The Flitney's - The first Flitney recorded in our Archives is Daniel aged 35 in the 1840 Census. He had a wife, Sarah (30) and sons George & Joseph. One of the established families who made the Parish of Lemsford so special.

Leslie and Doris Flitney’s Wedding party - Donor Mary Herrington

Earnest Leslie Flitney was the eldest son of Ernest and Florence Rose . He went to Lemsford School. He Married Doris Dye who came from Stockton – on – Tees and they had a son. Robert. During World War II Leslie served in the Middlesex Regiment. He was involved in the war in the western Desert and Fought at Torburk. Later he was sent to Burma where he died on the 19th September 1943 and is buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery. His name is on the Lemsford Memorial.

Although the images say ‘Leslie and Doris Flitney’ Leslie full name was ‘Ernest Leslie, but he was known by his middle name Leslie, it may confused people that are interested in looking up the Flitney’s and don’t realise this.

Percy Savage & Fred Flitney - Donor Mary Herrington

Fred H Flitney was the third child of earnest & Florence Flitney. After school he worked at Hales Farm before enlisting in the Beds & Herts Regiment when he was 18. He did his basic training at Kempston arracks, Bedford before going to India where he looked after the officers horses and in his spare time played hockey for the army. For a brief time he was stationed in Greece and then Palestine. He served in WWII on the guns on the ships which were supplying food etc to Malta. Later he went to Italy and took part in the battle of Monte Casino where he was involved in reconnaissance with Percy Savage, his best friend. Percy was caught in a mortar attack when out on reconnaissance. Fred searched for him in vain.

George & Rose Flitney – Donor Rosemarie MacKechnie

George Flitney worked in Hatfield, after leaving school. He walked to Hertford to sign up with the Beds & Herts Regiments, returned to Cromer Hyde and told his parents what he had done then went to join the regiment. He served in the Boar War then in India and later in the First World War. He married Rose and they had 2 boys, Clifford and Edward. When he was demobbed he returned to Lemsford where he worked as a gardener. They lived in ‘The Laundry Yard ‘ at Brockett Park and then for a short time in the Gamekeepers cottage at the Mill. As he got older he worked as a night watchman for Brocket Park. When he retired they moved to 22 Lemsford Village

Doris Fitney – Donor – Mary Herrington

Doris was the second child of Ernest & Florence Flitney. She went to Lemsford school. At the outbreak of the second world war she joined the WRAF and was initially based at RAF Halton. After basic training she went with her sister Sally To RAF Brampton to learn to be a cook. She died of kidney failure and was buried on the 12th October 1946 in St Johns Church, Lemsford churchyard. Her name is to be found on the War Memorial at Lemsford.

 

Notes - Included the Flitney's from 1841 in the 1851 and 1861 census, which shows a new address  for the family, Green Lanes Hatfield, as they moved back to Lemsford in 1871 following the death of the Head of the family, kept in for family continuity.

Emma Gunter was widowed in 1878 and married Henry Flitney in 1880, her 3 children [Gunter] from her first marriage to George Gunter who died in 1878, were part of the census, but retain the Gunter family name

 

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Census	Name	Age	Relationship	Location	Occupation	Birthplace
1841	Danial Flitney	35	Head	Lemsford		Hatfield
1841	Sarah Flitney	30	Wife	Lemsford		Hatfield
1841	Danial Flitney	8	Son	Lemsford		Hatfield
1841	George Flitney	7	Son	Lemsford		Hatfield
1841	Joseph Flitney	4	Son	Lemsford		Hatfield
1841	HenryFlitney	2	Son	Lemsford		Hatfield
1841	William Flitney	15		Lemsford Mills		Hatfield
1851	Danial Flitney	51	Head	Green Lanes	Agriculture worker	Ayot Green
1851	Sarah Flitney	42	Wife	Green Lanes	Straw Platterr	Ayot Green
1851	Danial Flitney	18	Son	Green Lanes	Agriculture worker	Ayot Green
1851	George Flitney	17	Serv	Lemsford	Farm Labourer	Ayot St Peter
1851	Joseph Flitney	14	son	Green Lanes	Agriculture worker	Hatfield
1851	Henry Flitney	12	son	Green Lanes	Agriculture worker	Hatfield
1851	Eliza Flitney	9	Daughter	Green Lanes	Scholar	Hatfield
1851	William Flitney	6	son	Green Lanes		Hatfield
1851	Betsy Flitney	4	Daughter/td>	Green Lanes		Hatfield
1851	David Flitney	2	son	Green Lanes		Hatfield
1861	Danial Flitney	63	Head	Green Lanes	Agriculture worker	Ayot Green
1861	Sarah Flitney	53	WIFE	Green Lanes	Agriculture worker	Ayot Green
1861	Danial Flitney	18	son	Green Lanes	Agriculture worker	Ayot Green
1861	Joseph Flitney	14	son	Green Lanes	Agriculture worker	Hatfield
1861	HenryFlitney	14	son	Green Lanes	Agriculture worker	Hatfield
1861	Eliza Flitney	18	Daughter	Green Lanes	Servant	Hatfield
1861	William Flitney	16	Son	Green Lanes	Labourer	Hatfield
1861	Betsy Flitney	13	Daughter	Green Lanes	Scholar	Hatfield
1861	David Flitney	11	Son	Green Lanes	Agriculture worker	Hatfield
1861	Mary Flitney	8	Daughter	Green Lanes	Scholar	Hatfield
1861	James Flitney	36	Head	Lemsford	Ag Labourer	Pauls Wald
1861	MaryFlitney	30	Wife	Lemsford	Straw Platter	Hatfield
1861	James H Flitney	9	Son	Lemsford	Scholar	Hatfield
1871	Henry Flitney	33	Head	Lemsford	Ag Labourer	Hatfield
1871	Eliza Flitney	32	Wife	Lemsford	Brazilian Hatmaker	Hatfield
1871	Eliza Flitney	10	Daughter	Lemsford	Scholar	Hatfield
1871	Sarah Flitney	63	Head	Lemsford	Straw Platter	Ayot St Lawrence
1871	David Flitney	21	Son	Lemsford	Ag Labourer	Hatfield
1871	Mary Flitney	19	Daughter	Lemsford	Straw Platter	Hatfield
1881	Henry Flitney	32	Head	Cromer Hyde	Ag Labourer	Sandridge
1881	Emma Flitney	30	Wife	Cromer Hyde		Cromer Hyde
1881	Ellen Gunter	11	Daughter	Cromer Hyde	Scholar	Cromer Hyde
1881	John Gunter	8	Son	Cromer Hyde	Scholar	Cromer Hyde
1881	Ann Gunter	5	Daughter	Cromer Hyde	Scholar	Cromer Hyde
1881	Sophia Gunter	3	Daughter	Cromer Hyde	Scholar	Cromer Hyde
1881	George Flitney	0	Son	Lemsford		Cromer Hyde
1881	David Flitney	31	Head	Lemsford	Farm Labourer	Hatfield
1881	Maria Flitney	26	Wife	Lemsford		Hatfield
1881	Alice Flitney	7	Daughter	Lemsford	Scholar	Hatfield
1881	Ada Flitney	5	Daughter	Lemsford	Scholar	Hatfield
1881	Lizzie Flitney	1	Daughter	Lemsford		Hatfield
1891	Sarah Flitney	87	Mother	Lemsford		Ayot St Lawrence
1891	Henrey Flitney	31	Head	Lemsford	Farm Labourer	Sandridge
1891	Emma Flitney	40	Wife	Lemsford		Cromer Hyde
1891	Sophia Gunter	13	Daughter	Cromer Hyde	Scholar	Cromer Hyde
1891	William Flitney	7	Son	Lemsford	Scholar	Cromer Hyde
1891	Earnest Flitney	5	Son	Lemsford	Scholar	Cromer Hyde
1891	Marion Flitney	1	Daughter	Lemsford		Cromer Hyde
1891	David Flitney	40	Head	Lemsford	General Labourer	Hatfield
1891	Maria Flitney	39	Wife	Lemsford		Lemsford
1891	Fredrick Flitney	8	Son	Lemsford	Scholar	Welwyn
1891	Annie Flitney	4	Daughter	Lemsford	Scholar	Lemsford
1891	Arthur Flitney	2	Son	Lemsford		Hatfield
1891	Henry Flitney	51	Head	Lemsford	Ag Labourer	Hatfield
1891	Eliza Flitney	52	Wife	Lemsford		Hatfield
1901	Henry Flitney	61	Head	Lemsford	Agriculture worker	Cromer Hyde
1901	Eliza Flitney	62	Wife	Lemsford		Hatfield
1901	David Flitney	51	Head	Lemsford Village	General Estate Labourer	Green Lanes Hatfield
1901	Maria Flitney	48	Wife	Lemsford Village		Lemsford
1901	Fredrick Flitney	18	Son	Lemsford Village	General Estate Labourer	Welwyn
1901	Annie Flitney	14	Daughter	Lemsford Village		Lemsford
1901	Arthur Flitney	12	Son	Lemsford Village		Lemsford
1901	Emma Flitney	8	Daughter	Lemsford Village		Lemsford
1901	Henry Flitney	42	Head	Cromer Hyde	Teamster on farm	Sandridge
1901	Emma Flitney	50	Wife	Cromer Hyde		Lemsford
1901	William Flitney	17	Son	Cromer Hyde	Carman	Lemsford
1901	Earnest Flitney	15	Son	Cromer Hyde	Agriculture worker	Lemsford
1901	Marion Flitney	11	Daughter	Cromer Hyde		Lemsford
1901	Sarah Flitney	8	Daughter	Cromer Hyde		Lemsford
1911	Henry Flitney	71	Head	Lemsford	Pensioner Farm labourer	Cromer Hyde
1911	Eliza Flitney	72	Wife	Lemsford		Cromer Hyde
1911	David Flitney	62	Head	Lemsford Village	General Estate Labourer	Green Lanes Hatfield
1911	Maria Flitney	59	Wife	Lemsford Village		Lemsford
1911	Annie Flitney	24	Daughter	Lemsford Village		Lemsford
1911	Arthur Flitney	22	Son	Lemsford Village	General Labourer	Lemsford
1911	George Flitney	30	Head	Cromer Hyde	Garden lab at Brocket Hall	Lemsford
1911	Rose Flitney	29	Wife	Cromer Hyde		St Albans
1911	Clifford George Flitney	4 Mths	Son	Cromer Hyde		Lemsford
1911	Henry Flitney	52	Head	Cromer Hyde	Farm Labourer	Sandridge
1911	Emma Flitney	60	Wife	Cromer Hyde		Lemsford
1911	William Flitney	27	Son	Cromer Hyde	GNR Labourer	Lemsford
1911	Earnest Flitney	25	Son	Cromer Hyde	Farm Labourer	Lemsford
1939	Earnest Flitney	53	Head	Cromer Hyde	Horseman on Farm	Lemsford
1939	Florence Flitney	54	Wife	Cromer Hyde	Unpaid Domestic Duties
1939	Arthur Flitney	51	Head	Lemsford Village	General Lab Gravel Works	Lemsford
1939	Lucy Flitney	51	wife	Cromer Hyde	Unpaid Domestic Duties	Lemsford
1939	Hilda Davey	18	Servant	Lemsford Village	Domestic Help
1939	Mildred Lines	LServant	wife	Lemsford Village	Domestic Help
1939	Keith Hart	25	Lodger	Lemsford Village	Gas Fitter
1939	Lizzie Hart	22	wife	Lemsford Village	Unpaid Domestic Duties
1939	Michael Keith Hart	5 months	Son	Lemsford Village

Lemsford Local History Group

The Lemsford Local History Group, formed in 2001, is interested in all aspects of the history and the people of this area - both ancient and modern. We welcome correspondence from anyone who shares this interest.The group archives now include a significant number of photographs and documents, as well as records of baptisms (to 1985), marriages (to 1970), burials (to 2003) and memorial inscriptions (to 2003) from the St John's parish church registers. Records of births, marriages and deaths before the consecration of the church in 1859 will be found in the registers of Bishop's Hatfield parish. The archive also contains admission records for the village school - St. John's Church of England Junior Mixed Infants school - since it was first opened in 1872