Cranham, Essex Family History Guide

Cranham is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.

Alternative names: Bishop’s-Ockingdon, Cravenham

Parish church: All Saints

Parish registers begin:

• Parish registers: 1558
• Bishop’s Transcripts: 1639; 1800

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

• Great Warley
• North Ockendon
• Upminster

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

CRANHAM, a parish in Romford district, Essex; 3½ miles NE of Rainham r. station, and 4¼ SE by E of Romford. Post town, Upminster, under Romford, London, E.

Acres, 1,875. Real property, £3,184. Pop., 385. Houses, 76. The property is much subdivided. Cranham Hall is a chief residence.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £560. Patron, St. John’s College, Oxford. The church is good.

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

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

CRANHAM (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Romford, hundred of Chafford, S. division of Essex, 4 miles (S. E. by E.) from Romford; containing 280 inhabitants.

This parish, which was formerly known by the names of Bishop’s-Ockingdon and Cravenham, comprises 1875a. 22p., whereof upwards of 1000 acres are arable, 647 meadow and pasture, and 91 woodland. The surface rises towards the north; the soil is stiff and clayey in some parts, and in others of lighter quality.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £13. 13. 4., and in the patronage of St. John’s College, Oxford: the tithes have been commuted for £560, and the glebe comprises 36 acres, with a glebe-house. The church is an ancient edifice, containing some monuments.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Essex, Cranham – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions, All Saints Church, Cranham, Essex, 1769-1995
Author: Shorer, David J.; Church of England. Parish Church of Cranham (Essex)

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

England, Essex, Cranham – Census – Indexes ( 1 )
Index to 1851 census of Cranham, Essex
Author: Baker, J., Mrs.; Polyblank, A.; Cato, J., Mrs.; East of London Family History Society

England, Essex, Cranham – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Cranham, 1639-1640
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Cranham (Essex)

Bishop’s transcripts for Cranham, 1800-1877
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Cranham (Essex)

Parish registers for Cranham, 1558-1964
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Cranham (Essex)

England, Essex, Cranham – History ( 1 )
A History of Upminster and Cranham
Author: Drury, John, 1898-

Directories

Post Office Directory of Essex, Herts, Kent … , 1855. [Part 1: Counties & Localities] – Special Collections Online

Post Office Directory of Essex, Herts, Kent … , 1855. [Part 2: Court & Trade Directories] – Special Collections Online

Post Office Directory of Essex, 1874 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, 1882 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, 1894 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, 1902 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, 1914 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, Hertfordshire and Middlesex 1890 – Google Books

Poll Books

Essex Poll Book 1842. Copy of the Register of the Electors, of the Northern Division of the County of Essex, for the year commencing Nov. 1st., 1841, and ending Oct. 31st., 1842 – Google Books

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

• County: Essex
• Civil Registration District: Romford
• Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex
• Diocese: Pre-1846 – London, Post-1845 – Rochester
• Rural Deanery: Chafford
• Poor Law Union: Romford
• Hundred: Chafford
• Province: Canterbury