Babworth, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

England Nottinghamshire  Nottinghamshire Parishes

Parish History
BABWORTH (All Saints), a parish, in the union of East Retford, Hatfield division of the wapentake of Bassetlaw, N. division of the county of Nottingham,1¼ mile (W.) from East Retford.

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Babworth All Saints is an Ancient Parish which includes Great Morton, Ranby, Morton Grange, and Little Morton.

Southwell and Nottingham Church History project are researching the history of the church Babworth All Saints

Babworth All Saints dates from the 15th century and was restored in 1860-1878 and has been designated a grade I listed building by English Heritage. British listed building

Babworth is well known for its connection with the Pilgrim Fathers - the early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, USA. Richard Clyfton was parson here between 1586 and 1605. Two of his friends were William Brewster and William Bradford, both passengers aboard The Mayflower. The church contains many interesting items recalling the Pilgrim Fathers including the chalice used by Richard Clyfton for communion services.

Babworth Wikipedia Richard Clyfton Wikipedia

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
Babworth All Saints

Deposited records at Nottinghamshire Archives Baptisms 1622-1901 Marriages 1626-1958 Burials 1626-1924 Bishop's transcripts 1600-1848 Nottinghamshire County Council County Hall West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7QP telephone: 08449 808080 online

Link to the FamilySearch 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.

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