Source:Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Parish Registers for St. Chad, 1616-2002

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Source Parish registers, 1616–2002
Author Church of England. Parish of St. Chad, Shrewsbury (Shropshire)
Coverage
Place Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Shrewsbury St. Chad, Shropshire, England
Year range 1616 - 2002
Subject Church records
Religion Anglican/Church of England
Publication information
Type Government / Church records
Publisher Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah
Date issued 1975–1991
Place issued Salt Lake City, Utah
Periodical / Series name Shrewsbury, St Chad's Parish Records: Registration and Services: General Registers, series P253/A/1; Baptism Registers, series P253/A/2; Marriage Registers, series P253/A/3; Burial Registers, series P253/A/4; and Banns Registers, series P253/A/5
References / Cites Original manuscript records at Shropshire Archives, Shrewsbury
Citation
Church of England. Parish of St. Chad, Shrewsbury (Shropshire). Parish registers, 1616–2002. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975–1991).
Repositories
Shropshire ArchivesCatalogue: P253Archive/Library
Family History LibraryFamilySearch CatalogFamily history center

Contents

Description

The existing parish registers begin in 1616, but it is possible that some leaves have been lost.

Baptism, Marriage, and Burial registers
DescriptionItem #BaptismMarriageBurialNotesAvailability *
General register (“St. Ceadda's Parysh”)P253/A/1/11616–16381616–16381616–1638 FHL
General registerP253/A/1/21639–17211639–17211639–1678 FHL
Burial register (in woollen)P253/A/4/1 1678–1719 FHL
General registerP253/A/1/31721–17691721–17541721–1769 FHL
Marriage registerP253/A/3/1–5 1754–1812 5 volumesFHL
Baptism and burial registerP253/A/1/41769–1799 1769–1799 FHL
Baptism and burial registerP253/A/1/51800–1812 1800–1812 FHL
Baptism registerP253/A/2/11813–1822 FHL
Baptism registerP253/A/2/21813–1825 FHL
Marriage registerP253/A/3/6 1813–1822 FHL
Burial registerP253/A/4/2 1813–1826 FHL
Burial registerP253/A/4/3 1813–1827 FHL
Marriage registerP253/A/3/7 1822–1832 FHL
Banns registerP253/A/5/1–5 1823–1898 5 volumesFHL
Baptism registerP253/A/2/31825–1837 FHL
Burial registerP253/A/4/4 1827–1840 FHL
Marriage registerP253/A/3/8 1832–1837 FHL
Baptism registerP253/A/2/41837–1860 FHL
Marriage registerP253/A/3/9–14 1837–1906 6 volumesFHL
Burial registerP253/A/4/5 1840–1855 FHL
Burial registerP253/A/4/6 1855–1922 FHL
Baptism registerP253/A/2/5–191856–1859,
1865–1874
Loose sheetsFHL?
Burial registerP253/A/4/7–10 1856, 1858,
1859, 1865
Loose sheetsFHL?
Baptism registerP253/A/2/211860–1918 FHL
Marriage registerP253/A/3/15–21 1906–2002 7 volumes**
Baptism registerP253/A/2/22–241918–1970 3 volumesFHL
Banns registerP253/A/5/6–7 1946–1968 2 volumes**
Notes: * Availability: FHL—Family History Library film or online. ** Contact the Archives for availability.
Other registers
  • Confirmation register, 1911–1926 (also one entry for 1942), P253/A/6/1
  • Confirmation register, Dec. 1950, P253/A/6/2

Usage Tips

Shropshire Archives has copies of most parish registers available on microfiche. Microfilms may be ordered through the nearest Family History Center.

FHL film numbers

  • 918794: Baptisms, 1813–1862
  • 918795: Baptisms, 1862–1876; burials, 1813–1922
  • 918796: Marriages, 1822–1858
  • 918797: Marriages, 1813–1822, 1858–1876
  • 1701330 Items 5–9: Baptisms and burials, 1616–1812; marriages, 1616–1769
  • 1701331 Items 1–6: Burials, 1678–1719; marriages and banns, 1754–1812
  • 1702159 Items 6–12 (high reduction): Baptisms, 1813–1918; burials, 1813–1826
  • 1702195 (high reduction): Burials, 1813–1932; marriages, 1813–1876
  • 1702196 Items 1–7 (high reduction): Banns, 1823–1898; marriages, 1876–1906
  • 1702203 Items 7–9: Marriages, 1837–1865

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