South Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Genealogy

United States

New Hampshire

Rockingham County

South Hampton

Church Records

Historically, the largest religious groups in New Hampshire were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about New Hampshire denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page.

To see the churches in South Hampton, visit FamilySearch Places.

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of South Hampton:

Early Records

Information about early residents of South Hampton before 1680 may be found in Norfolk (old) County records. Norfolk (old) County was discontinued in 1680, but her records are still available. For more details about these early records see Norfolk (old) County, Massachusetts Genealogy.

Land Records

The following are online land records for the town of South Hampton:

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of South Hampton:

Probate Records

In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of South Hampton:

Town Histories

Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town

Town Records

In New Hampshire, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

Births Marriages Deaths Burials Cemetery records Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

The following are South Hampton town records available online:

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1738-1919 South Hampton, New Hampshire town records with marriages, births, and deaths, 1738-1919 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1742-1768 Town records, 1742-1768 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

South Hampton Town Office
3 Hilldale Avenue
South Hampton, NH 03827

Vital Records

Births

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1737-1886 Vital records of South Hampton, New Hampshire,1737-1886 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1738-1919 South Hampton, New Hampshire town records with marriages, births, and deaths, 1738-1919 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1742-1768 Town records, 1742-1768 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1901-1915 New Hampshire Birth Certificates, 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images

Marriages

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1737-1886 Vital records of South Hampton, New Hampshire,1737-1886 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1738-1919 South Hampton, New Hampshire town records with marriages, births, and deaths, 1738-1919 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1742-1768 Town records, 1742-1768 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - index and images
• 1737-1886 Vital records of South Hampton, New Hampshire,1737-1886 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1738-1919 South Hampton, New Hampshire town records with marriages, births, and deaths, 1738-1919 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1742-1768 Town records, 1742-1768 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Town Reports

The town of South Hampton kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when South Hampton kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1935 1936

1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004

References

Adjacent towns: Rockingham Co.: East Kingston | Hampton Falls | Kensington | Newton | Seabrook | Massachusetts: Essex Co.: Amesbury | Merrimac | Salisbury