Arnold, Nottinghamshire Genealogy

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

Parish History
ARNOLD (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Basford, N. division of the wapentake of Broxtowand of the county of Nottingham, 4 miles (N. by E.) from Nottingham with part of the hamlet of Daybrook. There are places of worship for Wesleyans, Wesleyans of the New Connexion, Baptists, and Independents; and a Chartist meeting-house.

Additional information:

Arnold St Mary is an Ancient parish which includes Daybrook within the parish boundary.See Daybrook, Nottinghamshire

Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project have researched the history of the church Arnold St Mary

The church was restored in 1868,1877and 1923 but dates from in part from the 12th century and has been designated a grade II* listed building by English Heritage British listed building

See also Arnold St Mary Wikipedia

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.

This area was from 1837 part of the Basford registration district

Church records
parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Arnold St Mary

Deposited records at Nottinghamshire Archives Baptisms 1544-1954 Marriages 1546-1952 Burials 1544-1953 Bishop’s Transcripts 1605-1839 Nottinghamshire County Council County Hall West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7QP telephone: 08449 808080 online

Link to the FamilySearch Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection

Census records
See Nottinghamshire Census

Occupations
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
Basford 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.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.-


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain
 * Transcribed by Bailey, Bryan. Arnold Inclosure 1793.This is an alphabetical list of land/property owners with reference to an inclosure map.  Map is not included, but is held at Nottinghamshire Archives Ref EA 109/1. Article in the Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol. 129, pages 1-2. FHL Ref 942.52 D25n. The original is held at Nottinghamshire Archives Ref. PR3944.

Websites
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