Stonesby Leicestershire Family History Guide

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Stonesby is an Ancient Parish in the county of Leicestershire.

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Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1625
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1578

Nonconformists include: 

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

STONESBY, a parish in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; 3¾ miles N of Saxby r. station, and 6 NE of Melton-Mowbray. Post town, Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 1,370. Real property, £2,156. Pop., 271. Houses, 61. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £90. Patron, the Rev. H. J. Shephard. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities, £11.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Leicestershire, Stonesby – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Stonesby, 1578-1855
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Stonesby (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office

England, Leicestershire, Stonesby, church records

England, Leicestershire, Stonesby, church records

England, Leicestershire, Stonesby, church records, 1625-1952
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Stonesby (Leicestershire); Leicestershire Record Office

Monumental inscriptions of Stonesby Cemetery

England, Leicestershire, Stonesby – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Parish register printouts of Stonesby, Leicester, England ; christenings, 1578, 1604-1638, 1660-1810
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Stonesby, Leicester, England ; christenings, 1811-1855
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Stonesby, Leicester, England ; marriages, 1811-1835
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