Swarkestone Genealogical Records
Swarkestone 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.
Swarkestone 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 transcript recording marriages solemnised at Swarkestone between 1605 and 1835. Details may include residence, marital status and witnesses.
A transcript of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. They typically the record marital status and residence of the bride and groom and may contain other details..
An index to marriages recorded by the church, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
A searchable database containing over 115,000 marriages. They may provide proof of parentage, occupations and residence.
Swarkestone 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 recorded at the church. The index includes the name of the deceased and the date of burial.
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.
Swarkestone 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 Swarkestone
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.
Swarkestone 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.
Swarkestone 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.
Swarkestone 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.
Swarkestone 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.
Swarkestone 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.
Swarkestone 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.
Swarkestone 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.
Swarkestone 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.
Swarkestone 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.
Swarkestone 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.
Swarkestone 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.
Swarkestone 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 Swarkestone
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.
Swarkestone 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.
Swarkestone 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 Swarkestone
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.
Swarkestone 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.
Swarkestone 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
SWARKESTON is a parish and village extending some distance along the north bank of the Trent; the Trent and Mersey canal passes through the parish and is here joined by the Derby canal: it is 1 mile south from Chellaston and Swarkeston station on the Derby and Ashby-de-la-Zouch branch of the Midland railway and 5 south-by-east from Derby, in the Southern division of the county, hundred of Repton and Gresley, Derby petty sessional division and county court district, Shardlow union, rural deanery of Melbourne, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell. The church of St. James is a building of stone, consisting of chancel, nave of three bays, north aisle and an embattled western tower with pinnacles, containing 3 bells, dated respectively 1847, 1688 and 1860: the tower, in the Late Perpendicular style, together with the Harpur mortuary chapel, constitute all that is left standing of the old church since the restoration and rebuilding in 1876; this chapel, situated on the south side of the chancel, contains two monuments in alabaster, one to Richard Harpur, Justice of the Common Pleas, ob. 29 Jan. 1577, and Jane (Fynderne), his wife, with recumbent effigies, that of the judge being in official robes with a collar of SS.; surrounding the tomb is a fillet of brass, with engraved figures of boars and dogs; the other tomb has also recumbent effigies, one in armour, of Sir John Harpur kt. son of the judge, ob. 7 Oct. 1627, his head resting on, his helmet, and the other to Isabella (Pierpont), his first wife; on the front of this tomb, and carved in relief, is a double prayer desk, with open books thereon, and the kneeling figures of seven sons on one side and five daughters on the other; above each are their names and shields of arms: against the south wall, above the tomb is a curious tablet, with an inscription to both, surrounded with floriated work and objects in colour, and against the east wall of this chapel is a mural monument to Frances, eldest daughter of William, 6th Baron Willoughby of Parham and wife 1st of Sir John Harpur kt. who died in 1714, surviving three husbands: on the north side is a canopied tomb to the Rolleston family, the top of which is incised with figures of John Rolleston, ob. 1482, in plate armour, and his wife, ob. 1460; on the front are carved in relief the figures of seven sons and seven daughters: in the wall under this arch is a small niche: the font is apparently Norman: the east window and a small one at the west end of the church are stained: there are several pieces of Norman stonework, of the 12th century, found during the rebuilding, one of these being a jamb of the original south doorway; they are now built into the interior wall: in 1828 the church was reseated, and in 1876 was thoroughly restored, at a cost of £1,500, and will now seat 200 persons. The register dates from the year 1604, but several intervals occur, and the record is much torn. The living is a rectory, annexed to that of Stanton-by-Bridge, joint net yearly value £465, derived from 310 acres of glebe, in the gift of Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe bart. and held since 1888 by the Rev. Charles Henry Carlisle Th. Assoc. K.C.L, who resides at Stanton. A parish room, erected at the cost of Sir V. H. Crewe bart. and Lady Crewe, was opened 24 November, 1898. The site of Swarkeston Old Hall is now occupied by a farm house, and considerable remains of the old mansion still exist. The Balcony, or bowling green, is a large inclosure surrounded by a stone wall about 3 feet high and is supposed to have been an area for bull baiting and such like sports; it stood close to the Hall, and the ruins seem to indicate the existence of an amphitheatre, or some such structure; it is now used as a paddock for sheep. Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe bart. of Calke, is lord of the manor and the principal landowner. The soil is mixed; subsoil, gravel. The chief crops are oats, wheat, barley and pasture. The area is 968 acres of land and 28 of water; rateable value, £2,476; the population in 1891 was 230.
Swarkes Lowes is now only a farm, but takes its name from five mounds, formerly known as burrows or lowes, two only of which now remain, the other three having been nearly levelled by ploughing.
The children of this parish attend school at Chellaston, Stanton & Barrow-upon-Trent.
Most Common Surnames in Swarkestone
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Repton and Gresley Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley | 22 | 1:9 | 7.83% | 298 |
| 2 | Heath | 16 | 1:12 | 3.25% | 151 |
| 3 | Foster | 15 | 1:13 | 2.10% | 91 |
| 4 | Smith | 14 | 1:14 | 0.17% | 1 |
| 5 | Fisher | 10 | 1:20 | 1.44% | 98 |
| 6 | Holt | 9 | 1:22 | 4.15% | 397 |
| 7 | Parkes | 8 | 1:25 | 4.52% | 466 |
| 7 | Eley | 8 | 1:25 | 2.27% | 234 |
| 9 | Bailey | 7 | 1:28 | 0.82% | 66 |
| 10 | Newbold | 5 | 1:40 | 1.20% | 185 |
| 10 | Ordish | 5 | 1:40 | 6.17% | 952 |
| 12 | Wood | 4 | 1:50 | 0.16% | 7 |
| 12 | Bates | 4 | 1:50 | 0.48% | 68 |
| 12 | Tomlinson | 4 | 1:50 | 0.32% | 34 |
| 15 | Nicholson | 3 | 1:66 | 2.19% | 613 |
| 15 | Goodwin | 3 | 1:66 | 0.29% | 45 |
| 15 | Ritchie | 3 | 1:66 | 25.00% | 3,486 |
| 15 | Woolley | 3 | 1:66 | 0.57% | 137 |
| 15 | Robotham | 3 | 1:66 | 5.08% | 1,194 |
| 15 | Dilks | 3 | 1:66 | 5.26% | 1,228 |
| 21 | Howe | 2 | 1:100 | 0.59% | 239 |
| 21 | Bullock | 2 | 1:100 | 0.65% | 274 |
| 21 | Greaves | 2 | 1:100 | 0.44% | 170 |
| 21 | Millward | 2 | 1:100 | 0.60% | 242 |
| 21 | Bridger | 2 | 1:100 | 15.38% | 3,305 |
| 21 | Camp | 2 | 1:100 | 2.15% | 840 |
| 21 | Broomhead | 2 | 1:100 | 0.92% | 395 |
| 21 | Bales | 2 | 1:100 | 11.76% | 2,776 |
| 29 | Davies | 1 | 1:199 | 0.33% | 275 |
| 29 | Wright | 1 | 1:199 | 0.04% | 5 |
| 29 | Thompson | 1 | 1:199 | 0.06% | 22 |
| 29 | Ward | 1 | 1:199 | 0.05% | 20 |
| 29 | Parker | 1 | 1:199 | 0.10% | 51 |
| 29 | Day | 1 | 1:199 | 0.37% | 314 |
| 29 | Spencer | 1 | 1:199 | 0.06% | 27 |
| 29 | Sharp | 1 | 1:199 | 0.24% | 183 |
| 29 | Murphy | 1 | 1:199 | 0.60% | 508 |
| 29 | Woodward | 1 | 1:199 | 0.15% | 104 |
| 29 | Whittaker | 1 | 1:199 | 0.29% | 237 |
| 29 | Wilkins | 1 | 1:199 | 0.57% | 480 |
| 29 | Haynes | 1 | 1:199 | 0.20% | 153 |
| 29 | McKie | 1 | 1:199 | 6.25% | 2,887 |
| 29 | Buck | 1 | 1:199 | 1.18% | 913 |
| 29 | Hull | 1 | 1:199 | 1.12% | 876 |
| 29 | Wardle | 1 | 1:199 | 0.19% | 145 |
| 29 | Upton | 1 | 1:199 | 0.58% | 481 |
| 29 | Butt | 1 | 1:199 | 2.44% | 1,527 |
| 29 | Squire | 1 | 1:199 | 4.35% | 2,248 |
| 29 | Parks | 1 | 1:199 | 1.20% | 934 |
| 29 | Mee | 1 | 1:199 | 0.30% | 242 |
| 29 | Lawler | 1 | 1:199 | 50.00% | 10,119 |
| 29 | Witton | 1 | 1:199 | 5.26% | 2,577 |
| 29 | Adlington | 1 | 1:199 | 0.84% | 693 |
| 29 | Lowey | 1 | 1:199 | 100.00% | 11,796 |
| 29 | Arton | 1 | 1:199 | 100.00% | 11,796 |
| 29 | Hoon | 1 | 1:199 | 4.76% | 2,409 |
| 29 | Nickling | 1 | 1:199 | 100.00% | 11,796 |
| 29 | Springthorp | 1 | 1:199 | 33.33% | 8,780 |
| 29 | Barkin | 1 | 1:199 | 20.00% | 6,679 |
| 29 | Corbit | 1 | 1:199 | 100.00% | 11,796 |
| 29 | Hogkinson | 1 | 1:199 | 50.00% | 10,119 |