Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy

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Huntingdonshire (abbreviated Hunts) is a former inland county in the East region of England.

Jurisdictions

Use an interactive map to find jurisdictions for each parish in Huntingdonshire.

Civil Districts

When civil registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1837, Huntingdonshire was divided into a number of registration districts, each containing several parishes.  The index to the civil records gives the name of the district where an event took place.  Click here to see a list of the civil districts in Huntingdonshire and the parishes covered by each.  Read more about England Civil Registration.

Parishes

See a list of the parishes of Huntingdonshire with links to articles.

Probate Jurisdictions

Before 1858, every town and parish in Huntingdonshire was under the probate jurisdiction of several ecclesiastical courts.  To read more about probate records and see a list of Huntingdonshire towns and parishes and the probate courts that had jurisdiction over them, go to Huntingdonshire Probate Records.

Websites

• Huntingdonshire Resources and help pages on RootsChat Huntingdonshire Resources and help pages. (Free).

To view a further list of web sites and/or web pages for Huntingdonshire and many of its parishes, visit FHLFavorites.info.