The Parish of Braughing has been in existence for hundreds of years. Over the centuries the arrivals and departures of families are documented in Parish Records. The administration of the parish up until 1894 was the responsibiliity of the Parish Church (St Mary's). The Local Government Act of that year changed all of that and introduced Parish and Town Councils and local government took over many of the roles of the church in the management of the parish. Many of the ancient records of the parish have been deposited with Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies. Extensive work has been undertaken to transcribe much of this information, in particular the Parish Registers. We shall attempt to publish information as it becomes available on this part of the website.
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Records of baptisms at St Mary's Church, Braughing from 1565 to 1856 can be found on the Family Search website, set up by the Mormon church in the USA. However, transcripts of all baptism registers at St Mary's Church from 1856 to 2005 can be found here. Click here to open link to Adobe Acrobat File St Mary's Church - Baptism Registers 1856 to 2005 |
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Records of all marriages at St Mary's Church, Braughing from 1565 to the 19th century can be found on the Family Search website, set up by the Mormon church in the USA. However, transcripts of all marriage registers at St Mary's Church from 1565 to 2005 can be found here. Click here to open link to Adobe Acrobat File St Mary's Church - Marriage registers 1565 to 1799 St Mary's Church - Marriage registers 1800 to 2005 |
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Transcripts of all burial records from 1565 have not yet been transcribed. Burial records are not recorded by the Mormon church and are therefore not available on the Family Search website. However, transcripts of all burial registers at St Mary's Church from 1800 to 2005 can be found here. Click here to open link to Adobe Acrobat File St Marys Church - Burial Registers 1800 to 2005 |
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The collection of records of the Congregational Chapel in Fleece Lane in Braughing are patchy. The surviving records have all been transcribed and are available here. Combined Chapel Records 1804 to 1999 - these records contain the following: Baptisms - 1804 to 1836 Baptisms - 1945 to 1972 Marriages - 1948 to 1987 Burials - 1944 to 1999 There is a small burial ground at the chapel, which is still used today. The records include those who were cremated and also buried elsewhere, as well as those buried in the grounds of the chapel. |
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Local History 
