Longnor Genealogical Records
Longnor 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.
Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index, essentially recording births, but may also include places of residence and occupations.
A searchable transcript of Longnor baptism registers. The transcriptions essentially record births in and around Longnor between 1586 and 1812. Details may include residence, father's occupation and more.
A transcript of registers recording the baptism of children in the parish church.
A searchable database containing transcriptions of the baptism registers of Longnor. These records detail relationships between parents and their children and may detail where they lived and how they made a living.
Longnor 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.
Banns registers list the names of people who intended to marry by the system of calling banns, in which the bride and groom's name were called for three weeks at church. At these callings objections could be made to a marriage. Thus they record any intended marriages that didn't occur.
Digital images 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.
A searchable transcript recording marriages solemnised at Longnor between 1586 and 1812. Details may include residence, marital status and witnesses.
A transcript of registers recording marriages solemnised in the parish church.
Longnor 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.
Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. They record the date someone was buried, their age & residence.
A searchable transcript of Longnor burial registers. They may list the age of the deceased, their residence and name of relations.
A transcript of registers recording those buried in the parish churchyard.
A searchable transcript of burials in the churchyard of Longnor. These records essentially record deaths in and around Longnor between 1586 and 1812.
Longnor 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.
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.
The 1881 census provides details on an individual's age, residence and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows for searches on multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Newspapers Covering Longnor
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Shrewsbury area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
A Welsh newspaper that circulated throughout most of Wales and The Marches. Editions can be searched and images of pages viewed.
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Shropshire district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.
A great run, but with gaps for some years. This paper covers the county of Shropshire and its borders. Original images, searchable by an OCR index.
A London newspaper that later became The Sun.
Longnor 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 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.
A searchable database providing brief details of surviving probates and administrations granted by the Diocese of Lichfield, which covered parts of Derbyshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire. Contains a reference to order the original documents.
A searchable database of mid-17th Century probates performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Supplies details of testator and executor.
Longnor Immigration & Travel Records
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.
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.
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.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Longnor Military Records
The names of Shropshire militia men who were buried in Great Yarmouth.
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.
Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.
Index and original images of over 5 million medal index cards for British soldiers It can be searched by individual's name, Coprs, Unit and Regiment. Due to the loss of many WWI service records, this is the most complete source for British WWI soldiers
This rich collection contains contains records for 1.9 million non-commissioned officers and other ranks who fought in WWI. Due to bomb damage in WWI, around 60% of service records were lost. Documents cover: enlistment, medical status, injuries, conduct, awards and discharge. A great deal of genealogical and biographical documentation can be found in these documents, including details on entire families, physical descriptions and place of birth.
Longnor Court & Legal Records
A searchable transcript of Shropshire legal records. They include matters relating to militias, alcohol, agriculture, coroners' inquests and much more.
Transcriptions of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes.
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.
Translations of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes.
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Longnor Taxation Records
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.
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.
Longnor Land & Property Records
A sprawling work detailing Shropshire's early historical records. It is particularly useful for the study of medieval Shropshire families.
An account of the Hereford bishopric estates in the 13th century.
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.
Longnor Directories & Gazetteers
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 Shropshire detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
Details of a travel through Shropshire, describing towns, monuments and other areas of interest. Contains sketches of buildings, views, interiors etc.
Longnor Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Shropshire'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.
Longnor 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.
Longnor Histories & Books
Details of a travel through Shropshire, describing towns, monuments and other areas of interest. Contains sketches of buildings, views, interiors etc.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A sprawling work detailing Shropshire's early historical records. It is particularly useful for the study of medieval Shropshire families.
Photographs and images of churches in Shropshire.
Descriptions and photographs of Shropshire Anglican and other denominational churches. Also provides details for those wishing to visit the church.
Longnor School & Education Records
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.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Longnor Occupation & Business Records
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 and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.
Books listing doctors who were licensed to operate in Britain and abroad. Contains doctor's residencies, qualification and date of registration.
A rich collection of records documenting those who worked for railway companies that were later absorbed by the government. Records include: staff registers, station transfers, pensions, accident records, apprentice records, caution books, and memos. Records may include date of birth, date of death and name of father.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Longnor
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.
Longnor Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A sprawling work detailing Shropshire's early historical records. It is particularly useful for the study of medieval Shropshire families.
Photographs and descriptions of Shropshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
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.
Longnor Church Records
The parish registers of Longnor are a collection of books essentially documenting births, marriages and deaths. Their records can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
A transcript of registers recording baptisms, marriages and burials recorded by the parish church.
The parish registers of Longnor provide details of births, marriages and deaths from 1586 to 1812. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1586.
A facility to browse digital images of registers recording births/baptisms, marriages and deaths/burials. To search these register by a name index, use the links in the above sections.
Transcripts of baptism, marriage and burial registers for over 100 parishes in Shropshire.
Biographical Directories Covering Longnor
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.
Longnor Maps
Digital images of 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.
Longnor 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
At Longnor the vale contracts, and the road on each side, bounded by hills, lofty and prescipitous; on the left rises the Lawley of green pasture and conic summit, next succeeds the Caerearadoc, about 1200 feet high, the whole summit has been occupied by an ancient camp, chiefly guarded by its steep ascents, and strengthened by double, triple, and deep entrenchments. This, no doubt, was one of Caractacus’s holds, but not, as some imagine, where he made his last stand. Tacitus’s description, particularly, much better agrees with the strong camp, near Leintwardine. On the right of Church Stretton commences a series of lofty hills and vales, stretching to the Stiper stones. Amongst these the Longment, a long and high elevation, commanding a great variety of extensive and interesting prospects. Farther on the road passes the Craven Arras, an excellent Inn, and a mile farther Stokesay and Castle, the property of Lord Craven. Opposite on an abrupt and steep lime-rock elevation, is another vast camp, occupying many acres, and strengthened by deep fosses and ramparts, it is called Norton’s Camp; little or nothing is known of its history. The whole of the road from Shrewsbury to Ludlow, presents a great variety of pictursque and interesting scenery.
LONGNOR is a parish and pretty village on the road from Shrewsbury to Ludlow, 1 ½ miles from the Leebot-wood and Dorrington stations on the Shrewsbury and Hereford section of the London and North Western and Great Western joint railway, 8 south from Shrewsbury, and 5 north-north-east from Church Stretton, in the Western division of the county, Condover hundred, Church Stretton union, petty sessional division of Condover, Shrewsbury county court district, rural deanery of Condover, archdeaconry of Salop and diocese of Lich field. The village is in a beautiful situation and commands a fine view of the neighbouring hills. The chapel, standing in the park, is an ancient building of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and a small wooden turret at the west end, containing 2 bells; some of the windows, dating from 1857 to 1888, are memorials to members of the Corbett family, of Longnor. The register of baptisms and marriages dates from the year 1586. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to that of Leebotwood, joint net yearly value £157,. in the gift of Edward Corbett esq. J. P. and held since 1833 by the Rev. James Edwardes. The only charity is one of £2, being the interest on £50 left by Joseph Cross. Lcngnor was a Roman settlement. Longnor Hall, built 1670, the residence, of Lieut.-Col. John Kinder Spilling, is a fine mansion of brick, standing in a well-wooded park of 60 acres. Edward Corbett esq. J. P. who resides at Shrewsbury, is lord of the manor and sole landowner. The soil is loam and clay; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and turnips. The area is 814 acres of land and 7 of water; rateable value, £1,291; the population in 1891 was 198.
Parochial School, built, with masters house, in 1871, for 105 children; enlarged 1894 for 135; average attendance, 58; partly supported by Mrs. & Edward Corbett J. P. & otherwise by a yearly subscription of £8 from the Rev. Francis H. Wolryche-Whibmore M. A. of Dudmaston, & £3 from the Rev. J. Edwardes, vicar; the school is entirely free for the poor children on the estates of Col. Corbett, in the parishes of Longnor, Leebotwood, Cardington & Frodesley.
Most Common Surnames in Longnor
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Condover Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evans | 16 | 1:13 | 0.28% | 3 |
| 2 | Pugh | 15 | 1:13 | 1.26% | 22 |
| 3 | Smith | 13 | 1:15 | 0.61% | 14 |
| 4 | Davies | 11 | 1:18 | 0.16% | 2 |
| 5 | Roberts | 9 | 1:22 | 0.32% | 7 |
| 6 | Crane | 8 | 1:25 | 10.53% | 571 |
| 7 | Pinches | 7 | 1:29 | 3.47% | 192 |
| 7 | Dulson | 7 | 1:29 | 6.67% | 404 |
| 9 | Fox | 5 | 1:40 | 1.23% | 78 |
| 9 | Higgs | 5 | 1:40 | 6.67% | 582 |
| 9 | Haycock | 5 | 1:40 | 3.36% | 271 |
| 9 | Habberley | 5 | 1:40 | 10.42% | 837 |
| 13 | Jones | 4 | 1:50 | 0.03% | 1 |
| 13 | Williams | 4 | 1:50 | 0.09% | 4 |
| 13 | Dodd | 4 | 1:50 | 0.78% | 56 |
| 13 | Salter | 4 | 1:50 | 3.25% | 342 |
| 13 | Deakin | 4 | 1:50 | 1.57% | 142 |
| 13 | Dayus | 4 | 1:50 | 13.79% | 1,189 |
| 13 | Waltras | 4 | 1:50 | 100.00% | 4,390 |
| 20 | Hughes | 3 | 1:67 | 0.13% | 10 |
| 20 | Carter | 3 | 1:67 | 0.90% | 96 |
| 20 | Francis | 3 | 1:67 | 0.79% | 82 |
| 20 | Lambert | 3 | 1:67 | 5.88% | 800 |
| 20 | Crump | 3 | 1:67 | 1.99% | 264 |
| 20 | Beadle | 3 | 1:67 | 33.33% | 2,544 |
| 20 | Wigley | 3 | 1:67 | 3.09% | 444 |
| 20 | Rapell | 3 | 1:67 | 100.00% | 4,996 |
| 28 | Jackson | 2 | 1:101 | 0.46% | 71 |
| 28 | Lee | 2 | 1:101 | 0.38% | 54 |
| 28 | Poole | 2 | 1:101 | 0.41% | 61 |
| 28 | Bowen | 2 | 1:101 | 0.23% | 26 |
| 28 | Bullock | 2 | 1:101 | 0.90% | 169 |
| 28 | Downs | 2 | 1:101 | 3.08% | 663 |
| 28 | Hand | 2 | 1:101 | 2.04% | 439 |
| 28 | Mansell | 2 | 1:101 | 0.41% | 62 |
| 28 | Heighway | 2 | 1:101 | 1.50% | 312 |
| 28 | Everell | 2 | 1:101 | 100.00% | 5,670 |
| 38 | Thomas | 1 | 1:201 | 0.04% | 11 |
| 38 | Hall | 1 | 1:201 | 0.12% | 27 |
| 38 | Hill | 1 | 1:201 | 0.13% | 33 |
| 38 | Griffiths | 1 | 1:201 | 0.04% | 9 |
| 38 | Price | 1 | 1:201 | 0.04% | 8 |
| 38 | Powell | 1 | 1:201 | 0.07% | 19 |
| 38 | Fletcher | 1 | 1:201 | 0.18% | 53 |
| 38 | Webster | 1 | 1:201 | 0.91% | 382 |
| 38 | Rhodes | 1 | 1:201 | 0.68% | 274 |
| 38 | Bradshaw | 1 | 1:201 | 0.67% | 266 |
| 38 | Cope | 1 | 1:201 | 0.95% | 404 |
| 38 | Clifford | 1 | 1:201 | 12.50% | 2,782 |
| 38 | Corbett | 1 | 1:201 | 0.23% | 72 |
| 38 | Preece | 1 | 1:201 | 0.13% | 30 |
| 38 | Wilding | 1 | 1:201 | 0.70% | 290 |
| 38 | Case | 1 | 1:201 | 4.76% | 1,465 |
| 38 | Madeley | 1 | 1:201 | 0.55% | 216 |
| 38 | Mallard | 1 | 1:201 | 14.29% | 3,088 |
| 38 | Trow | 1 | 1:201 | 1.15% | 498 |
| 38 | Farries | 1 | 1:201 | 14.29% | 3,088 |
| 38 | Maul | 1 | 1:201 | 100.00% | 6,726 |
| 38 | Durnell | 1 | 1:201 | 3.45% | 1,189 |
| 38 | Habberly | 1 | 1:201 | 8.33% | 2,085 |