Willesden Genealogical Records
Willesden Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Name index linked to original images of the baptism registers of St Andrew, Willesden. Records document parents' names and date of baptism and/or birth.
Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around Brondesbury St Anne, Willesden and were subsequently baptised in an Anglican place of worship. They are the primary source of birth details before 1837, though are useful to the present.
Baptism registers are the primary source for birth documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They record the date a child was baptised, their parents' names and more.
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.
Willesden Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
The Marriage registers of Harlesden St Mark, Willesden, document marriages 1915 to 1921. Details given on the bride and groom may include their age, father's name, marital status and residence.
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.
Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in St Andrew, Willesden. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on. They typically record residence and marital status, though may contain ages and father's names.
The Marriage registers of Trinity Methodist Church, Willesden, document marriages 1906 to 1921. Details given on the bride and groom may include their age, father's name, marital status, residence and signature.
Willesden Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Burial records for people buried at St Andrew, Willesden, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1887 to 1954.
Records of burial for people buried at Willesden between 1868 and 1868. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age.
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.
Burial registers record burials that occurred at St Mary, Willesden. They are the primary source documenting deaths before 1837, though are useful to the present.
Willesden Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
An index to and images of registers recording over 17 million voters' names, their residence and qualification to vote.
Lists of those registered to vote in London, including their residence and sometimes other supplementary details. Useful for tracing families in between censuses and can be used as a post-1911 census substitute, as listings are ordered by residence. A name index connected to original images.
Records compiled by parish overseers, recording those who claimed eligibility to vote. The record name, address and the nature of their connection with that property.
Newspapers Covering Willesden
A local paper including news from the London area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.
A local paper including news from the Shoreditch area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Hertford area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
Original images of a local newspaper, searchable via a full text index. Includes news from the London area, business notices, obituaries, family announcements and more.
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.
Willesden Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s. These records can help trace families back to the 17th century.
An index to probates granted by the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s. The index contains name of the deceased, type and date of grant and residence.
A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex. These records can help trace families back to the late 16th century.
A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Archdeaconry Court of London. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.
Willesden Immigration & Travel Records
Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Willesden Military Records
Service records for various voluntary corps and regiments from London and Middlesex at large.
A general history of the yeomanry, focusing on the involvement of its men in WWI.
Details of almost over 10,000 London council employees who fought in WWI. Contains both occupational and military details.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Middlesex, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Middlesex, with some service details.
Willesden Court & Legal Records
An index to over 1,800 cases brought before the court. For witnesses, age and residence is usually given. The cases cover such matters as defamation, marriage and tithes.
An index to and images of registers recording over 17 million voters' names, their residence and qualification to vote.
Registers recording details of around 9,000 prisoners held in ships stationed in Kent. Records describe a convict's name, age, place of birth, physical description, offence, conviction, sentence, discharge and conduct report.
Digital images and transcriptions of records investigating suspicious deaths in the county of Middlesex.
Digital images and transcriptions of records that tried both misdemeanor and serious offences, but mostly felony cases.
Willesden Taxation Records
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.
Digital images of records that detail land – its owners and tenants. Very useful for tracing the succession of freehold and tenancies, and thus genealogies. Records can be searched by a name index.
Records listing those who were assessed for taxation based on the number of hearths they possessed.
The details of income taxes paid by several thousand individuals and institutions in Surrey and Middlesex.
Assessments for a tax to pay for warfare in Europe. It covers London and parts of Middlesex.
Willesden Land & Property Records
Digital images of records that detail land – its owners and tenants. Very useful for tracing the succession of freehold and tenancies, and thus genealogies. Records can be searched by a name index.
Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.
Records compiled by parish overseers, recording those who claimed eligibility to vote. The record name, address and the nature of their connection with that property.
An index to and images of books recording money paid for maintenance of the sick and poor. The records list the name of the owner and occupier of a property, the type of dwelling, the name or situation of the property, how much rent was collected, and the rates paid.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
Willesden Directories & Gazetteers
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
Willesden Cemeteries
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
A searchable database of photographs relating to railways and canals in Britain.
Willesden Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Willesden Histories & Books
Detailed descriptions of Metropolitan London.
Detailed histories of parishes in the London area.
Extremely detailed histories of parishes in and surrounding The City of London.
Extremely detailed histories of parishes in and surrounding The City of London.
A large database of images depicting people and places in Metropolitan London.
Willesden School & Education Records
Records or admission and discharge for over 1 million pupils attending over 800 state schools in London. Records are indexed by name linked to original images of the registers; and may contain details on the pupil's parents, date of birth, residence, parent's occupations and scholastic history.
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
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.
Willesden Occupation & Business Records
Biographical stubs of 19th Century photographers and allied tradesmen in London.
A history of private road transportation in London, from the horse drawn carriage to the motorcar.
A name index connected to original images of over 75,000 records recording the lives of those employed by the royal family.
An index to and images of hospital records listing over 250,000 names. Records may list name, age or year of birth, occupation, residence, why in the hospital and a whole host of other details.
Details of almost over 10,000 London council employees who fought in WWI. Contains both occupational and military details.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Willesden
An essential work for those researching in and around London. This publication gives genealogical and brief biographical information on several hundred thousands inhabitants of London and the surrounding area.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
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.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
Willesden Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A name index connected to original images of over 75,000 records recording the lives of those employed by the royal family.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
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.
Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
Willesden Church Records
Prior to civil registration in 1837, the parish registers of Willesden are the most common place to turn for details on births, marriages and deaths.
An index to over 1,800 cases brought before the court. For witnesses, age and residence is usually given. The cases cover such matters as defamation, marriage and tithes.
An index connected to original images of most early Middlesex & London parish registers. Also includes over 100 registers from Surrey, Essex and Kent.
The parish registers of Middlesex are a collection of books documenting baptisms, marriages and burials from 1538 to 1965.
A calendar for the Diocese and a list of over 6,000 of its clergy.
Biographical Directories Covering Willesden
Biographical details for medical professionals, institutions and businesses in the London area.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
Willesden Maps
Detailed maps of London and 125 other places in the vicinity.
A series of maps showing the evolution of Bethnal Green from a rural village to metropolitan suburb.
A detailed map of the London area, showing buildings, streets, natural features and geological deposits.
A detailed map of London, showing streets and important buildings and features.
A street map of London, with an index to streets.
Willesden Reference Works
Outline details of records that will assist family historians tracing an ancestor who was a member of the Metropolitan Police Service in London.
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
Wilsdon Church is an ancient Gothic structure, consisting of a chancel, nave, and south aisle, with circular pillars and pointed arches. On the east wall of the chancel is the monument of Sir John Franklyn, Knt. with the following inscription:
"Here lyeth ye body of Sir John Francklyn, late of Wilsden in the countie of Middlesex, knight, who had to wife Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of George Purefoy, of Wadley, in the county of Berks, Esq. It was her happiness to make him the joyfull father of 10 sons and 7 daughters, and it is her pietie to dedicate this monument to ye preservation of his memory.
He died in ye 48 year of his age, March ye 24, 1647. In four several parliaments he sat as member of ye House of Commons; three as knight of the shire for this countie. He was never heard to swear an oath; never to speak ill of any man. He was wiser in the opinion of others than his own. To public services no man brought more integrity of zeal, lesse of himselfe. To the publicke sins and calamities of ye state no man less of fewell, more of sorrow. To his wife a man could not be more loving, more faithful. To his children and servants more fatherly; to his friends more free, more firm. He was truly eminently pious, humble, sober, just, hospitable, and charitable. These things, reader, it concerned thee to know of him. For that by these he still lives; and being dead yet speaketh. Farewell."
WILLESDEN is a large parish and head of a petty sessional division and union (formed in 1896), about 5 miles north-west from the Marble Arch, lying high, and contains the source of some feeders of the river Brent and is in the North Western Metropolitan postal district, Harrow division of the county, Ossulstone hundred, county court district of Marylebone, rural deanery of Harrow, archdeaconry of Middlesex and diocese of London; there is an important junction station here of the North Western and North London railways and of the railways south of the Thames via the West London and North and South Western Junction railways; the station is locally in Harlesden, 1 ½ miles south from Willesden old church; there are likewise stations in the parish at Stonebridge Park and Dudding Hill, both on the Midland railway. The Metropolitan extension railway has a station at Willesden Green, about 1 ½ miles from Willesden junction, and also a station at Neasden. The parish was governed by a Local Board, formed in 1875 by 37 and 38 Vict. c. 42, but under the provisions of the “Local Government Act, 1894” (56 and 57 Vict. c. 73), the parish is now controlled by an Urban District Council of 21 members: the district is divided into seven wards. The area of the Urban District was extended by Local Government Board Order 14,714, dated June 14, 1883, “confirming agreement as to boundaries under the Willesden Local Board Act, 1876.” The West Middlesex Water Works supply the parish, and have a reservoir here capable of holding 2,000,000 gallons: the principal roads are lighted with gas by the Gas Light and Coke Company. The parish church of St. Mary is a building of flint, stone, brick, and tooled stone of considerable antiquity, and contains fragments of all styles since the Conquest, but has suffered much from additions and restorations; it consists of chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, north and south porches and an embattled tower at the west end of the south aisle containing a clock and 6 bells: the font is Norman: there are brasses with effigies to Bartholomew Willesden, comptroller of the great roll of the Pipe, ob. 1492, his two wives and four daughters; Margaret Roberts, ob. 1505, with six children; William Lichfield LL.D, vicar, ob. 1517; Edmund Roberts esq. of Neasden, ob. 1585, and his wives Frances (Welles) and Fayth (Patenson), with nine children; and Jane, wife of John Barne esq. ob. 1609, with two daughters: in the church are also several ancient monuments, including a mural monument in the chancel, dated 1595, to Richard Paine esq. J.P. and his wife, with kneeling figures of both; there are others to Sir John Francklyn kt. of Wilsden, ob. 1647; Richard Francklyn esq. of Wilsden, ob. 1615; John Barne esq. J.P. ob. 1615; and to Francis Roberts esq. of Wilsden, ob. 1631: the pulpit of carved oak was erected in 1877 in memory of Mary Wood by F. A. and I. E. Wood: the east and west windows are stained; and there are others, including two at the west end of the north aisle, erected by his associates in the London and County Bank, to Whitbread Tomson esq. who died 14 May, 1876, and is buried in the churchyard; in the south aisle is a memorial window and brass to his son and daughter; there are 650 sittings. The register dates from the year 1560. The living is a vicarage, gross yearly value £600, including 10 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul’s, and held since 1888 by the Ven. Brownlow Thomas Atlay M.A. of St. John’s College, Cambridge and formerly archdeacon of Calcutta. St. Andrew’s is an ecclesiastical district, constituted September 17, 1880; the church, at Willesden Green, erected in 1886—7 at a cost of about £15,000, is an edifice of red brick with stone dressings, in the Lancet style, from designs by Mr. James Brooks, architect, of London, and consists of chancel, with north apsidal chapel, transepts, nave of five bays, aisles, north porch and a fleche at the intersection of the chancel and transepts, containing 1 bell: there are about 970 sittings. The register dates from the year 1886; entries from 1880 to 1886 are included in the registers of the parish church of St. Mary. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £350, with residence, in the gift of the Crown and Bishop of London, alternately, and held since 1880 by the Rev. John Arthur Rawlins M.A. of New College, Oxford. The population of the ecclesiastical parish in 1891 was 5,570, and is now (1898) about 10,000.
St. Gabriel’s is an ecclesiastical district formed in 1890 from the parish of St. Andrew, Willesden Green, to which was added in 1896 a large part of the parish of Christ Church, Brondesbury. The district is wholly in the civil parish of Willesden, but comprises a portion locally known as Cricklewood. The church, in Walm lane, Cricklewood, is an edifice externally of stone and internally of brick, consisting, at present, of chancel, nave of three bays, side chapel and two vestries; two bays of the nave and a tower and spire are to be added: there are at present 700 sittings. The register dates from the year 1891. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £200, in the gift of the Bishop of London, and held since 1898 by the Rev. George Marsh Clibborn M.A. of Trinity College, Dublin, curate in charge from 1891. The population in 1898 was estimated at about 5,000. The original temporary St. Gabriel’s iron church, in Chichele road, is now used as a Parish Room. The Congregational chapel, at Queenstown, erected in 1878, has 500 sittings. The Baptist chapel, Willesden Green, was built in 1884 and enlarged in 1892, and will now seat about 300 persons. The Willesden Society of the New Church have also a place of worship here, erected in 1889, and seating 120 persons. Willesden cemetery, adjoining the churchyard, consists of about 5 acres: it contains two mortuaries and is under the control of a burial board of 9 members. A new cemetery of 20 acres, abutting on the Cobbold road, was opened April 4, 1893, and has two chapels, with a central tower. The Jews’ cemetery, in Pound lane, comprises 12 acres, with a waiting room, mortuary, and superintendent’s residence and chapel of Kentish rag-stone. The Willesden Green Public Library, erected at a cost of about £2,100, contains 8,114 volumes. The Cottage Hospital in Harlesden road, erected in 1893 at a cost of about £2,000, subscribed by Mr. Passmore Edwards, is a structure of red brick consisting of two wards of four beds each, a private ward, operating room, and apartments for nurses. An additional sum of nearly £2,000 was publicly subscribed, part of which was expended on appliances and furniture. Willesden Urban District Council Isolation Hospital, Dog lane, is an edifice of red brick, standing in grounds of 4 ½ acres, was completed in 1894, at a cost of £20,000: it contains 3 wards, including one for isolation: the original iron temporary buildings are retained, one of them for patients and the other for night nurses’ dormitory, with a room for religious services. The National Athletic grounds of 27 acres, adjoining Kensal Rise station, were laid out in 1890. A recreation ground was laid out in 1894 and adjoins the new cemetery with entrance in Harlesden road; it covers an area of about 26 acres, and has cost about £20,000. Several of the roads in the parish have been planted with trees. The soil is clay; subsoil, clay and gravel. The land is principally in pasturage; but a great part of it has been acquired by various land companies, who are laying it out for building purposes. The parish comprises an area of 4,302 acres of land and 81 of water; rateable value, £430,355; the population in 1871 was 15,869, in 1881, 27,397, and in 1891, 61,265, and is still increasing at the rate of 4,000 persons a year. The population attached to the parish church in 1891 was 6,963.
Petty Sessions are held at the Court house, Harlesden, every Thursday at 11 a.m.
The following places are included in the division:-Acton, Chiswick & Willesden.
Willesden & Harlesden &c. were part of Hendon Union till October 1896, but subsequently formed into a separate parish for purposes of the Poor Law. Land is purchased at Acton lane, Harlesden, for a new workhouse: pending its erection, those chargeable are boarded at Hendon workhouse; plans for construction are now (1898) before the board.
Places of Worship, with times of services
St. Mary’s Church, Willesden, Ven. Archdeacon Atlay M.A. vicar; 8 (H.C.) & 11 a.m. & 3.45 & 4.30 p.m. (2nd Sunday) & 6.30 p.m.; holy days, 7.45 a.m. (H.C.); Wed. & Fri. 10.30 a.m. & 8 p.m.; other days, 8 a.m. & 5 p.m.; holy communion at 12.15, 1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Sundays in the month, also 7 & 8 a.m. on 2nd Sunday.
St. Michael & All Angels, Stonebridge, Rev. W. Irwin M.A vicar; 8 & 11 a.m. & 3.30 & 7 p.m.; Wed. 8 p.m.; Fri. 5 p.m.; H.C. 1st & 3rd Sunday after morning service.
St. Andrew’s, Willesden green, Rev. John Arthur Rawlins M.A. vicar; Rev. William May A.K.C.L. curate; 7, 9, 11 & 11.30 a.m. & 3, 4 & 7 p.m.; holy days, 9.15 a.m. & 8 p.m.; Mon. Tues. Thur. & Sat. 7 & 8 a.m. & 5 p.m.; Wed. & Fri. 8 & 11.30 a.m. & 8 p.m.
St. Andrew’s, Neasden, Rev. George Horton Layerst M.A, vicar; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
All Souls, Harlesden, Rev. Hubert Edward Carlyon B.A. vicar; 8 (H. C.) & 10.45 a.m. & 4.45 & 7 p.m.; week days, 7 a.m. & 8 p.m.; Fri. 5 p.m.
Christ Church, Brondesbury, Rev. Charies Dale Williams M.A. rector; 8 (H. C.) & 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wed. & holy days 10.30 a.m.; 5.30 p.m. other days.
St. Gabriel’s Church, Willesden, Rev. George Marsh Clibborn M.A. curate in charge; Sunday, holy communion, 8 a.m. on all Sundays; also at 12.15 a.m. on 1st & 3rd Sundays; also at 7 a.m. on last Sunday; matins & sermon, 11 a.m. (litany, 2nd, 4th & 5th Sundays); children’s service or Sunday school, 3 p.m.; evensong & sermon, 7 p.m.; festivals & holy days, holy communion: in summer months, 7 a.m.; in winter months, 7.30 a.m.; matins, 11 a.m.; evensong & sermon, 8 p.m.; week days, holy communion, Thur. in summer, 7 a.m.; in winter, 7.30 a.m.; matins, 10 a.m. (except Wed. & Fri. 11 a.m.). evensong, 6 p.m. (except Wed. & Fri. 8 p.m.).
St. George’s Presbyterian Church of England, Willes-den lane, Brondesbury, Rev. Robert E. Welsh M.A.; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wed. 8 p.m.
Christ Church (Reformed Episcopal), St. Albyns road, Rev. John Anderson; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m.
Presbyterian Church of England, Nicoll road, Harlesden, Rev. Robert Calder Gillie M.A.; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m. Mission Hall, Oak road, 7 p.m. Sun.
New Church Society, High road, Willesden green, Rev. H. W. Freeman; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wed. 8 p.m.
Our Lady of Willesden (Catholic) (iron), Manor Park road, Harlesden, Rev. George Cologan, priest; 8, 9.30 & 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; holy days, 7, 8 & 9.30 a.m. & 8 p.m.; Fri. 8 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Society of Friends, Craven park (held at the Willesden High school); 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
Baptist, Brondesbury (erected 1879), Rev. C. W. Vick; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wed. 7.30 p.m.
Baptist, The Green, Willesden, Rev. William Joseph Sears; 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Thur. 8 p.m.
Baptist, Acton lane, Harlesden, Rev. Benjamin Thomas; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 8 p.m.
Congregational, Queenstown, Rev. John Fisher; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Wed. 8 p.m.
Primitive Methodist, High road, Willesden, Rev. George Butcher; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7.45 p.m.
United Methodist, Tubbs road, Rev. Francis J. Ellis; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 8 p.m.
Wesleyan High street, Harlesden; 11 a.m. & 6 30 p.m.; Tues. 7 p.m.
Wesleyan Methodist, Metropolitan Railway Estate Mission, Kingsbury road, Neasden; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wed. 7.39 p.m.
Salvation Army Barracks, Dudding Hill lane.
Schools
A School Board of 9 members was formed 13 June, 1882, & increased in June 1897 to 13 members; W. Vincent, Public offices, Dyne road, Kilburn NW, clerk to the board; Frederick Jobbins, assistant clerk; Thomas Newitt, 12 Brownlow road, Willesden; Charles William Perny, 309 High road, Kilbrun; W. Dunn, 259 Portnall road, West Kilburn; E. Sharpe, Pine villas, Cricklewood & H. T. Stallard, 46 Harley road, Willesden, attendance officers.
Board School, Dudding hill, built in 1897, for 400 boys, 400 girls & 450 infants; average attendance, 390 boys, 380 girls & 400 infants.
Board School, Acton lane, Harlesden, built in 1891, for 200 boys, 100 girls & 50 infants; average attendance, 200 boys, 140 girls & infants.
Board School, Leopold road, built in 1897, for 400 boys, 400 girls & 450 infants; average attendance, 395 boys, 394 girls & 440 infants.
National (boys & girls), High road, Church end, built in 1853 & since twice enlarged to hold 380 boys & 264 girls; average attendance, 290 boys & 264 girls; average attendance, 290 boys & 264 girls.
Infants’, Pound lane, built in 1858, since enlarged, for 239 children; average attendance, 234.
St. Andrew’s (boys), Willesden green, built in 1887, for 300 children; average attendance, 240 (higher grade department added in 1892 for 148 boys; average attendance, 100).
St. Andrew’s (girls), Willesden green, built in 1889, & enlarged in 1892, for 334 children; average attendance, 280.
St. Andrew’s (infants), Chaplain road, Willesden green, built in 1882, & since enlarged, for 271 children; average attendance, 230.
All Souls National, Station road, Harlesden, erected in 1883, for 200 boys, 189 girls & 200 infants; average attendance, 179 boys, 155 girls & 149 infants.
Neasden Schools (mixed), built in 1881, for 216 children; average attendance, 85; (infants), built in 1893, for 107 children; average attendance, 68.
Keble Memorial (elementary), Crown Hill road, Harlesden, built in 1889 & since re-arranged, for 200 boys, 220 girls & 200 infants; average attendance, 187 boys, 184 girls & 163 infants; managed by the Church Extension Association.
Stonebridge Board School, Harrow road (iron temporary) (juniors), built for 350; average attendance, 300.
People’s College (higher grade) (for young ladies), Manor Park road, under the management of the Church Extension Association; the present iron building was opened 25th March, 1889, & will hold 200 girls & 50 infants; average attendance, 100.
Catholic (mixed), Manor Park road, Harlesden, built in 1887, for 170 children; average attendance, 120; conducted by the nuns of Jesus & Mary’s convent.
Conveyances
London Parcels Delivery Company Limited & Carter, Paterson & Co. Limited; James Dixon, passes through Harlesden.
Omnibuses to Stonebridge Park hotel from Charing cross, on Sundays only.
Omnibuses from the ‘ Crown, ’ Harlesden, to Charing cross, frequently.
Omnibus from ‘ White Hart, ’ Church end, to ‘ Lord Palmerston, ’ Kilburn, every half hour.
Omnibuses from Stonebridge Park hotel, to Willesden junction, frequently.
Tram cars from High street, Harlesden, to Paddington. frequently.
Most Common Surnames in Willesden
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Ossulstone Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith | 409 | 1:67 | 0.98% | 1 |
| 2 | Brown | 192 | 1:143 | 1.00% | 2 |
| 3 | Williams | 191 | 1:144 | 1.45% | 5 |
| 4 | Taylor | 161 | 1:171 | 1.08% | 4 |
| 5 | Jones | 144 | 1:191 | 0.78% | 3 |
| 6 | Green | 119 | 1:231 | 1.23% | 12 |
| 7 | King | 112 | 1:246 | 1.17% | 13 |
| 8 | Hall | 108 | 1:255 | 1.37% | 21 |
| 9 | Roberts | 102 | 1:270 | 1.51% | 31 |
| 10 | Cook | 100 | 1:275 | 1.38% | 26 |
| 11 | Davis | 96 | 1:287 | 0.88% | 8 |
| 12 | Wright | 94 | 1:293 | 0.95% | 10 |
| 12 | Harris | 94 | 1:293 | 0.94% | 9 |
| 14 | Walker | 93 | 1:296 | 1.25% | 23 |
| 14 | Hunt | 93 | 1:296 | 1.68% | 44 |
| 16 | Moore | 89 | 1:309 | 1.30% | 29 |
| 17 | Robinson | 87 | 1:317 | 1.24% | 27 |
| 18 | Thomas | 86 | 1:320 | 1.25% | 28 |
| 19 | Clark | 85 | 1:324 | 0.74% | 7 |
| 19 | Cooper | 85 | 1:324 | 1.05% | 19 |
| 21 | White | 79 | 1:349 | 0.64% | 6 |
| 22 | Wilson | 76 | 1:362 | 0.81% | 14 |
| 22 | Lewis | 76 | 1:362 | 1.26% | 39 |
| 24 | Knight | 75 | 1:367 | 1.60% | 55 |
| 25 | Bennett | 73 | 1:377 | 1.43% | 52 |
| 25 | Chapman | 73 | 1:377 | 1.38% | 49 |
| 27 | Evans | 71 | 1:388 | 0.95% | 24 |
| 28 | Johnson | 68 | 1:405 | 0.69% | 11 |
| 28 | Edwards | 68 | 1:405 | 0.82% | 17 |
| 28 | Turner | 68 | 1:405 | 0.77% | 16 |
| 28 | Phillips | 68 | 1:405 | 1.09% | 37 |
| 32 | Wood | 67 | 1:411 | 0.85% | 20 |
| 33 | Allen | 66 | 1:417 | 0.89% | 25 |
| 34 | Parsons | 65 | 1:424 | 2.52% | 124 |
| 35 | Martin | 64 | 1:430 | 0.78% | 18 |
| 35 | Miller | 64 | 1:430 | 1.21% | 51 |
| 37 | Morris | 63 | 1:437 | 1.05% | 41 |
| 37 | Lane | 63 | 1:437 | 2.06% | 108 |
| 39 | West | 61 | 1:451 | 1.43% | 68 |
| 40 | Harvey | 60 | 1:459 | 1.44% | 69 |
| 41 | Hill | 59 | 1:467 | 0.79% | 22 |
| 41 | James | 59 | 1:467 | 1.10% | 47 |
| 41 | Bailey | 59 | 1:467 | 1.36% | 64 |
| 41 | Collins | 59 | 1:467 | 0.92% | 34 |
| 41 | Wells | 59 | 1:467 | 1.47% | 80 |
| 41 | Read | 59 | 1:467 | 1.90% | 106 |
| 47 | Baker | 58 | 1:475 | 0.65% | 15 |
| 47 | Webb | 58 | 1:475 | 0.86% | 30 |
| 47 | Palmer | 58 | 1:475 | 1.17% | 54 |
| 47 | Reed | 58 | 1:475 | 2.27% | 126 |
| 51 | Carter | 57 | 1:483 | 0.90% | 36 |
| 52 | Clarke | 56 | 1:492 | 0.92% | 38 |
| 52 | Stevens | 56 | 1:492 | 1.01% | 45 |
| 52 | Pearce | 56 | 1:492 | 1.39% | 79 |
| 55 | Spencer | 55 | 1:501 | 2.38% | 145 |
| 56 | Morgan | 54 | 1:510 | 1.21% | 60 |
| 56 | Mason | 54 | 1:510 | 1.33% | 77 |
| 58 | Russell | 53 | 1:520 | 1.45% | 90 |
| 59 | Ward | 52 | 1:530 | 0.80% | 33 |
| 59 | Bates | 52 | 1:530 | 2.53% | 175 |
| 61 | Mitchell | 51 | 1:540 | 1.14% | 61 |
| 61 | Watts | 51 | 1:540 | 1.35% | 85 |
| 63 | Harrison | 50 | 1:551 | 1.17% | 66 |
| 64 | Lee | 49 | 1:562 | 0.93% | 50 |
| 64 | Rogers | 49 | 1:562 | 1.05% | 57 |
| 66 | Parker | 48 | 1:574 | 0.84% | 43 |
| 67 | Day | 45 | 1:612 | 0.96% | 56 |
| 67 | Bishop | 45 | 1:612 | 1.46% | 107 |
| 69 | Scott | 44 | 1:626 | 0.81% | 46 |
| 69 | Price | 44 | 1:626 | 1.11% | 81 |
| 69 | Saunders | 44 | 1:626 | 1.00% | 62 |
| 69 | Hart | 44 | 1:626 | 1.06% | 71 |
| 69 | Long | 44 | 1:626 | 1.56% | 115 |
| 69 | Jarvis | 44 | 1:626 | 2.44% | 212 |
| 75 | Marshall | 42 | 1:656 | 1.15% | 91 |
| 75 | Adams | 42 | 1:656 | 0.79% | 48 |
| 77 | Mills | 41 | 1:672 | 1.00% | 73 |
| 77 | Warren | 41 | 1:672 | 1.29% | 101 |
| 77 | Wheeler | 41 | 1:672 | 1.41% | 109 |
| 77 | Finch | 41 | 1:672 | 2.46% | 234 |
| 81 | Page | 40 | 1:688 | 0.97% | 72 |
| 81 | Fry | 40 | 1:688 | 3.38% | 338 |
| 83 | Young | 39 | 1:706 | 0.68% | 42 |
| 83 | Howard | 39 | 1:706 | 0.95% | 76 |
| 83 | Butler | 39 | 1:706 | 1.05% | 88 |
| 83 | Ford | 39 | 1:706 | 1.11% | 93 |
| 83 | Randall | 39 | 1:706 | 2.28% | 227 |
| 88 | Foster | 38 | 1:725 | 1.18% | 99 |
| 88 | Matthews | 38 | 1:725 | 1.20% | 103 |
| 88 | Wyatt | 38 | 1:725 | 2.77% | 290 |
| 88 | Ashby | 38 | 1:725 | 5.14% | 550 |
| 92 | Watson | 37 | 1:744 | 0.74% | 53 |
| 92 | Cole | 37 | 1:744 | 0.80% | 58 |
| 92 | Payne | 37 | 1:744 | 0.91% | 77 |
| 92 | Hobbs | 37 | 1:744 | 2.03% | 205 |
| 96 | Holland | 36 | 1:765 | 1.57% | 147 |
| 96 | Cross | 36 | 1:765 | 1.70% | 169 |
| 96 | Curtis | 36 | 1:765 | 1.49% | 133 |
| 96 | Gibbs | 36 | 1:765 | 1.54% | 139 |
| 96 | Welch | 36 | 1:765 | 2.34% | 262 |
| 101 | Barber | 35 | 1:787 | 1.94% | 214 |
| 101 | Hammond | 35 | 1:787 | 1.50% | 140 |
| 103 | Rose | 34 | 1:810 | 1.29% | 122 |
| 103 | Holt | 34 | 1:810 | 3.23% | 387 |
| 103 | Bond | 34 | 1:810 | 1.88% | 210 |
| 103 | Bryant | 34 | 1:810 | 1.61% | 172 |
| 103 | Webber | 34 | 1:810 | 3.46% | 415 |
| 108 | Barker | 33 | 1:834 | 0.96% | 94 |
| 108 | Perkins | 33 | 1:834 | 2.00% | 238 |
| 108 | Salmon | 33 | 1:834 | 2.66% | 321 |
| 108 | Golding | 33 | 1:834 | 3.32% | 411 |
| 112 | Andrews | 32 | 1:861 | 0.77% | 70 |
| 112 | Freeman | 32 | 1:861 | 1.12% | 110 |
| 112 | French | 32 | 1:861 | 1.59% | 178 |
| 112 | Giles | 32 | 1:861 | 2.08% | 262 |
| 116 | Hawkins | 31 | 1:888 | 0.96% | 98 |
| 116 | Perry | 31 | 1:888 | 0.98% | 103 |
| 116 | Higgins | 31 | 1:888 | 1.86% | 233 |
| 116 | Haynes | 31 | 1:888 | 1.77% | 221 |
| 116 | Vincent | 31 | 1:888 | 2.24% | 287 |
| 116 | Hubbard | 31 | 1:888 | 2.76% | 361 |
| 116 | Child | 31 | 1:888 | 3.62% | 484 |
| 123 | Reynolds | 30 | 1:918 | 0.95% | 102 |
| 123 | Kemp | 30 | 1:918 | 1.59% | 194 |
| 123 | Davey | 30 | 1:918 | 1.86% | 250 |
| 123 | Waller | 30 | 1:918 | 2.50% | 334 |
| 123 | Langley | 30 | 1:918 | 3.23% | 440 |
| 128 | Hughes | 29 | 1:950 | 0.67% | 65 |
| 128 | Bell | 29 | 1:950 | 0.83% | 92 |
| 128 | Richardson | 29 | 1:950 | 0.65% | 59 |
| 128 | Elliott | 29 | 1:950 | 1.14% | 127 |
| 128 | Cooke | 29 | 1:950 | 1.96% | 267 |
| 128 | Carpenter | 29 | 1:950 | 1.75% | 237 |
| 128 | Chandler | 29 | 1:950 | 1.76% | 239 |
| 128 | Moody | 29 | 1:950 | 3.45% | 490 |
| 128 | Bannister | 29 | 1:950 | 5.46% | 764 |
| 128 | Batchelor | 29 | 1:950 | 3.49% | 496 |
| 128 | Thorn | 29 | 1:950 | 3.47% | 494 |
| 128 | Twyford | 29 | 1:950 | 25.44% | 3,247 |
| 140 | Burton | 28 | 1:984 | 1.09% | 125 |
| 140 | Lambert | 28 | 1:984 | 1.51% | 199 |
| 140 | Skinner | 28 | 1:984 | 1.40% | 183 |
| 140 | Fuller | 28 | 1:984 | 1.29% | 160 |
| 144 | Barnes | 27 | 1:1,020 | 0.66% | 75 |
| 144 | Fletcher | 27 | 1:1,020 | 1.20% | 150 |
| 144 | Barrett | 27 | 1:1,020 | 0.81% | 96 |
| 144 | Francis | 27 | 1:1,020 | 1.17% | 142 |
| 144 | Howell | 27 | 1:1,020 | 1.51% | 217 |
| 144 | Savage | 27 | 1:1,020 | 1.91% | 281 |
| 150 | Cox | 26 | 1:1,059 | 0.41% | 35 |
| 150 | Richards | 26 | 1:1,059 | 0.71% | 89 |
| 150 | Gibson | 26 | 1:1,059 | 1.18% | 157 |
| 150 | Gregory | 26 | 1:1,059 | 1.20% | 162 |
| 150 | May | 26 | 1:1,059 | 0.92% | 113 |
| 150 | Willis | 26 | 1:1,059 | 1.11% | 138 |
| 150 | Kirby | 26 | 1:1,059 | 1.90% | 292 |
| 150 | Horton | 26 | 1:1,059 | 2.96% | 469 |
| 150 | Wills | 26 | 1:1,059 | 2.36% | 370 |
| 150 | Prior | 26 | 1:1,059 | 2.11% | 326 |
| 160 | Brooks | 25 | 1:1,102 | 0.63% | 82 |
| 160 | Webster | 25 | 1:1,102 | 1.47% | 228 |
| 160 | Hodgson | 25 | 1:1,102 | 3.24% | 532 |
| 160 | Watkins | 25 | 1:1,102 | 1.31% | 188 |
| 160 | Field | 25 | 1:1,102 | 0.88% | 112 |
| 160 | Leach | 25 | 1:1,102 | 2.08% | 334 |
| 160 | Thorpe | 25 | 1:1,102 | 2.61% | 431 |
| 160 | Holloway | 25 | 1:1,102 | 1.59% | 257 |
| 160 | Crook | 25 | 1:1,102 | 2.73% | 446 |
| 160 | Croft | 25 | 1:1,102 | 4.25% | 684 |
| 160 | Legg | 25 | 1:1,102 | 4.22% | 675 |
| 160 | Hillier | 25 | 1:1,102 | 3.50% | 562 |
| 160 | Earl | 25 | 1:1,102 | 5.09% | 837 |
| 160 | How | 25 | 1:1,102 | 6.46% | 1,086 |
| 174 | Davies | 24 | 1:1,147 | 0.55% | 63 |
| 174 | Shaw | 24 | 1:1,147 | 1.04% | 146 |
| 174 | Gray | 24 | 1:1,147 | 0.64% | 87 |
| 174 | Dunn | 24 | 1:1,147 | 1.20% | 181 |
| 174 | Briggs | 24 | 1:1,147 | 2.16% | 365 |
| 174 | Norman | 24 | 1:1,147 | 1.27% | 192 |
| 174 | Hooper | 24 | 1:1,147 | 1.32% | 207 |
| 174 | Pope | 24 | 1:1,147 | 1.49% | 251 |
| 174 | Clements | 24 | 1:1,147 | 1.35% | 219 |
| 174 | Eaton | 24 | 1:1,147 | 2.14% | 360 |
| 174 | Pike | 24 | 1:1,147 | 2.00% | 336 |
| 174 | Dickens | 24 | 1:1,147 | 5.13% | 885 |
| 174 | Sage | 24 | 1:1,147 | 7.43% | 1,275 |
| 187 | Jackson | 23 | 1:1,197 | 0.38% | 40 |
| 187 | Burgess | 23 | 1:1,197 | 1.01% | 148 |
| 187 | Dean | 23 | 1:1,197 | 1.04% | 156 |
| 187 | Moss | 23 | 1:1,197 | 1.20% | 187 |
| 187 | Walters | 23 | 1:1,197 | 2.18% | 384 |
| 187 | Best | 23 | 1:1,197 | 2.55% | 451 |
| 187 | Sampson | 23 | 1:1,197 | 3.07% | 546 |
| 187 | Jackman | 23 | 1:1,197 | 6.61% | 1,185 |
| 195 | Newton | 22 | 1:1,252 | 1.13% | 184 |
| 195 | Woods | 22 | 1:1,252 | 1.23% | 218 |
| 195 | Hayes | 22 | 1:1,252 | 0.88% | 129 |
| 195 | Wilkins | 22 | 1:1,252 | 1.14% | 185 |
| 195 | Norris | 22 | 1:1,252 | 1.15% | 190 |
| 195 | Winter | 22 | 1:1,252 | 1.53% | 274 |
| 195 | Vaughan | 22 | 1:1,252 | 2.49% | 466 |
| 195 | Bacon | 22 | 1:1,252 | 2.00% | 370 |
| 195 | Stuart | 22 | 1:1,252 | 3.12% | 568 |
| 195 | Buck | 22 | 1:1,252 | 1.95% | 358 |
| 195 | Spicer | 22 | 1:1,252 | 3.27% | 598 |
| 195 | Symonds | 22 | 1:1,252 | 4.67% | 878 |
| 195 | Weedon | 22 | 1:1,252 | 4.21% | 776 |
| 195 | Ladyman | 22 | 1:1,252 | 55.00% | 7,755 |