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Guide to '''Belper, Derbyshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.


Guide to Belper, Derbyshire  family history and genealogy: parish registers (baptism, christening, marriage, and burial records), civil registration (birth, marriage, and death records), census records, history, wills, cemetery, online transcriptions and indexes, an interactive map and websites.
{{England Parish Infobox
[[Image:Belper St John the Baptist Deerbyshire.jpg|thumb|right]]  
| Place = Belper
| default =
| image = Belper St John the Baptist Deerbyshire.jpg
| caption = Belper St John the Baptist Deerbyshire
| Type = [[Ecclesiastical Parish]]
| County = Derbyshire
| Hundred = Appletree
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Belper/ Belper]
| Registration District = Belper
| PRbegin = 1783
| BTbegin = 1783
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Lichfield
| Archdeaconry =
| Archdeaconries =
| Rural Deanery = Duffield
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Derbyshire Record Office]]
}}


== Parish History ==
== Parish History ==


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. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50791#s12 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848), pp. 203-207. Date accessed: 08 April 2013.</ref>  
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.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50791#s12 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848), pp. 203-207. Date accessed: 08 April 2013.</ref>  


== Resources ==
== Resources ==
=== Census records  ===
{{British Census|241287}}
=== Church records  ===
Belper Chapelry registers&nbsp;of christenings, marriages and burials have been indexed by the following groups:


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=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
 
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
{{Block indent|*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''|2}}
{{Block indent|*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map|2}}
{{Block indent|*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box|2}}
{{Block indent|*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>|2}}
 
=== Cemeteries ===
*'''1783-1944''' {{FSC|665194|title-id|disp=Parish Registers for Belper}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1859-1997''' {{FSC|739060|title-id|disp=Cemetery Records, 1859-1997}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* {{FSC|1380867|title-id|disp=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
* {{FSC|1380884|title-id|disp=Memorial Inscriptions From St. John the Baptist's Church, Belper, Derbyshire}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* {{FSC|357290|title-id|disp=Monumental Inscriptions, Belper Congregational Church, Central Methodist Church ; Duffield General Baptist Chapel}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* {{FSC|1355050|title-id|disp=The Memorial Inscriptions of  St. Peters, Belper}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 
=== Civil Registration ===
 
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
*'''1837-2000s''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/derbyshire-registrars-birth-index Derbyshire Registrars Birth Index] at Findmypast - index ($)
*'''1837-2000s''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/derbyshire-registrars-marriage-index Derbyshire Registrars Marriage Index] at Findmypast - index ($)
*'''1837-2000s''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/derbyshire-registrars-death-index Derbyshire Registrars Death Index] at Findmypast - index ($)
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>
 
=== Church Records ===
 
''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
 
==== Church of England ====
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|-
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Belper Online Parish Records'''
|-
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Derbyshire
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDerbyshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDerbyshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CDerbyshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Derbyshire
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1911752|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1911752|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1911752|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Derbyshire ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/derbyshire-births-and-baptisms 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/derbyshire-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/derbyshire-deaths-and-burials 1500s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry (Early)-Derbyshire ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61407/ 1500s-1800s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61407/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61407/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''<sub>FS PR's =[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1611752 FamilySearch Parish Registers]</sub>'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry (Late)-Derbyshire ($)
|}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61408/ 1800s-1900s]  </center>
 
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  
{| width="500" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61409/ 1700s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61410 1800s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="7" scope="col" | '''Belper Chapelry Online Records'''
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''Indexes'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''Images'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''Indexes'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''Images'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''Indexes'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''Images'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1600s-1900s]</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS PR's'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | &nbsp; NONE<br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | &nbsp; NONE<br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | &nbsp; NONE<br>
|}
|}
'''''Other Websites'''''
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Derbyshire/ Joiner Marriage Index - Derbyshire] ($)
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/derbyshire-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Derbyshire] ($)
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records
====Nonconformist Records====
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br>
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] 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 ===
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>
=== Poor Law Union  ===


Belper St. Peter was created as a chapelry in Duffield parish in 1783, with St. John the Baptist chapel built in 1824, and made a civil parish in 1843. Parish registers for baptisms start in 1783 and burials in 1794, while marriages begin in 1847. The original registers are held at the [[Derbyshire Record Office|Derbyshire Record Office]] (call no.: D2609A/PI/1/1-2, D2609A/PI/2/1-6, D2609A/PI/3/1-7, P1928/PI/4/1, D1928/PI/5/1-4, D2609A/6/1/1-3). They have been microfilmed and are available through the Family History Library[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F682990]<span style="text-decoration: underline;" />. The records include an index.<br>
[[Belper Poor Law Union, Derbyshire]]  


Bishop's Transcripts are available for 1783-1832 (with 1815 and 1825 missing), also available on film through the Family History Library[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F324140].<br>
=== Probate Records  ===


To find the names of neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.<br>
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Derbyshire Probate Records|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.  


==== Non-Conformist Churches  ====
*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
=== 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].
==== Registration District ====
*Belper
=== Poor Law Unions  ===
[[Belper Poor Law Union, Derbyshire]]
=== Probate records  ===
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Derbyshire Probate Records|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  ==
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==


Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  


*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


== Web sites ==
== Websites ==


{{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}}
*Belper on [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/Belper GENUKI]


== References  ==
== References  ==
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Latest revision as of 05:01, 19 August 2025


Guide to Belper, Derbyshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Belper
Belper St John the Baptist Deerbyshire.jpg
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

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

Find Neighboring Parishes

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

Civil Registration

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.

Church Records

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

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
Collections
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Derbyshire
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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FamilySearch Parish Registers-Derbyshire
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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FreeREG
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Derbyshire ($)
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1800s
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Ancestry (Early)-Derbyshire ($)
1500s-1800s
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1500s-1800s
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1500s-1800s
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Ancestry (Late)-Derbyshire ($)
1800s-1900s
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1700s-1900s
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1800s-1900s
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Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
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1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
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1500s-1800s
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National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
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1600s-1900s

Other Websites These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

Nonconformist Records

"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 ($); coverage may vary
  • England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); 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

Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.

Poor Law Union

Belper Poor Law Union, Derbyshire

Probate Records

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

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

Websites

References

  1. Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848), pp. 203-207. Date accessed: 08 April 2013.