Moreton on Lugg Herefordshire Family History Guide
Status: Ancient Parish
Alternative names: Moreton Magna, Moreton upon Lugg, Morton on Lugg
Parish church: St. Andrew
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1759
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1681
Nonconformists include:
Table of Contents
Adjacent Parishes
Historical Descriptions
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
MORETON-UPON-LUGG, a village and a parish in the district and county of Hereford. The village stands on the river Lug, adjacent to the Shrewsbury and the Hereford railway, 4 ¼ miles N of Hereford; and has a station on the railway. The parish comprises 885 acres. Post town, Hereford. Real property, £1,480. Pop., 77. Houses, 12. The property belongs to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £212. Patron, the Prebendary of Moreton-Magna. The church is ancient, and has a tower.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
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Birth Marriage and Death Records
England, Herefordshire Bishop’s Transcripts, 1583-1898
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
England Marriages, 1538–1973
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
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Great Britain Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988
Great Britain Marriages, 1797-1988
Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Grave Indexes
Migration and Naturalisation Records
Migration Records at FamilySearch
Newspaper Archives
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices
British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries
Census Records
England and Wales Census, 1841
England and Wales Census, 1851
England and Wales Census, 1861
England and Wales Census, 1871
England and Wales Census, 1881
England and Wales Census, 1891
England and Wales Census, 1901
England and Wales National Register, 1939
Probate and Court Records
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957
Military Records
Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935
United Kingdom, Chelsea Pensioners’ Service Records, 1760-1913
United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941
United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915
United Kingdom, Royal Hospital Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners 1760-1887 (WO 122)
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
United Kingdom, World War I Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Records, 1917-1920
Directories
Moreton-on-Lugg Herefordshire 1914
Moreton-on-Lugg
Bishop Henry, farmer and surveyor of roads to the Hereford R.D.C., Brook farm.
Dawe H. Abraham, farmer, Lower house.
Hart Mrs. Emily Mary, farmer, Church house.
Hill Mrs. Harriett, Moreton court.
Holland James, stationmaster.
Pantall Thos., farmer, Upper Ho.
Ralph, Preece, Davies and Co., coal, coke and lime merchants.
Rosenstock Rudolph, Marsh house.
Stentiford Sydney, head gardener, Moreton Court.
Taylor Rev. Charles Hy., B.A. (rector).
(Assistant overseer: Thirlwall H. P., 9, Breinton Road, Hereford).
Source: The Hereford Journal Directory 1914. Second Issue. Hereford: The Herefordshire Press & Printing Co., Ltd., Offa House.
Maps
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Administration
County: Herefordshire
Civil Registration District: Hereford
Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)
Diocese: Hereford
Rural Deanery: Weston
Poor Law Union: Hereford
Hundred: Grimsworth
Province: Canterbury