Kirby Bellars Leicestershire Family History Guide

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Kirby Bellars is an Ancient Parish in the county of Leicestershire.

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Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1713
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1563

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Kirby Bellars Parish Registers

Kirby Bellars Marriages 1713 to 1837 Leicestershire Parish Registers Marriages Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., and Thomas M. Blagg, F.S.A. Vol. II. London: Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co., 124 Chancery Lane. 1909 – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

KIRBY-BELLARS, a parish, with a pleasant village, in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; on the river Wreak, and on the Syston and Peterborough railway, at Ashfordby r. station, 2¾ miles WSW of Melton-Mowbray. Post town, Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 2, 590. Real property, £5, 060. Pop., 243. Houses, 52.

The manor belongs to the Rev. E. Manners. Kirby Park was a hunting seat of Sir Francis Burdett, Bart.; and is now occupied by a farmer. A college, for a warden and twelve priests, was founded in the parish, by Roger Beller, in 1319; and was converted into an Augustinian priory, by Alice Beller, in 1359. Fossil bones of elephants and other animals were found in 1821.

The parish is a meet for the Quorndon hounds. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £88. Patron, Sir Robert Burdett, Bart. The church is handsome; and has a tower, with lofty spire.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Leicestershire, Kirby-Bellars – Cemeteries ( 2 )
Monumental inscription of Kirby-Bellars

Monumental inscriptions, Kirby Bellars (St. Peter), Leicester, England

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

England, Leicestershire, Kirby-Bellars – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Kirby-Bellars, 1563-1852
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Kirby-Bellars (Leicestershire)

England, Leicestershire, Kirby-Bellars, church records

England, Leicestershire, Kirby-Bellars, church records

England, Leicestershire, Kirby-Bellars, church records, 1713-1985
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Kirby-Bellars (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office

Marriages at Kirby Bellars, 1713-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Kirby-Bellars (Leicestershire)

England, Leicestershire, Kirby-Bellars – Church records – Indexes ( 4 )
Computer printout of Kirby Bellars, Leics., Eng

Parish register printouts of Kirby-Bellars, Leicester, England ; christenings, 1563-1580, 1604-1639, 1661-1804
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Kirby-Bellars, Leicester, England ; christenings, 1805-1852
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Kirby-Bellars, Leicester, England ; marriages, 1805-1836
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Administration

  • County: Leicestershire
  • Civil Registration District: Melton Mowbray
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester
  • Diocese: Peterborough
  • Rural Deanery: Framland
  • Poor Law Union: Melton Mowbray
  • Hundred: Framland
  • Province: Canterbury