Normanton on Soar, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

England Nottinghamshire  Nottinghamshire Parishes

Parish History
NORMANTON-UPON-SOAR (St. John), a parish, in the union of Loughborough, S. division of the wapentake of Rushcliffe and of the county of Nottingham, 4½ miles (N. N. W.) from Loughborough. The river Soar bounds, and the Midland railway passes through, the parish. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

Additional information:

Normanton on Soar St James is an Ancient Parish. A church history is available Normaton on Soar Village website The Parish Church of Normanton on Soar St James has been designated a grade I listed building British listed building See also St James Normanton Wikipedia and Normanton on Soar Wikipedia Normanton on Soar One Place Study boundary map

Cemetery
Normanton on Soar Cemetery. A transcription of Memorial Inscriptions, dating from 1753, giving surname, given names, date of death and age. Article in the Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol. 57, pages 45-48, FHL Ref 942.52 D25n

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
parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Deposited records at Nottinghamshire Archives Baptisms 1560-1901 Marriages 1559-1979 Burials 1560-1979 Bishops transcripts 1615-1843 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

Occupation
Transcribed by Bailey, Bryan, Certificates for Using Hair Powder Issued 1795-1978. For each Nottinghamshire Parish, gives the Cerificate no. date, surname, given name, and description. Article in the Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol.127, page 1-38, Family History Library Ref. 942.52 D25n - the original is at Nottinghamshire Archives Ref QDT 1/1-4.

Poor Law Unions
Loughborough Poor Law Union, Leicestershire

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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