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About
the Parishes
A
list of the parishes that form Cambridgeshire, their map references
and poor law/registration district details
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Agriculture
& the Labourer
Information
about agriculture within the region and the lot of the agricultural
labourer so regularily seen on census information for the 19th century.
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Ancestors
from Cambridgeshire
These
pages are dedicated to various researcher's portraits of their ancestors
who were born or lived in from Cambridegshire. If you have a colourful
character(s) that might fit why don't you send them in.
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Burwell
& the Fen-Edge Village Life Museum
Burwell
is a village close to the Cambridgeshire/ Suffolk border. Within the
village is a museum dedicated to the Fen life and times.
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Cambridgeshire
- Kelly's 1929
Details from Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire 1929 giving an
overview of the area and links to other information
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Cambs.
Baptism, Marriage and Death Stats 1821-30
A
list by hundred, or major town, of the number of baptisms, marriages
and deaths between the years 1821-1830 for Cambridgeshire. (112k)
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Cambridgeshire
Regiments, Militia and Regulars
A
brief history of the Cambridgeshire Regiment (the Volunteers), the
30th Foot (Cambridgeshires) Regiment and the Cambridgeshire Miltia.
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'Captain
Swing' and the Reverend Moberley
The
discontent caused by introduction of the Poor Laws and farm machinery
thereby reducing the number of available jobs meant violence became
an everyday part of Cambridgeshire life through the early part of
the 19th century.
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Census
- Local Listings
Beside
the National Census there were several local census taken for various
areas by other sources. These contain surnames and sometimes ages,
baptism dates and birthdates.
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Census
1901 - Summary
Summary
of available information about the 1901 census for Cambridgeshire
and the Isle of Ely.
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Cholera
in the 19th Century
Like
many other areas cholera took the lives of many working people within
the Cambridgeshire area during the 19th century. Information is available
about the cholera epidemic and other epidemics that took place.
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The
Coprolite Industry
Cambridgeshire
was also a place of industry, based on farming needs; its oddest industry
was coprolite-digging, the extraction of phosphatised clay nodules
for fertiliser. Coprolites occurred in a belt from Soham to Barrington
and were exhausted in a rush between 1850 and 1890. It was an industry
unique in England. Nodules were excavated in trenches, yielding 300
tons an acre.
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Diary
of Dr Katharine Heanley
John Starr
has kindly supplied a set of diaries written by a Dr. Katharine Heanley
(1874 - 1959) who lived at Saxmundham. They cover the period 1898 to
1956. They are personal diaries and contain a lot of miscellaneous material,
records of holidays she took with her close friend Gertrude Watson.
She was a literate woman with no small skill in art, and he has several
small sketches and paintings she made.In 1914 she went to the March
area on her own and in 1915 she went with Gertrude to Chatteris. Her
parents, John Heanley and Charlotte Katharine, nee Whitling, lived near
Chatteris. The 1914 extract of Dr. Heanley's notes and some sketches
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Ely
& the Cathedral
Ely
has been a stronghold for hundreds of years and the Cathedral has
played a major part in this. A synopsis of Ely and the the Cathedral
interaction can be found here
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Ely
& Civil War
The
Isle of Ely has always been a stronghold ideally naturally defended.
After Hereward there was still much insurrection as described here.
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Emigrants:
Free or in Chains?
From
the one day conference held by the Cambridgeshire Family History Society
some notes on the talks.
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Emigrants
Links
Many
Cambridgeshire people left the county for various places overseas,
Australia, Canada, USA, New Zealand, etc. These links may help in
tracking down these elusive ancestors.
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Famous
Cambridgeshire Men and Women
A
short description can be found here of various famous Cambridgeshire
people.
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Folklore
Every
county has its folklores and remedies. Cambridgeshire is no exception
and some these are told here.
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Fortifications
and Historic Buildings
Descriptions
of various fortifications and historic buildings over the centuries,
within Cambridgeshire, can be found here.
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Genealogical
& History Societies
Details
of societies and historical organisations linked with Cambridgeshire.
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Historical
Timeline - Cambridgeshire
The
history of Cambridgeshire is chronicled here as a time line to see
at a glance the events over time within Cambridgeshire and the Isle
of Ely.
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Huguenots
and Walloons
Some
history behind the Huguenot/Walloon arrival inThorney with contact
information, a reading list and various links.
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Hundreds
Since the
Domesday book the country has been split into political regions called
'hundreds'; these are the Cambridgeshire hundreds and the towns and
villages ecompassed by each. |
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Internet
Links
The Internet
contains a variety of information about Cambridgeshire and the Isle
of Ely. Links can be found here to various relevant pages. |
Littleport
Riots - 22nd May 1816
After the
defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815 England was left in a very poor
condition. The rates and taxes raised to pay for the wars had rendered
farmers and other employers too poor themselves to pay very much for
labour. There were hundreds of people who were not just poor but very
poor to the point of starvation. All over the country at this time there
was general dissatisfaction. This is the story of the riot that broke
out at Littleport as a result. |
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Locations
& Buildings
There are many buildings throughout Cambridgeshire
and the Isle of Ely with historic backgrounds. Cambridge has its fair
share and most of these are well known bcause of it large tourist
trade, but what of the other towns and villages?
There are several Baronial Halls and Houses within
Cambridgeshire and details of these can be found in this section.
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Mayors
of Cambridgeshire 1902
Details
of two of the mayors of Cambridgeshire in office in 1902. Contains details
about the municipal area as well. The two towns/cities are Cambridge
and Wisbech. |
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Methodism
Cambridgeshire
and the Isle of Ely were strongholds of Methodism. Various records exists
for the circuits and in various other repositories. This is a guide
to Cambridgeshire references and circuits. |
Peasants
Revolt - Ely - 1381
The Rising
of 1381 - the so-called Peasants' Revolt - provided a short-lived opportunity
for the people of Ely to assert their independence. While the revolt
inflamed much of East Anglia, the main leaders of the rebellion in Ely
were local men - Richard de Leycester of 'Bocherisrowe'; Robert Buk,
a fishmonger; and Adam Clymme. This is a description of the revolt. |
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Places
in Cambridgeshire
A linked
list of information about places within Cambridgeshire and the Isle
of Ely from various directories and books. |
Poor
Law Unions
To afford
Poor Relief various unions were set up within Cambridgeshire and the
Isle of Ely to handle the old and infirm from the parishes. These parishes
were assigned to specific unions and these are listed here with the
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Prickwillow,
Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire
Prickwillow
is a small hamlet in the Ely Holy Trinity area which for many years
was the life-line to the outlying farms and houses. These pages contain
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Professional
Researchers
Once you
have found a professional researcher then you normally stick by them.
These researchers have all been recommended by various subscribers to
the Rootsweb mailing list dealing with Cambridgesire (ENGLISH-FENS@rootsweb.com). |
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Railways
in Cambridgeshire
Some information
about the railways, where they ran and their history within Cambridgeshire. |
Ranks,
Professions, Occupations and Trades
Definitions
from A-Z of Ranks, Professions, Occupations or Trades that may ne encountered
when researching your genealogy or local history. |
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Registration
Districts
For
electoral and other reasons the parishes are split up into Registration
Districts. If you have acquired a birth, marriage or death certigicate
then this will quote a registration district. This is a list of the
Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Registration Districts and the parishes
that fall within each.
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Scrapbook
of Constance Louisa Porter
Reproduced
here are the cutouts from local Haddenham newspapers in the early 1900's
contained in two scrapbooks. These books were compiled by Constance
Louisa Porter, a spinster, daughter of Roberts Knights Porter and Emily
Susan Cockle. Constance died in 1938. |
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Society
of Friends (Quakers)
A short
description of the Society of Friends (Quakers) can be found here with
details of the various "Meetings" which formed the Cambridgeshire area. |
Vermuyden,
Cornelius - Fen Reclamation
Cambridgeshire
and the Isle of Ely are infamous for the fenlands that make of the
area. For hundreds of years the area was virtually unusable due to
the watery landscape. Indeed Hereward the Wake made use of these areas
for his defences. The land was eventually reclaimed to give the now
rich, fertile farming land that exists. The main architect of the
reclamation in this area was Cornelius Vermuyden, a Dutchman
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Walloon
Names - 1939 Newspaper Article
If you are
of Huguenot descent, as many in the Cambridgeshire area were, then you
may be interested in this newspaper article from 1939 dealing with Walloon
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War
Memorials/Rolls of Honour
Through
out the centuries there have been memorials and rolls of honour for
those killed in the the service of their country who were born or lived
in Cambridgeshire. These men and women are remembered on various memorials/rolls
throughout the county. These pages are the transciptions of various
of these memorials/ rolls. |
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Welney
the Home of British Ice Skating
The
flat fenlands were often flooded in winter which froze to form fields
of ice. Where better to hold ice skating championships during the 19th
century than here. |
What
is.....
A series
of brief definitions covering parishes, hundreds, parish registers,
parish clerks. These cover frequently asked questions.
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