Thorley Hertfordshire Family History Guide

Thorley is an Ancient Parish in the county of Hertfordshire.

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Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1539
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1608

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

THORLEY, a parish in Bishop-Stortford district, Herts; 2 miles SSW of Bishop-Stortford r. station. It has a post-office under Bishop-Stortford. Acres, 1,516. Real property, 2,957. Pop., 388. Houses, 84. Twyford House is the seat of J. Bax, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £542. Patron, the Bishop of R. The church was repaired in 1822.

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

Parish Records

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

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

England, Hertfordshire, Thorley – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Thorley, 1800-1849
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Thorley (Hertfordshire)

Parish registers and miscellaneous parish records, 1539-1962
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Thorley (Hertfordshire)

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

England, Hertfordshire, Thorley – Military records – Militia ( 1 )
Militia lists, parish of Thorley
Author: Hill, John

England, Hertfordshire, Thorley – Occupations ( 1 )
Parish registers and miscellaneous parish records, 1539-1962
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Thorley (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Thorley – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Parish registers and miscellaneous parish records, 1539-1962
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Thorley (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Thorley – Taxation ( 1 )
Parish registers and miscellaneous parish records, 1539-1962
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Thorley (Hertfordshire)

Administration

  • County: Hertfordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Bishops Stortford
  • 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 – Bishop’s Stortford
  • Poor Law Union: Bishop’s Stortford
  • Hundred: Braughing
  • Province: Canterbury