Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

England Nottinghamshire  Nottinghamshire Parishes

Parish History
EDWINSTOWE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Southwell, Hatfield division of the hundred of Bassetlaw, N. division of the county of Nottingham, 1½ mile (W. by S.) from Ollerton; comprising the townships of Budby, Clipstone, and Edwinstowe, and the chapelries of Carburton, Ollerton, and Perlethorpe. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

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

 * Link to the FamilySearch Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection
 * Link to Google Books - The Registers of Edwinstow in the county of Nottingham 1634-1758

Edwinstowe - St Mary's Monumental Inscriptions. A transcription of the Memorial Inscriptions of the headstone in Edwinstowe - St. Mary, dating from 1747, in alphabetical order, giving surname, given name, date and age of person. Article in the Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol. 91, pages 1-19, Family History Ref. 942.52 D25n

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
Southwell 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

Societies and Fraternal Institutions
Transcribed by Woodhead, Margaret. Edwin Lodge of the Nottingham Ancient Imperial United Order of Oddfellows. Benevolent Fund Members 1833-1844.A listing containing date, forename, surname, village, age and Occupation dating from 1833-1844. Available at Nottinghamshire Archives Ref DD 77/I, and Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol.99, pages 43-46, FHL Ref 942.52 D25n

Websites
Edwinstowe in GENUKI: www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/Edwinstowe/index.html