Meesden Hertfordshire Family History Guide

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Meesden is an Ancient Parish in the county of Hertfordshire.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1737
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1800

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

MEESDEN, a parish in Royston district, Herts; adjacent to Essex, 6½ miles E by N of Buntingford r. station. Post town, Buntingford. Acres, 1,008. Real property, £1,104. Pop., 163. Houses, 36. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £250. Patron, W. G. Whatman, Esq. The church is plain but good, and has a bell-turret.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Hertfordshire, Meesden – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions, Meesden, Hertford, England : abt. 1600-1900

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

England, Hertfordshire, Meesden – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Meesden, 1800-1840
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Meesden (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Meesden, parish registers

Parish register transcripts, 1609-1641
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Meesden (Hertfordshire); Brigg, William, 1858-1921

Parish registers for Meesden, 1737-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Meesden (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Meesden – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Meesden, Herts., Eng

England, Hertfordshire, Meesden – Military records – Militia ( 1 )
Militia lists for Wyddial, Anstey, Meesden and Throcking
Author: Hill, John; Hertfordshire Family and Population History Society

Administration

  • County: Hertfordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Royston
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
  • Diocese: Post-1844 – Rochester, Pre-1845 – London
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – Braughing, Post-1844 – Buntingford
  • Poor Law Union: Buntingford
  • Hundred: Edwinstree
  • Province: Canterbury