Chadwell St Mary, Essex Family History Guide

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Chadwell St Mary is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.

Alternative names: Chadwell, Chadwell St Mary’s

Parish church: St Mary the Virgin

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1539
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1629

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

CHADWELL-ST. MARY, a parish in Orsett district, Essex; on the Thames, and on the Tilbury and Southend railway, 2 miles E of Grays r. station, and 2½ S of Orsett. Post Town, Grays, under Romford.

Acres, 1,977; of which 160 are water. Real property, £2,946. Pop., 457. Houses, 85. The property is divided among a few. Chalk-caves occur here, called Daneholds and Cunobelin’s gold mines. Tilbury fort is partly within the border.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £427. Patron, the Rev. J. P. Herringham. The church is old but good. Charities, £12.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Essex, Chadwell-St. Mary – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Chadwell-St. Mary, 1629-1630
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Chadwell-St. Mary (Essex)

Bishop’s transcripts for Chadwell-St. Mary, 1800-1868
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Chadwell-St. Mary (Essex)

Parish registers for Chadwell-St. Mary, 1539-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Chadwell-St. Mary (Essex); Essex Record Office

England, Essex, Chadwell-St. Mary – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Parish chest records for Chadwell-St. Mary, 1748-1751, 1812-1892
Author: Chadwell-St. Mary (Essex)

England, Essex, Chadwell-St. Mary – Taxation ( 1 )
Parish chest records for Chadwell-St. Mary, 1748-1751, 1812-1892
Author: Chadwell-St. Mary (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: 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