Lowdham with Gunthorpe and Caythorpe, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

England Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire Parishes

Parish History
LOWDHAM (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Southwell, S. division of the wapentake of Thurgarton and of the county of Nottingham, 7¾ miles (N. E.) from Nottingham; containing, with the townships of Caythorpe and Gunthorpe. A road from Nottingham to Newark passes through the village (which is a polling-place for South Notts); and the hamlet of Gunthorpe is bounded by the navigable river Trent, near which also Caythorpe is situated. There are places of worship for Primitive Methodists and Wesleyans.

Additional information:

Lowdham St Mary is an Ancient parish which included Gunthorpe and Caythorpe.

Lowdham St Mary church history Lowdham St Mary The parish church of St Mary has been designated a grade I listed building British listed building

Gunthorpe St John the Baptist was built as a chapel of ease for this parish Gunthorpe St John the Baptist

See also Lowdham Wikipedia   Wikipedia Caythorpe Wikipedia

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.

Church records
Lowdham St Mary the Virgin (with Gunthorpe and Caythorpe) parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Deposited records at Nottinghamshire Archives Baptisms 1559-1996 Marriages 1562- 1951 Burials 1559-1980 Bishop's Transcripts 1599-1840 Nottinghamshire County Council County Hall West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7QP telephone: 08449 808080 online

Link to the FamilySearch Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection

Gunthorpe, St John the Baptist. A transcription of 3 pages of Deaths, framed inside the church. Article is an alphabetical listing of surname, and given name, but no dates. Article in the Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol. 57, pages 38-39, FHL Ref 942.52 D25n

Lowdham Monumental Inscriptions. An alphabetical listing by surname, given name, date of death, and sometimes showing relationship, and age - transcription of the Lowdham Gravestones, dated from 1729. Transcription in the Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol. 18, pages 29-43, Family History Library Ref. 942.52 D25n - also vol. 78, includes St Mary's, Lowdham Cemetery and Lowdham War Memorial, pages 1-17, FHL Ref. 942.52 D25n

Census records
See Nottinghamshire Census

Poor Law Unions
Southwell 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.

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