Askham, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

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Parish History
Askham St Nicholas was formed originally as a chapelry in East Drayton, Nottinghamshire Ancient parish.

The Parish church of St Nicholas has been designated as a grade II* listed building British listed building

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Askham like this:

ASKHAM, a parish in East Retford district, Notts; 3 miles WNW of Tuxford r. station, and 4½ SE of East Retford. It includes the hamlet of Rockley; and its Post Town is Tuxford under Newark. Acres, 1,302. Real property, £2,337. Pop., 287. Houses, 69. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £243. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of York. Charities, £22.

See also:

Askham Wikipedia and Lewis, Samuel A.A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 96-100. here

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.

From 1837 this parish was within East Retford registration district Certificates may be obtained for post 1837 events : Bassetlaw The Register Office County Council Offices Chancery Lane Retford DN22 6DG Phone:01777 708631 Fax:01777 860667 Email:bassetlawro.cc@nottscc.gov.uk

Church records
Askham St Nicholas

Deposited records at Nottinghamshire Archives Baptisms 1538-2001 Marriages 1543-1964 Burials 1533- 2003 Bishop’s Transcripts 1625-1844 Nottinghamshire County Council County Hall West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7QP telephone: 08449 808080 online

Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection

Census records
Nottinghamshire Census

Poor Law Unions
East Retford 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
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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