Latchingdon with Snoreham, Essex Genealogy

England   Essex   Essex Parishes

Parish History
Latchingdon with Snoreham is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Essex, created in mid-1700s from Latchingdon Ancient Parish and Snoreham Ancient Parish; The Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Peculiar Deanery of Bocking had jurisdiction over Latchingdon only.

Christ Church, built in 1857, and featuring an Essex Bell Cote replaced the earlier St Michael's Church, which was built in 1618. Once Christchurch was built in the centre of the village St Micahel's was of limited use and it was de-consecrated in 1976.

The modern parish is in the diocese of Chelmsford. 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.

A congregational Church was also built in the village but closed and is now a private house.

Latchingdon was established in 1042AD as "Laecedune"

The village and civil parish of Latchingdon is for local government purposes within the Maldon district of Essex.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
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Online images are available for both St Michael and Christ Church Seax - Essex Archives Online From the Essex Record Office The parish is catalogued as Latchingdon-cum-Snoreham by 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
Maldon 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.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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