Woodford, Essex Genealogy

Guide to Woodford, Essex ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
WOODFORD (St. Mary), is a parish, in the union of West Ham, the hundred of Becontree, and S division of Essex, it is 8 miles NE by N from London. The church was erected on the site of a former edifice, in 1817, and is situated in the lowest part of the village, on the west side of the London road. An episcopal chapel has been built and there are places of worship for Independents and Wesleyans.

Civil Registration
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
Woodford parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Online images are available Seax - Essex Archives Online From the Essex Record Office

Essex Online Parish Clerks (OPC)


 * St Mary, High Road, Woodford Baptisms 1638-1978 Marriages 1638-1974 Burials 1638-1899: ERO Burials 1638-1812: EoLFHS Publications

Woodford Wells Essex Online Parish Clerks (OPC)


 * All Saints, Woodford Wells Baptisms 1874-1888 Marriages 1876-1902: ERO


 * Holy Trinity, Hermon Hill, South Woodford Baptisms 1887-1964 Marriages 1888-1975: ERO


 * St Andrew, Chingford Road, Woodford Wells. Formed 1888


 * St Barnabas, Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green Baptisms 1904-1969 Marriages 1911-1970: ERO


 * St Paul, Manor Road, Woodford Bridge Baptisms 1854-1940 Marriages 1855-1958 Burials 1854-1960: ERO


 * St Philip & St James, Grove Hill, South Woodford Marriages 1952-1970: ERO


 * St Thomas of Canterbury (Roman Catholic), High Road, Woodford Green Formed 1894


 * Dr Barnardo's Homes (Boys), Manor Road, Woodford Bridge Baptisms 1911-1967: Barnardo


 * Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Derby Road, South Woodford Baptisms 1877-1953: ERO

Non-conformist Records

 * 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at FindMyPast ($), index and images
 * 1613-1971 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index (dates may vary by parish)

Poor Law Unions

 * West Ham Poor Law Union, Essex

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Essex 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.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Websites
Essex Ancestors - offers images of genealogical records for the county of Essex