Bilston St Leonard Staffordshire Family History Guide

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Bilston is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Staffordshire, created in 1723 from a chapelry in Wolverhampton St Peter Ancient Parish.

Alternative names: Bilston, Bilston Ecclesiastical Parish

Parish church: St Leonard

Parish registers begin: 1684

Nonconformists include: Baptist, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Independent/Congregational, Methodist New Connexion, Primitive Methodist, Roman Catholic, Welsh Calvinistic Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist.

Christian worship in Bilston can be traced back to the original chapel dating from 1090. In 1458 the chapel was replaced by St Leonard’s Chantry. And a third renovated church was consecrated in 1733. The modern church dates from a rebuilding of 1826 and is thus the fourth church on the same site. The church has a stunningly modern appearance being whitewashed inside and out. It is also unusual in having a chamfered square tower, giving it an octagonal appearance, in being surmounted with a cupola, a golden globe with weather vane and a fenced viewing platform. These are all extremely unusual features in English churches.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

See Bilston Staffordshire Family History Guide

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Staffordshire, Bilston – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Bilston Cemetery records
Author: Bilston Cemetery (Bilston, Staffordshire)

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

England, Staffordshire, Bilston – Church history ( 1 )
One hundred & sixty years : a brief account of the history of Salem Baptist Church, Wood Street, Bilston, Staffordshire
Author: Skemp, T. W. W.

England, Staffordshire, Bilston – Church records ( 19 )
Bilston parish register
Author: Thomas, Hubert Robert; Church of England. St. Leonard’s Church (Bilston, Staffordshire)

Bilston parish register
Author: Church of England. St. Leonard’s Church (Bilston, Staffordshire); Thomas, H. R. (Herbert Robert)

Births and baptisms, 1785-1837
Author: Independent Chapel (Bilston, Staffordshire)

Births and baptisms, 1785-1837
Author: Independent Chapel (Bilston, Staffordshire)

Births, baptisms and burials for the Wesleyan chapel at Bilston, 1816-1837
Author: Wesleyan Chapel (Bilston, Staffordshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for St. Leonard’s Church, Bilston, 1799-1835
Author: Church of England. St. Leonard’s Church (Bilston, Staffordshire)

Burials for the Wesleyan chapel at Bilston, 1823-1829
Author: Wesleyan Chapel (Bilston, Staffordshire)

Church records, 1834-1938
Author: Catholic Church. Most Holy Trinity (Bilston, Staffordshire)

England, Staffordshire, Bilston, parish registers : St. Leonard, 1694-1901
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office; Church of England. St. Leonard’s Church (Bilston, Staffordshire)

England, Staffordshire, Bilston, parish registers : St. Luke, 1875-1897
Author: Church of England. St. Luke’s Church (Bilston, Staffordshire); Staffordshire County Record Office

England, Staffordshire, Bilston, parish registers : St. Mary, 1860-1902
Author: Staffordshire County Record Office; Church of England. St. Mary’s Church (Bilston, Staffordshire)

A History of Bilston, in the county of Stafford, a record of its archaeology, ecclesiology, parochialia, folklore, and bibliography : with copious extracts from the parish registers
Author: Lawley, George T.

Nonconformist registers in Bilston, Staffordshire, 1785-1887
Author: Coleman, C., Mrs.; Cato, J., Mrs.; Evans, P.

Parish register transcripts, 1727-1760
Author: Church of England. St. Leonard’s Church (Bilston, Staffordshire); Thomas, H. R. (Herbert Robert)

Parish registers for St. Leonard’s Church, Bilston, 1857-1901
Author: Church of England. St. Leonard’s Church (Bilston, Staffordshire)

Parish registers for St. Luke’s Church, Bilston, 1849-1915
Author: Church of England. St. Luke’s Church (Bilston, Staffordshire)

Parish registers for St. Luke’s Church, Bilston, 1852-1960
Author: Church of England. St. Luke’s Church (Bilston, Staffordshire)

Parish registers for St. Mary’s Church, Bilston, 1848-1975
Author: Church of England. St. Mary’s Church (Bilston, Staffordshire)

Parish registers St. Leonard’s Church, Bilston, 1684-1875
Author: Church of England. St. Leonard’s Church (Bilston, Staffordshire)

England, Staffordshire, Bilston – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Parish printout of Bilston parish, Staffordshire, England, christenings, 1684-1835

Parish register printouts of Bilston, Stafford, England (Independent, Oxford Street) ; christenings, 1783-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Bilston, Stafford, England (Wesleyan, Cann Lane and Ettingshall Road) ; christenings, 1816-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Staffordshire, Bilston – Directories ( 2 )
Bridgen’s directory of the borough of Wolverhampton including Bilston, Willenhall, Sedgley and Wednesfield : with the arrival and departures of the mails and stage coaches and the land and water conveyances
Author: Bridgen, Joseph; Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry

Directory of Wolverhampton, combining an alphabetical list of the inhabitants, and a classification of trades

England, Staffordshire, Bilston – History ( 1 )
A History of Bilston, in the county of Stafford, a record of its archaeology, ecclesiology, parochialia, folklore, and bibliography : with copious extracts from the parish registers
Author: Lawley, George T.

England, Staffordshire, Bilston – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Overseer accounts for Bilston, 1669-1733
Author: Bilston (Staffordshire, England)

England, Staffordshire, Bilston – Schools ( 5 )
Log books of Fraser Street Council School, 1909-1925
Author: Fraser Street Council School (Bilston, Staffordshire)

School admission registers of Bilston Boys’ Central School, 1920-1925
Author: Bilston Boys’ Central School (Bilston, Staffordshire)

School log book for Infant Department of Bilston Wesley School, 1905-1909
Author: Bilston Wesleyan Day School (Bilston, Staffordshire)

School records of St. Edward’s School, 1885-1925
Author: St. Edward’s School (Bilston, Staffordshire)

School records of St. Leonard’s Church of England School, 1891-1925
Author: St. Leonard’s Church of England School (Bilston, Staffordshire)

England, Staffordshire, Bilston – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments, Bilston, Bushbury and Himley, Staffordshire, England, 1781-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Staffordshire)

England, Staffordshire, Bilston – Voting registers ( 1 )
Registers of electors, burgess rolls, parliamentary electoral rolls, 1852-1881
Author: Wolverhampton (Staffordshire : Borough)

FamilySearch Historical Records

Parish Registers

Bilston St. Leonard’s Parish Registers 1684-1837 – Wolverhampton Archives have a surname index that covers baptisms, marriages and burials. 

Baptisms

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (A) [1 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (A) [2 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (B) [1 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (B) [2 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (B) [3 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (B) [4 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (B) [5 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (B) [6 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (B) [7 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (B) [8 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (C) [1 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (C) [2 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (C) [3 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (C) [4 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (C) [5 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (C) [6 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (D) [1 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (D) [2 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (D) [3 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (D) [4 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (E) [1 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (E) [2 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (F) [1 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (F) [2 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (F) [3 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (G) [1 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (G) [2 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (G) [3 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (H) [1 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (H) [2 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (H) [3 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (H) [4 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (H) [5 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (H) [6 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (H) [7 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (H) [8 of 8]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (I)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (J) [1 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (J) [2 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (J) [3 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (K)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (L) [1 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (L) [2 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (L) [3 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (M) [1 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (M) [2 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (M) [3 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (M) [4 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (N) [1 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (N) [2 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (O)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (P) [1 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (P) [2 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (P) [3 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (P) [4 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (P) [5 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (P) [6 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (R) [1 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (R) [2 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (R) [3 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (S) [1 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (S) [2 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (S) [3 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (S) [4 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (S) [5 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (S) [6 of 6]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (T) [1 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (T) [2 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (T) [3 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (U)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (V)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (W) [1 of 7]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (W) [2 of 7]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (W) [3 of 7]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (W) [4 of 7]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (W) [5 of 7]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (W) [6 of 7]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (W) [7 of 7]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (Y)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1684 – 1837 (Z)

Marriages

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Marriages, 1687 – 1754, sorted by Bride’s surname

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Marriages, 1687 – 1754, sorted by Groom’s surname

Burials

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (A) [1 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (A) [2 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (B) [1 of 5]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (B) [2 of 5]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (B) [3 of 5]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (B) [4 of 5]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (B) [5 of 5]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (C) [1 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (C) [2 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (C) [3 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (C) [4 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (D) [1 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (D) [2 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (E)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (F) [1 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (F) [2 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (G) [1 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (G) [2 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (H) [1 of 5]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (H) [2 of 5]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (H) [3 of 5]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (H) [4 of 5]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (H) [5 of 5]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (I)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (J) [1 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (J) [2 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (K)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (L) [1 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (L) [2 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (M) [1 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (M) [2 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (M) [3 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (N)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (O)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (P) [1 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (P) [2 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (P) [3 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (P) [4 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (Q)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (R) [1 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (R) [2 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (S) [1 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (S) [2 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (S) [3 of 3]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (T) [1 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (T) [2 of 2]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (V)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (U)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (W) [1 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (W) [2 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (W) [3 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (W) [4 of 4]

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (Y)

Bilston St Leonard’s Parish Register Indexes: Burials, 1727 – 1837 (Z) 

Bilston St. Leonard’s Parish Registers 1684-1837

The History of Wolverhampton – The City and its People, have indexes on their site that cover baptisms, marriages and burials, arranged alphabetically by surname. For marriages, there are two lists: one for the groom’s and one for the bride’s surname.

Historical Directories

Bilston & Neighbourhood, Staffordshire – Commercial Directory 1818

Poll Books

Bilston Staffordshire Poll Book 1868

Bilston Cholera Epidemic 1832

Transcription of the victims of the Asiatic Cholera Epidemic in 1832 transcribed by Pat Galloway.

Historical Maps

Dudley, Bridgnorth and District 1898: One Inch Sheet 167 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps - Inch to the Mile) This One Inch to the Mile map fills a major gap in the series. It covers the western part of the Black Country, plus a good section of east Shropshire. Coverage stretches from Dudley and Tipton westward to Morville, and from Bilston southward to Wolverley. Featuires include much of the Severn Valley Railway, Kinlet Park, the industrial area around Sedgley, the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, etc. On the reverse is included a map of the village of Trysull. View Map Details*
Dudley, Bridgnorth and District 1898: One Inch Sheet 167 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps - Inch to the Mile)

Administration

  • County: Staffordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Wolverhampton
  • Probate Court: Post-1845 – Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory), Pre-1846 – Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton
  • Diocese: Lichfield
  • Rural Deanery: Wolverhampton
  • Poor Law Union: Wolverhampton
  • Hundred: North Seisdon
  • Province: Canterbury