Linton Herefordshire Family History Guide
Linton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Herefordshire.
Other places in the parish include: Broomsash, Brooms Ash.
Status: Ancient Parish
Alternative names: Linton near Ross
Parish church: St. Mary
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1570
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1662
Nonconformists include: Baptist, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Particular Baptist.
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Adjacent Parishes
Historical Descriptions
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
LINTON, a village and a parish in the district of Newent, and county of Hereford. The village stands on the boundary line between the country of Hereford and Gloucester, 4½ mile ENE of Ross r. station; and has a post office under Ross. The parish comprises 2,775 acres. Real property, £5,081, of which £100 are in quarries. Pop., 915. Houses, 211. The manor belongs to John Wright, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £555. Patron, St. John’s College, Oxford. The church is ancient, and has a tower and spire. There are a Baptist chapel and a slightly endowed school.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
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.
Colwell William, Broomsash, Herefordshire. timber merchant, March 31, 1837.
White Joseph, Eecleswall court, Linton, Herefordshire, miller, Nov. 5, 1830.
Parish Records
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Birth Marriage and Death Records
England, Herefordshire Bishop’s Transcripts, 1583-1898
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
England Marriages, 1538–1973
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
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Great Britain Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988
Great Britain Marriages, 1797-1988
Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Grave Indexes
Migration and Naturalisation Records
Migration Records at FamilySearch
Newspaper Archives
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices
British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries
Census Records
England and Wales Census, 1841
England and Wales Census, 1851
England and Wales Census, 1861
England and Wales Census, 1871
England and Wales Census, 1881
England and Wales Census, 1891
England and Wales Census, 1901
England and Wales National Register, 1939
Probate and Court Records
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957
Military Records
Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935
United Kingdom, Chelsea Pensioners’ Service Records, 1760-1913
United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941
United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915
United Kingdom, Royal Hospital Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners 1760-1887 (WO 122)
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
United Kingdom, World War I Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Records, 1917-1920
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
County: Herefordshire
Civil Registration District: Newent
Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)
Diocese: Hereford
Rural Deanery: Archenfield
Poor Law Union: Ross
Hundred: Greytree
Province: Canterbury