Turnditch, Derbyshire Genealogy

England Derbyshire



Parish History
Turnditch is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Derbyshire, created in 1737 from chapelry in Duffield, Derbyshire Ancient Parish.

TURNDITCH, a chapelry, in the parish of Duffield, union of Belper, hundred of Appletree, S. division of the county of Derby, 4 miles (W. by S.) from Belper; containing 405 inhabitants. It comprises 1007 acres, partly clay and partly a sandy soil; with an undulated surface, and very picturesque scenery: there are some well-built farmhouses and neat cottages. The chapel, built in 1631, is a small structure, dedicated to All Saints. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £63; patron, the Vicar of Duffield; impropriator, Lord Beauchamp. Here are places of worship for Baptists and Primitive Methodists.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 401-404. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51357 Date accessed: 14 March 2011.

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
Turnditch All Saints was originally a chapelry in Duffield, Derbyshire parish. Th church was licensed for baptisms in 1783 and the churchyard consecrated for burial in 1846. It was formed as a parish in 1847 and included the township of Shottle until 1856-1861. In 1922 Wundley was transferred from Duffield, Derbyshire parish

Derbyshire Record Office reference D 2645 has deposited registers Bap 1813-1906 Marr 1847-1981 Burials 1846-1981 Banns 1847-1965. These records, together with baptisms 1784-1786 and miscellaneous papers 1845-1857 are available on microfilm through the Family History Library1.

Lichfield Record Office has deposited Bishop's Transcripts Bap 1783-1858 Mar 1783-1858 Burials 1783-1858. The Bishop's Transcripts (with gaps in Baptisms for 1825 and 1832-1844, gaps in burials 1811-1845, and gaps in marriages 1811-1846) are also available on microfilm through the Family History Library2.

Poor Law Unions
Belper Poor Law Union, Derbyshire

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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