Cambridgeshire Strays
The Strays listed on these pages do not constitute every Cambridgeshire Stray to be found under that heading just those that have been entered on the database.
In their purest form "Strays" are persons who were born within the County with a reference recorded outside of the County of birth. The 11,000+ strays recorded for Cambridgeshire do not necessary fall into this pure format. There are various categories.
| Stray | Born in the County of Cambridgeshire with an event recorded outside of the County |
| Census Stray | Born in the County of Cambridgeshire with an entry in the census 1841-1891 in another county. |
| Out of County Marriage | A person resident within Cambridgeshire but married outside of the County |
| Emigrant | Born in the County of Cambridgeshire with an event recorded in another country. |
| Transient | A person moving from/to Cambridgeshire e.g Settlement Examination or Removal Order Settlement Papers.
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| Academic | A person who by residence is associated with Cambridge University but not the County |
| Military | A person serving with the Cambridgeshire Miltia or the Armed Forces relating to Cambridgeshire but not necessarily a resident of Cambridgeshire |
| Manorial Records and Wills | Persons mentioned as witnesses, beneficiaries, bondsmen, etc. within Manorial Records, Wills, Inventories, etc. These persons may be resident within the County or external to it. |
| Other | Ad hoc references to persons living or born in Cambridgeshire who are mentioned in various articles or documents |