Search: If you are looking for information for a particular person or name, you may wish to use the search facility. This returns all relevant pages on the SHS web site, not just the records listed below.
Please note: literacy levels in the past were not as good as they are today, so the spelling of names can be very varied, eg: Fazey, Feasey, Feazey, Feasy, Fossey all appear in the Census transcriptions.
Browse: The following documents, containing information arranged in alphabetical order of surname, are currently available on-line:
- Census Information
- St Laud's Marriage Records (1698 - 1812)
- St Laud's Burial Records (1813 - 1852)
- Monumental Inscriptions of St Laud's Church
- 1796 Enclosure Map
- Posse Comitatus 1798
- Wills (1384 - 1858)
Also available:
- Directories - Sherington entry
- 25 directories published between 1830 and 1939 - including Kelly's.
- List of Rectors of St Laud's Church
- Parish Council records (1895-1977): Lists of Councillors, Chairmen, Vice-chairmen, Clerks, Lamplighters, Overseers and Constables.
- Transcription of the Roll of Honour of the villagers who served in the First World War.
- List of residents of Sherington who took the Oaths of Allegiance to King George in 1723 - 1724
- Weddings in Tyringham involving Sherington people 1576 - 1836
If you are seeking information on a specific person, please also see the Individuals section.
SHS member Gillian Nursaw-Smith has compiled a list of Hints and Tips on where to look for Family History information. This was originally presented to the May 2007 SHS meeting.