Finchley Genealogical Records
Finchley Birth & Baptism Records
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.
Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around St Luke, Finchley 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.
Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around East Finchley, All Saints, Finchley 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.
Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around Brunswick Park, Finchley 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.
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, occupations, residence and more.
Finchley Marriage & Divorce Records
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.
Marriage records from people who married at Brunswick Park St Michael & All Angels, Finchley between 1907 and 1921. Lists an individual's abode, marital status, father's name, age and signature
Details on those who married at St Luke, Finchley between 1905 and 1921. Information given usually includes abode and marital status. After April 1837 father's names and ages are recorded.
The Marriage registers of East Finchley, All Saints, Finchley, document marriages 1901 to 1921. Details given on the bride and groom may include their age, father's name, marital status and residence.
Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in Whetstone, Finchley. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on.
Finchley Death & Burial Records
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.
Burial registers record burials that occurred at Brunswick Park St Michael & All Angels, Finchley. 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.
Name index linked to original images of the burial registers of Whetstone, Finchley. 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.
Records of burial for people buried at St Mary, Finchley between 1813 and 1902. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age.
A searchable transcript of Holy Trinity, Finchley burial registers. They may list the age of the deceased, their residence and name of relations.
Finchley Census & Population Lists
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.
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.
An index to and images of registers recording over 17 million voters' names, their residence and qualification to vote.
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.
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 Finchley
A local paper including news from the London area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.
A local paper including news from the Shoreditch area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Hertford area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
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.
A weekly, liberal newspaper published in London. It contains family notices.
Finchley Wills & Probate Records
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Finchley Immigration & Travel Records
Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.
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.
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.
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.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Finchley Military Records
Service records for various voluntary corps and regiments from London and Middlesex at large.
A general history of the yeomanry, focusing on the involvement of its men in WWI.
Details of almost over 10,000 London council employees who fought in WWI. Contains both occupational and military details.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Middlesex, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Middlesex, with some service details.
Finchley Court & Legal Records
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.
An index to and images of registers recording over 17 million voters' names, their residence and qualification to vote.
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.
Digital images and transcriptions of records investigating suspicious deaths in the county of Middlesex.
Digital images and transcriptions of records that tried both misdemeanor and serious offences, but mostly felony cases.
Finchley Taxation Records
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.
Records listing those who were assessed for taxation based on the number of hearths they possessed.
The details of income taxes paid by several thousand individuals and institutions in Surrey and Middlesex.
Assessments for a tax to pay for warfare in Europe. It covers London and parts of Middlesex.
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.
Finchley Land & Property Records
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.
Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.
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.
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.
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.
Finchley Directories & Gazetteers
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
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.
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.
Finchley Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Hertfordshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
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.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
Finchley Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
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.
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.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Finchley Histories & Books
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A collection of maps and notebooks documenting the life and distribution of poor people in the London area.
Statistics of London's population, primarily from the 18th century, with details of the source documents.
A list of charities maintained in the county of Middlesex.
An index of windmills in the county, with brief notes and some photographs.
Finchley School & Education Records
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.
Profiles of Hertfordshire schools, including photographs and some lists of pupils.
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.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
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.
Finchley Occupation & Business Records
A name index connected to original images of over 75,000 records recording the lives of those employed by the royal family.
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.
Details of almost over 10,000 London council employees who fought in WWI. Contains both occupational and military details.
An index to and images of documents recording the name, master, father, residence and other details of London haberdashers.
An index to and images of documents recording the name, master, father, residence and other details of London ironmongers.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Finchley
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.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Hand-draw genealogical charts covering Hertfordshire's gentry. Includes descriptions of coats of arms.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
Finchley Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A name index connected to original images of over 75,000 records recording the lives of those employed by the royal family.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Hand-draw genealogical charts covering Hertfordshire's gentry. Includes descriptions of coats of arms.
Photographs and descriptions of Hertfordshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Finchley Church Records
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.
An index connected to original images of most early Middlesex & London parish registers. Also includes over 100 registers from Surrey, Essex and Kent.
The parish registers of Middlesex are a collection of books documenting baptisms, marriages and burials from 1538 to 1965.
A calendar for the Diocese and a list of over 6,000 of its clergy.
Confirmations are Church of England ceremonies conducted by Bishops that affirm one's commitment to the doctrines of the church. These records contain the names of those confirmed, their age, date of baptism & confirmation, address and sometimes other details. The records are indexed by name and connected to images of the original registers.
Biographical Directories Covering Finchley
Biographical details for medical professionals, institutions and businesses in the London area.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
Finchley Maps
Detailed maps of London and 125 other places in the vicinity.
A map charting London and 25 miles round.
A large collection of maps charting London and it's environs.
Seventy-three high quality maps of London, its environs and the county of Middlesex.
A collection of maps and notebooks documenting the life and distribution of poor people in the London area.
Finchley Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Historical Description
Finchley Common contains one thousand and ten acres of land, which might be very advantageously brought into cultivation.
Finchley Church is a stone building, consisting of a nave, chancel, and north aisle; the architecture is of that sort of Gothic which prevailed towards the close of the fifteenth century. At the west end is a low embattled tower. The roof of the nave and chancel is of wood, and ornamented with carved flowers.
In the chancel, within the communion rails, are the tombs of Simon Scudemore, Gent. with figures of brass of himself and his wife (dated 1609) and several others not particularly interesting.
An Almshouse for six poor persons has been erected by the feoffees of certain charities, bequeathed by Robert Warren, Esq. in 1485, and Thomas Sarmcy in 1509.
FINCHLEY is a parish 5 miles in length, including part of Whetstone, and lies to the north of London, near the river Brent and the great North road, being 7 miles from the General Post Office, in the Northern Metropolitan postal district, Hornsey division of the county, Ossulstone hundred, Highgate petty sessional division, Barnet union and county court district, within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court and Metropolitan Police, and in the rural deanery of Highgate, archdeaconry of Middlesex and diocese of London. The parish is divided into Finchley proper or Church End, East and North Finchley, each with separate railway stations (the last now known as Woodside Park) on the High Barnet branch of the Great Northern railway, each about a mile distant from the other. It was formerly governed by a Local Board, but under the provisions of the “Local Government Act, 1894” (56 and 57 Vict. c. 73), is now controlled by an Urban District Council of 12 members. The parish is lighted with gas by the North Middlesex Gas Co., the Barnet Gas and Water Co. and the Colney Hatch Gas Co. whose works are at Mill Hill, Barnet and Colney Hatch, and is also supplied with water from Barnet by the Barnet Gas and Water Co. The parish church of St. Mary, standing on an eminence about a mile from the great North road, is an edifice of stone, in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays with clerestory, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower containing a clock and 6 bells, the smallest dated 1770: in 1872—3 the church was restored, the chancel extended 18 feet and a north aisle built, at a total cost of about £4,000: there are several brasses with effigies, of which the oldest is to Richard Pratt, ob. 1487, and Johanna his wife; there are others to Simon Skudemore, gent. ob. 1609, and Jeane (Edwards) his wife, with one daughter; and on the same slab to Nicholas Luke, gent, and his wife Elizabeth (Skudemore), bur. at Eversley, Hants, with six children; Thomas White, citizen and grocer of London, ob. 1610, his three wives, with thirteen children; and to William Godolphin, ob. 1575; there is an inscription to William Blakewell and his son Richard, c. 1500; and an extract on brass from the will of Thomas Sanny, of Finchley, ob. 1509: in the west wall are some traces of Norman stonework, suggesting the existence of an earlier fabric, though nothing is known of such a building, nor do the records of the rectory extend beyond the 14th century: the stained east window was inserted in 1880, to the memory of John Harris Heal, of Grass Farm, by his widow: in the churchyard is buried the political reformer, Major John Cartwright, d. 23 Sept. 1824, and Anne Catherine his wife, d. 21 Dec. 1834; and also Thomas Payne, the bookseller, d. Feb. 1799: the church affords 500 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a rectory, yearly value £700, including 109 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of London, and held since 1892 by the Rev. William Edmund Batty M.A. of Queen’s College, Oxford. Richard Bancroft D.D. Archbishop of Canterbury, 1604—10, was formerly rector here.
St. Paul’s is an ecclesiastical district, formed in 1885, from the parish of St. Mary and Christ Church district: the church, in Long lane, Church Finchley, is a building of stone, in the Early English style, erected in 1885—6, from designs by John Ladds esq. architect, of London, at a cost of £8,000, defrayed by public subscriptions, and consists of chancel, with vestries and organ chamber, clerestoried nave of four bays, aisles, transepts, north porch and a turret on the north side containing one bell: there are 602 sittings. The register dates from the year 1886. The living is a perpetual curacy, net yearly value £350, with residence, in the gift of the Simeon trustees, and held since 1886 by the Rev. Samuel Bardsley Mayall. The population of the ecclesiastical parish in 1891 was 1,547.
East Finchley (Holy Trinity), is an ecclesiastical parish, formed Dec. 29, 1846: the church, at East End, is a building of stone, in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, north porch and a turret at the west end containing 2 bells: the brass lectern and several stained windows were given by J. H. Lermitte esq. J.P. of Knightons, who also in 1865 built the north aisle to the memory of his children, and erected a marble pulpit to the memory of his wife: there are 740 sittings. The register dates from the year 1846. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £430, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of London, and held since 1870 by the Rev. Henry Nicholas Collier M.A. of Christ’s College, Cambridge, and chaplain of the Marylebone cemetery. The area of the ecclesiastical parish is 1,260 acres; the population in 1891 was 6,229.
The church of All Saints (a chapel of ease to Holy Trinity) occupies a site in Durham road, Coldfall Wood, presented by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and was consecrated in June, 1892; it is a building of stone, in the Early Perpendicular style, from designs by Messrs. Cutts, architects, of London, and consists of nave and aisles with narthex porch: there are 500 sittings.
North Finchley (Christ Church) is an ecclesiastical parish, formed May 31, 1872, out of St. Mary’s, St. John’s, Whetstone and Holy Trinity: the church, begun in 1870, and now complete with the exception of the tower, is an edifice of stone in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave of five bays, aisles and a western porch: the pulpit is inlaid with small pieces of jasper from St. Sophia’s, Constantinople: the church affords 700 sittings. The register dates from the year 1872. The living is a vicarage, gross yearly value £400, with residence, in the gift of four trustees, and held since 1898 by the Rev. James Thomason Lang M.A. and late fellow of Corpus Christi college, Cambridge. The population of the ecclesiastical parish in 1891 was 4,250.
St. Barnabas’ chapel of ease, attached to Christ Church, Holden road, is a small iron building, erected in 1885, and has 250 sittings: the Rev. Philip Dowe B.A. of Trinity College, Dublin, has been curate in charge since 1888.
The Congregational church, East Finchley, built after the destruction by fire of the old chapel in 1875, is a building of Kentish rag, with Bath stone dressings, in the Early Decorated style, from designs by Messrs. Tarring and Wilkinson, architects, and consists of apsidal nave with clerestory, aisles, transepts, organ chamber, two vestries at the west end, and a tower at the north-east angle, with spire, rising to a height of 130 feet: there are seats for 600 persons, and several stained windows: in the tower is a striking clock with four dials. The Congregational chapel at North Finchley, erected in 1864, is a building of stone in the Decorated style, with a tower and spire nearly 100 feet in height, and has 550 sittings: the schools and parsonage were erected at the same time at a cost of £8,000, and the chapel was enlarged in 1894 and will now seat 700. There is a Baptist chapel at East Finchley with 200 sittings, one in Ballard’s lane, seating 400; a Wesleyan chapel at East Finchley, seating 300; another in the High road, erected in 1897, at a cost of £5,500, with sittings for 650, and a third in Ballard’s lane, with 400 sittings; a Wesleyan Mission hall in Stanhope road, with 300 sittings; a Primitive Methodist chapel at East Finchley, seating 120, and a meeting house for the Society of Friends in Ballard’s lane, with 200 sittings; the Presbyterian chapel in Ballard’s lane, erected in 1893 at cost of £2,500, will seat 280, The cemeteries for the parishes of St. Pancras and St. Mary, Islington, are on the main road through the Common, near East Finchley station; they adjoin each other and consist of more than 100 acres of beautifully timbered and undulating land, with two mortuary chapels, lodges, residences for the officers and offices for the burial board. The cemetery for St. Mary, Marylebone, is in Manor road, midway between East End and Church End, and consists of 27 acres with two mortuary chapels, two lodges and residences for the officers: here is buried Sir Henry Rowley Bishop kt. Mus. Doc. the eminent musical composer, who died April 30th, 1856. Woodside Hall and Assembly Rooms, adjoining Woodside Park station, erected in 1885, at the sole cost of Henry Holden esq. proprietor of the Woodside Park Estate, form a structure of brick with stone dressings, in the Elizabethan style, from designs by Mr. Samuel Knight, architect, of London, and include a hall 70 by 30 feet, available for public meetings, concerts and dramatic performances, with a suite of retiring rooms; the premises are partially tenanted by the Woodside club, now (1898) consisting of about 108 members, managed by a committee of local gentlemen; the club premises comprise reading room, spacious billiard room with two, tables, committee rooms and steward’s residence: the Woodside Park Musical Society hold their rehearsals and concerts here: adjoining the hall are asphalte and grass tennis courts, also provided by H. Holden esq. but superintended by a separate committee. The Finchley Charity Estates produce nearly £500 yearly, which sum is expended in various charitable parochial objects, under the management of twelve feoffees, one of whom is chosen annually in rotation as warden for the year. Here is a Convalescent Home, a branch of the Hospital for the Paralyzed and Epileptic, in Queen’s square, London. Of Finchley Common very little is now left, but a great oak at Brown’s Wells, a little way north of the St. Paneras cemetery, is said to be the tree behind which Dick Turpin used to take his stand: Jack Sheppard was captured here in 1724: and here, at Church End, General Monk drew up his army in February, 1660, when on his famous march from the north: and a camp was also formed on the Common in 1745, on the invasion of England by Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, and the disorderly march of the Guards thither furnished Hogarth with the subject of a well-known picture. Knightons, East Finchley, is the residence of James Henry Lermitte esq. J.P. The manor has belonged from time immemorial to the see of London; the Manor House, a tall rectangular structure of brick, still has a moat and retains internally some of its ancient features, and it is now occupied by William Pearce Jones esq. The principal landowners are the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, Lord Wantage V.C., K.C.B. William Pearce Jones esq. and Henry Charles Stephens esq. M.P., J.P. The area is 3,371 acres of land and 13 of water; rateable value, £110,624; the population of the parish and urban district in 1871 was 7,146; in 1881, 11,191, and in 1891, 16,647, now (1898) estimated at 21,000; the population attached to the parish in 1891 was 2,099.
Places of Worship, with times of services: —
St. Mary’s Church, Church End, Rev. William Edmund Batty M.A. rector; 11 a.m. 3.30 & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 6.30 p.m.
Holy Trinity Church, Church lane, East end, Rev. Henry Nicholas Collier M.A. vicar; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
Christ Church, North Finchley, Rev. James Thomason Lang M.A. vicar; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
St. Paul’s, Long lane, Church End, Rev. Samuel B. Mayall, vicar; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 8 p.m.
St. Barnabas Chapel of Ease, Holden road, East Finchley, Rev. Philip Dowe B.A. curate in charge; 11 a.m. & 3.30 p.m.
Friends’ Meeting House, Ballard’s lane, Church End; 10.45 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Mon. & Thur. 8 p.m.
Baptist (General), East Finchley, Rev. John James Bristow, minister; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 8 p.m.
Baptist, Ballard’s lane, North Finchley, Rev. Alfred B. Middleditch; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.
Congregational, East Finchley, Rev. Duncan Grant, minister; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 8 p.m.
Congregational, North Finchley, Rev. John Oates; 1 ½ a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.
Presbyterian, Ballard’s lane, Church end, Rev. Henry Crombie; 11 a.m. 2.45 & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.45 p.m.
Primitive Methodist, East Finchley; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; alternate Tues. 7.30 p.m.
Wesleyan, East Finchley (Kentish Town circuit), Rev. James Critchison; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Tues. 7 p.m.
Wesleyan Methodist (Finchley & Hendon circuit), Rev. Henry Martin M.A.; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Tues. 7.30 p.m.
Wesleyan, Ballard’s lane, North Finchley (Finchley & Hendon Circuit), Rev. George R. Osborn; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Tues. 7.30 p.m.
Stanhope Road Wesleyan Mission Hall; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 8 p.m.
Mission Hall, High road, North Finchley; 7 p.m.; Thur. 8 p.m.
Schools
Christ’s College was founded in 1837 by the late Rev. Thos. Reader White M.A. late rector of Finchley, for the purpose of providing a good education at a moderate cost; the buildings consist of an old mansion called “Finchley Hall,” now serving as the lower school, & a new structure of brick & stone opposite the church, together with a chapel, fives courts & swimming bath; the school is arranged to hold about 180 boarders: several scholarships are awarded annually: John Tindal Phillipson M.A. of St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge, principal; C. Dalgarno M.A. college master; H. T. Evans B.A. mathematical master; O. H. Davies esq. hall master, & several other resident & visiting masters.
A School Board of 12 members was formed 28 Jan. 1881; H. Stevens, School Board offices, Church End, clerk to the board.
Board Schools, Long lane (higher grade & science), built in 1883, for 720 boys & girls & 500 infants; average attendance, 560 boys & girls & 320 infants.
Board School, North Finchley, Albert street (mixed & infants), built in 1883, for 404 girls & boys, & infants, enlarged in 1898, for 420; average attendance, 390 boys & girls & 300 infants.
St. Mary’s National (mixed & infants), near the church, erected in 1852 at a cost of more than £2,500; the schools will hold 217 mixed & 100 infants; average attendance, 103 boys, 98 girls & 82 infants.
National (Trinity), East end (mixed & infants), erected in 1847, & enlarged in 1898; average attendance, 100 boys, 90 girls & 120 infants.
Christ Church National School, Stanhope road (mixed & infants), built in 1875, for 200 children; average attendance, 84 boys & girls & 50 infants.
St. John’s National, Britannia road (mixed), erected, in 1863, at a cost of about £2,000, for 160 children; average attendance, 100.
Most Common Surnames in Finchley
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Ossulstone Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith | 165 | 1:68 | 0.40% | 1 |
| 2 | Brown | 81 | 1:138 | 0.42% | 2 |
| 3 | Jackson | 70 | 1:160 | 1.17% | 40 |
| 3 | Cooper | 70 | 1:160 | 0.87% | 19 |
| 5 | Taylor | 69 | 1:162 | 0.46% | 4 |
| 6 | Clark | 67 | 1:167 | 0.58% | 7 |
| 7 | Cook | 66 | 1:170 | 0.91% | 26 |
| 8 | Russell | 53 | 1:211 | 1.45% | 90 |
| 9 | Green | 52 | 1:215 | 0.54% | 12 |
| 10 | Jones | 51 | 1:220 | 0.27% | 3 |
| 11 | Wright | 50 | 1:224 | 0.50% | 10 |
| 11 | Edwards | 50 | 1:224 | 0.61% | 17 |
| 13 | Harris | 49 | 1:229 | 0.49% | 9 |
| 14 | White | 45 | 1:249 | 0.37% | 6 |
| 14 | Hunt | 45 | 1:249 | 0.81% | 44 |
| 16 | Lawford | 43 | 1:260 | 25.44% | 2,301 |
| 17 | Hall | 42 | 1:267 | 0.53% | 21 |
| 17 | Baker | 42 | 1:267 | 0.47% | 15 |
| 17 | Young | 42 | 1:267 | 0.73% | 42 |
| 20 | Saunders | 39 | 1:287 | 0.89% | 62 |
| 21 | Lawrence | 38 | 1:295 | 1.16% | 97 |
| 22 | Ward | 37 | 1:303 | 0.57% | 33 |
| 22 | King | 37 | 1:303 | 0.39% | 13 |
| 24 | Anderson | 36 | 1:311 | 0.94% | 84 |
| 25 | Cox | 35 | 1:320 | 0.55% | 35 |
| 25 | Knight | 35 | 1:320 | 0.75% | 55 |
| 25 | Page | 35 | 1:320 | 0.85% | 72 |
| 28 | Walker | 34 | 1:329 | 0.46% | 23 |
| 28 | Collins | 34 | 1:329 | 0.53% | 34 |
| 28 | Barker | 34 | 1:329 | 0.99% | 94 |
| 31 | Martin | 33 | 1:339 | 0.40% | 18 |
| 31 | Watson | 33 | 1:339 | 0.66% | 53 |
| 33 | Gregory | 32 | 1:350 | 1.47% | 162 |
| 34 | Williams | 31 | 1:361 | 0.24% | 5 |
| 35 | Evans | 30 | 1:373 | 0.40% | 24 |
| 35 | Davis | 30 | 1:373 | 0.28% | 8 |
| 35 | Moore | 30 | 1:373 | 0.44% | 29 |
| 35 | Webb | 30 | 1:373 | 0.44% | 30 |
| 35 | Newman | 30 | 1:373 | 0.70% | 67 |
| 35 | Waters | 30 | 1:373 | 2.65% | 356 |
| 41 | Robinson | 29 | 1:386 | 0.41% | 27 |
| 42 | Hill | 28 | 1:400 | 0.37% | 22 |
| 42 | Stevens | 28 | 1:400 | 0.51% | 45 |
| 42 | Dodd | 28 | 1:400 | 2.73% | 394 |
| 45 | Adams | 27 | 1:415 | 0.51% | 48 |
| 45 | Ellis | 27 | 1:415 | 0.66% | 74 |
| 45 | Fletcher | 27 | 1:415 | 1.20% | 150 |
| 45 | Howard | 27 | 1:415 | 0.66% | 76 |
| 45 | Cole | 27 | 1:415 | 0.58% | 58 |
| 45 | Childs | 27 | 1:415 | 2.78% | 422 |
| 51 | Roberts | 26 | 1:431 | 0.39% | 31 |
| 51 | Lilley | 26 | 1:431 | 7.37% | 1,166 |
| 53 | Carter | 25 | 1:448 | 0.39% | 36 |
| 53 | Gill | 25 | 1:448 | 1.70% | 268 |
| 53 | Field | 25 | 1:448 | 0.88% | 112 |
| 56 | Clarke | 24 | 1:467 | 0.39% | 38 |
| 56 | Pearce | 24 | 1:467 | 0.60% | 79 |
| 56 | Nicholson | 24 | 1:467 | 2.13% | 359 |
| 59 | Rogers | 23 | 1:487 | 0.49% | 57 |
| 59 | Day | 23 | 1:487 | 0.49% | 56 |
| 59 | Potter | 23 | 1:487 | 1.08% | 168 |
| 59 | Foskett | 23 | 1:487 | 10.95% | 1,856 |
| 63 | Wilson | 22 | 1:509 | 0.23% | 14 |
| 63 | Jenkins | 22 | 1:509 | 0.90% | 132 |
| 63 | Barrett | 22 | 1:509 | 0.66% | 96 |
| 63 | Joyce | 22 | 1:509 | 2.00% | 369 |
| 63 | Plowman | 22 | 1:509 | 11.06% | 1,969 |
| 68 | Morris | 21 | 1:533 | 0.35% | 41 |
| 68 | Mitchell | 21 | 1:533 | 0.47% | 61 |
| 68 | Norris | 21 | 1:533 | 1.10% | 190 |
| 68 | Boulton | 21 | 1:533 | 4.76% | 944 |
| 68 | Ashby | 21 | 1:533 | 2.84% | 550 |
| 68 | Ansell | 21 | 1:533 | 2.40% | 473 |
| 74 | Davies | 20 | 1:560 | 0.45% | 63 |
| 74 | Gray | 20 | 1:560 | 0.54% | 87 |
| 74 | Rose | 20 | 1:560 | 0.76% | 122 |
| 74 | Norman | 20 | 1:560 | 1.05% | 192 |
| 74 | Ridley | 20 | 1:560 | 3.17% | 631 |
| 74 | Wakefield | 20 | 1:560 | 3.77% | 764 |
| 74 | Woolner | 20 | 1:560 | 24.39% | 4,385 |
| 74 | Copps | 20 | 1:560 | 80.00% | 11,242 |
| 82 | Johnson | 19 | 1:589 | 0.19% | 11 |
| 82 | West | 19 | 1:589 | 0.44% | 68 |
| 82 | Wells | 19 | 1:589 | 0.47% | 80 |
| 82 | May | 19 | 1:589 | 0.67% | 113 |
| 82 | Walters | 19 | 1:589 | 1.80% | 384 |
| 82 | Collier | 19 | 1:589 | 1.60% | 338 |
| 82 | Allison | 19 | 1:589 | 4.04% | 881 |
| 82 | Batchelor | 19 | 1:589 | 2.29% | 496 |
| 82 | Cramphorn | 19 | 1:589 | 63.33% | 9,760 |
| 91 | Reid | 18 | 1:622 | 1.24% | 271 |
| 91 | Hayes | 18 | 1:622 | 0.72% | 129 |
| 91 | Hardy | 18 | 1:622 | 1.11% | 247 |
| 91 | Pryor | 18 | 1:622 | 5.98% | 1,359 |
| 95 | James | 17 | 1:659 | 0.32% | 47 |
| 95 | Parker | 17 | 1:659 | 0.30% | 43 |
| 95 | Shaw | 17 | 1:659 | 0.74% | 146 |
| 95 | Powell | 17 | 1:659 | 0.50% | 95 |
| 95 | Fox | 17 | 1:659 | 0.64% | 121 |
| 95 | Reynolds | 17 | 1:659 | 0.54% | 102 |
| 95 | Bates | 17 | 1:659 | 0.83% | 175 |
| 95 | Godfrey | 17 | 1:659 | 1.05% | 244 |
| 95 | Bower | 17 | 1:659 | 4.45% | 1,099 |
| 95 | Ginn | 17 | 1:659 | 10.90% | 2,458 |
| 95 | Kimpton | 17 | 1:659 | 6.72% | 1,611 |
| 95 | Froome | 17 | 1:659 | 25.37% | 5,178 |
| 95 | Wimbush | 17 | 1:659 | 58.62% | 10,025 |
| 108 | Wood | 16 | 1:700 | 0.20% | 20 |
| 108 | Allen | 16 | 1:700 | 0.22% | 25 |
| 108 | Phillips | 16 | 1:700 | 0.26% | 37 |
| 108 | Price | 16 | 1:700 | 0.40% | 81 |
| 108 | Bishop | 16 | 1:700 | 0.52% | 107 |
| 108 | Wallace | 16 | 1:700 | 1.18% | 295 |
| 108 | Kirby | 16 | 1:700 | 1.17% | 292 |
| 108 | Fry | 16 | 1:700 | 1.35% | 338 |
| 108 | Randall | 16 | 1:700 | 0.94% | 227 |
| 108 | Adamson | 16 | 1:700 | 5.71% | 1,452 |
| 108 | Oakley | 16 | 1:700 | 2.24% | 563 |
| 108 | Holding | 16 | 1:700 | 5.65% | 1,437 |
| 108 | Eaves | 16 | 1:700 | 20.25% | 4,512 |
| 108 | Whitebread | 16 | 1:700 | 37.21% | 7,326 |
| 108 | Coldham | 16 | 1:700 | 47.06% | 8,862 |
| 123 | Thompson | 15 | 1:747 | 0.23% | 32 |
| 123 | Lee | 15 | 1:747 | 0.28% | 50 |
| 123 | Chapman | 15 | 1:747 | 0.28% | 49 |
| 123 | Brooks | 15 | 1:747 | 0.38% | 82 |
| 123 | Freeman | 15 | 1:747 | 0.52% | 110 |
| 123 | Stephens | 15 | 1:747 | 0.97% | 261 |
| 123 | Schofield | 15 | 1:747 | 3.68% | 1,029 |
| 123 | Skinner | 15 | 1:747 | 0.75% | 183 |
| 123 | Welch | 15 | 1:747 | 0.98% | 262 |
| 123 | Beaumont | 15 | 1:747 | 2.49% | 659 |
| 123 | Cotton | 15 | 1:747 | 1.84% | 503 |
| 123 | Symons | 15 | 1:747 | 3.04% | 831 |
| 123 | Pemberton | 15 | 1:747 | 4.93% | 1,338 |
| 123 | Kilby | 15 | 1:747 | 4.57% | 1,252 |
| 123 | Kingham | 15 | 1:747 | 6.07% | 1,643 |
| 138 | Turner | 14 | 1:800 | 0.16% | 16 |
| 138 | Bailey | 14 | 1:800 | 0.32% | 64 |
| 138 | Mills | 14 | 1:800 | 0.34% | 73 |
| 138 | Long | 14 | 1:800 | 0.50% | 115 |
| 138 | Gilbert | 14 | 1:800 | 0.73% | 189 |
| 138 | Lamb | 14 | 1:800 | 1.13% | 320 |
| 138 | Coleman | 14 | 1:800 | 0.57% | 131 |
| 138 | Nash | 14 | 1:800 | 0.51% | 116 |
| 138 | Bray | 14 | 1:800 | 1.23% | 354 |
| 138 | Finch | 14 | 1:800 | 0.84% | 234 |
| 138 | Chandler | 14 | 1:800 | 0.85% | 239 |
| 138 | Sharpe | 14 | 1:800 | 1.58% | 464 |
| 138 | Garrett | 14 | 1:800 | 1.21% | 346 |
| 138 | Aldridge | 14 | 1:800 | 1.21% | 350 |
| 138 | Graves | 14 | 1:800 | 2.17% | 616 |
| 138 | Sharman | 14 | 1:800 | 3.58% | 1,074 |
| 138 | Balls | 14 | 1:800 | 2.46% | 707 |
| 138 | Tuck | 14 | 1:800 | 2.56% | 737 |
| 138 | Shipway | 14 | 1:800 | 14.29% | 3,723 |
| 138 | Dollin | 14 | 1:800 | 53.85% | 10,932 |
| 158 | Scott | 13 | 1:862 | 0.24% | 46 |
| 158 | Morgan | 13 | 1:862 | 0.29% | 60 |
| 158 | Foster | 13 | 1:862 | 0.41% | 99 |
| 158 | Harvey | 13 | 1:862 | 0.31% | 69 |
| 158 | Porter | 13 | 1:862 | 0.50% | 123 |
| 158 | Duncan | 13 | 1:862 | 1.53% | 486 |
| 158 | Griffin | 13 | 1:862 | 0.74% | 220 |
| 158 | Kent | 13 | 1:862 | 0.80% | 242 |
| 158 | Warner | 13 | 1:862 | 0.76% | 225 |
| 158 | Wallis | 13 | 1:862 | 0.89% | 270 |
| 158 | Dennis | 13 | 1:862 | 1.14% | 353 |
| 158 | Barnard | 13 | 1:862 | 1.05% | 322 |
| 158 | Hodson | 13 | 1:862 | 3.07% | 990 |
| 158 | Brett | 13 | 1:862 | 1.20% | 379 |
| 158 | Ash | 13 | 1:862 | 1.96% | 604 |
| 158 | Grainger | 13 | 1:862 | 3.53% | 1,131 |
| 158 | Jefferson | 13 | 1:862 | 6.99% | 2,097 |
| 158 | Pettit | 13 | 1:862 | 3.21% | 1,041 |
| 158 | Janes | 13 | 1:862 | 5.02% | 1,575 |
| 158 | Tinsley | 13 | 1:862 | 9.77% | 2,839 |
| 158 | Halsey | 13 | 1:862 | 2.92% | 936 |
| 158 | Dilley | 13 | 1:862 | 8.28% | 2,440 |
| 158 | Catlin | 13 | 1:862 | 5.83% | 1,784 |
| 158 | Ginger | 13 | 1:862 | 9.03% | 2,633 |
| 182 | Bell | 12 | 1:933 | 0.34% | 92 |
| 182 | Marshall | 12 | 1:933 | 0.33% | 91 |
| 182 | Wilkinson | 12 | 1:933 | 0.48% | 130 |
| 182 | Gibson | 12 | 1:933 | 0.54% | 157 |
| 182 | Payne | 12 | 1:933 | 0.30% | 77 |
| 182 | Hamilton | 12 | 1:933 | 0.84% | 279 |
| 182 | Reed | 12 | 1:933 | 0.47% | 126 |
| 182 | Watkins | 12 | 1:933 | 0.63% | 188 |
| 182 | Wheeler | 12 | 1:933 | 0.41% | 109 |
| 182 | Little | 12 | 1:933 | 0.88% | 293 |
| 182 | Herbert | 12 | 1:933 | 0.64% | 197 |
| 182 | Hutton | 12 | 1:933 | 1.48% | 509 |
| 182 | Simons | 12 | 1:933 | 2.40% | 821 |
| 182 | Lines | 12 | 1:933 | 2.51% | 864 |
| 182 | Hazell | 12 | 1:933 | 2.76% | 960 |
| 182 | Gilby | 12 | 1:933 | 6.90% | 2,225 |
| 182 | Sorrell | 12 | 1:933 | 4.40% | 1,492 |
| 182 | Kempton | 12 | 1:933 | 4.23% | 1,431 |
| 182 | Galpin | 12 | 1:933 | 14.46% | 4,329 |
| 182 | Tofield | 12 | 1:933 | 25.53% | 6,857 |