Pentlow Essex Family History Guide
Pentlow is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.
Parish church: St. George
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1539
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1629; 1639; 1800
Nonconformists include:
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Adjacent Parishes
- Cavendish, Suffolk
- Belchamp Otten
- Belchamp St Paul
- Glemsford, Suffolk
- Foxearth
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
PENTLOW, a parish in the district of Sudbury and county of Essex; on the river Stour, at the boundary with Suffolk, 5 miles NW of Sudbury r. station. Post-town, Sudbury.
Acres, 1,847. Real property, £3,117. Pop., 397. Houses, 68. The property is divided among a few. An octagonal tower was erected, in 1859, by the Rev. E. Bull, to the memory of his father; is a fine structure, in the Tudor style; and commands an extensive panoramic view.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £550. Patron, the Rev. E-Bull. The church has an apse chancel and a round tower, and is good. Charities, £24.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
PENTLOW (St. George), a parish, in the union of Sudbury, hundred of Hinckford, N. division of Essex, 2¾ miles (E. by N.) from Clare; containing 364 inhabitants.
This parish, which is partly bounded by the river Stort, is about seven miles in circumference; the surface is chiefly elevated, with some small tracts of low meadow land.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £12, and in the gift of the Rev. Edward Bull: the tithes have been commuted for £510, and the glebe comprises 27 acres. The church, situated on low ground, is partly Norman, and partly in the early English style, with an embattled tower of stone and flint; on the north side of the chancel is a sepulchral chapel belonging to the family of Kemp, in which is an elegant tomb with recumbent figures of Judge Kemp and his wife.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Parish Registers
Allegations for Marriage Licences
The following Essex People have been extracted from the book Allegations for Marriage Licences in the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, in the County of Suffolk, during the years 1684 to 1754 Part 1. Edited by W. Bruce Bannerman, F.S.A., and Capt. G. G. Bruce Bannerman. Published 1918.
Abbreviations adopted throughout the volume:
Bn. for Bondsman
s.m. for Single man
s.w. For Single woman
w. for Widow or Widower
Wit. for Witness.
It is assumed, unless the contrary appear, that the names of all places are in the county of Suffolk. All additions in [ ] are those of the editor of the book.
Robt Cove, of Cavendish, w., & Hannah Griggs, of same, s. w., at Long Melford. Bn. : Roger Griggs, of Pentlow, co. Essex. 29 May, 1688.
George Womack, of Pentlow, co. Essex, yeoman, & Elizh Turner, of Cavendish, at Gt. Bradly, s. w. Bn. : John Turner, of Gt. Bradly. 15 Apr., 1734.
Edm. Wells, of Cavendish, husbandman, & Mary How, of Pentlow, co, Essex, at Cavendish or Clare. Bn. : Thos. How, of Cavendish. 10 Feb., 1736.
John Nelson, of Pentlow, co. Essex, yeoman, & Mary Hammond, of Cavendish, at Cavendish. Bn. : Wm. Hammond, of Clare. 10 Feb., 1742.
Jas. Hurrell, of Pentlow, co. Essex, s. m., & Elizh Oast, of Cavendish, s. w., at Hartest. 4 Oct., 1749.
Gabriel Green, jun., of Glemsford, & Elizh Daking, of Pentlow, s. w., at same, Glemsford or Cavendish. 22 Nov., 1752.
Parish Records
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Directories
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
Administration
- County: Essex
- Civil Registration District: Sudbury
- Probate Court: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
- Diocese: Pre-1846 – London, Post-1845 – Rochester
- Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – Hedingham, Post-1844 – Yeldham
- Poor Law Union: Sudbury
- Hundred: Hinckford
- Province: Canterbury