Great Easton Essex Family History Guide

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Great Easton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.

Alternative names: Easton Magna, Great Eiston

Parish church: St. John

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1562
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1629; 1639; 1800

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational and Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

EASTON (Great), a parish in Dunmow district, Essex; on the river Chelmer, 3 miles NNW of Dunmow r. station, and 6¼ E by N of Stanstead. It has a post-office under Dunmow. Acres, 2, 532. Real property, £3, 885. Pop., 891. Houses, 203. The property is subdivided. Easton Lodge is the seat of Viscount Maynard.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £596. Patron, Viscount Maynard. The church is tolerable. Meade’s school has £61 from endowment; and other charities have £12.

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

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

EASTON, GREAT (St. John), a parish, in the union and hundred of Dunmow, N. division of Essex, 2½ miles (N. N. W.) from Dunmow; containing 929 inhabitants. It is situated near the river Chelmer, and comprises by survey 2537 acres, of which about two-thirds are arable; the lands are in a high state of cultivation, and the surrounding country abounds with pleasing scenery.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £18. 13. 4., and in the patronage of Viscount Maynard: the tithes have been commuted for £740, and there are 84 acres of glebe. The church is an ancient edifice, containing some details of Norman architecture, especially in the south porch, which has a fine semicircular doorway.

In 1759, Rebecca Mead bequeathed land now producing £38 per annum, for clothing and teaching girls; and in 1761, Charles, Lord Maynard, endowed a school.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

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

Bishop’s transcripts for Great Easton, 1800-1875
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Great Easton (Essex)

Parish registers for Great Easton, 1562-1986
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Great Easton (Essex)

Transcripts of some Essex marriage registers
Author: Baxter, Jack H.

Maps

OS Grid Reference: TL6028325448 (all-numeric format: 560283 225449) Lat/Long: 51.904052, 0.330167

Vision of Britain historical mapsOS maps
Ordnance SurveyOS maps
National Library of ScotlandOS maps

Administration

  • County: Essex
  • Civil Registration District: Dunmow
  • Probate Court: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
  • Diocese: Pre-1846 – London, Post-1845 – Rochester
  • Rural Deanery: Dunmow
  • Poor Law Union: Dunmow
  • Hundred: Dunmow
  • Province: Canterbury