Meetings at St Johns Church annex Lemsford Village
Lemsford Village – Cromer Hyde- Stanborough
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Welcome to Lemsford Local History Group - The Hill Family
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. Above Image Lemsford Village 1905
The parish of Lemsford was created out of the parish of Bishop's Hatfield in 1859
The parish of Lemsford was created out of the parish of Bishop's Hatfield in 1859. Originally the parish included Lemsford Village itself, with the outlying areas of Cromer Hyde, Stanborough and the Brocket Park Estate plus part of the west side of what is now Welwyn Garden City.Image Lemsford Village 1905
The A1 motorway follows roughly the course of the "Old Great North Road" .
The river Lea, which once formed part of the boundary of the Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex runs through the parish. The A1 motorway, the main arterial road, follows roughly the course of the "Old Great North Road" from London to York.Its starts with the Old Bull (now known as 'The East') and ends at the Ayots with the Waggoners and Red Lion. Above Image The Waggoners around 1910.
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. The archive also contains admission records for the village school as well as al our research documentation and image library. Above image is of Lemsford School around 1900
Lemsford Village is on the outskirts of Welwyn Garden City and its Church is St Johns C of E and School is also St Johns, it has 2 Pubs The Sun and the Long and Short and a Mill on the River Lea which runs through the Village. Above image from 1920 and shows 6 men on a wall outside the old Long & Short.
Cromer Hyde is a hamlet near to the Village it has its own Pub , The Crooked Chimney (formally the Chequers) and a lane which once boasted 3 farms and now has a thriving community. Above Image is the Chequers from 1910. Now known as the Crooked Chimney
Visit Stanborough, the start of the Parish and home of the lakes.
Stanborough is an area to the south of the Village with own pub ‘The East’ formally ‘The Bull’. It is now well known for its lakes which were built in 1967. Above image Is the Bull at Stanborough in 1938, Newly built and moved from across the road
Brocket Hall - Early evidence suggests the house dates back to 1239
Early evidence suggests the house dates back to 1239. Joan De Fauconberg Married in 1393 To Thomas Brocket 1383 – 1431
(The First Brocket in Herts) The Brockets originated from Yorkshire and had No Children. The Brockets ended when Mary Brocket in 1597 marries Sir Thomas Reade (1545 – 1604). 1921 the house was bought by Sir Charles Nall Cain who bought the title Lord Brocket from Lloyd George in 1933. Above image is Brocket Hall Staff in 1924
The Hill Family- Lemsford Local History Group have a large archive of documentation & images for all aspects of history in Lemsford Parish. For our website will have every person on the 1841 t0 1911 census in the Parish recorded we require your help to update and provide memories, facts and images about these people and their lives. Please Contact us on info@lemsfordhistory.co.uk
Lemsford Local History Group have a large archive of documentation & images for all aspects of history in Lemsford Parish. For our website we require your help to update and provide memories, facts and images about all aspects of the past in Lemsford Parish. Please Contact us on info@lemsfordhistory.co.uk
Andy Chapman LLHG
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Census
Name
Age
Relationship
Location
Occupation
Birthplace
1841
John Hill
70
Cromer Hyde
Ag Labourer
1841
Sarah Hill
70
Cromer Hyde
1841
New Family
1841
Thomas Hill
40
Cromer Hyde
1841
Francis Hill
35
Cromer Hyde
1841
Ann Hill
10
Cromer Hyde
1841
Thomas Hill
10
Cromer Hyde
1841
Charles Hill
6
Cromer Hyde
1841
Robert Hill
3
Cromer Hyde
1841
New Family
1841
George Hill
25
Cromer Hyde
1841
Sally Hill
30
Cromer Hyde
1841
George Hill
9
Cromer Hyde
1841
John Hill
10m
Cromer Hyde
1841
John Hill
40
Live with chesher
Lemsford Mill
AG Labourer
1851
William Hill
28
Lodger
Lemsford
Ag Labourer
Luton Beds
1851
John Hill
82
Lodger
Lemsford
AG Laburer Relief
Herts
1851
Sarah Hill
82
Wife
Lemsford
Aston
1851
New Family
1851
George Hill
38
Head
Lemsford
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1851
SarahHill
43
Wife
Lemsford
Straw Platter
Hatfield
1851
George Hill
13
Son
Lemsford
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1851
John Hill
11
Son
Lemsford
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1851
Eliza Hill
9
Daughter
Lemsford
Scholar
Hatfield
1851
New Family
1851
Thomas Hill
48
Head
Lemsford
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1851
Frances Hill
48
Wife
Lemsford
Sraw Platter
Walkern
1851
Thomas Hill
20
Son
Lemsford
AG Labourer
Sussex
1851
Ann Hill
19
Daughter
Lemsford
Straw Platter
Sussex
1851
Robert Hill
13
Son
Lemsford
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1851
James Hill
6
Son
Lemsford
Scholar
Hatfield
1851
John Hill
50
Lodger
Lemsford
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1851
Charles Hills
16
Serv
Lemsford
Farm Labourer
Hatfield
1861
John Hill
61
Serv
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1861
James Hill
52
Head
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1861
Hannah Hill
68
Wife
Hatfield
1861
George Hill
28
Head
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1861
Lydia Hill
26
wife
Hatfield
1861
Elizabeth Hill
3
Daughter
Hatfield
1861
Emma Hill
1
Daughter
Hatfield
1861
George Hill
42
Head
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1861
Sarah Hill
50
Wife
Straw Platter
Hatfield
1861
George Hill
22
Son
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1861
John Hill
20
Son
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1861
Sarah Hill
8
Daughter
Scholar
Hatfield
1861
Thomas Hill
60
Head
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1861
Frances Hill
59
Wife
Straw Platter
Hatfield
1861
Robert Hill
23
Son
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1861
George Hill
37
SLaw
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1861
Susan Hill
27
Daughter
Staw Platter
Hatfield
1861
George Hill
6
Gson
Scholar
Hatfield
1861
Ann Hill
4
GDaughter
Hatfield
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
