Derby Christ Church, Derbyshire Genealogy

Parish History
Derby Christ Church Normanton Road was formerly a chapel of ease to Derby St Werburgh, Derbyshire

from 1840. It became a parish in 1844. Part of the parish transferred to the new parish of St Chad in 1882. It united with the parish of Derby Holy Trinity, Derbyshire in 1972 and shortly afterwards with the parish of Derby St Peter, Derbyshire to form the united parish of St Peter with Christ Church and Holy Trinity.

The church closed and was disposed of in 1976-1977.

The new edifice of Christchurch, Derby, was consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield in January 1844. There are places of worship for General and Particular Baptists, the Society of Friends, Independents, Wesleyans (New and Old Connexion), Swedenborgians, and Unitarians; and a Roman Catholic chapel, erected in 1839 at a cost of £1400, and forming a handsome edifice in the later English style, with a tower supported by angular buttresses and surmounted by a crocketed spire. The Roman Catholics have also built a handsome structure as a residence for the Sisters of Mercy, and for a chapel and schools. A general cemetery was opened in 1843.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 32-46. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50918 Date accessed: 06 April 2011.

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

Derbyshire Record Office referenceD 1794 has deposited registers Bap 1844-1973 Mar 1844-1974 Burials no burial ground Banns 1845-1924, 1955-1975

Poor Law Unions
Derby Poor Law Union, Derbyshire

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