Elsworth, Cambridgeshire Family History Guide
Elsworth is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cambridgeshire.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1538
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1599
Nonconformists include: Particular Baptist
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Adjacent Parishes
- Papworth Everard
- Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire
- Hilton, Huntingdonshire
- Knapwell
- Boxworth
- Caxton
- Conington
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
ELSWORTH, a parish in Caxton district, Cambridge; near the boundary with Hunts, 3 miles NNE of Caxton, and 5½ WSW of Long Stanton r. station. It has a post office under St. Ives. Acres, 3,700. Real property, £4,062. Pop., 787. Houses, 183. Part of the land is common. Elsworth House was the seat of the Pickwoods. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £480. Patron, the Duke of Portland. The church is a fine edifice, with a pinnacled tower. There are a Baptist chapel, a national school, an alms-house with £52 a year, and other charities £7.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Census
Census returns for Elsworth, 1841-1891
Church Records
Computer printout of Elsworth, Cambs., Eng
Cemeteries
Court Records
Manor court books of Elsworth, 1767-1851 Author: Manor of Elsworth. Court (Cambridge)
Poorhouses & Poor Law
Parish chest records, 1842-1843, 1848-1849, Elsworth Author: Elsworth (Cambridgeshire)
Schools
Taxation
Parish chest records, 1842-1843, 1848-1849, Elsworth Author: Elsworth (Cambridgeshire)
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Cambridgeshire
- Civil Registration District: Caxton
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely
- Diocese: Ely
- Rural Deanery: Bourn
- Poor Law Union: Caxton
- Hundred: Papworth
- Province: Canterbury