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I think Im doing really well with my tree, back to 1686, but I dont feel Ive really got there unless I can confirm it all with with documents... I managed to confirm my tree to 1791 using GRO, census, LDS and parish records, some I have got by travelling to the county record offices, others on-line. I now find my family in Hertfordshire, which isnt close enough just to pop into, so where do I go now? Ancestry doesnt seem to have many image records in the 1700's, is there any CD's available with parish records etc that I can use to help confirm my tree back into the mist of time... yer! I know wishful thinking....

Parish Registers
Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies hold parish registers for the whole county from c1558 to the twentieth century
Until civil registration began in 1837, parish registers are the only record of baptisms, marriages and burials throughout the United Kingdom (except for Jews and Quakers). Despite their earlier deficiencies and occasional gaps they form the principal source for genealogical information up to that time.

In Hertfordshire there were 132 ancient parishes, each keeping separate series of registers. In addition to the ancient churches there are many more of modern origin, formed as chapels of ease or district churches within the larger, more populous parishes, and each being licensed to varying degrees to maintain separate series of registers.

Read on to find out more about parish registers, and a list of the registers held at Archives & Local Studies and in libraries. An index to Hertfordshire marriage registers 1538 - 1837 is available through Hertfordshire Names Online. To search Hertfordshire Names Online click on the link on the right hand side.



■Marriages 1538–1837
■Hertfordshire Parish Map
■Introduction to Parish registers
■Parish register holdings in libraries
■Parish Register Transcripts
■Parish Registers held at Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies

Archives and Local Studies 0300 123 4049

Hopefully they should be able to help..Good Luck with your research.


Regards Vera

Thanks Vera for the info, did a quick search on google and found them no problem.

Managed to find quite a few relatives that I had very detail on, on the down side, they charge £7 each for them :(

I'm just going have to find some time to get over there one day, might be able to really push back.

Thanks again Alan

Doesn't look like I'm going to find the time to get to Hertford, Ive still been looking for a CD of parish records, but there isn't any... well, none that I can find anyhow.
Anyone know if there is such a thing?

All the best Alan

S&N genealogy supplies have some parishes in Herts on CD.
Also you could try a Herts family history society if there is such a thing.

Thanks Helen, Im going to look them up, managed to buy a little marriage info from Herts records office, but I doubt if it will turn up this year... Couldnt find any baptisms on their site :-(
Al

There are some Hertfordshire records on my BVRI cd's. I'd be happy to do a look-up if you want to post some names.

Thanks Margaret, although I know what BVRI stands for, I can't remember what you get from it?
All the same, names form Hertfordshire
Charles Nightingale b.abt 1887
Joseph Nightingale b.abt 1762

There is an online Herts FHS. I joined it several years ago and had some help from a member on there re one of my lines. That could be worth a try. Also, members on there might know what's available on CD.

Jill

BVRI, British Vital Records Index is a set of 16 cd's with 10.4 million births and christenings and 1.9 million marriages from 1530-1906 in England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales.

Closest Charles Nightingale is this one:

NIGHTINGALE, Charles Frederick Christening
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Jul 1886
Christening Date: 29 Aug 1886 Recorded in: Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England
Father: William NIGHTINGALE
Mother: Elizabeth
Source: FHL Film 991369 Dates: 1875 - 1906

No Joseph in Hertfordshire 1762 +/- 5 years

Ooops! Charles Nighitngale should have been 1787, thanks for looking Margaret, I'll have to look a bit more.

Ive got this bit of info from LDS
Charles Nightingale christened 16 Sep 1787 Wormley Herts &
Joseph, christened 17 JUN 1756 Bramfield or cheshunt Hertfordshire, never know how good the LDS site is as a lot of info is user supplied...

Sorry, nothing on BVRI for either one.

Thanks Margaret for looking, I'll just have to get up to Hertfordshire Records Office oneday...
Ive just thought, ouch! is it possible to order records from other Offices, so that I can view them at my local Essex Record Office?