Milford, Derbyshire Genealogy

England Derbyshire

Parish History
Milford is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Derbyshire, created in 1846 from Belper, DerbyshireEcclesiastical Parish and   Duffield, Derbyshire Ancient Parish. Other places in the parish include: Makeney.

MILFORD, a village and ecclesiastical district, in the parish of Duffield, union of Belper, hundred of Appletree, S. division of the county of Derby, 2 miles (S.) from Belper; the village containing 895, and the district 2100, inhabitants. The village, which is situated on the river Derwent, and on the road from Derby to Matlock, and is now a considerable place, consisted prior to 1781 of only eight houses. At that period Messrs. Strutt built a cotton-mill, and the firm has now a large cotton-manufactory and some extensive bleaching and dye works here: there is also an iron-foundry. These establishments afford employment to the greater portion of the population; about 1000 persons are engaged in the various branches of the cotton manufacture. Messrs. Strutt early built a handsome stone bridge over the Derwent, which is now a county bridge. The Midland railway passes through a tunnel here, half a mile in length, 22 feet wide, and 26 feet high. The ecclesiastical district was constituted in January, 1846, under the act 6th and 7th Victoria, cap. 37; its extent is about a square mile, of hilly surface: there are considerable stone-quarries. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Crown and the Bishop of Lichfield, alternately. A church is about to be erected; it will be in the early English style, will seat 516 persons, and will cost £2024. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship, both of stone, the former built in 1842, the latter in 1825. A school is supported by the proprietors of the cotton-works.

From: 'Milford - Milthorpe', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 316-319. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51151 Date accessed: 14 March 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Belper Poor Law Union, Derbyshire

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Derbyshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
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Web sites
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