Harworth, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

Guide to Harworth, Nottinghamshire ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census, birth, marriage and death records.

Parish History
HARWORTH (All Saints), is a parish, in the union of Worksop, Hatfield division of the wapentake of Bassetlaw, N. division of the county of Nottingham, 2¾ miles (W. S. W.) from Bawtry. It lies on the western verge of the county, between Blyth and Tickhill. The hamlets of Hesley and Limpool are part of Harworth, Martin forms the north-eastern hamlet, near Bawtry; and Serlby hamlet or manor. It includes part of the townships of Styrrup and Oldcoates the rest of which is in the parish of Blyth.

Additional information:

Harworth All Saints is an Ancient Parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire and includes Bircotes, Hesle, Limpole, Serlby, Norney, Plumtree, and Martin.The civil parish is that of Harworth and Bircotes Bircotes Wikipedia

The Parish Church of All Saints Church Lane Harworth has been designated as a grade II listed building British listed building

The graveyard contains the burial of Tom Simpson(30 November 1937–13 July 1967) Wikipedia Find a Grave

See Harworth Wikipedia

From this parish Bircotes Christ Church, Nottinghamshire was formed built in 1924 by the Barber Walker Company who also built the Church Hall and Vicarage.

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Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
 * See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.

For history of civil registration in this area see Worksop Registration District

Church Records
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.

Church of England
Due to the increasing access of online records: Hover over the collection's title for more information Other Websites These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
 * Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
 * Dates in the following table are approximate
 * Joiner Marriage Index - Nottinghamshire ($)
 * The Genealogist Parish Registers - Nottinghamshire ($)
 * UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
 * Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records

Non-Conformists (All other Religions)

 * 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)

Census Records
See Nottinghamshire Census

Occupation
Transcribed by Bailey, Bryan, Certificates for Using Hair Powder Issued 1795-1978. For each Nottinghamshire Parish, gives the Cerificate no. date, surname, given name, and description. Article in the Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol.127, page 1-38, Family History Library Ref. 942.52 D25n - the original is at Nottinghamshire Archives Ref QDT 1/1-4.

Poor Law Unions
Worksop 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.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
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Websites
Harworth in GENUKI