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BARLOW, Derbyshire

"BARLOW, (or Great Barlow) a chapelry and township in the parish of Staveley, in the hundred of Scarsdale, and county of Derby, 4 miles to the N.W. of Chesterfield, its post town. Little Barlow is a hamlet of this township The living is a perpetual curacy* in the diocese of Lichfield, of the value of £95, in the patronage of the Rector of Staveley. There is a small endowed free school."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

Biography

• The Remembrances of Arthur Mower, 1558-1610 - 'a sixteenth century yeoman'. Contains references to many surnames in the parish.

Cemeteries

• Some Memorial Inscriptions in St Lawrence's Churchyard, Barlow. By no means a complete transcript of all MIs in the Churchyard, but it does include contributions from several researchers.

Church History

• Various Photographs of The Coronation Tree are available in our Barlow Photo Gallery, provided by Janet Kirk/Rosemary Lockie. Updated 18 Jun 2009.

• For further photographs of inside the Church, and the Flower Festival, see Barlow Village Website.

Church Records

• The "Parish Chest" for Barlow contains:
  • Settlement Certificates 1671 - 1832:
  • Settlement Examinations 1704 - 1835:
  • Removal Orders (to Barlow) 1716 - 1832:
  • Removal of a rogue/vagabond 1767:
  • Removal Orders (from Barlow) 1691 - 1835:
  • Bonds of indemnity for people coming into Barlow not having
    property valued at above £10 per annum 1657 - 1727:
  • Bastardy Bonds 1675 - 1826:
  • Orders of Filiation 1707 - 1882:
  • Bastardy Examination 1715:
  • Apprenticeship. Indentures 1708 - 1823:
  • Bond by Edward Drabble to the Churchwardens and
    Overseers of Barlow to perform duties of Assistant Overseer 1866.

  Overseers accounts, 1626-1846; Settlement, 1671-1849; Bastardy cases, 1675-1882; and Apprenticeships, 1708-1823 are available on high reduction (42X) microfilm FHL BRITISH Film 1702630 Items 6-11. If possible use a high magnification reader. My grateful thanks to Janet Kirk, and the Family History Library Catalogue for this information.

Description and Travel

• Photograph of Village Street, Barlow, from Rosemary Lockie.

Directories

• Transcription of section of Kelly's Directory (1891) for Great Barlow by Ann Andrews. Added 19 Feb 2007.

History

• Transcription of section of Lysons' Topographical and Historical Account of Derbyshire, 1817, for Barlow by Barbarann Ayars.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Barlow Settlement Certificates, 1671-1832, transcribed by Janet Kirk.

Societies

• Chesterfield and District Family History Society - also covers Barlow, Brampton, Hasland, Newbold, Temple Normanton and Whittington.

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