Shirehampton, Gloucestershire Family History Guide

Shirehampton is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Gloucestershire, created in 1844 from chapelry in Westbury-on-Trym Ancient Parish.

  • Chapelry of Westbury-on-Trym parish (until 1866)
  • Tything (until 1866)
  • Civil Parish (1866 - 1904)

Parish church: St Mary

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1727
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1845

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist, Roman Catholic

Adjacent Parishes

  • Henbury

Historical Descriptions

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

SHIREHAMPTON, a chapelry, with a village, in Westbury-on-Trym parish, Gloucester; on the river Avon, and on the Bristol Port and Pier railway, 5 miles NW by W of Bristol. It has a r. station, a post-office under Bristol, two good inns, and a dispensary. Real property, £5,224. Pop. in 1851, 632; in 1861, 731. Houses, 145. The property is subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, not reported. Patron, the Incumbent of Westbury. The church is cruciform. There are a national school and several small charities.

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

The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1851

Shirehampton, a chapelry in the parish of Westbury-upon-Trym, county of Gloucester; 5 miles north-west by west of Bristol, on the northern bank of the Avon. Living, a curacy annexed to that of Westbury-upon-Trym. Houses 105. Pop., in 1801, 354; in 1831, 420. Other returns with the parish.

Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1851.

Parish Records

People from Shirehampton, Gloucestershire can be found in the following records.

Birth, Marriage, & Death Records - FamilySearch

England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-19005,709 results
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975278 results
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991194 results
England Marriages, 1538–1973124 results
Find A Grave Index14 results
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-201410 results
British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-19934 results
British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-19384 results
British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries3 results
England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-19913 results
England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-19442 results
Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-19472 results
England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-20001 results
England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-19631 results
Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-19471 results
Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-19941 results
Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-19401 results
New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-19401 results
New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-19491 results
Wales, Glamorgan, Parish Register Marriages, 1837-19221 results
Wales, Monmouthshire, Parish Registers, 1538-19121 results

Census Records - FamilySearch

England and Wales Census, 19013,259 results
England and Wales Census, 19112,734 results
England and Wales Census, 18912,664 results
England and Wales Census, 18711,250 results
England and Wales Census, 1881567 results
England and Wales Census, 1861427 results
England and Wales Census, 1851385 results

Migration Records - FamilySearch

New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-19248 results
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-19656 results
Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-19774 results
United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-19563 results
Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-19543 results
Belgium, Antwerp Police Immigration Index, 1840-19302 results

Military Records - FamilySearch

United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-192099 results
United Kingdom, World War I Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Records, 1917-19203 results

Other Records - FamilySearch

United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards, 1917-19191 results

Probate & Court Records - FamilySearch

England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-19574 results
Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-19202 results
South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-19892 results

Poor Law

Page 315 and 316 Westbury-on-Trym, Stoke Bishop and Shirehampton Poor Book

Page 312 313 and 314 Westbury-on-Trym, Stoke Bishop and Shirehampton Poor Book

Maps

Boundary Changes

25 Mar 1885 was enlarged by gaining part of Westbury-on-Trym ancient parish

01 Oct 1901 was reduced to enlarge Bristol Civil Parish

01 Oct 1902 was reduced to enlarge Bristol Civil Parish

01 Oct 1904 was reduced to enlarge Bristol Civil Parish

01 Oct 1904 was abolished to enlarge Bristol Civil Parish

Administration

  • County: Gloucestershire
  • Civil Registration District: Barton Regis / Clifton
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Gloucester and Bristol
  • Rural Deanery: Bristol
  • Poor Law Union: Barton Regis /  Clifton
  • Hundred: Henbury
  • Province: Canterbury

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