Althorne, Essex Genealogy

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Parish History
An early 19th century discripton by Samuel A. Lewis is:

ALTHORNE (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Maldon, hundred of Dengie, S. division of Essex, 4 miles (N. W.) from Burnham; containing 418 inhabitants. It is situated on the estuary of the river Crouch, from the overflowing of which the lands are protected by very strong embankments, nine feet high, constructed by labourers from Holland, whose descendants are still resident here. The living is a vicarage, united to the rectory of Creeksea in 1811, and valued in the king's books at £14; impropriator, Thomas Wilson, Esq. The great tithes have been commuted for £454. 5. 6., the small tithes for £155. 15.; and there are more than six acres of glebe. The church is a small edifice, containing, in the aisles, two brass plates with inscriptions in the old English character, one to the memory of Margaret Hycklot, the other to William Hycklot, "who paid for the workmanship of the walls of this church," and died in 1508.

From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50753 Date accessed: 16 September 2011.

Althorne St Andrew is an Ancient parish in the county of Essex.

The name Althorne has an unusual meaning in Old English, translating as '(place at) the burnt thorn-tree'. The name is composed of the words æled ('burnt') and thorn ('thorn-tree'). The earliest known recording of the village was in 1198 as Aledhorn.

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.

Althorne is on the Dengie peninsula, about 5km (3 miles) north-west of Burnham-on-Crouch. It is approximately 3 km (2 miles) north-west from the centre of Bridgemarsh Island in the River Crouch.

Althorne is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located 21 km (13 miles) east-southeast from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Maldon district and in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon &amp; East Chelmsford. The village has its own Parish Council.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Poor Law Unions
Maldon Poor Law Union, Essex

Probate records
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