Shephall Hertfordshire Family History Guide

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Shephall is an Ancient Parish in the county of Hertfordshire.

Alternative names: Sheephall

Parish church: St. Mary

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1560
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1563

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Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

SHEPHALL (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Hitchin, hundred of Cashio, or liberty of St. Alban’s, county of Hertford, 2¼ miles (S. E. by S.) from Stevenage; containing 265 inhabitants. It comprises about 1150 acres, of which 795 are arable, 244 pasture, and 110 woodland. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king’s books at £9. 5. 10., and has a net income of £193; the patronage and impropriation belong to the Crown. A fund of £24. 16. per annum, arising from bequests, is distributed among the poor.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

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England, Hertfordshire, Shephall – Cemeteries ( 2 )
Monumental inscriptions of St. Mary’s, Shephall
Author: Walton, John K.; Hertfordshire Family and Population History Society

Monumental inscriptions, Shephall, Hertford, England : abt. 1600-1900

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

England, Hertfordshire, Shephall – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Shephall, 1563-1869
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Shephall (Hertfordshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Shephall, 1629-1640
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Shephall (Hertfordshire)

Marriage records, 1837-1958
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Shephall (Hertfordshire)

Marriages at Shephall, 1561-1811
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Shephall (Hertfordshire)

Parish registers for Shephall, 1560-1935
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Shephall (Hertfordshire)

Transcripts of church registers

England, Hertfordshire, Shephall – Military records ( 2 )
Militia lists, parishes of Knebworth and Shephall
Author: Parker, Jack; Hill, Christine; Hill, John

Tithe account book and miscellaneous parish records, 1700-1891
Author: Shephall (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Shephall – Occupations ( 1 )
Tithe account book and miscellaneous parish records, 1700-1891
Author: Shephall (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Shephall – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Tithe account book and miscellaneous parish records, 1700-1891
Author: Shephall (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Shephall – Public records ( 1 )
Tithe account book and miscellaneous parish records, 1700-1891
Author: Shephall (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Shephall – Taxation ( 1 )
Tithe account book and miscellaneous parish records, 1700-1891
Author: Shephall (Hertfordshire)

Administration

  • County: Hertfordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Hitchin
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of St Albans
  • Diocese: Post-1844 – Rochester, Pre-1845 – London
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – St Albans, Post-1844 – Welwyn
  • Poor Law Union: Hitchin
  • Hundred: Cashio
  • Province: Canterbury