Blidworth, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

Guide to Blidworth, Nottinghamshire ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census, birth, marriage and death records.

Parish History
BLIDWORTH (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Mansfield, Southwell division of the wapentake of Thurgarton, S. division of the county of Nottingham, 5 miles (S. S. E.) from Mansfield; containing, with the hamlets of Lower Blidworth, Bottoms, Fishpool, and Rainworth, and the extra-parochial places of Lindhurst and Haywood-Oaks. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

Additional information:

Blidworth St Mary is an Ancient Parish in the county of Nottinghamshire. Other places in the parish include: Rainworth, Fishpool, and Bottoms.

The church of St Mary of the Purification dates from the 15th century in part and was rebuilt in 1735 and partially rebuilt in 1839. It has been designated a grade II* listed building by English Heritage British listed building

Blidworth and its graveyard have been linked to the Robin Hood legend (reputedly the burial place of Will Scarlett or birthplace of Maid Marian) Blidworth Wikipedia St Mary of the Purification Wikipedia

The Blidworth and District Historical and heritage site includes images of the church and the graveyard model of the old church Blidworth Historical Society

The Southwell and Nottingham Church History project have researched the history of the church and parish Blidworth St Mary of the Purification

From this parish was formed the parish of Rainworth, St Simon and St Jude, Nottinghamshire. See Rainworth 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.

This parish was in the Mansfield registration district from 1837 for registration district history Mansfield registration district and [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/basford.html+ Basford registration District

Certificates may be obtained from:

The Register Office County House 100 Chesterfield Road South Mansfield NG19 7AQ Phone 01623 476564 Fax 01623 636284 email:mansfieldro.cc@nottscc.gov.uk

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

To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Records are also available at the Nottinghamshire Archives.

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.

Transcribed by Bailey Bryan. Blidworth Apprenticeship Indentures 1787-1818. Copy of the Indentures giving person name, who indentured too, term of the contract, and the position. Article held at the Nottinghamshire Archives Ref PR 2866, also in the Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol. 127, pages 43-45, FHL Ref 942.52 D25n

Poor Law Unions
Mansfield 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.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Websites
Blidworth (Bludworth) in GENUKI