Dilhorne Staffordshire Family History Guide

Dilhorne is an Ancient Parish in the county of Staffordshire.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin: 1559

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

DILHORNE, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Cheadle district, Stafford. The village stands near the sources of the river Tean, 2 miles WNW of Cheadle, and 3 N of Blyth-Bridge r. station.

The parish includes also the township of Forsbrook; and its post town is Cheadle, under Stafford. Acres, 3,648. Real property, £7,975; of which £500 are in mines. Pop., 1,573. Houses, 336. The property is much subdivided.

Dilhorne Hall is the seat of the Butlers. Much of the land was formerly heath, but has been reclaimed and planted. Coal, of good quality, is found. The parish is a meet for the North Stafford hounds.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £198. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield. The church has a Norman octagonal steeple, and is good. The vicarage of Forsbrook is a separate benefice.

There is a Wesleyan chapel. Blythmarsh school has £22 from endowment; Wheatacre’s school, originally founded in the time of Henry VIII. as a free grammar-school, has £261; and other charities have £9.

The sub-district contains three parishes. Acres, 12,638. Pop., 5,070. Houses, 1,034.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Staffordshire, Dilhorne – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions of All Saint’s Church, Dilhorne
Author: Carter, Robert Edward; Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry. North Staffordshire Branch; Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry

England, Staffordshire, Dilhorne – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Dilhorne, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Staffordshire, Dilhorne – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Dilhorne, 1662-1862
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Dilhorne (Staffordshire)

England, Staffordshire, Dilhorne, parish registers : All Saints, 1846-1900
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Dilhorne (Staffordshire); Staffordshire County Record Office

England, Staffordshire, Forsbrook, parish registers : St. Peter, 1849-1901
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Forsbrook (Staffordshire); Staffordshire County Record Office

Parish registers for Dilhorne, 1560-1933
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Dilhorne (Staffordshire)

England, Staffordshire, Dilhorne – Church records – Indexes ( 4 )
Parish register printouts of Dilhorne, Stafford, England (All Saints) ; christenings, 1662-1738
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Dilhorne, Stafford, England (All Saints) ; christenings, 1738-1812
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Dilhorne, Stafford, England (All Saints) ; christenings, 1813-1862
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Dilhorne, Stafford, England (All Saints) ; marriages, 1662-1812
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Staffordshire, Dilhorne – Occupations ( 1 )
Dilhorne parish records relating to the poor, 1699-1843
Author: Dilhorne (Staffordshire, England)

England, Staffordshire, Dilhorne – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Dilhorne parish records relating to the poor, 1699-1843
Author: Dilhorne (Staffordshire, England)

England, Staffordshire, Dilhorne – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax returns for Dilhorne, 1781-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Staffordshire)

FamilySearch Historical Records

Administration

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