Rodborough, Gloucestershire Family History Guide

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Rodborough is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Gloucestershire, created in 1840 from a chapelry in Minchinhampton Ancient Parish.

Alternative names: Rodburgh

Parish registers begin: 1692

Nonconformists include: Calvinistic Methodist and Independent/Congregational.

Adjacent Parishes

Rodborough Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of baptism, marriage, and burial records.

Rodborough, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials, 1620-1812

Rodborough, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913

Marriage and Banns Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns records.

Rodborough, Gloucestershire Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938

Death and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burial records.

Rodborough, Gloucestershire Church of England Burials, 1813-1988

Marriage Allegations

The records below have been extracted from Gloucestershire Marriage Allegations 1681-1700

1681 Sept. 13. Sidenham Payne, Rodborough, husb., 27, and Sarah Window, Strowde, 30: at Strowde, Rodborough or the College.

1682 June 3. Samuel Sheppard, Minchinhampton, and Anna Webb, Rodborow. “Granted by Mr. Chancr at the command of my Lord Bishop.” [n.s.]

1682/3 Jan. 11. Henry Hulings, Rodborow, clothworker, 28, and Mary Chew, Kings Stanley, 19: at Kings Stanley or St. Mary de Crypt, Gloucester city.

1683 Apr. 21. James Parker, Rodborow, “Rugg-weaver,” 24, and Sarah Cooke, Painswick, 23: at Painswick, King’s Stanley, Rodborow or Cranham.

1683 May 5. Giles Pinfold, Rodborow, clothier, 25, and Elizabeth Iles, Minchinhampton, 19: at Rodborow or Minchinhampton.

1683 May 26. William x Barrett, Rodborough, mason, 33, and Sarah Barnard, Woodchester, 33: at Rodborough, Woodchester or St. Mary de Crypt, Gloucester city.

1684 Apr. 9. William Holbrow, Uley, 34, W., and Sarah Beard, Rodborough, 20.

1684 July 14. Robert Hawker, Rodborough, dyer, 25, and Sarah Chadwell, Strowde, 30.

1684 Aug. 9. Daniel x King, Rodborow, 31, and Joane Turbut, Gloucester city, 28.

1684 Dec. 27. Robert Smith, Cossham, Wilts., 40, and Sara Mose, Rodborow, 25.

1685 July 27. Thomas x Beard, Frampton sup’ Sabrine, 24, and Judith Keene, Rodborow, 25.

1685 Sept. 29. Samuel Watlington, St. Lawrence in Reding, Berks., gent., 26, and Sarah Dunston, Rodborrow, 21.

1686 Apr. 9. William x Fletcher, Rodborough, 23, and Margt. Horrell, Rodborough, 28.

1686 May 24 Samuell Summers [signs Somers], Strowd, 25, and Damaris Webb, Rodborough, 21.

1686 May 27. Samuel Watts, Strowd, 27, and Debora Hawker, Rodborough, 25.

1686 Nov.13. John Butt, Rodborough, 30, W., and Hannah Gardner, King Stanley, 27.

1687 Aug. 5. John x Vine, Rodborough, 30, W., and Hester Venton, Randwick, 30, W.

1687 Dec/ 31. Richard x Carter, Rodborough, 25, and Elizabeth Beard, Harsfeild, 20.

1688 Apr. 26. Isaac x Harrison, Woodchester, 22, and Sarah Heaven, Rodborowe, 20.

1688 May 14. Charles Deane, Minchin Hampton, 31, and Susanna Butt, Rodborough, 33, W.

1688 Sept. 19. John x Wood, Rodborow, 33, W., and Anne Gardner, Minchin Hampton, 35.

1688 Oct. 17. John Gardner, Rodborough, 22, and [neither bride’s name nor parish given].

1688/9 Mar. 1. James Smith, Rodborough, 30, and Jane Carter, Rodborough, 28: Bdm. John x Wood, Rodborough, weaver.

1688/9 Mar. 5. Edward Heaven, Woodchester, and Elizabeth Phillipps, Rodborough, 18.

1689/90 Feb 12. James x Close, Strowde, 40, W., and Martha Hollyday, Rodborough, 45, W.

1689/90 Mar. 10. John Barnard, King Stanley, 40, and Mary Wood, Rodborough, 30: Bdm. John x Wood.

1690 Aug. 21. Giles x Harrold, Rodborough, 30, W., and Elizabeth Morse, Rodborough, 30, W.

1690 Sept. 9. Michaell Jones, Rodborough, 29, and Hanna Hobson, Randwick, 19: Bdm. Edward Driver [signed as Ralph Langley].

1690 Sept. 18. John x Bennett, Rodborough, 50, and Christian Short, Wootton Bassett, Wilts., 32.

1690 Nov. 10. John Phillipps, Rodborough, 21, and Anne Fletcher, Rodborough, 20.

1690/1 Feb. 11. Thomas Stanley, Paynswick, 30, and Hannah Moore, Rodborough, 28.

1690/1 Feb. 14. Edward King, Rodborough, 29, and Hannah Essington, Strowd, 20

Bankrupts

Below is a list of people that were declared bankrupt between 1820 and 1843 extracted from The Bankrupt Directory; George Elwick; London; Simpkin, Marshall and Co.; 1843.

Rodway Matthew Hale, Rodborough, Gloucestershire, butcher, Oct. 19, 1827.

Wathen Joseph, Rodborough, Gloucestershire, clothier, April 3, 1832.

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

RODBOROUGH, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Stroud district, Gloucester. The village stands near Stroud river, 1 mile SSW of Stroud r. station; and is a seat of petty-sessions.

The parish comprises 1,310 acres. Post-town, Stroud, under Gloucester. Real property, £12,063. Pop., 2,165. Houses, 492. The property is much divided. The manor belongs to Earl Russell. There are several good residences, and some woollen-cloth mills and dye-works. R. Hill commands an extensive and very fine view, and has remains of a Roman camp.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £300. Patron, P. Jose, Esq. The church, excepting the tower, was re-built in 1842, and is in a florid later English style. A morning lectureship belongs to the church, and is in the gift of Brasenose college, Oxford.

Portions of the parish are included in the chapelries of Brimscombe and Amberley. There are an Independent chapel, two endowed schools with £85 a year, and a British school. Clutterbuck, a blind mechanical genius, born in 1638, was a native. The sub-district contains also two other parishes. Acres, 4,192. Pop., 5,819. Houses, 1,169.

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

Maps

Vision of Britain Historical Maps – includes topographic maps, boundary maps and land use maps

Administration

  • County: Gloucestershire
  • Civil Registration District: Stroud
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Gloucester and Bristol
  • Rural Deanery: Stonehouse
  • Poor Law Union: Stroud
  • Hundred: Longtree
  • Province: Canterbury