Risley Genealogical Records
Risley Birth & Baptism Records
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.
A searchable transcript of the baptism registers, the primary source for birth documentation before 1837. They may record the date a child was born and/or baptised, their parents' names, occupations, residence and more.
Baptism registers are the primary source of birth details before 1837, though are useful to the present. They record a child's name, parents' names and date of birth and/or baptism.
A searchable database containing over 230,000 baptisms, providing proof of parentage, occupations and residence.
An index of Derbyshire births recording the sub-registration district the birth was registered in.
Risley Marriage & Divorce Records
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.
A searchable database containing a transcription of the marriage registers of Risley. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1702.
A transcript of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. They typically record marital status and residence. Details may also be given on a party's parents, age and parish of origin.
An index to marriages in between 1721 and 1721, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
Marriage records from people who married at the church between 1720 and 1912.
Risley Death & Burial Records
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.
Transcriptions of records from burial registers. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
An index to registers of burials for people buried at the church.
A searchable database containing over 53,000 burials. They may provide age and residence.
An index of Derbyshire deaths recording the sub-registration district the death was registered in.
Risley Census & Population Lists
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.
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.
Transcriptions of hearth tax records for the county of Derbyshire.
The 1901 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.
The 1891 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.
Newspapers Covering Risley
A local paper including news from the Derby area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.
A local paper including news from the Nottingham area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.
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.
A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering regional news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Derbyshire area.
A London newspaper that later became The Sun.
Risley Wills & Probate Records
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.
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.
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.
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.
An index to wills and administrations, largely for residents of Derbyshire.
Risley Immigration & Travel Records
A calendar to documents that granted a person settlement in a parish so long as they did not become a financial burden.
A calendar to documents detailing the removal of a person or family from one parish to another.
A calendar to documents detailing the transportation of people from Derbyshire to Australia.
A calendar to records detailing the transportation of people from Derbyshire to parts of the British Empire.
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.
Risley Military Records
Articles relating to a Midlands infantry regiment and its predecessors
The names of Derbyshire militia-men who joined the regular Army in 1813.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Derbyshire, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Derbyshire, with some service details.
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Risley Court & Legal Records
A calendar to documents detailing the birth and administration of illegitimate children.
A calendar to documents that granted a person settlement in a parish so long as they did not become a financial burden.
A calendar to documents detailing the removal of a person or family from one parish to another.
A calendar to criminal cases in Derbyshire, such as from quarter sessions.
Transcriptions of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes.
Risley Taxation Records
Transcriptions of hearth tax records for the county of Derbyshire.
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.
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.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
Risley Land & Property Records
An English translation of Derbyshire domesday records. This transcripts details the county's landowners in 1086.
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.
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.
Poll books record the names of voters and the direction of their vote. Until 1872 only landholders could vote, so not everyone will be listed. Useful for discerning an ancestor's political leanings and landholdings. The collection is supplemented with other records relating to the vote.
Abstracts of records detailing the estates and families of deceased tenants from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.
Risley Directories & Gazetteers
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.
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.
A directory of settlements in the county detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
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.
A collection of directories detailing the history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents of Derbyshire.
Risley Cemeteries
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.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
A searchable database of photographs relating to railways and canals in Britain.
Risley Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
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.
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.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Risley Histories & Books
Selected issues of a periodical which contains many historical and genealogical tracts relating to the counties of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
An English translation of Derbyshire domesday records. This transcripts details the county's landowners in 1086.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A general and parochial history of the county, with sections for each parish.
A collection of over 100,000 images, such as portraits, postcards and photographs, largely covering the counties of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
Risley School & Education Records
Transcriptions of school registers, which may include date of birth, name of parent(s) or guardian(s), residence and other details.
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.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
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.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
Risley Occupation & Business Records
An index to photographers and photographic studios operating in Derbyshire. Contains biographical information and examples of work.
A calendar to documents recording the apprenticeship of children to masters. They often contain genealogical information.
Profiles of Derbyshire coal and metal mines.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
An index to and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Risley
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
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.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Risley Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
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.
Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
The most comprehensive listing of Knights of the Crown, listing details where known to the order, date, place and reason for elevation.
Risley Church Records
Histories of Anglican churches in the county of Derbyshire, illustrated with exquisite photographs. Maintained by the Diocese of Derby.
An index to surviving nominations of parish clerks. The index may contain: parish, surname, forename, year, the reason for the appointment (e.g. death, ill-health, retirement or dismissal of predecessor), and occasionally further information, such as occupation or age.
Profiles of Derbyshire parish churches, including photographs.
An index to names and places mentioned in act books of the Province of Canterbury. It records various licences and conferments, such as marriage and physician licences.
An index to 190,000 baptisms, marriages and burials recorded in some of Derbyshire's Anglican churches.
Biographical Directories Covering Risley
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.
Risley Maps
A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
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.
Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.
Risley Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
RISLEY is a parish on the road from Derby to Nottingham, 2 miles from Sawley station and 2 west-by-south from Sandiacre, on the Erewash Valley railway, 7 east from Derby and 7 south-west from Nottingham. This parish was formerly ecclesiastically annexed to Breaston St. Michael, but was separated by an Order in Council, dated Oct. 1897; it is in the Ilkeston division of the county, Morleston and Litchurch hundred, Shardlow union, Derby petty sessional division and county court district, rural deanery of Ilkeston, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell. The church of All Saints is an ancient edifice of stone in the Early English style, erected in 1593 and consecrated in 1632, and consists of chancel, nave, north aisle, south porch and a tower with pinnacles containing 3 bells, dated 1690 and 1790: a peal of, 8 tubular bells were added in 1893: there are memorial windows to the late Rev. John Hancock M.A. and Roberta Mary, his wife, late of Risley Hall, to William Hayhurst Hall, d. 16 feb. 1.864, Mrs; Hope, and the Rev. Henry Banks Hall: the font consists of an alabaster bowl, supported on a square pedestal of the same material: an oak screen, beautifully carved, separates the nave from the chancel: the church plate includes a paten and two alms plates, with the arms of Willoughby, and is dated 1632—3: the church was thoroughly restored and a new organ chamber and vestry added in 1897, at a cost of £2,000: the organ and a gold chalice and paten were presented by E. T. Hooley esq. of Risley Hall: there are 150 sittings, all being free. The register dates from the year 1707, an entry being made in 1824 to the effect that no registries except burials and weddings coming to Wilne were kept in this record since 1710. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £330, including 17 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of Ernest Terah Hooley esq. and held since 1892 by the Rev. John Cooke Massey M.A. of Exeter College, Oxford, hon. canon of Southwell and surrogate. The trustees of the late Robert Posnett Stevens esq. who are lords of the manor, and E. T. and T. Hooley esqrs. Are the principal landowners. The area of the parish is 1,152 acres; rateable value, £2,301; the population in 1891 was 248.
Schools
In 1583 Sir Michael Willoughby founded three schools, a Latin school for 25 boys, English for no boys & a girls’ school for 62 scholars, but the English schools are now amalgamated as a mixed school, & in 1718 Mrs. Elizabeth Grey gave two residences, one for the Latin master & one for the English master, & much increased the endowment: the schools are free for the children of Risley & seven neighbouring parishes, namely, Breaston, Sandiacre, Dale Abbey, Stanton-by-Dale, Wilsthorpe, Draycott, Little Wilden & Hopwell, the master of the Latin school receiving £150 & the master of the English school £80.
Latin School, Rev. Charles Westley Groves M.A. late scholar & exhibitioner of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, master.
English School, Alfred Scoltock, master; Miss E. M. Groves, assistant mistress.
Most Common Surnames in Risley
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Morleston and Litchurch Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bagshaw | 14 | 1:15 | 2.87% | 156 |
| 1 | Chaworth-Musters | 14 | 1:15 | 100.00% | 3,164 |
| 3 | Stafford | 13 | 1:16 | 2.14% | 111 |
| 4 | Butler | 8 | 1:26 | 1.33% | 113 |
| 5 | Brown | 7 | 1:30 | 0.23% | 3 |
| 6 | Wood | 6 | 1:35 | 0.24% | 7 |
| 6 | Moore | 6 | 1:35 | 0.56% | 40 |
| 8 | Smith | 5 | 1:41 | 0.06% | 1 |
| 8 | Barker | 5 | 1:41 | 0.31% | 26 |
| 8 | Hutchinson | 5 | 1:41 | 1.41% | 233 |
| 8 | Goodwin | 5 | 1:41 | 0.48% | 45 |
| 8 | Groves | 5 | 1:41 | 4.39% | 717 |
| 8 | Eaton | 5 | 1:41 | 0.95% | 140 |
| 8 | Garrett | 5 | 1:41 | 6.94% | 1,038 |
| 8 | Hawley | 5 | 1:41 | 1.33% | 216 |
| 8 | Cargill | 5 | 1:41 | 15.63% | 1,799 |
| 8 | Daykin | 5 | 1:41 | 1.62% | 270 |
| 18 | Mills | 4 | 1:52 | 0.75% | 134 |
| 18 | Holmes | 4 | 1:52 | 0.19% | 12 |
| 18 | Stevens | 4 | 1:52 | 0.62% | 106 |
| 18 | Stubbs | 4 | 1:52 | 2.63% | 558 |
| 18 | Throssell | 4 | 1:52 | 100.00% | 7,638 |
| 23 | Taylor | 3 | 1:69 | 0.07% | 2 |
| 23 | Allsopp | 3 | 1:69 | 1.38% | 395 |
| 25 | Johnson | 2 | 1:104 | 0.09% | 11 |
| 25 | Ward | 2 | 1:104 | 0.11% | 20 |
| 25 | Marshall | 2 | 1:104 | 0.19% | 47 |
| 25 | Newton | 2 | 1:104 | 0.19% | 42 |
| 25 | Weaver | 2 | 1:104 | 4.00% | 1,344 |
| 25 | Dutton | 2 | 1:104 | 2.44% | 943 |
| 25 | Brain | 2 | 1:104 | 9.52% | 2,409 |
| 25 | Brentnall | 2 | 1:104 | 0.83% | 355 |
| 25 | Moorley | 2 | 1:104 | 1.94% | 778 |
| 34 | Martin | 1 | 1:207 | 0.10% | 52 |
| 34 | Davis | 1 | 1:207 | 0.13% | 76 |
| 34 | Cook | 1 | 1:207 | 0.13% | 80 |
| 34 | Allen | 1 | 1:207 | 0.06% | 23 |
| 34 | Foster | 1 | 1:207 | 0.14% | 91 |
| 34 | Gibson | 1 | 1:207 | 0.18% | 122 |
| 34 | Matthews | 1 | 1:207 | 0.49% | 421 |
| 34 | Lowe | 1 | 1:207 | 0.08% | 35 |
| 34 | Bates | 1 | 1:207 | 0.12% | 68 |
| 34 | Kemp | 1 | 1:207 | 0.64% | 541 |
| 34 | Hewitt | 1 | 1:207 | 0.21% | 159 |
| 34 | Blake | 1 | 1:207 | 0.95% | 761 |
| 34 | Little | 1 | 1:207 | 2.94% | 1,738 |
| 34 | Hancock | 1 | 1:207 | 0.16% | 107 |
| 34 | Welch | 1 | 1:207 | 1.49% | 1,091 |
| 34 | Connor | 1 | 1:207 | 2.00% | 1,344 |
| 34 | Ratcliffe | 1 | 1:207 | 0.31% | 256 |
| 34 | Bateman | 1 | 1:207 | 0.50% | 428 |
| 34 | Small | 1 | 1:207 | 3.70% | 2,019 |
| 34 | Bacon | 1 | 1:207 | 0.14% | 90 |
| 34 | Clay | 1 | 1:207 | 0.32% | 260 |
| 34 | Coulson | 1 | 1:207 | 0.84% | 693 |
| 34 | Whitworth | 1 | 1:207 | 0.45% | 391 |
| 34 | Healey | 1 | 1:207 | 3.45% | 1,921 |
| 34 | Cave | 1 | 1:207 | 1.30% | 986 |
| 34 | Moor | 1 | 1:207 | 1.92% | 1,306 |
| 34 | Holman | 1 | 1:207 | 7.69% | 3,305 |
| 34 | Clifton | 1 | 1:207 | 1.85% | 1,276 |
| 34 | Worth | 1 | 1:207 | 3.13% | 1,799 |
| 34 | Henshaw | 1 | 1:207 | 0.26% | 214 |
| 34 | Lander | 1 | 1:207 | 0.86% | 704 |
| 34 | Bloor | 1 | 1:207 | 0.54% | 451 |
| 34 | Newham | 1 | 1:207 | 1.54% | 1,112 |
| 34 | Soar | 1 | 1:207 | 0.71% | 595 |
| 34 | Chell | 1 | 1:207 | 1.08% | 840 |
| 34 | Manchester | 1 | 1:207 | 3.70% | 2,019 |
| 34 | Gubbins | 1 | 1:207 | 100.00% | 11,796 |
| 34 | Cupit | 1 | 1:207 | 0.76% | 634 |
| 34 | Emson | 1 | 1:207 | 8.33% | 3,486 |
| 34 | Buff | 1 | 1:207 | 11.11% | 4,269 |
| 34 | Harrinson | 1 | 1:207 | 14.29% | 5,189 |
| 34 | Galdwyn | 1 | 1:207 | 100.00% | 11,796 |
| 34 | Addeston | 1 | 1:207 | 100.00% | 11,796 |