Bristol St Philip and St Jacob, Gloucestershire Family History Guide

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Bristol St Philip and St Jacob is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire. In 1756 the ecclesiastical boundary was altered with the creation of Bristol St George Ecclesiastical Parish, in 1834 with the creation of Bristol Holy Trinity Ecclesiastical Parish, in 1846 with the creation of The Weir Ecclesiastical Parish, in 1865 with the creation of Bristol The Unity Ecclesiastical Parish, in 1868 with the creation of Bristol St Silas Ecclesiastical Parish. Bristol St Philip and St Jacob was abolished in 1938 with the creation of Bristol St Philip and St Jacob with Emmanuel Ecclesiastical Parish.

Other places in the parish include: St Philip and St Jacob In, Bristol St Philip and St Jacob Out, Bristol St Philip and St Jacob In, and Bristol St Jacob.

Alternative names: Bristol St Philip, Bristol St Philip and Jacob, St Philip Holy Trinity

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1576
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1679

Nonconformists include: Baptist, Christians, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Independent/Congregational, Primitive Methodist, Roman Catholic, and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

See Bristol Gloucestershire Family History Guide

St Philip and St Jacob Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers for St Philip and St Jacob.

St Philip and St Jacob, Bristol Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

St Philip and St Jacob, Bristol Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1922

Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences 1689 to 1837

The following have been extracted from Allegations for Marriage Licences in the county of Hampshire. Parishes without a named county are parishes within the county of Hampshire.

WARD, Edwin White, of St. Philip and St. Jacob, Gloucester, co. Gloucester, 26, b., & Elizabeth Strickland, of Holy Rood, Southampton, 20, sp., with c . of her f., John Strickland, at H.R., 30 Apl., 1832. Aff.

Source: Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester. 1689 to 1837 Published 1893 Editor: William John Charles Moens

Bankrupts

Below is a list of people that were declared bankrupt between 1820 and 1843 extracted from The Bankrupt Directory; George Elwick; London; Simpkin, Marshall and Co.; 1843.

Billinge James, St. Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, dealer, Nov. 24, 1826.

Burden Thomas, St. Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, grocer, March 9, 1830.

Deadman John, St. Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, victualler, Jan. 17, 1832.

Jefferies Isaac, St. Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, victualler, June 8, 1827.

Hooper Thomas, St. Philip & Jacob, Gloucestershire, maltster, April 25, 1828.

Hopkins George; and John Hopkins; St. Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, and Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, timber & coal merchs., Sept. 11, 1824.

Hopkins Wm., St. Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, victualler, June 12, 1821.

Yeo Elizabeth, St. Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, innholder, Sept. 4, 1829.

Maps

Vision of Britain Historical Maps – includes topographic maps, boundary maps and land use maps

Administration

  • County: Gloucestershire
  • Civil Registration District: Bristol
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Pre 1836 – Gloucester, Post 1835 – Gloucester and Bristol
  • Rural Deanery: Bristol
  • Poor Law Union: Clifton
  • Hundred: Barton Regis; Bristol City
  • Province: Canterbury