Clehonger, Herefordshire Genealogy

England Herefordshire



Parish History
Clehonger All Saints is an Ancient parish; the church dates from the 12th century and was restored both in the 19th century and 1956. It is designated by English heritage as a grade I listed building British listed building

The village and civil parish is just over four miles south of Hereford and includes the Abbey Church of St Michael and All Angels, a Roman Catholic Benedictine Priory and monastery established about 1854 The Abbey Church has been designated a grade II* listed building by English Heritage British listed building

Belmont Abbey Abbey History is near to Clehonger Court within the ancient and civil parish.

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
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Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection

Census records
See Herefordshire Census

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Herefordshire Rutland 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

Web sites
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