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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
Regents Park, ecclesiastical district, St Pancras parish, Middlesex, in NW of London, pop. 10,378; the park is a circular enclosure of 450 ac. It contains the Baptist College.<ref>John Bartholomew | Regents Park, ecclesiastical district, St Pancras parish, Middlesex, in NW of London, pop. 10,378; the park is a circular enclosure of 450 ac. It contains the Baptist College.<ref>John Bartholomew [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20421 ''Gazetteer of the British Isles''], 1887. Adapted. Date accessed: 05 February 2014.</ref> | ||
'''Additional information:''' | |||
St Mark Regent Park was created a church [but] was not consecrated until 1853. [It lay within the civil parish boundaries of St Pancras.] This area, now in the Borough of Camden, is known to have been inhabited for 4000 years. 2000 years before Christ the ancient Britons practised Druidism here, Primrose Hill being one of the sacred places of worship. | St Mark Regent Park was created a church [but] was not consecrated until 1853. [It lay within the civil parish boundaries of St Pancras.] This area, now in the Borough of Camden, is known to have been inhabited for 4000 years. 2000 years before Christ the ancient Britons practised Druidism here, Primrose Hill being one of the sacred places of worship. | ||
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St. Pancras itself was named after a 14 year old boy from Asia Minor named Pancratius (A.D. 289-304), a convert to Christianity. He was beheaded by order of the Emperor Diocletian for refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods. The old church of St. Pancras, traditionally older even than St. Paul’s Cathedral, was named after him.<ref>St Marks Regent Park [http://www.stmarksregentspark.org.uk/section/3%7C ''The Building of St Marks Regent Park''], Adapted. Date accessed: 05 February 2014.</ref> | St. Pancras itself was named after a 14 year old boy from Asia Minor named Pancratius (A.D. 289-304), a convert to Christianity. He was beheaded by order of the Emperor Diocletian for refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods. The old church of St. Pancras, traditionally older even than St. Paul’s Cathedral, was named after him.<ref>St Marks Regent Park [http://www.stmarksregentspark.org.uk/section/3%7C ''The Building of St Marks Regent Park''], Adapted. Date accessed: 05 February 2014.</ref> | ||
== Resources == | === 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 ==== | ||
Regent's Park parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years: | |||
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To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.<br><br> | |||
Records are also available at the [https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/london-metropolitan-archives/Pages/default.aspx London Metropolitan Archives]. | |||
=== Census | ==== Census records ==== | ||
{{British Census|438797}} | {{British Census|438797}} | ||
=== Probate | ==== 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. | 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 == | ||
Regents Park in [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/MDX/StPancras St Pancras on GENUKI] | Regents Park in [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/MDX/StPancras/index.html St Pancras on GENUKI] | ||
== References == | == References == |
Revision as of 15:48, 25 October 2019
Guide to Regent's Park, Middlesex ancestry, family history, and genealogy: Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Parish History[edit | edit source]
Regents Park, ecclesiastical district, St Pancras parish, Middlesex, in NW of London, pop. 10,378; the park is a circular enclosure of 450 ac. It contains the Baptist College.[1]
Additional information:
St Mark Regent Park was created a church [but] was not consecrated until 1853. [It lay within the civil parish boundaries of St Pancras.] This area, now in the Borough of Camden, is known to have been inhabited for 4000 years. 2000 years before Christ the ancient Britons practised Druidism here, Primrose Hill being one of the sacred places of worship.
St. Pancras itself was named after a 14 year old boy from Asia Minor named Pancratius (A.D. 289-304), a convert to Christianity. He was beheaded by order of the Emperor Diocletian for refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods. The old church of St. Pancras, traditionally older even than St. Paul’s Cathedral, was named after him.[2]
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]
Regent's Park parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
Regent's Park Online Parish Records | ||||||
Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | |
FS PRs | 1538-1912 | 1538-1912 | 1538-1912 | |||
FS | 1538-1975 | 1538-1973 | 1538-1991 | |||
FMP | 1543-1876 | |||||
FMP London | 1502-1871 | 1399-1992 | ||||
ANC 1 | 1538-1812 | 1538-1812 | 1538-1812 | |||
ANC 2 | 1813-1917 | 1754-1932 | 1813-2003 | |||
ANC Marr | 1597-1921 | |||||
BOYD | 1538-1850 | |||||
IGI | ||||||
FS Catalog PRs | ||||||
FS Catalog BTs |
To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.
Records are also available at the London Metropolitan Archives.
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.
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]
Regents Park in St Pancras on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887. Adapted. Date accessed: 05 February 2014.
- ↑ St Marks Regent Park The Building of St Marks Regent Park, Adapted. Date accessed: 05 February 2014.
- ↑ ArcherSoftware.co.uk