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It then makes these documents publicly accessible.They are also useful if you are working on a school project or completing university degree work. ​The records, that parish churches once kept in great oak chests, give a fascinating insight into how people of the past lived within their local communities.Registers of baptism, marriage, and burial sometimes date from as early as 1538 and are one of the most important sources for anyone researching their family history. When requesting your documents, you should either quote the reference number of the document, which can be ascertained by using their catalogue, or give them a brief description of the material you wish to access.
The records these families produced offer a vivid insight into many aspects of local life from the early medieval period to the middle of the 20th century. Parish registers have been kept at the local level across England since the mid-1500s.

By John Norman Heathcote (1863-1946)Huntingdonshire Record Office collects and preserves documents relating to the pre-existing county of Huntingdonshire that became part of Cambridgeshire in 1974 to safeguard them for present and future generations.The foregoing area is covered by the current Huntingdonshire District Council.

The Archive makes a charge to people wishing to make use of this service.Two computers, with access to many websites, are available.You can use a laptop at the Office, but access to power points is limited. Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. Due to this long and relatively stable tradition, these records are important to English genealogical research as they are often one of the only sources for finding families and individuals in England before the start of civil registration in 1837. The key Archives have various points of interest.

It is advisable to order documents before you arrive to ensure they have the items you wish to consult in order to avoid disappointment, especially if you have travelled a long distance.There is no public parking available at the library, but our disabled bays are available alongside the entrance.The Archive also has a shop which sells various books, CDs, posters and maps. This building is not only a public information database, but a major tourist attraction.

The following registers are for specific towns and villages and are, mostly, contained in online books which you can browse, search and download. For more information regarding the Office's collections please peruse their They hold more than 20 million historical documents. Re: Huntingdonshire Parish Records « Reply #6 on: Sunday 27 April 14 17:41 BST (UK) » I know it was just a general query on what's available, but why not try a posting on the Huntingdonshire board with names and dates? You will have to pay £1.00 to replace mislaid tickets. These animals were thought of as pests. They also have the Pepys Collection, relating to Samuel Pepys, and the Little Gidding Collection, which relates to Nicholas Ferrar and the Little Gidding community.For more details regarding their opening hours, please visit their It is always advisable to book a seat in advance, especially if you wish to consult a map. There are also some names which may sound unusual today, such as Eusby, Emme, Ascanius, Tubalcain, Caius, and Urania.Parish registers show that a great many children in the past did not survive infancy and childhood. The official archive of the UK government. Please be aware some collections consist only of partial information indexed from the records and do not contain any images. Bishop's transcripts 2. Electoral registers 4. People had the idea that hedgehogs would drink the milk from cows and that sparrows would eat the crops, so the parish would pay the poor, or children, to catch them.

You should pre-book a new chair in advance. A year later he was given eight pence for catching two hedgehogs. The building is fully accessible, and a lift proves access to the first floor.Conington Castle, Conington, Hertfordshire c. 1900. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: There are some free Cambridgeshire Parish Records at FreeREG.

You are able to order up to 6 items in advance. Popular choices for girls were Mary, Elizabeth, and Ann.

Cambridgeshire Baptisms & Burials 1801-1837 A free service provided by the Cambridgeshire Family History Society.

In Grendon again, a year later, the records tell us that the parish paid two shillings so that James Brawn could have a new hat, four shillings three pence for a new shirt for Thomas Clifton and five shillings a week to Joseph Clifton, who was disabled.All these expenses came from the rates paid by the richer parishioners, who did not like poor strangers arriving in their community that might add to the costs.
A bill of 1728 shows that Lord Hatton spent six pence on two dishes of chocolate, two pence on a dish of tea, and a shilling on a pint of cherry brandy, all of which were drinks that only the rich could afford at that time.

Huntingdonshire Public Records Office, in England is the best place to “dig up” records for yourself, family, business, environment, and public. Newspapers 7. Woodwalton Parish Registers. BAPTISMS 1538-1856 gaps MARRIAGES 1540-1874 gaps + FamilySearch; BAPTISMS 1538-1856 MARRIAGES 1540-1883 + Archersoftware If the place you are looking for does not appear in the list, please go via the Where is it in Huntingdonshire page(s) to get to the correct parish.