Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England
Parish Registers 1608-1837
WIRKSWORTH, a market town and parish, is 140 miles from London and 48 from Manchester. In the Domesday Survey it is called Werchesworde. However, according to vulgar tradition, this area derived its name from the down-trodden laborers condemned to work in the region's lead-mines. Their labours proved valuable. It was said their work is worth, hence the transition to its current spelling.
Nearly 200 years ago a pig of lead, weighing 126 pounds, was discovered on Cromford moors with the name of Emperor Adrian in raised letters upon it. Other items of a similar nature also have been found in places nearby. These pieces of evidence offered strong proof that the area's mines were worked by the Romans. In addition, it is strongly believed that the Saxons also mined in Wirksworth during the eighth century. Ore and other minerals are still found in abundance around Wirksworth, especially towards the north, northeast and west.
In 1821, the entire parish of Wirksworth contained 7,315 inhabitants, of which 3,787 were inhabitants of the township, and 901 in the hamlet of Middleton-by-Wirksworth.
Baptisms, Marriages and Burials Indexed by Surname
C=Christening
M=Marriage
B=Burial
CMB |
Date |
Name |
Parents/Spouse |
B |
1624 Jun 17 |
BOALER Maude |
wife of Richard |
C |
1731 Nov 07 |
BOAR John |
son of _?_ & Lydia (Wirksworth) |
B |
1731 Dec 14 |
BOAR John |
son of _?_ & Lydia (Wirksworth) |
B |
1670 Sep 20 |
BOARS Margaret |
|
B |
1616 Dec 01 |
BOES Catherine |
|
M |
1630 Jan 24 |
BOLER Edward |
husb of Joone WYLDE |
B |
1612 Mar 31 |
BOOES Elizabeth |
wife of Homefri |
B |
1621 Dec 07 |
BOORE Infant |
of Thomas |
M |
1631 Apr 18 |
BOORE Rychard |
husb of Elizabeth HAYNE |
M |
1679 May 01 |
BORE Ann (Parwige) |
wife of George DAKIN |
B |
1635 Dec 22 |
BORE Infant |
son of Richard |
M |
1632 Aug 28 |
BORE Margreat |
wife of Anthony ROPER |
B |
1640 Dec 10 |
BORE Rachell |
|
M |
1784 Jan 01 |
BOWER Hannah (Wirksworth) |
wife of Henry HOUGHTON |
C |
1662 Jun 15 |
BOWER Henery |
son Thomas |
C |
1667 May 16 |
BOWER John |
son Thomas (Middleton) |
M |
1778 May 11 |
BOWER Lucy (Cromford) |
wife of Robert NALL |
M |
1769 Apr 21 |
BOWER Richard (Alderwasley) |
husb of Ales MELLOR [Miller] |
C |
1773 May 02 |
BOWER Susanna |
dau of Richard (Alderwasley) |
C |
1665 Jan 08 |
BOWER Thomas |
son of Thomas (Middleton) |
B |
1670 Nov 02 |
BOWERS Thomas (Middleton) |
|
M |
1832 Dec 17 |
BOWERING William (Cromford) |
husb of Elizabeth WOODWARD |
B |
1625 Jun 09 |
BOWES Alce |
wife of Henry |
C |
1632 Mar 11 |
BOWLES Elizabeth |
dau of Edward |
C |
1801 Sep 13 |
BOWEN Ann |
dau of Samuel & Martha (Millhouses) |
B |
1630 Nov 03 |
BOLOR William |
son of William |
B |
1614 Jun 09 |
BOWLER Ann |
|
B |
1783 Oct 25 |
BOWLER Ann |
wife of Samuel (Millhouses) |
C |
1799 May 15 |
BOWLER Ann |
dau of Samuel & Elizabeth (Wirksworth) |
B |
1790 Feb 17 |
BOWLER Dorothy |
wife of Samuel (Wirksworth) |
M |
1784 Apr 18 |
BOWLER Elizabeth (Wirksworth) |
wife of Robert WHITE |
C |
1788 Sep 28 |
BOWLER George |
son of Samuel & Dorothy (Wirksworth) |
B |
1790 Mar 10 |
BOWLER George |
son of Samuel & Dorothy (Wirksworth) |
M |
1801 Jul 27 |
BOWLER Hannah (Matlock) |
wife of Thomas MARCHIN |
M |
1836 Sep 08 |
BOWLER Hannah (Cromford) |
wife John BROWN |
C |
1739 Oct 10 |
BOWLER Henry |
son of _?_ & Martha (Cromford) [Illegitimate] |
C |
1791 Sep 18 |
BOWLER Jane |
dau of Samuel & Elizabeth (Wirksworth) |
B |
1802 Dec 11 |
BOWLER Joseph (Wirksworth) |
|
M |
1836 Apr 05 |
BOWLER JoSeph (Wirksworth) |
husb of Hannah BODEN |
M |
1739 Dec 21 |
BOWLER Martha (Cromford) |
wife of Henry MART |
C |
1616 Jun 07 |
BOWLER Mary |
dau of Robeart & Agnys [Robeart JACKSON] |
B |
1634 Jan 30 |
BOWLER Richard |
|
M |
1784 Jun 09 |
BOWLER Samuel (Wirksworth) |
husb of Dorothy ORME |
M |
1790 Dec 21 |
BOWLER Samuel (Wirksworth) |
husb of Elizabeth PHILIPS |
B |
1793 Apr 12 |
BOWLER Samuel |
son of Samuel & Elizabeth (Wirksworth) |
C |
1794 Sep 17 |
BOWLER Samuel |
son of Samuel & Elizabeth (Wirksworth) |
C |
1796 Sep 11 |
BOWLER Sarah |
dau 0f Samuel & Elizabeth (Wirksworth) |
B |
1782 Mar 28 |
BOWLER Thomas (Cromford) |
|
C |
1771 Sep 11 |
BOWLER William |
son John (Wirksworth) |
B |
1779 Nov 18 |
BOWLER William |
son of Thomas & Elizabeth (Cromford) |
C |
1781 Sep 16 |
BOWLER William |
son of Thomas & Elizabeth (Cromford) |
C |
1786 Apr 30 |
BOWLER William |
son of Samuel & Dorothy (Wirksworth) |
B |
1787 Dec 04 |
BOWLER William |
son of Samuel & Dorothy (Wirksworth) |
B |
1620 Feb 17 |
BOWRE Saray |
dau Thomas |
B |
1667 Dec 31 |
BOWREINGE John (Calow) |
|
B |
1795 Apr 09 |
BOWRIN Sarah |
dau of Edward & Ann (Wirksworth) |
M |
1614 Oct 17 |
BOWRING Mary |
wife John CHADDOCKE |
M |
1786 Jan 22 |
BOWRING Sarah (Wirksworth) |
wife John WALKER |
Submitted 25Dec99