Finchley St Mary, Middlesex, England Genealogy
Guide to Finchley St Mary, Middlesex ancestry, family history, and genealogy: Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Finchley St Mary | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Middlesex |
| Hundred | Ossulstone (Finsbury Division) |
| Poor Law Union | Barnet |
| Registration District | Barnet |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1558 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1800 |
| 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]
FINCHLEY St. Mary, the ancient parish, has its origins from at least the 13th century; by the 19th century was in the Poor Law Union of Barnet, Finsbury division of the hundred of Ossulstone, County of Middlesex, and was 7 miles northwest of London.[1]
Chapels also were built at Whetstone St John the Apostle (1836), in East Finchley (Holy Trinity), St Paul's Long Lane and All Saints, Durham Rd, North Finchley (Christ Church)--which see all.
Chapels for Independents (Congregationalists) - one in 1815 and one in 1865; and Wesleyans have also been built.[2]
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
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- 1845-1977 Monumental Inscriptions With Index and Plan, Holy Trinity, East Finchley, Middlesex(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monuments in Finchley Church and Churchyard(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- England, Middlesex, Finchley, St. Marylebone Cemetery, Cemeteries(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- England, Middlesex, Finchley, St. Marylebone Crematorium, Cemeteries(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monumental Inscriptions With Index Recorded in the Church & Churchyard of St. Mary at Finchley, Middlesex(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Monuments and Other Records of Finchley(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
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
| Finchley St Mary 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 Records[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: ffyncheley (TNA E179/142/234) at Alan H. Nelson website - free
1666 Hearth Tax[edit | edit source]
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.
Manorial Records[edit | edit source]
- Records survive for two manors in Finchley Parish: Bibbesworth Manor (1343-1872) and Finchley Manor (1364-1883). The Manorial Documents Register will help you locate these records.
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]
- Sketch of Finchley Parish Church (1815), courtesy: London Ancestor
- Finchley on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Samuel Lewis, ed. A Topographical Dictionary of England (London: S. Lewis and Co., 1848):235-238, Online here, (accessed: 21 April 2010).
- ↑ Finchley: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 6: Friern Barnet, Finchley, Hornsey with Highgate (1980), pp. 82-86. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22508 Date accessed: 13 February 2012