Radbourne, Derbyshire Genealogy

England Derbyshire



Parish History
Radbourne St Andrew is an Ancient Parish. RADBOURN (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Burton-upon-Trent, hundred of Appletree, S. division of the county of Derby, 4½ miles (W.) from Derby; containing 239 inhabitants. At the Domesday survey this was one of the manors of Henry de Ferrers. It was subsequently held by Robert Fitz-Walkelyn, whose co-heiresses married into the families of Chandos and Stafford; and the whole manor, probably by the purchase of the Staffords' portion, became vested in the Chandos family. On the death of Sir John Chandos, the celebrated warrior, in 1370, the estate passed to his representatives in the female line, and eventually to Sir Peter de la Pole, from whom the manor has descended to its present owner, Edward Sacheverel Chandos Pole, Esq. The parish comprises 2200 acres, of which the soil is a strong marl and clay, affording excellent pasture, and the surface is varied with hill and dale: the village is small and scattered. Radbourn Hall, a large brick mansion of modern date, the seat of the Pole family, stands on an eminence in a well-wooded park, commanding extensive views in all directions. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £8. 3. 4.; net income, £372; patron, Mr. Pole: there is a neat rectoryhouse, with 150 acres of ancient glebe, and an allotment in lieu of tithe. The church, which was enlarged in 1844, consists of a nave, chancel, north aisle, and low embattled tower. German Pole, who died in 1683, founded and endowed a grammar school, agreeably to the will of his mother, Ann Pole; the present income is £26. Various other charities are sustained by bequests made by the family.From: 'Raby - Radley', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 627-630. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51228 Date accessed: 09 March 2011.

Civil Registration
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Staffordshire BMD includes registered births for the Burton upon Trent Registration District. http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk/cgi/birthind.cgi?county=staffordshire The registration district prior to 1937 included this parish. From 1937 onwards the Shardlow district was responsible. Registers are now held at The Register Office, Royal Oak House, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AR. Tel: 01332 256526/35/36. Fax: 01332 256525. E-mail: registeroffice@derby.gov.uk

Church records
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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Burton upon Trent Poor Law Union,Staffordshire

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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