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}} Guide to '''Ramsey, Huntingdonshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
}} Guide to '''Ramsey, Huntingdonshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  


== Parish History ==
=== Parish History ===


Ramsey is a town, a '''parish''' and a sub-district, in the district of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, 10 miles NNE of Huntingdon. There are places of worship for, '''Baptist''', '''Particular Baptist''', '''Primitive Methodist''', '''Society of Friends''', and '''Wesleyan Methodist'''.<ref>John Marius Wilson [https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/890  ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales''] 1870-2. Date accessed: 20 August 2013.</ref>  
Ramsey, is a town a '''parish''' and a sub-district, in the district of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, 10 miles N N E of Huntingdon. There are places of worship for, '''Baptist''', '''Particular Baptist''', '''Primitive Methodist''', '''Society of Friends''', and '''Wesleyan Methodist'''.<ref>John Marius Wilson [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/890  ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales''] 1870-2. Date accessed: 20 August 2013.</ref>  


== Resources ==
=== Resources ===


=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
==== Civil Registration  ====


Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].  
::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''
::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map
::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box
::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>
=== Cemeteries ===
*'''1815-1995''' {{FSC|687218|title-id|disp=Ramsey, St. Mary's, Huntingdonshire, Monumental Inscriptions}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1961''' {{FSC|1129430|title-id|disp=Register of Graves, 1860-1961, Ramsey}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1860-1998''' {{FSC|1168282|title-id|disp=Wood Lane Cemetery, Ramsey, Huntingdonshire}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


=== Civil Registration ===
==== Church records  ====


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>


=== Church Records ===
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
|-
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''BOYD''' = [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ Boyd's Marriage Index (findmypast) - (£)]<ref>Percival Boyd, ''A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index'' (London: Society of Genealogists, 1987). Digital version at {{FSbook|1727134}}.</ref>
 
==== Church of England ====
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Ramsey Online Parish Records'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FREG = '''[http://www.freereg.org.uk/ FreeReg.org.uk]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''HUNT = '''[http://www.freereg.org.uk/ Huntingdonshire Burials (findmypast) - (£)]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140210015326/http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/parish-records/other-burials#huntingdonshire 'Huntingdonshire Burials,'] ''findmypast (WayBack Machine),'' accessed 26 April 2014.</ref>
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''JOIN''' = [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ The Joiner Marriage Index - (£)]<ref>[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Huntingdonshire/ Huntingdonshire Coverage,] ''The Joiner Marriage Index,'' accessed 18 April 2014.</ref>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Huntingdonshire
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''NBI''' = [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records National Burial Index (findmypast) - (£)]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130920205813/http://www.findmypast.co.uk/national-burial-index-coverage-counties.action?countyCode=HUN 'National Burial Index - Huntingdonshire Coverage,'] ''findmypast (WayBack Machine),'' accessed 18 April 2014.</ref>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CHuntingdonshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CHuntingdonshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CHuntingdonshire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Huntingdonshire
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''PALL''' = [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 Pallot's Marriage Index (Ancestry) - (£)]<ref>''Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes.'' Digital version at {{FSbook|1310100}}.</ref>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{RecordSearch|2340291|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|2340291|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|2340291|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''TGEN''' = [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ TheGenealogist - (£)]<ref>[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ 'Parish Records,'] ''TheGenealogist,'' accessed 25 April 2014.</ref>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
|}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
 
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
! bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="7" scope="col" | '''RAMSEY PARISH (1559) Online Records'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Huntingdonshire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-births-and-baptisms-1538-1975 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-marriages-1538-1973 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/huntingdonshire-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry Extracted Church of England Parish Records-Huntingdonshire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61549/ 1500s-1800s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61549/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Images
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61549/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Images
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''BOYD'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ '''1559-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FREG'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1559-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''HUNT'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records '''1559-1900''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''JOIN'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ '''1559-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1500s-1800s]</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''NBI'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records '''1559-1900''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''PALL'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 '''1790-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''TGEN'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ '''1559-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|}
|}
'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Huntingdonshire Joiner Marriage Index - Huntingdonshire] ($)
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/huntingdonshire-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Huntingdonshire] ($)
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records
====Nonconformist Records====
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br>
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary


=== Census Records ===
==== Census records  ====


Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>
{{British Census|288835}}


=== Probate Records ===
==== Probate records ====


Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Huntingdonshire Probate Records|Huntingdonshire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.  
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Huntingdonshire Probate Records|Huntingdonshire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.  
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  


*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


== Websites  ==
== Websites  ==


Ramsey on [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HUN/Ramsey GENUKI]  
Ramsey on [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HUN/Ramsey/index.html GENUKI]  


== References  ==
== References  ==

Revision as of 14:33, 10 May 2017

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Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England
Type Ancient Parish
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Hundred Hurstingstone
County Huntingdonshire
Poor Law Union Huntingdon
Registration District Huntingdon
Records begin
Parish registers: 1559
Bishop's Transcripts: 1604
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery St Ives
Diocese Pre-1837 - Lincoln; Post-1836 - Ely
Province Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon
Location of Archive
Huntingdonshire Record Office

Guide to Ramsey, Huntingdonshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History[edit | edit source]

Ramsey, is a town a parish and a sub-district, in the district of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, 10 miles N N E of Huntingdon. There are places of worship for, Baptist, Particular Baptist, Primitive Methodist, Society of Friends, and Wesleyan Methodist.[1]

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]

Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

BOYD = Boyd's Marriage Index (findmypast) - (£)[2]
FREG = FreeReg.org.uk
HUNT = Huntingdonshire Burials (findmypast) - (£)[3]
JOIN = The Joiner Marriage Index - (£)[4]
NBI = National Burial Index (findmypast) - (£)[5]
PALL = Pallot's Marriage Index (Ancestry) - (£)[6]
TGEN = TheGenealogist - (£)[7]
RAMSEY PARISH (1559) Online Records

Baptisms
Marriages
Burials

Indexes Images Indexes Images Indexes Images
BOYD
1559-1837

FREG None None 1559-1837 None None None
HUNT

1559-1900
JOIN

1559-1837


NBI

1559-1900
PALL
1790-1837

TGEN
1559-1837

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 Huntingdonshire 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]

Ramsey on GENUKI

References[edit | edit source]

  1. John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales 1870-2. Date accessed: 20 August 2013.
  2. Percival Boyd, A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index (London: Society of Genealogists, 1987). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  3. 'Huntingdonshire Burials,' findmypast (WayBack Machine), accessed 26 April 2014.
  4. Huntingdonshire Coverage, The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 18 April 2014.
  5. 'National Burial Index - Huntingdonshire Coverage,' findmypast (WayBack Machine), accessed 18 April 2014.
  6. Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  7. 'Parish Records,' TheGenealogist, accessed 25 April 2014.