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Gray's Inn, Middlesex
Type	Extra-parochial
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred	Inns of Court and Chancery
County	Middlesex
Poor Law Union	Holborn
Registration District	Holborn
Records begin
	Parish registers: 1695
	Bishop's Transcripts: For records see surrounding parishes
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery	Not Applicable
Diocese	Not Applicable
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
Location of Archive
	Middlesex Record Office
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England

Middlesex

Middlesex Parishes

Gray's Inn

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

Parish History

Gray's Inn, is on the north side of Holborn, opposite Middle Row, and on the west side of Gray's Inn Lane. Gray's Inn derives its name from having been formerly the residence of the ancient and noble family of Gray of Wilton, who, in the reign of Edward III, demised it to several students of law. It occupies the site of the mansion of the ancient manor of Portpool, one of the prebends belonging to St Paul's Cathedral, which, in 1515, becoming residence of the before mentioned family, it received from it the name of Gray's Inn. It reverted, however, to the monks till the dissolution of the religious houses, when it was granted by Henry VIII, in 1541, to the students and their successors.

The principal entrance to Gray's Inn is from Holborn, and it consists of several spacious courts, a large square, opening into Gray's Inn lane, some airy gardens wherein was the favourite summer house of Sir Francis Bacon, and two very handsome rows of new buildings northward. It is one of the four inns of court, and is inhabited by barristers, solicitors and students of law, and by gentlemen of either professions and of independence, for the sake of studious retirement.^[1]

Gray's Inn Chapel was established in 1695. It was an extra-parochial place exempt from jurisdiction.

Resources

Find Neighboring Parishes

Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map

Type the name of the parish in the search bar
Click on the location pin on the map
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Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes

Civil Registration

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.

See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.

Church Records

The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.

Church of England

Due to the increasing access of online records:

Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified

Dates in the following table are approximate

Hover over the collection's title for more information

Gray's Inn Online Parish Records
Collections	Baptisms		Marriages		Burials
	Indexes and images	Indexes only	Indexes and images	Indexes only	Indexes and images	Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Middlesex	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-
FamilySearch Parish Registers-Middlesex	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-
Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog	1700s-1800s	-	1700s-1800s	-	1700s-1800s	-
FreeREG	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Middlesex ($)	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1400s-1900s
Findmypast (Westminster)-Middlesex ($)	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1400s-1900s
Findmypast Banns-Middlesex ($)	-	-	-	1700s-1800s	-	-
Ancestry-London Church of England BMD (Early) ($)	1500s-1800s	-	1500s-1800s	-	1500s-1800s	-
Ancestry-London Church of England BMD (Late) ($)	1800s-1900s	-	1700s-1900s	-	1800s-2000s	-
Ancestry Marriage Bonds and Allegations-London and Surrey ($)	-	-	1600s-1900s	-	-	-
Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)	-	1500s-1900s 1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s 1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)	-	-	-	1500s-1800s	-	-
National Burial Index-FMP (Free)	-	-	-	-	-	1600s-1800s

Other Websites These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

Joiner Marriage Index - Middlesex ($)
The Genealogist Parish Registers - Middlesex ($)
UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records

Nonconformist Records

"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.

1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images; coverage may vary

Census Records

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.

1693-1694 Four Shilling in the Pound Aid

Gray's Inn at 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 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 are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

Websites

References

↑ James Elmes, "A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs" (London: Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot, 1831).

[1] James Elmes, "A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs" (London: Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot, 1831).

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+| link3=[[Middlesex Parishes]]
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+Guide to '''Gray's Inn, Middlesex ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
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+| Type = [[Extra-parochial]]
+| County = Middlesex
+| Hundred = Inns of Court and Chancery
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+| Registration District = Holborn
+| PRbegin = 1695
+| BTbegin = For records see surrounding parishes
+| Province =
+| Diocese = Not Applicable
+| Archdeaconry =
+| Archdeaconries =
+| Rural Deanery = Not Applicable
+| Parish =
+| Peculiar =
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+| Probate Court = Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
+| Archdeaconry Court =
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+== Parish History ==
+Gray's Inn, is on the north side of Holborn, opposite Middle Row, and on the west side of Gray's Inn Lane. Gray's Inn derives its name from having been formerly the residence of the ancient and noble family of Gray of Wilton, who, in the reign of Edward III, demised it to several students of law. It occupies the site of the mansion of the ancient manor of Portpool, one of the prebends belonging to St Paul's Cathedral, which, in 1515, becoming residence of the before mentioned family, it received from it the name of Gray's Inn. It reverted, however, to the monks till the dissolution of the religious houses, when it was granted by Henry VIII, in 1541, to the students and their successors.
+The principal entrance to Gray's Inn is from Holborn, and it consists of several spacious courts, a large square, opening into Gray's Inn lane, some airy gardens wherein was the favourite summer house of Sir Francis Bacon, and two very handsome rows of new buildings northward. It is one of the four inns of court, and is inhabited by barristers, solicitors and students of law, and by gentlemen of either professions and of independence, for the sake of studious retirement.<ref>James Elmes, "A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs" (London: Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot, 1831).</ref>
+Gray's Inn Chapel was established in 1695. It was an extra-parochial place exempt from jurisdiction.
 == 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].
+=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
-==== Church records  ====
-Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection
+Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
-==== Census records  ====
+::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''
-Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.
+::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map
-==== Probate records  ====
+::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box
-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.
+::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>
+=== Civil Registration  ===
+Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
+*''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" | '''Gray's Inn 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="#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="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</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 ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/middlesex-baptisms 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/greater-london-marriage-index 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/greater-london-burial-index 1400s-1900s]</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast (Westminster)-Middlesex ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/westminster-baptisms 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/westminster-marriages 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/westminster-burials 1400s-1900s]</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Middlesex ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/westminster-banns 1700s-1800s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-London Church of England BMD (Early) ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1624/ 1500s-1800s]  </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1624/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1624/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-London Church of England BMD (Late) ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1558/ 1800s-1900s]  </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1623/ 1700s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1559/ 1800s-2000s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry Marriage Bonds and Allegations-London and Surrey ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2056/ 1600s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1600s-1800s]</center>
+|-
+|}
+'''''Other Websites'''''
+These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
+*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Middlesex/ Joiner Marriage Index - Middlesex] ($)
+*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/middlesex-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Middlesex] ($)
+*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
+*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records
+====Nonconformist Records====
+"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br>
+*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast ($), index and images; coverage may vary
+=== Census Records  ===
+{{British Census|438832}}
+==== 1693-1694 Four Shilling in the Pound Aid  ====
+*[http://british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=26&page=31&sort=1 Gray's Inn] 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 are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>
-*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]
+Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
-*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
-== Web sites  ==
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]
-Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.
+*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
-[[Category:England]] [[Category: Middlesex]]
+== Websites  ==
+== References  ==
+{{Reflist}} {{Middlesex}}
+[[Category:Middlesex Parishes]]