Shopland Essex Family History Guide

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Shopland is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1741
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1803

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

SHOPLAND, a parish in Rochford district, Essex; 2½ miles NE of Southend r. station. Post town, Rochford, under Chelmsford. Acres, 1,039. Real property, £2,299. Pop., 80. Houses, 10. The property is divided among four. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £89. Patron, Mrs. H. Aitken. The church is ancient but good.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Essex, Shopland – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions at All Saints, Sutton 1371-1996 & St. Mary Magdalene, Shopland 1639-1939
Author: Medcalf, Linda

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

England, Essex, Shopland – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Shopland, 1803-1856
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Shopland (Essex)

Churchwardens and overseers records, 1805-1919
Author: Shopland (Essex); Church of England. Parish Church of Shopland (Essex)

Parish registers for Shopland, 1680-1952
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Shopland (Essex)

England, Essex, Shopland – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Churchwardens and overseers records, 1805-1919
Author: Shopland (Essex); Church of England. Parish Church of Shopland (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

Administration

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