Bescaby, Leicestershire Genealogy

England   Leicestershire  Leicestershire Parishes

Parish History
BESCABY, an extra-parochial tract in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; 5½ miles NE of Melton-Mowbray. Pop., 26. Houses, 4.

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.

Census records
Bescaby is an extra-parochial place. Search surrounding parishes for records and information. See England Jurisdictions 1851

Poor Law Unions
Melton Mowbray Poor Law Union, Leicestershire

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