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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Huntingdonshire => Topic started by: whdsn on Sunday 31 July 16 21:54 BST (UK)

Title: somersham parish lookup
Post by: whdsn on Sunday 31 July 16 21:54 BST (UK)
please can someone tell me if john and Elizabeth desborough had any children in somersham 1706 onwards
Title: Re: somersham parish lookup
Post by: warncoort on Monday 01 August 16 03:19 BST (UK)
According to Genuki, Somersham is in Huntingdonshire.Can't see any online sources for the period.
Title: Re: somersham parish lookup
Post by: Paco on Monday 22 August 16 13:47 BST (UK)
There are many Desboroughs on FreeREG for both Cambridgeshire and Hunts.
Regards.
Title: Re: Somersham parish lookup
Post by: bedfordshire boy on Monday 22 August 16 14:11 BST (UK)
Whilst Huntingdonshire was absorbed into Cambridgeshire in the 1974 local government reorganisation most boards still operate using the historic counties. And as I'm sure you know Wayne, in 1706 Somersham was in Hunts, so Hunts is the appropriate board to post on. Not everyone with an interest in Hunts or has bought the CDrom of the Somersham transcription, necessarily looks at the Cambs board. It's in your own interest to post on the correct board.

David
Title: Re: somersham parish lookup
Post by: whdsn on Monday 22 August 16 14:19 BST (UK)
Hi David
              The family history tree maker i have has a map of all the villages and i notice when i type out say Brampton in huntingdonshire it comes up cambrideshire
                                             
                         wayne
Title: Re: somersham parish lookup
Post by: bedfordshire boy on Monday 22 August 16 14:53 BST (UK)
Brampton may be in Cambs today but before 1974 it was in Hunts. Use www.genuki.com rather than your genalogy program to find out which county a parish was in.

There's not a lot of point in quoting, eg yesterday, Glatton Huntingdonshire taken from the IGI and then posting on the Cambs board because your tree maker says that's where it is now, asking for a look up in Hunts Marriage Index!

David