Hildersham Cambridgeshire Family History Guide

Hildersham is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cambridgeshire.

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Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1559
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1599

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

HILDERSHAM, a village and a parish in Linton district, Cambridge. The village stands on the river Granta, near the Newmarket railway, 2 miles NE of Linton; and has a post office under Cambridge. The parish comprises 1, 499 acres. Real property, £2, 106. Pop., 227. Houses, 51.

The manor belonged formerly to the De Veres, Earls of Oxford; and belongs now to F. Huddleston, Esq.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £288. Patron, the Rev. R. Goodwin. The church is ancient; recently underwent extensive alterations; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower.

Matthew Paris, the chronicler, is supposed to have been a native.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Cambridgeshire, Hildersham – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Holy Trinity Parish Church, Hildersham, 1754-1981, Cambridgeshire, monumental inscriptions
Author: Cambridgeshire Family History Society

England, Cambridgeshire, Hildersham – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Hildersham, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Cambridgeshire, Hildersham – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Hildersham, 1599-1851
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hildersham (Cambridgeshire)

An indexed transcription of the parish registers of Hildersham : baptisms, 1559-1950; marriages, 1561-1937; burials, 1560-1950; banns, 1767-1949
Author: Phillips, P. R.; Layng, T. P. R (Thomas Peter Royson), 1901-1985; Church of England. Parish Church of Hildersham (Cambridgeshire); Cambridgeshire Family History Society

Marriage transcripts, 1599-1810
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hildersham (Cambridgeshire)

Parish register transcripts
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hildersham (Cambridgeshire)

Parish registers and poor law records for Hildersham, 1559-1878
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hildersham (Cambridgeshire)

England, Cambridgeshire, Hildersham – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of Hildersham, Cambs., Eng

Parish register printouts of Hildersham, Cambridge, England ; christenings, 1561-1885
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Hildersham, Cambridge, England ; marriages, 1561-1885
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Cambridgeshire, Hildersham – Court records ( 1 )
Manor court books of Hildersham with Little Abington, Cambridge Co., 1748-1817
Author: Manor of Hildersham. Court (Cambridge)

England, Cambridgeshire, Hildersham – Land and property ( 3 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of Hildersham, 1759-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cambridgeshire)

Parish chest records, 1886-1900, Hildersham
Author: Hildersham (Cambridgeshire)

Parish registers and poor law records for Hildersham, 1559-1878
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hildersham (Cambridgeshire)

England, Cambridgeshire, Hildersham – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Parish registers and poor law records for Hildersham, 1559-1878
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hildersham (Cambridgeshire)

England, Cambridgeshire, Hildersham – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of Hildersham, 1759-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cambridgeshire)

Parish registers and poor law records for Hildersham, 1559-1878
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Hildersham (Cambridgeshire)

Administration

  • County: Cambridgeshire
  • Civil Registration District: Linton
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Ely
  • Rural Deanery: Camps
  • Poor Law Union: Linton
  • Hundred: Chilford
  • Province: Canterbury