Brackenfield, Derbyshire Genealogy

England Derbyshire  Derbyshire Parishes

Guide to Brackenfield, Derbyshire family history and genealogy: parish registers (baptism, christening, marriage, and burial records), civil registration (birth, marriage, and death records), census records, history, wills, cemetery, online transcriptions and indexes, an interactive map and websites.



Parish History
BRACKENFIELD, an ecclesiastical district, in the parish of Morton, union of Chesterfield, hundred of Scarsdale, N. division of the county of Derby, 4 miles (N. W.) from Alfreton. There is a place of worship for Primitive Methodists.

Church records
Brackenfield parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials have been indexed by the following groups:

Brackenfield Holy Trinity originated as a chapel to Morton, Derbyshire parish but became a parish in 1844. The parish includes the hamlet of Wooley.

Derbyshire Record Office reference D 3296 has deposited registers Bap 1845-1954 Mar 1845-1978, 1981-1991Burials 1857-1929 Banns 1845-1954

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

Non-Conformist Churches

 * Primitive Methodists

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.

Registration District

 * Chesteerfield

Poor Law Unions
Chesterfield 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.

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