Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy

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Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is a county in the East Midlands of England.

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"NOTTINGHAMSHIRE or Notts, a midland county; bounded, on the N W, by Yorkshire; on the N E and the E, by Lincolnshire; on the S E and the S, by Leicestershire; on the W, by Derbyshire... Its greatest length, from N to S, is 50 miles; its greatest breadth, from E to W, is 27 miles; its circuit is about 150 miles; and its area is 526,076 acres...

" Notts contains 209 parishes, parts of 2 others, and 14 extra-parochial places...

"The places of worship within the electoral county, in 1851, were 248 of the Church of England, 21 of Independents, 14 of Particular Baptists, 14 of General Baptists, 23 of New Connexion General Baptists, 1 of Scotch Baptists, 2 of Baptists undefined, 3 of Quakers, 2 of Unitarians, 160 of Wesleyan Methodists, 15 of New Connexion Methodists, 78 of Primitive Methodists, 8 of the Wesleyan Association, 8 of Wesleyan Reformers, 4 of Independent Methodists, 1 of the New Church, 10 of isolated congregations, 1 of the Catholic and Apostolic church, 11 of Latter Day Saints, 5 of Roman Catholics, and 1 of Jews...

"Population in 1801 was 140,350; in 1821, 186,873; in 1841, 249,910; and in 1861, 293,867..."

The above extract comes from: John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72). To see the full account, go to Vision of Britain.

Research Tools

 * A list of the parish registersheld by the Nottingham Archives is online.
 * A list of the Non Conformists records held by the Nottingham Archives is online.

Jurisdictions
Use an interactive mapto find jurisdictions for each parish in Nottinghamshire.

Church Records
Strays of Nottinghamshire people married mainly in Leicester and Lincolnshire dated 1655 onwards, with a few from other Counties. Gives the Surname and forename the address then the spouse surname and given name at County, and town and date, with an alphabetical listing at the end, with some married overseas. Article in the Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol. 98, pages1-25. Family History Ref. 942.52 D25n also another listing with people of Nottinghamshire, married mainly in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire dated from 1645, gives surname given name, where from in Nottinghamshire, and their spouse, County where marriage took place and date. Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol. 92, pages 1-13. Family History Library Ref. 942.52 D25n also another listing of Marriages  of people originally from Nottinghamshire, married in various Counties, starting in 1616, Nottinghamshire Family History Society Magazine, vol. 86, pages 1-25, Family History Library Ref 942.52 D25n

Civil Districts
When civil registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1837, Nottinghamshire was divided into a number of registration districts, each containing several parishes. The index to the civil records gives the name of the district where an event took place. Click here to see a list of the civil districts in Nottinghamshire and the parishes covered by each. Read more about England Civil Registration.

Parishes
See a list of parishes of Nottinghamshire with links to articles.

Probate Jurisdictions
Before 1858, every town and parish in Nottinghamshire was under the probate jurisdiction of several ecclesiastical courts. To read more about probate records and see a list of Nottinghamshire towns and parishes and the probate courts that had jurisdiction over them, go to Nottinghamshire Probate Records.

Websites

 * Nottinghamshire Resources and help pages on RootsChat Nottinghamshire Resources and help pages. (Free).


 * Looking 4 Kin Genealogy &amp; Family History Network - Nottinghamshire

To view a further list of web sites and/or web pages for Nottinghamshire and many of its parishes, visit FHLFavorites.info.

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