North Mymms Hertfordshire Family History Guide

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North Mymms is an Ancient Parish in the county of Hertfordshire.

Other places in the parish include: Raestock, Waterend, Little Heath, and Welham Green.

Alternative names: North Mimms

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1565
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1604

Nonconformists include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

MIMMS (NORTH), a parish in Hatfield district, Herts; adjacent to the Great Northern railway, and to the boundary with Middlesex, 3 miles SSW of Hatfield r. station.

It contains the hamlets of Roestock, Waterend, Little Heath, and Welham-Green; the last of which has a post-office under Hatfield. Acres, 4,925. Real property, £7,835. Pop., 1,095. Houses, 227. The property is subdivided.

The manor belonged to the Magnavilles, and passed to the Knolles, the Hydes, and the Osbornes. North Mimms Park is the seat of Col. F. S. Greville Nugent; Brookmans, of R. W. Ganssen, Esq.; Mimm Wood, of Mrs. Ashton; Osborne Park, of G. J. Robinson, Esq.; Pottrells, of J. Wheen, Esq.; Abdale, of A. M. Cooke, Esq.; Hawkshead, of S. Soames, Esq.; Moffats, of T. G. Wood, Esq.; Littleheath, of J. Walker, Esq.; and Leggats, of Mrs. Kemble.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Valne, £250. Patron, R. W. Ganssen, Esq. The church was built, in the time of King Stephen, by Sir Hugh Magnaville; was recently restored, consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with tower and spire; and contains many brasses and monuments.

There are a national school, and charities £64.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Hertfordshire, North Mimms – Cemeteries ( 2 )
Monumental inscriptions of the parish church of St Mary, North Mymms
Author: Pearson, Janet; Pearson, John; Hertfordshire Family History Society

Monumental inscriptions, North Mimms, Hertford, England : abt. 1600-1900

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

England, Hertfordshire, North Mimms – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for North Mimms, 1604-1882
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of North Mimms (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Little Heath, parish registers

England, Hertfordshire, North Mimms, parish registers

Parish registers of North Mimms, 1565-1902.
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of North Mimms (Hertfordshire)

Record of members, 1852-1860
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. North Mimms Branch (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, North Mimms – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Computer printout of North Mimms, Herts., Eng

Parish register printouts of North Mimms, Hertford, England ; christenings, 1810-1865
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

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

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: Pre-1845 – Berkhampstead, Post-1844 – Barnet
  • Poor Law Union: Hatfield
  • Hundred: Dacorum
  • Province: Canterbury