Rushden Hertfordshire Family History Guide

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Rushden is an Ancient Parish in the county of Hertfordshire.

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Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1607
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1604

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

RUSHDEN, a parish, with a village, in Royston district, Herts; 4 miles NW by W of Buntingford r. station. Post-town, Buntingford. Acres, 1, 486. Real property, £2,037. Pop., 291. Houses, 63. The manor, with R. Park, belongs to A. Meetkerke, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £141. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The church is ancient but good. Charities, £7.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

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

England, Hertfordshire, Rushden – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Rushden, 1604-1869
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Rushden (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Rushden, parish registers

Parish registers for Rushden, 1607-1975
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Rushden (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Rushden – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Computer printout of Rushden, Herts, Eng

Parish register printouts of Rushden, Hertford, England, christenings, 1813-1850
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

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

England, Hertfordshire, Rushden – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Vestry accounts and miscellaneous parish records, 1742-1927
Author: Rushden (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Rushden – Public records ( 1 )
Vestry accounts and miscellaneous parish records, 1742-1927
Author: Rushden (Hertfordshire)

England, Hertfordshire, Rushden – Schools ( 1 )
The Durham class register of attendance & residence, for use in free schools
Author: Cromwell, Canon

Administration

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