Leigh Gloucestershire Family History Guide

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Leigh is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire.

Other places in the parish include: Evington.

Parish church: St James

Parish registers begin: 1560

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Leigh Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of baptism, marriage, and burial records.

Leigh, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials, 1599-1812

The Leigh, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials, 1560-1812

Leigh, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1891

The Leigh, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1906

Marriage and Banns Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns records.

Leigh, Gloucestershire Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1884

The Leigh, Gloucestershire Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938

Death and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burial records.

Leigh, Gloucestershire Church of England Burials, 1813-1891

The Leigh, Gloucestershire Church of England Burials, 1813-1906

The Leigh Parish Records

An index of parish records of people from Leigh. The index includes information from Gloucestershire Marriage Allegations 1680-1700.

Marriage Licences and Allegations

The following have been extracted from Gloucestershire Marriage Allegations 1680-1700.

1691 Sept. 28 William x White, the Leigh, 42, and Ann Russell, the Leigh, 42.

1691/2 Jan. 11 Nicholas x Allen, Tewksbury, 24, and Elianor Fleetwood, Leigh, 22.

1694 June 4 Thomas Smith, the Leigh, 21, and (?) Loris Butt, Norton, Wit. Robert Butt.

1694/5 Feb. 7 Edmund x Skeele, the Leigh, 40, W., and Hannah Guy, Tewxbury, 40, W.

1695 July 24 Samuel Leech, Leigh, 22, and Ann Wilkins, Leigh, 22.

1695 Oct. 8 John Leech, the Leigh, 24, and Mary Lane, Staverton, 24: Bdm. Francis x Lane, Staverton als. Starton.

1696 Apr. 18 John Fluck, Staverton, 22, and Elianor Viner, the Lye, 22.

1697 Apr. 24 William x Jones, the Leigh, 30, W., and Alice Tovey, Boddington, 22.

1697 Oct. 18 John x Whittorne, the Leigh, 30, and Comfort Hill, the Leigh, 30.

1698 May 5 Samuell Streete, Gloucester city, 27, and Elizabeth Chapman, the Leigh, 28, W.

Historical Directories

Leigh or Lye Morris Gloucestershire Directory 1876

Leigh (or Lye) is a parish, including the hamlet of Evington, in Tewkesbury union, containing by the census of 1861, 428, and in 1871, 386 inhabitants, and 1403 acres; in the deanery of Winchcomb, archdeaconry of Gloucester, diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, the lower division of Deerhurst hundred, East Gloucestershire; 6 miles south from Tewkesbury, 5 ½ north-west from Cheltenham, and 6 north-east from Gloucester, on the main road from thence to Tewkesbury.

The vicarage, in the incumbency of the Rev. John Southgate Austin, M.A., is valued at £247 per annum, with residence and is in the patronage of the Lord Chancellor. The church, dedicated to Saint James, contains nave, chancel, and south aisle, with an embattled tower and a peal of five bells.

There is a National School for Children of both sexes. The Dean and Chapter of Westminster are lords of the manor. The rateable value of this parish is £3646.

Leigh

Austin Rev. John Southgate, M.A., The Vicarage

Trades and Professions

Chandler Joseph Trinder, farmer, Leigh court
Chandler James, farmer, Great House farm
Davis Job, butcher
Moore William, butcher
Watts William, parish clerk

Evington

Arkell Henry, Esq., Evington villa
Hill William, Esq., Leigh house
Oakey Miss Elizabeth, Coomb bank
Hodgkins Henry, Esq., Evington house
Waltham Mrs. Eliza

Trades and Professions

Allen Richard, farmer, Villa farm
Brown John, farmer and boat owner
Chandler George, farmer, Leigh court
Chandler Joseph, farmer, Staplings
Cobb Daniel, farmer Brick House farm
Cresswell Thomas, blacksmith
Finch George, carpenter and wheelwright
Finch James, farmer
Goode Mrs. Sarah, coal merchant, The Wharf
Hall Charles, farmer
Hancock James, farmer
Hancock Mrs. Mary, farmer
Hancock Richard, farmer
Howe Lorenzo, “Swan” inn, Coomb hill
Jones Josiah, coal dealer
Keys Mrs. Mary, shopkeeper
Margrett Thomas, farmer
Margrett William, basket maker, “Crown”
Newman Henry, police constable
Newman Samuel, farmer, The Grange
Nunn James, National schoolmaster
Pardington William, boarding and day school, Prospect house
Taylor Thomas, shopkeeper
Taylor William, farmer
Waltham Alfred, farmer, Tudor cottage
Weston John, farmer
Weston Thomas, tailor
Yarnold William, shoemaker

Letters through Cheltenham. Wall letter box, Evington, cleared on week-days only at 5.50 p.m., from February 28th to November 1st, and at 3.50 p.m. the remainder of the year.

Police Station, Evington – Henry Newman, constable in charge.

National School – James Nunn, master, Mrs. Mary Ann Nunn, mistress.

Conveyance

Gloucester – Omnibus from Tewkesbury passes through every Saturday.

Carrier

Gloucester – Martin from Tewkesbury passes through in Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

Source: Morris & Co.’s commercial Directory & Gazetteer of Gloucestershire with Bristol and Monmouth. Second Edition. Hounds Gate, Nottingham. 1876.

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

LEIGH, a parish in Tewkesbury district, Gloucester; on the river Severn and the Comb canal, 4½ miles SSW of Tewkesbury r. station, and 5½ NW by W of Cheltenham. It contains the hamlet of Evington; and its post town is Cheltenham. Acres, 1,720. Rated property, £3,201. Pop., 428. Houses, 91. The property is much subdivided.

The manor belongs to the dean and chapter of Westminster. Leigh Villa is the seat of W. Hill, Esq., and commands a fine view. Much of the land is subject to frequent inundations.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £250. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church consists of nave, small cross aisle, and chancel, with an embattled tower; and is good. There are a national school, and charities about £40.

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

Leigh Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1833

Leigh, co. Gloucester.

P. T. Gloucester (104) 6m. NNE. Pop. with Evington, 340.

A parish in the lower division of the hundred of Deerhurst; living, a dis. vicarage and a peculiar of Deerhurst, in the diocese of Gloucester; valued in K. B. 7l. 16s. 3d.; church ded. to St. James; patron, the Lord Chancellor. The river Severn and the Comb Canal pass through this parish.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland by John Gorton. The Irish and Welsh articles by G. N. Wright; Vol. II; London; Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand; 1833.

Historical Maps

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

Administration

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