RECORDS OF THE PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY BALSHAM

Listed by Mary Sirault, 1974 and Susan Neville, 1988; introduction supplied, May 2003.

Balsham is an ancient parish, in the Diocese of Ely, and was in the middle ages a peculiar of the Bishop of Ely, who owned the advowson. In 1611 the manor and advowson passed to the Charterhouse, and throughout the modern period the church has been in the Archdeaconry of Ely. In the century after 1751, many of the incumbents were associated with the Charterhouse.

The living is a rectory. It was in 1999 (Diocesan Directory) held in association with West Wickham.

In 1836, the parish was incorporated (for poor law and related purposes) into the Linton Poor Law Union. The civil (non-ecclesiastical) affairs of the parish have been separately governed since 1894.

The records were deposited by the Rector and PCC in June 1971, July 1972, December 1985, June and October 1988.

Ecclesiastical parish records deposited at County Record Office Cambridge were listed according to a scheme of numbered classes, not all of which are present for every parish. Additional records have been added to each class as they have been deposited, with the result that some series are broken and it may be necessary to look through the entire class to identify a full series.