Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

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

Parish History
CROPWELL-BUTLER, a chapelry, in the parish of Tithby, union, and S. division of the wapentake, of Bingham, S. division of the county of Nottingham, 8¼ miles (E. S. E.) from Nottingham. This place was anciently called Crophill Botiller, from a circular hill situated between it and Bishop-Cropwell. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

CROPWELL, BISHOP (St. Giles), a parish, in the union, and S. division of the wapentake, of Bingham, S. division of the county of Nottingham, 4 miles (S. W.) from Bingham. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

Additional information:

Cropwell Bishop is an Ancient parish; the church of St Giles has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building

See also Cropwell Bishop Wikipedia

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Civil Registration
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Church Records
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Church of England
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Online Parish Records Table

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 * Joiner Marriage Index - Lancashire ($)
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 * OnLine Parish Clerks - Lancashire - OnLine Parish Clerks project for Lancashire

Non-Conformist Churches (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
Bingham 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.

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Websites
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