Marston Montgomery, Derbyshire Genealogy

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Parish History
Marston Montgomery St Giles is an Ancient Parish in Derbyshire.

MARSTON-MONTGOMERY (St. Giles), a parish, in the union of Uttoxeter, hundred of Appletree, S. division of the county of Derby, 6¾ miles (S. W. by S.) from Ashbourn; containing 477 inhabitants. The parish comprises 2439 acres of land, and has a village pleasantly seated on a gentle acclivity, and several farms, of which Marston Lodge is now one. There are 88 acres of common. The living is a rectory, annexed to that of Cubley: the tithes have been commuted for £140. The church consists of a nave, chancel, gallery at the west end, and a tower, and appears to have been a larger structure: it was repaired in 1824, at a cost of £400. A meeting-house was built in 1845.

Civil Registration
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Church records
Marston Montgomery St Giles was possibly a chapelry in Cubley, Derbyshire and entries prior to 1661 should be sought in the Cubley, Derbyshire registers

Derbyshire Record Office reference D 1179 has deposited registers Bap 1661-1877 Mar 1661-1809, 1813-1997 Burials 1661-1955

Lichfield Record Office has deposited Bishop's Transcripts Bap 1662-1869 Mar 1662-1856 Burials 1662- 1869

Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection

Poor Law Unions
Uttoxeter 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 Derbyshire 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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