Bushbury, Staffordshire Genealogy

England Staffordshire



Parish History
Bushbury is an Ancient Parish in the county of Staffordshire. Other places in the parish include: Coven, Moseley, and Essington.

BUSHBURY, or Byshbury (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Penkridge, partly in the E. division of the hundred of Cuttlestone, and partly in the N. division of that of Seisdon, S. division of the county of Stafford, 3 miles (N. by E.) from Wolverhampton; containing, with the township of Essington, and the hamlet of Moseley, 1509 inhabitants. This parish comprises 6400 acres, mostly arable land, well wooded. The surface is undulated, and partly elevated; and from Bushbury hill, 650 feet above the level of the sea, are most extensive and beautiful views, embracing the Cley hills on the south-west, the Wrekin on the west, and Stafford, &amp;c., on the north. The population is almost entirely agricultural. The Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal, and the Grand Junction railway, pass through the parish. The village is sheltered on the east by the hill, which is covered with a profusion of yew and other trees; and in the vicinity are some handsome mansions. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £7. 11. 5½., and in the patronage of the Landowners; net income, £159. The church, which has a square tower, belonged to the priory of St. Thomas, near Stafford; it was built about 1460, and was repaired and enlarged in 1834, when 250 sittings were gained. A school is supported by subscription. Near the village appears a considerable tumulus.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 452-460. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50848 Date accessed: 22 March 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
Bushbury St Mary Ancient parish

Deposited parish registers at Staffordshire Record Office Bap 1662-1908 Mar 1662- 1906 Bur 1662-1908 Lichfield Record Office holdings of Bishop's Transcripts Bap 1662-1868 Mar 1662-1848 Bur 1662-1868 Missing 1858-1863 Bap/Bur

Bushbury The Good Shepherd (Low Hill) Mission church of this parish was built about 1928 Records remain with the incumbent.

Bushbury St james (Fordhouses) Mission and district church of this parish was built about 1868 and records remain with the incumbent.

Deposited parish registers at Staffordshire Record Office Bap none deposited Mar 1978-1983 Bur no burial ground

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Poor Law Unions
Penkridge 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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