HADFIELD

Births, Deaths and Marriages of England and Wales

 

... with connections to Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA

 

 

 

 

This website is dedicated to Roger Hadfield  MA  F.R.G.S.  1929–2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HADFIELD – BDMs – England and Wales:

 

1.                   Civil registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDMs) in England and Wales commenced in the September quarter of 1837.  Although compulsory by law to register, it was not until 1875 that it was strictly enforced.

2.                 The General Register Office (GRO) BDMs are recorded and collated by year and quarter, e.g. 1875 September quarter will contain all those registrations for July, August and September 1875.

3.                 The HADFIELD BDMs listed here have been copied from the GRO BDM microfiche indices.  The fields that do not contain information are as a consequence of those GRO microfiche records sighted being illegible.

 

Search Tips for GRO indices:

 

1.                 Once the correct BIRTH entry has been located, check the entire quarter for an identical reference as this may indicate a multiple birth.  Multiple births are indicated with an asterisk or other symbol.

2.                 Once the correct DEATH entry has been located, check the entire quarter for an identical reference as this may indicate one of the following:

 

a.      simultaneous sibling deaths during a multiple birth (there are many);

b.     simultaneous deaths of both mother and child(ren) during childbirth;

c.      simultaneous sibling deaths due to natural causes, accident, criminal act or execution; and

d.      simultaneous deaths of members of the same family at the same time and place.

 

3.                 Both spouses will have identical MARRIAGE references listed under their respective surnames.  Identical references will also occur in the rare instance where two or more HADFIELD marriages are recorded in the same year, quarter, volume and page (four entries to a page).  Siblings being married at the same time and place may also have identical references.  Note that there are also instances where a HADFIELD married a HADFIELD.

4.                 Registration of a BDM may not necessarily have taken place in the same quarter or year as the event.  The Registrar recording multiple births, deaths or marriages may or may not have recorded each person with identical references.

5.                 With many HADFIELD families having personal evidence of BDMs being registered displaying the surname HATFIELD, it is worth examining the GRO BDMs for that surname as well.  A hundred or so years ago, many family members were illiterate and as Registrars tended to write what they heard, the person registering the BDM was therefore not able to check the accuracy of what had been recorded.

 

 

BIRTHS       MARRIAGES        DEATHS      GRAVES

 

 

HADFIELD – BDMs – England and Wales, are reproduced by kind permission of the General Registrar Office.  The data is an extract from the GRO indices and any reproduction should only be made with the prior consent of the GRO and not for commercial gain.  All copyright inquiries should be directed to the GRO Index Sales Manager, Office of National Statistics, Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Road, Birkdale, Southport, England,  PR8 2HH, UK.

 

‘Click’ HERE for information on how to obtain a copy certificate

 

HADFIELD 'family trees'

Principal researcher  - Roger Hadfield  MA F.R.G.S.

 

 

 

A random collection of Parish Register entries and 'strays' from:

 

 

Census Returns:

 Only HADFIELD family members are referenced here. Relations (in-laws etc.) and/or other family members may also have been in the same dwelling on census night.  For full details, check with your local library or LDS (Mormon) Family History Centre.

 

HADFIELDs in Australia:

 

 

 

 

 

HADFIELDs in New Zealand (Settlement of Otago):

 

 

 

 

Other interesting HADFIELD facts:

 

the infamous

newspaper articles

A Derbyshire family

transported convicts

Peak Forest Parish Register

HADFIELDs and their Halls

A Corner of the Derbyshire Peak

 

 

Message Boards:

ROOTSCHAT

HADFIELD - Ancestry

HADFIELD - Rootsweb

HADFIELD - Family Genealogy Forum

 

 

Useful Links:

Carl's Cam

Cheshire BMD

Distant Cousins

North West Derbyshire Sources

Derbyshire Family History Society

Family History Society of Cheshire

GENUKI, UK & Ireland Genealogy

Wirksworth Parish Records 1600-1900

South Cheshire Family History Society

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Graeme Adams’ New Zealand connections

The Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society

Registration Districts in England and Wales (1837-1930)

 

 

Further HADFIELD BDM indices will be added to this site as and when they become available.

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Disclaimer:

The records contained within this web site are intended as a reference guide only and not for commercial gain. Whilst every attempt has been made to accurately transcribe these records, the master records and final authority for all England & Wales BDM information must always remain with the General Register Office (GRO) of England & Wales.  It is strongly recommended that information obtained from this website be cross-checked against that published by the GRO before ordering and purchasing a copy certificate.  Personal and anecdotal family history information is published in good faith in the knowledge that the person or persons submitting such information for publication believe it to be true and correct.

 

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