Little Stanmore Genealogical Records

Little Stanmore 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.

Little Stanmore Baptism Records (1813-1906)

Baptism records from people born in and around Little Stanmore between 1813 and 1906. Lists the name of people's parent's and other details.

St Lawrence, Little Stanmore Baptism Records (1558-1812)

Records of baptism for people born in and around Little Stanmore between 1558 and 1812. 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.

Little Stanmore Baptism Records (1559-1840)

A searchable database containing transcriptions of the baptism registers of Little Stanmore. These records may help trace a family as far back as 1559.

Middlesex Baptism Index with Images (1538-1812)

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

Little Stanmore 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.

Little Stanmore Marriage Records (1754-1921)

Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in Little Stanmore. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on.

St Lawrence, Little Stanmore Marriage Records (1558-1754)

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.

Little Stanmore Marriage Registers (1630-1639)

Brief notes on marriages occurring in Little Stanmore from 1630 to 1639.

Crisp's London Marriage Licences (1713-1892)

A name index connected to either abstracts or original marriage licences from London and its environs. Marriage licences can contain details supplementary to those found in marriage registers.

Little Stanmore 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.

Little Stanmore Burial Records (1813-1963)

Records of burial for people buried at Little Stanmore between 1813 and 1963. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.

St Lawrence, Little Stanmore Burial Records (1558-1812)

Burial records for people buried at St Lawrence, Little Stanmore, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1558 to 1812. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.

Stanmore Burials (1740-1845)

Transcriptions of records from burial registers. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.

Little Stanmore Burial Records (1558-1840)

Transcriptions of registers recording burials. Records may include deceased's name, date of burial, date of death, place of residence, age and names of relations.

Little Stanmore 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 Little Stanmore

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.

Little Stanmore 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.

Little Stanmore 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.

Little Stanmore 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.

Little Stanmore 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.

Little Stanmore 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.

Little Stanmore 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.

Little Stanmore Cemeteries

Ray County, Missouri Cemetery Records (1800-1960)

Abstracts of details on over 5,000 gravestones in the county.

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.

Little Stanmore 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.

Little Stanmore 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.

Little Stanmore 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.

Little Stanmore 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 Little Stanmore

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.

Little Stanmore 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.

Little Stanmore Church Records

Little Stanmore Parish Registers (1558-1812)

The primary source of documentation for baptisms, marriages and burials before 1837, though extremely useful to the present. 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 Little Stanmore

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.

Little Stanmore 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.

Little Stanmore 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

Stanmore Parva, or Whitchurch, at Canons, was the magnificent mansion, erected in 1742, by Mr. Brydges, afterwards Duke of Chandos. Vertue describes it as "a noble square pile, all of stone, the four sides almost, alike, with statues in the front; within was a small square of brick, not handsome, the out-offices of brick and stone, very Convenient and well disposed. The hall richly adorned with marble statues, busts, &c. The ceiling of the staircase by Thorn-hill; the grand apartments finely adorned with paintings, sculpture, and furniture. The columns which supported the building were all of marble, as was the great staircase, each step of which was one entire block, twenty feet in length. The whole expence of the building and furniture is said to have amounted to 200, 000l. After the death of the duke his magnificent mansion was pulled down, and the materials sold by auction in the year 1747. The grand staircase is now in Lord Chesterfield’s house in May Fair. An equestrian statue of George J. which stood in the park, is now in the centre of Leicester Square.

The villa erected upon the site of Canons was sometime the residence of Dennis O’Kelly, Esq. the well-known possessor of the famous horse Eclipse, whose bones lie buried in the park.

The parish Church was rebuilt at the expence of the Duke of Chandos, about the year 1715. It consists of a chancel and nave, distinguished by the ascent of a step. The ceiling and walls were painted by Laguere; the Nativity and a Dead Christ, on each side the altar, by Belluchi. Behind is a recess for the organ, supported by columns of the Corinthian order; in the back ground, are paintings of Moses receiving the law, and Christ preaching.

On the north side of the church is a spacious light vault, built by the Duke of Chandos tor the interment of his family. Over the vault is a large chamber, paved with marble, at the west end of which is the monument of James Duke of Chandos, the founder. His effigies, as large as life, is represented in the Roman habit, between his two first wives, who are in mourning attitudes. It has the following inscription:

"In hopes of a joyful resurrection, here lyeth the body of the most noble James Brydges, Duke of Chandos, Marquis and Earl of Caernarvon, Viscount Wilton, Baron Chandos of Sudely, and Baronet, Member of his Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council, Lord Lieutenant and Costus Rotulorum of the county of Radnor, High Steward of Cantremeleruth, Chancellor of the University of St. Andrew’s in Scotland, Ranger of Enfield Chace, and one of the governors of Charter House, who was horn June 6th, 1673, and departed this life August 9th, 1744, whose modesty ordered all encomiums on his tomb to be avoided; yet justice to his memory and truth tell the reader that, if a youth spent in constant application to business, which tended more to the good of his country and friends than his own, a whole life passed in acts of the greatest humanity and charity, forgiving every one, and giving to the utmost of his power, ended in an old age dedicated to patience, resignation, and piety, deserve from mankind gratitude and love, they are most strictly his due. He married first Mary, daughter of Sir Thomas Lake, of Canons in Middlesex; by whom he left issue the most noble Henry Duke of Chandos. His second wife was Cassandra, daughter of Sir Francis Willoughby, of Wollaton, and sister of Thomas Lord Willoughby. His third wife was Lydia Catherine, daughter of John Vanhatum, Esq. and widow of Sir Thomas Davall, who was member of parliament, and died in the year 1714. "

In this chamber there are several other monuments of the Chandos family.

There is small Free School, in this parish, for the children of parishioners, and tenants of the manor, founded by Sir Launcelot Lake, in 1656, and endowed with certain lands, charged with the payment of 15l. per annum to the master; the residue to charitable uses.

Edgeware Church is situated near the centre of the town, by the road-side, and consists of a chancel and nave, which are of brick, and were rebuilt about the year 1764. At the west end is a low square tower, embattled, an old building of stone and flints. Among the monuments the most ancient is one to the memory of Randulph Nicol, dated 1658. Within the rails is a brass of an infant, three weeks old, viz. Anthonie, son of John Childe. 1599.

Francis Coventry, curate of this place, was author of a well-known romance, called "the Life of Pompey the Little," and wrote a poem, called "Penshurst," printed in Dodsley’s Collections.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

LITTLE STANMORE parish, in recent documents, is always alluded to as Little Stanmore alias Whitchurch and the church rectory and adjacent houses are popularly known as Whitchurch. The church of St. Lawrence, erected, with the exception of the tower, about 1715, is an edifice of brick in the Italian style and consists of chancel, with a mortuary chapel on the north side (built by James, Duke of Chandos and now belonging to Earl Temple as heir of the last Duke of Buckingham and Chandos), nave, south porch and a western tower, erected about 1550, containing one fine toned bell: the 15th century nave and chancel were pulled down by the Duke of Chandos in the reigns of Queen Anne and George I. and were rebuilt about 1715, in the same style as the Palace at Canons on the erection of which the Duke was then engaged: the decorators and artists employed on the work were the celebrated wood-carver, Grinling Gibbons, his father-in-law, the ironworker, the celebrated Antonio Verrio, and Bellucci and Laguerre: the ceiling of the church is divided into compartments, each containing an illustration of one of Our Lord’s chief miracles: the walls are covered with figures of the Evangelists, also of St. Peter and St. Paul and the three Christian graces, and on either side of the altar are representations of “the Nativity,” and “the Dead Christ,” by Bellucci: the chancel is separated from the nave by an iron gate of good workmanship: the organ, built by Father Schmidt in Queen Anne's reign, was rebuilt and enlarged in 1878; the case is adorned with two groups of cherub heads said to be by Gibbons’ own hand; behind are paintings of “Moses receiving the Law” and of “Our Lord delivering the Sermon on the Mount.” Handel was for three years (1718—21) chapel master at the Palace of Canons, and his “Acis and Galatea,” the “Chandos Anthems,” the oratorio of “Esther,” and two “Te Deums" were produced during this period: the mortuary chapel constructed over the family vault, is also beautifully decorated with wall paintings by Verrio and contains the remains of more than 60 members of the Brydges and Grenville families; the memorials include a fine monument to the Duke of Chandos, who died at Canons, 9th Aug. 1744, with his statue in Roman costume, between kneeling effigies of Mary (Lake), his first wife: and Cassandra (Willoughby), his first duchess and second wife: here also was buried his second duchess Lydia Catherine (Vanhattem), who died in 1750; the monument room was restored by the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos in 1865; no burial, however, has taken place in this chapel for many years: at the west end of the church is a gallery, the ceiling of which is adorned with a copy of Raphael’s “Ascension,” by Bellucci: there are some fine stained windows illustrative of the works of Handel: William Powell, the “Harmonious Blacksmith,” of Edgware, who died 27th February, 1780, was parish clerk during the time Handel was organist of this church; his gravestone in the churchyard is carved with representations of an anvil and hammer and the musical notes which form the running bass of “the melody called the Harmonious Blacksmith”: the church was carefully and thoroughly restored in 1865, and is now (1898) again being restored: it has 150 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a rectory, gross yearly value £290, with one acre of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Rev. John Burton Norman M.A. and held since 1897 by the Rev. Henry Edwin Robinson M.A. of St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge. The rectory house, partially rebuilt by the Rev. H.J.B. Norman, rector from 1868 to 1897, adjoins the church and is very pleasantly situated. Near the church are the Lake almshouses, forming three sides of a quadrangle, founded previous to 1693, by Mary, widow of Sir Thomas Lake kt. of Canons for seven poor persons, but the endowment now only supports four; this charity had an income of £33 yearly, augmented in the year 1875 by a legacy of £1,000 bequeathed by Miss Harriet Hurst; each inmate receives 7s. per week. At Little Stanmore formerly stood “Canons,” the residence of the celebrated Duke of Chandos, built, by him at a cost of £250,000; it was begun in 1715, the architects successively employed being James Gibbs, James and Sheppard, and was a magnificient pile of stone, three storeys in height, in the Italian style and quadrangular in plan, with a central court; the south front, divided into eleven bays, and rusticated in the two lower stages, was adorned in the centre with six fluted Ionic pilasters, and the parapet with as many symbolical statues; the principal avenue leading to the mansion from Edgware was a mile long; in 1747 this palace was pulled down and the materials disposed of by auction for £11,000; the house now called “Canons,” was built by Mr. Hallett, a cabinet maker, of Long Acre, London, with some of the materials of the original house; it is now (1898) unoccupied, and part of the estate is being built upon. Thomas M. Clutterbuck esq. of Great Stanmore, is lord of the manor. The area is 1,572 acres of land and 19 of water; rateable value, £5,870; population in 1891 was 926.

Elstree is partly in the parish of Little Stanmore, but the church is in Herts.

Petty Sessions held at Court house every Wed. at 11 a.m.

The places in the division are:-Edgware, Harrow, Hendon, Kingsbury, Pinner, Great & Little Stanmore, Wembley and Wealdstone.

Schools

A School Board of 5 members was formed 3 Aug. 1875, for the united district of Edgware & Little Stanmore; William Arthur Tootell, clerk to the board; Joseph Hawkins, attendance officer.

Board (girls), for 160 girls; average attendance, 86; Miss M. Baines, mistress Board (boys), built in 1896, for 160 boys; average attendance, 115.

Board School (infants), erected in 1877, for 150 children; average attendance, 120.

School Chapel, Burnt Oak, an iron structure, erected in 1884, at a cost of £250, for 100 children; average attendance, 60; divine service is conducted here on Sundays by the Rev. W. H. Skan, of St. John’s, Hendon.

Kelly's Directory of Middlesex (1899)

Most Common Surnames in Little Stanmore

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Gore Hundred
1Davies191:450.43%63
2Cox161:540.25%35
3Clark141:620.12%7
3Wiles141:623.41%1,024
5Bailey131:660.30%64
6Taylor121:720.08%4
6White121:720.10%6
6Parker121:720.21%43
6Perry121:720.38%103
10Jones111:790.06%3
10Cook111:790.15%26
10Crow111:792.06%759
10Warby111:799.17%3,110
14Wilson101:860.11%14
14Lawrence101:860.30%97
14Miles101:860.46%163
17Brown91:960.05%2
17Hughes91:960.21%65
17Barnes91:960.22%75
17Stevens91:960.16%45
17Fox91:960.34%121
17Halsey91:962.02%936
23Carter81:1080.13%36
23Mills81:1080.19%73
23Stone81:1080.25%103
23Francis81:1080.35%142
23Coombes81:1081.79%933
23Daldy81:10872.73%20,380
23Cyster81:10857.14%17,124
23Cardo81:108100.00%26,326
23Thorndick81:10861.54%18,075
32Cooper71:1230.09%19
32Harrison71:1230.16%66
32Moore71:1230.10%29
32Morgan71:1230.16%60
32Knight71:1230.15%55
32Norman71:1230.37%192
32Welsh71:1230.84%495
32Keen71:1230.70%407
32Peck71:1230.86%507
32Cutler71:1231.76%1,063
32Vine71:1231.94%1,148
32Sale71:1232.27%1,325
32Whitlock71:1233.07%1,750
32Balaam71:1236.93%3,623
32Climpson71:1238.05%4,143
32Maddin71:12312.50%5,949
32Lashmore71:12370.00%21,873
49Allen61:1440.08%25
49Gates61:1440.79%539
49Ballard61:1440.68%461
49Dunning61:1442.27%1,539
49Dimmock61:1443.28%2,130
49Gallaway61:14415.00%7,755
49Braisier61:144100.00%34,030
56Roberts51:1730.07%31
56Saunders51:1730.11%62
56Austin51:1730.22%153
56Hale51:1730.35%272
56Sibley51:1730.86%689
56Rayment51:1731.20%1,013
56Gummer51:17315.63%9,310
56Rank51:17355.56%23,862
56Whitmill51:1738.62%5,794
56Belding51:17318.52%10,598
56Dawborn51:17371.43%29,691
56Tewtrell51:173100.00%39,837
68Morris41:2160.07%41
68Howard41:2160.10%76
68Brooks41:2160.10%82
68Mann41:2160.24%232
68Woodman41:2160.59%593
68Tomlin41:2160.98%1,033
68Wickham41:2161.75%1,750
68Holford41:2163.15%2,962
68Barret41:2163.28%3,054
68FitzJohn41:2164.49%4,071
68Sweetland41:2165.26%4,650
68Ambridge41:2162.34%2,269
68Darnbrough41:216100.00%46,886
68Tubman41:21650.00%26,326
68Hilyer41:21617.39%11,929
68Royer41:21610.81%8,286
68Wilshin41:21612.50%9,310
68Highams41:21644.44%23,862
68Harnet41:21680.00%39,837
68Footell41:21680.00%39,837
88Evans31:2880.04%24
88Harris31:2880.03%9
88Scott31:2880.06%46
88King31:2880.03%13
88Savage31:2880.21%281
88Johns31:2880.50%667
88Harrington31:2880.25%341
88Hinton31:2880.56%753
88Leighton31:2881.35%1,792
88Abraham31:2880.58%787
88Sexton31:2880.60%818
88Tompkins31:2880.81%1,126
88Dear31:2880.65%895
88Whale31:2881.09%1,473
88Pruden31:2884.69%5,377
88Ingold31:28815.79%13,658
88Bodimead31:28811.54%10,932
88Hoosen31:288100.00%56,047
88Raymet31:288100.00%56,047
107Smith21:432< 0.01%1
107Hall21:4320.03%21
107Hill21:4320.03%22
107Chapman21:4320.04%49
107Palmer21:4320.04%54
107Holland21:4320.09%147
107Cooke21:4320.14%267
107Burrows21:4320.14%275
107Dale21:4320.20%418
107Perkins21:4320.12%238
107Groves21:4320.14%288
107Mead21:4320.14%284
107Horn21:4320.45%942
107Garrett21:4320.17%346
107Jeffery21:4320.36%722
107Ray21:4320.23%475
107Baines21:4320.53%1,113
107Trott21:4320.72%1,466
107Grover21:4320.44%909
107Heal21:4321.11%2,167
107Rust21:4320.75%1,526
107Parkins21:4320.69%1,409
107Tull21:4321.82%3,359
107Tomlins21:4322.30%4,143
107Arnett21:4322.00%3,655
107Wedlock21:4324.00%6,530
107Worby21:4326.90%10,025
107Nutkins21:4323.70%6,122
107Chaplow21:432100.00%65,861
107Yerby21:43250.00%46,886
107Hillyear21:43222.22%23,862
107Fraklin21:43266.67%56,047
107Transom21:43250.00%46,886
107Royen21:43266.67%56,047
107Froey21:432100.00%65,861
142Walker11:8640.01%23
142Thompson11:8640.02%32
142Lewis11:8640.02%39
142Bennett11:8640.02%52
142Griffiths11:8640.04%144
142Adams11:8640.02%48
142Dixon11:8640.05%166
142Andrews11:8640.02%70
142Dunn11:8640.05%181
142Wells11:8640.02%80
142Burgess11:8640.04%148
142Burns11:8640.09%375
142Goodwin11:8640.06%252
142Sinclair11:8640.17%657
142Gibbs11:8640.04%139
142Griffin11:8640.06%220
142Mathews11:8640.08%330
142Rice11:8640.09%362
142Bryan11:8640.10%409
142Prior11:8640.08%326
142Ridley11:8640.16%631
142Brady11:8640.26%1,074
142Sargent11:8640.17%694
142Grainger11:8640.27%1,131
142Buxton11:8640.33%1,345
142Bennet11:8640.25%1,045
142Lilley11:8640.28%1,166
142Samuel11:8640.22%912
142Squire11:8640.17%685
142Crowe11:8640.28%1,148
142Mitchel11:8640.56%2,181
142Pain11:8640.18%722
142Boden11:8640.85%3,155
142Skidmore11:8640.69%2,617
142Eames11:8640.30%1,247
142Lyall11:8641.00%3,655
142Barley11:8640.59%2,301
142Tayler11:8640.29%1,191
142Irons11:8640.35%1,431
142Wingfield11:8640.33%1,364
142Vallance11:8640.86%3,196
142Hutt11:8640.38%1,539
142Hobday11:8641.28%4,552
142Deadman11:8640.66%2,519
142Waghorn11:8640.68%2,569
142Whatley11:8640.82%3,054
142Allum11:8640.32%1,314
142Tilbury11:8640.29%1,176
142Pinkney11:8642.44%7,617
142Hughs11:8641.41%4,919
142Ryall11:8640.61%2,349
142Fulford11:8641.01%3,693
142Sills11:8640.61%2,364
142Herdman11:86414.29%29,691
142Paddon11:8641.04%3,805
142Hamlyn11:8641.37%4,803
142Housden11:8640.84%3,136
142Tompson11:8641.52%5,247
142Fussell11:8641.52%5,247
142Tupper11:8641.37%4,803
142Castell11:8640.74%2,772
142Deer11:8641.49%5,178
142Meager11:8641.59%5,439
142Breedon11:8643.45%10,025
142Klein11:8640.44%1,756
142McKeand11:86411.11%23,862
142Bartholemew11:8641.96%6,424
142Saw11:8641.75%5,876
142Abrey11:8641.45%5,048
142Castleman11:8642.33%7,326
142Flitton11:86416.67%34,030
142Older11:8642.70%8,286
142Lukes11:8641.75%5,876
142Jewel11:8642.44%7,617
142Woodstock11:8641.32%4,650
142Coady11:86425.00%46,886
142Everington11:86433.33%56,047
142Aldrige11:8644.00%11,242
142Fenson11:8643.33%9,760
142Helliar11:86433.33%56,047
142Rooms11:86410.00%21,873
142Wile11:8647.69%18,075
142Steavens11:86425.00%46,886
142Outred11:8645.56%14,254
142Braunton11:86425.00%46,886
142Holdbrook11:86410.00%21,873
142Tacker11:86411.11%23,862
142Howliston11:86450.00%65,861
142Gwin11:86425.00%46,886
142Darvil11:86412.50%26,326
142Karle11:86450.00%65,861
142Cordry11:86425.00%46,886
142Chesire11:86433.33%56,047
142Bogs11:86450.00%65,861
142Curtey11:86420.00%39,837
142Dunivan11:86450.00%65,861
142Luet11:864100.00%79,414
142Flet11:864100.00%79,414
142Lewinsky11:864100.00%79,414
142Sippey11:864100.00%79,414
142Colaer11:864100.00%79,414