My Baldwin ancestors in Shropshire were based in the Craven Arms area in the 1500s. Can anyone recommend accessing Baldwin ancestors, births marriages in deaths in Craven Arms in the 1500s? Are there church records??
Craven Arms is a small town situated in the parish of Stokesay which is in the Diocese of Hereford. Stokesay church is just under a mile south of Craven Arms. There is also a church at Halford just north of Craven Arms but on the other side of the River Onny.
The parish registers of Stokesay survive from 1558 and the Bishops Transcripts at Hereford from 1660 so you are going to be struggling to find information about Baptisms, Marriages and Burials before those dates.
You might like to look at Mel Lockie's web site where you can see a free transcript of the early Stokesay registers. Use CTRL-F to search for your name.
Hello Byron
Craven Arms is a small town situated in the parish of Stokesay which is in the Diocese of Hereford. Stokesay church is just under a mile south of Craven Arms. There is also a church at Halford just north of Craven Arms but on the other side of the River Onny.
The parish registers of Stokesay survive from 1558 and the Bishops Transcripts at Hereford from 1660 so you are going to be struggling to find information about Baptisms, Marriages and Burials before those dates.
You might like to look at Mel Lockie's web site where you can see a free transcript of the early Stokesay registers. Use CTRL-F to search for your name.
Mike