Hoveringham Genealogical Records
Hoveringham 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.
Transcriptions of records from baptism registers, the primary source for birth documentation before 1837. They may record the date a child was born and/or baptised, their parents' names, occupations, residence and more.
Transcriptions of 206 parish baptism registers. They list children, their parents' names, residences, occupations and sometimes 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.
Hoveringham 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.
A searchable transcript of marriages solemnised at Hoveringham between 1560 and 1812.
Details on those who were married at the church between 1560 and 1812. Information given usually includes abode and marital status. After April 1837 father's names and ages are recorded.
An index to marriages recorded by the church, listing the date of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.
An index to over 150,000 licences to marry applied for from the Diocese of York.
Hoveringham 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.
Transcriptions of records from burial registers. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
Burial records covering those buried at St Michael, Hoveringham_. This resource is an index and may not include all the details that were recorded in the burial registers from which they were extracted.
Transcriptions of 183 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.
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.
Hoveringham 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.
A list of those eligible to vote in the north of the county.
Transcriptions of the hearth tax returns of Nottinghamshire for the years 1664 and 1674.
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.
Newspapers Covering Hoveringham
A local paper including news from the Nottingham area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.
This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Grantham district. Includes family announcements.
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Nottinghamshire area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
Selected issues from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Original images, searchable by an OCR index.
Various issues of this title from 1716 to 1724. Original images, searchable by an OCR index.
Hoveringham 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.
Digital images, indexed by testor's name, of 28,716 wills, administrations, inventories and other probate documents. The records can shed light on an individual’s relations, possessions, land holdings, legal agreements and more. They cover various jurisdictions throughout the north of England.
An index to 263,822 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, year of probate, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).
An index to 10,195 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, occupation, will & probate year, language, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).
An index to wills, proved by the Derby Probate Registry. Index includes name, residence and year of probate. Contains entries for Yorkshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and other counties.
Hoveringham Immigration & Travel Records
An index to Nottinghamshire-born people who were transported to Tasmania as punishment for committing a criminal offence.
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.
Hoveringham Military Records
Articles relating to a Midlands infantry regiment and its predecessors
A chronicle of events in the county during the Civil War and profiles of the key personalities.
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
Hoveringham Court & Legal Records
A list of those eligible to vote in the north of the county.
Early records investigating deaths in Nottinghamshire.
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.
Hoveringham Taxation Records
Transcriptions of the hearth tax returns of Nottinghamshire for the years 1664 and 1674.
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.
Hoveringham Land & Property Records
An English translation of Nottinghamshire domesday records. This transcripts details the county's landowners in 1086.
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.
Hoveringham Directories & Gazetteers
An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.
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 collection of directories detailing the history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents of Nottinghamshire.
Hoveringham Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Nottinghamshire'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.
Hoveringham 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.
Hoveringham Histories & Books
Selected issues of a periodical which contains many historical and genealogical tracts relating to the counties of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
An English translation of Nottinghamshire domesday records. This transcripts details the county's landowners in 1086.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A collection of articles covering various aspects of Nottinghamshire's history, such as Robbin Hood, war, industry, agriculture, charity and much more.
An accessible history of the country, its settlements, nobility and gentry.
Hoveringham 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.
Hoveringham Occupation & Business Records
Details concerning agriculture on the Wolds, including oral histories.
Profiles of coal and metal mines in the Midlands region of England.
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.
Books listing doctors who were licensed to operate in Britain and abroad. Contains doctor's residencies, qualification and date of registration.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Hoveringham
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.
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.
Hoveringham Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
An accessible history of the country, its settlements, nobility and gentry.
A series of articles on the country house and halls of the county gentry and the families who lived in them.
Photographs and descriptions of Nottinghamshire'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.
Hoveringham Church Records
Photographs of Anglican churches in the county of Nottinghamshire.
A list of Catholics in Nottinghamshire who refused to attend Anglican churches.
A history of caves in the county, their habitation and use.
A list of declared Quakers in the county and a list of Quaker meeting places.
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.
Biographical Directories Covering Hoveringham
Transcriptions of works containing biographies and genealogical gleanings of Nottinghamshire men and women.
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.
Hoveringham Maps
A collection of maps charting Nottinghamshire, including geological, rail and sociological 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.
Hoveringham 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
The church at Hoveringham, a village a little to the north-west of Flintham, has a Saxon porch, with a curious bas-relief of St. Michael, the patron of the chapel, and the dragon, now nearly hidden by a modern brick buttress built to support that side of the church; and a monument for Sir Robert Gousill, Knt. sometime lord of this town, and Elizabeth his wife, daughter and coheir of Thomas Fitz-Alan, Earl of Arundel, and relict of Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, on which is their effigies cumbent, curiously carved in marble.
HOVERINGHAM is a village and parish, 1 ½ miles east from Lowdham and 1 south from Thurgarton stations on the Nottingham and Lincoln line of the Midland railway, 5 south from Southwell and 10 north-east from Nottingham, in the Newark division of the county, Thurgarton wapentake, union and petty sessional division of Southwell, county court district of Newark, rural deanery of Southwell, archdeaconry of Nottingham and diocese of Southwell. This village is near the river Trent, over which there is a ferry to Kneeton. The church of St. Michael is a small building of brick, in the Early English style, erected in 1865, and consisting of chancel and nave, north porch and one bell in a bell-cote on the western gable: the church occupies the site of an ancient edifice, of which some remains exist in carvings, representing St. Michael encountering the dragon, with vested figures of SS. Peter and Paul, on the tympanum of a Norman doorway: there is a fine altar-tomb to Sir Nicholas Goushill (1393): the ancient font, some time lying at the Ferry inn, was restored to the church in 1897: there are 200 sittings. The earliest dates of the parish register are baptisms, 1553; marriages, 1560; burials, 1567, and these records are in bad condition through injury by floods. The living is a vicarage, annexed to that of Thurgarton, joint net yearly value £118, with residence, in the gift of Trinity College, Cambridge, and held since 1872 by the Rev. Atwell Mervyn Yates Baylay M. A. of that college, who resides at Thurgarton. Here is a chapel for Dissenters of all denominations. A cemetery of half an acre was formed in 1882, at a cost of £125. Hoveringham Hall is the seat of Joseph Nall esq. and commands extensive and pleasing views of the Kneeton hills. The principal landowners are Trinity College, Cambridge, who are lords of the manor, and Sir Richard Vincent Sutton bart. of Benham Park, Newbury, Berks. The soil is sand and gravel; subsoil loam. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and turnips. The area is 900 acres of land and 34 of water; rateable value, £2,015; the population in 1901 was 311.
Church, erected in 1850, for boys and girls, but now used only as a Sunday school & private day school.
Public Elementary (mixed), built in 1875, and holding 80 children; average attendance, 45.
Most Common Surnames in Hoveringham
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Thurgarton Wapentake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hall | 15 | 1:21 | 0.99% | 17 |
| 1 | Hallam | 15 | 1:21 | 1.10% | 24 |
| 3 | Foster | 13 | 1:24 | 0.95% | 23 |
| 4 | Carless | 11 | 1:29 | 64.71% | 2,674 |
| 5 | Clark | 10 | 1:31 | 0.84% | 28 |
| 6 | Jones | 9 | 1:35 | 1.07% | 52 |
| 6 | Morris | 9 | 1:35 | 1.23% | 70 |
| 8 | Widdowson | 8 | 1:39 | 1.58% | 106 |
| 8 | Faulkes | 8 | 1:39 | 38.10% | 2,320 |
| 10 | Baines | 7 | 1:45 | 4.52% | 428 |
| 10 | Glazebrook | 7 | 1:45 | 11.29% | 1,069 |
| 12 | Lee | 6 | 1:52 | 0.53% | 31 |
| 12 | Bradley | 6 | 1:52 | 0.90% | 75 |
| 12 | Shephard | 6 | 1:52 | 3.90% | 434 |
| 12 | Sponge | 6 | 1:52 | 24.00% | 2,077 |
| 16 | Redfern | 5 | 1:63 | 4.72% | 655 |
| 16 | Maltby | 5 | 1:63 | 1.20% | 131 |
| 16 | Cason | 5 | 1:63 | 100.00% | 6,353 |
| 16 | Lambley | 5 | 1:63 | 33.33% | 2,915 |
| 20 | Singleton | 4 | 1:79 | 2.34% | 384 |
| 20 | Fish | 4 | 1:79 | 2.96% | 498 |
| 20 | Hopkinson | 4 | 1:79 | 0.97% | 133 |
| 20 | Clifton | 4 | 1:79 | 1.61% | 249 |
| 20 | Riddell | 4 | 1:79 | 13.33% | 1,846 |
| 20 | Soans | 4 | 1:79 | 100.00% | 7,295 |
| 26 | Harrison | 3 | 1:105 | 0.18% | 15 |
| 26 | Ward | 3 | 1:105 | 0.17% | 10 |
| 26 | Kirk | 3 | 1:105 | 0.22% | 22 |
| 26 | Holloway | 3 | 1:105 | 2.36% | 531 |
| 26 | Charlton | 3 | 1:105 | 1.40% | 299 |
| 26 | Woolley | 3 | 1:105 | 0.74% | 137 |
| 26 | Upton | 3 | 1:105 | 1.28% | 265 |
| 26 | Isaac | 3 | 1:105 | 15.79% | 2,486 |
| 26 | More | 3 | 1:105 | 11.54% | 2,025 |
| 26 | Whitby | 3 | 1:105 | 2.00% | 448 |
| 26 | Silverwood | 3 | 1:105 | 30.00% | 3,782 |
| 26 | Hard | 3 | 1:105 | 100.00% | 8,511 |
| 26 | Alvey | 3 | 1:105 | 1.49% | 325 |
| 26 | Corden | 3 | 1:105 | 6.98% | 1,420 |
| 26 | Wombell | 3 | 1:105 | 12.00% | 2,077 |
| 26 | Glazebrooke | 3 | 1:105 | 100.00% | 8,511 |
| 42 | Brown | 2 | 1:157 | 0.05% | 2 |
| 42 | Johnson | 2 | 1:157 | 0.09% | 7 |
| 42 | Wright | 2 | 1:157 | 0.09% | 6 |
| 42 | Martin | 2 | 1:157 | 0.18% | 33 |
| 42 | Allen | 2 | 1:157 | 0.16% | 27 |
| 42 | Brooks | 2 | 1:157 | 0.40% | 109 |
| 42 | Hodges | 2 | 1:157 | 1.74% | 591 |
| 42 | Sampson | 2 | 1:157 | 1.56% | 527 |
| 42 | Groom | 2 | 1:157 | 7.41% | 1,986 |
| 42 | Hind | 2 | 1:157 | 0.35% | 90 |
| 42 | Watkin | 2 | 1:157 | 2.22% | 764 |
| 42 | Dring | 2 | 1:157 | 1.05% | 341 |
| 42 | Shipman | 2 | 1:157 | 1.23% | 401 |
| 42 | Faulks | 2 | 1:157 | 7.69% | 2,025 |
| 42 | Bagguley | 2 | 1:157 | 3.85% | 1,228 |
| 42 | Aram | 2 | 1:157 | 2.53% | 870 |
| 42 | Spick | 2 | 1:157 | 1.60% | 539 |
| 42 | Hather | 2 | 1:157 | 12.50% | 2,794 |
| 42 | Challand | 2 | 1:157 | 2.99% | 998 |
| 42 | Tricket | 2 | 1:157 | 100.00% | 9,856 |
| 42 | Bagguly | 2 | 1:157 | 100.00% | 9,856 |
| 63 | Smith | 1 | 1:314 | 0.01% | 1 |
| 63 | Cooper | 1 | 1:314 | 0.07% | 20 |
| 63 | Shaw | 1 | 1:314 | 0.06% | 9 |
| 63 | Marshall | 1 | 1:314 | 0.06% | 11 |
| 63 | Richards | 1 | 1:314 | 0.11% | 51 |
| 63 | Gray | 1 | 1:314 | 0.33% | 200 |
| 63 | Barker | 1 | 1:314 | 0.11% | 46 |
| 63 | Rogers | 1 | 1:314 | 0.22% | 118 |
| 63 | Dawson | 1 | 1:314 | 0.33% | 205 |
| 63 | Harvey | 1 | 1:314 | 0.20% | 105 |
| 63 | Newton | 1 | 1:314 | 0.13% | 58 |
| 63 | Holland | 1 | 1:314 | 0.13% | 62 |
| 63 | Harper | 1 | 1:314 | 0.41% | 254 |
| 63 | Bates | 1 | 1:314 | 0.23% | 125 |
| 63 | Morton | 1 | 1:314 | 0.37% | 231 |
| 63 | Woodward | 1 | 1:314 | 0.13% | 57 |
| 63 | Glover | 1 | 1:314 | 0.28% | 164 |
| 63 | Stokes | 1 | 1:314 | 0.35% | 218 |
| 63 | Wild | 1 | 1:314 | 0.53% | 353 |
| 63 | Wall | 1 | 1:314 | 0.63% | 412 |
| 63 | North | 1 | 1:314 | 0.28% | 164 |
| 63 | Woodcock | 1 | 1:314 | 0.46% | 292 |
| 63 | Draper | 1 | 1:314 | 0.48% | 304 |
| 63 | Woodhead | 1 | 1:314 | 0.82% | 555 |
| 63 | Vernon | 1 | 1:314 | 1.27% | 870 |
| 63 | Bainbridge | 1 | 1:314 | 1.35% | 936 |
| 63 | Kirkham | 1 | 1:314 | 0.43% | 269 |
| 63 | Lilley | 1 | 1:314 | 0.74% | 498 |
| 63 | Isaacs | 1 | 1:314 | 50.00% | 9,856 |
| 63 | Saxton | 1 | 1:314 | 0.33% | 200 |
| 63 | Farnworth | 1 | 1:314 | 100.00% | 11,697 |
| 63 | Harriman | 1 | 1:314 | 1.14% | 787 |
| 63 | Attenborough | 1 | 1:314 | 0.41% | 255 |
| 63 | Tipple | 1 | 1:314 | 100.00% | 11,697 |
| 63 | Beedham | 1 | 1:314 | 3.13% | 1,778 |
| 63 | Antcliff | 1 | 1:314 | 1.15% | 794 |
| 63 | Stainland | 1 | 1:314 | 4.76% | 2,320 |
| 63 | Skitton | 1 | 1:314 | 100.00% | 11,697 |
| 63 | Evaret | 1 | 1:314 | 100.00% | 11,697 |