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=== Cemeteries === | |||
*'''1635-1884''' {{FSC|374862|title-id|disp=Monumental Inscriptions Copied from the Remaining Stones in Highgate Chapel Burial Ground, Hornsey, Middlesex (ca. 1635-1884)}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images | |||
*'''1700-1900''' {{FSC|106174|title-id|disp=Monumental Inscriptions, Highgate, Middlesex, England, about 1700-1900}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images | |||
* {{FSC|450556|title-id|disp=Highgate School and Chapel M.S.}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images | |||
*'''1633-1903''' {{FSC|606303|title-id|disp=Index to Burial Register, St. Michael, Highgate, 1633-1903}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images | |||
* {{FSC|606311|title-id|disp=St. Michael, Highgate, Middlesex}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images | |||
=== Civil Registration === | === Civil Registration === | ||
Revision as of 18:17, 7 March 2024
Guide to Highgate, Middlesex ancestry, family history, and genealogy: Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Highgate, Middlesex, England | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Ossulstone (Finsbury Division); Ossulstone (Holborn Division) |
| County | Middlesex |
| Poor Law Union | Edmonton; St Pancras |
| Registration District | Edmonton; St Pancras |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1633 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1813 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Not created until 1858 |
| Diocese | London |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral |
| Location of Archive | |
| Middlesex Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
HIGHGATE, a town and chapelry, partly in the parishes of St. Pancras and Islington, but chiefly in that of Hornsey, union of Edmonton, partly in the Holborn, but chiefly in the Finsbury, division of the hundred of Ossulstone, county of Middlesex, 4 miles north of London. There are places of worship for Baptists and Independents.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- 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
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- 1635-1884 Monumental Inscriptions Copied from the Remaining Stones in Highgate Chapel Burial Ground, Hornsey, Middlesex (ca. 1635-1884)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1700-1900 Monumental Inscriptions, Highgate, Middlesex, England, about 1700-1900(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Highgate School and Chapel M.S.(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1633-1903 Index to Burial Register, St. Michael, Highgate, 1633-1903(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- St. Michael, Highgate, Middlesex(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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
| Highgate Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Middlesex | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Middlesex | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Middlesex ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast (Westminster)-Middlesex ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast Banns-Middlesex ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-London Church of England BMD (Early) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-London Church of England BMD (Late) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry Marriage Bonds and Allegations-London and Surrey ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Middlesex ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Middlesex ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)
Census Records[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.
Cemetery Records[edit | edit source]
The Highgate Cemetery, belonging to the London Cemetery Company, and situated on that side of the hill facing London, was consecrated by the Bishop of London on the 20th May, 1839.
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]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A. A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), accessed and adapted: 29 October 2013.