Reed Hertfordshire Family History Guide

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Reed is an Ancient Parish in the county of Hertfordshire.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1539
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1800

Nonconformists include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Independent/Congregational.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

REED, a parish, with a village, in Royston district, Herts; 3½ miles S of Royston r. station. Post-town, Royston. Acres, 1, 460. Real property, £1, 765. Pop., 224. Houses, 53. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the vicarage of Barkway, in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £512. Patron, the Hon. Mrs. V. Harcourt. The church is ancient but good.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

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

England, Hertfordshire, Reed – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Reed, 1800-1835
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Reed (Hertfordshire)

Parish registers for Reed, 1539-1988
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Reed (Hertfordshire); Turner, Edward

England, Hertfordshire, Reed – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Reed, Herts., Eng

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

Administration

  • County: Hertfordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Royston
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
  • Diocese: Post-1844 – Rochester, Pre-1845 – London
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – Braughing, Post-1844 – Buntingford
  • Poor Law Union: Royston
  • Hundred: Odsey
  • Province: Canterbury