Barrow on Trent, Derbyshire Genealogy

England Derbyshire  Derbyshire Parishes

Guide to Barrow on Trent, Derbyshire family history and genealogy: parish registers (baptism, christening, marriage, and burial records), civil registration (birth, marriage, and death records), census records, history, wills, cemetery, online transcriptions and indexes, an interactive map and websites.

Parish History
BARROW (St. Wilfrid), a parish, in the union of Shardlow, partly in the hundred of Appletree, and partly in that of Morleston and Litchurch, S. division of the county of Derby, 5¾ miles (S.) from Derby. The parish includes the chapelry of Twyford with Stenson, and the liberty of Sinfin with Arleston. In addition to the parochial church, there is a chapel of ease at Twyford. The Wesleyans and Independents have places of worship.

Church records
Barrow on Trent St Wilfrid parish includes Arleston and the chapelry of Twyford and Stenson, Derbyshire Until 1935 Sinfin was part of the parish.

Barrow on Trent parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials have been indexed by the following groups:

Missing registers from this parish include Bap 1732-1736 and 1813-1872 Marriages 1732-1736, 1813-1968 and Bur 1734-1736. Derbyshire Record Office reference D5234 has deposited registers Bap 1657-1732, 1737-1812,1872-2000 Mar 1663-1722, 1737-1812, 1969-1989 Burials 1657-1733, 1737-2000 Banns 1754-1812, 1852-1974

To find the names of neighbouring parishes, use Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Non-Conformist Churches

 * Independent/Congregational
 * Roman Catholic
 * Wesleyan Methodist

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.

Registration District

 * Shardlow

Shardlow registration District GRO volumes : XIX (1837-51); 7b (1852-1946); 3A (1946-74).

Registers are now held at The Register Office, Royal Oak House, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AR. Tel: 01332 256526/35/36. Fax: 01332 256525. E-mail: registeroffice@derby.gov.uk

Poor Law Unions
Shardlow 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
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain