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Guide to '''Cowley, Middlesex ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
Guide to '''Cowley, Middlesex ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.


{{England Parish Infobox
{{Infobox England Jurisdictions
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| County = Middlesex
| County = Middlesex
| Hundred = Elthorne
| Hundred = Elthorne
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Uxbridge/ Uxbridge]
| Poor Law Union = Uxbridge
| Registration District = Uxbridge
| Registration District = Uxbridge
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== Parish History  ==
=== Parish History  ===


Cowley St. Lawrence, a '''parish''', in the union of Uxbridge, hundred of Elthorne, county of Middlesex, 1½ mile S by E from Uxbridge.'<ref>Lewis, Samuel  [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50901#s11 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848). Date accessed and adapted  22 October 2013.</ref>  
Cowley St. Lawrence, a '''parish''', in the union of Uxbridge, hundred of Elthorne, county of Middlesex, 1½ mile (S. by E.) from Uxbridge.'<ref>Lewis, Samuel  [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50901#s11   ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] 1848   Date accessed and adapted" 22 October 2013.</ref>  


COWLEY, or Cowley Peachy, a parish in Uxbridge district, Middlesex; on the Roman Road from Staines to St. Albans, the River Colne, and the Grand Junction canal, at the boundary with Bucks 1 ½ mile S of Uxbridge railway station, and 1½ N of West Drayton.<ref>[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales] (1870-72).</ref>
Another quote:  


The ''Victoria County History'' of Cowley (1962) is available [http://british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=85 online]. It includes a history of land ownership, manors, estates, mills, local government, church, nonconformity, schools and charities.<ref>''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. 170-177. URL: http://british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=85 Date accessed: 27 March 2012.</ref>
'COWLEY, or Cowley-Peachy, a parish in Uxbridge district, Middlesex; on the Roman road from Staines to St. Albans, the river Colne, and the Grand Junction canal, at the boundary with Bucks 1 ½ mile S of Uxbridge r. station, and 1½ N of West Drayton.'<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales] (1870-72).</ref>  


== Resources ==
The ''Victoria County History'' of Cowley (1962) is available [http://british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=85 online]. It includes a history of land ownership, manors, estates, mills, local government, church, nonconformity, schools, and charities.<ref>''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. 170-177. URL: http://british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=85 Date accessed: 27 March 2012.</ref>


=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
=== Resources  ===


Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
==== Civil Registration  ====
::*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<br>


=== Cemeteries ===
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].
* {{FSC|75975|title-id|disp=Monumental Inscriptions of Cowley Cemetery}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


=== Civil Registration ===
==== Church records ====


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
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*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>
 
===Church Records===
 
''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
 
==== Church of England ====
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|-
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Cowley Online Parish Records'''
|-
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Middlesex
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CMiddlesex 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CMiddlesex 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CMiddlesex 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Middlesex
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="20" | <center><font size="+1">'''Online Cowley Parish Register Images and Indexes'''</font></center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|2072795|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|2072795|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|2072795|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Baptisms'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Marriages'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Burials'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | '''Earliest'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>1562</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>1562</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>1562</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Middlesex ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | '''Images'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="18" | <center>1562-1812 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1624 Ancestry] baptisms, marriages, and burials<ref name="anc">[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1624 London, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812], courtesy: [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] (£). Described as St Laurence, Cowley in Hillingdon Borough. Marriages from 1754 to 1812 are not included in this database. Partially indexed.</ref></center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/middlesex-baptisms 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/greater-london-marriage-index 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/greater-london-burial-index 1400s-1900s]</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast (Westminster)-Middlesex ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1813-1906
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1558 Ancestry]<ref name="ancc">[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1558 London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906], courtesy: [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] (£). Described as Cowley in Hillingdon Borough. Partially indexed.</ref>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/westminster-baptisms 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1755-1921
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1623 Ancestry]<ref name="ancm">[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1623 London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921], courtesy: [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] (£). Described as Cowley in Hillingdon Borough. Partially indexed.</ref>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/westminster-marriages 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="2" | 1813-1938
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1559 Ancestry]<ref name="ancb">[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1559 London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980], courtesy: [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] (£). Described as Cowley in Hillingdon Borough. Partially indexed.</ref>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/westminster-burials 1400s-1900s]</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Middlesex ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="8" | '''Indexes'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1562-1876
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://britishorigins.com/ BritishOrigins]<ref>[http://britishorigins.com/help/aboutbo-MDXbapt.aspx 'About Middlesex Baptisms Index 1538-1751,'] ''British Origins,'' accessed 16 March 2012.</ref>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1563-1837
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/westminster-banns 1700s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?_ga=1.15400819.439752968.1397327276 FindMyPast]<ref name="west">[https://web.archive.org/web/20140324190856/http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/parish-records/marriages#westMiddlesexMarriages 'West Middlesex Marriage Index Coverage,'] ''Find My Past,'' accessed 8 March 2012.</ref>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="2" | 1562-1876
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-LondonBurials.aspx BritishOrigins]<ref name="greater">[http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-LondonBurials-mdx-parishes.aspx 'Greater London Burials: Middlesex and City of London Burials: Parishes, Counts and References,'] ''British Origins'' (£), accessed 4 April 2013.</ref>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-London Church of England BMD (Early) ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="2" | Unknown
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1624/ 1500s-1800s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?_ga=1.15400819.439752968.1397327276?tab=1 FindMyPast]<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/cms/fmp/pdf/middlesex-baptism-records-coverage.pdf 'Middlesex baptism records coverage,'] ''Find My Past,'' accessed 29 September 2012.</ref>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1563-1812
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1624/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://www.familyrelatives.com/search/search_parishrecords_indi.php?co=Middlesex FamilyRelatives]<ref>[http://www.familyrelatives.com/information/info_detail.php?id=67 'Middlesex Parish registers collection 1538 on Familyrelatives.com,'] ''Family Relatives,'' accessed 12 March 2012. Derived from Phillimore Marriage Indexes.</ref>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="2" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1624/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-London Church of England BMD (Late) ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="2" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1558/ 1800s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1563-1812
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1623/ 1700s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ TheGenealogist]<ref name="genealogist">[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ 'Middlesex Parish Record Transcripts,'] ''The Genealogist,'' accessed 10 March 2012.</ref>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="2" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1559/ 1800s-2000s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry Marriage Bonds and Allegations-London and Surrey ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="2" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1563-1812
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2056/ 1600s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ Joiner]<ref>[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Middlesex/ 'Search Marriage Records in Middlesex,'] ''The Joiner Marriage Index,'' accessed 20 March 2012.</ref>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="2" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="2" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1564-1837
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?_ga=1.15400819.439752968.1397327276 FindMyPast]<ref name="bmi">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110108163855/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-MDX.aspx 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,'] ''Origins.net,'' accessed 12 June 2011; Percival Boyd, ''A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index'' (London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises Ltd., 1994). {{FHL|682509|item|disp=FHL Book 942 K22L 1994}}</ref>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="2" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="2" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="4" |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1629, 1639
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://britishorigins.com/help/aboutbo-wlm.aspx BritishOrigins]<ref>[http://britishorigins.com/help/aboutbo-wlm-supp.aspx 'Webb's London Marriages - Marriages, periods and parishes/churches,'] ''British Origins,'' accessed 12 March 2012.</ref>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="2" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="4" |
|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="2" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="4" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1790-1812
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 Ancestry]<ref name="pallot">''Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes'' (n.p.: n.p., n.d.). {{FHL|293148|item|disp=FHL British Book 942 V25pm}}</ref>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="2" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="4" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1600s-1800s]</center>
|-
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| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="2" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="4" |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1813-1837
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-surreymarr.aspx BritishOrigins]<ref>[http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-surreymarr-mdx.aspx 'Surrey Marriage Index - Middlesex parishes in the index,'] ''British Origins,'' accessed 17 September 2012.</ref>
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" colspan="4" |
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'''''Other Websites'''''
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Middlesex/ Joiner Marriage Index - Middlesex] ($)
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/middlesex-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Middlesex] ($)
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records


====Nonconformist Records====
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ 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.
"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.<br>
 
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
==== Census and Inhabitants Lists  ====
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
 
{{British Census|438773}}
 
===== 1666 Hearth Tax  =====
 
*[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=118830 Hearth Tax: Middlesex 1666: Cowley] at [http://british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online] - free.
 
==== Probate records ====
 
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Middlesex Probate Records|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  ==
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.  
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.  


*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


== Websites  ==
== Websites  ==


Cowley on [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/MDX/Cowley GENUKI]  
Cowley on [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/MDX/Cowley/index.html GENUKI]  


== References  ==
== References  ==
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Guide to Cowley, Middlesex ancestry, family history, and genealogy: Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Cowley, Middlesex, England
Type Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Elthorne
County Middlesex
Poor Law Union Uxbridge
Registration District Uxbridge
Records begin
Parish registers: 1562
Bishop's Transcripts: 1629-30; 1639; 1800
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Not created until 1858
Diocese London
Province Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex
Location of Archive
Middlesex Record Office

Parish History[edit | edit source]

Cowley St. Lawrence, a parish, in the union of Uxbridge, hundred of Elthorne, county of Middlesex, 1½ mile (S. by E.) from Uxbridge.'[1]

Another quote:

'COWLEY, or Cowley-Peachy, a parish in Uxbridge district, Middlesex; on the Roman road from Staines to St. Albans, the river Colne, and the Grand Junction canal, at the boundary with Bucks 1 ½ mile S of Uxbridge r. station, and 1½ N of West Drayton.'[2]

The Victoria County History of Cowley (1962) is available online. It includes a history of land ownership, manors, estates, mills, local government, church, nonconformity, schools, and charities.[3]

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]

Online Cowley Parish Register Images and Indexes
 
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Earliest
1562
1562
1562
Images
1562-1812 Ancestry baptisms, marriages, and burials[4]
1813-1906 Ancestry[5] 1755-1921 Ancestry[6] 1813-1938 Ancestry[7]
Indexes 1562-1876 BritishOrigins[8] 1563-1837 FindMyPast[9] 1562-1876 BritishOrigins[10]
Unknown FindMyPast[11] 1563-1812 FamilyRelatives[12]
1563-1812 TheGenealogist[13]
1563-1812 Joiner[14]
1564-1837 FindMyPast[15]
1629, 1639 BritishOrigins[16]
    1790-1812 Ancestry[17]    
1813-1837 BritishOrigins[18]

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 and Inhabitants Lists[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.


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]

Cowley on GENUKI

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Lewis, Samuel A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848 Date accessed and adapted" 22 October 2013.
  2. John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72).
  3. 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. 170-177. URL: http://british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=85 Date accessed: 27 March 2012.
  4. London, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Laurence, Cowley in Hillingdon Borough. Marriages from 1754 to 1812 are not included in this database. Partially indexed.
  5. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as Cowley in Hillingdon Borough. Partially indexed.
  6. London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as Cowley in Hillingdon Borough. Partially indexed.
  7. London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as Cowley in Hillingdon Borough. Partially indexed.
  8. 'About Middlesex Baptisms Index 1538-1751,' British Origins, accessed 16 March 2012.
  9. 'West Middlesex Marriage Index Coverage,' Find My Past, accessed 8 March 2012.
  10. 'Greater London Burials: Middlesex and City of London Burials: Parishes, Counts and References,' British Origins (£), accessed 4 April 2013.
  11. 'Middlesex baptism records coverage,' Find My Past, accessed 29 September 2012.
  12. 'Middlesex Parish registers collection 1538 on Familyrelatives.com,' Family Relatives, accessed 12 March 2012. Derived from Phillimore Marriage Indexes.
  13. 'Middlesex Parish Record Transcripts,' The Genealogist, accessed 10 March 2012.
  14. 'Search Marriage Records in Middlesex,' The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 20 March 2012.
  15. 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' Origins.net, accessed 12 June 2011; Percival Boyd, A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index (London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises Ltd., 1994). FHL Book 942 K22L 1994
  16. 'Webb's London Marriages - Marriages, periods and parishes/churches,' British Origins, accessed 12 March 2012.
  17. Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes (n.p.: n.p., n.d.). FHL British Book 942 V25pm
  18. 'Surrey Marriage Index - Middlesex parishes in the index,' British Origins, accessed 17 September 2012.