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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. | |||
{{England Parish Infobox | |||
| 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> | 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 == | ||
{| width=" | === 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 ($) | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61407/ 1500s-1800s] </center> | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61407/ 1500s-1800s] </center> | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61407/ 1500s-1800s] </center> | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry (Late)-Derbyshire ($) | ||
| | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61408/ 1800s-1900s] </center> | ||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</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="# | | bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | 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="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1600s-1900s]</center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
'''''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 | [[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> | ||
*[ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
== | == Websites == | ||
*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 | |
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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
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
Cemeteries
- 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
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
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 | ||||||
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 |
||||
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
"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
- Belper on GENUKI
References
- ↑ Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848), pp. 203-207. Date accessed: 08 April 2013.