Smisby Genealogical Records
Smisby 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.
Records of baptism include child's name, parents' names and dates 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.
An index to around 700,000 baptism records, listing name, date of baptism, parents' names and parish.
Smisby 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 Smisby. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1722.
An index to marriages recorded by the church, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
Transcriptions of marriage registers for around half the parishes in Leicestershire. They list brides and grooms, their residence, marital status and occasionally other details. Also included are transcripts of records that detail intentions to marry.
An index to marriage bonds and allegations issued by the Archdeaconry of Leicester. Contains the name of both parties (indexed by groom), their abodes and year of allegation.
Smisby 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.
An index of burials in the churchyard. These records essentially record deaths between 1720 and 1912.
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.
An index to over 500,000 burial records, listing name, date and place of burial and occasionally names of relatives.
Smisby 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.
A survey of landowners in early 12th century Leicestershire.
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.
Newspapers Covering Smisby
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.
This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Lichfield district. Includes family announcements.
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Tamworth district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.
A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering local news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Leicester area.
Smisby 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.
A calendar to wills and admons granted by the Archdeaconry of Leicester. Contains year of the grant, name and residence.
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.
Smisby 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.
Smisby Military Records
A history of the firth's WWI movements and campaigns.
Profiles and photos of memorials in the county. Names from the monuments have been transcribed.
Brief details of 13,680 of the counties' men who lost their lives in WWI.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Leicestershire, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Leicestershire, with some service details.
Smisby 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.
Smisby 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.
Smisby Land & Property Records
A survey of landowners in early 12th century Leicestershire.
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.
Smisby Directories & Gazetteers
A directory of settlements in Leicestershire & Rutland 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 directory of settlements in Leicestershire 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 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.
Smisby Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Leicestershire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
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.
Smisby 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.
Smisby Histories & Books
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Profiles of parish churches in the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Richly illustrated with professional-grade photographs.
Photographs and images of churches in Leicestershire.
A short dictionary of agricultural terms used in the counties of Leicester and Rutland.
An index of windmills in the county, with brief notes and some photographs.
Smisby 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.
Smisby Occupation & Business Records
A short history of those who transported goods in part of Leicestershire.
Profiles of coal and metal mines in the Midlands region of England.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
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.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Smisby
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
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.
Smisby Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and descriptions of Leicestershire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
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.
Smisby Church Records
Profiles of parish churches in the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Richly illustrated with professional-grade photographs.
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.
Biographical Directories Covering Smisby
Biographies, including some portraits, of Leicestershire men and women who agitated for political reform.
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.
Smisby Maps
Digital images of maps covering the county.
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.
Smisby 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.
Historical Description
SMISBY (or Smithsby) is a village and parish on the south-east border of the county, 2 miles from Ashby station on the Midland railway, 1 ½ miles north-by-west from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and about 9 south-east from Burton, in the Southern division of the county, hundred of Repton and Gresley, Swadlincote petty sessional division, Ashby-de-la-Zouch union and county court district, rural deanery of Repton, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell. The church of St. James is a building of grey sandstone, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave, south, aisle, south porch and an embattled western tower, containing a clock and 2 bells, dated respectively 1617 and, 1622: it was chiefly erected in the 14th century, the tower, added towards the close of the 15th century, being Perpendicular: the nave is separated from the aisle by three low pointed 14th century arches, and has a flat roof supported by seven moulded tie beams: the chancel and tower walls are panelled with oak of 16th century date, carved in the linen fold pattern: in the chancel is a handsome monument to Henry Kendall, ob. 18 April, 1627, with kneeling figures of himself and his wife, 9 sons and 7 daughters below, and an inscription: against the west wall is a large alabaster slab with the figure of a lady sculptured in slight relief and an inscription now almost defaced, identified as the monument of Joan, daughter and heiress of Comyn of Smisby, and wife, first of William de Shepey and afterwards of Sir William de Bakepuz; she died 3rd March, 1350: there are 150 sittings. The register, in good condition, dates from the year 1679. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £60, including 23 ½ acres of glebe, in the gift of Colonel E. L. M. Evans, and held since 1899 by the Rev. Charles Walter Lloyd-Evans M.A. of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, who is also vicar of and resides at Blackfordby, Leicestershire. Here is a Wesleyan chapel. Within 200 yards of the village is the spot where the tournament was held, described by Sir Walter Scott in his novel of “Ivanhoe.” A legacy left by two maiden ladies, consisting of land now let at £49 yearly, is at the disposal of trustees for the maintenance of the fabric of the church. Old Park House is the residence of the Hon. Paulyn Francis Cuthbert Rawdon-Hastings. Sir V. H. Crewe bart. of Calke Abbey, and the trustees of the late Lord Donington (d. 1895) are lords of the manor and the principal landowners. The soil varies; subsoil, gravel. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and roots. The area is 1,271 acres; rateable value, £2,045; the population in 1891 was 275, and of the ecclesiastical parish 306. In 1880, by the Divided Parishes Act, detached parts of Repton and Hartshorne were added to this parish for rating purposes.
National School (mixed), was founded by Sir George Crewe & still remains the property of the family. Sir John Crewe, the late baronet, spent over £100 in transforming a farmhouse into the present school buildings, which hold 60 children; average attendance, 46.
Most Common Surnames in Smisby
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Repton and Gresley Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey | 19 | 1:14 | 2.23% | 66 |
| 2 | Adams | 14 | 1:19 | 1.65% | 67 |
| 2 | Insley | 14 | 1:19 | 13.33% | 761 |
| 4 | Archer | 11 | 1:25 | 2.96% | 222 |
| 5 | Rice | 9 | 1:30 | 2.92% | 273 |
| 5 | Browne | 9 | 1:30 | 18.75% | 1,383 |
| 7 | Davis | 8 | 1:34 | 1.04% | 76 |
| 7 | Slater | 8 | 1:34 | 0.64% | 33 |
| 9 | Harper | 7 | 1:39 | 3.35% | 409 |
| 10 | Bradley | 6 | 1:45 | 0.59% | 48 |
| 10 | Cowley | 6 | 1:45 | 2.38% | 341 |
| 10 | Dawes | 6 | 1:45 | 2.39% | 345 |
| 10 | Grice | 6 | 1:45 | 6.25% | 817 |
| 10 | Heafield | 6 | 1:45 | 11.54% | 1,306 |
| 10 | Goadsby | 6 | 1:45 | 28.57% | 2,409 |
| 16 | Harrison | 5 | 1:54 | 0.21% | 8 |
| 16 | Goodwin | 5 | 1:54 | 0.48% | 45 |
| 16 | McKrory | 5 | 1:54 | 100.00% | 6,679 |
| 19 | Wilkinson | 4 | 1:68 | 0.55% | 86 |
| 19 | Hudson | 4 | 1:68 | 0.51% | 74 |
| 19 | Barlow | 4 | 1:68 | 0.93% | 181 |
| 19 | Higgins | 4 | 1:68 | 2.45% | 521 |
| 19 | Haywood | 4 | 1:68 | 0.74% | 126 |
| 19 | Wilton | 4 | 1:68 | 3.20% | 660 |
| 19 | Kinsey | 4 | 1:68 | 11.76% | 1,738 |
| 19 | Cockram | 4 | 1:68 | 22.22% | 2,664 |
| 19 | Slaney | 4 | 1:68 | 3.51% | 717 |
| 19 | Joynes | 4 | 1:68 | 10.00% | 1,563 |
| 29 | Carter | 3 | 1:90 | 0.69% | 178 |
| 29 | Sherwood | 3 | 1:90 | 9.38% | 1,799 |
| 29 | Bowler | 3 | 1:90 | 0.61% | 150 |
| 29 | Adcock | 3 | 1:90 | 2.70% | 731 |
| 29 | Orton | 3 | 1:90 | 3.53% | 913 |
| 29 | Newbold | 3 | 1:90 | 0.72% | 185 |
| 29 | Sale | 3 | 1:90 | 6.38% | 1,405 |
| 29 | Astle | 3 | 1:90 | 1.10% | 312 |
| 37 | Taylor | 2 | 1:136 | 0.05% | 2 |
| 37 | Allen | 2 | 1:136 | 0.12% | 23 |
| 37 | Lowe | 2 | 1:136 | 0.16% | 35 |
| 37 | Woodward | 2 | 1:136 | 0.30% | 104 |
| 37 | Kirby | 2 | 1:136 | 1.45% | 606 |
| 37 | Dyson | 2 | 1:136 | 1.75% | 717 |
| 37 | Blunt | 2 | 1:136 | 3.77% | 1,289 |
| 37 | Land | 2 | 1:136 | 1.31% | 554 |
| 37 | Ratcliff | 2 | 1:136 | 1.14% | 473 |
| 37 | Newbould | 2 | 1:136 | 11.11% | 2,664 |
| 37 | Willars | 2 | 1:136 | 66.67% | 8,780 |
| 37 | O'Gara | 2 | 1:136 | 66.67% | 8,780 |
| 37 | Dumelow | 2 | 1:136 | 11.76% | 2,776 |
| 50 | Davies | 1 | 1:271 | 0.33% | 275 |
| 50 | Walker | 1 | 1:271 | 0.04% | 4 |
| 50 | King | 1 | 1:271 | 0.18% | 119 |
| 50 | Shaw | 1 | 1:271 | 0.04% | 10 |
| 50 | Chapman | 1 | 1:271 | 0.14% | 95 |
| 50 | Mason | 1 | 1:271 | 0.11% | 54 |
| 50 | Page | 1 | 1:271 | 0.33% | 275 |
| 50 | Dean | 1 | 1:271 | 0.27% | 223 |
| 50 | Tucker | 1 | 1:271 | 1.92% | 1,306 |
| 50 | Pratt | 1 | 1:271 | 100.00% | 11,796 |
| 50 | Nichols | 1 | 1:271 | 1.12% | 876 |
| 50 | Dennis | 1 | 1:271 | 0.30% | 242 |
| 50 | Gee | 1 | 1:271 | 0.28% | 228 |
| 50 | Lester | 1 | 1:271 | 0.71% | 595 |
| 50 | Allsop | 1 | 1:271 | 0.15% | 101 |
| 50 | Nutt | 1 | 1:271 | 2.17% | 1,423 |
| 50 | Dakin | 1 | 1:271 | 0.19% | 137 |
| 50 | Summerfield | 1 | 1:271 | 1.41% | 1,048 |
| 50 | Bosworth | 1 | 1:271 | 0.53% | 450 |
| 50 | Durant | 1 | 1:271 | 1.45% | 1,070 |
| 50 | Horobin | 1 | 1:271 | 1.04% | 817 |
| 50 | Cantrill | 1 | 1:271 | 0.80% | 660 |
| 50 | Northall | 1 | 1:271 | 11.11% | 4,269 |
| 50 | Nevile | 1 | 1:271 | 100.00% | 11,796 |
| 50 | Wastall | 1 | 1:271 | 100.00% | 11,796 |
| 50 | Morfoot | 1 | 1:271 | 100.00% | 11,796 |
| 50 | Bourns | 1 | 1:271 | 100.00% | 11,796 |
| 50 | Charlott | 1 | 1:271 | 100.00% | 11,796 |
| 50 | Hibett | 1 | 1:271 | 100.00% | 11,796 |
| 50 | Shearyn | 1 | 1:271 | 100.00% | 11,796 |
| 50 | Orene | 1 | 1:271 | 100.00% | 11,796 |