Stanton by Bridge, Derbyshire Genealogy

England Derbyshire



Parish History
Stanton-by-Bridge St Michael is an Ancient Parish.

STANTON-BY-BRIDGE (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of Shardlow, hundred of Repton and Gresley, S. division of the county of Derby, 6¾ miles (S. by E.) from Derby; containing 205 inhabitants. The distinguishing appellation of this place arises from an ancient bridge over the Trent, termed Swarkstone bridge, which connects two parishes. The parish comprises 1278 acres of rich strong land: excellent building-stone is wrought, of which the greater part of the stone-work on the Derby canal was constructed. The village is small but pleasant, and overlooks the vale of the Trent and the country around. Sir Robert Burdett and Sir John Harpur Crewe, Barts., are owners of the soil and joint lords of the manor. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £6. 12. 8½.; net income, £345; patron, Sir John Harpur Crewe. The church is partly Norman, and partly in the decorated English style; it was rebuilt in 1683, by Augustine Jackson, then rector, and consists of a nave, chancel, north aisle, and turret with two bells: there are some ancient monuments. The late Sir George Crewe gave land near the church for a school, and, with the rector, defrayed the expense of the building.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 186-192. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51298 Date accessed: 10 April 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.

Shardlow registration District GRO volumes : XIX (1837-51); 7b (1852-1946); 3A (1946-74).

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
Stanton-by-Bridge St Michael Ancient Parish

Derbyshire Record Office reference D 1928 has deposited registers Bap 1664-1989 Mar 1679-1991 Burials 1676-1974 Banns 1755-1789,1839-1961

Lichfield Record Office has deposited Bishop's Transcripts Bap 1660-1868 Mar 1660-1837 Burials 1660-1868

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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Shardlow 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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