Church Gresley, Saints George and Mary
This is an ancient parish, with registers dating back to 1574.
The parish includes:-
- the townships of Church Gresley and Drakelow;
- also included the Chapel of Ease at Church Gresley, Holy
Trinity 1903-1934;
- originally included most of the townships of Donisthorpe
and Oakthorpe, until 1838; (see Oakthorpe &
Donisthorpe Parish Pages)
- the township of Swadlincote until 1849;
- and the townships of Linton and Castle Gresley until 1984.
Baptisms 1574-1678,
1695-1908
Marriages 1574-1678,
1695-1907
Banns 1754-1782,
1866-1901
Burials 1574-1678,
1695-1920
N.B. No entries for Baptisms, Marriages or
Burials, 1679-1694.
Compiled from: Derbyshire Record Office "Parish Register List",
1998, p.31, by Sonia Addis-Smith
Microfilm copies of Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts
are held at the Derbyshire Record Office (Ref. D2112/A/PI/1/1-4,2/1-5,3/1-7,4/1-4,5/1-2).
They are also available for ordering via local LDS Family History Centres,
as follows:
Baptisms, marriages and burials (1574-1678) - LDS Film No. 1752223
Item 22
Baptisms, marriages and burials (1695-1780) Baptisms and burials (1780-1812)
Marriages (1790-1791) Baptisms (1813-1908) Marriages (1754-1886) - LDS
Film No. 1785836
Marriages (1886-1907) Banns (1866-1900) Burials (1813-1920) - LDS Film
No. 1785837 Items 1-8
Bishop's transcripts: Baptisms, marriages and burials (1664-1812) -
LDS Film No. 422197 Item 2
Bishop's transcripts: Baptisms, marriages and burials (1813-1846) -
LDS Film No. 498052 Item 2
Baptisms and marriages from the Bishop's Transcripts have been
included in the IGI, which may be searched at the LDS
site on-line, using the following batch numbers:
C061291 Baptisms 1813-1846
C061292 Baptisms 1664-1812
M061291 Marriages 1813-1837
M061292 Marriages 1664-1812
However, it should be noted that the Bishop's Transcripts are incomplete,
and entries should be checked against the original parish registers wherever
possible.
The following Non-Conformist Records are also available through the LDS Church Family History Centres:
Primitive Methodist Church. Church Gresley Circuit
Baptisms, 1854-1905
Derbyshire Record Office call no.: D 2740/1/1-3.
LDS Film No. 2081085 Items 8-10
** Looking for a volunteer to transcribe
**
United Methodist Free Church. Church Gresley
Baptisms, 1877-1911
Derbyshire Record Office call no.: D 4171/1/1-2.
LDS Film No. 2081085 Items 6-7
** Looking for a volunteer to transcribe
**
Parish Register
Transcripts
These transcriptions from the Church Gresley Parish Registers are intended
to supplement information already available to the researcher on the IGI.
I will transcribe additional years when I have the time and the microfilm
available.
Baptisms Transcribed by Brett
Payne
1841 1842
1843 1844
1845 1846
1847 1848
1849 1850
1851 1852
1853 1854
1855 1856
1857 1858
1859 1860
Surname Index (1841-1860) A-K
L-Y Z
Marriages Transcribed by Brett
Payne
1783-1812 1813-1837(Jul)
(Jul-Dec)1837 1838
1839 1840
1841 1842
1843 1844
1845 1846
1847 1848
1849 1850
1851 1852
1853 1854
1855 1856
1857 1858
1859 1860
1861 1862
1863 1864
1865 1866
1867 1868
1869 1870
1871 1872
1873 1874
1875 1876
1877 1878
1879 1880
1881 1882
1883
Surname Index (1785-1883) A-B
C-F G-K
L-Q R-T
U-Y Z
Burials Transcribed by Brett
Payne
1695-1725 1726-1750
1751-1775 1776-1800
1801-1812
Surname Index (1695-1812) A-K
L-W X Y Z
Memorial Inscriptions
The
Derbyshire
Family History Society has published the Memorial Inscriptions for
the Parish Church of St Mary & St George, Church Gresley on microfiche
(MIs fiche No. 55).
1841 Census Church Gresley parish,
Burton-upon-Trent Registration District, Enumeration Districts 2 &
3
Transcribed by Gill
Castle and Indexed (with minor amendments) by Brett
Payne. N.B. the films were difficult to read, and
there may well be errors in this transcription - any corrections would
be appreciated.
"All
that part of the township of Church Gresley which lies to the west of the
public highway or village street of Church Gresley [extend]ing from Swadlincote
until the said highway nearly at right angles enters the Turnpike Road
leading from Wooden Box to Linton or Gresley Common and also such part
of the said Township as lies to the North of the said Turnpike Road leading
from Wooden Box to Linton after the junction of the said Highway and Turnpike
Road on the said Common."
Transcript Ref. 1-500 501-991
Surname Index
1851 Census of Church Gresley Transcribed and Indexed by
Brett
Payne
HO 107/2011 Burton upon Trent Union, Gresley District, E.D. 1A
Enumerator: James Yardley
"All that Part of the Township of Church Gresley which lies to the
West of the Public Highway or Village Street of Church Gresley leading
from Swadlincote until the said Highway nearly at Right Angles enters the
Turnpike Road Leading form Wooden Box to Linton and also all such Part
of the Township of Church Gresley as lies to the North of the said Turnpike
leading from Wooden Box to Linton - (Including Harthcote, Gresley Hall
and Catchems Inn)."
Transcript Folios 448-453
454-458 459-463
HO 107/2011 Burton upon Trent Union, Gresley District, E.D. 1B
Enumerator: William Cooper
"Also that other part of the said Township of Church Gresley which
lies to the East and South of the aforesaid Highway or Village Street -
and to the South of the said Turnpike Road from Wooden Box to Linton including
Gresley Parsonage, Linton Heath, Jacks in the Hole, Gresley Colliery, Gresley
Park, and Victoria Row."
Transcript Folios 467-472
473-478 479-485
Surname Index
The 1851 Census Index for the Church Gresley Sub-District (Volume 5:2)
has also been published on microfiche and in book form by the Derbyshire
Family History Society.
1891 Census of Church Gresley Transcribed
and Indexed by Brett Payne
PRO Ref. RG12/2198 E.D. 1 Enumerator: Edwin
Adams Folios 4-23
- Emmanuel Swadlincote
Parish (Church Gresley portion) "Boundary: That part of
the Township of Church Gresley which lies to the East and West of the Highway
or Public Street from Swadlincote to Moira, bounded on the South by the
Township of Woodville and on the North by Gresley Common. Contents:
Coppice Side, Merriman's Row and Victoria Row, including the Urban portion
on the West side of the Road leading through Swadlincote."
- St George & St
Mary Church Gresley Parish "Boundary: That part of the
Township of Church Gresley contiguous to the aforesaid Highway or Public
Street bounded as aforesaid. Contents: Pool Village (Jacks in the
Hole) and part of Gresley Common to Railway Bridge."
PRO Ref. RG12/2198 E.D. 2 Enumerator: Henry
Orgill Junr. Folios 27-51
"Contents: Hastings Rd, Highfield Road, Wilmot Road, Stanhope Road,
Wood Street, Buildings Company's Allotments, Gresley Wood Farm, Heathcote
Farm & Lansdown Road. Boundary: That part of the Township of
Church Gresley which lies to the right of the Highway or Public Street
from Swadlincote to Moira commencing at Hastings Road & terminating
at Lansdowne Road bounded on the East by the Township of Swadlincote and
on the West by Gresley Common."
PRO Ref. RG12/2198 E.D. 3 Enumerator: James
Bradford Folios 55-69
"Contents: Chapman's Row, Post Office, Gresley Hall, Temperance
Place, Boot Inn, Dog Kennel, Gresley Wood, Colliery, Catchem's Inn and
all houses West of the footpath leading from Gresley Church to Newhall.
Boundary: That part of the Township of Church Gresley which lies to the
East of the Turnpike Road from Woodville to Linton, commencing at Chapman's
Row (opposite the residence of Dr. Parkhill) and terminating at Prospect
House, bounded on the South by Gresley Common and on the North by Lansdown
Road."
PRO Ref. RG12/2198 E.D. 4 Enumerator: Albert
Knighton Folios 73-81
"Boundary: That part of the Township of Church Gresley which lies
to the west of the Turnpike Road from Woodville to Linton, commencing with
Nixon's Row and temrinating at Station Road bounded on the south by the
Township of Moira and on the East by the Public Road leading to Castle
Gresley. Contents: Brown's Row, National School, William the 4th
Inn, Turner's Row, Gresley Lodge and all houses adjacent to the Midland
Round Railway including Station Road and Lenson's Farmhouse."
PRO Ref. RG12/2198 E.D. 5 Enumerator: Thomas
Hanson Folios 85-99
"Boundary: That part of the Township of Church Gresley which lies
to the North West of the aforesaid Turnpike Road from Woodville to Linton,
commencing at the New Freehold Land Society's Allotment, and terminating
at Mount Pleasant on the Overseal Road bounded on the East by the Public
Road to Castle Gresley and on the West by the Midland Railway. Contents:
The New Freehold Land Society's Allotments Station Street Church Street
Orgills Buildings Gresley Park Swains Park and Greenfields."
PRO Ref. RG12/2198 E.D. 6 Enumerator: Thomas
Crofts Folios 103-128
"Boundary: All that remaining part of the Township of Church Gresley
which lies to the north of the Highway or Public Street from Swadlincote
to Moira, Commencing just past the Barley Mow Inn, & terminating at
Jabez Harvey's House, including all houses east of the foot path from Gresley
Church to Harvey's House aforesaid, bounded on the south by Gresley Common.
Contents: Common side, New Street, Traveller's Rest Inn, Board Schools,
& the Old Freehold Land Society's allotments, including Fishergate
St, Harvey's house, Cherry St, Eley's Houses, School Street, Part of Regent
Street, Adam's, Hardy's, Truman's, & Newberry's Houses, Windmill Hill,
Chapel St, and Queen Street. The whole in the Parliamentary Division of
South Derbyshire."
Full Transcript
N.B. if your household is at the end of a Folio, it may continue at the
beginning of the next Folio.
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The 1891 Census Index for Church Gresley and Swadlincote (PRO Ref. RG12/2198)
has also been published on microfiche and in electronic format by the Derbyshire
Family History Society, from whom it may be purchased.
Newspaper
Extracts
Derby Mercury
1827 Auction Notice relating to land owned by the Payne family of Newton
Solney & Church Gresley.
Derby Mercury
7 May 1847 - Gresley Pit Disaster by kind courtesy of Clyde Dissington
of The Magic Attic.
Place Names
CHURCH GRESLEY It is impossible to separate the early forms for
Castle and Church Gresley, though most of them probably belong to the latter.
They have therefore been placed in one group for convenience.
Gresele, -lea, -lee, -leia, -l', -lega, -leg(e), -legh(e), -leya,
-ley(e) c. 1125 LeiSur, 1132, 1150-9 Burton (p), c. 1158 Bemrose
(p), 1166 RBE (p), c. 1175 Gresley (p), 1176, 1177 P (p) et freq
to c.1510 Austin
Griseleia 1194 Cur (p), -leg' 1220 ib (p), -leya
c. 1280 Austin, Gryseley 1330 Ass
Gresleia, -le(i), -ley(e) 1166 RBE (p), 1208 FF (p), c. 1232
DbCh, 1259 BurtAn (p), c. 1280 DbAns vi (p), 1281 FF et passim
Gresselee, -leg', -ley(e) 1183 P (p), 1258 Ipm (p), 1291 Tax,
1346 FA
Greyseley 1272 BurtCh (p)
Greisley 1504 PCC, 1552 DKR
Churchegreseleye 1363 Pat
Ekwall's suggestion (Studies 175-6) that this is 'gravel clearing'
(v. greosn, leah) cannot be substantiated, though no alternative etymology
can be suggested. Speculation about possibilities would remain unfruitful;
cf. Greasley (PN Nt 144-5).
HEARTHCOTE FM (6")
Hedcote 1086 DB, 1298 Ipm
Hetcota 1150-9 Burton, -cote 1280 ib
Hath(e)cote 1285, 1309 Ch, 1330 Ass, 1330 QW, 1348 Cor et
passim to 1535 Val, (Warde-) 1410 DuLa
Heth(e)cote 1298 Ipm, 1330 Ass, 1334 RylPhCh,
-kote
1350 Cor, (Warde-) 1544-7 ECP
Heythcoate 1549 DbA xxvii
'Heath cottage', v. haed, cot. For Warde- cf. William
le
Warde de Hathecote 1330 Ass and Stanton infra 659.
CHURCH GRESLEY COLLIERY (6"), Church Colliery 1835 O.
GRESLEY COMMON (6"), Greisley Common 1835 Derby.
GRESLEY PARK FM (6"), cf. le Parke 1543 Derby.
GRESLEY WOOD (6"), 1835 O.
Field Names
The principal forms in (a) are 1854 SaleCat; those dated 1410
are DuLa, 1543 Derby.
(a) Davy Leys (v. laes); Dog Kennel Close; Finney Cliff; Folly
Close (v. infra 756); Rickyard Close; Ryegrass Close; Spring Close;
Stapenhill Close; Thistley Close; Thrumley (Thrumlow 1543, v.
hlaw).
(b) Blakgreue 1410 (v. blaec, graefe); Cowclose
1543; Cyssowe close 1543; Fallowefeld 1543 (v. falh,
feld); Gostecroftes (sic) 1543 (v. gorst, croft); Grymesclose
1410 ('Grim's close', v. clos); Hallowes close 1541 (v.
halh, clos); Horgett pasture 1543; the Messe Place 1543;
le
Orcharde close 1543; Prestes butts 1543 (v. preost, butte);
le
Soughe 1410 (v. sogh); Tubbe pasture 1543,
Tythe meade
1543; Wheatfeld 1543.
Extracted from: The Place Names of Derbyshire, Vol. XXIX, Part Three,
by Kenneth Cameron, published in 1959, by the Cambridge University Press.
Maps
Map thumbnails now on a separate page.
---- St Mary & St George Parish
Church by kind courtesy of Paul
Greening
---- My GG-Uncle Charles Hallam
PAYNE (1871-1960) in Church Gresley churchyard, 1959 - photo by Charles
Bernard (Bud) Payne
Other Church Gresley photos from Paul Greening's web site - click on thumbnail for a larger view.
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