Shopland, Essex Genealogy

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Parish History
Shopland St Mary Magdalene was an Ancient Parish in Essex.

The church of St Mary was demolished following bomb damage, artifacts were removed and went to  Sutton, Essex and others. Shopland churchyard is rededicated every year. SHOPLAND (St. Mary Magdalene), a parish, in the union and hundred of Rochford, S. division of Essex, 2 miles (S. E.) from Rochford; containing 43 inhabitants. It comprises 1039a. 3r. 9p., of which 760 acres are arable, and 127 pasture. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £9, and in the gift of the family of Quarington: the impropriate tithes have been commuted for £240. 10., and the vicarial for £85; the glebe comprises 13 acres. The church is a small edifice, consisting of a nave and chancel.

From: Samuel A. Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 87-90. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51274&amp;amp;strquery=shopland Date accessed: 01 February 2011.

The area is known locally as Sutton with Shopland. The civil parish of Shopland was amalgamated with Sutton in 1933. For local government purposes it is within the district of Rochford.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Online images are available Seax - Essex Archives Online From the Essex Record Office

Census records
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Index for the Census may be searched at FamilySearch Historical Records

http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census

Poor Law Unions
Rochford Poor Law Union, Essex

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

Maps and Gazetteers
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Web sites
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