Genealogy Chat

What does Hundred mean on census? It's next to where you put the county

Not quite 100 parishes! It was originally the amount of land that was sufficient to sustain one hundred families. This from Wikipedia: In England an hundred was the division of a shire for administrative, military and judicial purposes under the common law. Originally, when introduced by the Saxons between 613 and 1017, a hundred had enough land to sustain approximately one hundred households headed by a hundred-man or hundred eolder. Hundreds were further divided. Larger or more populous hundreds were split into divisions (or in Sussex, half hundreds). All hundreds were divided into tithings, which contained ten households. Below that, the basic unit of land was called the hide, which was enough land to support one family and varied in size from 60 to 120 old acres, or 15 to 30 modern acres (6 to 12 ha) depending on the quality and fertility of the land.

Thankyou for the info. So............If I was looking for a birth certificate would I check the Hundred eg: Bulmer ?

PMA The 'Hundred' reference may have only a 'vague' relevance to a birth registration district. Birth registration districts changed over the years...So one in a 'Hundred' may not be in the same one a century or so later. If you post the details of the person you are trying to find the reference for I am sure the kind people on here will be more than happy to help. Chris

I was looking at the 1841 census on John Horner b1771 in Easingwold Hundred: Bulmer. I wondered if there was anyway I could get in touch with a church to find a baptism. IF Bulmer still exists?? I have the British Isles Vital Records Index but he is not in there.

Easingwold was a parish and market town in the Wapentake (the old Danish name for a hundred) of Bulmer in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Bulmer was one of 11 Wapentakes or sub-divisions of North Riding. Bulmer was also the name of a parish in the Wapentake(or Hundred) of Bulmer. The National Gazeteer based on the 1861 Census says that Bulmer Parish Church was dedicated to St Mary. Easingwold’s Parish Church was dedicated to St John (or some say, to All Saints). There were also churches for Wesleyans, Methodists and Roman Catholics. It is likely that the birth would be recorded in the records for the parish church in Bulmer. Both Easingwold and Bulmer still exist. Bulmer is about 14 miles northeast of York but I do not know if the parish church still operates. The Church of England website suggests the current Bulmer Parish Church is St Martins. You may be able to find out more from the Church of England Diocese of York via their email address - [email protected] . Do the LDS records not help? Tom West Sussex

If you are looking at the 1841 census the place names are only where he was resident on census night as birthplaces are not listed on that census, only whether or not born in the county.

Thanks to all of you. I will try yorkdbf, I have nothing to lose. On the page before you click on the census it says where born and that's where I got the info. I did not find on the BIVRI cd's but I will try their web site. Thanks again

Bulmer bp are supposed to be on IGI. The church records are deposited at the Borthwick Institute York. There is also a transcription published by the Parish Register Society. Jay