Tadley Hampshire Family History Guide

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Tadley is a chapelry of Overton Ancient Parish in Hampshire.

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1683
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1780

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational and Primitive Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Tadley Parish Registers

Tadley Marriages 1691 to 1812 Hampshire Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 6 Edited by W. P.W. Phillimore and S. Andrews. Published London 1904. Issued to the subscribers by Phillimore & Co. 124 Chancery Lane. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

TADLEY, a parish in Kingsclere district, Hants; 5 miles NNW of Basingstoke r. station. Post town, Basingstoke. Acres, 2,047. Real property, £1,340. Pop., 900. Houses, 191. The living is a rectory, annexed to Overton. There is an Independent chapel.

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

Parish Records

School Records

The National School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870–1914 collection offers a rare glimpse into the educational journeys of children across England and Wales during a transformative era. These records often capture names, dates of birth, parental occupations, and school attendance patterns – making them invaluable for family historians, local researchers, and anyone tracing Victorian or Edwardian ancestry. You can view them free with a Findmypast Trial.

Tadley Board/Council School 1891-1922 Admissions

Tadley Board/Council School 1891-1922 Logs

Administration

  • County: Hampshire
  • Civil Registration District: Kingsclere
  • Probate Court: Pre-1846 – Court of the Peculiar of Overton with Tadley and Polhampton, Post-1845 – Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester
  • Diocese: Winchester
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1846 – None, Post-1845 – Basingstoke
  • Poor Law Union: Kingsclere
  • Hundred: Overton
  • Province: Canterbury