The Central Library in Cambridge houses the Cambridge Collection, containing a wealth of material including books, maps, newspapers, electoral rolls & some parish records for Cambridge & the surrounding villages.
I go into central Cambridge regularly & am willing to do some look ups, (just please remember this is not the Cambridge Archive Office). There are transcripts of most of the parish registers, so if you have a family from a particular village or area of Cambridge I can check these fairly easily.
This tells you about it
Cambridgeshire Collection
Please bear in mind that none of my ancestors came from the area, the only research I've done locally was about a WW1 soldier buried in our local church yard, but I'm quite willing to have a go. The newspapers section is quite good, & useful if you have, say, a death date.
I hope this helps you if you're stuck, or just want extra info about an ancestor from Cambridge.
I'm getting quite good at looking at the copies of the parish records on fiche...so if you want to save money on a cert. & you've got the year & church , I'll have a go at finding it.
It's probably worth messaging me, as I don't always look at this board.
I go into central Cambridge regularly & am willing to do some look ups, (just please remember this is not the Cambridge Archive Office). There are transcripts of most of the parish registers, so if you have a family from a particular village or area of Cambridge I can check these fairly easily.
This tells you about it
Cambridgeshire Collection
Please bear in mind that none of my ancestors came from the area, the only research I've done locally was about a WW1 soldier buried in our local church yard, but I'm quite willing to have a go. The newspapers section is quite good, & useful if you have, say, a death date.
I hope this helps you if you're stuck, or just want extra info about an ancestor from Cambridge.
I'm getting quite good at looking at the copies of the parish records on fiche...so if you want to save money on a cert. & you've got the year & church , I'll have a go at finding it.
It's probably worth messaging me, as I don't always look at this board.
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