National Burial Index

Church burials 1800-1851

This Society, like many others, has participated in the National Burial Index scheme sponsored by the Federation of Family History Societies. The index for Hertfordshire is, apart from minor revisions, now fully complete. We offer a search facility over our data sets.

There are 137,000 names, mainly between 1800 and 1851, in churches and chapels across the county listed in our files.

Where possible transcriptions are from the original parish registers. In a few cases, Brent Pelham for example, the parish is so small that the original 1813 register is still in use. We have, therefore, worked from transcripts deposited at Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies. Occasionally church registers are damaged. Northaw is a prime example. The register was damaged by fire and very little has survived in any form. In this case our monumental inscription booklet may be of some help. [Refer to the Publications Section]

Provided are listings by parish of the number of burials transcribed. There are three separate pages of parishes for your perusal.

Parishes A-G

Parishes H-P

Parishes R-W

The Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead Poor Law Unions (original civil registration districts) is available on fiche or diskette. [Refer to the Publications Section]

Availability for Search

In the lists of parishes, all those mentioned are available for search. To request a search, please use the Search Form provided for postal submissions.

Search Form

A search facility is also provided on the GenFair site for those who would prefer to submit their enquiry by Email. If you use the link here you will be leaving this site.

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