Bramshall, Staffordshire Genealogy

England Staffordshire



Parish History
Bramshall St Lawrence is an Ancient Parish in the county of Staffordshire. Other places in the parish include: Dugdale.

BRAMSHALL (St. Lawrence), a parish, in the union of Uttoxeter, S. division of the hundred of Totmonslow, N. division of the county of Stafford, 2 miles (W. by S.) from Uttoxeter; containing 170 inhabitants. This place, formerly called Broomshelf from the surface once abounding in broom, was a lordship of the Staffords, and passed subsequently to the family of Erdeswicke. It is situated on the road from Uttoxeter to Stafford, and comprises 1276a. 1r. 38p. of fertile land, of which the greater portion is pasture; the soil is gravelly, the surface undulated, and the scenery beautifully picturesque. Here are several dairy-farms. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £4. 3. 9., and in the patronage of Lord Willoughby de Broke: the tithes have been commuted for £145, and there are nearly 43 acres of glebe, and a glebe-house. The church, a plain edifice, was erected at the expense of Lord Willoughby de Broke.

From: 'Brampton-Bierlow - Bransby', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 343-347. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50823 Date accessed: 23 March 2011.

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
Deposited parish registers at Staffordshire Record Office Bap 1587-1927 Mar 1587-1996 Bur1587-1940 Lichfield Record Office holdings of Bishop's Transcripts Bap 1673-1889 Mar 1673-1836 Bur 1676-1889

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Poor Law Unions
Uttoxeter 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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