Burton upon Trent Christ Church, Staffordshire Genealogy

England Staffordshire

Parish History
Burton upon Trent Christ Church is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Staffordshire, created in 1825 from Burton upon Trent St Modwen, Staffordshire Ancient Parish. Other places in the parish include: Branston.

Christ Church, erected in 1844 on ground given by his lordship, and to which a district has been also assigned, is a beautiful structure in the early English style, with a square tower surmounted by a graceful spire, and contains 1000 sittings, whereof 750 are free; the cost, £3000, was raised by subscription, aided by public grants. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Vicar of Burton; and has a parsonage, of which likewise the marquess gave the site.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 452-460. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50848 Date accessed: 02 April 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
Burton upon Trent Christ Church was formed 1845 from part of Burton upon Trent St Modwen, Staffordshire and included Branston township

Deposited parish registers at Staffordshire Record Office Bap 1844-1951 Mar 1860-1946 Bur No burial Ground Lichfield Record Office holdings of Bishop's Transcripts Bap 1824-1899 Mar none Bur 1826-1871

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Poor Law Unions
Burton upon Trent Poor Law Union,Staffordshire

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Staffordshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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