Talk:Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire Genealogy

New Parish Table
Stony Stratford parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

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

The church of Saint Giles was built in the late 15th century, and was entirely rebuilt in 1776 except for the original chapel. The parish registers begin in 1738. St. Giles church still stands. The church of Saint Mary Magdalene is dated to have been built about 1450. It was destroyed by fire in 1742 with only the tower and graveyard still remaining. For more information, see British History Online.

"During the English Civil War in the 1640's, St.Marys Church on the Eastside (Wolverton) was the non-conformist church, and was Cromwellian (Roundhead). St. Giles Church on the Westside (Calverton) was the established church, and was Parliamentarian (Cavalier). Due to having two churches, a great divide occurred between the two churches, and the two parishes, and rivalry and suspicion was evident. In 1689 religious persecutions had ceased with the introduction of the Toleration Act." - Milton Keynes Heritage Association

Old Parish Table
The church of Saint Giles was built in the late 15th century, and was entirely rebuilt in 1776 except for the original chapel. The parish registers begin in 1738.British History Online

Bishop's Transcripts for Saint Giles 1575-1781 are availble on microfilm 1999473 itmes 4-5

St. Giles church still stands. Parish Registers and more Bishop's Transcripts may exist somewhere to cover the years after 1781. The church of Saint Mary Magdalene is dated to have been built about 1450. It was destroyed by fire in 1742 with only the tower and graveyard still remaining. British History Online

"During the English Civil War in the 1640's, St.Marys Church on the Eastside (Wolverton) was the non-conformist church, and was Cromwellian (Roundhead). St. Giles Church on the Westside (Calverton) was the established church, and was Parliamentarian (Cavalier).

Due to having two churches, a great divide occurred between the two churches, and the two parishes, and rivalry and suspicion was evident. In 1689 religious persecutions had ceased with the introduction of the Toleration Act." - Milton Keynes Heritage Association

Bishop's Transcripts for St. Mary Magdalene's Church 1575-1782 are available on mircofilm 1999474 items 1-3

FamilySearch also has records for an independant church 1822-1837 on microfilms 566021 item 2 and 583981 item 1

There are also two computer printouts for the independant church, both extracted from microfilm 566021, one available on microfilm 1037052 item 13, and the other on microfiche 6909261 both covering years 1822-1837.