Cambridgeshire Baptisms
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Transcription and conventions used
This database records 407,255 baptisms from 80 parishes
and other places in the county of Cambridgeshire, plus
Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire births registered at
the British Lying-In Hospital, London.
The data records include:
- Date of baptism.
- Date of birth, if noted.
- Forename and surnames of person baptised.
- Whether son or daughter.
- Father's forename, when given.
- Mother's forename, when given.
- Residence, when given.
- Father's occupation, when given.
- Place and County (Chapman code) where baptism took place.
Coverage
The following table lists the places covered,
the number of records for each parish or place and
the years covered:
| Parish | No. of entries | Year range |
| 1 | |
| ABINGTON PIGOTTS | 1843 | 1599-1950 |
| ARRINGTON | 1856 | 1550-1950 |
| BARTLOW | 1878 | 1573-1950 |
| BENWICK | 2269 | 1851-1950 |
| BOTTISHAM | 7150 | 1561-1855 |
| BOXWORTH | 2113 | 1588-1950 |
| BRINKLEY | 2195 | 1599-1950 |
| BRITISH LYING IN HOSPITAL (CAMBRIDGESHIRE & HUNTINGDONSHIRE BIRTHS REGISTERED AT THE BRITISH LYING-IN HOSPITAL, LONDON) | 151 | 1750-1867 |
| BURROUGH GREEN | 2938 | 1571-1950 |
| BURWELL | 12436 | 1562-1950 |
| CAMBRIDGE, ALL SAINTS | 6303 | 1538-1950 |
| CAMBRIDGE, HOLY TRINITY | 10063 | 1566-1950 |
| CAMBRIDGE, ST ANDREW THE LESS | 20491 | 1599-1947 |
| CAMBRIDGE, ST BARNABAS | 3599 | 1878-1948 |
| CAMBRIDGE, ST CLEMENT | 6387 | 1567-1950 |
| CAMBRIDGE, ST EDWARD | 5848 | 1558-1951 |
| CAMBRIDGE, ST LUKE (CHESTERTON) | 4658 | 1869-1940 |
| CAMBRIDGE, ST PAUL | 7222 | 1845-1950 |
| CAMBRIDGE, ST PETER | 2843 | 1586-1844 |
| CAMBRIDGE, ST PHILIP | 3231 | 1903-1949 |
| CARLTON | 2515 | 1588-1950 |
| CASTLE CAMPS | 5035 | 1563-1950 |
| CASTLE CAMPS, CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH | 832 | 1817-1933 |
| CHATTERIS | 15737 | 1600-1902 |
| CHERRY HINTON | 6523 | 1538-1950 |
| CHIPPENHAM | 5265 | 1559-1938 |
| CONINGTON | 2147 | 1538-1948 |
| COTTENHAM | 7847 | 1572-1812 |
| DOWNHAM | 10214 | 1558-1907 |
| DULLINGHAM | 6071 | 1558-1950 |
| EAST HATLEY | 985 | 1585-1947 |
| ELSWORTH | 6720 | 1538-1950 |
| ELY, HOLY TRINITY | 29409 | 1559-1877 |
| ELY, ST MARY | 12156 | 1599-1880 |
| FEN DRAYTON | 3176 | 1576-1950 |
| GIRTON | 3674 | 1599-1950 |
| GRANTCHESTER | 4804 | 1555-1950 |
| GREAT ABINGTON | 2386 | 1599-1950 |
| GREAT EVERSDEN | 1695 | 1538-1950 |
| GUILDEN MORDEN | 4576 | 1598-1950 |
| HARDWICK | 1664 | 1564-1950 |
| HARLTON | 2095 | 1584-1950 |
| HINXTON | 2983 | 1538-1950 |
| HISTON | 6119 | 1599-1950 |
| HORSEHEATH | 3709 | 1558-1950 |
| ICKLETON | 5645 | 1558-1950 |
| ISLEHAM | 9480 | 1566-1998 |
| LANDBEACH | 3698 | 1538-1950 |
| LINTON | 11566 | 1559-1950 |
| LITTLE ABINGTON | 1868 | 1599-1950 |
| LITTLE SHELFORD | 3056 | 1600-1950 |
| LOLWORTH | 1341 | 1572-1950 |
| MADINGLEY | 2302 | 1539-1950 |
| MANEA | 6445 | 1607-1950 |
| MARCH | 22529 | 1547-1872 |
| NEWTON | 621 | 1830-1950 |
| NEWTON NEAR CAMBRIDGE | 1626 | 1560-1950 |
| PAPWORTH EVERARD | 1369 | 1563-1950 |
| PAPWORTH ST AGNES | 1096 | 1558-1950 |
| RAMPTON | 1944 | 1599-1950 |
| SAWSTON | 5930 | 1599-1939 |
| SHUDY CAMPS | 3354 | 1558-1950 |
| STUNTNEY | 1845 | 1545-1905 |
| SWAFFHAM PRIOR, ST CYRIAC | 929 | 1559-1662 |
| SWAFFHAM PRIOR, ST MARY | 7707 | 1569-1950 |
| SWAVESEY | 6703 | 1576-1950 |
| THRIPLOW | 3273 | 1538-1950 |
| TRUMPINGTON | 5274 | 1563-1950 |
| TYDD ST GILES | 5498 | 1599-1950 |
| UPWELL, CHRISTCHURCH | 1601 | 1863-1947 |
| WATERBEACH | 7091 | 1599-1950 |
| WELNEY | 6530 | 1642-1904 |
| WENTWORTH | 1457 | 1600-1950 |
| WESLEYAN REGISTRY | 99 | 1812-1837 |
| WEST WICKHAM | 2860 | 1599-1950 |
| WEST WRATTING | 4896 | 1579-1950 |
| WESTLEY WATERLESS | 1442 | 1558-1950 |
| WHADDON | 2309 | 1599-1950 |
| WITCHFORD | 3712 | 1599-1950 |
| WOOD DITTON | 6347 | 1567-1950 |
| Total (81) | 407255 | 1538-1998 |
Checking
The data has been checked.
Grouping
There is no grouping for this type of record.
Abbreviations and Codes
Daughter has been abbreviated to dau.
Chapman County Codes have been used for the county where born
e.g. CAM = Cambridgeshire, BDF = Bedfordshire, HUN = Huntingdonshire.
How to buy
This information is also available on CD-ROM from
the Cambridgeshire Family History Society, web site
http://www.cfhs.org.uk.
Contact details
Cambridgeshire Family History Society.
Web: http://www.cfhs.org.uk
Copyright and disclaimer
© Trustees of the Cambridgeshire Family History Society.
Every care has been taken in the preparation of this Index.
However, users are advised to view images of the original parish
registers (microform, CD) for additional information and to confirm
for themselves interpretation of the records.
The Cambridgeshire Family History
Society accepts no liability for any errors or omissions that
remain (although they would welcome notification of alternative
interpretations after the searcher has viewed the
registers).
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