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Rick
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If you own or have read a book about Hertfordshire which you have found interesting, or has helped with your research, feel free to post here to recommend it to other RootsChatters!!!
It is helpful to include; Title, Author, Publisher and ISBN number.
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Further Tring Personalities by Wendy Austin. Published by Wendy Austin. ISBN 0-9537924-2-0
Price £13.50.
This is the third book in a series by Wendy Austin containing detailed accounts of individuals from Tring’s past. The book contains many photographs.
This edition’s featured personalities are;
· Robert STEPHENSON
· Harriet JELLIS
· Violet HIGGINSON
· Joseph & Kenneth TIMBERLAKE
· Lionel MARTIN
· James STEVENS
· Sir Francis VERNEY
· Private Henry HARDING
· Marie JACK
· Charles SEABROOK
· Alice BURNHAM
· Honorable Sir Harry VAISEY
· Christopher MEAD
· Dr Edward COCKAYNE OBE
· Amphyllis WASHINGTON
This book is a must for those with a love of local history as well as those who have Tring ancestry
Rick
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Forgotten Families of Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire by Evelyn WRIGHT. Published by The Book Castle. ISBN 1-903747-39-2
Price; £12.99
As the title suggests, this book documents important Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire families of the 16th and 17th centuries, whose fame is now largely forgotten. All the families were related to each other, and established dynasties across both counties.
The book includes pedigrees for the families, as well as many photographs and illustrations of the places that they lived.
Families included in the book:
· The BECHERS of Renhold
· The BULL Family of Hertford
· The CAPELLS of Little Hadham
· The CHAPMANS and the NODES of Shephallbury
· THE CONINGSBY, ELWES, FYSHE & BARRE Families
· The DOCWRAS of Hitchin, Putteridge & Lilley
· The FAIRCLOUGHS and early HARMERS of Weston
· The HARMERS of Dane End, Weston
· The HYDES of Throcking
· The KNIGHTONS & HERVEYS
· The KYMPTOMS of Howells & Clothallbury
· Lady CAHTCART of Tewin
· The MORDAUNTS of Turvey and PETRES of Essex
· The NEDHAMS & WARRENS of Bygrave
· The PIGGOTS of Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire
Rick
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Population, Economy and Family Stucture in Hertfordshire in 1851 by Nigel Goose. Published by the University of Hertfordshire Press.
ISBN Volume 1. 0-900458-73-9 ISBN Volume 2. 0-900458-83-6
These are the first two volumes of a proposed series of 12 Volumes which aims to transcribe the complete 1851 Census for Hertfordshire.
Volume 1 covers the area contained within the Berkhamsted Registration District, and includes the following locations in 1851.
Little Gaddesden, Frithsden, Great Berkhamsted, Northchurch, Wiggington, Aldbury, Puttenham, Tring.
Volume 2 covers the area contained within the St Albans Registration District, and includes the following locations in 1851.
Wheathampstead, Harpenden, Redbourn, Sandridge, St Peters, The Out Hamlets in the Liberty of St Albans, St Albans, St Michaels.
There is also a wealth of demographic information about the areas for this period.
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Tracing Your family history In Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
ISBN 0-9542189-2-2
University of Hertfordshire Press
£9.99
A good starter book with lots of information on what records are available in the county. Divided into 9 chapters – Administrative, BMD, Household, Occupations, Crime, Poor, Education, Military, and Printed.
It also has a good appendix where there are lists, with reference numbers, as to what HALS has in its archives.
Useful maps of the Hertfordshire Parishes and registration districts – so that you can see the area around your home town.
Explains in each chapter what records may be available for your ancestors and how to find them – with sample views where appropriate.
As we all know it is easier to trace our relatives when they did something special – but this might help you along with the more mundane of them.
Only problem I found was that after building you up about what records were kept – they then stated – “but not much has survived in Hertfordshire” – I know that they have lots of record at HALS – but after reading this book it has not altered my opinion about my long journey to visit them – to see all the census returns for my family and relations is still my aim.
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I have two books relating to Wheathampstead.
Tales from Old Wheathampstead and Gustard Wood, 1900 Portrait of a community - Letters from Bert Russell to Amy Coburn edited by Ruth Jeavons Wheathampstead Local History Group and Wheathampstead Railway Recollections again Wheathampstead Local History Group John Giles, Ruth Jeavons Mike Martin Dolly Smith Roy Smith.
Will look up Wheathampstead names
Gay O'Neill
If you would like Gay to search for someone for you in her Wheathampstead books, please send her a personal message. Please do not ask on this thread - Thanks Rick
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Hertfordshire Inns & Public Houses an historical gazetteer, by Graham Joliffe & Arthur Jones. Published by Hertfordshire Publications. ISBN 0-901354-79-1.
As the title suggests, this is a reference work dedicated to Hertfordshire hostelries, and records all Herts pubs which were open in 1900 and still open in the 1990's. The book gives brief histories as well as some details of licencees and contains many black and white photographs
A very useful volume if you have ancestors who were publicans.
Rick
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WARE'S PAST IN PICTURES
By Maurice Edwards & David Perman
Publishers The Rockingham Press
ISBN 1-873468-37-7
What a fabulous treasure trove of Old Photos - mostly well reproduced.
Over 150 pages containing probably over 250 photos - obviously of Ware and near by area - generally taken around the 1890-1910 period - some later.
Informative little captions to each picture.
I borrowed this from the Library on special order - cost all of £1.25 - just to see one photo of Bateman's Shoe Shop - but might even buy it now - it's that good!!
I phoned for permission to put the shop photo onto my website (copyright problems again!) - no problem - would I like to add the publishers name - that's all.
So If this is your area it is a must - if it is not your area it might be worth a look to see the sort of transport and dress etc of the time.
Cheers
Keith
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[b][/b]From the Wheatsheaf to the Windmill
The History of Bushey and Oxhey Pubs
By T R Groves, E G Longman and B N D Wood
Publishers - Bushey Museum Trust
ISBN (cannot find one on my copy - dated 1984)
"Being a historical account of the inns, taverns, pubs, alehouses and beerhouses which have served the people of and travellers through the old ecclesiastical parish of Bushey"
This book has an introduction to the pubs and brewers in Bushey and entries for 50 public houses in the Bushey and Oxhey area. A typical entry will give the name and address of the pub, the breweries associated with it, together with brief information about the history, owner and landlords of the pub. It also gives information about the names of the pubs, together with a sketch map of the locations. There are also over 40 photographs of Bushey public houses.
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Hertfordshire - Stone, Wells, Quarry,Claxton London - Sutton (Southwark), Phillips (Clerkenwell), Stone (Chelsea) Suffolk - Turner & Rogers (Lavenham) Norfolk - (K)Nobbs & Germany (Norwich) Middlesex - Shackell Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Extract taken from Angliae Notitia: or the Present State of England dated 1704.
Apart from changing the 'f' to 's' I have kept the spelling exactly as it appears in the book.
Hartfordshire
Is in the Diocese of London and Lincoln, 130 miles in circumference; contains about 451000 acres and 16569 houses: The air is sweet and healthful, the soil for the most part chalky, but fruitful in corn, grass and wood. Its rivers Coln, Lea: Its chief commodities are wheat, barley and mault: It has 120 parishes and 18 towns, most of them very good: The shire town is Hartford, 20 miles from London: Barnet is noted for medicinal waters, Berkhamsted for its ancient castle, chief place of residence formerly of the Dukes of Cornwall; Hitchin for its school; Ware for a canal, which furnishes London with new river water. Its chief seats are Theobalds, formerely a Royal Palace; Moor Park, the later Duke of Monmouth's: Hatfield House, Hartford Castle, Bygrave, Chestnut, Quicks Wood, all the Earl of Salisbury's; Cashiobury, Haddam Hall, Earl of Essex's; Totteridge, Earl of Anglesey's; Holloway House at St Alban's, Duke of Marlborough's; Aldenham, Duke of Newcastle's and a vast number more it hath of gentlemens houses.
[/i]A true list of the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of the Parliament, which met at Westminster the 20th Of October 1702.[i]
Hertfordshire
Ralph Freeman jun. Esq
Thomas Halsey Esq Borough of St Albans
George Churchill Esq
John Gape Esq Borough of Hertford
Charles Caesar Esq
Richard Goulston Esq
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS BOOK PLEASE ONLY POST REQUEST ON THE HERTFORDSHIRE LOOK UP REQUEST BOARD PLEASE
Ann
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uknames: Josolyne - Essex & Herts, Wainwright - Hamps & London, Kentish - Rotherhithe, London & Kent, Herbert - Seaford, Sussex - London & Glous. |
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Francis Firth's "NORTH AND EAST HERTFORDSHIRE" by Tom Doig
ISBN 1-85937-547-2 £14.99
Over 100 pages of good quality photos taken over a period of time up to the l1960's - and although not all that many from the turn of the century - even the later ones could have been taken many years before.
Interesting short descriptions about all the pictures - which are a help for anyone with relatives from the area.
Once again another book borrowed from my local library - never has so much been gained from so few places!
Keith
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"We Ploughed the Fields ... and Scattered"
The story of the Hutchin family in the rural village of Albury, Hertfordshire from 1752.
Co-edited by Denise Hutchin and Ronald Mott
This is the culmination of 20 odd years research into the Hutchin family by many descendants. Whilst obviously largely dealing with our personal family history, the book illustrates how the agricultural and industrial revolutions influenced their lives and gives an insight into the social history of the working classes during this time. Some were transported, some were bounty emigrants to Australia and there was even a riot at Great Hormead which could well have been part of the pheasants revolt. We have also included a village chapter which gives some interesting general information on the village as a whole.
Priced at £12.95, the book is available at HALS, Hertford Museum or Boardmans in Bishops Stortford or direct from me (p&p £2.75 - UK).
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LAWRENCE - Gt Hormead, HUTCHIN - Albury, CARTER/CARTER CLAY - St Albans/Stanstead Abbotts, BURTON - Hoddesdon, WARD - Hunsdon, BEARD - Ware, LEE - Cripplegate/Glemsford
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I recently bought a really good book for anyone having got back to 1600 for Amwell
The Parish Register & Tithing book of Thomas Hassall of Amwell
isbn 0 9510728 4 6
this book is full of history and best of all births, burials and marriages from 1600 to 1657
this book was compiled in hardback by the Hertfordshire Record Society and they have done a great job
sandie
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Pender, Raphael,Lambert,Digby,Stent, Dowell,cornish,mulley,Death,Rosier, East End,Suffolk,Essex,Cornwall,Devon,London, middlesex, hertfordshire Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Amwell and Stanstead's Past in Pictures
Stephen Doree and David Perman - The Rockingham Press - ISBN 1-873468-57-1
Another of my kind of book - lots of photos and not to much reading!!
More on Stanstead than Amwell - but also includes sections on surrounding villages - Hertford Heath - St Margarets.
Lots of early 20th century photos - with short descriptive titles - including a map of Great Amwell from about 1818!
Very Interesting.
Keith
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