Willesden, Middlesex Genealogy

England   Middlesex   Middlesex Parishes   Willesden

Willesden, Middlesex family history and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers (baptism, christening, marriage, and burial records), civil registration (birth, marriage, and death records), census records, history, wills, cemetery, online transcriptions and indexes, an interactive map and website resources.

Parish History
'WILLESDEN St. Mary, a parish, in the union of Hendon, Kensington division of the hundred of Ossulstone, County of Middlesex, 5 miles west by northwest of London. The parish contains the ancient village of Neasdon, the village of Harlesdon Green, part of Kensal-Green (the two latter on the Harrow-road), and a part of the large village of Kilburn.'

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
Here is a list of St Mary Willesden Parish's chapels of ease and district churches, all lying within its boundary prior to about 1900:

All Souls, Acton Lane - 1879 All Souls, Station Rd, Harlesden - 1875 Christ Church, Willesden Lane, Brondesbury - 1867 Holy Trinity, Brondesbury Lane, Kilburn - 1867 St Andrew's, Willesden Green - 1881 Holy St Andrew and St Philip, Kensal Green - 1871 St Anne's, Salisbury Road - 1900 St Catherine's, Neasden Lane - 1879 St Cecilia's, Harlesden - 1896 St Gabriel's, Willesden Green - 1896 St John the Evangelist, Kilburn - 1864 St Luke the Evangelist, Kilburn - 1877 St Martin's, Kensal Rise - 1899 St Mary, Priory Rd, Kilburn - 1857 St Matthew's, St. Mary's Road - 1895 St Michael & All Angels, Stonebridge - 1886 St Paul Kilburn Sq, Willesden -1859 St Paul's Chapel - 1825 St Peter's, College Park, Stonebridge - ND
 * St Mary the Virgin - 1569 (the ancient parish)

To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, nonconformist 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.

1666 Hearth Tax

 * Hearth Tax: Middlesex 1666: Willesden 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.

Manorial Records
Records survive for seven manors in Willesden Parish: Bounds Manor (1422-1871), Brondesbury Manor (1649), Chamber's Manor (1649), Harlesden Manor (1437-1689), Malories Manor (1437-1448), Oxgate Manor (1649), and Willesden Rectory Manor (1675-1900). The Manorial Documents Register will help you locate these records.

Poor Law Unions
Contributor: Add information about the pertinent poor law unions in the area.

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

Web sites

 * Welcome to St Mary's: The Parish Church of Willesden (official website)