Essendon Hertfordshire Family History Guide

Essendon is an Ancient Parish in the county of Hertfordshire. Bayford is a chapelry of Essendon.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1653
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1604

Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

ESSENDON, a parish in Hatfield district, Herts; on the river Lea, and on the Hatfield and Hertford railway, 3 miles E by N of Hatfield. It has a post-office under Hertford. Acres, 2, 303. Real property, £4, 160. Pop., 672. Houses, 134. The property is divided among a few. Essendon House is a chief residence. The parish gives the title of Baron to the Marquis of Salisbury. The living is a rectory in the dio. of Rochester. Value, £550. Patron, the Marquis of Salisbury. The church is good. The vicarage of Bayford is a separate benefice. There are a national school and charities £20.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Hertfordshire, Essendon – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions, Essendon, Hertford, England : abt. 1600-1900

England, Hertfordshire, Essendon – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Essendon, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Hertfordshire, Essendon – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Essendon, 1604-1869
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Essendon (Hertfordshire)

Burials for Bishops-Hatfield, 1678-1950
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bishops-Hatfield (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Essendon, parish registers

Parish registers for Essendon, 1653-1947
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Essendon (Hertfordshire)

Poor law records for Essendon, 1655-1865
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Essendon (Hertfordshire)

Bishop’s transcripts for Essendon, 1604-1869
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Essendon (Hertfordshire)

Burials for Bishops-Hatfield, 1678-1950
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bishops-Hatfield (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Essendon, parish registers

Parish registers for Essendon, 1653-1947
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Essendon (Hertfordshire)

Poor law records for Essendon, 1655-1865
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Essendon (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Essendon – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of Essendon or Essenden, Herts., Eng

Parish register printouts of Essendon, Hertford, England ; christenings, 1730-1849
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Essendon, Hertford, England ; marriages, 1730-1839
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Hertfordshire, Essendon – Military records – Militia ( 1 )
Militia lists, parish of Essendon
Author: Hill, John

England, Hertfordshire, Essendon – Occupations ( 1 )
Poor law records for Essendon, 1655-1865
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Essendon (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Essendon – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Poor law records for Essendon, 1655-1865
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Essendon (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Essendon – Public records ( 1 )
Poor law records for Essendon, 1655-1865
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Essendon (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Essendon – Taxation ( 1 )
Poor law records for Essendon, 1655-1865
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Essendon (Hertfordshire)

Administration

  • County: Hertfordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Hatfield
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division)
  • Diocese: Post-1844 – Rochester, Pre-1845 – Lincoln
  • Rural Deanery: Hertford
  • Poor Law Union: Hatfield
  • Hundred: Hertford
  • Province: Canterbury