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|Huntingdonshire is now makes up the northern portion of modern day Cambridgeshire and is no longer a county in its own right. Huntingdonshire lies between Northamptonshire to the Northwest & North, Bedfordshire to the Southwest and Cambridgeshire to the East. After Rutland it is the smallest county in England.  
'''Main towns:''' St Ives, Huntingdon which is the county town, St Neots which is the biggest, and Godmanchester.
 
 
 
Huntingdonshire is now makes up the northern portion of modern day Cambridgeshire and is no longer a county in its own right. Huntingdonshire lies between Northamptonshire to the Northwest & North, Bedfordshire to the Southwest and Cambridgeshire to the East. After Rutland it is the smallest county in England.  
 
  
 
The northern part of the county is dominated by the fens, which are below sea level in places. Holme Fen near Ramsey is the lowest point in the United Kingdom. The Rivers Ouse and Nene both flow through the county as does the busy A1.
 
The northern part of the county is dominated by the fens, which are below sea level in places. Holme Fen near Ramsey is the lowest point in the United Kingdom. The Rivers Ouse and Nene both flow through the county as does the busy A1.
  
St Ives boasts the tiny chapel of St Leger. It is one of only four surviving bridge chapels in England. The town of Huntingdon has a fine museum dedicated to Oliver Cromwell, who was both born and educated in the town. Other attractions within the county include Hamerton Zoo, Kimbolton Castle and the Nene Valley Railway.  
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|St Ives boasts the tiny chapel of St Leger. It is one of only four surviving bridge chapels in England. The town of Huntingdon has a fine museum dedicated to Oliver Cromwell, who was both born and educated in the town. Other attractions within the county include Hamerton Zoo, Kimbolton Castle and the Nene Valley Railway.  
  
 
Well known personalities include Dick Turpin who frequented the George Hotel, Huntingdon when 'working' in the area, Capability Brown the landscape gardener, Henry Royce of Rolls Royce fame, the boxer Joe Bugner whose Hungarian family settled in St Ives, Samuel Pepys who lived in Huntingdon when not in London and John Major, the youngest prime minister of the 20th century who is a resident.
 
Well known personalities include Dick Turpin who frequented the George Hotel, Huntingdon when 'working' in the area, Capability Brown the landscape gardener, Henry Royce of Rolls Royce fame, the boxer Joe Bugner whose Hungarian family settled in St Ives, Samuel Pepys who lived in Huntingdon when not in London and John Major, the youngest prime minister of the 20th century who is a resident.
  
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== Huntingdon Register Office==
 
  
Ferrars Road<br>
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'''County town:''' Huntingdon
Huntingdon<br>
 
Cambs<br>
 
PE29 3DH
 
  
Tel: 01480 375821<br>
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'''Other major towns:''' St Ives, St Neots, Godmanchester
Email huntingdonro@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
 
  
Cambridgeshire, as part of the UKBMD project, has an online searchable BMD database which includes Huntingdonshire records. Full details of the database, certificate applications etc are available on the council website. [http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/community/BMD/camdex Online CAMDEX searches information page]<br>
 
  
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Huntingdonshire | Huntingdonshire Places of Worship]]'''
  
  
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandHuntingdonshire.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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==Resources==
  
==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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link to: '''[[Cambridgeshire]]'''
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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[[Image:huntingdonshire.jpg|right|250px|thumb|St Ives. Submitted by Caroline]]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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'''Primary Reference'''
  
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*[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/visiting/HLAC1.htm '''Huntingdon Library & Archives''']
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ Cambridgeshire County Council] 
  
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.huntsfhs.org.uk/  Huntingdonshire Family History Society]
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*[http://members.tripod.com/AztecRose/huntingdon/hun.html/ Huntingdonshire Look-up Exchange]
  
  
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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'''Countywide Interest'''
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.localancestors.com/ Local Ancestors]
  
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*[http://www.thearchive.org.uk/ CAMUS Project- Archives from Castor, Ailsworth, Marholm, Upton and Sutton , The Milton Estates]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.edintone.com/pages/bapt6.html Baptist Ministers in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire 1753-1835]
  
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*[http://new.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_huntingdon/ Cambridge Evening News - Huntingdon and St Ives Edition]
  
==Photo Offers==
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*[http://www.huntscycles.co.uk/  Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalions]
  
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
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*[http://www.huntingdonshire.info/  Huntingdonshire Forum]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~enghun/  Huntingdonshire Genealogy]
  
==Links==
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/huntingdonshire/index.html Huntingdonshire Genealogy Links]
  
'''Primary Reference Links'''
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*[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/catalogue/holdings/m_p/marriageallegations.htm Huntingdonshire Marriage Allegations Index]
  
*[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/visiting/crohuntingdon.htm County Record Office Huntingdon]
 
  
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HUN/ GENUKI: Huntingdonshire]
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
*[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/local_history/hunts/ Huntingdon Library - The Huntingdonshire Collection]  
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*[http://www.escan.org.uk/ Eatons Community Association] Eaton Socon and Eaton Ford
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~enghun/Transcriptions/EatonSoconBurials1813-1840/index.htm Eaton Socon Burials 1813-1840]
  
*[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ Cambridgeshire County Council]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~enghun/Transcriptions/EatonSoconOverseerofPoorBook1800-1815/index.htm Eaton Socon Overseers (of the Poor) Book 1800-1815]
  
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/huntingdonshire/index.html Huntingdonshire Genealogy Links]
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*[http://www.huntingdon-town.info/ Huntingdon Town Web]
  
*[http://www.huntsfhs.org.uk/   Huntingdonshire Family History Society]
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*[http://historic-ramsey.net/ Historic Ramsey in Pictures]  
  
*[http://members.tripod.com/AztecRose/huntingdon/hun.html/ Huntingdonshire Look-up Exchange]
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*[http://www.stives-town.info/ Town Web for St Ives]  
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyHuntingdon.htm#PageTitle IGI Huntingdonshire]
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*[http://saintives.cjb.net/ St Ives]  
  
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*[http://www.stneots-town.info/ St Neots Town Website]
  
  
'''Countywide Interest'''
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'''Maps and Photographs'''  
  
*[http://www.localancestors.com/ Local Ancestors] Ancestor Pages for Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire
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*[http://www.ccan.co.uk/ Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire Community Archives Network]
  
*[http://website.lineone.net/~gsward/pages/bapt6.html Baptist Ministers in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire 1753-1835]
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==Register Office==
  
*[http://new.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_huntingdon/ Cambridge Evening News - Huntingdon and St Ives Edition]
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Ferrars Road<br>
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Huntingdon<br>
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Cambs<br>
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PE29 3DH<br>
  
*[http://www.thearchive.org.uk/ CAMUS Project] Archives from Castor, Ailsworth, Marholm, Upton and Sutton - and the Milton Estates
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Tel: 01480 375821<br>
  
*[http://www.huntscycles.co.uk/  Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalions]
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Email huntingdonro@cambridgeshire.gov.uk<br>
  
*[http://www.huntingdonshire.info/   Huntingdonshire Forum]
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Cambridgeshire, as part of the UKBMD project, has an online searchable BMD database which includes Huntingdonshire records. Full details of the database, certificate applications etc are available on the council website. [http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/community/BMD/camdex Online CAMDEX searches information page]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~enghun/  Huntingdonshire Genealogy]
 
  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntingdonshire Wikipedia Huntingdonshire]
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
 
  
*[http://www.escan.org.uk/  Eatons Community Association] Eaton Socon and Eaton Ford
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~enghun/Transcriptions/EatonSoconBurials1813-1840/index.htm Eaton Socon Burials 1813-1840]
 
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~enghun/Transcriptions/EatonSoconOverseerofPoorBook1800-1815/index.htm Eaton Socon Overseers (of the Poor) Book 1800-1815]
 
  
*[http://www.huntingdon-town.info/ Huntingdon Town Web]
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
*[http://www.somersham.info/ Somersham]
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
*[http://www.stives-town.info/  Town Web for St Ives]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://saintives.cjb.net/ St Ives]
 
  
*[http://www.stneots-town.info/ St Neots Town Website]
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
  
  
'''Maps and Photographs'''
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==Photo Offers==
  
*[http://www.ccan.co.uk/ Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire Community Archives Network]
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
  
  
  
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Latest revision as of 09:40, 16 May 2023

Huntingdonshire is now makes up the northern portion of modern day Cambridgeshire and is no longer a county in its own right. Huntingdonshire lies between Northamptonshire to the Northwest & North, Bedfordshire to the Southwest and Cambridgeshire to the East. After Rutland it is the smallest county in England.

The northern part of the county is dominated by the fens, which are below sea level in places. Holme Fen near Ramsey is the lowest point in the United Kingdom. The Rivers Ouse and Nene both flow through the county as does the busy A1.

St Ives boasts the tiny chapel of St Leger. It is one of only four surviving bridge chapels in England. The town of Huntingdon has a fine museum dedicated to Oliver Cromwell, who was both born and educated in the town. Other attractions within the county include Hamerton Zoo, Kimbolton Castle and the Nene Valley Railway.

Well known personalities include Dick Turpin who frequented the George Hotel, Huntingdon when 'working' in the area, Capability Brown the landscape gardener, Henry Royce of Rolls Royce fame, the boxer Joe Bugner whose Hungarian family settled in St Ives, Samuel Pepys who lived in Huntingdon when not in London and John Major, the youngest prime minister of the 20th century who is a resident.


County town: Huntingdon

Other major towns: St Ives, St Neots, Godmanchester


Huntingdonshire Places of Worship


Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

link to: Cambridgeshire

St Ives. Submitted by Caroline

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest


Maps and Photographs

Register Office

Ferrars Road
Huntingdon
Cambs
PE29 3DH

Tel: 01480 375821

Email huntingdonro@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Cambridgeshire, as part of the UKBMD project, has an online searchable BMD database which includes Huntingdonshire records. Full details of the database, certificate applications etc are available on the council website. Online CAMDEX searches information page


Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts


Cemetery Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Cemetery Lookup Contacts


Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.


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