Scropton, Derbyshire Family History Guide

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Scropton is an Ancient Parish mostly in Derbyshire and partly in Staffordshire.

Other places in the parish include: Needwood Forest, Broomhill, Foston, Foston and Scropton

Status: Ancient Parish

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1680
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1665

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

SCROPTON, a township and a parish in the district of Burton-upon-Trent and counties of Derby and Stafford.

The township lies on the river Dove and on the North Staffordshire railway, 1¾ mile W by N of Tubury r. station, and 6½ N W of Burton-upon-Trent. Pop. of the Derby portion, 264; of the Stafford portion, 17. Houses, 57 and 3.

The parish contains also the township of Foston, which has a post-office under Derby. Acres of the parish, 3,340. Real property, £6,589. Pop., 520. Houses, 106. The property is divided among a few.

The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £80. Patron, J. Broadhust, Esq. The church was built in 1855.

There are a free school, and charities £6.

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

Parish Registers

England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918

London Marriage Licences and Allegations 1521 to 1869

The following have been extracted from London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.

Abbreviations. — B. Bishop of London’s Office; D. Dean and Chapter of Westminster; F. Faculty Office of Archbishop of Canterbury; V. Registry of the Vicar-General of Canterbury.

Agard, John, esq., of Foston, co. Derby, bachelor, 40, and Mary Adderly, of South Mims, Middlesex, spinster, 19, daughter of John Adderley, esq., of same, who consents — at St. Antholin. 20 May, 1634. B. 

Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887

Parish Records

FamilySearch

Census

Census returns for Scropton, 1841-1891

Church Records

Bishop’s transcripts for Scropton, 1665-1864 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Scropton (Derbyshire)

England, Derbyshire, Scropton, parish registers, 1906-1996 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Scropton (Derbyshire); Derbyshire Record Office

Parish registers for Scropton, 1680-1996 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Scropton (Derbyshire)

Computer printout of Scropton, Derby., Eng

Parish register printouts of Scropton, Derby, England ; marriages, 1813-1856 Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Scropton, Derby, England, christenings, 1813-1864 Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Cemeteries

St. Paul’s Church, Foston & Scropton, Derbyshire, memorial inscriptions Author: Nourish, Valerie

Schools

England, Derbyshire, Foston and Scropton, Foston and Scropton Board School, admission registers, 1886-1945 Author: Derbyshire Record Office

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Staffordshire and Derbyshire
  • Civil Registration District: Burton upon Trent
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Lichfield
  • Rural Deanery: Cubley
  • Poor Law Union: Burton upon Trent
  • Hundred: Staffordshire: North Offlow; Derbyshire: Appletree
  • Province: Canterbury