Acton Genealogical Records

Acton Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Vale St Barnabas, Acton Baptism Records (1891-1906)

Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around Vale St Barnabas, Acton and were subsequently baptised in an Anglican place of worship. They are the primary source of birth details before 1837, though are useful to the present.

St Dunstan, Acton Baptism Records (1879-1906)

Records of baptism for people born in and around Acton between 1879 and 1906. Details include child's name, parents' names and date of birth and/or baptism. Records may also include parent's occupations, residence, place of origin and more.

Acton Green St Alban, Acton Baptism Records (1875-1906)

Baptism registers are the primary source for birth documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They record the date a child was baptised, their parents' names and more.

South Acton, Acton Baptism Records (1872-1906)

Name index attached to original images of the baptism registers of South Acton, Acton. Records document parents' names, date of baptism and/or birth, residence, occupations and more.

Acton Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

St Thomas, Acton Marriage Records (1915-1921)

Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in St Thomas, Acton. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on. They typically record residence and marital status, though may contain ages and father's names.

Acton Green St Peter, Acton Marriage Records (1915-1921)

The Marriage registers of Acton Green St Peter, Acton, document marriages 1915 to 1921. Details given on the bride and groom may include their age, father's name, marital status, residence and signature.

Acton Green St Alban, Acton Marriage Records (1889-1921)

Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in Acton Green St Alban, Acton. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on.

St Dunstan, Acton Marriage Records (1880-1921)

Details on those who married at St Dunstan, Acton between 1880 and 1921. Information given may include parents' names, ages, marital status, abode and more.

Acton Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

St Thomas, Acton Burial Records (1969)

Records of burial for people buried at St Thomas, Acton between 1969 and 1969. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age.

St Mary, Acton Burial Records (1813-1963)

Name index linked to original images of the burial registers of St Mary, Acton. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age and residence. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.

St Mary's, Acton Burial Records (1539-1812)

Burial registers are the primary source for death documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They record the date someone was buried, their age & residence.

Acton Burials (1850-1978)

Transcriptions of records from burial registers. They are the primary source documenting deaths before 1837, though are useful to the present. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more.

Acton Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.

London Electoral Registers (1847-1913)

An index to and images of registers recording over 17 million voters' names, their residence and qualification to vote.

London Electoral Registers (1832-1965)

Lists of those registered to vote in London, including their residence and sometimes other supplementary details. Useful for tracing families in between censuses and can be used as a post-1911 census substitute, as listings are ordered by residence. A name index connected to original images.

London & Middlesex Electors (1863-1894)

Records compiled by parish overseers, recording those who claimed eligibility to vote. The record name, address and the nature of their connection with that property.

Newspapers Covering Acton

South London Press (1867)

A local paper including news from the London area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.

Shoreditch Observer (1857-1867)

A local paper including news from the Shoreditch area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.

London Standard (1827-1900)

Original images of a local newspaper, searchable via a full text index. Includes news from the London area, business notices, obituaries, family announcements and more.

Windsor and Eton Express (1812-1846)

Local news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other local information from the New Windsor district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.

West London Observer (1953-1957)

A weekly, liberal newspaper published in London. It contains family notices.

Acton Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.

Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex Wills & Probate (1608-1810)

A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex. These records can help trace families back to the late 16th century.

Archdeaconry Court of London Wills & Probate (1524-1804)

A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Archdeaconry Court of London. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.

Commissary Court of London Wills & Probate (1523-1857)

A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Commissary Court of London. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.

Consistory Court of London Wills & Probate (1514-1858)

A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Consistory Court of London. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.

Acton Immigration & Travel Records

Middlesex Convict Transportation Contracts (1682-1787)

Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.

Passenger Lists Leaving UK (1890-1960)

A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.

UK Incoming Passenger Lists (1878-1960)

A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.

Victoria Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists (1839-1923)

An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.

Alien Arrivals in England (1810-1869)

Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.

Acton Military Records

London Volunteers Records (1859-1955)

Service records for various voluntary corps and regiments from London and Middlesex at large.

Historical Records of the Middlesex Yeomanry (1797-1927)

A general history of the yeomanry, focusing on the involvement of its men in WWI.

London County Council Record of War Service (1914-1918)

Details of almost over 10,000 London council employees who fought in WWI. Contains both occupational and military details.

Middlesex WWI Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War One monuments in Middlesex, with some service details.

Middlesex WWII Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Middlesex, with some service details.

London Consistory Court Depositions (1586-1611)

An index to over 1,800 cases brought before the court. For witnesses, age and residence is usually given. The cases cover such matters as defamation, marriage and tithes.

London Electoral Registers (1847-1913)

An index to and images of registers recording over 17 million voters' names, their residence and qualification to vote.

Kentish Prison Hulk Registers (1811-1843)

Registers recording details of around 9,000 prisoners held in ships stationed in Kent. Records describe a convict's name, age, place of birth, physical description, offence, conviction, sentence, discharge and conduct report.

Middlesex Coroners' Inquests (1747-1803)

Digital images and transcriptions of records investigating suspicious deaths in the county of Middlesex.

Middlesex Sessions (1690-1800)

Digital images and transcriptions of records that tried both misdemeanor and serious offences, but mostly felony cases.

Acton Taxation Records

London & Middlesex Land Tax (1692-1932)

Digital images of records that detail land – its owners and tenants. Very useful for tracing the succession of freehold and tenancies, and thus genealogies. Records can be searched by a name index.

London & Middlesex Heath Tax (1666)

Records listing those who were assessed for taxation based on the number of hearths they possessed.

Income Tax Payments (1799-1802)

The details of income taxes paid by several thousand individuals and institutions in Surrey and Middlesex.

Four Shillings In The Pound Aid (1693-1694)

Assessments for a tax to pay for warfare in Europe. It covers London and parts of Middlesex.

London Rate Books (1684-1907)

An index to and images of books recording money paid for maintenance of the sick and poor. The records list the name of the owner and occupier of a property, the type of dwelling, the name or situation of the property, how much rent was collected, and the rates paid.

Acton Land & Property Records

London & Middlesex Land Tax (1692-1932)

Digital images of records that detail land – its owners and tenants. Very useful for tracing the succession of freehold and tenancies, and thus genealogies. Records can be searched by a name index.

London & Middlesex Feet of Fines (1189-1569)

Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.

London & Middlesex Electors (1863-1894)

Records compiled by parish overseers, recording those who claimed eligibility to vote. The record name, address and the nature of their connection with that property.

London Rate Books (1684-1907)

An index to and images of books recording money paid for maintenance of the sick and poor. The records list the name of the owner and occupier of a property, the type of dwelling, the name or situation of the property, how much rent was collected, and the rates paid.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.

Acton Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of Acton (1939)

An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.

Kelly's Directory for Ealing, Acton (1911)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.

Kelly's Directory for Ealing, Acton (1907)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.

Kelly's Directory for Ealing, Acton (1893-1894)

A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.

Kelly's Directory for Ealing, Acton (1889-1890)

An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.

Acton Cemeteries

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Mausolea and Monuments (1500-Present)

Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.

Maritime Memorials (1588-1950)

Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.

Rail & Canal Photographs Catalog (1880-1970)

A searchable database of photographs relating to railways and canals in Britain.

Acton Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Acton Histories & Books

Victoria County History: Middlesex (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

Survey of Life and Labour in London (1886-1903)

A collection of maps and notebooks documenting the life and distribution of poor people in the London area.

London & Middlesex Population (1690-1801)

Statistics of London's population, primarily from the 18th century, with details of the source documents.

London and Middlesex Chantry Certificate (1548)

A list of charities maintained in the county of Middlesex.

London Windmills (1998-Present)

An index of windmills in the county, with brief notes and some photographs.

Acton School & Education Records

London School Admissions & Discharges Registers (1840-1911)

Records or admission and discharge for over 1 million pupils attending over 800 state schools in London. Records are indexed by name linked to original images of the registers; and may contain details on the pupil's parents, date of birth, residence, parent's occupations and scholastic history.

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900)

A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Acton Occupation & Business Records

Royal Household Staff (1526-1924)

A name index connected to original images of over 75,000 records recording the lives of those employed by the royal family.

Bethlem Hospital Patient Admission Records (1683-1932)

An index to and images of hospital records listing over 250,000 names. Records may list name, age or year of birth, occupation, residence, why in the hospital and a whole host of other details.

London County Council Record of War Service (1914-1918)

Details of almost over 10,000 London council employees who fought in WWI. Contains both occupational and military details.

London Haberdashers Apprentices & Freemen (1526-1933)

An index to and images of documents recording the name, master, father, residence and other details of London haberdashers.

London Ironmongers Apprentices & Freemen (1511-1923)

An index to and images of documents recording the name, master, father, residence and other details of London ironmongers.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Acton

Boyd's Inhabitants of London and Boyd's Family Units (1200-1946)

An essential work for those researching in and around London. This publication gives genealogical and brief biographical information on several hundred thousands inhabitants of London and the surrounding area.

Victoria County History: Middlesex (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Acton Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Royal Household Staff (1526-1924)

A name index connected to original images of over 75,000 records recording the lives of those employed by the royal family.

Victoria County History: Middlesex (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Visitation of England and Wales (1700-1899)

Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.

Acton Church Records

Acton Parish Registers (1539-1812)

The parish registers of Acton are the primary source for birth, marriage and death details before civil registration (1837). A full index to names with original images of the registers are available between 1539 and 1812.

London Consistory Court Depositions (1586-1611)

An index to over 1,800 cases brought before the court. For witnesses, age and residence is usually given. The cases cover such matters as defamation, marriage and tithes.

Middlesex Parish Register Index with Images (1538-1812)

An index connected to original images of most early Middlesex & London parish registers. Also includes over 100 registers from Surrey, Essex and Kent.

Middlesex Parish Registers (1538-1965)

The parish registers of Middlesex are a collection of books documenting baptisms, marriages and burials from 1538 to 1965.

The London Diocese Book (1890)

A calendar for the Diocese and a list of over 6,000 of its clergy.

Biographical Directories Covering Acton

London Medical Directory (1846)

Biographical details for medical professionals, institutions and businesses in the London area.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1885)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Acton Maps

Maps of London & The Vicinity (1940)

Detailed maps of London and 125 other places in the vicinity.

James Wyld's Map of London and Environs (1872)

A map charting London and 25 miles round.

Old London Maps (1680-1926)

A large collection of maps charting London and it's environs.

London Map Collection (1560-1925)

Seventy-three high quality maps of London, its environs and the county of Middlesex.

Survey of Life and Labour in London (1886-1903)

A collection of maps and notebooks documenting the life and distribution of poor people in the London area.

Acton Reference Works

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Surname Origins (1790-1911)

A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.

British Family Mottoes (1189-Present)

A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.

Historical Description

ACTON is a metropolitan suburban parish, situated on a slight eminence, with stations on the Great Western, North London and District railways, 5 miles west from the Marbla Arch, on the Oxford road, and is in the Ealing division of the county, Kensington division of Ossulstone hundred, Brentford union and county court district, and in the rural deanery of Ealing, archdeaconry of Middlesex and diocese of London: the parish is in the West London police court district and Western Metropolitan postal district. Acton was governed by a Local Board of 15 members, formed in 1886, but under the provisions of the ‘‘Local Government Act, 1894” (56 and 57 Vict. c. 73), it is now controlled by an Urban District Council, and is divided into three wards; the late Local Board carried out a system of drainage at a cost of over £85,000; it is lighted with gas from works at Brentford, the property of the Brentford Gas Company. The church of St. Mary, rebuilt, with the exception of the, tower, in 1865, is a building of red brick with stone, dressings, in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave of five bays, aisles, north porch and an embattled tower at the south-west, angle, re-erected in 1877 by Mr. F. Ouvry and members of his family, in memory of their sister, Miss Francisca Ingram Ouvry, and containing a clock and 8 bells, recast at the same date: the carved heads in the arch of the west doorway of the tower are copies from old pictures of Richard Baxter and Sir Matthew Hale kt. chief justice of the King's Bench, both for some time inhabitants of Acton: there are many handsome stained windows, the gifts of parishioners: all the monuments from the former church have been replaced; these include a memorial to Anne, wife first, of Sir Thomas Southwell kt. and afterwards of Henry Sibthorpe esq. who died in 1636, and others to Catherine (Hambler) relict of Richard Fust, and second wife of Edward, first Viscount Conway, principal Secretary of State to James I. and Charles 1.; she died in 1639; Mrs. Elizabeth Barry, the actress, d. 7 Nov. 1713; Robert Adair esq. inspector general of hospitals, d. 1790, and Lady Caroline (Keppel), his wife: the fine organ was rebuilt and enlarged in 1894: the communion plate, given by Alice Lady Dudley in 1639, includes a finely wrought flagon: several brasses formerly in the church are now lost: an ornamental iron gate and railings were erected at the west end of the church in 1897 in commemoration of H. M. Diamond Jubilee: there are 950 sittings: in the churchyard is buried William Aldridge, who died in 1698, aged 114. The register of baptisms dates from 1539; marriages and burials, 1566: they contain references to Philip Skippon, the Parliamentary general, and the Rous family, as well as to soldiers killed in action near here. The living is a rectory, tithes commuted at £1,037, average £642, net yearly value £435, with residence, built about 1725, in the gift of the Bishop of London, and held since 1896 by the Rev. George Spencer De Sausmarez, of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Among the other rectors of this parish was Daniel Featley, 1627, who was turned out of his rectory house by the Parliamentary soldiers, and in 1642 deprived of this living and that of Lambeth; he was succeeded by Philip Nye, the Puritan, mentioned in Butler’s “Hudibras,” a member of the assembly of divines, and in 1653 one of the triers of public preachers; he was ejected at the Restoration, when Charles II. appointed Dr. Bruno Ryves, his chaplain, dean of Chichester and author of “Mercurius Rusticus,” a narrative of Royalists’ sufferings; he was afterwards dean of Windsor and of Wolverhampton, and dying at Windsor, 13 July, 1677, was buried in St. George’s Chapel; Dr. Edward Parry, late archdeacon of Canterbury and Bishop of Dover was rector here 1859—69. The Wesleyan chapel, enlarged in 1890, has sittings for about 300. The Baptist chapel, in Church road, is a large structure of brick erected in 1865 at a cost of about £2,000, and will seat 750 persons. The Congregational church, Churchfield road west, is a fine stone building in the Pointed style with about 800 sittings, and has a large hall adjoining, accommodation for 250. A cemetery, of about five acres in extent, with two mortuary chapels is in the Willesden lane; the cemetery is under the control of the Urban District Council. The Central Hall, Priory Board schools, is a large room, about 80 feet square, used for public assemblies, and will hold 600 persons. The Passmore Edwards Acton Jubilee Cottage Hospital, Gunnersbury lane, built in 1897, and opened May 4, 1898, was erected at the cost of Passmore Edwards esq. on a site presented by Lord Rothschild and Leopold De Rothschild esq.; it is a structure of red and yellow bricks, in the Georgian style, and consists mainly of a ground floor story, with a male and female ward, each containing four beds and a cot; the central entrance leads to a hall, on one side of which is a convalescent room, on the other side matron’s, operating and nurses’ day rooms, hospital dispensary and administration offices; above are seven rooms available for bedrooms, or as special rooms for patients; in the rear are kitchen, scullery and laundry, with separate entrance and another separate entrance for out-door patients. The Goldsmiths’ Almshouses, in Churchfield road east, are well endowed, and contain ten married couples and ten widows. The Steyne Almshouses, six in number, erected in 1793 by Joseph Grantham, were entirely rebuilt in 1887 by public subscription at a cost of £1,153. Dickenson’s charity was left by Edward Dickenson and consists of one-third of the interest of £5,000, to be distributed annually among three poor and industrious couples married in the year preceding. The general charities, including the above, for clothing, fuel, bread, distribution and other purposes, amount to £320 yearly. Among the distinguished persons formerly resident here may be mentioned Richard Baxter, the Noncomformist divine, who lived here in 1664 in a house near the church, now pulled down, in which he wrote his “Saints’ Rest;” it was afterwards purchased by Chief Justice Sir Matthew Hale, who lived till his death, 25 Dec. 1676, in a house on the site of the present Acton House; Major General Philip Skippon and Anna Maria (Webb), wife of James, third Earl of Derwenter, executed 24 Feb. 1715, also resided here; at Fordhook lived Henry Fielding, the novelist, whose house was afterward tenanted by Lady Byron; the poet’s daughter, Ada, was married in the drawing-room, 8 July, 1835, to Lord King, now Earl of Lovelace; and at Fairlawn lived John Bowyer Nichols F.S.A, the antiquary, d. at Ealing, 19 Oct. 1863. John Lindley F.R.S., Ph.D. the distinguished botanist, died at East Acton, 1 Nov. 1865, and Sir John Vaughan, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, at Acton, 10 Dec. 1674; other residents were Sir Charles Scarborough kt. M.D. physician to Charles II. d. 1696; Philip Thicknesse, the eccentric author, d. at Boulougne, 19 Nov. 1792; and Col. James Cunningham, who served in all Queen Anne’s wars, and died in 1774 at the age of 83. A procession of 300 coaches from the city of London met Cromwell at Acton on his return from the battle of Worcester, Sept. 3, 1651, and presented him with a congratulatory address; at Aoton Green, on the southern side of the parish, an encounter took place, 15 Nov. 1642, between the Parliamentary forces under the Earl of Essex and the army of King Charles I. in which the latter took 500 prisoners. At the east end of High street, Acton, is Berrymede Priory, once the site of a religious house containing upwards of forty nuns, and some time the residence of William Savile, second Marquess of Halifax, who died here 31st August, 1700: it was afterwards held by Evelyn, first Duke of Kingston, and during his tenancy was frequently visited by George II. and at a later period by Sir G. E. L. Bulwer Lytton bart. the distinguished novelist and statesman, and subsequently created (1866) Baron Lytton of Knebworth: the mansion is a picturesque building in a modern style of Gothic, and since about 1886 has served as a constitutional club for the Ealing division of Middlesex; the grounds, about 3 acres, have been sold for building purposes. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners are lords of the manor. The waste lands of the parish, now under the control of the Council, are fenced in and planted with trees for the recreation of the inhabitants. In 1887, the local Board purchased from the Goldsmiths’ Company, at a cost of £17,000, 21 acres of land, which have been laid out at a cost of £2,000. The parish contains 2,297 acres of land and 8 of water; rateable value, £169,483; the population in 1871 was 8,306, and in 1881, 17,110, and in 1891, 24,207, rapidly increasing, owing to extensive building operations. The population attached to the parish church in 1891 was 8,442.

Parish Clerk, Henry Mitchell, Yalding house, Churchfield road west.

Kelly's Directory of Middlesex (1899)

Most Common Surnames in Acton

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Ossulstone Hundred
1Smith2431:700.58%1
2Green1291:1331.34%12
3Brown1131:1520.59%2
4Taylor1051:1630.71%4
5Jones1021:1680.55%3
6Williams911:1880.69%5
7Harris821:2090.82%9
8King761:2250.79%13
9Turner731:2350.82%16
10Thomas721:2381.05%28
11Page691:2481.67%72
12Hunt611:2811.10%44
13Clark591:2900.51%7
14Johnson581:2950.59%11
15Wright571:3000.58%10
16Miller561:3061.06%51
17White541:3170.44%6
17James541:3171.01%47
19Gray521:3291.40%87
20Walker511:3360.68%23
20Morris511:3360.85%41
20Fisher511:3361.33%83
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