People of cambridgeshire cambridgeshire history and genealogy. Discover the banns of couples read in almost 75 parishes in cambridgeshire, england, between 1653 and 1981. Sohambased viva arts and community group has received a grant from. Many of the most important sources are now available at the click of a mouse on the internet. Nov 23, 2017 how fitzroy street in cambridge has changed over the last century. September 16, 1823 november 8, 1893 was the patriarch of the floresparkman family. Theres evidence that people were living in the area in the bronze age 4,000 years ago in little communities scattered. St johns street, cambridge cambridge, cambridgeshire. Members of the society may use the library when the muniment room is staffed, and are advised to telephone the archivist of sidney sussex, mr nicholas rogers, in advance, to confirm that he is available tel.
I also hoped to bump into the postcard stall that id seen at last years fair as i had a specific card to find. Fitzroy street at its junction with eden street 19 of 21. It provides education for 11 to 16yearolds initially 14 by day and. Jul 09, 2019 the society publishes editions of original documents relating to cambridgeshire and the surrounding area. The cambridge historical society is closely monitoring the recent outbreak of covid19.
In 1865 parkman built a house at 50 chestnut street on beacon hill in boston, which has since become a national historic. All too often the family history research we are handed is not in any kind of logical order. Cambridgeshire, england genealogy search surname, census. My gg grandmother was ann taylor born about 1809 in march, cambridgeshire. At some time before 1811 he took the journey south to london, doubtless to.
Huntingdonshire family history society the big family history fair 2015 the big family history fair returned to st ives, cambridgeshire, this weekend, and i learnt a load about the significance of manorial records in genealogy, and let the moths out of my wallet at the bedfordshire family history. Building societies in cambridge, cambridgeshire on. Find out about the famous people from cambridge, cambridgeshire and discover what part they have played in history. Tod beaty president of irb real estate, tod beaty is a 35year resident of cambridge and a graduate of beloit college and of harvard universitys graduate school of education. Recent society meetings july 2005 visit to st peters church, upwell 12 august 2005 visit to leverington road general cemetary. Last saturday i attended the cambridgeshire family history society fair. The library is deposited in the muniment room of sidney sussex college. The cambridgeshire baptisms records are part of our ongoing parish records collection project. In addition the 1851 census for balsham is available in full transcript form, on microfiche, from the cambridgeshire family history society publications list search. Elsworth, a parish in the hundred of papworth, county cambridge, 5 miles northeast of caxton, and 10 northwest of cambridge.
Parish registers were instigated by cromwell from 1538, recording every wedding, baptism and burial. Anns parents were william and esther goodenough taylor who were both born in littleport, cambridgeshire. Lab chronicles 14 contents 2008 programme 2 bookstall annual report 3 memorial inscriptions 4. The new york timess book critics select the most outstanding memoirs. St johns street is a historical street in central cambridge, england. Carol noble cambridgeshire family history society fair 20. Mens bodies litter my family history, the novelist jesmyn ward. Cambridgeshire family history society about the society. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The 50 best memoirs of the past 50 years the new york times.
Family historians are, after all, far more interested in conducting research than writing it up with future generations in. It not only provides a friendly point of contact for people worldwide who are interested in the same surnames and families, but. Huntingdonshire family history society huntingdonshire st. The bookstall crawley west sussex south east england. Fenland family history society journal no 1 july 2001 contents. Cambridge family history society cambridge 105 radio. Ives is its post town, and the offord station on the great northern line is about 7 miles to the west of the village.
Eolfhs latest news the east of london family history society. Cambridgeshire churches pictures, descriptions and history of cambridgeshire churches. The huntingdonshire fhs aims to produce information on its parishes and county to help the family historian. The village college is an institution that was unique to cambridgeshire but the model has inspired educators worldwide. We are able to supply a wide range of titles by publishers specialising in family history and local history and mainly offer those books not generally available in bookshops. Ivo, or ives, a persian archbishop, who travelled in england as a christian missionary, and died about 660, and from whom the place. Piece together your ancestors history from the full names of the bride and groom, their residences, and the date of banns. It belonged to the abbot of ramsey, who, in the beginning of the eleventh century, founded a church here in honour of st.
Cambridge building society is located at 23 high street cherry hinton, cambridge, cambridgeshire. Traders with genealogical supplies will also be there to supply your needs. Blogging from the cambridgeshire family history society fair 20, held in girton north cambridge on 26th october 20. Graves database contains all the information gathered during a detailed survey of mill road cemetery by the cambridge family history society. The society has its own bookstall, and can provide cds from its stock via post worldwide.
Cambridge history a simple history of cambridge with photos. Oct 26, 20 blogging from the cambridgeshire family history society fair 20, held in girton north cambridge on 26th october 20. Cambridgeshire family and local history fair 2016 history. Cambridgeshire family history societys indexes to cambridgeshire. Their son thomas page 1805 is my fourth great grandfather, other siblings were robert page 1798, john page 1802, esther page 1811, mary page, christopher 1814 and hannah 1816. Family history has become much easier in the last few years. It not only provides a friendly point of contact for people worldwide who are interested in the same surnames and families, but also offers a wide range of facilities to. I think this was the first time that the fair had taken place, and i was really impressed to see the variety of. Cambridgeshire family history society fair 20 history. We continue to evaluate all measures in response to available information from the cambridge public health department and centers.
Normally all you will be asked for is a nominal contribution to the society s funds if you attend one of their talks. Publications include transcripts of parish registers and monumental inscriptions. The east of london family history society attracted a lot of interest. Please contact me to discuss the prices of my talks. It also includes cambridgeshire and huntingdonshire births registered at the british lyingin hospital in london. My 3x great grandfather, joseph muggleton, was baptised on 15 june 1. Commercial stalls books, maps, archival storage, software. Fenland family history society journal no 4 winter 20023. Request to remove the book stall at chestnut court. Camdex index of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths in cambridgeshire volunteers from the cfhs, plus other local family history societies, have assisted the staff of the cambridgeshire county councilccc registration service compile an index of all the births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths within cambridgeshire since 1837. I am trying to find any family members who might be connected to the above two families.
Ives st ives by philip grosset kellys directory of huntingdonshire 1903. Family roots was formed in july 1986 with the adoption of our constitution. Neot, a learned christian missionary, whose body was transferred hither from neot stock in cornwall, and in honour of whom a monastery was founded here, which was. The cambridgeshire baptism records cover about 80 parishes and other registrar places in the english county.
How fitzroy street in cambridge has changed over the last century. Chestnut trees in cambridge by jason weksner, arborist. West middlesex family history society was formed in 1978 to cover family history interests in the county of middlesex, in the area of london west from kensington to uxbridge and south to shepperton, and has a membership of some 600. The story of the original streets that made up cambridge. Indeed, he would later summarize his books as the history of the american forest. Cyndis list cambridgeshire largest private collection of genealogy links on the web. American chestnut trees castanea dentata have all but vanished from massachusetts. I love being a member of the cambridge historical society which provides innovative programming on the history of cambridge. The fenland family history society was founded in 2001 to promote and encourage the study of family, local and social history. I think this was the first time that the fair had taken place, and i was really impressed to see the variety of lectures and stands. Printed copies of the county guides are also available at the church. A series of announcements via their facebook page, have revealed the following experts will be talking at the fair on 25th october 2014 author, and former bbc researcher, kathy chater will be talking about how to turn your family history research into a story.
The census records from 18411891 can be found in the cambridgeshire archives. The cambridgeshire family history society has confirmed the guest speakers for this years cambridgeshire family history fair. During the day there will be four talks given by well known speakers. Great shelford is a village located approximately 4 miles 6.
Fine arts, history of books and paper, and the development of the printing press. A short time later, the society began collecting books, documents, significant papers, photographs, and objects and together they made the basis for our current archival collection. Parish records parish registers were instigated by thomas cromwell from 1538 in the reign of henry viii, recording every wedding, baptism and burial. Tom doig will be available to discuss and help date your old photographs society of one place studies display about holywellcumneedingworth project by peter cooper. Cambridgeshire, cambridge, genealogy, family, history, family history, parishes, ancestors, huntingdon, warboys, kimbolton, godmanchester, brampton, tracing, tree. The pleasure fair, although smaller than usual, was crowded all day, and the stall keepers will have no cause to grumble 1898 06 02 at ely urban district council meeting mr wycherley asked why one of their employees should be employed in cleaning windows at the old post office in the councils. We will help with research for family history from anywhere in the world, but can offer resources with particular reference to persons having lived in, or having been associated with, the historical area now known as fenland. Were celebrating womens history month by featuring the work of women. Cambridgeshire family history society genealogy familysearch. Findmypast is happy to work with the eastbourne and district family history society. Cambridge house, camden road flats at 356 camden road first named as. Local listings for building societies in cambridge as well as other businesses, organisations, clubs and attractions in cambridge and throughout cambridgeshire.
The norfolk family history society s bookshop contains a good selection of books on norfolk families and history related to the county and other locations in east anglia. Ives whitsun 1732 a fictional journey around the town. The building is now ocupied by the stable, a meeting hall and morning cafe, although it is still church property. Family roots is for all those who want to trace their family, whether living locally, in any other part of the uk, or even the wider world. Rarely a day passes when the book is not opened by staff or researchers. A history fair with about 50 tables manned by family and local history societies offering advice, help and information on their specialist areas of knowledge. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the history of this town, or in local history generally. Family history research cambridgeshire suffolk essex. We continue to evaluate all measures in response to available information from. St johns street, cambridge, cambridge, cambridgeshire. This website is managed by felixstowe family history society on behalf of all those people with an interest in family history. Cambridge is a city in middlesex county, massachusetts, and part of the boston metropolitan.
The volumes, which range from the middle ages to the twentieth century, have introductions and notes to make the sources accessible to all cambridgeshire people interested in their local and family history, and to historians worldwide. Recent society meetings july 2005 visit to st peters church, upwell 12. Since 1957, the cambridge historical society has been headquartered at the historic hooperleenichols house. In 1850 great shelford parish contained 1,900 acres 7. Huntingdonshire family history society publications. Cambridgeshire county councils local studies is home to major collections of material from across cambridgeshire, including books, newspapers.
St johns church, duxford, cambridgeshire the churches. Huntingdonshire family history society huntingdonshire. Programme of local family history lectures throughout the day. From archaeology to family history, landscape to landmarks, and much more in between, prepare to be inspired local history fair at ely library read more. Indexes of huntingdonshire baptisms, marriages and burials. Cambridgeshire family history society family history fair. Cambridge building society building society in cherry. The society holds regular monthly meetings at hounslow, at which. The saxon name of this place was slepe, by which it is also distinguished in domesday book. Welcome to the website of the cambridgeshire family history society cfhs, a long established in 1976 charity with the specific aim of supporting the family. Neots and the surrounding area through monthly meetings, research and summer outings.
Neots local history society, founded in 1981, exists to promote interest in the rich and varied history of the town of st. Do you have some research from a family member and would like to get it organised or build upon what has already been carried out. Cambridge history a personal view which doesnt claim to be truthful, accurate or responsible. As part of local and community history month, ely library is hosting a lively gathering of local history and heritage experts who will help you explore your roots and learn to see your community in a new light. Completed orders are sent out by second class postair mail. On 25 november 1953 the finsbury park branch of the amalgamated society of.
Cambridgeshire family history society was formed in 1976 and exists to encourage the study of family history within the old counties of cambridgeshire and the isle of ely. Apr 01, 2018 once upon a time, 800 years ago, cambridge was just a tiny township. Cambridgeshire county guide 2012 this free of charge short guide contains details of all the churches we care for in cambridgeshire. They make every effort to ensure that the content on this web site is fair, accurate and meets their standards of good taste and decency. From all the major online resource holders to libraries, museums and dozens of family history societies from across the uk, there was a vast array of exhibitors to provide advice and information. The saxon name of this place was slepe, by which it is also distinguished in domesdaybook. Once again, the glebe primary school in girton, on the north west of cambridge, plays host to this genealogy feast day with doors opening 10am until 4pm, and as usual its free admission and free parking. We have a history of the congregational church compiled by george ginn and this can be accessed on application to newmarket local history society via this site. Page rutt of fulbourn, cambridgeshire elizabeth rutt 17751857 married thomas page 1775 in 1798 october 14th in fulbourn, i have a copy of the parish marriage entry. They encourage the study of family history in cambridgeshire and the isle of ely.
However, you need to understand the nature of these sources if you are to trace your family tree. These publications are now only available via the genfair website. Its great to see this growing, and i look forward to next year. In addition the 1851 census for balsham is available in full transcript form, on microfiche, from the cambridgeshire family history society publications list search churches holy trintiy church, balsham. Family history research in cambridgeshire, essex and suffolk. There are gaps in the records for a variety of reasons, such as the civil war, but these records are a prime source for building family trees. This book explains how to undertake family history research. The cambridgeshire family history society was founded in 1976 and it now has about 1,100 members, ma. Huntingdonshire family history society history repeating. Aug 20, 2016 the cambridgeshire family history societys family and local history fair returns on saturday 22nd october 2016. The book stall 75 years of independent bookselling on chicagos. Invariably you do not have to be a member of the family history society concerned to attend a talk you are interested in.
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