Aythorpe Roding, Essex Genealogy

England   Essex



Parish History
Aythorpe Roding St Mary the Virgin is an Ancient parish in Essex..

The diocese of Chelmsford was created in 1914, prior to this Essex parishes were in the jurisdiction of the Bishops of London until 1845 when they transferred to the diocese of Rochester. The diocese of Chelmsford has 474 parishes and 600 churches and is the second largest region in the church of England outside London.

ROOTHING, AYTHORPE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union and hundred of Dunmow, N. division of Essex, 5½ miles (S. W. by S.) from the town of Dunmow; containing 285 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £12; present net income, £279; patron, J. Hubbard, Esq.

From: 'Romsley - Rosliston', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 695-697. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51244 Date accessed: 17 February 2011.

Aythorpe Roding is a village and civil parish in Essex and is one of The Rodings of Essex. It is located 15 km (9 miles) Northwest from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Uttlesford and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. The village has its own Parish Council

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Online images are available Seax - Essex Archives Online From the Essex Record Office

Census records
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Index for the Census may be searched at FamilySearch Historical Records

http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census

Poor Law Unions
Dunmow Poor Law Union,Essex

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Essex 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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Web sites
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