Meetings at St Johns Church annex Lemsford Village
Lemsford Village – Cromer Hyde- Stanborough
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James was licensce of the Long Arm & Short Arm.When this image was taken in 1910.
L to R Percy Christopher Smith (Brother - Landlord 1938) James Thomas Smith, Lodger, Olive Ethel Smith ,
Mrs Elizabeth Smith nee Lines, James william 'Will' Smith Landlord 1901 to 1937 with his second daughter Julie Elizabeth b.1906- The Smith Family
The parish of Lemsford was created out of the parish of Bishop's Hatfield in 1859
The parish of Lemsford was created out of the parish of Bishop's Hatfield in 1859. Originally the parish included Lemsford Village itself, with the outlying areas of Cromer Hyde, Stanborough and the Brocket Park Estate plus part of the west side of what is now Welwyn Garden City.Image Lemsford Village 1905
The A1 motorway follows roughly the course of the "Old Great North Road" .
The river Lea, which once formed part of the boundary of the Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex runs through the parish. The A1 motorway, the main arterial road, follows roughly the course of the "Old Great North Road" from London to York.Its starts with the Old Bull (now known as 'The East') and ends at the Ayots with the Waggoners and Red Lion. Above Image The Waggoners around 1910.
The group archives now include a significant number of photographs and documents, as well as records of baptisms (to 1985), marriages (to 1970), burials (to 2003) and memorial inscriptions (to 2003) from the St John's parish church registers. The archive also contains admission records for the village school as well as al our research documentation and image library. Above image is of Lemsford School around 1900
Lemsford Village is on the outskirts of Welwyn Garden City and its Church is St Johns C of E and School is also St Johns, it has 2 Pubs The Sun and the Long and Short and a Mill on the River Lea which runs through the Village. Above image from 1920 and shows 6 men on a wall outside the old Long & Short.
Cromer Hyde is a hamlet near to the Village it has its own Pub , The Crooked Chimney (formally the Chequers) and a lane which once boasted 3 farms and now has a thriving community. Above Image is the Chequers from 1910. Now known as the Crooked Chimney
Visit Stanborough, the start of the Parish and home of the lakes.
Stanborough is an area to the south of the Village with own pub ‘The East’ formally ‘The Bull’. It is now well known for its lakes which were built in 1967. Above image Is the Bull at Stanborough in 1938, Newly built and moved from across the road
Brocket Hall - Early evidence suggests the house dates back to 1239
Early evidence suggests the house dates back to 1239. Joan De Fauconberg Married in 1393 To Thomas Brocket 1383 – 1431
(The First Brocket in Herts) The Brockets originated from Yorkshire and had No Children. The Brockets ended when Mary Brocket in 1597 marries Sir Thomas Reade (1545 – 1604). 1921 the house was bought by Sir Charles Nall Cain who bought the title Lord Brocket from Lloyd George in 1933. Above image is Brocket Hall Staff in 1924
The Smith Family- Lemsford Local History Group have a large archive of documentation & images for all aspects of history in Lemsford Parish. For our website will have every person on the 1841 t0 1911 census in the Parish recorded we require your help to update and provide memories, facts and images about these people and their lives. Please Contact us on info@lemsfordhistory.co.uk
Lemsford Local History Group have a large archive of documentation & images for all aspects of history in Lemsford Parish. For our website we require your help to update and provide memories, facts and images about all aspects of the past in Lemsford Parish. Please Contact us on info@lemsfordhistory.co.uk
Andy Chapman LLHG
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Census
Name
Age
Relationship
Location
Occupation
Birthplace
1841
Edward Smith
20
Brocket Hall
Gardener
1841
Samuel Smith
60
Lemsford Mill
AG Labourer
Arlington Beds
1841
Sarah Smith
25
Lemsford Mills
Crawley Beds
1841
Susan Smith
30
Lemsford Mill
1851
Samuel Smith
80
Lemsford
AG Labourer (Relief)
Arlington Beds
1851
Lucy Smith
42
Daughter
Lemsford
Straw Platter
Beds
1851
Sarah Smith
37
Daughter
Lemsford
Farm Labourer
Crawley Beds
1851
John Smith
16
Serv
Lemsford Mill
Hatfield
1861
Sarah Smith
45
Head
Lemsford
Straw Platter
Hatfield
1871
Mary Ambrose
74
Head
Lemsford
Herts
1871
Sarah Smith
56
Daughter
Lemsford
Hatfield
1871
Thomas Smith
56
Son in Law
Lemsford
Herts
1881
Mary Ambrose
85
Head
Cromer Hyde Lane
Herts
1881
Sarah Smith
66
Daughter
Cromer Hyde Lane
Hatfield
1881
Thomas Smith
67
Son in Law
Cromer Hyde Lane
Boot Sewer
Herts
1881
Charles Smith`
23
Visitor
agon and Horses PH
Gardener
Watton Herts
1881
Henry Smith
30
Head
Cromer Hyde Lane
Groom
Milford Suffolk
1881
Sarah Smith
28
Wife
Cromer Hyde Lane
Boot Sewer
Pebmarsh Essex
1881
Ethel Smith
6
Daughter
Cromer Hyde Lane
Scholar
Pebmarsh Essex
1881
Frank Smith
3
Son
Cromer Hyde Lane
Colne Engaine Essex
1911
Harry Smith
48
Head
Stanborough North Road
Farm Labourer
Little Mundon
1911
Annie Maria Smith
44
Wife
Stanborough North Road
Farm Labourer
Shinghay, Camb
1911
James Smith
37
Head
Long and Short PH
Innkeeper and General Labourer
Hitchin
1911
Elizabeth Smith
35
Wife
Long and Short PH
Hatfield
1911
James Smith
12
Son
Long and Short PH
Scholar
Hatfield
1911
Olive Smith
7
Daughter
Long and Short PH
Scholar
Hatfield
1911
Jukia Smith
4
Daughter
Long and Short PH
Hatfield
1911
Mabel Smith
2
Daughter
Long and Short PH
Hatfield
1911
Percy Smith
21
Brother
Long and Short PH
Farm Labourer Ploughman
Hitchin
1911
Henry Smith
35
Boarder
Lemsford/td>
Game Keeper Domestic
Newark Notts
1911
Philip Smith
73
Boarder
Cromer Hyde
Retired Stableman Domestic
Thrushelton Devon
1939
Albert J Smith
64
Head
Keepers Cottage Cromer Hyde
Game Keeper
1939
Ada Smith
60
Wife
Keepers Cottage Cromer Hyde
Unpaid Domestic Duties
1939
Albert H Smith
64
Single
The Sun Lemsford
Barman
1939
Harry Hasler
60
Head
The Sun Lemsford
Licensed Victualler
1939
Olive E Wallis
56
Single
The Sun Lemsford
Housekeeper
1939
Margaret Short
36
Single
The Sun Lemsford
Unpaid Domestic Duties
1939
Ann M Jaclin [Short]
2
Daughter
The Sun Lemsford
1939
Frederick R Smith
45
Head
Cromer Hyde
Farm Labourer General
1939
Alice B Smith
38
Wife
Cromer Hyde
Unpaid Domestic Duties
1939
Dorris L Smith
30
Single
Brocket Hall Hospital
Hospital Sister
1939
Hannah G Smith
29
Single
Brocket Hall Hospital
Hospital Nurse
1939
Percy C Smith
49
Head
Long and Short PH
Licensed Victualler
1939
Lilian Smith
46
Wife
Long and Short PH
Unpaid Domestic Duties
1939
Percy L Smith
23
Single
Long and Short PH
Electrician Emergency Auxillary
1939
Elsie L Hayes [Smith]
20
Single
Long and Short PH
Domestic Duties & Assistant in Bar
1939
Betty E Welch [Smith]
10
Single
Long and Short PH
Scholar
Lemsford Local History Group
The Lemsford Local History Group, formed in 2001, is interested in all aspects of the history and the people of this area - both ancient and modern. We welcome correspondence from anyone who shares this interest.The group archives now include a significant number of photographs and documents, as well as records of baptisms (to 1985), marriages (to 1970), burials (to 2003) and memorial inscriptions (to 2003) from the St John's parish church registers. Records of births, marriages and deaths before the consecration of the church in 1859 will be found in the registers of Bishop's Hatfield parish. The archive also contains admission records for the village school - St. John's Church of England Junior Mixed Infants school - since it was first opened in 1872
