Barrow upon Soar Genealogical Records

Barrow upon Soar 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.

British Birth and Baptism Records (1400-2010)

A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.

FreeBMD Births (1837-1957)

An index to births registered at the central authority for England & Wales. The index provides the area where the birth was registered, mother's maiden name from September 1911 and a reference to order a birth certificate.

British Army Birth Index (1761-2005)

An index to births registered to British Army personal at home and abroad.

Birth Notices from The Times (1983-2003)

An index to over 100,000 birth and christening notices from The London Times.

Barrow upon Soar 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.

Barrow upon Soar Marriage Records (1563-1837)

A searchable transcript of the marriage registers of Barrow upon Soar. Church marriage registers are the primary source for pre-1837 marriages. They may record the bride and groom's residence, the groom's occupation, parents' names, marital status and witnesses.

Barrow On Soar Marriage Index (1651-1725)

Brief notes on marriages that occurred at the church between 1651 and 1725.

Vicar General’s Office Marriage Licences (1600-1679)

Abstracts of marriage licences granted by the Vicar-General in London. These licences could be used to marry in any church in the Province of Canterbury.

Leicestershire Marriage and Banns Transcripts (1537-1894)

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.

Barrow upon Soar 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.

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.

British Death and Burial Records (1379-2014)

A collection of indexes and transcripts of death and burial records that cover over 140 million people. Includes digital images of many records.

FreeBMD Deaths (1837-1964)

An index to deaths registered at the central authority for England and Wales. To 1866, only the locality the death was registered in was listed. Age was listed until 1969, when the deceased's date of birth was listed. Provides a reference to order a death certificate, which has further details.

British Army Death Index (1796-2005)

An index to deaths of British Army personal at home and abroad.

Barrow upon Soar 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.

The Leicestershire Survey (1124-1129)

A survey of landowners in early 12th century Leicestershire.

1901 British Census (1901)

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.

1891 British Census (1891)

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 Barrow upon Soar

Derby Daily Telegraph (1879-1950)

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

Nottingham Evening Post (1878-1944)

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

Leicester Chronicle (1813-1915)

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.

Leicester Journal (1810-1870)

Local news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other local information from the Leicester district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.

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.

Barrow upon Soar 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.

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.

Archdeaconry of Leicester Will & Admon Index (1660-1750)

A calendar to wills and admons granted by the Archdeaconry of Leicester. Contains year of the grant, name and residence.

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.

Prerogative Court of Canterbury Probate Abstracts (1630-1654)

A searchable database of mid-17th Century probates performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Supplies details of testator and executor.

Barrow upon Soar Immigration & Travel Records

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.

UK Incoming Passenger Lists (1878-1960)

A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.

Victoria Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists (1839-1923)

An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.

Alien Arrivals in England (1810-1869)

Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.

17th Century British Emigrants to the U.S. (1600-1700)

Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.

Barrow upon Soar Military Records

The Fifth of Leicestershire (1914-1919)

A history of the firth's WWI movements and campaigns.

Leicestershire War Memorials (1914-1945)

Profiles and photos of memorials in the county. Names from the monuments have been transcribed.

Leicestershire and Rutland Casualties (1914-1920)

Brief details of 13,680 of the counties' men who lost their lives in WWI.

Leicestershire WWI Memorials (1914-1918)

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

Leicestershire WWII Memorials (1914-1918)

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

Act Books of the Archbishops of Canterbury (1663-1859)

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.

Home Office Prison Calendars (1868-1929)

Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.

Central Criminal Court After-trial Calendars (1855-1931)

Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.

England & Wales Electoral Registers (1832-1932)

Digital images of ledgers recording those registered to vote, searchable by an index of 220 million names. Entries list name, address, qualification to vote, description of property and sometimes age and occupation.

Prison Hulk Registers (1802-1849)

From the late 18th century many prisoners in Britain were kept on decommissioned ships known as hulks. This collection contains nearly 50 years of registers for various ships. Details given include: prisoner's name, date received, age, year of birth and conviction details.

Barrow upon Soar Taxation Records

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.

Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures (1710-1811)

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.

Red Book of the Exchequer (1066-1230)

A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.

Index to Death Duty Registers (1796-1903)

An index to wills and administrations that incurred a death duty tax. The index can be used to order documents that give a brief abstract of the will and details on the duty. It can be used as a make-shift probate index.

Barrow upon Soar Land & Property Records

The Leicestershire Survey (1124-1129)

A survey of landowners in early 12th century Leicestershire.

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.

UK Poll Books and Electoral Rolls (1538-1893)

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.

Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem (1236-1291)

Abstracts of records detailing the estates and families of deceased tenants from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.

Barrow upon Soar Directories & Gazetteers

Wright's Directory of Leicester & Vicinity (1883-1884)

An overview of the district, with seats of the nobility, gentry and clergy; supplemented with directories for conveyance, trades, churches & streets.

Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland (1941)

A directory of settlements in Leicestershire & Rutland detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.

Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland (1928)

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 Leicestershire (1925)

A directory of settlements in Leicestershire detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.

Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland (1925)

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.

Barrow upon Soar Cemeteries

Leicestershire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

Photographs and descriptions of Leicestershire'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.

Barrow upon Soar 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.

Barrow upon Soar Histories & Books

Victoria County History: Leicestershire (1086-1900)

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

Leicestershire & Rutland Churches (849-Present)

Profiles of parish churches in the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Richly illustrated with professional-grade photographs.

Leicestershire Church Photographs (1890-Present)

Photographs and images of churches in Leicestershire.

Leicestershire Agricultural Terms (1809)

A short dictionary of agricultural terms used in the counties of Leicester and Rutland.

Leicestershire Windmills (1998-Present)

An index of windmills in the county, with brief notes and some photographs.

Barrow upon Soar School & Education Records

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.

Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900)

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.

Cambridge Alumni Database (1198-1910)

A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.

Barrow upon Soar Occupation & Business Records

Northern Framland Carriers (1600-1877)

A short history of those who transported goods in part of Leicestershire.

Midlands Mines Index (1896)

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

Lost Pubs of Leicestershire (1750-Present)

Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.

British Trade Union Membership Registers (1870-1999)

An index to and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.

UK Medical Registers (1859-1959)

Books listing doctors who were licensed to operate in Britain and abroad. Contains doctor's residencies, qualification and date of registration.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Barrow upon Soar

Victoria County History: Leicestershire (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.

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.

Barrow upon Soar Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Victoria County History: Leicestershire (1086-1900)

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

Leicestershire Church Monuments (1300-1900)

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

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.

Visitation of England and Wales (1700-1899)

Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.

Barrow upon Soar Church Records

Leicestershire & Rutland Churches (849-Present)

Profiles of parish churches in the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Richly illustrated with professional-grade photographs.

Act Books of the Archbishops of Canterbury (1663-1859)

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.

England Parish Registers (1914-2013)

Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at England. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.

England Parish Registers (1538-1934)

The primary source of documentation for baptisms, marriages and burials before 1837, though extremely useful to the present. Their records can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Biographical Directories Covering Barrow upon Soar

Who's Who of Radical Leicester (1800-1990)

Biographies, including some portraits, of Leicestershire men and women who agitated for political reform.

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.

Barrow upon Soar Maps

Maps of Leicestershire (1611-1900)

Digital images of 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.

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.

Parish Maps of Britain (1832)

Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.

Barrow upon Soar 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

Barrow-upon-Soar, a large and pleasant village, containing 231 houses. Here is an hospital, founded by the Rev. Dr. Humphrey Babington, for six poor men. Barrow has for several centuries been famed for a hard blue stone, which being calcined, makes a very fine lime, and that a hard, firm, and much esteemed cement, which is in particular request for water works, making dams, flood-gates, &c. and is exported to Holland, and other places, in large quantities. Mr. Marshall observes, "it is an interesting fact, that the stone from which the Barrow lime is burnt, is in colour, texture, and quality of component parts, the same as the clay stone of Gloucestershire, from which the stonglime of that district is burnt; and what is still more remarkable, it is found in similar situations, and deposited in thin strata, divided by thicker seams of calcareous matter; affording fourteen grains of an impalpable tenacious silt, which seems to be possessed of some singular properties, forming a subject well entitled to future enquiry. One hundred grains of the clay contains 46 grains of calcareous matter, leaving 54 grains of residuum, a fine clay. Hence this earth, which at present lies an incumbrance in the quarries, is richer in calcarosity than the clay marl of the hundreds of Norfolk, with which very valuable improvements are made. In the vale of Belvoir is a similar stone, producing the same kind of lime." The Barrow stone lies in thin strata; the first under the surface is of a yellowish colour, and below this are several others of a blue colour; the latter strata are about six inches thick, and two feet asunder; both sorts are dug out, piled up in the form of a cone. Mr. Young, in his "Annals of Agriculture," remarks, that the Barrow lime, with all its reputation, can never come into general use, from the central situation of the place, &c. but as the river Soar is now made navigable through this parish, and having a communication directly with the Trent, and thence to Liverpool, Hull, and other sea-ports, the lime-stone may be readily and cheaply conveyed to all parts of the kingdom. In making Ramsgate pier, the Barrow lime-stone was carried to that place, and there burnt, and made into mortar, by a Barrow mason: and was found to succeed, after the Dutch terras mortar had failed.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

BARROW-ON-SOAR is a township, parish and union town, on the river Soar, which is navigable, and affords water communication with all parts of the kingdom, with a station on the Midland railway, 3 miles south-east from Loughborough, 10 north from Leicester, 19 ½ south-east from Derby, 17 ½ south from Nottingham and 112 ¾ miles from London, in the Mid division of the county, hundred of East Goscote, petty sessional division and county court district of Loughborough, rural deanery of East Akeley, archdeaconry of Leicester and diocese of Peterborough. The village is lighted with gas by the Quorn and Mountsorrel Gas Company and supplied with water by the Corporation of Leicester from works in the parish of Swithland. In 1884, by Local Government Beard Order, Mountsorrel North End was amalgamated with this parish. The church of the Holy Trinity is a building of granite and partly in the Early Decorated style, but chiefly Perpendicular, and consisting of chancel, nave, south porch, aisles and transepts and an embattled western tower containing a clock and 5 bells, dated 1642 (two), 1620, 1692 and 1832 and rehung in 1870: there is a memorial window to William Wentworth Heude M.D. Surgeon-Major H.M. Madras Army, erected in 1872: the stained east window, erected in 1889 by Lieut.-Gen. Edward Ohippdndall C.B. is a memorial to Theophilus Cave, benefactor of the living (ob. 1656), Humphrey Babington, founder of the hospital (ob. 1669), and William Beveridge, bishop of St. Asaph, who was born in this parish (ob. 1708): the armorial bearings of the above, together with those of St. John’s College, Cambridge, form part of the design: there are monuments in the chancel to Henry Cave, of Barrow, dated 1600, who married Phillipa, daughter of Robert Braham, of Barrow; also one to Theophilus Cave, gent, dated 1584: new oaken gates for the south porch have been presented in 1898 by Lieut.-Gen. Chippendall: the chancel was entirely rebuilt in 1862 by the trustees of Barrow Hospital, who are the lay impropriators; and the church was completely restored in 1870, and re-opened 1 Nov. in that year: there are 500 sittings. The register dates from the year 1563. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £340, derived chiefly from 199 acres of glebe, value £240, with residence, in the gift of St. John’s College, Cambridge, and held since 1889 by the Rev. Francis Drake Thomson M.A. and formerly fellow of that college. Here is a Catholic chapel, erected in 1839, and dedicated to St. Alban: it is served by the clergy of the Catholic cathedral of St. Barnabas, at Nottingham; there are also Wesleyan, Primitive Methodist and General Baptist chapels. The cemetery, formed in 1893, covers half an acre of land: it has a mortuary chapel, and is under the control of the Parish Council. There are charities of £900 annual value, including hospitals or almshouses for eleven aged men, each of whom receives 7s. a week and for eight aged women, each receiving 6s. a week. The burning of lime, obtained from the lower lias formation, which underlies a large portion of the parish, is extensively carried on here, and many interesting fossils have been found. The hosiery manufactory of Messrs. Black and Drivel affords employment to a large number of hands. This parish was the birthplace in 1637 or 1638 of William Beveridge D.D. of St. John’s College, Cambridge, prebendary of St. Paul’s and Canterbury, and bishop of St. Asaph, 1704—8; his grandfather, father and brother were successively vicars here, and he himself was for some time vicar of Ealing and rector of St. Peter’s, Cornhill; he died in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey, 5 March, 1708, and was buried in St. Paul’s. Barrowcliff is the residence of James Wright esq. Edward Handley Warner esq. of Quorn Hall, who is lord of the manor, George Braund esq. Geo. W. Peach esq. of Langley Hall, and the trustees of the Barrow Hospital are the principal landowners. The soil is chiefly clay; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are wheat, barley and beans. The area of the township is 2,463 acres of land and 36 of water; rateable value, £15,870; the population in 1891 was, in the township, 2,245, and in the ecclesiastical parish, 2,217.

BARROW-ON-SOAR UNION

The Barrow-on-Soar union comprises the following parishes:-Anstey, Anstey Pastures, Barkby, Barkby Birstall, Cossington, Cropstone, Croxton South, Gilroes, Leicester Frith, Mounntsorrel, Newtown Linford, Queniborough, Quorhdon, Ratcliffe, Rearsby, Rothley, Seagrave, Sileby, Swithland, Syston, Thrussington, Thurcaston, Thurmaston North, Thurmaston South, Ulverscroft, Walton, Wanlip & Woodhouse. The population in 1891 was 22,641; area, 50,452 acres; the rateable value in 1899 was £161,982.

Workhouse, Rothley, a building of brick, holding 300 inmates.

Schools

Grammar (second-grade); there are scholarships for boys from the elementary schools in the ancient parish & also open scholarships: the school in endowed with an estate at Ratcliff-on-Trent, & money invested in Consols, producing in all about £230 per annum, given by the Rev. Humphrey Perkins in 1717: there is a residence for the head-master, who may take boarders as well as day scholars; the Rev. Charles Keighley Gimson B.A. University of London, head-master.

A School Board of 5 members was formed 12 March, 1875; T. J. Webb, Loughborough, clerk to the board; Thomas Freer, attendance officer.

Board School (mixed), erected in 1880, for 160 children; average attendance, 148.

National (mixed), erected in 1858, & enlarged in 1897, for 300 children; average attendance, 236.

Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland (1899)

Most Common Surnames in Barrow upon Soar

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in East Goscote Hundred
1Lockwood761:3441.76%327
2Smith491:520.69%1
3Black351:7310.54%163
4Ward331:781.59%6
4Lewin331:789.62%154
6Birch311:8313.72%248
7Rudkin301:8611.36%205
8Lovett291:8911.20%208
9Stark271:9556.25%1,137
9Jacques271:959.51%190
9Hames271:9516.56%379
12James261:995.84%106
13Sutton251:1034.52%74
13Darby251:10316.67%412
13Baum251:10311.90%284
16Cook241:1073.43%47
16Burton241:1072.66%32
16Squires241:10710.39%237
19Johnson231:1121.03%5
19Hall231:1121.79%13
21Stevenson221:1174.35%91
22Hubbard201:1292.22%33
23Harris191:1351.59%15
23Ainsworth191:13550.00%1,370
23Marlow191:1354.88%130
23Newbold191:1355.65%160
23Freer191:1353.49%75
28Holmes181:1432.74%52
28Briggs181:1436.77%202
30Sharp171:1513.71%102
30Gilbert171:1512.48%49
30Mayes171:15120.73%718
33Robinson161:1611.48%20
33Lee161:1612.03%42
33Oliver161:1619.25%354
33Shelton161:1617.11%251
37Clarke151:1710.63%3
37Chapman151:1711.89%41
37Jordan151:1713.81%128
37Reeves151:17114.42%571
41Page141:1843.42%123
41Geary141:1843.31%113
41Musson141:1845.17%197
41Dilks141:1848.33%365
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83Wells91:2861.12%39
83Townsend91:2862.15%116
83Dennis91:2863.98%248
83Cunnington91:28610.84%710
83Wilford91:2863.53%212
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107Taylor71:3670.31%4
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107Nixon71:3674.12%360
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127Marshall61:4290.92%53
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127Clayton61:4292.07%186
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155Martin51:5140.46%21
155Allen51:5140.35%12
155Simpson51:5140.82%60
155Brooks51:5140.72%48
155Cross51:5141.32%134
155Hewitt51:5141.45%152
155Tomlinson51:5142.06%226
155Lord51:5141.18%114
155Smart51:5141.20%118
155Sanders51:5142.53%307
155Burrows51:5141.43%151
155Garner51:5140.69%45
155Burt51:51425.00%2,055
155Draper51:5142.84%342
155Hull51:5141.74%187
155Monk51:5142.42%288
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155Trueman51:51412.20%1,298
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155Marcer51:51413.89%1,432
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185Brown41:6430.15%2
185Evans41:6431.04%132
185Walker41:6430.34%17
185Green41:6430.27%9
185Cox41:6430.43%28
185Stevens41:6430.75%82
185Hudson41:6431.07%138
185Hodgson41:6437.84%1,077
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