Newton (near Harston), Cambridgeshire Genealogy

Guide to Newton (near Harston), Cambridgeshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
Newton, is a parish in Chesterton district, Cambridgeshire; it is 1¼ mile SE of Harston railway station and 6 miles SW of Cambridge. The post-office is under Cambridge.

Also known as Newton near Cambridge.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church Records
Newton parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Parish registers for Newton, near Harston, 1557-1905 at FHL

Bishop's transcripts for Newton (near Harston), 1599-1852 have been digitised.

An indexed transcription of the parish registers of Newton near Cambridge, 1557-1950: baptisms, 1560-1950; marriages, 1557-1950; burials, 1560-1950; banns, 1754-1832 [later register lost]

Newton (near Cambridge), Cambridgeshire: baptisms, 1830-1969; marriages, 1828-1987; burials, 1813-1988

Non-Conformist Churches
None
 * 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at FindMyPast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)

Probate Records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Cambridgeshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Websites
Newton Near Cambridge on GENUKI