Thorney with Wigsley and Broadholme, Nottinghamshire Genealogy
Parish History
Thorney St Helen is an Ancient Parish which includes Wigsley and Broadholme.
The church of St Helen Thorney has been designated as a grade II* listed building British listed building
Resources
Civil Registration
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.
This parish was from 1837 within Newark registration district
Certificates can be obtained from:
Newark
The Register Office
County Offices
Balderton Gate
Newark
NG24 1UW
01636 705455
01636 679259
newarkro.cc@nottscc.gov.uk
Church records
Thorney St Helen
Deposited records at Nottinghamshire Archives Baptisms 1567-1901 Marriages 1562-1901 Burials 1563-1901Bishop’s Transcripts 1600-1843
Nottinghamshire County Council
County Hall
West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 7QP telephone: 08449 808080 online
Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection Thorney with Wigsley and Broadholme
Census records
Poor Law Unions
Newark Poor Law Union, Nottinghamshire
Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Nottinghamshire 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
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Web sites
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