Little Yeldham, Essex Genealogy

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Parish History
Little Yeldham St John the Baptist is an Ancient Parish in Essex.

YELDHAM, LITTLE, a parish, in the union of Halsted, hundred of Hinckford, N. division of Essex, 9 miles (N. N. W.) from Halsted; containing 333 inhabitants. It is a pleasant and healthy district, comprising 9l6a. 3r. 18p., of which 793 acres are arable, 81 pasture, and 42 wood; the soil is strong and rather wet, but the lands generally are in profitable cultivation. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £8, and in the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted for £275, and the glebe comprises 2 acres. The church is a spacious and venerable structure, with a square embattled tower: on the south side of the chancel is a small chapel belonging to the family De la Pole: the altar-piece is richly embellished.

From: Samuel A. Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 716-719. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51437&amp;amp;strquery=great yeldham Date accessed: 16 February 2011.

The village and civil Parish of Little Yeldham are for administrative purposes in the Braintree District of Essex County Council.

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

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Poor Law Unions
Halstead 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.

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Web sites
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