Hendon Genealogical Records

Hendon 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.

Mill Hill St Paul, Hendon Baptism Records (1836-1871)

Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around Mill Hill St Paul, Hendon 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 Mary, Hendon Baptism Records (1813-1906)

Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around St Mary, Hendon 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 John the Baptist at Pinner, Hendon Baptisms (1654-1812)

Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around St John the Baptist At Pinner, Hendon 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 Mary, Hendon Baptism Records (1653-1812)

Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around St Mary, Hendon 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.

Hendon 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.

Temple Fortune St Barnabas, Hendon Marriage Records (1921)

Marriage records from people who married at Temple Fortune St Barnabas, Hendon between 1921 and 1921. Lists an individual's abode, marital status and more.

Golders Green St Alban the Martyr, Hendon Marriages (1921)

Marriage registers are the primary source for marital documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They typically the record marital status and residence of the bride and groom.

Golders Green St Michael, Hendon Marriage Records (1914-1921)

Marriage records from people who married at Golders Green St Michael, Hendon between 1914 and 1921. Lists an individual's abode, marital status and more.

Mill Hill St Paul, Hendon Marriage Records (1843-1849)

Marriage registers are the primary source for marital documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They typically the record marital status and residence of the bride and groom.

Hendon 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.

Hendon Burial Records (1893-1928)

Name index linked to original images of the burial registers of Hendon. 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.

Mill Hill St Paul, Hendon Burial Records (1842-1871)

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.

St Mary, Hendon Burial Records (1813-1952)

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. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more.

St John the Baptist At Pinner, Hendon Burial Records (1654-1812)

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.

Hendon 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 Hendon

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.

Hertford Mercury and Reformer (1834-1868)

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.

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.

Hendon 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.

Hendon 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.

Hendon 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.

Hendon 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.

Hendon 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.

Hendon Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of Middlesex (1937)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Middlesex (1933)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Middlesex (1926)

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.

Kelly's Directory of Middlesex (1914)

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 of Middlesex (1899)

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.

Hendon 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.

Hendon 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.

Hendon Histories & Books

Old and New London (1878)

Detailed descriptions of Metropolitan London.

The Environs of London (1189-1796)

Detailed histories of parishes in the London area.

Survey of London (1066-Present)

Extremely detailed histories of parishes in and surrounding The City of London.

Survey of London Monograph (1066-Present)

Extremely detailed histories of parishes in and surrounding The City of London.

Victoria County History: Middlesex (1086-1900)

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

Hendon 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.

Hendon 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 Hendon

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.

Hendon 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.

Hendon Church Records

Hendon Parish Registers (1558-1812)

The parish registers of Hendon are a collection of books essentially documenting births, marriages and deaths. Their records can assist tracing a family as far back as 1558.

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 Hendon

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.

Hendon 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.

Hendon 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

The beautiful village of Hendon derives its name from its elevated situation. It was anciently written Heandune, from Highendune, signifying a hill covered with wood. The village is scattered over a considerable tract of ground, and consists of several detached groups of houses, known by the names of Church End, Brent Street, Lawrence Street, Page Street, Dole Street, Burrows, Dallis, the Hyde, "Mill Mill, Highwood Hill, Chile’s Hill, Hocomb Hill, Goldhurst or Golden Given, and Golden Hill. The parish of Hendon is in the hundred of Goare and is seven miles in length from north to south, and from two to four in breadth.

At the time of the Doomsday survey, the manor of Hendon was part of the demesnes of the church of St. Peter, Westminster, having been given to that monastery by Archbishop Dunstan. After the Dissolution it was granted to Sir William Hubert, by King Edward.

There was formerly a very remarkable cedar tree in the garden of Hendon House; it was blown down by the high wind on the 1st of January, 1779. Sir John Cullum gives its dimensions thus: the height 70 feet; diameter of the horizontal extent of its branches 100 feet; circumference of the trunk, at seven feet from the ground, 16 feet; at 12 feet from the ground, 20 feet; the limbs from six to twelve feet in girth. He adds that the gardener, two years before it was blown down, made 50l. of the cones.

The Church is a handsome structure, consisting of a double chancel, a nave, two aisles, with octagonal pillars and pointed arches. At the west end is a square embattled tower.

There are a considerable number of monuments in this church; among the more remarkable are the following:

In the north chancel is the monument of Sir William Rawlinson, Knt, one of the commissioners of the great seal, who died 11th May, 1703; his effigies, in white marble, is represented with a flowing peruke, and the chancellor’s robe; underneath is a long Latin inscription.

In the same chancel is the monument of Edward Fowler, bishop of Gloucester, with the following inscription:

" To the pious memory of the Right Rev. Edward Fowler, D. D. late Lord Bishop of Gloucester, to which station he was advanced by King William, in the year 1691, for his known steadiness to the true interests of the church of England, and of his country, in limes of danger. He approved himself worthy of that dignity by a faithful and diligent discharge of his pastoral office, till disabled by age and bodily infirmities, he rested from his labours, and was in the 82nd year of his age admitted to partake of his reward. He departed this life August 26, 1714, and was interred in the grave of his first wife within this church, leaving behind him, in excellent treatises, published by himself, lasting monuments of learning, judgment, piety, and Christian temper of mind. He was twice married: first to Ann, daughter of Arthur Barnardiston, of the Inner Temple, Esq. one of the masters of Chancery; she departed this life December 19, 1696. He had by her three sons, Nathaniel, Edward, and Richard; and five daughters, Anne, Anne, Susanna, Elizabeth, and Mary, of which Edward and Richard, Susan and Mary, survived him. His second wife, who likewise survived him, was Elizabeth, widow of the Rev. Dr. Hezekiah Burton, and daughter of Ralph Trevor of London, Merchant."

Upon the tomb of Dr. James Parsons, in the church-yard, is the following inscription:

"Here (taken from his sorrowing family and friends, by the common lot of frail mortality) rests James Parsons, D. M. F. R. S. and S. of A. M. C. P. a man in whom the most dignifying virtues were united with talents the most numerous and rare; firm and erect in conscious conviction, no consideration could move him to desert truth, or acquiesce to her opponents. Physic, anatomy, natural history, antiquities, languages, and the fine arts, are largely indebted to his skill and industry, in each, for many important truths discovered in their support, or errors detected with which they were obscured; yet, though happy beyond the general race of mankind in mental endowments, the sincere Christian, the affectionate husband, the generous and humane friend, were in him superior to the sage the scholar, and the philosopher. Obiit April 4th, 1770, in the 66th year of his age"

In 1681 Robert Daniel left, by his will, 2000l. to be laid out in purchase of lands tor the erection and endowment of an Almshouse, within 12 miles of London, for the support of six poor men and four poor women. The pensioners were to be 50 years of age, at the least, to be allowed 3s. a week each, and a loaf at Christmas, and to be clothed. A freehold estate in Oxfordshire was purchased with the money, and by a decree in Chancery, anno 1727, the house was ordered to he built at Hendon.

There is a good Charity School in this parish, in which about 80 children are educated and clothed.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

HENDON (Hean-dune, high hill), is a parish and head of a union, on the river Brent, over which is a bridge of one arch, and with a station 1 mile south from the village on the Midland railway, 3 miles north-north-west from Hampstead, 6 south-west from Barnet, and about 7 from London, in the North Western Metropolitan postal district and under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan police, in the Harrow division of the county, Gore hundred and petty sessional division, Barnet county court district, and in the rural deanery of Harrow, archdeaconry of Middlesex and diocese of London. The parish has been governed by a Local Board from 1879, but under the provisions of the “Local Government Act, 1894” (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73), it is now controlled by an Urban District Council of 15 members, and is divided into throe wards; it is lighted with gas partly from works at Mill Hill, of the North Middlesex Gas Co. Limited, and partly by the Gas Light and Coke Co.; water is supplied by the North Middlesex Water Company, but in the highest parts, of the parish by the Colne Valley Water Co. The church of St. Mary is an ancient edifice of stone partly in the Perpendicular style, and consisting of chancel, with chapels, clerestoried nave of three bays, aisles, north transepts, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 6 bells and a clock: the font is a large and remarkable work of the Early Norman period, and has a square basin, ornamented on each side with interlaced arcading: in the north chapel is a very fine monument by John Michael Rysbrach, with semi-recumbent effigy, robed, to Sir William Rawlinson, kt. serjeant-at-law, and a Commissioner of the Great Seal, ob. 11 May, 1703; there is another monument by Flaxman to Sir Charles Colmore, kt. ob. 1795: in the south-east gallery is a memorial, recently restored, to Sir William Herbert K.B. first Baron Powis of Powis, d. 7 March, 1655, and many others of this family are here buried: the other monuments include those to Edward Fowler, Bishop of Gloucester, 1691, d. 26 Aug. 1714; Sir Francis Whichcote bart. d. 27 Oct. 1775, and others of this name; and Sir Coutts Trotter bart. d. 1838: the chancel with its chapels were rebuilt in 1827; and in 1894 a new organ was erected, the gift of James C. Marshall esq. of Downage: the church at present affords 600 sittings: in the churchyard are buried Sir Joseph Avloffe bart. the antiquary, d. 19 April, 1781; Nath. Hone R.A. d. 14 Aug. 1784; James Parsons M.D., F.R.S. d. 4 April, 1770; Charles Johnson, dramatist, d. 11 Mar. 1748; and Edward Longmore, a giant, 7 feet 6 inches in height, d. 1777: here also are vaults belonging to the Lindsay family: an avenue of limes leads to the south doorway. The register of baptisms and burials dates from 1653; marriages, 1654. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £800, with glebe and residence, in the gift of Lady Howard de Walden, and held since 1892 by the Rev. Newton William John Mant M.A. of St. John’s College, Cambridge and F.S.A. Lond. The population of the ecclesiastical parish in 1891 was 8,253. Christ Church, a chapel of ease to St. Mary’s, stands at the corner of Brent street and Heriot road, was erected in 1881, and is a building of stone in the Decorated or Middle Pointed style from designs by Mr. Salter, architect, and consists of chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, north and south porches and a tower containing one bell: the church was completed in 1889 at a cost of about £6,000; and has 550 sittings. The church house, near the parish church, was erected in 1896, at a cost including site, of £1,800, towards which Lady Howard de Walden contributed £800; it is used for various parochial purposes, and also by the Young Men’s Friendly Society, and further serves as a reading room. The Catholic church, erected in 1865 and dedicated to our Lady of Dolours, is a building of stone, redecorated in 1898, and affording 200 sittings; the Baptist chapel, erected in 1886, will seat 600 persons; the Congregational chapel in Brent street, erected in 1855, affords 600 sittings, and the Wesleyan chapel in Burroughs lane, erected in 1890, seats 300. There is also a private lunatic asylum. Here are ten almshouses erected by the consent of the lord of the manor, A.D. 1729, in accordance with the will of Robert Daniel, merchant, of London, dated 1681, who bequeathed £2,000 for the purpose; they are endowed with 122 acres of freehold land at North Aston and 10 acres at Stoke Lyne, both in Oxfordshire, and were settled in this parish by a decree, enrolled in Chancery in the year 1727; the almshouses were repaired in 1853, and now accommodate nine poor persons, each of whom receives 7s. per week: the income of the charity, amounting to £90 yearly, is controlled by three trustees. St. Saviour’s Home, for the feeble minded, was erected in 1894 at a cost of £20,000, by the Rev. William Herbert Seddon M.A. now (1898) vicar of Painswick, Glos.: there are now here 20 boys and 16 young women. The Volunteer Fire Brigade, formed in 1866, is now under the control of the Urban District Council. The abbots of Westminster, in the early part of the 16th century, occasionally resided at the old manor house, which stood near Church End, and here, it is said, Wolsey rested when on his way to York, after his disgrace. The Old Welsh Harp tavern, a great resort for pleasure seekers, adjoins the Brent reservoir, a sheet of water covering about 350 acres, which affords excellent boating and fishing and is close to the Welsh Harp station on the Midland railway. The Middlesex Gun Club has grounds adjoining the railway station, covering 7 acres, with pavilions, and has 120 members.

The trustees of the late Arthur Hyde Dendy esq. are lords of the manor, and James C. Marshall esq. Irwin Edward Bainbridge Cox esq. D.L., J.P. of Moat Mount, Mill Hill, Henry Manners Bishop esq. Mrs. Hodgson, All Souls College, Oxford, Sir Algernon William Neeld bart. of Grittleton, Wilts, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, are the principal landowners. The soil is clay; subsoil, gravel and sand. The area of the parish is 8,243 acres of land, principally grass land, and 139 of water; rateable value, £131,191; the population in 1881 was 10,484, and in 1891 was 15,845, including 124 in St. Margaret’s Industrial school, 262 in the Workhouse and 75 in the Workhouse schools.

Hendon Union

Board day, alternate Thursdays at Union house, Edgware, at 11.30 a.m.

The Union comprises the following parishes:-Edgware, Great Stanmore, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Harrow Weald, Hendon, Kingsbury, Little Stanmore, Pinner, Wealdstone & Wembley. The population of the union in 1891 was 35,394; area 35,398 acres; rateable value (1898), £344,155.

Workhouse, Red hill, a structure of brick, erected in 1835 & enlarged in 1883, to hold 283 inmates; temporary building for 50 inmates were erected 1898; there are now (1898) 350 inmates.

Places of Worship, with times of services

St. Mary’s Parish Church, Rev. Newton W. J. Mant M.A., F.S.A, vicar; Rev. F. W. Pakenham Gilbert M.A. & Rev. Lawrence Iggulden B.A. curates; 8 & 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Tues. & Thur. 8.30 a.m.; Thur. 8.15 p.m.

All Saints’, Childs Hill, Rev. Wm. Dixon Halse Petter M.A. vicar; Rev. William D. H. Wathen, curate; 11a.m. & 7 p.m.; Thur. 8 p.m.

St. Paul’s, Mill Hill, Rev. Elford Copland Lethbridge M.A.; 8 & 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.

Christ Church Chapel of Ease, Brent street, served by the clergy of the parish church; 8 & 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 8 p.m.

Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Church, Rev. George Carter M.R. priest; Rev. J. O. Dwyer, assistant priest; Sunday, holy communion, 8.15 & mass 9 & 11 a.m.; devotions, sermon & benediction, 6.30 p.m.; holidays, of obligation, mass, 7.30 a.m.; daily mass in church, 8 a.m.; Thur. devotions & benedictions, 7.30 a.m.

Catholic, Child’s Hill, The Village, Rev. Francis D. Byrne, priest; 8.30 a.m.; 8.45 (mass), 11 & 7 p.m.; holy days, 8.30 a.m.

Baptist, Child’s Hill, Rev. J, Sylvester Poulton; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 8 p.m.

Baptist, Hendon, Rev.; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Baptist, Mill Hill; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Congregational, Mill Hill (school chapel); 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.

Congregational, Brent street, Rev. Alexander Le Marchant; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.45 p.m.

Wesleyan, Burroughs; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 8 p.m.

Wesleyan, Mill Hill; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Wesleyan, Child’s Hill (Kilburn & Hampstead Circuit), Rev. William Jackson, Rev. W. B. Beardmore & Rev. A. J. Summerhill; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.

Schools

Mill Hill School was founded in the year 1807 for the education of the sons of Protestant Evangelical Dissenters; the buildings are of brick, in the Italian style & were erected in 1825 at a cost of £25,000, from: designs by Sir W. Tite F.R.S.: the principal front has a fine pedimented hexastyle portico, & at the north end is a chapel: the school was reconstituted in 1869, under the authority of the Court of Chancery, on the model of the great public schools, & is under the control of eighteen governors, mostly old pupils: entrance scholarships, tenable so long as the boy remains at the school, vary in value from £30 to £90 yearly: the Wills leaving scholarship, tenable at Oxford or Cambridge, is of the annual value of £70 for three years: the Bousfield leaving scholarship, of the annual value of £50, is tenable for three years at University College, or New College, London: the governors and old Millhillians have also established other leaving scholarships, worth £30 yearly, tenable for three years at any college. Sir William Roberts M.D., Sir Thorne Thorne K.C.B. the late Mr. Justice T. N. Talfourd, the Rt. Rev. W. Jacobson D.D. late bishop of Chester, Prof. Challis, the astronomer, & Henry Shaw, the father & benefactor of St. Louis, U.S.A. were educated here: the Old Millhillians’ Club has 400 members. Secretary, R. W. B. Buckland, 23 Bush lane E.C.; headmaster, John David McClure M.A., LL.D, of Trinity College, Cambridge; assistant masters, E. W. Hallifax M.A. (boarding house master); E. L. Milner-Barry M.A. (house master); J. Goodville M.A., B.Sc.; C. S. Edgar M.A.; W. H. Andrews M.A.; D. Watson M.A.; G. W. J. Macfarlane B.A.; H. J. Tucker; F. A. Wright M.A.; shorthand & book-keeping, T. G. Reed; piano, organ, choral singing &c.; L. A. R. W. B. Buckland esq. Toynbee Hall E.

A School Board of 9 members for Hendon, was formed in 1898, & the first meeting took place on April 24, 1898; Henry Humphris, Finchley lane, clerk to the board. The British schools at Hendon & Child’s Hill are at present (1898) under transfer; new board schools will be reerected.

St. Joseph’s College for Foreign Missions (Catholic), Mill Hill, Very Rev. F. Henry, rector.

National, Childs Hill, erected in 1871, for 600 children; average attendance, 183 boys, 150 girls & 180 infants.

National, Church End, erected in 1857 & since enlarged for 480 children; average attendance, 164 boys, 136 girls & 180 infants.

National (mixed), Mill Hill, for 200 children;, average attendance, 138.

British (mixed & infants), Brent street, erected about 1855 & enlarged in 1878 & 1884 for 600 children; average attendance, 310.

British, Childs Hill (mixed & infants), erected in 1870, for 325 children; average attendance, mixed 220, infants, 90.

Catholic, Burroughs, erected in 1889, for 112 children; average attendance, 103.

Good Shepherd (Catholic), Child’s Hill, mixed for 160 children; average attendance, 40.

St. Margaret’s (Catholic), Certified Industrial, Mill Hill.

Kelly's Directory of Middlesex (1899)

Most Common Surnames in Hendon

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Gore Hundred
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2Jones981:1080.53%3
3Smith901:1170.22%1
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8Martin521:2030.63%18
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12Windsor461:22911.50%1,051
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16Walker421:2510.56%23
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25Barnes351:3020.86%75
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28Carter341:3100.54%36
30Ward321:3300.49%33
30Sibley321:3305.49%689
32Wells311:3400.77%80
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34Scott301:3520.55%46
34Ambrose301:3526.74%936
36Roberts291:3640.43%31
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38Edwards261:4060.31%17
38Chapman261:4060.49%49
38Burton261:4061.01%125
41Evans251:4220.34%24
41Johnson251:4220.25%11
43Woods241:4401.35%218
43Field241:4400.85%112
45Wilson231:4590.25%14
45James231:4590.43%47
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45Little231:4591.68%293
45Bartlett231:4591.19%186
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51Howard221:4800.54%76
51Elliott221:4800.86%127
53Lawrence211:5030.64%97
53Kemp211:5031.11%194
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53Packer211:5033.95%761
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58Clark201:5280.17%7
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98Tasker151:7046.12%1,654
98O'Dell151:7043.07%843
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112Friday141:75422.58%5,501
112Hudgell141:75420.00%4,977
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136Pratt131:8120.61%167
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136Norris131:8120.68%190
136Franklin131:8120.59%157
136Stacey131:8121.30%407
136Clough131:81211.82%3,359
136Prince131:8121.70%535
136Buckle131:8124.64%1,452
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136Cripps131:8122.35%729
136Simpkins131:8125.44%1,691
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136Deskans131:812100.00%18,075
159Bennett121:8800.23%52
159Fisher121:8800.31%83
159Hudson121:8800.67%215
159Payne121:8800.30%77
159Reed121:8800.47%126
159Skinner121:8800.60%183
159Fuller121:8800.55%160
159Herbert121:8800.64%197
159Unwin121:8803.79%1,294
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159Tompkins121:8803.25%1,126
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159Horwood121:8804.10%1,397
159Govier121:88017.39%5,048
159Ludgate121:88016.44%4,803
159Steggall121:88013.79%4,143
175Mitchell111:9600.25%61
175Richards111:9600.30%89
175Reid111:9600.75%271
175Saunders111:9600.25%62
175Welch111:9600.72%262
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175Proctor111:9602.70%1,033
175Rudd111:9602.22%828
175Walter111:9601.27%477
175Hinton111:9602.05%753
175Hearn111:9601.21%450
175Hawes111:9601.34%500
175Ashdown111:9604.40%1,631
175Povey111:9606.29%2,212
175Leader111:9604.01%1,488
175Easter111:9606.63%2,333
175Mitchinson111:96030.56%8,476
175Butlin111:96011.22%3,723
175Bushnell111:9607.28%2,531
175Ellacott111:96020.00%6,047
175Fishenden111:96029.73%8,286
175Hurling111:96032.35%8,862
175Rutson111:96035.48%9,526
200Palmer101:1,0560.20%54
200Hunter101:1,0560.80%318
200Spencer101:1,0560.43%145
200Porter101:1,0560.38%123
200Perry101:1,0560.32%103
200Whitehead101:1,0560.91%366
200George101:1,0560.47%170
200Tucker101:1,0560.47%171
200Mann101:1,0560.60%232
200Blake101:1,0560.45%155
200Sanders101:1,0560.59%229
200Hobbs101:1,0560.55%205
200Fry101:1,0560.84%338
200Manning101:1,0560.60%230
200Sims101:1,0560.83%332
200Goodman101:1,0560.75%298
200Paul101:1,0561.07%439
200Horn101:1,0562.26%942
200Garrett101:1,0560.86%346
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200Osborn101:1,0560.74%294
200Gardener101:1,0561.45%578
200Dunlop101:1,0567.35%2,772
200Eldridge101:1,0561.50%602
200Cherry101:1,0562.28%946
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200Earle101:1,0563.40%1,392
200Berryman101:1,0564.61%1,815
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200Cannan101:1,05658.82%14,864
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