br> | |||
= | Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection {{FHL|England%2C+Sussex%2C+Wadhurst|subject|disp=Wadhurst}} | ||
==== Census records ==== | |||
FamilySearch Records includes collections of census indexes which can be searched online for free. In addition FamilySearch Centres offer free access to images of the England and Wales Census through [http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''FHC Portal:'''] Computers here have access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. | |||
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[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:England_Family_History_Centres] to locate local Family History Centres in UK | |||
[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Introduction_to_LDS_Family_History_Centers] to locate outside UK. | |||
Many archives and local history collections in public libraries in England and Wales offer online census searches and also hold microfilm or fiche census returns. | |||
Images of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable) | |||
=== Poor Law Unions === | The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns. | ||
[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/group/ukicen/UK_Census_Collection.aspx+ Ancestry UK Census Collection] | |||
[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys+ Find my Past census search 1841-1901] | |||
[http://www.1881pubs.com/+ for details of public houses in the 1881 census] | |||
Prior to the 1911 census the household schedule was destroyed and only the enumerator's schedule survives. | |||
The 1911 census of England and Wales was taken on the night of Sunday 2 April 1911 and in addition to households and institutions such as prisons and workhouses, canal boats merchant ships and naval vessels it attempted to include homeless persons. The schedule was completed by an individual and for the first time both this record and the enumerator's schedule were preserved. Two forms of boycott of the census by women are possible due to frustration at government failure to grant women the universal right to vote in parliamentary and local elections. The schedule either records a protest by failure to complete the form in respect of the women in the household or women are absent due to organisation of groups of women staying away from home for the whole night. Research estimates that several thousand women are not found by census search. [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/census/1911/person?ukwid=394505&sourceid=1&utm_source=Google+FMP+Main_CPC&utm_medium=Key+Keywords&utm_campaign=1911+census+ Find my Past 1911 census search] | |||
==== Poor Law Unions ==== | |||
[[Ticehurst Poor Law Union, Sussex]] | [[Ticehurst Poor Law Union, Sussex]] | ||
=== Probate | ==== Probate records ==== | ||
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Sussex Probate Records|Sussex Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Sussex Probate Records|Sussex 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 == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | ||
http://www. | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | |||
== | == Web sites == | ||
Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. | |||
[[Category:Sussex | [[Category:Sussex]] | ||
Revision as of 02:58, 31 January 2012
Parish History[edit | edit source]
Wadhurst St Peter and Saint Paul is an Ancient Parish in the Rother district of East Sussex.
A history of the church is available Wadhurst St peter and St Paul
The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul Wadhurst has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building
Wadhurst Sussex Online Parish Clerks(OPC)
Tidebrook St John the Baptist was formed from this parish Tidebrook Sussex Online Parish Clerks (OPC) Tidebrook St John the Baptist Sussex Online Parish Clerks (OPC)
Tidebrook Wikipedia list of places of worship in Rother district Wikipedia
See also Wadhurst Wikipedia and Church website which includes a guide to the church.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD. For civil registration history see Ticehurst registration district
Church records[edit | edit source]
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records.
Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection Wadhurst
Census records[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Records includes collections of census indexes which can be searched online for free. In addition FamilySearch Centres offer free access to images of the England and Wales Census through FHC Portal: Computers here have access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
[1] to locate local Family History Centres in UK
[2] to locate outside UK.
Many archives and local history collections in public libraries in England and Wales offer online census searches and also hold microfilm or fiche census returns.
Images of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable)
The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns.
Find my Past census search 1841-1901
for details of public houses in the 1881 census
Prior to the 1911 census the household schedule was destroyed and only the enumerator's schedule survives.
The 1911 census of England and Wales was taken on the night of Sunday 2 April 1911 and in addition to households and institutions such as prisons and workhouses, canal boats merchant ships and naval vessels it attempted to include homeless persons. The schedule was completed by an individual and for the first time both this record and the enumerator's schedule were preserved. Two forms of boycott of the census by women are possible due to frustration at government failure to grant women the universal right to vote in parliamentary and local elections. The schedule either records a protest by failure to complete the form in respect of the women in the household or women are absent due to organisation of groups of women staying away from home for the whole night. Research estimates that several thousand women are not found by census search. Find my Past 1911 census search
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Ticehurst Poor Law Union, Sussex
Probate records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Sussex 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.
Web sites[edit | edit source]
Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.