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| Name | Hargrave |
| Type | Ancient parish, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 52.3296°N 0.4926°W |
| Located in | Northamptonshire, England |
| See also | Higham Ferrers Hundred, Northamptonshire, England | hundred in which it was located | | Thrapston Rural, Northamptonshire, England | rural district in which it was located 1894-1935 | | Oundle and Thrapston Rural, Northamptonshire, England | rural district in which it was located 1935-1974 | | East Northamptonshire District, Northamptonshire, England | district municipality covering the area 1974-2021 | | North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England | unitary authority covering the area since April 2021 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Hargrave is a small village and civil parish situated in rural Northamptonshire, England, approximately 21 miles east of Northampton and adjacent to the county borders with Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire. At the time of the 2001 UK census, the parish's population was 236 people.
The 12th century, All Hallows Church is at the centre of the village.
The parish is now in the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. From 1974 until April 2021 it was part of the East Northamptonshire District of Northamptonshire, England.
The Victoria County History for Northamptonshire has an article for Hargrave in Volume 4, pp 17-20.
Research Tips
A Vision of Britain through Time
A Vision of Britain through Time describes parishes and former parishes from a gazetteer of 1871; provides an outline of the historic administration links for parishes. The OS map of 1900, the OS map of 1935, and the OS map of 1965 all show parish boundaries and settlements within parishes. These maps are all expandable to show individual parishes and are useful for inspecting changes occuring over the 20th century.
Archive Centres
- Northamptonshire Archives is located at Wootton Hall Park, Northampton, NN4 8BQ, Telephone from the UK: 01604 767562 (from overseas replace the "01" with "44"). The website gives opening times and facilities available.
- Northampton Central Library, Abington Street, Northampton, NN1 2BA (Telephone from the UK: 01604 26771 (from overseas replace the "01" with "44").
Northamptonshire Family History Society
The NFHS website describes the activities of the society. The Society is presently transcribing the deposited Marriage Registers for the period 1754 through 1837. These transcriptions may provide more details than can be found on other databases where subscriptions are charged.
GENUKI
The main GENUKI page for Northamptonshire lists a number of topics for research.
Victoria County History
- the Victoria County History of Northamptonshire produced online by British History Online (founded by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust in 2003) contains only some of the Hundreds of Northamptonshire in its collection. Articles that do exist will be referenced under the relevant hundred and parish.
Online Databases
FindMyPast includes (list checked July 2018)
- Northamptonshire Parish Records (Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, and Probate Index)
- Northamptonshire Freeholders 1795-1797
- Northamptonshire Hearth Tax, 1674
- Northamptonshire Military Tribunals 1916-1918
- Northamptonshire Militia Lists 1771
- Northamptonshire, Northampton General Hospital Admissions 1774-1846
While Ancestry offers (list checked July 2018)
- Census & Voter Lists 1841-1911.
- Northamptonshire Birth, Marriage & Death
- Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812
- Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912
- Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1912
- Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1912
- Other Birth, Marriage & Death collections related to Northamptonshire. (32)
- Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Confirmations, 1870-1911
- Other Schools, Directories & Church Histories collections related to Northamptonshire. (34)
- A calendar of wills relating to the counties of Northampton and Rutland : proved in the court of the archdeacon of Northampton
- Other Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal collections related to Northamptonshire. (23)
- Reference, Dictionaries & Almanacs collections related to Northamptonshire. (21)
- Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers collections related to Northamptonshire. (7)
- Northamptonshire Stories, Memories & Histories
- Genealogy of the descendants of Thomas French: who came to America from Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire, England and settled
- Works of Reverend James Hervey, 1713-1758
- The Orlebar Chronicles in Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, 1553-1733, or the Children of the Manorhouse
- Descendents of Thomas Chichele of Higham-Ferrers, Northampton, England
- Rockingham Castle and the Watsons
- Other Northamptonshire Stories, Memories & Histories (14)
FamilySearch also has an extensive database online. It is free, but may not always provide the original images provided by the services one pays for.
Categories: Northamptonshire, England | Hargrave, Northamptonshire, England | Higham Ferrers Hundred, Northamptonshire, England | Thrapston Rural, Northamptonshire, England | Oundle and Thrapston Rural, Northamptonshire, England | East Northamptonshire District, Northamptonshire, England | North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England |
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