Herefordshire, England Genealogy

Herefordshire, or Hereford, is an inland county contiguous to Wales in England.

Civil Districts
When civil registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1837, Herefordshire was divided into a number of registration districts, each containing several parishes. The index to the civil records gives the name of the district where an event took place. Click here to see a list of the civil districts in Herefordshire and the parishes covered by each. Read more about England Civil Registration.

Parishes
See a list of the parishes of Herefordshire with links to articles.

Probate Jurisdictions
Before 1858, every town and parish in Herefordshire was under the probate jurisdiction of several ecclesiastical courts. To read more about probate records and see a list of Herefordshire towns and parishes and the probate courts that had jurisdiction over them, go to Herefordshire Probate Records.

Websites
Here is a list of web sites and/or web pages for Herefordshire and a few of its parishes. Visit FHLFavorites.info.