Fingringhoe Essex Family History Guide
Fingringhoe is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.
Alternative names:
Parish church: St. George
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1653
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1800
Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist
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The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
FINGRINGHOE, a village and a parish in Lexden district, Essex.
The village stands on the river Roman, near its influx to the Colne, 2 miles W by S of Wivenhoe r. station, and 4 SSE of Colchester; and has a post-office under Colchester, and a fair on Easter Monday.
The parish comprises 2, 913 acres of land, and 520 of water. Real property, £4, 270. Pop., 670. Houses, 108. The property is much subdivided.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £140. Patron, the Rev. J. M. Leir. The church has a brass of 1610, and is very good. Charities, £36.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
FINGRINGHOE (St. George), a parish, in the union of Lexden and Winstree, hundred of Winstree, N. division of Essex, 4¼ miles (S. E. by S.) from Colchester; containing 581 inhabitants.
The parish is nearly surrounded by water, and comprises about 3000 acres, chiefly fertile land: the river Colne is navigable on the east, and the Geetons on the south.
The village is pleasantly situated on the road from Maldon to Colchester.
The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king’s books at £13. 7. 0½., and in the patronage of the Rev. J. M. Leir; net income, £140. The church is an ancient edifice, consisting of a nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower of flint and stone.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Parish Registers
Allegations for Marriage Licences
The following Essex People have been extracted from the book Allegations for Marriage Licences in the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, in the County of Suffolk, during the years 1684 to 1754 Part 1. Edited by W. Bruce Bannerman, F.S.A., and Capt. G. G. Bruce Bannerman. Published 1918.
Abbreviations adopted throughout the volume:
Bn. for Bondsman
s.m. for Single man
s.w. For Single woman
w. for Widow or Widower
Wit. for Witness.
It is assumed, unless the contrary appear, that the names of all places are in the county of Suffolk. All additions in [ ] are those of the editor of the book.
Rich. Hawkins, of Edwardston, s. m., late of Blackheath, in Beerchurch Parish, co. Essex, farmer, & Elizh Hasleton, of Fingrigore, co. Essex, s. w., at Groton. Bn. : Wm. Hawkins, of Edwardstone. [no date]
Parish Records
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Administration
- County: Essex
- Civil Registration District: Lexden
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Colchester
- Diocese: Pre-1846 – London, Post-1845 – Rochester
- Rural Deanery: Pre-1847 – Lexden, Post-1846 – Mersea
- Poor Law Union: Lexden and Winstree
- Hundred: Winstree
- Province: Canterbury