Congerstone Leicestershire Family History Guide

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Congerstone is an Ancient Parish in the county of Leicestershire.

Alternative names: Congerston

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1756
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1570

Nonconformists include: General Baptist and Society of Friends/Quaker.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

CONGERSTON, a parish in Market-Bosworth district. Leicester; on the river Anker and the Ashby-de-la-Zouch canal, 3 miles NW of Market-Bosworth, and 7 NNE of Atherstone r. station. Post town, Twycross, under Atherstone. Acres, 1, 020. Real property, £1, 226. Pop., 250. Houses, 57. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £218. Patron,-Earl Home. The church is ancient, and has a tower. There are a Baptist chapel, a national school, and alms-houses.

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

Congerstone Parish Registers

Congerston Marriages 1756 to 1812 Leicestershire Parish Registers Marriages Vol.1. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., and Thos. M. Blagg, F.S.A. London: Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co., 124 Chancery Lane. 1908. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Leicestershire, Congerston – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Congerston, 1570-1866
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Congerston (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office

England, Leicestershire, Congerston, bishop transcripts, 1570-1866
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Congerston (Leicestershire); Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland

England, Leicestershire, Congerston, church records

England, Leicestershire, Congerston, church records, 1756-2001
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Congerston (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office

Marriages at Congerston, 1756-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Congerston (Leicestershire)

Parish register transcripts, 1606-1700
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Congerston (Leicestershire)

England, Leicestershire, Congerston – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Parish register printouts of Congerston, Leicester, England ; marriages, 1738-1834
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Congerstone, Leicester, England, christenings, 1738-1866
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Leicestershire, Congerston – Civil registration – Indexes ( 1 )
Market Bosworth registration district marriage index 1837-1911
Author: Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society

Maps

Vision of Britain historical mapsOS maps
Ordnance SurveyOS maps
National Library of ScotlandOS maps

Administration

  • County: Leicestershire
  • Civil Registration District: Market Bosworth
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester
  • Diocese: Peterborough
  • Rural Deanery: Sparkenhoe
  • Poor Law Union: Market Bosworth
  • Hundred: Sparkenhoe
  • Province: Canterbury