Heston, Middlesex, England Genealogy
Guide to Heston, Middlesex ancestry, family history, and genealogy: Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Heston | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Middlesex |
| Hundred | Isleworth |
| Poor Law Union | Brentford |
| Registration District | Brentford |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1560 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1639; 1800 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Not created until 1858 |
| Diocese | London |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex |
| Archive | |
| Middlesex Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
HESTON St. Leonard, a parish, in the union of Brentford, hundred of Isleworth, County of Middlesex. This parish included the following chapels within its boundaries as well:
- Hounslow Holy Trinity Chapel - 1547
- All Saints, Broad Walk -
- Heston Barracks Chapel - 1853[1]
The Victoria County History of Heston and Isleworth (1962) is available at British History Online. It includes a history of land ownership, manors, estates, markets and fairs, mills, economic and social history, local government, churches, Roman Catholicism, Protestant nonconformity, other denominations, schools, and charities.[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]
- Monumental Inscriptions of Heston Cemetery(*) 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
| Heston 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.
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.
Cemetery[edit | edit source]
- Findagrave is an international database of cemetery interments. In some cases there are photographs and comments regarding the deceased's family. It is a collaborative project, meaning any volunteer may add names and photos. As of 2016 it contained over 150 million burial records and 75 million photos. [3]
(50+ entries)
Manorial Records[edit | edit source]
Records survive for two manors in Heston Parish: Heston Manor (1395-1911) and Hounslow Manor (1451-1681). 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]
Heston on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Samuel Lewis, ed. "Herringfleet - Heston," In A Topographical Dictionary of England 491-497. (London: S. Lewis and Co., 1848), British History Online, accessed: 27 April 2010.
- ↑ A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington (1962), pp. 85-139. British History Online, accessed: 27 March 2012.
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Find_a_Grave