Hilderstone Staffordshire Family History Guide

Hilderstone is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Staffordshire, created in 1833 from Stone Ancient Parient.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1830
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1833

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

HILDERSTONE, a village and a chapelry in Stone parish, Stafford.

The village stands 3½ miles ENE of Stone r. station, and has a post office under Stone.

The chapelry was constituted in 1841. Real property, £3,448. Pop., 448. Houses, 90.

Hilderstone Hall is the seat of J. Bourne, Esq. Shoemaking is a considerable occupation.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £120. Patron, J. Bourne, Esq. The church was built in 1833, and has a tower and spire.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Staffordshire, Hilderstone – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Hilderstone, 1833-1868
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Hilderstone (Staffordshire)

England, Staffordshire, Hilderstone, parish registers : Christ Church, 1830-1900
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Hilderstone (Staffordshire); Staffordshire County Record Office

England, Staffordshire, Hilderstone – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Parish register printouts of Hilderstone, Stafford, England ; christenings, 1833-1868
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Staffordshire, Hilderstone – Schools ( 1 )
England, Staffordshire, Stone and Hilderstone, school records, 1913-1916
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office

England, Staffordshire, Hilderstone – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments, Fradswell, Fulford, Gayton, Haywood and Hilderstone, Staffordshire, England, 1781-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Staffordshire)

Online School Records

School records are a primary source for genealogists. The two types of records that are commonly available are admission registers and log books.

The admission registers of schools may be available from the 1870s, but more frequently from 1902. Usually shown under the date of entry, is the child’s name and address and his or her date of birth. Some registers, but not all, may also show the name and occupation of the parent or guardian, the name of the previous school attended and the reason for leaving.

For immigrant children the name of the previous school may uniquely provide the pupil’s exact place of origin.

These admission registers may enable the brothers and sisters of a pupil to be identified in a way that, with frequent names, would be difficult if not impossible from the civil registration records.

The log book may contain comments on the attendance of pupils, behaviour, discipline, the curriculum, attendance of teachers and absence for sickness etc., and the effect of epidemics and seasonal work on attendance. The names of individual pupils only occasionally appear in log books. The names and status of the teachers were recorded at the annual inspection, with a summary of the inspector’s report.

The following school records are available from Findmypast

Hilderstone Church Of England School (Jmi) 1913 to 1914 Admissions

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Staffordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Stone
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Lichfield
  • Rural Deanery: Stone
  • Poor Law Union: Stone
  • Hundred: South Pirehill
  • Province: Canterbury