Chirton, Wiltshire Family History Guide

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Chirton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Wiltshire.

Other places in the parish include: Conock.

Alternative names: Churton, Cherrington

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1579
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1622

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Chirton Parish Registers

Marriages at Cherington or Chirton 1588-1812 Wiltshire Parish Registers : Marriages. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore and John Sadler. Vol. 6. Published London 1908. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish History

Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

Churton, Chirton, or Cherrington, a village and a parish in Devizes district, Wilts. The village stands near the Ridge-way, and the river Avon, 3 ½ miles SW of Woodborough r. station, and 5 ½ SE by E of Devizes; and has a post-office, of the name Chirton, under Devizes. Real property, £1,599. The parish includes also the tything of Conock. Acres, 1,858. Real property, £2,733. Pop., 382. Houses, 94. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £168. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is excellent.

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

Parish Records

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England, Wiltshire, Cherrington
England, Wiltshire, Chirton

England, Wiltshire, Churton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Chirton, 1851-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Wiltshire, Churton – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Churton, 1622-1880
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Churton (Wiltshire)

Marriages at Cherington als. Chirton, 1588-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Churton (Wiltshire)

Parish register of Chirton or Chirington, Wiltshire, England, 1579-1682
Author: Smith, Maxine B.

Parish register transcripts, 1579-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Churton (Wiltshire)

Parish registers for Churton, 1579-1987
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Churton (Wiltshire)

England, Wiltshire, Churton – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Parish register printouts of Chirton, Wiltshire, England, christenings, 1579-1682
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Churton, Wiltshire, England ; christenings, 1762-1873
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Churton, Wiltshire, England ; marriages, 1588-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Wiltshire, Churton – Manors – Court records ( 1 )
Manor court rolls in Churton, Wiltshire, 1723-1750
Author: Manor of Churton. Court (Wiltshire)

England, Wiltshire, Churton – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Poor law records, 1848-1932
Author: Devizes Union (Wiltshire)

England, Wiltshire, Churton – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments in Churton, Wiltshire 1780-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Wiltshire)

FamilySearch Historical Records

Administration

  • County: Wiltshire
  • Civil Registration District: Devizes
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Salisbury
  • Diocese: Salisbury
  • Rural Deanery: Potterne
  • Poor Law Union: Devizes
  • Hundred: Swanborough (Wiltshire)
  • Province: Canterbury