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Guide to '''Ely, Cambridgeshire family history and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | |||
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== Parish History == | === Parish History === | ||
ELY, a '''city''', in the Isle of Ely, county of Cambridge, 16 miles (N. N. E.) from Cambridge, and 67 (N. by E.) from London. The city, exclusively of the extra-parochial liberty of the College, comprises the '''parish '''of '''St. Mary''', which, with the '''chapelry''' of '''Chettisham''',and the '''parish '''of '''Holy Trinity''', which, with the '''chapelry '''of '''Stuntney'''. There are places of worship for '''Baptists''', the Countess of Huntingdon's '''Connexion''', '''Independents''', and '''Wesleyans'''. <ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50947#s20 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 167-173. Date accessed and adapted: 03 July 2013.</ref> | ELY, a '''city''', in the Isle of Ely, county of Cambridge, 16 miles (N. N. E.) from Cambridge, and 67 (N. by E.) from London. The city, exclusively of the extra-parochial liberty of the College, comprises the '''parish '''of '''St. Mary''', which, with the '''chapelry''' of '''Chettisham''',and the '''parish '''of '''Holy Trinity''', which, with the '''chapelry '''of '''Stuntney'''. There are places of worship for '''Baptists''', the Countess of Huntingdon's '''Connexion''', '''Independents''', and '''Wesleyans'''. <ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50947#s20 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 167-173. Date accessed and adapted: 03 July 2013.</ref> | ||
Ely, also known as the Isle of Ely, consisted historically of three ecclesiastical parishes: | Ely, also known as the Isle of Ely, consisted historically of three ecclesiastical parishes: | ||
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It also consisted of lands outside of the city and attached to Trinity and Mary parishes. It was called the Isle of Ely because the city sat atop high ground surrounded by marshes that were later drained. | It also consisted of lands outside of the city and attached to Trinity and Mary parishes. It was called the Isle of Ely because the city sat atop high ground surrounded by marshes that were later drained. | ||
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Guide to Ely, Cambridgeshire family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Ely Holy Trinity, Cambridgeshire | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Ely |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Poor Law Union | Ely |
| Registration District | Ely |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1559 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1600 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Ely |
| Diocese | Ely |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) |
| Location of Archive | |
| Cambridgeshire Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
ELY, a city, in the Isle of Ely, county of Cambridge, 16 miles (N. N. E.) from Cambridge, and 67 (N. by E.) from London. The city, exclusively of the extra-parochial liberty of the College, comprises the parish of St. Mary, which, with the chapelry of Chettisham,and the parish of Holy Trinity, which, with the chapelry of Stuntney. There are places of worship for Baptists, the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, Independents, and Wesleyans. [1]
Ely, also known as the Isle of Ely, consisted historically of three ecclesiastical parishes:
- The Cathedral
- Holy Trinity
- St Mary
It also consisted of lands outside of the city and attached to Trinity and Mary parishes. It was called the Isle of Ely because the city sat atop high ground surrounded by marshes that were later drained.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Church records[edit | edit source]
Census records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Probate records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Cambridgeshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
Ely Holy Trinity on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 167-173. Date accessed and adapted: 03 July 2013.
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