Hounslow, Middlesex, England Genealogy
Guide to Houndslow, Middlesex ancestry, family history, and genealogy: Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Hounslow | |
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Middlesex |
| Hundred | Isleworth |
| Poor Law Union | Brentford |
| Registration District | Brentford |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1708 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1836 |
| 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]
HOUNSLOW, a district chapelry, and formerly a market-town, partly in the parish of Isleworth, but chiefly in that of Heston, union of Brentford, hundred of Isleworth, county of Middlesex, 9½ miles WSW from London. The ancient chapel of the priory, which, after the Reformation, was used as a chapel of ease to Heston, was taken down, and the erection of a new church on its site was completed in December 1829. There are places of worship for Independents and Wesleyans.[1]
HOUNSLOW Holy Trinity, was created a district chapelry [by 1708], and was formerly a market-town, lying partly in the Parish of Isleworth, but mostly in the Parish of Heston, union of Brentford, hundred of Isleworth, County of Middlesex, 9½ miles west by southwest of London. The ancient priory chapel was, after the Reformation, used as a chapel of ease to Heston. A new chapel was built on its site, and was completed in December 1829.
- Holy Trinity - 1708
- St Dunstan & Holy Angels - 1882
- St George’s Barrack Chapel -
- St Paul, Hounslow Heath - 1873
findmypast[2] has digitised Hounslow St Paul baptisms
- St Richard of Chichester, Forge Lane -
- St Stephen - 1877
There are places of worship for Independents and Wesleyans.[3]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
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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
| Hounslow 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
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.
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]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 562-566. Adapted. Date accessed 5 February 2014.
- ↑ 'Middlesex baptism records coverage,' Findmypast, accessed 29 September 2012.
- ↑ Samuel Lewis, ed. A Topographical Dictionary of England 562-566. (London: S. Lewis and Co., 1848). British History Online, (accessed: 28 April 2010).