Hartpury, Gloucestershire Family History Guide

Hartpury is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin: 1571

Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

HARTPURY, a village and a parish in Newent district, Gloucestershire.

The village stands near the river Leadon, and the Hereford and Gloucester canal, 5 miles NW of Gloucester r. station; was formerly called Hardeper and Hardepery; and has a post office under Gloucester.

The parish comprises 3,618 acres. Real property, £6,580. Pop., 843. Houses, 163. The property is divided among a few.

Hartpury House is the seat of Gordon Canning, Esq. Rich meadows lie along the Leadon; are subject to frequent inundations; and, in 1863, were about to be improved at a cost of £8,000. Orchards, for yielding cider and perry, are considerable; and bricks are made.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £235. Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church consists of nave and chancel, with western tower; and is in good condition. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a Roman Catholic chapel, and charities £56.

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

Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850

Hartpury, 3½ m. N.W. Gloucester. P. 877

Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850

Parish Registers

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.

HANCOCK, John, of Hertbury [sic], co. Gloucester, heel-maker, 25, b., & Mary Coombe, of Bramdean, 21, sp., at B., 5 Aug., 1784. 

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Gloucestershire, Hartpury – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions, Saint Mary the Virgin, Hartpury, Gloucestershire, England (incomplete)
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. British Mission. Genealogical Board

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

England, Gloucestershire, Hartpury – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Hartpury, 1602-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hartpury (Gloucestershire)

Parish registers for Hartpury, 1571-1977
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hartpury (Gloucestershire)

England, Gloucestershire, Hartpury – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Computer printout of Hartpury, Gloucester, England

Parish register printouts of Hartpury, Gloucester, England, christenings, 1602-1718
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

FamilySearch – Birth Marriage & Death Census Migration & Naturalization Military Probate & Court

Poll Books

Hartpury Poll Book 1834 – Google Books

Administration

  • County: Gloucestershire
  • Civil Registration District: Newent
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Post 1835 – Gloucester and Bristol, Pre 1836 – Gloucester
  • Rural Deanery: Gloucester
  • Poor Law Union: Newent
  • Hundred: Dudstone and King’s Barton
  • Province: Canterbury