Bulphan, Essex Family History Guide

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Bulphan is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.

Alternative names: Bulpham

Parish church: St Mary

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1723
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1639; 1813

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Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BULPHAN, a parish in Orsett district, Essex; 3½ miles NW of Stanford-le-Hope r. station, and 6½ SSE of Brentwood. Post Town, Orsett, under Romford, London, E.

Acres, 1,667. Real property, £2,212. Pop., 268. Houses, 57. The property is divided among a few.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £342. Patron, J. S. Hand, Esq. 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

BULPHAN (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Orsett, hundred of Barstable, S. division of Essex, 10 miles (E. S. E.) from Romford; containing 254 inhabitants.

This parish, which anciently belonged to the nunnery of Barking, is bounded on the west by the brook of Dunton, and comprises 1667a. 15p., including 222 acres of common.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £23, and in the patronage of the family of Hand: the tithes have been commuted for £405. 12., and the glebe comprises 15 acres. The church is a small edifice, with a belfry of wood surmounted by a spire; on the south side of the chancel are some remains of an ancient chapel.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Essex, Bulphan – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Bulphan, 1639-1640
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bulphan (Essex)

Bishop’s transcripts for Bulphan, 1806-1877
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bulphan (Essex)

Parish chest materials, 1732-1900
Author: Bulphan (Essex); Church of England. Parish Church of Bulphan (Essex)

Parish registers for Bulphan, 1723-1904
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bulphan (Essex)

England, Essex, Bulphan – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Parish chest materials, 1732-1900
Author: Bulphan (Essex); Church of England. Parish Church of Bulphan (Essex)

England, Essex, Bulphan – Schools ( 1 )
Parish chest materials, 1732-1900
Author: Bulphan (Essex); Church of England. Parish Church of Bulphan (Essex)

England, Essex, Bulphan – Taxation ( 1 )
Parish chest materials, 1732-1900
Author: Bulphan (Essex); Church of England. Parish Church of Bulphan (Essex)

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Essex
  • Civil Registration District: Orsett
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex
  • Diocese: Pre-1846 – London, Post-1845 – Rochester
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – Barstable, Post-1844 – Orsett
  • Poor Law Union: Orsett
  • Hundred: Barstable
  • Province: Canterbury