Hilderstone, Staffordshire Genealogy

England Staffordshire



Parish History
Hilderstone Christ Church is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Staffordshire, created in 1833 from Stone, Staffordshire Ancient Parish.

HILDERSTONE, a liberty, in the parish and union of Stone, S. division of the hundred of Pirehill, N. division of the county of Stafford, 3 miles (E. N. E.) from Stone; containing 501 inhabitants. This district, which is situated on the road from Leek to Sandon, comprises about 2000 acres; the scenery is in many parts pleasingly rural, and in some highly picturesque. Hilderstone Hall, the seat of the late Ralph Bourne, Esq., lord of the manor, is a handsome mansion. Several of the cottagers are employed in the making of shoes for the manufacturers of Stafford. A church was erected at the expense of the late Mr. Bourne, and consecrated on the 31st July, 1833: it is a chaste structure of stone, with a tower surmounted by a graceful spire; the interior is well arranged, and the east window embellished with a well-executed painting of the Saviour administering the Elements. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £63; patrons, the Heirs of the late Mr. Bourne. A rent-charge of £96. 16. has been awarded as a commutation for the tithes. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 509-512. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51031 Date accessed: 04 May 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
Hilderstone Christ Church was formed in 1833 from Stone, Staffordshire

Deposited parish registers at Staffordshire Record Office Bap 1830-1999 Mar 1841-2000 Bur 1833-2009 Lichfield Record Office holdings of Bishop's Transcripts Bap 1833-1871 Mar 1841-1845 Bur 1833-1871

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Poor Law Unions
Stone 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 Staffordshire 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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