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St Mary the Virgin's Church, Great Parndon.
© Copyright Peter Stack contributor to the Geograph Project and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
Welcome to the home page for the History of Great Parndon and its inhabitants.
Below you find links to a range of sources transcribed by History House. Further below under 'more family and local history sources' you will find additional links to help you.
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Great Parndon inhabitants who voted in the 1836 South Essex election.
PARNDON, (GREAT) 4 miles South West of Harlow, is a pleasant scattered village and hilly parish, at the south end of this Hundred, watered >>more.
White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.
White's Directory of Essex 1863 - list of inhabitants.
Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.
Court cases involving Great Parndon residents - ongoing project >>more.
Reports and returns on schools and education in Great Parndon.
Under the Poor Law of 1834, Great Parndon became part of the Epping Union. See our article on researching your workhouse and pauper ancestors.
For images of Great Parndon see our article on Essex Images for Family History.
For maps of Great Parndon see our article on Essex Maps for Family History.
Cock Inn PH (in 1971), Great Parndon.
© Copyright Penny Mayes contributor to the Geograph Project and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
New to researching your family tree or unsure where to find information? Take a look at our Your Ancestors section of the website. It contains tips, advice, links to resources, and stories.
Discover how to explore newspaper archives. With millions of pages now online, there is always the possibility of finding articles featuring your ancestors.
Find census returns for this location at Ancestry.co.uk.
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All types of objects relating to family history are sold on Ebay. Photographs, copies of Wills, house conveyancing, bills of sale, and much, much more. See our article Essex Ancestors on eBay
If you're looking for pictures of Great Parndon to add to your family tree album, then try Ebay. Link already formatted for Essex Postcards
Books featuring Great Parndon from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Great Parndon.
Books featuring Essex on Amazon. Just click the logo. This link is already formatted for Essex History in the book section. Refine the search to look for Great Parndon, such as: Great Parndon history.
The Essex Record Office 'ERO' is an excellent starting point for research. The ERO has an online catalogue by the name of Essex Archives Online which includes parish registers. Access to both via the ERO's homepage.
Also try FreeReg: a database of parish registers transcribed by volunteers. The Essex coverage is increasing each day.
Excellent detailed information on the history of Great Parndon appears in the Victorian Counties History Volume 8 (1983) on the British History Online website.
Newspaper archives are now a very important source of information for researching your family tree.
Try our example search to help you discover if your ancestors are in the British Newspaper Archive.
Great Parndon - Cary's New and Correct English Atlas, 1798
Great Parndon - First Series Ordnance Survey Map 1805
Ebay is a good source of old images of Essex towns and villages. If you're looking for pictures to add to your family tree album, then try one of the auctions, or there are several 'Buy It Now' shops offering postcards which have been touched up and improved - so if you're unsure about bidding, try these.
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