Farnham Genealogical Records
Farnham Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Records of baptism for people born in and around Farnham between 1558 and 1909. Details include child's name, parents' names and date of birth and/or baptism. Records may also include parent's occupations, residence, place of origin and more.
Baptism records list the names of people's parents, their occupations, abode and other details.
A searchable database of 830,075 records, linked to original images of baptism registers. The records provide proof of parentage, occupations, residence and other details.
Transcriptions of 39 parish baptism registers. They list children, their parents' names, residences, occupations and sometimes other details.
Farnham Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Banns registers record details of those who wished to marry. They sometimes contain information not listed in marriage registers, notably the bride and groom's parish of residence. Banns also record marriages that were intended that did not go ahead and serve as a filler when a marriage register has been lost or damaged.
Marriage records from people who married at St. Mary the Virgin, Farnham between 1559 and 1837. Lists an individual's abode, marital status, father's name, age and signature
Transcriptions of records from baptism registers. They may list residence, marital status, witnesses and more.
A searchable database of 301,403 records, linked to original images of marriage registers. The records may include fathers' names, age, residence, occupations and more.
Farnham Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Burial records for people buried at St. Mary the Virgin, Farnham between 1558 and 1901. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
A transcript of the registers of burial for people buried at the church. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age.
A searchable database of 621,116 records, linked to original images of burial registers. The records may include date of burial and/or death, residence, age and other details.
Transcriptions of 40 parish burial registers. They list the name of the deceased, the date of their death and/or burial and sometimes other details, such as age and occupation.
Farnham Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1901 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1891 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1881 census provides details on an individual's age, residence and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows for searches on multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Newspapers Covering Farnham
Regional news, notices of births, marriages and deaths, business notices, details on the proceedings of public institutions, adverts and a rich tapestry of other regional information from the Biggleswade district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Hertford area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
A local newspaper including news from the Chelmsford district, business notices, family announcements, legal & governmental proceedings, advertisements and more.
A newspaper covering local news in Hertfordshire, particularly around St. Albans. It contains notices recording births, marriages and deaths.
Regional news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other regional information from the Essex district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.
Farnham Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Commissary Court of London. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.
A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Consistory Court of London. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.
Transcriptions of early wills covering the City of London and its environs.
An index to probates granted by the Consistory Court of London. The index contains name of the deceased, type and date of grant and residence.
Farnham Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Farnham Military Records
Details of territorial and other voluntary units at the outbreak of WWI.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Hertfordshire, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Hertfordshire, with some service details.
A chronicle of the regiment's part in numerous military campaigns from around the world.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Essex, with some service details.
Farnham Court & Legal Records
An index to over 1,800 cases brought before the court. For witnesses, age and residence is usually given. The cases cover such matters as defamation, marriage and tithes.
An index to 3,104 cases brought before the court. For witnesses, age and residence is usually given. The cases cover such matters as defamation, marriage and tithes.
An index to names and places mentioned in act books of the Province of Canterbury. It records various licences and conferments, such as marriage and physician licences.
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.
Farnham Taxation Records
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
An index to wills and administrations that incurred a death duty tax. The index can be used to order documents that give a brief abstract of the will and details on the duty. It can be used as a make-shift probate index.
Farnham Land & Property Records
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Poll books record the names of voters and the direction of their vote. Until 1872 only landholders could vote, so not everyone will be listed. Useful for discerning an ancestor's political leanings and landholdings. The collection is supplemented with other records relating to the vote.
Abstracts of records detailing the estates and families of deceased tenants from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
Farnham Directories & Gazetteers
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
Farnham Cemeteries
Details extracted from tombs, monuments and plaques at St. Mary the Virgin, Farnham.
Photographs and descriptions of Hertfordshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Transcriptions and illustrations of monuments erected remembrance of personages in Essex. Also contains pedigrees for historic families of the county.
Photographs and descriptions of Essex's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
An index to vital details engraved on over 170,000 gravestones and other monuments across the county of Essex.
Farnham Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Farnham Histories & Books
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Historical notes, extracts and a large number of postcards covering settlements in Hertfordshire.
Photographs and images of churches in Hertfordshire.
Photographs of churches in the county of Hertfordshire.
A collection of low-resolution images of the county. Larger images can be ordered for a small fee.
Farnham School & Education Records
Profiles of Hertfordshire schools, including photographs and some lists of pupils.
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
Farnham Occupation & Business Records
Histories of Hertfordshire pubs, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
An introduction to smuggling in on the east coast of England, with details of the act in various regions.
Details of the wages to be expected for various tradesmen and labourers.
An introduction to smuggling on the east coast of England, with details of the act in various regions.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Farnham
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Hand-draw genealogical charts covering Hertfordshire's gentry. Includes descriptions of coats of arms.
Transcriptions and illustrations of monuments erected remembrance of personages in Essex. Also contains pedigrees for historic families of the county.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
Farnham Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Hand-draw genealogical charts covering Hertfordshire's gentry. Includes descriptions of coats of arms.
Photographs and descriptions of Hertfordshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Five collections of pedigrees based on 16th and 17th century genealogical manuscripts. These works record families who had a right to bear coat of arms, essentially the gentry.
Farnham Church Records
Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at Farnham. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1558.
An index to over 1,800 cases brought before the court. For witnesses, age and residence is usually given. The cases cover such matters as defamation, marriage and tithes.
Transcriptions of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. They can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century.
Photographs of churches in the county of Hertfordshire.
Digital images of all parish registers deposited at Essex Archives. Some registers are indexed by name.
Biographical Directories Covering Farnham
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.
Farnham Maps
Digital images of maps covering the county.
A collection of early maps depicting the county.
A collection of maps plotting the counties of Essex and Suffolk, and some of their settlements.
Digital images of maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Farnham Reference Works
A database of names of fields, roads, inns, houses, farms, manors, places, rivers, streams, woods, etc, and names of owners, tenants, landlords, parties to agreements etc, recorded from historic documents.
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
Historical Description
FARNHAM (or Fernham) is a village and parish on the borders of Hertfordshire, 2 miles west from Stansted station on the main line of the Great Eastern railway, and 3 north from Bishops Stortford, in the Northern division of the county, Clavering hundred, Bishops Stortford union and county court district, Walden petty sessional division, rural deanery of Newport, archdeaconry of Colchester and diocese of St. Albans. The church of St. Mary, standing on the side, of a hill at some distance from any house, was rebuilt in the year 1859 at a cost of upwards of £5,000, defrayed by the late Robert Gosling esq. and by the late Rev. W. J. Copeland B.D. rector, 1849—85: it is a structure of flint with stone dressings, in the Early Decorated style, and consists of chancel, nave, north aisle with chapel, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 6 bells: there is a memorial window at the east end to the late Robert Gosling esq. d. 1869, others to Miss C. Edith Gosling, and Robert Gosling esq. d. 1895: a new organ was erected in Sept. 1890 at a cost of £260, as a memorial to Miss Edith Gosling: the interior is fitted with open oak benches, and affords 350 sittings. The register dates from the year 1551. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £343, with 3 acres of land and residence, in the gift of W. A. Geare esq. and held since 1885 by the Rev. John Gullett Geare M.A. of Exeter College, Oxford. Hassobury is the seat of Robert Cunliffe Gosling esq. J.P. lord of the manor and principal landowner. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats, clover, beans, peas and roots. The area is 2,018 acres; rateable value, £2,392; the population in 1901 was 434.
Earlsbury is half-a-mile south; Level’s Green, half-a-mile south-west.
Church of England School (mixed), built, with residence for master attached, in 1855, & enlarged in 1892 for 120 children; average attendance, 79; & endowed with the yearly interest from a bequest of £1,500 from William E. Gosling esq. & £500 from R. Gosling esq. left in Consols.
Most Common Surnames in Farnham
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Clavering Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White | 46 | 1:11 | 1.91% | 9 |
| 2 | Milton | 43 | 1:12 | 26.22% | 612 |
| 3 | Warwick | 37 | 1:14 | 24.18% | 664 |
| 4 | Livings | 26 | 1:19 | 21.67% | 862 |
| 5 | Osborn | 21 | 1:24 | 4.78% | 199 |
| 5 | Dellow | 21 | 1:24 | 19.09% | 946 |
| 7 | Savill | 17 | 1:30 | 2.64% | 122 |
| 8 | Monk | 14 | 1:36 | 1.77% | 92 |
| 8 | Gosling | 14 | 1:36 | 3.76% | 252 |
| 8 | Thurgood | 14 | 1:36 | 3.72% | 248 |
| 11 | Saggs | 12 | 1:42 | 35.29% | 2,385 |
| 12 | Bayford | 11 | 1:46 | 12.50% | 1,145 |
| 13 | Hammond | 10 | 1:50 | 0.94% | 56 |
| 13 | Baldwin | 10 | 1:50 | 5.10% | 497 |
| 13 | Cornell | 10 | 1:50 | 1.78% | 145 |
| 13 | Ginn | 10 | 1:50 | 10.87% | 1,098 |
| 17 | Wood | 9 | 1:56 | 0.39% | 10 |
| 18 | Williams | 7 | 1:72 | 0.54% | 28 |
| 18 | Woods | 7 | 1:72 | 1.13% | 131 |
| 18 | Stubbs | 7 | 1:72 | 7.29% | 1,064 |
| 18 | Sibley | 7 | 1:72 | 2.97% | 412 |
| 18 | Pickett | 7 | 1:72 | 7.61% | 1,098 |
| 23 | Seville | 6 | 1:84 | 100.00% | 9,145 |
| 23 | Chapel | 6 | 1:84 | 40.00% | 4,369 |
| 23 | Presland | 6 | 1:84 | 26.09% | 3,184 |
| 26 | Parker | 5 | 1:100 | 0.49% | 61 |
| 26 | Cox | 5 | 1:100 | 0.47% | 53 |
| 26 | Hutchin | 5 | 1:100 | 15.15% | 2,446 |
| 29 | Smith | 4 | 1:126 | 0.04% | 1 |
| 29 | Brooks | 4 | 1:126 | 0.51% | 95 |
| 29 | Coxall | 4 | 1:126 | 12.12% | 2,446 |
| 29 | Tofts | 4 | 1:126 | 10.00% | 2,112 |
| 29 | Brighten | 4 | 1:126 | 100.00% | 12,157 |
| 29 | Gennery | 4 | 1:126 | 80.00% | 10,531 |
| 35 | Brown | 3 | 1:167 | 0.07% | 2 |
| 35 | Turner | 3 | 1:167 | 0.11% | 7 |
| 35 | Martin | 3 | 1:167 | 0.16% | 15 |
| 35 | Baker | 3 | 1:167 | 0.15% | 12 |
| 35 | Wren | 3 | 1:167 | 1.92% | 649 |
| 35 | Burls | 3 | 1:167 | 3.80% | 1,249 |
| 35 | Sibly | 3 | 1:167 | 6.98% | 1,988 |
| 35 | Devile | 3 | 1:167 | 100.00% | 13,972 |
| 43 | Green | 2 | 1:251 | 0.07% | 6 |
| 43 | King | 2 | 1:251 | 0.08% | 8 |
| 43 | Bennett | 2 | 1:251 | 0.26% | 99 |
| 43 | Barker | 2 | 1:251 | 0.12% | 22 |
| 43 | Todd | 2 | 1:251 | 1.65% | 853 |
| 43 | Prior | 2 | 1:251 | 0.26% | 98 |
| 43 | Brand | 2 | 1:251 | 0.35% | 140 |
| 43 | Canning | 2 | 1:251 | 3.08% | 1,464 |
| 43 | Negus | 2 | 1:251 | 1.35% | 692 |
| 43 | Chipperfield | 2 | 1:251 | 1.20% | 597 |
| 43 | Malyon | 2 | 1:251 | 1.39% | 717 |
| 43 | Bentall | 2 | 1:251 | 1.44% | 748 |
| 43 | Tharby | 2 | 1:251 | 14.29% | 4,625 |
| 43 | Willin | 2 | 1:251 | 50.00% | 12,157 |
| 57 | Roberts | 1 | 1:502 | 0.15% | 112 |
| 57 | Wright | 1 | 1:502 | 0.03% | 4 |
| 57 | Clark | 1 | 1:502 | 0.03% | 3 |
| 57 | Harris | 1 | 1:502 | 0.06% | 18 |
| 57 | Cook | 1 | 1:502 | 0.04% | 11 |
| 57 | Allen | 1 | 1:502 | 0.07% | 27 |
| 57 | Price | 1 | 1:502 | 0.22% | 191 |
| 57 | Butler | 1 | 1:502 | 0.21% | 182 |
| 57 | Saunders | 1 | 1:502 | 0.09% | 49 |
| 57 | Porter | 1 | 1:502 | 0.09% | 42 |
| 57 | Harper | 1 | 1:502 | 0.51% | 492 |
| 57 | Little | 1 | 1:502 | 0.21% | 181 |
| 57 | Jordan | 1 | 1:502 | 0.30% | 282 |
| 57 | Wilkins | 1 | 1:502 | 0.44% | 434 |
| 57 | Butterworth | 1 | 1:502 | 5.56% | 3,844 |
| 57 | Boardman | 1 | 1:502 | 3.57% | 2,744 |
| 57 | Thorp | 1 | 1:502 | 1.32% | 1,288 |
| 57 | Rawlinson | 1 | 1:502 | 0.96% | 994 |
| 57 | Crabb | 1 | 1:502 | 0.29% | 278 |
| 57 | Attwood | 1 | 1:502 | 1.64% | 1,531 |
| 57 | Maskell | 1 | 1:502 | 0.48% | 461 |
| 57 | Claydon | 1 | 1:502 | 0.20% | 166 |
| 57 | Sherwin | 1 | 1:502 | 5.88% | 4,017 |
| 57 | Eggleton | 1 | 1:502 | 25.00% | 12,157 |
| 57 | Gilbey | 1 | 1:502 | 0.44% | 431 |
| 57 | Markwell | 1 | 1:502 | 3.45% | 2,675 |
| 57 | Auger | 1 | 1:502 | 0.61% | 612 |
| 57 | Cakebread | 1 | 1:502 | 0.94% | 979 |
| 57 | Petchey | 1 | 1:502 | 0.85% | 880 |
| 57 | Felsted | 1 | 1:502 | 4.17% | 3,070 |
| 57 | Wrigg | 1 | 1:502 | 100.00% | 18,911 |