Bredwardine, Herefordshire Family History Guide
Bredwardine is an ancient parish in the county of Herefordshire.
Parish church: St. Andrew
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1723
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1660
Nonconformists include:
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Adjacent Parishes
Bredwardine Parish Registers
Search online indexed transcriptions of baptisms, marriages and burials. Taken from the original parish registers, these entries may include names, dates, family relationships, residences, occupations and other details noted by the minister, with earlier records naturally offering fewer details.
Baptism Records
These records include indexed transcriptions of Church of England parish registers of baptisms.
Bredwardine Herefordshire Baptisms 1660-1875
Marriage and Banns Records
These records include indexed transcriptions of Church of England parish registers of marriages.
Bredwardine Herefordshire Marriages 1660-1871
Bredwardine, St Andrew Herefordshire Marriages 1660-1837
Death and Burial Records
These records include indexed transcriptions of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burials.
Bredwardine Herefordshire Burials 1720-1839
Nonconformist Registers
Cwm Circuit Methodist Herefordshire Baptisms 1829-1837
Bredwardine Parish Records
An index of parish records of people from Bredwardine. The index includes information from Gloucestershire Marriage Allegations 1680-1700, London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869 and Cheltenham Settlement Examinations, 1815-1826.
Cheltenham Settlement Examinations, 1815-1826
The following have been extracted from Cheltenham Settlement Examinations, 1815-1826, edited by Irvine Gray.
(No date.) Mary Jones, singlewoman
Born at ?Dawson, Herefs. About 8 years ago she was hired by Mr. Thomas Maddox of Bedwardine, Herefs. for a year at wages of 30/-. At the end of the year she was hired for another, but staid only three weeks. She is now pregnant. (mark)
(Note: Dawson could be Dorstone)
Historical Directories
Bredwardine Cassey Directory of Herefordshire 1858
Bredwardine is a parish 12 miles from Hereford railway station, 7 north-east from Hay, 10 south-west from Weobley, and 149 from London, in Webtree Hundred, Hay Union, and Hereford archdeaconry and bishopric; it is situated on the right bank of the river Wye. The church is a small old stone building with small tower, has nave, chancel, and two bells. The living is a vicarage, worth £190 yearly, with residence. There is a small Charity school for boys and girls. The population, in 1851, was 422, and the acreage is 2,245. The soil is sandy and loamy; the subsoil is sand stone and clay. Sir Velters Cornwall is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The West Herefordshire Farmers Club is held at the Swann Inn, in November; and an annual coursing meeting takes place in January. There was formerly a castle, which was a strong and massive fortress. It gave birth and name to Thomas Bradwardin, archbishop of Canterbury, who for his various and abstruse learning, was called in that age the Profound Doctor.
Letters are received through Hereford. Hay is the nearest money order office.
Bennett H., farmer
Bennett James, farmer, Town house
Bubb Samuel, farmer, Wooller
Davies Aaron, tailor
Davies George, clock and watch maker
Davies James, farmer
Davies Thomas, farmer, Old house
Fowler Thomas, Red Lion and Commercial Inn, and farmer
Jenkins George, shoemaker
Jones Charles, farmer, New Weston
Newton Rev. Nathaniel
Parry Benjamin, farmer, Old court
Williams William, parish clerk
Source: Edward Cassey & Co.: History, Topography, and Directory of Herefordshire. Printed by William Bailey, 107, Fishergate 1858.
Parish History
Bredwardine Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870
Bredwardine, a village and a parish in the district of Hay, and county of Hereford. The village stands on the river Wye, adjacent to the line of the Hereford and Brecon railway, 7 ½ miles E by N of Hay; and has a post-office under Hereford. The parish comprises 2,245 acres. Real property, £3,147. Pop., 420. Houses, 93. The property is divided among a few. Bredwardine Castle, now a ruin, was the seat of the Bredwardine family; one of whom was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1349. The living is a vicarage, united with the rectory of Brobury, in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £370. Patron, the Rev. N. D. A. Newton. The church is an old structure, of nave and chancel, with a tower, and is in good condition. A charily to the poor, bequeathed by George Jarvis, Esq., who died in 1793, yields £1,253 a-year.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Historical Maps
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Administration
- County: Herefordshire
- Civil Registration District: Hay
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Hereford
- Rural Deanery: Weobley
- Poor Law Union: Hay
- Hundred: Webtree
- Province: Canterbury