Hazelbeech Genealogical Records
Hazelbeech 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.
Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1813.
An index to and images of close to 800,000 baptism records from the Church of England. The records were typically made shortly after a child's birth and consist of the child's name, date of baptism, parents' names, residence, father's occupation and occasionally other details.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
An index to births registered at the central authority for England & Wales. The index provides the area where the birth was registered, mother's maiden name from September 1911 and a reference to order a birth certificate.
Hazelbeech 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.
Abstracts of documents grating couples a right to marry in church by licences issued by Lincoln Diocese. The abstracts list name, condition, occupation, residence, age and other details.
Abstracts of marriage licences granted by the Vicar-General in London. These licences could be used to marry in any church in the Province of Canterbury.
An index to over 95,000 marriages in around 500 Northamptonshire parishes.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of marriage records that cover over 160 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
Hazelbeech 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.
Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age.
An index to and images of registers recording around 500,000 burials. They typically list name, age, date of burial, residence; but may occasionally include other details.
An index to over 400,000 burials in 300 Northamptonshire parishes.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Hazelbeech 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 Hazelbeech
A local newspaper including news from the Northampton district, business notices, family announcements, legal & governmental proceedings, advertisements and more.
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Northamptonshire area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Huntingdon, Bedford and Peterborough vicinity. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
A regional newspaper recording events in the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire. It includes family announcements, reports on legal proceedings and business notices & advertisements.
A London newspaper that later became The Sun.
Hazelbeech 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.
Abstracts of early wills, naming legates etc., from the Diocese of Lincoln, covering parts of Lincolnshire and surrounding counties.
Index of wills proved in the Consistory Court of Lincoln. Provides a reference which can be used to locate records.
A list of wills proved by the Consistory Court of Lincoln.
An index to records administering deceased's estates in the Diocese of Lincoln.
Hazelbeech 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.
Hazelbeech Military Records
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Northamptonshire, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Northamptonshire, with some service details.
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.
Index and original images of over 5 million medal index cards for British soldiers It can be searched by individual's name, Coprs, Unit and Regiment. Due to the loss of many WWI service records, this is the most complete source for British WWI soldiers
Hazelbeech Court & Legal Records
Poll books for multiple years, searchable by a name index. They record for whom those with the right to vote voted for.
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.
Digital images of ledgers recording those registered to vote, searchable by an index of 220 million names. Entries list name, address, qualification to vote, description of property and sometimes age and occupation.
Hazelbeech Taxation Records
Details of over 22,000 householder and the hearths in their house.
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.
Hazelbeech Land & Property Records
Poll books for multiple years, searchable by a name index. They record for whom those with the right to vote voted for.
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.
Hazelbeech Directories & Gazetteers
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A directory of settlements in Northamptonshire detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
Hazelbeech Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Northamptonshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
Hazelbeech 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.
Hazelbeech Histories & Books
Photographs and images of churches in Northamptonshire.
An index of windmills in the county, with brief notes and some photographs.
A growing database including millions of photographs of the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Ireland catalogued by latitude & longitude and OS grid reference.
Ariel photographs of the British Isles. Browsable by location.
Over 19,000 postcards depicting places in the UK & Ireland.
Hazelbeech School & Education Records
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.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Hazelbeech Occupation & Business Records
Profiles of coal and metal mines in the Midlands region of England.
A list of Baptist churches in the county with the name of their pastor.
A non-exhaustive list of Baptist churches and their ministers in the counties.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
An index to and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Hazelbeech
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
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.
Hazelbeech Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
Photographs and descriptions of Northamptonshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
The most comprehensive listing of Knights of the Crown, listing details where known to the order, date, place and reason for elevation.
Hazelbeech Church Records
Records relating to the administration of Lincoln Diocese. Includes act books and bishop's registers.
Extracts from the records of the Diocese of Lincoln, including visitations, subsidy rolls, clergy lists, records relating to papists and non-conformists etc.
Records relating to the administration of Lincoln Diocese.
Records relating to the administration of Lincoln Diocese.
Records relating to the administration of Lincoln Diocese.
Biographical Directories Covering Hazelbeech
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.
Hazelbeech Maps
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.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
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.
Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.
Hazelbeech Reference Works
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.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
HAZLEBEECH (or Haselbeech) is a parish and village 4 miles west from Lamport station on the Northampton and Market Harborough section of the North Western railway, 12 north-north-west from Northampton, 13 west from Kettering, 5 south-east from Welford, 8 ½ south from Market Harborough, in the Mid division of the county, hundred of Rothwell, petty sessional division of Little Bowden, union of Brixworth, county court district of Market Harborough, rural deanery of Rothwell (third portion), archdeaconry of Northampton and diocese of Peterborough. The church of St. Michael is an edifice of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 4 bells: the church was thoroughly restored in 1860 at a cost of £1,100, the old oak benches being preserved and new open benches of a similar character provided: in 1869 the tower was repaired and the bells re-hung at a further cost of £210: the large organ was the gift of Selina, late Viscountess Milton, who married, as her second husband, the late George Savile Foljambe esq. of Osberton, Notts: in 1872 a mortuary chapel with a crypt or vault, designed by Mr. A. Salvin, was built at the north-east angle of the church, and contains an altar-tomb of alabaster and marble, with recumbent figures, by William Calder Marshall esq. R.A. of a lady and child, to the memory of Louisa Blanche (Howard), wife of Cecil George Savile Foljambe esq. M.P. (now Lord Hawkesbury), and her infant; she died in 1871: the chancel is separated from the church by a wrought iron screen: the oldest monument in this church, dated 1661, is to a member of the Wykes family, and there are others to the same name: the chancel was rebuilt in 1881, by the Rev. Canon Bury B.A. late rector, at a cost of about £800, and the carving, executed by Mr. Forsyth, was completed at a cost of £300, defrayed by Elizabeth Pym: the churchyard is beautifully kept and adorned with flowers. The register of baptisms and burials dates from the year 1653; marriages, 1695. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £251, including 28 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of Lord Hawkesbury, and held since 1895 by the Rev. William Arnold Shaw M.A. of Magdalen College, Oxford. There is a charity consisting of a rent-charge of £3 yearly, which is distributed in bread. Hazlebeech Hall, the, property of Lord Hawkesbury, and now in the occupation of Mrs. Middleton, is a building of stone in various styles of architecture, situated in park-like grounds near the church. Lord Hawkesbury, Sir Charles Edmund Isham bart. D.L, of Lamport Hall, the trustees of the Clipston charity and the Winstanley Trustees are the principal landowners. The soil is loam; subsoil, mixed. The land is chiefly pasture, the arable crops being wheat, oats and barley. The area is 1,653 acres; rateable value, £2,000; the population in 1891 was 171.
Parochial School (mixed), built, with residence for teacher, in 1872, by the Dowager Viscountess Milton, at a cost of £600, for 50 children; average attendance, 22.
The children of this parish have the privilege of attending the Free school at Clipston.
Most Common Surnames in Hazelbeech
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Rothwell Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hodges | 9 | 1:17 | 6.67% | 439 |
| 1 | Walding | 9 | 1:17 | 10.59% | 688 |
| 3 | King | 8 | 1:19 | 1.06% | 31 |
| 4 | Barrett | 7 | 1:22 | 2.37% | 153 |
| 4 | Baxter | 7 | 1:22 | 2.08% | 127 |
| 6 | Haddon | 6 | 1:26 | 2.54% | 202 |
| 7 | Martin | 5 | 1:31 | 0.78% | 43 |
| 7 | Warren | 5 | 1:31 | 0.89% | 55 |
| 7 | Hammond | 5 | 1:31 | 2.66% | 278 |
| 7 | Crisp | 5 | 1:31 | 3.38% | 388 |
| 7 | York | 5 | 1:31 | 0.64% | 27 |
| 7 | Barfield | 5 | 1:31 | 15.63% | 1,406 |
| 13 | Morgan | 4 | 1:39 | 3.96% | 581 |
| 13 | Wells | 4 | 1:39 | 1.10% | 110 |
| 13 | Chambers | 4 | 1:39 | 0.81% | 67 |
| 13 | Frisby | 4 | 1:39 | 2.14% | 281 |
| 13 | Mothersole | 4 | 1:39 | 80.00% | 4,911 |
| 18 | Swan | 3 | 1:51 | 1.73% | 310 |
| 18 | Church | 3 | 1:51 | 1.01% | 152 |
| 18 | Bland | 3 | 1:51 | 1.13% | 178 |
| 18 | Scales | 3 | 1:51 | 42.86% | 3,885 |
| 18 | Towey | 3 | 1:51 | 60.00% | 4,911 |
| 23 | Cole | 2 | 1:77 | 0.64% | 140 |
| 23 | Berry | 2 | 1:77 | 1.23% | 333 |
| 23 | Rose | 2 | 1:77 | 0.73% | 171 |
| 23 | Faulkner | 2 | 1:77 | 0.41% | 68 |
| 23 | Clifford | 2 | 1:77 | 3.28% | 894 |
| 23 | Ayres | 2 | 1:77 | 1.09% | 292 |
| 23 | Chester | 2 | 1:77 | 1.28% | 356 |
| 23 | Orton | 2 | 1:77 | 2.33% | 675 |
| 23 | Ridgway | 2 | 1:77 | 8.00% | 1,685 |
| 23 | Pell | 2 | 1:77 | 0.75% | 176 |
| 33 | Wilson | 1 | 1:154 | 0.09% | 14 |
| 33 | Roberts | 1 | 1:154 | 0.13% | 33 |
| 33 | Mitchell | 1 | 1:154 | 0.34% | 153 |
| 33 | Griffiths | 1 | 1:154 | 1.09% | 631 |
| 33 | Watkins | 1 | 1:154 | 0.69% | 403 |
| 33 | Barber | 1 | 1:154 | 0.32% | 136 |
| 33 | Cooke | 1 | 1:154 | 0.34% | 155 |
| 33 | Barlow | 1 | 1:154 | 0.84% | 503 |
| 33 | Oldham | 1 | 1:154 | 2.08% | 1,059 |
| 33 | Hutchins | 1 | 1:154 | 1.32% | 750 |
| 33 | Copley | 1 | 1:154 | 8.33% | 2,674 |
| 33 | Bury | 1 | 1:154 | 50.00% | 7,303 |
| 33 | Eason | 1 | 1:154 | 2.33% | 1,165 |
| 33 | Butlin | 1 | 1:154 | 0.36% | 162 |
| 33 | Facer | 1 | 1:154 | 0.69% | 396 |
| 33 | Adnitt | 1 | 1:154 | 0.76% | 452 |
| 33 | Burwell | 1 | 1:154 | 33.33% | 6,388 |
| 33 | Mouncey | 1 | 1:154 | 100.00% | 8,662 |
| 33 | Derden | 1 | 1:154 | 100.00% | 8,662 |
| 33 | Stepping | 1 | 1:154 | 50.00% | 7,303 |
| 33 | Dentt | 1 | 1:154 | 100.00% | 8,662 |