Cotham Nottinghamshire Family History Guide

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Cotham is an Ancient Parish in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Alternative names:

Parish church: St. Michael

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1587
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1627

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Cotham Parish Registers

Cotham Parish Registers 1587 to 1812 Nottingham Parish Registers Marriages V. 3 Newark Wapentake: First Part. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore and Thos. M. Blagg. Publisher: Phillimore & Co. Date of publication: 1900. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish History

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

COTHAM (St. Michael), a parish, in the union, and S. division of the wapentake, of Newark, S. division of the county of Nottingham, 4 miles (S.) from Newark; containing 87 inhabitants. It comprises 1210 acres of land, and has a small village on the east bank of the Devon. The knightly families of Leek and Markham had long their seat here. The living is a donative, valued in the king’s books at 7. 18.; net income, 35; patron, the Duke of Portland. The church was partly rebuilt in 1831, when a porch was added.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Nottinghamshire, Cotham – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts of Cotham, 1627-1853.
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Cotham (Nottinghamshire)

England, Nottinghamshire, Cotham, St. Michael’s parish records, 1587-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Cotham (Nottinghamshire); Nottinghamshire Archives Office

Marriages at Cotham, 1587-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Cotham (Nottinghamshire)

Parish register extracts, 1775-1813
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Cotham (Nottinghamshire)

Administration

  • County: Nottinghamshire
  • Civil Registration District: Newark
  • Probate Court: Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
  • Diocese: Lincoln
  • Rural Deanery: Newark
  • Poor Law Union: Newark
  • Hundred: Newark
  • Province: York