Walkeringham, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

England Nottinghamshire  Nottinghamshire Parishes



Parish History
WALKERINGHAM (St. Mary Magdalene), a parish, in the union of Gainsborough, North-Clay division of the wapentake of Bassetlaw, N. division of the county of Nottingham, 4 miles (N. W. by W.) from Gainsborough. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists.

Additional information:

Walkeringham St Mary Magdalene St Mary Magdalene is an extensive Ancient Parish whose boundaries form part of the county boundary with Lincolnshire neighbours East Stockwith with Walkerwith, Lincolnshire and Morton, Lincolnshire.

Church history Walkeringham St Mary Magdalene

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

See also Walkeringham 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
Deposited records at Nottinghamshire Archives Baptisms 1613-1904 Marriages 1605-1950 Burials 1606-1955 Bishop's Transcripts 1602-1852 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

Census records
See Nottinghamshire Census

Poor Law Unions
Gainsborough Poor Law Union, Lincolnshire

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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