Clowne is an Ancient Parish in the county of Derbyshire.
Alternative names: Clown
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1558
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1673
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational, Methodist New Connexion, and Wesleyan Methodist.
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
CLOWN, a parish in the district of Worksop and county of Derby; 3½ miles E by N of Stavcley r. station, and 8 ENE of Chesterfield. It has a post office under Chesterfield. Acres, 1,860. Real property, £3,238. Pop., 704. Houses, 156. The property is much sub-divided. Limestone is quarried. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £311. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church has Norman portions and is good. There are chapels for Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and United Free Methodists. A school has £17 from endowment; and other charities £12.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Census
England and Wales Census, 1841
England and Wales Census, 1851
England and Wales Census, 1861
England and Wales Census, 1871
England and Wales Census, 1881
England and Wales Census, 1891
England and Wales Census, 1901
England and Wales Census, 1911
Parish Records
FamilySearch Catalog
Census
Census returns for Clowne, 1841-1891
Church Records
Baptismal register, 1895-1900
Author: Clown Chapel (United Methodist Free Church)
Baptisms, 1882-1895
Author: Clowne United Free Methodist Ebenezer Chapel (Derbyshire)
Church records, 1898-1901
Author: Clown Chapel (Derbyshire : Primitive Methodist)
Computer printout of Clowne, Derby., Eng
Cemeteries
Memorial inscriptions, Clowne Cemetery
Author: Derbyshire Ancestral Research Group
Poorhouses & Poor Law
Court Records
Manor court rolls for Stavely and Clowne, 1495, 1565
Schools
Derbyshire Parish Records
England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918
Records for England
Births and Baptism Records
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Marriage Records
Great Britain Marriages, 1797-1988
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Death Records
England Death Records, 1998-2015
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Great Britain Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957
England and Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1640-1660
Non-Conformist Records
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
Occupations
United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941
War and Conflict
Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935
United Kingdom, Chelsea Pensioners’ Service Records, 1760-1913
United Kingdom, Royal Hospital Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners 1760-1887 (WO 122)
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
United Kingdom, World War I Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Records, 1917-1920
Newspaper Archives
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices
British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Derbyshire
- Civil Registration District: Worksop
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Lichfield
- Rural Deanery: Staveley
- Poor Law Union: Worksop
- Hundred: Scarsdale
- Province: Canterbury