Stratford sub Castle Wiltshire Family History Guide

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Stratford sub Castle is an Ancient Parish in the county of Wiltshire. 

Alternative names: Stratford under the Castle, Stratford under the Old Castle

Other places in the parish include: Avon. 

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1654
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1610; 1624

Nonconformists include: Baptist and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Stratford sub Castle Parish Registers

Stratford sub Castle Marriages 1654 to 1837 Wiltshire Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 14. General Editor Thos. M. Blagg, F.S.A., Edited by John Sadler. London: Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co. Ltd., 124, Chancery Lane. 1914. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

STRATFORD-UNDER-THE-CASTLE, a parish in Alderbury district, Wilts; on the river Avon, 2 miles NNW of Salisbury r. station. It has a post-office under Salisbury. Acres, with Old Sarum, 1,483. Real property, £2,621. Pop., 332. Houses, 74. The property is subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £80. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of S. The church is good.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Wiltshire, Stratford-under-the-Castle – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions Stratford sub Castle, Wiltshire, England

England, Wiltshire, Stratford-under-the-Castle – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Stratford-under-the-Castle, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Wiltshire, Stratford-under-the-Castle – Church records ( 4 )
Baptisms from Salisbury St. Thomas, Salisbury Cathedral and 9 parishes to the west and north
Author: Wiltshire Family History Society

Bishop’s transcripts for Stratford-under-the-Castle, 1610-1880
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Stratford-under-the-Castle (Wiltshire)

Marriages at Stratford-sub-Castle, 1654-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Stratford-under-the-Castle (Wiltshire)

Transcripts of bishop’s transcripts, 1750-1836
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Winterbourne-Stoke (Wiltshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Stratford-under-the-Castle. Transcripts of bishop’s transcripts, 1700-1813; Church of England. Parish Church of Fittleton (Wiltshire). Transcripts of bishop’s transcripts, 1813-1833; Church of England. Parish Church of Alton-Barnes (Wiltshire). Transcripts of bishop’s transcripts, 1756-1838

England, Wiltshire, Stratford-under-the-Castle – Court records ( 1 )
Court papers of Sub-Dean of Salisbury in 17th century
Author: Church of England. Archdeaconry of the Sub-Dean of Salisbury. Court

England, Wiltshire, Stratford-under-the-Castle – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Creed registers, ca. 1900-1925
Author: Alderbury and Salisbury Union (Wiltshire)

England, Wiltshire, Stratford-under-the-Castle – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments in Stratford-under-the-Castle, Wiltshire 1780-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Wiltshire)

Administration

  • County: Wiltshire
  • Civil Registration District: Alderbury
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of the Sub-Dean of Salisbury
  • Diocese: Salisbury
  • Rural Deanery: Salisbury
  • Poor Law Union: Alderbury
  • Hundred: Salisbury Borough; Underditch
  • Province: Canterbury