Todenham Gloucestershire Family History Guide

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Todenham is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire.

Alternative names: Toddenham

Parish church: St. Thomas à Becket

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1721
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1583

Adjacent Parishes

Todenham Village
Todenham Village Scene
Todenham Gloucestershire

Todenham Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

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

Todenham, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials, 1583-1812

Todenham, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1880

Marriage and Banns Records

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

Todenham, Gloucestershire Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1755-1938

Marriages at Todenham 1721 to 1812 Gloucestershire Parish Registers. Marriages. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., Vol 4. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co., 124, Chancery Lane, London. 1898. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Todenham Marriages 1721 to 1812 – Transcriptions (Parishmouse)

Death and Burial Records

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

Todenham, Gloucestershire Church of England Burials, 1813-1951

Todenham Marriage Licences and Allegations

London Marriage Licences and Allegations 1521 to 1869

The following have been extracted from London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.

Abbreviations. — B. Bishop of London’s Office; D. Dean and Chapter of Westminster; F. Faculty Office of Archbishop of Canterbury; V. Registry of the Vicar-General of Canterbury.

Carter, John, of Dorney, Bucks, gent, bachelor, 28, and Marah Tomlins, spinster, 21 and upwards, daughter of Edward Tomlins, late of Toddenham, co. Gloucester, gent., deceased, and her mother also — at St. Faith, London. 16 Feb. 1632/3. 

Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887

Todenham Strays

Below is a list of people who were from Todenham but who were married in another parish.

William Howes, b., of Tadnam, co. & dioc. of Gloucester, & Ann Cross, s., of S. L. . 20 Mar. 1797 at South Littleton, Worcestershire.

Poll Books

Poll Book 1834, Eastern Division Gloucestershire The Poll at the Election of a Knight of The Shire to serve in Parliament for the Eastern Division of the County of Gloucestershire taken August 11th and 12th 1834 before Harry Edmund Waller, Esquire, High Sheriff. Candidate Christopher William Codrington, Esquire, and Charles Hanbury Tracy Leigh, Esquire. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Todenham Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

TODDENHAM, a parish, with a village, in the district of Shipston-on-Stour and county of Gloucester; 3¼ miles NE of Moreton r. station. Post town, Moreton-in-the-Marsh. Acres, 2,477. Real property, £3,616. Pop., 408. Houses, 90. The manor, with T. House, belongs to Sir P. Pole, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £470. Patron, the Bishop of G. and B. The church is good, and has a tower and spire.

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

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1831

TODDENHAM, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Westminster, county of Gloucester, 3¾ miles (N. E.) from Moreton in the Marsh, containing 440 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Gloucester, rated in the king’s books at £18. 19. 9½., and in the patronage of the Bishop of London. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas à Becket, is a handsome structure, with a tower and spire, and in the chancel are some canopied stone stalls. The old Fosse-way bounds the parish on the west.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1831

Maps

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

Administration

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