Carlton on Trent, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

England Nottinghamshire  Nottinghamshire Parishes



Parish History
CARLTON-UPON-TRENT, a chapelry, in the parish of Norwell, union of Southwell, N. division of the wapentake of Thurgarton, S. division of the county of Nottingham, 6¾ miles (N.) from Newark.

Additional information:

Carlton on Trent was formed as a chapelry within Norwell, Nottinghamshire Ancient Parish.

The parish council is part of Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, the village is situated on the River Trent and adjacent to the A1 to the north of Newark.

This parish should not be confused with other villages called Carlton in Nottinghamshire or nearby counties: Gedling, Nottinghamshire Carlton in Lindrick, Nottinghamshire Great Carlton, Lincolnshire Little Carlton, Lincolnshire

The Southwell and Nottingham Church history project are researching this parish see Church history

The church of St Mary the Virgin has been designated a grade II* listed building British listed building

Cemetery
Carlton Old Burial Ground, Carlton Square. A transcription of Memorial Inscriptions, dating from 1812, giving surname, given names, date of death and age. Article in the Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol. 57, pages 29-30, FHL Ref 942.52 D25n

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.

Church records
Link to the FamilySearch Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection

Census records
See Nottinghamshire Census

Poor Law Unions
Southwell 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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