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“WILLIAN, a parish in the hundred of Broadwater, county Herts, 2½ miles N.E. of Hitchin, and 2 S.W. of Baldock railway station. The village is situated between the old and new Great North roads. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester, value £588. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has been restored. There is a National school. The charities produce about £2 per annum, besides poor's land."
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from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
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There is a picture (69 kbytes) of the parish church of All Saints, Willian; supplied by Ian Rose.
The Parish Registers for the periods:-
- Baptisms - 1559-1954
- Marriages - 1558-1989
- Burials - 1557-1934
- Bishop's Transcripts - 1604-1872
are deposited at Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE. [D/P125]
Entries from the Marriage Registers for the period 1557-1837 are included in The Allen Index at Hertfordshire Record Office.
The period 1557-1899 is covered by the IGI.
Transcripts of the parish registers for the period 1557-1939 are deposited at the Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, LONDON, EC1M 7BA.
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
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