East Mersea, Essex Genealogy

England   Essex   Essex Parishes



Parish History
Mersea, is an island in Lexden district, Essex; it is on the right side of the mouth of the river Colne, it is about 3 1/2 miles WSW of Brigthlingsea railway station, and 7 1/14 miles SE of Colchester. The island is divided into two parishes, East Mersea and West Mersea.

Mersea, East (St. Edmund), is a parish, in the union and hundred of Lexden and Winstree, in the northern division of Essex, it is 9 miles SSE from Colchester. The parish of East Mersea comprises 1844 acres, and occupies the eastern portion of the Isle of Mersea.

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 Seax - Essex Archives Online From the 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
Lexden and Winstree 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
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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