Keyworth, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

England Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire Parishes

Parish History
KEYWORTH (St. Mary Magdalene), a parish, in the union of Bingham, N. division of the wapentake of Rushcliffe, S. division of the county of Nottingham, 7 miles (S. S. E.) from Nottingham. There are places of worship for Independents.

Additional information:

Keyworth St Mary Magdalene is an Ancient Parish about 6 miles south east of Nottingham.

Southwell and Nottingham Church History project history of the church Keyworth

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

See also Keyworth 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
Keyworth St Mary Magdalene parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Deposited records at Nottinghamshire Archives Baptisms 1653-1957 Marriages 1654-1960 Burials 1654-1900 Bishop’s Transcripts 1601-1847 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

Census records
See Nottinghamshire Census

Poor Law Unions
Bingham 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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