Cubley Genealogical Records

Cubley Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Staffordshire Baptism Registers (1538-1900)

An index to 1,273,932 baptisms, linked to images of the original registers. These records will provide parents' names, residences, occupations and occasionally other details.

Staffordshire Birth Index (1837-2007)

A growing index of births registered in the county. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.

Staffordshire Baptism Transcripts (1538-1812)

Covering around 70 Staffordshire parishes, these records provide proof of parentage and often list abodes and occupations.

Derbyshire Baptisms (1538-1990)

A searchable database containing over 230,000 baptisms, providing proof of parentage, occupations and residence.

Cubley Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Staffordshire Marriage Registers (1538-1900)

An index to 638,203 marriages, linked to images of the original registers. These records will provide parents' names, residences, occupations, ages and other details.

Staffordshire Marriage Index (1837-2013)

A growing index of marriages registered in the county. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.

Staffordshire Banns Registers (1653-1900)

An index of 87,988 names occurring in registers recording intentions to marry. The index is connected to images of the original registers.

Staffordshire Marriage Transcripts (1538-1839)

Covering around 70 Staffordshire parishes, these records document marriages and often provide the parties' residence.

Cubley Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Staffordshire Burial Registers (1538-1900)

An index to 837,905 burials, linked to images of the original registers. These records will provide age, residence and occasionally other details.

Staffordshire Death Index (1837-2008)

A growing index of deaths registered in the county. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.

Staffordshire Burial Transcripts (1538-1812)

Covering around 70 Staffordshire parishes, these records essentially record deaths. The residence of the deceased is often given. Occasionally their age, occupation and names of relatives may be given.

Derbyshire Burials (1566-1972)

A searchable database containing over 53,000 burials. They may provide age and residence.

Cubley Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.

Staffordshire Lay Subsidy (1332-1333)

A tax on the county's wealthier residents, ordered by hundred and settlement.

Staffordshire Lay Subsidy (1327)

A tax on the county's wealthier residents, ordered by hundred and settlement.

Derbyshire Hearth Tax Assessments (1662-1670)

Transcriptions of hearth tax records for the county of Derbyshire.

Newspapers Covering Cubley

Derby Daily Telegraph (1879-1950)

A local paper including news from the Derby area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.

Derby Mercury (1727-1900)

A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Derby area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.

Staffordshire Sentinel (1873-1912)

A regional newspaper including news from the Staffordshire district, business notices, family announcements, legal & governmental proceedings, advertisements and more.

Staffordshire Sentinel & General Advertiser (1854-1881)

A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering regional news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Staffordshire area.

Staffordshire Sentinel (1854-1881)

A widely circulated county newspaper containing local news, family notices, adverts, sports etc.

Cubley Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.

Lichfield and Coventry Diocese Probate Index (1650-1760)

An index to wills, administrations and inventories proved by the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry. Copies of wills can be ordered or viewed at the record office in Lichfield.

Derbyshire Will Index (1858-1928)

An index to wills, proved by the Derby Probate Registry. Index includes name, residence and year of probate. Contains entries for Yorkshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and other counties.

Prerogative Court of Canterbury Admon Index (1559-1660)

An index to estate administrations performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The index covers the southern two thirds of England & Wales, but may also contain entries for northerners.

Derbyshire Probate Index (1519-1928)

An index to wills and administrations, largely for residents of Derbyshire.

Cubley Immigration & Travel Records

Derbyshire Settlement Examinations (1704-1860)

A calendar to documents that granted a person settlement in a parish so long as they did not become a financial burden.

Derbyshire Removal Index (1687-1864)

A calendar to documents detailing the removal of a person or family from one parish to another.

Derbyshire-Australia Transportations (1784-1788)

A calendar to documents detailing the transportation of people from Derbyshire to Australia.

Derbyshire Transportation Index (1720-1772)

A calendar to records detailing the transportation of people from Derbyshire to parts of the British Empire.

Passenger Lists Leaving UK (1890-1960)

A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.

Cubley Military Records

South Staffordshire Home Guard (1940-1944)

A detailed history of the home guard during World War II.

Staffordshire Past Track (1300-Present)

A searchable collection of documents, photographs, paintings and other images relating to the county of Staffordshire.

Sherwood Foresters, Notts. and Derbyshire Regiments (1771-1936)

Articles relating to a Midlands infantry regiment and its predecessors

Derbyshire Militia - Army Enlistments (1813)

The names of Derbyshire militia-men who joined the regular Army in 1813.

Derbyshire WWI Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War One monuments in Derbyshire, with some service details.

Staffordshire Feet of Fines (1327-1547)

Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.

Staffordshire Feet of Fines (1216-1272)

Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.

Stafford Gaol Photograph Albums (1877-1916)

An name index to photographs of prisoners in Stafford Gaol photo albums.

Staffordshire Poor Law Admissions & Discharges (1836-1900)

An index to comings and going in Staffordshire's civil workhouses. The index contains: name, age or year of birth, occupation and original parish.

Staffordshire Quarter Sessions Jurors Lists Index (1811-1831)

An index to names occurring in quarter sessions' juror lists.

Cubley Taxation Records

Staffordshire Lay Subsidy (1332-1333)

A tax on the county's wealthier residents, ordered by hundred and settlement.

Staffordshire Lay Subsidy (1327)

A tax on the county's wealthier residents, ordered by hundred and settlement.

Derbyshire Hearth Tax Assessments (1662-1670)

Transcriptions of hearth tax records for the county of Derbyshire.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.

Land Tax Redemption (1798-1811)

This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.

Cubley Land & Property Records

Staffordshire Feet of Fines (1327-1547)

Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.

Staffordshire Feet of Fines (1216-1272)

Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.

Derbyshire Domesday Records (1086)

An English translation of Derbyshire domesday records. This transcripts details the county's landowners in 1086.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.

Land Tax Redemption (1798-1811)

This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.

Cubley Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire (1940)

An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.

Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire (1936)

A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.

Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire (1932)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.

Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire (1928)

A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.

Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire  (1924)

A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.

Cubley Cemeteries

Staffordshire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Staffordshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Mausolea and Monuments (1500-Present)

Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.

Maritime Memorials (1588-1950)

Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.

Cubley Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Cubley Histories & Books

The Staffordshire Views Collection (1800-1850)

A collection of over 3,000 watercolours, drawings, sketches, engravings and lithographs depicting scenes in Staffordshire.

A Survey of Staffordshire (1593-1600)

A topographical and historical survey of the county and its settlements.

Staffordshire Past Track (1300-Present)

A searchable collection of documents, photographs, paintings and other images relating to the county of Staffordshire.

Victoria County History: Staffordshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Staffordshire Church Photographs (1905-2003)

Mostly modern photographs of churches of all denominations in Staffordshire.

Cubley School & Education Records

Staffordshire Past Track (1300-Present)

A searchable collection of documents, photographs, paintings and other images relating to the county of Staffordshire.

Derbyshire Schools Registers (1870-1905)

Transcriptions of school registers, which may include date of birth, name of parent(s) or guardian(s), residence and other details.

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Cubley Occupation & Business Records

Staffordshire Past Track (1300-Present)

A searchable collection of documents, photographs, paintings and other images relating to the county of Staffordshire.

Staffordshire Police Force Registers (1842-1920)

An index to records detailing every member of Staffordshire's police force. Original records contain many details, such as physical description, age, date of birth, previous occupations and career.

Staffordshire Apprenticeship Records (1600-1900)

An index to a variety of records, particularly apprenticeship indentures issued by parish guardians. The index contains details on age, parish, occupation and master. Original documents will contain further details such as the name of the apprentice's father or guardian.

Staffordshire Photographers (1861-1940)

A directory of commercial photographers in Staffordshire.

Midlands Mines Index (1896)

Profiles of coal and metal mines in the Midlands region of England.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Cubley

Victoria County History: Staffordshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Staffordshire Pedigrees (1000-1700)

Pedigrees of noble and gentry families from the county, including renderings of coats of arms.

Victoria County History: Derbyshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Cubley Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Victoria County History: Staffordshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Staffordshire Pedigrees (1000-1700)

Pedigrees of noble and gentry families from the county, including renderings of coats of arms.

Staffordshire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Staffordshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.

Victoria County History: Derbyshire (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

Cubley Church Records

Staffordshire Parish Registers (1860-1936)

The parish registers of Staffordshire are a collection of books essentially documenting births, marriages and deaths. Their records can assist tracing a family as far back as 1860.

Staffordshire Past Track (1300-Present)

A searchable collection of documents, photographs, paintings and other images relating to the county of Staffordshire.

Staffordshire Parish Registers (1538-1900)

Digital images of baptism, marriage and burial registers from Church of England places of worship in Staffordshire.

Staffordshire Church Photographs (1905-2003)

Mostly modern photographs of churches of all denominations in Staffordshire.

Staffordshire Parish Register Transcripts (1538-1812)

Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials from around 70 parishes in Staffordshire.

Biographical Directories Covering Cubley

Who's Who in Staffordshire (1844-1930)

A searchable directory of biographies depicting the leading residents of Staffordshire. Contains details on family relations, education, careers, hobbies and associations.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1885)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Cubley Maps

Staffordshire & Stoke Maps (1670-2000)

A large collection of maps, primarily depicting Stoke and its environs.

Maps of Staffordshire (1602-1905)

Digital images of maps covering the county.

Maps of Derbyshire (1610-1900)

A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.

UK Popular Edition Maps (1919-1926)

Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.

Ordnance Survey 1:10 Maps (1840-1890)

Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.

Cubley Reference Works

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Surname Origins (1790-1911)

A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.

British Family Mottoes (1189-Present)

A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.

Historical Description

CUBLEY is a parish comprising the villages of Great and Little Cubley, the first situated to the north, and the latter on lofty ground west from the church, 4 miles west from Rocester station, on the North Staffordshire railway, 6 south from Ashborne, 5 north from Sudbury, 7 north-east from Uttoxeter and 13 west from Derby, in the Western division of the county, Appletree hundred and petty sessional division, Uttoxeter union and county court district, rural deanery of Ashborne, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell. There are two streams in the parish, called Bentley and Cubley, but they unite near the church and are then called Bentley Brook. The church of St. Andrew, a stone building standing on a gentle eminence near the high road from Ashborne to Sudbury, consists of chancel, nave, south aisle, north and west porches, and a lofty embattled tower at the west end containing 4 bells, the second and third bear invocations to SS. Barbara and Andrew, the treble is dated 1661 and the tenor 1688: the large and massive circular font is Norman, as are three semi-circular arches, on round piers, which divide the nave and aisle, and the piers of the chancel arch with their capitals: the chancel is Early English of the last half of the 12th century, and has a stained east window to L. C. Humfrey esq. Q.C. and Emma, his wife, erected in 1874 by their children: on the south side of the chancel are three lancet windows; one, inserted in 1874, being a memorial to William Yatus; two others are filled with ancient 14th century glass, taken from the old east window: the tower, built in the reign of Henry VIII., is a fair example of Late Perpendicular, and terminates in an embattled parapet with pinnacles at the angles, it was restored in 1874; and the exterior displays a series of coats of arms, illustrating the various alliances of the family of Montgomery: on the north side is a raised tomb of alabaster to Sir Nicholas Montgomery, the inscription on which, dated 27 March, 1435, disappeared some time since; on the top lies the recumbent but much mutilated effigy of a knight in plate armour, wearing a collar of roses, and his head resting on a helmet; around the sides of the tomb are figures of angels holding shields in bas-relief: on the south side of the church, within an arch, are the remains of a marble tomb, projecting slightly from the wall, with six of its eight original compartments filled with figures: this monument, though much reduced and mutilated, has been identified as the tomb of Sir Nicholas Montgomery, the third of that name, ob. 3 August, 1494, and his wife Joan Haddon: in the south-east angle of the chancel is a small alabaster effigy of a female in a recumbent position upon a marble plinth: one other tomb against the south wall of the aisle, formerly an altar tomb beneath an arch, has been almost destroyed to make room for pews; the chancel retains a piscina, and on the walls are memorials to John Lonsdale D.D. Bishop of Lichfield (1843), and to John Davys esq. late patron of the church (1872); a new organ was placed in the church in 1896; the chancel was restored in 1845 and the chancel and tower in 1873—4, at a cost of £1,400; the church was re-seated in 1885, at a cost of £80, and has 200 sittings: in the churchyard is an ancient yew tree, and a fine monument to Emma, widow of L. C. Humfrey esq. Q.C. (1873). The register dates from the year 1566, but is in several places illegible through damp and bad ink; the entries between 1672 and 1676 are missing, and there is a gap between 1723 and 1726: with these registers are included those of Marston Montgomery up to 1660. The living is a rectory, with that of Marston Montgomery annexed, joint net yearly value £380, including 5 acres of glebe, in the gift of the trustees of the late John Davys esq. and held since 1868 by the Rev. Cave Humfrey, of St. Bees. There is a Wesleyan chapel here, erected in 1874, with sittings for 150. John Harpur, in 1686, gave 8s. yearly, and Bull's charity, founded in 1708, produces 10s. yearly, both sums are to be given in bread to the poor. In ancient times a market and fair were held here, but both are now obsolete. Lord Vernon and Capt. Henry Arthur Clowes are lords of the manor and owners of nearly all the land. The soil is partly light and partly heavy; subsoil, clay, marl and gravel. The land is chiefly in pasture for dairy produce. The acreage is 2,386; rateable value, £3,180; the population in 1891 was 285.

National School (mixed), erected in 1871 for 72 children; average attendance, 55, & supported by Capt. H. A. Clowes J.P.

Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire (1899)

Most Common Surnames in Cubley

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Appletree Hundred
1Goodall191:154.22%172
2Smith151:190.18%1
2Taylor151:190.35%2
4Roberts121:241.40%65
4Milward121:245.08%364
6Barker101:280.61%26
6Ratcliff101:285.71%473
8Harrison91:310.38%8
9Moseley81:355.16%546
10Brown71:400.23%3
10Bull71:401.05%102
10Gilson71:4058.33%3,486
10Yeoumans71:40100.00%5,189
14Baker61:470.74%70
14Hopkins61:474.80%660
14Beck61:474.92%675
14Redfern61:470.81%83
18Wilson51:560.25%16
18Wood51:560.20%7
18Stone51:560.47%44
18Tomlinson51:560.40%34
18Gadsby51:562.15%368
18Chadfield51:569.62%1,306
24Atkins41:712.65%563
24Till41:714.60%898
24Sturgess41:714.49%876
24Minion41:7110.00%1,563
24Malbine41:71100.00%7,638
29Hall31:940.12%6
29Ashton31:940.65%164
29Whitehouse31:942.13%593
29Marriott31:940.38%74
29Whiting31:943.75%963
29Sharlock31:94100.00%8,780
35Harris21:1410.38%139
35Moss21:1410.41%153
35Morley21:1410.30%103
35Coates21:1410.70%293
35Atkin21:1410.71%296
35Gerrard21:1413.13%1,124
35Wagstaff21:1410.58%237
35Finney21:1411.06%446
35Arnott21:14113.33%3,022
35Marson21:1411.45%606
35Carty21:14116.67%3,486
35Leason21:1415.71%1,711
35Copeslake21:141100.00%10,119
48Thomas11:2820.38%329
48Walker11:2820.04%4
48White11:2820.06%21
48Jackson11:2820.05%17
48Hill11:2820.05%14
48Allen11:2820.06%23
48Hunt11:2820.08%32
48West11:2820.22%166
48Briggs11:2820.18%120
48Bullock11:2820.33%274
48Rodgers11:2820.14%94
48Oakes11:2821.30%986
48Gaunt11:2820.64%541
48Mosley11:2820.20%156
48Cowling11:28216.67%5,875
48Lemon11:2822.44%1,527
48Truman11:2821.01%805
48Tipper11:2821.20%934
48Copestake11:2820.61%514
48Udall11:2822.94%1,738
48Midleton11:28250.00%10,119
48Hawkswood11:282100.00%11,796
48Spenlove11:2829.09%3,711
48Yeouman11:282100.00%11,796