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[[Middlesex Church Records]]  
==Online Records==
*'''1539-1988''' {{RecordSearch|3734475|England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Middlesex Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*[http://ukga.org/england/Middlesex/midsex/ Middlesex England Parish Records 1563-1895] Indexes.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5908 Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records 1500 -1800]Index.($)
*[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/lmabirths/ Middlesex baptisms and christenings 1813-1917] Index ($)
*[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/lmamarriages/ Middesex marriages, 1754-1932] Index ($)
*[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/lmadeaths/ Middlesex burials, 1813-2003] Index ($)
*'''1558-1812''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61865/ Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812]  — index & images ($)
*'''1813-1919''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61866/ Westminster, London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1919]  — index & images ($)
*'''1754-1935''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61867/ Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935]  — index & images ($)
*'''1812-1910''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61868/ Westminster, London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1812-1910]  — index & images ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5908 Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records 1500-1800]Index ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/middlesex-baptisms-1543-1876 Middlesex Baptisms 1543-1876] Index.($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/middlesex-marriage-index Middlesex Marriage Index] Index.($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/west-middlesex-marriage-index West Middlesex Marriage Index] Index.($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1768 London, England, Crisp's Marriage Licence Index, 1713-1892] Index ($)
*[http://familyrelatives.com/search/search_parishrecords_indi.php?co=Middlesex Middlesex Phillimores Marriage Parish Registers 1538-1837] Index.($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1624&cj=1&sid=bing.com_l&netid=cj&o_xid=0005719356&o_lid=0005719356&o_sch=Affiliate+External  London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812] Index.($)
*[https://search.findmypast.ie/search-world-Records/london-and-middlesex-registers-and-records London & Middlesex Registers & Records] at Findmypast (Index)


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== Historical Background of Middlesex's Parishes  ==


== Historical Background of London's&nbsp;Parishes&nbsp;  ==
Click [http://books.google.com/books?id=tjEQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Topographical+Dictionary+of+London&source=bl&ots=9Dz0wTPzA5&sig=C3a57FH0nUZQ4puka46jGlBdU_E&hl=en&ei=WOqHS4KzDZOmNvOKkNoO&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=&f=false here] to read a description of some of the parishes in the old County of Middlesex as well as especially the City of London's environs in James Elmes', ''Topographical Dictionary of London ''(published in 1831). Those parishes listed may be found under the name of the patron saint to which it was dedicated, i.e. St George (Hanover Square), will be listed under the "G" section under "George (St.) Hanover Sq", or, St Luke Finsbury will be listed under the "F" section under "Finsbury", and St Andrew Holborn, under the "H" section under "Holborn" and so on.


Click [http://books.google.com/books?id=tjEQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Topographical+Dictionary+of+London&source=bl&ots=9Dz0wTPzA5&sig=C3a57FH0nUZQ4puka46jGlBdU_E&hl=en&ei=WOqHS4KzDZOmNvOKkNoO&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=&f=false here] to read a description of each parish within London City's environs from James Elmes,&nbsp;''<span id="1267206418766S" style="display: none">&nbsp;</span>Topographical Dictionary of London ''(published in 1831). Each parish is listed under the name of the patron saint to which it was dedicated, i.e. St Mary Abchurch, will be listed under the "M" section under "Mary", or, St Lawrence Jewery will be listed under the "L" section under "Lawrence", and St Andrew Holborn, under the "A" section under "Andrew".
Click [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=445 here] to read descriptions of Middlesex parishes as of the year 1848; Samuel Lewis, ''A Topographical Dictionary of England.''  


Click [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=815120&word=NULL here] to read a description of the City of London&nbsp;from John Marius Wilson's ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales ''(published in 1870-72).''&nbsp;''  
Click [https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=994260&word=NULL here] to read a description of the County of Middlesex ancient parishes from John Marius Wilson, ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales ''(published in 1870-72).'' ''


== Parishes  ==
== Parishes  ==


Click on parishes by the name of patron saint to which it was dedicated. Here is&nbsp;a&nbsp;[[List of London City Parishes]] and their complete names.<br>
The ancient county of Middlesex was discontinued in 1888 and replaced by "London County"


Here is a list of all City of London parishes. Click on the beginning letter to the parish of interest, to find further information the particular one of your ancestor's residence or parish of birth, marriage or burial. For example, if you are interested in
(administered by the London County Council), encorporating the whole metropolis which includes the City of London and parishes in the old former county of Middlesex.


<br>
However, for historical context and for family history research purposes, this Middlesex County section strictly applies to all those parishes and their respective chapelies and district churches which pre-date 1888, that resided outside of the walls of London City (proper).


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To view a list of Middlesex County (sometimes referred to as Greater London) parishes and some of their chapelries and district churches, view the county of [[Middlesex Parishes]]<ref>List based on [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ 1851 Jurisdictions Maps project]. FamilySearch.org. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Accessed March 2012</ref> page. While the list of Middlesex parishes page is not at this time complete, please make especial note of those places listed on the Middlesex Parishes page that have an asterisk (*) next to it. These indicate each as an ancient parish amd in each case most parish pages have a link, or, list outright, ''a more complete and comprehensive list of chapelries, ancient chapels and the more modern district churches attached it''. For example, the parish of Bethnal Green indicates there are fifteen chapels in the "Middlesex Parishes" page, but when you visit the ancient parish page, there actually
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| &nbsp;[[London Parishes A-F|A-F]]
| &nbsp;[[London Parishes G-R|G-R]]  
| &nbsp;[[London Parishes S-St C|S-St C]]  
| &nbsp;[[London Parishes St D-H|St D-H]]
| &nbsp;[[London Parishes St I-S|St I-S]]
| &nbsp;[[London Parishes St T-Z|St T-Z]]
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== Resources  ==
Click on parishes by the name of the patron saint to which it was dedicated.


=== Census Records  ===
Here is a [[List of London City Parishes]] and their complete names.<br>


England and Wales census records for all available years--including the 1911 census&nbsp;are indexed and imaged on the [http://www.FindMyPast.com findmypast.co.uk] website, which is accessed for a per-use fee. Census records for 1841 through 1901 are indexed and imaged on both the [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk The Genealogist] and http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] websites, which are accessed by subscription fee or may be available for free at libraries near you. All three websites are available to patrons at no cost at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library ]in Salt Lake City, and at some [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Regional Family History Centers in Los Angeles, Provo, UT, Maryland, New York City, and London].
Here is a list of all City of London parishes. Click on the beginning letter to the parish of interest, to find further information the particular one of your ancestor's residence or parish of birth, marriage or burial. For example, if you are interested in  
 
The [http://www.dfhs.org.uk/ City of London Family History Society] has created surname indexes to the 1851 and 1891 censuses. The indexes are available at the Family History Library.
 
=== Church Records  ===
 
Dale Abbey was originally a private peculiar owned by&nbsp;the Stanhope family. It was annexed to the parish of&nbsp;Stanton by Dale in the 1960s. The church is dedicated to All Saints and records date from 1667. The parish registers and&nbsp;chest records&nbsp;are deposited at the [http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/ Derbyshire Record Office] in Matlock.
 
==== Records in the Collection of the Family History Library  ====
 
The parish&nbsp;registers&nbsp;are not&nbsp;available on&nbsp;microfilm at the library, but [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=143644&disp=Marriages+at+Dale+Abbey%2C+1667%2D1813%20%20&columns=*,0,0 marriages for 1667-1813]&nbsp;have been published in&nbsp;Phillimore's parish register series.&nbsp;The earliest general register for 1667-1731&nbsp;has also been transcribed and published by the Derbyshire Archaeological Society in [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=151293&disp=Journal+of+the+Derbyshire+Archaeological%20%20&columns=*,0,0 volume 22] of their&nbsp;publications.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
=== Civil Registration  ===
 
From 1837 until 1938, Dale Abbey was in the Stapleford sub-district of the Shardlow registration district.&nbsp; For information on obtaining birth, marriage and death certificates from 1837 to the present,&nbsp;see the Wiki article on [[England Civil Registration|England Civil Registration]].
 
=== Probate Jurisdiction  ===
 
Dale Abbey had a [[Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Dale Abbey|manorial court]] with peculiar probate jursidiction over the estates of persons who resided there.
 
== Links  ==
 
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== Neighboring Parishes  ==
 
Include the names, and link to the parish pages, of the contiguous parishes.
 
== Records  ==
 
==== Census  ====
 
Add unique information about the censuses. Add links to online census records, and/or link to the Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=595219&disp=Census+returns+for+Pilton%2C+1841-1891++ film/fiche numbers.]
 
==== Church Records  ====
 
Add information about location of Church of England and nonconformist records, including time periods covered, location of the original records, or Family History Library film/fiche numbers.
 
==== Cemetery Records  ====
 
Add the names and condition of the cemeteries in the parish. Add information if each cemetery has been indexed, added to the Internet, published or the name of the group which is transcription the headstones.
 
==== Civil Registration  ====
 
Add any unique facts about registration in the parish. Link to online sites to search for names, such as [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. Add the address, or link to the address, of the superintendent registrar.
 
==== Probate Records  ====
 
For details about the probate records for this parish, [[Court of the Peculiar of Pilton|click here]].
 
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
 
England Jurisdictions 1851 maps are based on multiple sources produced about 1851. Parish boundaries, contiguous parishes, civil registration districts and more are in this Web site. Go [http://maps.familysearch.org/ here] to find a map for Pilton.
 
== Web Sites  ==
 
Add links here, or delete this section and add links under each of the above sections?&lt;br&gt;<br>
 
See also links to sources for Dale Abbey at [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/DaleAbbey/index.html GENUKI.org.uk].
 
<br>
 
<br>1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column. <br>2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.<br>4. Search last the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].
 
If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br>
 
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Here is a list of Middlesex parishes beginning with the letter S and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other parishes, click on the link for the letter a parish name begins with:
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| &nbsp;[[Middlesex Parishes A-B|A-B]]  
| [[Middlesex Parishes A-B|A-B]]  
| &nbsp;[[Middlesex Parishes C-F|C-F]]  
| [[Middlesex Parishes C-F|C-F]]  
| &nbsp;[[Middlesex Parishes G-H|G-H]]  
| [[Middlesex Parishes G-H|G-H]]  
| &nbsp;[[Middlesex Parishes I-L|I-L]]  
| [[Middlesex Parishes I-L|I-L]]  
| &nbsp;[[Middlesex Parishes M-R|M-R]]  
| [[Middlesex Parishes M-R|M-R]]  
| &nbsp;[[Middlesex Parishes S|S]]  
| [[Middlesex Parishes S|S]]  
| &nbsp;[[Middlesex Parishes T-Z|T-Z]]
| [[Middlesex Parishes T-Z|T-Z]]
|}
|}


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== Online Records  ==
 
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! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
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| [[Acton]]
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| [[Ashford]]
| [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Court_of_the_Archdeaconry_of_Middlesex_(Middlesex_Division) Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)]
| 2 - [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
3 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]


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*[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records Boyd's Marriage Index] at Findmypast (£).
| [[Barnet, Friern]]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Baptisms, marriages. Coverage [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyLondon_including_Middlesex_%28A-M%29.htm#PageTitle A-M], [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyLondon_including_Middlesex_%28N-Z%29.htm#PageTitle N-Z].
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral]]  
*[http://landing.ancestry.com/lma/default.aspx London Parish Records from 1538] at Ancestry (£). Images of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials.
| 2 - [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
*[http://www.ffhs.org.uk/projects/nbi/nbi-coverage.php National Burial Index] (3rd ed.) (CD) -- the 2nd ed. is available on [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records Findmypast] (£).<br>
|-
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5967 Pallot's Marriage Index] at Ancestry (£). Mainly 1780-1837.<br>
| [[Bedfont]]
*[http://britishorigins.com/help/aboutbo-wlm.aspx Webb's London Marriages] at Findmypast (£). 46,000 Middlesex marriages.
| [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Court_of_the_Archdeaconry_of_Middlesex_(Middlesex_Division) Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)]  
*[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?tab=2 West Middlesex Marriage Index] at Findmypast (£). 84,863 entries from 61 parishes. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140324190856/http://www.findmypast.co.uk/help-and-advice/knowledge-base/parish-records/marriages#westMiddlesexMarriages Coverage].
| 2 - [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]  
*'''1538-1912''' {{RecordSearch|2072795|England, Middlesex, Westminster, Parish Registers, 1538-1912}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Middlesex, Westminster, Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
3 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
*[https://search.findmypast.ie/search-world-Records/london-and-middlesex-registers-and-records London & Middlesex Registers & Records] at Findmypast is a collection of six historical publications that contain more than 3,000 pages of aldermen, freeman, and criminal records (also parish registers from Chapel of Holy Trinity and St Nicholas Acons).


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== Marriage Licences  ==
| [[Bethnal Green St Matthew]]
*'''1115-1906''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/britain-marriage-licences Britain, Marriage Licences] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] - index & images ($)
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
*'''1558-1699''' - Chester, Joseph Lemuel. ''Allegations for Marriage Licences Issued by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, 1558-1699: Also, for Those Issued by the Vicar-General of the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1660 to 1679.'' London: Harleian Society, 1886. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=iqwKAAAAYAAJ Google Books] - free.
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
| [[Bethnal Green St Andrew]]
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
| [[Bethnal Green St Bartholomew]]
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
| [[Bethnal Green St James the Great]]  
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
| [[Bethnal Green St James the Less]]
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
| [[Bethnal Green St John]]
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
| [[Bethnal Green St Jude]]
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
| [[Bethnal Green St Matthias]]
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
| [[Bethnal Green St Peter]]
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
| [[Bethnal Green St Philip]]
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
| [[Bethnal Green St Simon Zelotes]]
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
| [[Bethnal Green St Thomas]]
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
| [[Bloomsbury St George]]
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
| [[Brentford, New]]
| [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Court_of_the_Archdeaconry_of_Middlesex_(Middlesex_Division) Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)]  
| 2 - [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
3 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]


|-
== Nonconformists  ==
| [[Brentford, Old]]
| [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Court_of_the_Archdeaconry_of_Middlesex_(Middlesex_Division) Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)]
| 2 - [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
3 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]


|-
Longford Monthly Meeting (Quakers) marriages from 1670 to 1837 are included in ''Findmypast's'' [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records West Middlesex Marriage Index] (£).
| [[Bridewell]]
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
|-
| [[Bromley]]
| [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
| [[Brompton Holy Trinity]]
| [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Court_of_the_Archdeaconry_of_Middlesex_(Middlesex_Division) Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)]  
| 2 - [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
3 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]


== Archives ==
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| [[Brompton, West St Mary]]  
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| [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Court_of_the_Archdeaconry_of_Middlesex_(Middlesex_Division) Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)]  
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| 2 - [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]]
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3 - [[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
'''London Metropolitan Archives'''<br>40 Northampton Road<br>City of London EC1R 0HB UK<br><br>Telephone: 020 7332 3820<br>E-mail: [mailto:ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk]<br>[https://search.lma.gov.uk/ Website]<br>
 
[https://search.lma.gov.uk/SCRIPTS/MWIMAIN.DLL/376088194/4/2/25?RECORD&DATABASE=RESEARCH_GUIDES Family History at London Metropolitan Archives]<br>
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[https://search.lma.gov.uk/SCRIPTS/MWIMAIN.DLL/376088194/4/1/13?RECORD&DATABASE=RESEARCH_GUIDES Parish Registers at London Metropolitan Archives (Information on history, content, etc.)]<br>
[https://search.lma.gov.uk/london-generations-pdfs/London-Generations-Index-of-parishes.pdf Index to church parishes in London]<br>
*Our '''Anglican parish records cover the ancient City of London and the old Counties of London and Middlesex.''' These are areas that were considered a part of London prior to 1965 and in terms of modern local London Boroughs include the following, Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, parts of Richmond Upon Thames (north of the River Thames), Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth and Westminster.
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Historical Background of Middlesex's Parishes

Click here to read a description of some of the parishes in the old County of Middlesex as well as especially the City of London's environs in James Elmes', Topographical Dictionary of London (published in 1831). Those parishes listed may be found under the name of the patron saint to which it was dedicated, i.e. St George (Hanover Square), will be listed under the "G" section under "George (St.) Hanover Sq", or, St Luke Finsbury will be listed under the "F" section under "Finsbury", and St Andrew Holborn, under the "H" section under "Holborn" and so on.

Click here to read descriptions of Middlesex parishes as of the year 1848; Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England.

Click here to read a description of the County of Middlesex ancient parishes from John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (published in 1870-72).

Parishes

The ancient county of Middlesex was discontinued in 1888 and replaced by "London County"

(administered by the London County Council), encorporating the whole metropolis which includes the City of London and parishes in the old former county of Middlesex.

However, for historical context and for family history research purposes, this Middlesex County section strictly applies to all those parishes and their respective chapelies and district churches which pre-date 1888, that resided outside of the walls of London City (proper).

To view a list of Middlesex County (sometimes referred to as Greater London) parishes and some of their chapelries and district churches, view the county of Middlesex Parishes[1] page. While the list of Middlesex parishes page is not at this time complete, please make especial note of those places listed on the Middlesex Parishes page that have an asterisk (*) next to it. These indicate each as an ancient parish amd in each case most parish pages have a link, or, list outright, a more complete and comprehensive list of chapelries, ancient chapels and the more modern district churches attached it. For example, the parish of Bethnal Green indicates there are fifteen chapels in the "Middlesex Parishes" page, but when you visit the ancient parish page, there actually

Click on parishes by the name of the patron saint to which it was dedicated.

Here is a List of London City Parishes and their complete names.

Here is a list of all City of London parishes. Click on the beginning letter to the parish of interest, to find further information the particular one of your ancestor's residence or parish of birth, marriage or burial. For example, if you are interested in


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Online Records

Marriage Licences

  • 1115-1906 Britain, Marriage Licences at Findmypast - index & images ($)
  • 1558-1699 - Chester, Joseph Lemuel. Allegations for Marriage Licences Issued by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, 1558-1699: Also, for Those Issued by the Vicar-General of the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1660 to 1679. London: Harleian Society, 1886. Digital version at Google Books - free.

Nonconformists

Longford Monthly Meeting (Quakers) marriages from 1670 to 1837 are included in Findmypast's West Middlesex Marriage Index (£).

Archives

London Metropolitan Archives

London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Road
City of London EC1R 0HB UK

Telephone: 020 7332 3820
E-mail: ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Website
Family History at London Metropolitan Archives
Parish Registers at London Metropolitan Archives (Information on history, content, etc.)
Index to church parishes in London

  • Our Anglican parish records cover the ancient City of London and the old Counties of London and Middlesex. These are areas that were considered a part of London prior to 1965 and in terms of modern local London Boroughs include the following, Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, parts of Richmond Upon Thames (north of the River Thames), Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth and Westminster.

Note

  1. List based on 1851 Jurisdictions Maps project. FamilySearch.org. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Accessed March 2012