St Marylebone Genealogical Records

St Marylebone 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.

Maida Hill, St Marylebone Baptism Records (1899-1906)

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

St John's Wood St John, St Marylebone Baptisms (1892-1906)

Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around St John's Wood St John, St Marylebone 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 Paul, Great Portland Street, Marylebone Baptisms (1879-1904)

Records of baptism for people born in and around St Marylebone between 1879 and 1904. Details include child's name, parents' names and dates of birth and/or baptism.

All Souls, St Marylebone Baptism Records (1872-1906)

Records of baptism for people born in and around St Marylebone between 1872 and 1906. Details include child's name, parents' names and date of birth and/or baptism. Records may also include parent's occupations, residence, place of origin and more.

St Marylebone 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.

Portman Square St Thomas, St Marylebone Marriages (1914-1921)

Marriage registers are the primary source for marital documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They typically record marital status and residence. Details may also be given on a party's parents, age and parish of origin.

St Paul, St Marylebone Marriage Records (1899-1921)

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.

Maida Hill, St Marylebone Marriage Records (1876-1921)

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.

St Andrew, St Marylebone Marriage Records (1875-1921)

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

St Marylebone 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.

Holy Trinity Marylebone Road, St Marylebone Burials (1829-1851)

Name index linked to original images of the burial registers of Holy Trinity Marylebone Road, St Marylebone. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.

Christ Church, St Marylebone Burial Records (1826-1859)

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

St Marylebone Burial Records (1768-1941)

Name index linked to original images of the burial registers of St Marylebone. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.

St Marylebone Burial Records (1668-1813)

Burial records for people buried at St Marylebone, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1668 to 1813. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.

St Marylebone 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.

Westminster Rate Books (1634-1900)

An index to over 10 million names recorded in local tax records. The index is linked to images of the rate books, which record a property's owner and occupier, a description of the property, address, type of tax, amount paid and the date paid or notes on defaults.

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.

Newspapers Covering St Marylebone

South London Press (1867)

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

London Evening Standard (1860-1870)

A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the London area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.

South London Chronicle (1859-1870)

A popular newspaper, which gives most of its coverage to the boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth.

Shoreditch Observer (1857-1867)

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

London City Press (1857-1870)

A newspaper, focusing on the City of Westminster, the houses of government and financial entities.

St Marylebone 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.

St Marylebone 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.

St Marylebone 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 & District Settlements & Removals (1828-1930)

A collection of records that detail the forced removal and assisted settlement of people in the London area.

London Workhouse Admissions & Discharges (1738-1930)

Digital images of over 3 and a quarter million records relating to the administration of the needy poor in London. The records can be searched by a name index.

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.

St Marylebone Taxation Records

Westminster Rate Books (1634-1900)

An index to over 10 million names recorded in local tax records. The index is linked to images of the rate books, which record a property's owner and occupier, a description of the property, address, type of tax, amount paid and the date paid or notes on defaults.

City of London Coal Duties (1666-1889)

A history of coal duties paid on coal coming into the City of London and environs. Contains an investigation into posts marking where duty was due.

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.

St Marylebone Land & Property Records

Westminster Rate Books (1634-1900)

An index to over 10 million names recorded in local tax records. The index is linked to images of the rate books, which record a property's owner and occupier, a description of the property, address, type of tax, amount paid and the date paid or notes on defaults.

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.

St Marylebone Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Directory of Marylebone and St John's Wood (1936)

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 (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.

St Marylebone 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.

St Marylebone 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.

St Marylebone 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.

Collage: Guildhall Library Images (1500-1970)

A large database of images depicting people and places in Metropolitan London.

St Marylebone 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.

St Marylebone Occupation & Business Records

London Photographers (1841-1901)

Biographical stubs of 19th Century photographers and allied tradesmen in London.

London Taxi History (1634-1970)

A history of private road transportation in London, from the horse drawn carriage to the motorcar.

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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering St Marylebone

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.

St Marylebone 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.

St Marylebone Church Records

St Marylebone Parish Registers (1668-1813)

The parish registers of St Marylebone are the primary source for birth, marriage and death details before civil registration (1837). A full index to names with original images of the registers are available between 1668 and 1813. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1668.

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.

Jewish Synagogue Seatholders in London (1925)

The names and addresses of Jewish men and women who held seats at eighteen synagogues in the London area.

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.

Biographical Directories Covering St Marylebone

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.

St Marylebone Maps

Maps of London & The Vicinity (1940)

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

Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Maps (1872-1892)

Detailed maps of the principal cities in Britain.

Bethnal Green in Maps (1769-2008)

A series of maps showing the evolution of Bethnal Green from a rural village to metropolitan suburb.

Geological Map of London & Suburbs (1878)

A detailed map of the London area, showing buildings, streets, natural features and geological deposits.

Rocque's Map of London (1746)

A detailed map of London, showing streets and important buildings and features.

St Marylebone Reference Works

Metropolitan Police Service Family History (1829-Present)

Outline details of records that will assist family historians tracing an ancestor who was a member of the Metropolitan Police Service in London.

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.

Historical Description

MARYLEBONE, a parish, a district, and a borough, in Middlesex. The parish forms a compact portion of the metropolis; lies on the Regents canal, the Northwestern railway, and the Metropolitan railway, 3 miles NW by W of St. Paul's; is bounded, on the N, by Primrose-hill and Queens-road, on the E, by Cleveland-street and part of Regents-park, on the S, by Oxford-street, on the W, by Edgware-road; includes the suburbs of St. John's Wood and Portland-Town; and has several stations on the railways, and numerous post offices and postal pillarboxes under London W and London N W. The ancient nucleus of it was a village called variously Eyeburn, Aeybourn, and Tyburn, names denoting an insular position on a rivulet, and alluding to a small stream which once supplied water through reservoirs to London city, and now flows underground into the Thames near Vauxhall-bridge. A church or chapel, dedicated to St. Mary, stood at or near the village, and took the name of St. Mary-at-Aeybourn, or St. Mary-a-le-burn; and that name has become corrupted into Marylebone, or popularly Marbon. The tract around the village continued long to be open country, became eventually a haunt of footpads, and was a hunting-place of Queen Elizabeth. The manor belonged to the Hobsons; passed to the Crown in the time of Henry VIII.; went, in that of James I., to E. Foster; passed to the Austens, to Holles Duke of Newcastle, and to the Harleys; went, in 1734, to the Duke of Portland; and reverted, in 1813, to the Crown. The extension of the metropolis, from about the time of Elizabeth, but especially since the middle of last century, gradually transmuted the entire area from a rural to an urban character. The parish, as a whole, is now one of the most splendid portions of the metropolis. It contains Portman-square, Cavendish-square, Manchester-square, Bryanston-square, Montague-square, Park-square, Dorset-square, Harewood-square, Blandford-square, Cumberland-square, Park-crescent, York-terrace, Sussex-terrace, Portland-place, Baker-street, the upper part of Regent-street, and many other fine streets and places; it enjoys the rich amenities of Regents park; it underwent great improvements, by renovation and modernizing of buildings, throughout the portions of it on the Duke of Portland's and the Marquis of Westminster's estates, in 1864-67; and, though it includes some inferior localities and has suffered disparagement by comparison with newer portions of the metropolis further to the W, it still maintains a successful rivalry with even Kensington and Tyburnia. The worst spot in it is Crawford-place, a narrow court running from Crawford-street to Homer-street, and so offensive as to have been specially reported to the sanitary committee in the latter part of 1865; a number of other places also are so inferior as to be inhabited only by tradespeople; yet all these, taken together, do not prevent it from being aggregately fine and fashionable.

Portman-square was built chiefly in 1790-1800; has, at its NW corner, a detached house in which Mrs. Montague held her blue-stocking parties; and has, on its S side, residences of Lord Leigh and the Earl of Cardigan. Cavendish-square was built in 1730-60; contains an equestrian statue of the Duke of Cumberland, who quenched the rebellion of 1745, set up in 1770; has, on its W side, the residence of the Duke of Portland; and was to have had all its N side occupied by the entrance to the mansion of the Duke of Chandos. Park-crescent has a statue of the Duke of Kent. Regents-park lies mainly within the parish; extends from York-gate in the New-road to Primrose-hill; comprises 472 acres; is nearly surrounded with very handsome edificed terraces; was planned in 1812 by Nash, and progressively formed and ornamented till the latter years of William IV.: took its name from the Prince Regent, afterwards George IV.; was designed to have a residence of the Prince on its NE side, and to communicate through Regent-street with Carlton House and St. James' Palace; is traversed northward, on a line with Portland-place, by a broad avenue with rows of trees; has ramifications of footpath thence in all directions, with interspersions of ornamental plantations; contains the botanic gardens, the zoological gardens, and the toxopholite garden; has an inner circular drive around the botanic gardens, commanding a view of some of its finest features, and an outer drive of about 2 miles, passing St. Dunstan's villa, built for the Marquis of Hertford who died in 1842, and containing in its grounds the automaton clock-strikers from St. Dunstan's church in Fleet-street; and is adorned with beautiful isleted sheets of water, the chief of which was the scene of an accident in Jan. 1867, through sudden breaking of ice, involving the immersion of several hundreds of persons and the drowning of forty. The botanic gardens comprise a circular area of about 18 acres, together with an extensive winter garden; and are the scene of three public flower-shows in the summer months. The zoological gardens occupy a large portion of the N end of the park, and contain about 1,500 animals. The Crown estate within the parish comprises Regent-park, the upper part of Portland-place, Park-square, and Park crescent, Albany-street, Osnaburgh-street, and the adjoining cross streets, York-square, Cumberland-square, Regent-park basin, Augustus-street, E and W Park villages, and the outer road

The Colosseum stands at the SE corner of Regent-park; was built in 1834, after designs by D. Burton, and sold in 1843 for upwards of £20,000; was used for scientific lectures and artistic entertainments; and was doomed to demolition in 1869. The public baths and wash houses were erected in 1849, after designs by Eales, at a cost of £20,000; measure 160 feet by 230; contain 107 baths and 89 washing-stands; include a swimming-bath, containing 40,000 gallons of water; and are self-supported. Portman market, in the New-road, was constructed for the sale of hay and other commodities; superseded, in 1830, a hay and straw mart in Piccadilly, and is fitted with ornamental covered colonnades and other conveniences. Infantry barracks are at Portman street, and artillery barracks at St. John's Wood; and, at the census of 1861, they had respectively 403 and 173 inmates. There are a county courthouse and several police stations. The new theological college of the Independents stands at St. John's Wood; is a handsome edifice, in the late perpendicular style, after designs by Eminett; and, in 1864-5, had an income of £4,176. The Clergy orphan school also is at St. John's Wood; was removed thither, in 181 2, from Acton; and has accommodation for 140 pupils. All Souls grammar school is in Bulstrode-street, and was founded in 1832. The philological school, for the free education of sons of reduced persons, is in High-street; and was founded in 1792. The girls' charity school has capacity for 135 pupils, and was founded in 1750. The ragged schools were established in Union-mews in 1843; were rebuilt in Ogle-mews, Foley-street, in 1863; are a brick structure, with stone dressings; and have capacity for 300 children. There are also several national schools, a female orphan school of industry, and a training refuge for destitute girls. The Middlesex hospital is in Berners-street; was founded in 1745, with accommodation for only 18 in-patients; underwent such great enlargement as to have accommodation for nearly 400; and, at the census of 1861, had 320 inmates. The lying-in hospital was established in 1752 at Bayswater; was removed to Marylebone in 1810; and, at the census of 1861, had 68 inmates. There are also a ladies' invalid establishment, an orphanage asylum, a cripples' home, a refuge called All Saints home, a female protection society, alms houses for 63 persons, a general dispensary, and several other philanthropic institutions. There are likewise a convent in Blandford-square, and a house of mercy in Union-place; and these, at the census of 1861, had respectively 29 and 61 inmates.

A banqueting-house of the lord mayor of London stood on Conduit-mead, now Stafford-place. Marylebone House stood on a spot now occupied by Devonshire mews; was, with its gardens, converted into a place of public resort, and continued to be such till 1777; and was taken down in 1791. An ancient house, called the Rose of Normandy, stood close to Marylebone House. Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson, lived in Great Portland-street; Sheridan wrote his “Rivals” in Orchard-street; Gibbon wrote part of his “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” in Bentinck-street; Gratton and Mrs. Siddons died in Baker-street; Von Weber died in Great Portland-street; Opie, Fuseli, and Sir W. Chambers lived in Berners-street; Lady M. W. Montague, Dr. Baillie, Romney the painter, and She the painter, lived in Cavendish-square; Constable and R. Wilson, the painters, lived in Charlotte-street; Sir F. Bourgeois lived in Portland-road; Lord G. Gordon and the miser Elwes lived in Welbeck-street; and Burnett, the botanist, was a native. Executions took place till 1783 at Tyburn, at the end of Oxford-street; Lord Ferrers and Dr. Dodd were among the persons executed there; and Thistlewood and his associates were taken in 1820 in Cato-street, now Horace-street.

The parish comprises 1,509 acres. Real property in 1 860, £1,197,996. Pop. in 1851,157,696; in 1861, 161,680. Houses, 16,357. The ecclesiastical arrangement assigns to the parish church a pop. of only 29,098; distributes the rest of the pop. among 15 other charges; and includes 9 chapelries without any assigned pop. The 15 charges with definite limits, and the amounts of pop. severally within their limits are All Souls, Langham-place, 15,268; Christchurch, Stafford-street, 18,335; Trinity, Portland-road, 13,951; St. Mary, Bryanstone-square, 17,678; St. Thomas, Portman-square, 9,732; St. Luke's, 10,000; St. Andrew's, 5,143; All Saints, Margaret-street, 2,981; St. Barnabas, Bell-street, 8,664; St. Cyprian's, 3,000; St. Paul's, Lisson-grove, 8,856; St. Mark's, Hamilton-terrace, 4,756; All Saints, St. John's Wood, 5,111; St. Stephen's, Portland-Town, 9,621; and St. Matthew's, Maida-hill, 7,972. The 9 chapelries, without defined limits or assigned pop., are Parish chapel, St. John's-Park-road, St. James', Portman-chapel, Brunswick-chapel, Quebec-chapel, St. Peter's under All Souls, St. Paul's under All Souls, and Christchapel-St. John's Wood. The livings of St. Marylebone. All Souls, Christchurch, Trinity, and St. Mary Bryanstone-square are rectories, and nine of the others are vicarages, in the diocese of London. Value of St. M. Marylebone, £1,240; of All Souls, £850; of Christchurch, £550; of Trinity, £985; of St. Luke, St. Andrew, St. Paul-Lisson-grove, and St. Matthew-Maida-hill, each £300; of St. John's-Park-road, £200; of Parish-chapel, and St. Barnabas-Bell-street, each £200; of St. Peter under All Souls, £450; of St. Paul under All Souls, £350; of All Saints-Margaret-street, £150; of St. Cyprian's, £150; of St. Mark's-Hamilton-terrace, £600; of All Saints-St. John's Wood, £400; of St. Stephen's, Portland-Town, £500; of the others, not reported. Patron of St. Marylebone, All Souls, Christchurch, Trinity, St. Mary-Bryanstone-square, St. John's-Park-road, St. James', St. Thomas-Portman-square, St. Peter under All Souls, St. Paul under All Souls, St. Barnabas, St. Mark, and Brunswick-chapel, the Crown; of Parish chapel, the Rector of St. Marylebone; of St. Luke, the Rector of St. Mary-Bryanstone-square; of Portman-chapel, Proprietors; of St. Paul-Lisson-grove, St. MatthewMaida-hill, Quebec-chapel, and Christ-chapel-St. John's Wood, Trustees; of All Saints-Margaret-street and St. Stephen's-Portland-Town, the Bishop of London; of St. Andrew's, alternately the Crown and the Bishop; of All Saints-St. John's Wood, Col. Eyre.

The old parish church stands in High-street; is now the chapel of ease, called Parish chapel; was built in 1741, on the site of a previous edifice, which figures in Hogarth's “Rake's Progress;” and contains monuments to the architect Gibbs, the Italian scholar Baretti, and other distinguished persons. The churchyard contains the graves of the astronomer Ferguson, the sculptor Rysbrach, Charles Wesley, Hoyle, Abbadie, Cramer, the painter A. Ramsey, the painter D. Serres, the painter Stubbs, and one of the Dukes of Portland. The new parish church stands in New-road, directly opposite Yorkgate, Regent's Park; was built in 1813-7, after designs by Hardwicke, at a cost of £60,000; is in the Grecian style, with a noble Corinthian portico, surmounted by a tower and cupola; has West's picture of the Holy Family over the communion table; and contains monuments to the painters Cosway and Northcote. All Souls, church stands in Langham-place, Oxford-street; was built in 1822-4, after designs by Nash, at a cost of £16,000; has a circular portico, and an angular or "extinguisher ''spire; and contains Westall's picture of "Christ crowned with Thorns." Trinity church stands in Portland-road; was built in 1825, after designs by Soane, at a cost of £21,800; and is in the classical style, on a variety of models. St. Mary's church, Bryanstonesquare, was built in 1824, after designs by Smirke, at a cost of £20,000; and has a tower 135 feet high. Christ church, Stafford-street, was built in 1825, after designs by Hardwicke. St. Andrew's church was built in 1846-7, after designs by Dukes; is in the pointed style, 78 feet long and 65 feet wide; and has a tower and spire 155 feet high. All Saints church, Margaret-street, was founded in 1850 by Dr. Pusey, and finished in 1859; is in the pointed style of the 12th century, after designs by Butterfield; cost £60,000, of which £.30,000 were contributed by Mr. Tritton, and £10,000 by Mr. Beresford Hope; stands partly concealed by two projecting houses; consists chiefly of variegated brick; is surmonnted by a tower and spire 220 feet high; and abounds interiorly in very rich decorations. Some of the other places of worship present features of interest. The chapel of St. Katherine's hospital, on the E side of Regents Park, contains the tomb of the Duke of Exeter, who died in 1447, and a wooden pulpit gifted by Sir Julius Cæsar. A synagogue in Great Portland-street was built in 1869-70, at a cost of about £24,000. The places of worship within the parish, in 1851, were 20 of the Church of England, with 22,532 sittings; 1 of English Presbyterians, with 1,382 s.; 1 of United Presbyterians, with 680 s.; 6 of Independents, with 3,034 s.; 5 of Baptists, with 3,390 s.; 1 of Unitarians, with 500 s.; 4 of Wesleyan Methodists, with 2,772 s.; 1 of Primitive Methodists, with 100 s.; 2 of the Wesleyan Association, with 198 s.; 1 of Calvinistic Methodists, with 206 s.; 1 undefined, with 200 s.; 1 of the Catholic and Apostolic church, with 800 s.; 3 of Roman Catholics, with 2,260 s.; 1 of the Greek church, with 100 s.; and 1 of Jews, with 333 s. The schools were 46 public day schools, with 11,054 scholars; 195 private day schools, with 4,549 s.; 32 Sunday schools, with 7,415 s.; and 7 evening schools for adults, with 257 s.

The district, or poor law union, is conterminate with the parish; and is divided into the sub-districts of All Souls, Cavendish-square, Rectory, St. Mary, Christchurch, and St. John. All Souls sub-district is bounded, on the N, by New-road; on the E, by the parochial boundary-line; on the S, by the parochial boundary-line along Oxford-street; on the W, by a line drawn northward from Regent-circus, Oxford-street, up Regent the garden of Park-crescent, to New-road. Acres, 112. Pop. in 1851,28,841; in 1861,29,952. Houses, 2,417. Cavendish-square sub-district is bounded, on the N, by New-road; on the E, by All Souls sub-district; on the S, by the parochial boundary-line along Oxford-street; on the W, by a line drawn northward along the W branch of Marylebone-lane, across the end of the S side of Hind-street, along Thayer-street and High-street, up New-road at the point where it is joined by Devonshire-terrace. Acres, 113. Pop. in 1851,14,687; in 1861, 15,090. Houses, 1,764. Rectory sub-district is bounded, on the N, by part of New-road; on the E, by Cavendish-square sub-district; on the S, by the parochial boundary line along Oxford-street; on the W, by a line drawn northward from the end of Portman-street along the W side of Portman-square, and along Gloucester-street and Gloucester-place, to New-road. Acres, 116. Pop. in 1851,27,663; in 1861,26,692. Houses, 2,143. The decrease of pop. arose almost wholly from the demolition of Calmel Buildings, Orchard-street, on the site of which St. Thomas' church now stands. St. Mary sub-district is bounded, on the E, by Rectory sub-district; on the S, by the parochial boundary-line along Oxford-street to its end; on the W, by the parochial boundary-line continued along Edgware-road to the point where it is joined to Winchester-row; on the NW and the N, by a line drawn along Winchester-row, Homer-place, Middlesex-place, Lisson-grove South, Charlotte-row, and New-road, to the end of Gloucester-place. Acres, 108. Pop. in 1851,22,814; in 1861,22,493. Houses, 2,272. Christchurch sub-district is bounded, on the S, by All Souls, Cavendish-square, Rectory, and St. Mary sub-districts; on the W, by the parochial boundary-line along Edgware-road to the end of Portman-place; on the NW and the N, by a line drawn from Edgware-road up New Church-street along Alpha-road to the point where it is struck at right angles by Park-road, then along Parkroad and Primrose-hill-road to the point where the parochial boundary intersects the Zoological gardens; on the E, by the parochial boundary-line through Regent's-park, across St. Andrew's-place, on to Trinity church. Acres, 518. Pop. in 1851,33,895; in 1861,34,913. Houses, 3,600. St. John sub-district is bounded on the S and the SE, by Christ Church sub-district; on the W, by the parochial boundary-line along Edgware-road; on the N and the NE, by the parochial boundary-line continued past Kilburn-priory, crossing Abbey-road and New North road on the borders of Hampstead to Barrow-hill eastward up to the point of intersecting Primrose-hill-road close to the Zoological gardens. Acres, 542. Pop. in 1851,29,826; in 1861,32,540. Houses, 4,161. Poor rates of the district, in 1863, £98,603. Marriages in 1863,2,002; births, 5,157, of which 470 were illegitimate; deaths, 4,048, of which 1,692 were at ages under 5 years, and 52 at ages above 85. Marriages in the ten years 1851-60,18,394; births, 48,917; deaths, 37,867. The workhouse is in Rectory sub-district; and, at the census of 1861, had 1,600 inmates.

The borough comprises the parishes of Marylebone, St. Pancras, and Paddington; includes, as within these parishes, St. John's Wood, Portland-Town, Bayswater, Westbourne-Grove, Somers-Town, Camden-Town, Kentish Town, and part of Highgate; was constituted a borough by the act of 1832; is not a municipal borough, but parliamentary only; and sends two members to parliament. Acres, 5,470. Amount of property and income tax charged in 1863, £365,412. Electors in 1833,8,901; in 1868,23,888. Pop. in 1851,370,957; in 1861,436,252. Houses, 47,896.

Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1872)

Most Common Surnames in St Marylebone

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Ossulstone Hundred
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200Gould1011:1,5458.07%315