Monumental inscriptions in the churchyard for the years 1386, 1696-1831 reside in
the Cambridgeshire Archives and are available, on microfiche, from the
Cambridgeshire Family History Society Bookstall. Burials for St Peter are also to be found in the cemtery at St Giles..
The Census Records from 1841-1891 can be found in the Cambridgeshire Archives. In
addition the 1851 Census for Cambridge is available in indexed form, on microfiche,
from the
Cambridgeshire Family History Society Publications list (search)
"The parish of
St. Peter, by a provisional order which came into operation on March 25th, 1885, was amalgamated with that of St. Giles.
The church, on Castle hill, is an ancient edifice of stone in the Norman, Early English and Decorated styles, consisting of
nave, 29 feet long and 16 feet wide, and a small embattled tower with spire containing one bell, cast at the foundry of
Peter van den Gheyn, of Louvain, in 1560 : the entrance is on the south side through a Norman doorway, and there is an
early and curious font, consisting of a square basin, carved on a low, moulded circular base. The registers, which date
from 1586, are kept at St. Giles's church. The living is a vicarage annexed to that of St. Giles."
[Kelly's Directory - 1929]
The parish was united with St. Giles in 1971.
Cambridge St Peter:
Records of baptisms 1586-1645, 1658-1844, marriages 1586-1758, 1960-71, burials
1586-1908 reside in the Cambridgeshire Archives later entries and marriages 1758-1960
are at Saint Giles. The Bishop's Transcripts for the years 1599-1835 can be found
in the Cambridge University Library. Indexed transcripts exist in the Cambridge Record
Office for the parish registers 1586-1758.
Land Tax:
records were compiled afresh each year and contain the names of owners and occupiers
in each parish, but usually there is no address or place name. These records reside
in the Cambridgeshire Archives for the years 1798 on microfilm, 1829-32, 1857-91
and 1916-1948.