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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. | ||
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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''] | 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> | ||
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'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> | |||
== | 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> | ||
=== | === Resources === | ||
==== Civil Registration ==== | |||
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]. | |||
=== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
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| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | '''Images''' | ||
| 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> | |||
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| bgcolor="# | | 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> | ||
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| bgcolor="# | | 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> | ||
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| bgcolor="# | | 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> | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1562-1876 | |||
| bgcolor="# | | 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> | ||
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| bgcolor="# | | 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> | ||
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| bgcolor="# | | 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> | ||
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| bgcolor="# | | 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> | ||
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| bgcolor="# | | 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> | ||
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| bgcolor="# | | 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> | ||
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| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1563-1812 | ||
| bgcolor="# | | 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> | ||
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| 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> | |||
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| 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> | |||
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| bgcolor="# | | 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> | ||
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| 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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==== | 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. | ||
* | ==== Census and Inhabitants Lists ==== | ||
{{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. | ||
*[ | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
*[ | *[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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{{Middlesex}} | {{Middlesex}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:32, 4 November 2014
England
Middlesex
Middlesex Parishes
Cowley
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]
| Earliest | |||||||||||||||||||
| Images | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848 Date accessed and adapted" 22 October 2013.
- ↑ John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72).
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as Cowley in Hillingdon Borough. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as Cowley in Hillingdon Borough. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as Cowley in Hillingdon Borough. Partially indexed.
- ↑ 'About Middlesex Baptisms Index 1538-1751,' British Origins, accessed 16 March 2012.
- ↑ 'West Middlesex Marriage Index Coverage,' Find My Past, accessed 8 March 2012.
- ↑ 'Greater London Burials: Middlesex and City of London Burials: Parishes, Counts and References,' British Origins (£), accessed 4 April 2013.
- ↑ 'Middlesex baptism records coverage,' Find My Past, accessed 29 September 2012.
- ↑ 'Middlesex Parish registers collection 1538 on Familyrelatives.com,' Family Relatives, accessed 12 March 2012. Derived from Phillimore Marriage Indexes.
- ↑ 'Middlesex Parish Record Transcripts,' The Genealogist, accessed 10 March 2012.
- ↑ 'Search Marriage Records in Middlesex,' The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 20 March 2012.
- ↑ '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
- ↑ 'Webb's London Marriages - Marriages, periods and parishes/churches,' British Origins, accessed 12 March 2012.
- ↑ Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes (n.p.: n.p., n.d.). FHL British Book 942 V25pm
- ↑ 'Surrey Marriage Index - Middlesex parishes in the index,' British Origins, accessed 17 September 2012.