Bowers Gifford, Essex Family History Guide

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Bowers Gifford is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.

Alternative names:

Parish church: St Margaret

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1559
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1630; 1800

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BOWERS-GIFFORD, a parish in Billericay district, Essex; on the Tilbury and Southend railway, 1½ mile E of Pitsea station, and 7 SE of Billericay.

It includes part of Canvey island; and has a post office under Chelmsford. Acres, 2,606. Real property, £3,768 Pop., 259. Houses, 48. The property is divided among a few. Bowers Hall is the seat of Mrs. Curtis. Much of the land is marshy.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £564. Patron, the Rev. Horace Roberts. The church is tolerable.

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

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

BOWERS-GIFFORD (St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Billericay, hundred of Barstable, S. division of Essex, 4½ miles (S. W. by W.) from Rayleigh; containing 249 inhabitants.

It comprises about 2400 acres; and is bounded on the south by Holly and East havens, which afford a navigable communication with the Thames.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £25, and in the patronage of Mrs. Curtis; net income, £564. The church is a small ancient edifice, with a tower surmounted by a shingled spire, and consists of a nave and chancel.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Essex, Bowers-Gifford – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions at Bowers Gifford, St. Margaret church and churchyard : 222 inscriptions, including church interior
Author: Howlett, Geoff

England, Essex, Bowers-Gifford – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Bowers-Gifford, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Essex, Bowers-Gifford – Church records ( 7 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Bowers-Gifford, 1630-1640
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bowers-Gifford (Essex)

Bishop’s transcripts for Bowers-Gifford, 1800-1867
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bowers-Gifford (Essex)

Bishop’s transcripts for Canvey-Island, 1813-1867
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Canvey-Island (Essex)

Churchwardens and overseers records, 1745-1878
Author: Bowers-Gifford (Essex)

Marriages Ashingdon & Bowers Gifford, Essex, England, 1558-1835
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department; Church of England. Parish Church of Ashingdon (Essex); Church of England. Parish Church of Bowers-Gifford (Essex)

Parish register transcripts for Bowers-Gifford, 1558-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bowers-Gifford (Essex)

Parish registers for Bowers-Gifford, 1558-1973
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bowers-Gifford (Essex); Essex Record Office

England, Essex, Bowers-Gifford – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Churchwardens and overseers records, 1745-1878
Author: Bowers-Gifford (Essex)

England, Essex, Bowers-Gifford – Taxation ( 1 )
Churchwardens and overseers records, 1745-1878
Author: Bowers-Gifford (Essex)

Directories

Post Office Directory of Essex, Herts, Kent … , 1855. [Part 1: Counties & Localities] – Special Collections Online

Post Office Directory of Essex, Herts, Kent … , 1855. [Part 2: Court & Trade Directories] – Special Collections Online

Post Office Directory of Essex, 1874 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, 1882 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, 1894 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, 1902 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, 1914 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, Hertfordshire and Middlesex 1890 – Google Books

Poll Books

Essex Poll Book 1842. Copy of the Register of the Electors, of the Northern Division of the County of Essex, for the year commencing Nov. 1st., 1841, and ending Oct. 31st., 1842 – Google Books

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Essex
  • Civil Registration District: Billericay
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex
  • Diocese: Pre-1846 – London, Post-1845 – Rochester
  • Rural Deanery: Barstable
  • Poor Law Union: Billericay
  • Hundred: Barstable
  • Province: Canterbury