Acton, Middlesex, England Genealogy
Guide to Acton, Middlesex ancestry, family history, and genealogy: Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Acton | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Middlesex |
| Hundred | Ossulstone (Kensington Division) |
| Poor Law Union | Brentford |
| Registration District | Brentford |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1539 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1664; 1801 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Not created until 1858 |
| Diocese | London |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division) |
| Archive | |
| Middlesex Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
ACTON St Mary (1539), a parish, in the union of Brentford, Kensington division of the hundred of Ossulstone, county of Middlesex, 5 miles (W.) from London. Also see East Acton and Steyne.
The following chapelries and district churches lay within the St Mary Acton Parish boundary:
- All Saints, Bollo Bridge Rd. - 1872
- St Aidan Church Mission - 1888
- St Albans, Acton Green - 1888
- St Andrews, Salisbury St - 1894
- St Barnabas, Acton Vale - 1891
- St Cuthbert's, Osborne Rd - 1880
- St Dunstan's, East Acton - 1879
- St Thomas, Bromyard Ave, Acton – 1891
An Independent and a Wesleyan Chapel were built here, as well as a private mansion which was used as a Roman Catholic chapel.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
- Click on the location pin on the map
- Choose Options from the pop up box
- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England[edit | edit source]
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Acton Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Middlesex | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Middlesex | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Middlesex ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast (Westminster)-Middlesex ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast Banns-Middlesex ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-London Church of England BMD (Early) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-London Church of England BMD (Late) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry Marriage Bonds and Allegations-London and Surrey ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Middlesex ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Middlesex ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census and Inhabitants Lists[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
1600 Lay Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- 1600 Lay Subsidy Returns for London, Middlesex, Surrey (north) 1593-1600: Acton (TNA E179/142/234) at Alan H. Nelson website - free
1666 Hearth Tax[edit | edit source]
1666-1674 Hearth Taxes[edit | edit source]
- Smith, A. Harper and T. Harper Smith. Acton: The Hearth Tax Assessments, 1664-1674. London: A. and T. Harper, 1988. FS Library British Book 942.1/A1 R4s.
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.
Manor records[edit | edit source]
Acton Manor records survive from the 1200s to the 1900s. The Manorial Documents Register serves as a guide to these records and where they are stored.
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Middlesex Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
Acton on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848 Adapted. Date accessed: 22 October 2013.