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"CHETTISHAM is a hamlet and chapelry in the parish of Ely St. Mary, situate about two miles north west from Ely. Its acreage is included with Ely; and its population is about fifty only. The township contains only six or eight houses. The Chapel is a plain building; the living is a perpetual curacy in the patronage of the dean and chapter of Ely. The tithes are included with those of Ely, and the value of the living, as returned, £70 per annum."
['A BRIEF HISTORY OF ELY and neighbouring villages in the Isle' by J.H. Clements (1868)]
The Census Records from 1841-1891 can be found in the Cambridge Record Office under 'Ely St Mary'. In addition the 1851 Census for Ely, of which Chettisham is part, is available in full transcript form, on microfiche, from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Bookstall.
"The church of St. Michael and All Angels is a small but ancient building of rubble in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch amd a western turret containing one bell; the church was restored in 1889, and a new roof added at a cost of £799: there are 79 sittings, nearly all being free. The register of baptisms dates from 1701 and marriages 1754; burials are registered at St. Mary's in Ely."
[Kelly's Directory of Cambridgeshire 1929]
Chettisham, St. Michael and All Angels: Records of baptisms 1700-1812, marriages 1713-1911 and burials reside in the Cambridge Record Office earlier entries plus baptisms 1723-50 and marriages 1743 exist in the Ely St Mary registers. The Bishop's Transcripts for the years 1599-1613 and 1750-1850 (no burials) can be found in the Cambridge University Library. Indexed transcripts exist in Cambridge Record Office for baptisms 1700-1812, marriages 1713-1809, and burials 1702-63. Additional indexed transcripts exist for the Bishop's Transcripts of baptisms 1813-1837, marriages 1600-13 and 1816-37.
The Chettisham War Memorial has been transcribed and researched.
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[Last updated 20 March 2003 Martin Edwards]