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Parts of Hertfordshire hide in the beautiful Chiltern Hills, which run through part of the west of the county into Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.

In the east the new towns of Welwyn Garden City, Letchworth Garden City and Watford are highly industrialised whilst in the west of the county, there are many smaller towns and villages which are agricultural in their nature.

Residents of the smaller west Hertfordshire towns and villages are known locally as 'Hedgehogs'.

Resources

Primary Reference

Hertfordshire Record Office - Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS)

GENUKI: Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire Libraries

Hertfordshire Family History Society

Local History Society Gateway

Letchworth & District History Society

Genealogy in Hertfordshire

GENfair - Hertfordshire Family History Society

Hertfordshire Look-up Exchange

Hertfordshire Genuki

Countywide Interest

Dacorum Heritage Trust

Genealogy In Hertfordshire

Genealogy In Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire Council

Visitations of Hertfordshire 1572 and 1634

Hertfordshire Workhouses

Specific Town and Village Interest

Berkhamsted History

History of Bishop's Stortford and Thorley

Borehamwood and Elstree Times

Bovingdon

Bovingdon Census Returns, 1841 & 1871

Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted & Tring Local History

Hertford War Memorial

Kings Langley, Its History and Local Architecture

Knebworth and Stevenage Mounumental Inscriptions

Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer

Leverstock Green History and Genealogy

Little Munden, Great Munden and Sacombe Genealogy Pages

Markyate Local History Society

Pirton Local History Group

Preston in the Nineteenth Century

Puckeridge Village History

Redbourn Genealogy Pages

Royston Cave- A Knights Templar Legacy

Royston Museum

Stotfold Burials

Wheathampstead

Maps and Photographs

Hertfordshire Chuches

Old Postcards of Barnet

Books of local interest

Register Office

There are 8 district offices within Hertfordshire.

Online applications can be made to any office via the following link:

Hertsdirect Herts Direct

Alternatively postal applications can be made to the following district offices:

Bishop Stortford Registration District

Bishops Stortford Register Office
Riverside House
2 Hockerill Street
Bishops Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 2DL

Tel 01279 652273

Broxbourne Registration District

Broxbourne Register Office
Bishops College
Churchgate
Cheshunt
Hertfordshire
EN8 9XH

Tel 01992 623107

Dacorum Registration District

Dacorum Register Office
The Bury
Queensway
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP1 1HR

Tel 01442 228600

Hatfield Registration District

19b St Albans Road East
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
AL10 0NG

Tel 01707 283921

Hertford and Ware Registration District

Hertford Register Office
County Hall
Pegs Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8DE

Tel: 01992 555590 / 01992 555591

St Albans Registration District

St Albans Register Office
The Gatehouse
1 Victoria Square
Victoria Street
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 3TF

Tel: 01727 774030

Stevenage,Hitchin and Royston District

Stevenage Register Office
Danesgate
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 1WW

Tel 01438 316579

Watford Registration District

Watford Register Office
36 Clarendon Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD17 1JQ

Tel 01923 231302

Record Office Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.

Record Office Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.

Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Berkhamsted Jessbowbag
Baldock Lindy Tumblethump
Bushey Parish Church Christine in Herts
Hitchin and surrounding villages Lindy Tumblethump
Northchurch Jessbowbag
North Hertfordshire Letchworth Lindy Tumblethump
Watford Rumpole
Hertford cemeteries for anyone searching - it would help if it is known whether it is a church or the town cemetery Christine (the studier!)

Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.

Hertfordshire Meridian Line

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-[[Image:EnglandHertfordshire.jpeg|right|250px|thumb|Hertfordshire County Map (source: Wikipedia)]]
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+|Parts of Hertfordshire hide in the beautiful Chiltern Hills, which run through part of the west of the county into Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.
-'''Hertfordshire'''
+In the east the new towns of Welwyn Garden City, Letchworth Garden City and Watford are highly industrialised whilst in the west of the county, there are many smaller towns and villages which are agricultural in their nature.
-County town: Hertford
+Residents of the smaller west Hertfordshire towns and villages are known locally as 'Hedgehogs'.
+| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__
+|-valign="top"
+| Being close to London, the county has some of the finest examples of traditional English country homes within its borders.
-Other major towns: Watford, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans
+Hatfield House, Knebworth House and Brocket Hall all date back centuries whilst in the market town of Berkhamsted a Norman castle still stands.
-Parts of Hertfordshire hide in the beautiful Chiltern Hills, which run through part of the west of the county into Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire. In the east the new towns of Welwyn Garden City, Letchworth Garden City and Watford are highly industrialised whilst in the west of the county, there are many smaller towns and villages which are agricultural in their nature. Residents of the smaller west Hertfordshire towns and villages are known locally as 'Hedgehogs'.
+Graeme Green was both born and educated in Berkhamsted.
+'''County town:''' Hertford
+'''Other major towns:''' Watford, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans
+'''[[Places_of_Worship: Hertfordshire | Hertfordshire Places of Worship]]'''
+'''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandHertfordshire.jpeg|right|175px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
+'''Primary Reference'''
+*[http://www.hertsdirect.org/libsleisure/heritage1/HALS/ '''Hertfordshire Record Office''' - Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS)]
+*[http://www.joinermarriageindex.com/pjoiner/genuki/HRT/ GENUKI: Hertfordshire]
+*[http://www.hertsdirect.org/libsleisure/libraries/ Hertfordshire Libraries]
+*[http://www.hertsfhs.org.uk/ Hertfordshire Family History Society]
+*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/herts.html Local History Society Gateway]
+*[http://www.ldfhg.org.uk/ Letchworth & District History Society]
+*[http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/ Genealogy in Hertfordshire]
+*[http://www.genfair.com/shop/pages/hrt/index.html  GENfair - Hertfordshire Family History Society]
+*[http://graham.rootsweb.com/herts_exchange/ Hertfordshire Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://www.joinermarriageindex.com/pjoiner/genuki/HRT/  Hertfordshire Genuki]
+'''Countywide Interest'''
+*[http://www.dacorumheritage.org.uk/ Dacorum Heritage Trust]
+*[http://www.genealogyinengland.com/Counties/hertfordshire.htm  Genealogy In Hertfordshire]
+*[http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/home.htm Genealogy In Hertfordshire]
+*[http://www.hertsdirect.org/  Hertfordshire Council ]
+*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Hertfordshire/visitations/index.html Visitations of Hertfordshire 1572 and 1634]
+*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/herts/hertfordshire_workhouses.htm  Hertfordshire Workhouses]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+*[http://www.berkhamsted.info/localhistoryberkhamsted.htm Berkhamsted History]
+*[http://www.stortfordhistory.co.uk/ History of Bishop's Stortford and Thorley]
+*[http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/ Borehamwood and Elstree Times]
+*[http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/places/bovingdon.htm Bovingdon]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/mellowsbrown/ Bovingdon Census Returns, 1841 & 1871]
+*[http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/custompages/CustomPage.aspx?pageID=5034 Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted & Tring Local History]
+*[http://www.hertfordtown.fsnet.co.uk/ Hertford War Memorial]
+*[http://www.kingslangley.org.uk/  Kings Langley, Its History and Local Architecture]
+*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery.knaggs/MIs.html Knebworth and Stevenage Mounumental Inscriptions]
+*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
+*[http://lgchronicle20.homestead.com/CONTENTS.html Leverstock Green History and Genealogy]
+*[http://www.mundens.net/genealogy/ Little Munden, Great Munden and Sacombe Genealogy Pages]
+*[http://www.hoggie.demon.co.uk/markyate/ Markyate Local History Society]
+*[http://www.pirtonhistory.org.uk/ Pirton Local History Group]
+*[http://www.prestonherts.co.uk/ Preston in the Nineteenth Century]
+*[http://www.puckeridgevillage.co.uk/History-Articles Puckeridge Village History]
+*[http://www.redbourn.org.uk/Redbourn/RedbournGenealogy Redbourn Genealogy Pages]
+*[http://www.roystoncave.co.uk/ Royston Cave- A Knights Templar Legacy]
+*[http://www.roystonmuseum.org.uk/ Royston Museum]
+*[http://www.stotfoldtowncouncil.gov.uk/history/burial/list.php Stotfold Burials]
+*[http://www.wheathampstead.net/index.shtml Wheathampstead]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
+*[http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/websites/herts-churches.htm Hertfordshire Chuches]
+*[http://postcards.shibbs.co.uk/ Old Postcards of Barnet]
+'''Books of local interest'''
-Being close to London, the county has some of the finest examples of traditional English country homes within its borders. Hatfield House, Knebworth House and Brocket Hall all date back centuries whilst in the market town of Berkhamsted a Norman castle still stands.
-Graeme Green was both born and educated in Berkhamsted.
+==Register Office==
-<BR><BR>
+There are 8 district offices within Hertfordshire.
-==Register Offices==
+Online applications can be made to any office via the following link:
-*There are 8 district offices within Hertfordshire,
+[http://www.hertsdirect.org/comdirectory/register/copycert/ Hertsdirect Herts Direct]
-* online applications can be made to any office via the following links
-[http://www.hertsdirect.org/comdirectory/register/copycert/ Hertsdirect Copy Certificates]
-Alternatively postal applications can be made to the following district offices
+Alternatively postal applications can be made to the following district offices:
 '''Bishop Stortford Registration District'''
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 Bishops Stortford<br>
 Hertfordshire<br>
-CM23 2DL
+CM23 2DL<br>
+Tel 01279 652273 <br>
-Tel 01279 652273
 '''Broxbourne Registration District'''
@@ Line 42: / Line 154: @@
 Cheshunt<br>
 Hertfordshire<br>
-EN8 9XH
+EN8 9XH<br>
+Tel 01992 623107 <br>
-Tel 01992 623107
 '''Dacorum Registration District'''
@@ Line 53: / Line 166: @@
 Hemel Hempstead<br>
 Hertfordshire<br>
-HP1 1HR
+HP1 1HR<br>
+Tel 01442 228600<br>
-Tel 01442 228600
 '''Hatfield Registration District'''
@@ Line 62: / Line 176: @@
 Hatfield<br>
 Hertfordshire<br>
-AL10 0NG
+AL10 0NG<br>
+Tel 01707 283921<br>
-Tel 01707 283921
 '''Hertford and Ware Registration District'''
@@ Line 73: / Line 188: @@
 Hertford<br>
 Hertfordshire<br>
-SG13 8DE
+SG13 8DE<br>
+Tel: 01992 555590 / 01992 555591<br>
-Tel: 01992 555590 / 01992 555591
 '''St Albans Registration District'''
@@ Line 85: / Line 201: @@
 St Albans<br>
 Hertfordshire<br>
-AL1 3TF
+AL1 3TF<br>
+Tel: 01727 774030<br>
-Tel: 01727 774030
 '''Stevenage,Hitchin and Royston District'''
@@ Line 95: / Line 212: @@
 Stevenage<br>
 Hertfordshire<br>
-SG1 1WW
+SG1 1WW<br>
+Tel 01438 316579<br>
-Tel 01438 316579
 '''Watford Registration District'''
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 Watford<br>
 Hertfordshire<br>
-WD17 1JQ
+WD17 1JQ<br>
+Tel 01923 231302<br>
-Tel 01923 231302
 ==Record Office Lookup Requests==
@@ Line 113: / Line 232: @@
 Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
 '''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
@@ Line 122: / Line 242: @@
 Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
@@ Line 139: / Line 259: @@
 ==Photo Offers==
-Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
 *Hertfordshire [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=494 Meridian Line]
-==Links==
+Back to [[England]]
-*[http://www.hertsdirect.org/libsleisure/heritage1/HALS/ '''Hertfordshire Record Office''' - Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS)]
-*[http://www.joinermarriageindex.com/pjoiner/genuki/HRT/ GENUKI: Hertfordshire]
-*[http://www.hertsdirect.org/libsleisure/libraries/ Hertfordshire Libraries]
-*[http://www.hertsfhs.org.uk/ Hertfordshire Family History Society]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/herts.html Local History Society Gateway]
-*[http://www.ldfhg.org.uk/ Letchworth & District History Society]
-*[http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/ Genealogy in Hertfordshire]
-*[http://www.genfair.com/shop/pages/hrt/index.html  GENfair - Hertfordshire Family History Society]
-*[http://graham.rootsweb.com/herts_exchange/ Hertfordshire Look-up Exchange]
-*[http://www.joinermarriageindex.com/pjoiner/genuki/HRT/  Hertfordshire Genuki]
-'''Countywide Interest'''
-*[http://www.dacorumheritage.org.uk/ Dacorum Heritage Trust]
-*[http://www.genealogyinengland.com/Counties/hertfordshire.htm  Genealogy In Hertfordshire]
-*[http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/home.htm Genealogy In Hertfordshire]
-*[http://www.hertsdirect.org/  Hertfordshire Council ]
-*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Hertfordshire/visitations/index.html Visitations of Hertfordshire 1572 and 1634]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/herts/hertfordshire_workhouses.htm  Hertfordshire Workhouses]
-'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-*[http://www.berkhamsted.info/localhistoryberkhamsted.htm Berkhamsted History]
-*[http://www.stortfordhistory.co.uk/ History of Bishop's Stortford and Thorley]
-*[http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/ Borehamwood and Elstree Times]
-*[http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/places/bovingdon.htm Bovingdon]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/mellowsbrown/ Bovingdon Census Returns, 1841 & 1871]
-*[http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/custompages/CustomPage.aspx?pageID=5034 Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted & Tring Local History]
-*[http://www.hertfordtown.fsnet.co.uk/ Hertford War Memorial]
-*[http://www.kingslangley.org.uk/  Kings Langley, Its History and Local Architecture]
-*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery.knaggs/MIs.html Knebworth and Stevenage Mounumental Inscriptions]
-*[http://www.leighton-linslade.com/lbo/index.php Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer]
-*[http://lgchronicle20.homestead.com/CONTENTS.html Leverstock Green History and Genealogy]
-*[http://www.mundens.net/genealogy/ Little Munden, Great Munden and Sacombe Genealogy Pages]
-*[http://www.hoggie.demon.co.uk/markyate/ Markyate Local History Society]
-*[http://www.pirtonhistory.org.uk/ Pirton Local History Group]
-*[http://www.prestonherts.co.uk/ Preston in the Nineteenth Century]
-*[http://www.puckeridgevillage.co.uk/History-Articles Puckeridge Village History]
-*[http://www.redbourn.org.uk/Redbourn/RedbournGenealogy Redbourn Genealogy Pages]
-*[http://www.roystoncave.co.uk/ Royston Cave- A Knights Templar Legacy]
-*[http://www.roystonmuseum.org.uk/ Royston Museum]
-*[http://www.stotfoldtowncouncil.gov.uk/history/burial/list.php Stotfold Burials]
-*[http://www.wheathampstead.net/index.shtml Wheathampstead]
-'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/websites/herts-churches.htm Hertfordshire Chuches]
-*[http://postcards.shibbs.co.uk/ Old Postcards of Barnet]
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]