Doddinghurst, Essex Family History Guide

Doddinghurst is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.

Alternative names:

Parish church: All Saints

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1560
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1629

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

DODDINGHURST, a parish in Ongar district, Essex; 4¼ miles N by W of Brentwood r. station, and 4½ SE by S of Ongar. Post town, Kelvedon Common, under Brentwood.

Acres, 1,892. Real property, £3,192. Pop., 394. Houses, 81. The property is divided among a few.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £624. Patron, W. Manbey, Esq. The church is good; and there are charities £15.

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

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

DODDINGHURST (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Ongar, hundred of Barstable, S. division of Essex, 5 miles (W.) from Ingatestone; containing 419 inhabitants.

The lands consist of 1800 acres by computation, and are generally fertile; 120 acres are wood, and of the remainder one-third is grass and the rest arable: the greater portion of the soil is a deep rich loam.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £10. 3. 9.; net income, £539; patron, W. Manbey, Esq. The church is a small ancient edifice.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Essex, Doddinghurst – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions at All Saints, Doddinghurst, 1683-1996 : 415 inscriptions
Author: Bidwell, Valerie; Tunstill, Yvonne; Essex Society for Family History

England, Essex, Doddinghurst – Census ( 2 )
Census returns for Doddinghurst, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

Parish registers for Doddinghurst, 1560-1979
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Doddinghurst (Essex)

England, Essex, Doddinghurst – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Doddinghurst, 1629-1640
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Doddinghurst (Essex)

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

Parish register transcripts, 1560-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Doddinghurst (Essex)

Parish registers for Doddinghurst, 1560-1979
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Doddinghurst (Essex)

England, Essex, Doddinghurst – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Computer printout of Doddinghurst, Essex, Eng

Parish register printouts of Doddinghurst, Essex, England, christenings, 1560-1812
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

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

Administration

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