Wilne Derbyshire Family History Guide
Wilne is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Derbyshire, created in 1822 from Sawley Ancient Parish.
Alternative names: Great Wilne, Wilne with Draycott
Other places in the parish include: Draycott, Draycott and Church Wilne, Hopwell, Little Wilne, and Church Wilne.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1540
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1675
Separate registers exist for Draycott
- Parish registers: None
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1804
Nonconformists include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, General Baptist, Methodist New Connexion, Primitive Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist.
Table of Contents
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
Church Wilne
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WILNE, a liberty and a parish in Shardlow district, Derbyshire. The liberty lies on the river Derwent, 1¼ mile SE of Draycott r. station, and 7 ESE of Derby; and bears the name of Church-Wilne or Little Wilne. Pop., 140. Houses, 30. The parish contains also Hopwell hamlet, Draycott liberty, which has a post-office under Derby, Breaston chapelry, which has a postal pillar-box under Derby, and Risley chapelry, which has a post-office under Nottingham. Acres, 8,500. Rated property, £7,573. Pop., 2,095. Houses, 460. The property is much subdivided. Hopwell Hall, Draycott Hall, Draycott House, Draycott Field House, and Risley Hall are chief residences.
There are cotton and lace manufactories. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £300. Patron, the Bishop of L. The church is ancient. The rectories of Breaston and Risley are a conjoint separate charge. There are two Methodist chapels, an endowed school with £378 a year, and charities £27.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Great Wilne
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WILNE (Great), a township in Ashton-upon-Trent parish, Derby; ½ mile S of Church-Wilne. Pop., 263.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Registers
Wilne Marriages 1540 to 1837
The Parish of Wilne originally contained the townships of Church Wilne or Little Wilne, Great Wilne, Draycott, Hopwell, and parts of Risley and Breaston, and the Registers contain a great many marriages from these places, as also from the neighbouring village of Sawley.
Marriages Out of Parish
| Details | Place of Marriage |
|---|---|
| Robert Soare & Dorothy Roobotham, of Wilne 28 Oct. 1704 | Aston-upon-Trent |
| William Kirke, of Wilne, & Mary Adkin 29 Jan. 1707 | Aston-upon-Trent |
| William Porter, of Draycott, & Anne Smedly, of Shardlow 19 Jan. 1709 | Aston-upon-Trent |
| Robert Porter, of Wilne, & Hester Stevenson 14 Feb. 1769 | Aston-upon-Trent |
| Mr. William Evans, of Draycote-field, p. Wilne, & Mrs. Sarah Burgin, lic. 28 Sep. 1769 | Aston-upon-Trent |
| Thomas Thacker, of Wilne, co. Derby, miller and a minor (with the consent of his lawful and natural father, Joseph Thacker), & Elizabeth Moorley, lic. 13 Dec. 1795 | Aston-upon-Trent |
Parish Records
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Wilne
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England, Derbyshire, Church Wilne
England, Derbyshire, Wilne – Church records ( 13 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Breaston, 1719-1854
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Breaston (Derbyshire)
Bishop’s transcripts for Risley, 1696-1857
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Risley (Derbyshire)
Bishop’s transcripts for Wilne, 1675-1882
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wilne (Derbyshire)
Church records, 1825-1944
Author: New Connexion Methodist Chapel (Breaston, Derbyshire)
Derbyshire parish registers in Wilne, England, 1540-1723
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wilne (Derbyshire)
England, Derbyshire, Wilne, parish registers, 1819-1955
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wilne (Derbyshire); Derbyshire Record Office
Marriages at Breaston, 1719-1810
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Breaston (Derbyshire)
Marriages at Risley, 1720-1812
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Risley (Derbyshire)
Marriages at Wilne, 1540-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wilne (Derbyshire)
Parish chest and poor law records for Risley, 1699-1884
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Risley (Derbyshire)
Parish registers for Breaston, 1719-1920
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Breaston (Derbyshire)
Parish registers for Risley, 1719-1981
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Risley (Derbyshire)
Parish registers, parish chest and poor law records for Wilne, 1540-1948
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wilne (Derbyshire)
England, Derbyshire, Wilne – Church records – Indexes ( 6 )
Computer printout of Breaston, Derby., Eng
Computer printout of Wilne, Derby, Eng
Parish register printouts of Sawley and Long Eaton, Derby, England ; christenings, 1672-1808
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Wilne, Derby, England ; christenings, 1540-1742
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Wilne, Derby, England ; christenings, 1724-1874
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Wilne, Derby, England ; marriages, 1541-1865
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Derbyshire, Wilne – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Poor law records, 1714-1841
Author: Risley (Derbyshire)
Draycott
England, Derbyshire, Draycott – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Draycott and Church Wilne, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Derbyshire, Draycott – Church records ( 4 )
Baptisms, 1872-1966
Author: Wesleyan Methodist Church (Draycott, Derbyshire)
Derbyshire parish registers in Wilne, England, 1540-1723
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wilne (Derbyshire)
England, Derbyshire, Draycott, Market Street, Primitive Methodist chapel, church records, 1937-1959
Author: Derbyshire Record Office
England, Derbyshire, Draycott, Victoria Street Wesleyan Methodist chapel, church records, 1927-1965
Author: Victoria Street Chapel (Draycott, Derbyshire : Wesleyan Methodist); Victoria Street Chapel (Draycott, Derbyshire : Methodist); Derbyshire Record Office
England, Derbyshire, Draycott – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Parish register printouts of Sawley and Long Eaton, Derby, England ; christenings, 1672-1808
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Derbyshire Historical Directories
Administration
- County: Derbyshire
- Civil Registration District: Shardlow
- Probate Court: Court of the Peculiar of Sawley
- Diocese: Lichfield
- Rural Deanery: Stanton by Bridge
- Poor Law Union: Shardlow
- Hundred: Morleston and Litchurch
- Province: Canterbury