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:The Norris Museum is the Museum of Huntingdonshire. It tells the story of this historic county from the earliest times to the present day. The Museum was founded by Herbert Norris, a St. Ivian, who left his lifetime's collection of Huntingdonshire relics to the town when he died in 1931. | :The Norris Museum is the Museum of Huntingdonshire. It tells the story of this historic county from the earliest times to the present day. The Museum was founded by Herbert Norris, a St. Ivian, who left his lifetime's collection of Huntingdonshire relics to the town when he died in 1931. | ||
==Civil Register Offices== | |||
The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office (GRO)'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices. | |||
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[https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/births-deaths-and-marriages/certificates-family-history '''Family Research Website''']<br> | |||
[https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/asset-library/imported-assets/Using_the_General_Register_Office_to_research_family_history.pdf '''Using the General Register Office to research family history.pdf''']<br> | |||
[https://www.camdex.org.uk/search.cfm '''Search and order birth, marriage, or death certificates'''] | |||
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[https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory/listings/cambridgeshire-register-office Cambridgeshire Register Office]<br> | |||
[https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory/listings/ely-registration-office Ely Registration Office]<br> | |||
[https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory/listings/huntingdon-registration-office Huntingdon Registration Office]<br> | |||
[https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory/listings/march-registration-office March Registration Office]<br> | |||
[https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory/listings/wisbech-registration-office Wisbech Registration Office]<br> | |||
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Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts''' and their parishes, ' in Cambridgeshire, see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/CAM.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Cambridgeshire]. | |||
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In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, Huntingdon merged with Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely to form the new non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire.
Archives[edit | edit source]
Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies
Shire Hall
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB3 0AP UK
Telephone: 01223 699399
Email: county.records.cambridge@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
- Website
- Tracing your Family History: sources at Cambridgeshire Archives
- Original Parish Registers at Cambridgeshire Archives
- Original Parish Registers at Huntingdonshire Archives
- Cambridgeshire Archives holds a wealth of unique historic records and other resources relating to Cambridgeshire, the former counties of Huntingdonshire and the Isle of Ely and their communities.
Huntingdonshire Library and Archives[edit | edit source]
Huntingdonshire Library and Archives
Princes Street
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 3PA UK
Telephone: 01480 372738
Email: hunts.archives@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Website
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Cambridge Libraries Directory including Huntingdonshire Council area.
Museums[edit | edit source]
- For a list of Huntingdonshire museums that are now in Cambridgeshire, go to List of museums in Cambridgeshire in Wikipedia.
The Norris Museum
The Broadway
St. Ives
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE27 5BX UK
Telephone: 01480 497314
Email: info@norrismuseum.org.uk
Website: The Norris Museum
- The Norris Museum is the Museum of Huntingdonshire. It tells the story of this historic county from the earliest times to the present day. The Museum was founded by Herbert Norris, a St. Ivian, who left his lifetime's collection of Huntingdonshire relics to the town when he died in 1931.
Civil Register Offices[edit | edit source]
The General Register Office (GRO) holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
Family Research Website
Using the General Register Office to research family history.pdf
Search and order birth, marriage, or death certificates
Cambridgeshire Register Office
Ely Registration Office
Huntingdon Registration Office
March Registration Office
Wisbech Registration Office
Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, ' in Cambridgeshire, see UKBMD: Registration Districts in Cambridgeshire.
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