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=== Parish History === | === Parish History === | ||
ISLINGTON (St. Stephen), a '''parish''', in the parliamentary borough of Finsbury, Finsbury division of the hundred of Ossulstone, county of Middlesex, 1½ mile (N.) from London. Built as a'''chapel of ease''' in 1839, and dedicated to St. Mary. There are places of worship for '''Independents, Wesleyans, Presbyterians, and Baptists''', one for a '''congregation''' professing the principles of the late Edward Irving, and a spacious '''Roman Catholic chapel'''.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51065#s8 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England.'']&amp;nbsp; Adapted. Date accessed: 6 February 2014.</ref> | ISLINGTON (St. Stephen), a '''parish''', in the parliamentary borough of Finsbury, Finsbury division of the hundred of Ossulstone, county of Middlesex, 1½ mile (N.) from London. Built as a '''chapel of ease''' in 1839, and dedicated to St. Mary. There are places of worship for '''Independents, Wesleyans, Presbyterians, and Baptists''', one for a '''congregation''' professing the principles of the late Edward Irving, and a spacious '''Roman Catholic chapel'''.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51065#s8 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England.'']&amp;amp;nbsp; Adapted. Date accessed: 6 February 2014.</ref> | ||
<br> St Stephen Islington, also called Portland Place Church, was built as a chapel of ease in the year 1839, within the civil parish boundaries of [[Islington St Mary, Middlesex|St Mary Islington]]. It was later renamed Islington St Stephen in 1849. | <br> St Stephen Islington, also called Portland Place Church, was built as a chapel of ease in the year 1839, within the civil parish boundaries of [[Islington St Mary, Middlesex|St Mary Islington]]. It was later renamed Islington St Stephen in 1849. | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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Islington St Stephen, Middlesex family history and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Islington St Stephen, Middlesex | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Ossulstone (Finsbury Division) |
| County | Middlesex |
| Poor Law Union | Islington |
| Registration District | Islington |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1839 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: None | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Not created until 1858 |
| Diocese | London |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division) |
| Location of Archive | |
| Middlesex Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
ISLINGTON (St. Stephen), a parish, in the parliamentary borough of Finsbury, Finsbury division of the hundred of Ossulstone, county of Middlesex, 1½ mile (N.) from London. Built as a chapel of ease in 1839, and dedicated to St. Mary. There are places of worship for Independents, Wesleyans, Presbyterians, and Baptists, one for a congregation professing the principles of the late Edward Irving, and a spacious Roman Catholic chapel.[1]
St Stephen Islington, also called Portland Place Church, was built as a chapel of ease in the year 1839, within the civil parish boundaries of St Mary Islington. It was later renamed Islington St Stephen in 1849.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Church records[edit | edit source]
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.
Census records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
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.
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Contributor: Add information about the pertinent poor law unions in the area.
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]
- ↑ Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England.&amp;nbsp; Adapted. Date accessed: 6 February 2014.