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 Wilmot 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
Elizabeth Wilmott
35
Cromer Hyde
Hatfield
1841
William Wilmott
15
Cromer Hyde
Hatfield
1841
Joshua Wilmott
12
Cromer Hyde
Hatfield
1841
Laffisk Wilmott
6
Cromer Hyde
Hatfield
1841
Susannah Wilmott
6
Cromer Hyde
Hatfield
1851
William Wilmot
24
Head
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1851
Sarah Wilmot
25
Wife
Straw Platter
Hatfield
1851
Elizabeth Wilmot
49
Head
Cromer Hyde
Straw Platter
Hatfield
1851
James Wilmot
28
Son
Cromer Hyde
AG Labourer
Hatfield
1861
John Wilmot
36
Head
Lemsford
Shepherd
Hatfield
1861
Caroline Wilmot
32
Wife
Lemsford
Hatfield
1861
Sophia Wilmot
10
Daughter
Lemsford
Shepherd daughter
Hatfield
1861
James Wilmot
9
Son
Lemsford
Hatfield
1861
Annie Wilmot
5
Daughter
Lemsford
Hatfield
1861
Susan Wilmot
3
Daughter
Lemsford
Hatfield
1871
Elizabeth Wilmot
69
Head
Cromer Hyde
Hatfield
1871
John Wilmot
46
Head
Lemsford
Shepherd
Hatfield
1871
Caroline Wilmot
42
Wife
Lemsford
Hatfield
1871
Charles Wilmot
9
son
Lemsford
Hatfield
1871
Frederick Wilmot
7
son
Lemsford
Hatfield
1871
William Wilmot
5
Son
Lemsford
Hatfield
1871
Joseph Wilmot
2
Son
Lemsford
Hatfield
1871
Susan Wilmot
17
Daughte
Lemsford
Hatfield
1871
Mary A Wilmot
4
Daughte
Lemsford
Hatfield
1881
John Wilmot
56
Head
Lemsford
Shepherd
Hatfield
1881
Caroline Wilmot
52
Wife
Lemsford
Hatfield
1881
Frederick Wilmot
17
son
Lemsford
Shepherd
Hatfield
1881
William Wilmot
15
Son
Lemsford
Agr labouer
Hatfield
1881
Joseph Wilmot
12
Son
Lemsford
Agr labouer
Hatfield
1881
Susan Wilmot
23
Daughter
Lemsford
Dress Maker
Hatfield
1881
Alice Wilmot
9
Daughter
Lemsford
Scholar
Hatfield
1891
John Wilmot
66
Head
Lemsford
Shepherd
Hatfield
1891
Caroline Wilmot
62
Wife
Lemsford
Hatfield
1891
Frederick Wilmot
27
son
Lemsford
Shepherd
Hatfield
1891
William Wilmot
25
Son
Lemsford
Agr labouer
Hatfield
1891
Susan Wilmot
33
Daughter
Lemsford
Mothers help
Hatfield
1891
Joseph Wilmot
22
Head
Cromer Hyde
Agr labouer
Hatfield
1891
Selina Wilmot
22
Wife
Cromer Hyde
Agr labouer
Hatfield
1891
Susan Wilmot
7mths
Daughter
Lemsford
Shepherd
Hatfield
1891
James Wilmot
39
Head
Lemsford
Bootmaker Sub Postmaster
Stanborough
1891
James Wilmot
39
Head
Lemsford
Bootmaker Sub Postmaster
Stanborough
1891
Charlotte Wilmot
36
Wife
Lemsford
Baldock
1891
Frederick Wilmot
14
Wife
Lemsford
PO Messenger
Baldock
1891
Kate Wilmot
8
Daughter
Lemsford
Scholar
Welwyn
1891
Charles Wilmot
7
Son
Lemsford
Scholar
Lemsford
1891
Eleanor C Wilmot
5
Daughter
Lemsford
Scholar
Lemsford
1901
John Wilmot
76
Head
Lemsford
Shepherd
Hatfield
1901
Caroline Wilmot
72
Wife
Lemsford
Grocer shopkeeper
Hatfield
1901
William Wilmot
35
Son
Lemsford
Pork butcher
Hatfield
1901
Susan Wilmot
43
Daughter
Lemsford
Shopkeeper Assistant
Hatfield
1901
Susan Wilmot
10
G/Daughter
Lemsford
Cromer Hyde
1901
Frederick Wilmot
37
Head
Lemsford
Shepherd
Lemsford
1901
Elizabeth Wilmot
36
Wife
Lemsford
Hertford
1901
Ada Wilmot
10 mths
Head
Lemsford
Scholar
Lemsford
1901
James Wilmot
49
Head
Lemsford
Bootmaker Sub Postmaster
Stanborough
1901
Charlotte Wilmot
46
Wife
Lemsford
Baldock
1901
Frederick Wilmot
24
Son
Lemsford
Post office
Baldock
1901
Kate Wilmot
8
Daughter
Lemsford
Scholar
Welwyn
1901
Charles Wilmot
17
Son
Lemsford
House lad domestic
Lemsford
1901
Eleanor C Wilmot
15
Daughter
Lemsford
Scholar
Lemsford
1901
Albert James Wilmot
6
Son
Lemsford
Scholar
Lemsford
1901
Celia Francis Wilmot
4
Daughter
Lemsford
Scholar
Lemsford
1901
Beverly Stuart Macinas
37
Head
Brocket Park
Private Secretar
Canada
1901
Serena Spriggs
53
Servant
Brocket Park
Housekeeper
Lemsford
1901
Kate Wilmot
18
Servant
Brocket Park
Housemaid
Lemsford
1911
Frederick Wilmot
47
Head
Lemsford
Shepherd
Lemsford
1911
Elizabeth Wilmot
45
Wife
Lemsford
Hertford
1911
Ada Wilmot
11
Daughter
Lemsford
Scholar
Lemsford
1911
Alice Wilmot
9
Daughter
Lemsford
Scholar
Lemsford
1911
William Wilmot
7
Son
Lemsford
Scholar
Lemsford
1911
Helena Wilmot
3
Daughter
Lemsford
Scholar
Lemsford
1911
Marion Wilmot
11 mths
Daughter
Lemsford
s
Lemsford
1911
James Wilmot
59
Head
Lemsford
Bootmaker Sub Postmaster
Stanborough
1911
Charlotte Wilmot
56
Wife
Lemsford
Baldock
1911
Frederick Wilmot
34
Son
Lemsford
Boot maker
Baldock
1911
Albert James Wilmot
16
Son
Lemsford
Junior Electrical Clerk
Lemsford
1911
Celia Francis Wilmot
14
Daughter
Lemsford
Lemsford
1911
William Wilmot
45
Head
Lemsford
Shopkeeper grocer
Lemsford
1911
Clara Wilmot
42
wife
Lemsford
Assistant grocer
Hitchin
1911
Susan Wilmot
42
Sister
Lemsford
Assistant grocer
Lemsford
1939
Frederick Wilmot
63
Head
Lemsford
Boot Repairer
Baldock
1939
Celia Francis Wilmot
43
Daughter
Lemsford
Unpaid Domestic Duties
Lemsford
1939
Edwin J Merritt
46
Son in Law
Lemsford
mbulance Driver DH Flying School
1939
Elizabeth Wilmot
74
Head
Lemsford
Unpaid Domestic Duties
Hertford
1939
Alice Wilmot/td>
38
Daughter
Lemsford
Shop Assistant Stationers
Lemsford
1939
Clara Wilmot
69/td>
Head
Lemsford
Unpaid Domestic Duties
Hitchin
1939
Susan Wilmot
42
Sister
Lemsford
Shop Assistant Stationers
Lemsford
1939
Susan Wilmot
81
Sister in Law
Lemsford
Unpaid Domestic Duties
Lemsford
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
