Middlesex County Genealogical Records

Middlesex County Birth & Baptism Records

Jamaica Civil Registration Records (1880-1999)

An index to and images of records of births, marriages and deaths, recording various personal and genealogical details.

Jamaica Birth & Baptism Index (1752-1920)

An index to over 330,000 birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Jamaica Anglican Parish Register Transcripts (1664-1880)

Transcripts of over 360,000 baptisms, marriages and burials kept by the Church of England in Jamaica. Records include names or parents, residences, occupations and more.

British Nationals Born Overseas (1818-2006)

An index to births of British citizens born overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Provides a reference that can be used to order a birth certificate.

Caribbean Births & Baptisms (1590-1928)

An index to around 450,000 mixed birth and baptism records.

Middlesex County Marriage & Divorce Records

Jamaica Civil Registration Records (1880-1999)

An index to and images of records of births, marriages and deaths, recording various personal and genealogical details.

Jamaica Anglican Parish Register Transcripts (1664-1880)

Transcripts of over 360,000 baptisms, marriages and burials kept by the Church of England in Jamaica. Records include names or parents, residences, occupations and more.

British Nationals Married Overseas (1818-2005)

An index to marriages of British citizens overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner Provides a reference that can be used to order a marriage certificate.

Caribbean Marriage Index (1591-1905)

An index to around 90,000 marriage records from various sources.

Middlesex County Death & Burial Records

Jamaica Civil Registration Records (1880-1999)

An index to and images of records of births, marriages and deaths, recording various personal and genealogical details.

Jamaica Anglican Parish Register Transcripts (1664-1880)

Transcripts of over 360,000 baptisms, marriages and burials kept by the Church of England in Jamaica. Records include names or parents, residences, occupations and more.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

British Nationals Overseas Deaths (1818-2005)

A name index linked to original indices of British citizens who died overseas. Records record the area in which the deceased died and their age.

Caribbean Death & Burial Index (1790-1906)

An index of around 6,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Middlesex County Census & Population Lists

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.

Newspapers Covering Middlesex County

Newspaper Archive: Jamaica (1834-Present)

Text-searchable copies of millions of Jamaican newspaper articles.

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Middlesex County Wills & Probate Records

British Inheritance Disputes Index (1574-1714)

An index to almost 78,000 wills that were disputed. The index can lead you to documents that may shed a great deal of genealogical information as disputes often arose between siblings and cousins.

Middlesex County Immigration & Travel Records

Middlesex Convict Transportation Contracts (1682-1787)

Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.

Naturalizations in America & the West Indies (1740-1782)

Early records granting citizenship to largely Protestant individuals in Britain's American dominions.

Derbyshire Transportation Index (1720-1772)

A calendar to records detailing the transportation of people from Derbyshire to parts of the British Empire.

Devonians in the Colonies (1900-1901)

An index to records detailing the ancestry of some 300 people of Devonian descent living in British colonies and the Unite States.

Middlesex County Military Records

WWI Commonwealth Casualty Lists (1914-1920)

A list of over 1.3 million British and Commonwealth servicemen who were injured during World War One.

Prisoners of War (1715-1945)

An index to and images records detailing the incarceration of 1.34 million military personnel, civilians, diplomats, missionaries & merchant seamen who were held as prisoners of war. The records cover British prisoners held by foreign powers and non-British prisoners held by Britain.

WWI British Prisoner of War Records (1914-1918)

Records of over 80,000 British and Commonwealth men captured during the Great War.

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.

Middlesex Convict Transportation Contracts (1682-1787)

Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.

British Inheritance Disputes Index (1574-1714)

An index to almost 78,000 wills that were disputed. The index can lead you to documents that may shed a great deal of genealogical information as disputes often arose between siblings and cousins.

Calendar of State Papers Colonial (1513-1739)

Calendars to records relating to British colonies.

Key West Admiralty Records (1829-1911)

These records cover prize, ransom, and salvage cases; suits to establish title to a ship independent of possession of the ship; possessory actions to recover ships; and a variety of maritime contracts and torts.

Middlesex County Directories & Gazetteers

Thom's Official Directory of Great Britain & Ireland (1914)

A directory of the court, parliament, aristocracy, mayors, civil service, military, militia and banks in the British Empire.

The American Gazetteer (1798)

One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Middlesex County Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Middlesex County Histories & Books

The American Gazetteer (1798)

One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Colonial Office List (1870)

A searchable book containing descriptions of British colonies, statistics, information on officials and more.

Colonial Office List (1863)

A searchable book containing descriptions of British colonies, statistics, information on officials and more.

Middlesex County Occupation & Business Records

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Newspaper Press Directory (1927)

A directory describing newspapers in the UK and British Empire, including circulation and political leaning.

Newspaper Press Directory (1913)

A directory describing newspapers in the UK and British Empire, including circulation and political leaning.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Middlesex County

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.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Middlesex County Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Middlesex County Church Records

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Jamaica Anglican Parish Register Transcripts (1664-1880)

Transcripts of over 360,000 baptisms, marriages and burials kept by the Church of England in Jamaica. Records include names or parents, residences, occupations and more.

Crockford's Clerical Directory (1929)

A directory listing Anglican parishes and other divisions of the Church or England hierarchy and their various religious officers. The directory covers the UK and Anglican churches throughout the world.

Biographical Directories Covering Middlesex County

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Middlesex County Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Most Common Surnames in Middlesex County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Jamaica
1Brown32,8651:4047.36%1
2Williams29,2561:4546.62%2
3Smith21,7451:6046.48%3
4Johnson20,1691:6552.03%5
5Campbell18,2981:7244.28%4
6Thomas16,2591:8158.76%8
7Thompson15,6751:8449.67%6
8Henry15,5201:8558.63%9
9Reid12,3511:10647.29%10
10Francis12,1731:10858.06%14
11Clarke12,0751:10940.75%7
12Gordon11,4191:11545.07%11
13Edwards11,2861:11655.43%15
14Grant9,9541:13243.90%13
15Robinson9,8551:13343.03%12
16Morgan9,8171:13460.42%25
17Bailey9,3471:14057.82%26
18Anderson9,1801:14347.43%19
19Lewis9,1421:14345.95%16
20Wright9,0701:14548.05%20
21Richards9,0351:14556.76%28
22Wilson8,9551:14645.57%17
23Davis8,6041:15244.28%18
24Powell7,9831:16451.65%30
25White7,8691:16756.51%34
26Stewart7,6271:17243.09%21
27Green7,5731:17351.32%32
28Miller7,5431:17444.66%22
29Walker7,5351:17445.62%23
30Taylor7,3991:17746.19%27
31Allen7,3731:17846.39%29
32McKenzie7,1001:18549.21%33
33Palmer6,3901:20553.63%43
34Simpson6,3831:20553.57%43
35James6,2011:21237.77%24
36Jones6,1901:21241.11%31
37Bennett6,1781:21250.86%41
38Douglas6,1241:21460.32%54
39Walters5,9431:22162.61%55
40Jackson5,9011:22245.11%35
41Gayle5,7061:23045.32%39
42Scott5,6021:23443.74%36
43Hamilton5,5561:23650.09%46
44Martin5,5521:23653.39%52
45Graham5,5291:23743.69%38
46Nelson5,2911:24849.66%51
47Watson5,2861:24842.66%40
48Bryan5,2001:25255.38%58
49Harris5,1681:25454.77%57
50Morrison5,0221:26157.56%62
51Lawrence5,0161:26141.93%42
52Morris4,9861:26346.45%50
53Hall4,9841:26339.16%37
54Ellis4,8781:26956.13%63
55Mitchell4,8471:27151.06%55
56Chambers4,7011:27950.44%60
57Dixon4,6851:28042.36%47
58Daley4,5771:28742.50%49
59Blake4,5541:28844.35%53
60McDonald4,5181:29048.14%59
61Barrett4,4691:29441.19%48
62Rose4,4181:29751.98%65
63McLean4,3561:30156.70%68
64Samuels3,6491:35932.86%45
65Russell3,6091:36353.21%78
66Beckford3,4611:37939.83%64
67Forbes3,4581:37947.72%70
68Sinclair3,3941:38650.66%79
69Harrison3,2941:39858.52%88
70Foster3,2411:40536.91%61
71Murray3,2051:40939.78%67
72Rowe3,1331:41943.70%71
73Dawkins3,1091:42258.97%96
74Young3,0151:43542.90%74
75Spencer2,9611:44355.42%92
76Shaw2,9391:44642.57%76
77Ricketts2,9251:44845.95%80
78Wallace2,9041:45240.63%72
79Roberts2,9031:45248.38%84
80Dennis2,8431:46146.27%82
81Knight2,8171:46664.95%122
82McLeod2,7201:48257.34%108
83Whyte2,6951:48744.19%83
84Peart2,6781:49059.62%116
85Stephenson2,6401:49749.70%95
86Cole2,6251:50051.90%100
87McFarlane2,6121:50236.99%73
88Salmon2,6041:50438.24%77
89Williamson2,5651:51164.25%136
90Pinnock2,5551:51351.78%101
91Kelly2,5141:52244.06%87
92Fearon2,4821:52870.21%151
93Lee2,4781:52932.77%69
94Baker2,4621:53347.80%97
95Cameron2,4581:53452.89%110
96Brooks2,4431:53740.85%85
97Burrell2,3611:55681.44%181
98Bartley2,3391:56170.66%160
99Blackwood2,3171:56648.47%107
100Mills2,2841:57461.07%143
101Swaby2,2811:57554.43%127
102Hinds2,2761:57657.83%139
103Burke2,2641:57941.32%91
104Gray2,2401:58639.20%86
105Marshall2,2271:58954.01%129
106Evans2,2191:59143.79%99
107Chin2,2171:59232.06%75
108Ferguson2,1931:59841.25%94
109Pryce2,1821:60155.21%137
110Small2,1791:60258.62%146
111Hutchinson2,1731:60445.08%106
112Patterson2,1701:60444.60%105
113Duncan2,1381:61447.43%115
114Riley2,1371:61457.83%147
115Barnes2,1251:61745.77%111
116Hylton2,1141:62041.05%98
117Christie2,0731:63345.45%114
118Howell2,0611:63661.63%158
119Blair2,0541:63946.95%121
120Mullings2,0361:64436.45%89
121Lindsay1,9851:66148.29%130
122Black1,9821:66245.17%120
122King1,9821:66247.24%126
124Tulloch1,9761:66466.46%176
125Spence1,9691:66624.03%66
126Malcolm1,9491:67331.31%81
127Simms1,9481:67355.40%152
128Bell1,9281:68041.57%112
129Phillips1,9131:68634.25%90
130Lindo1,8721:70148.02%141
131Hunter1,8641:70447.33%138
132Levy1,8141:72341.01%117
133Boothe1,8081:72565.67%190
134Dunkley1,7931:73243.67%131
135Griffiths1,7911:73244.06%134
136Dyer1,7901:73361.07%177
137Rhoden1,7771:73855.48%165
138Reynolds1,7711:74137.90%109
139Barnett1,7551:74740.81%123
139Davidson1,7551:74747.11%144
141Wynter1,7501:75049.10%149
142Matthews1,7361:75659.37%178
142McPherson1,7361:75643.21%135
144Turner1,7271:76051.66%159
145Facey1,6931:77553.97%171
146Cooper1,6801:78152.73%166
147McIntosh1,6791:78131.45%93
148Nembhard1,6721:78451.35%163
149Buchanan1,6661:78739.15%124
150Sutherland1,6561:79247.60%153
151Crawford1,6451:79752.84%172
152Holness1,6421:79944.14%145
153Parker1,6381:80168.05%216
154Cunningham1,6181:81133.07%103
155Sewell1,5971:82171.61%224
156Hibbert1,5931:82338.63%128
157Plummer1,5761:83250.16%170
158McCalla1,5671:83763.13%210
159Hanson1,5541:84438.00%132
160Sterling1,5331:85636.17%125
161Harvey1,5111:86834.19%118
162Carter1,4931:87953.96%189
163Lynch1,4841:88445.45%162
164Hudson1,4771:88854.72%194
165Simmonds1,4671:89459.85%212
166Lewin1,4651:89567.98%231
167Jarrett1,4471:90635.39%132
168McKoy1,4461:90757.50%208
169Bent1,4211:92337.04%142
170Moore1,4121:92930.90%113
171Dacosta1,4071:93249.32%186
172Stephens1,3951:94044.30%169
173Gooden1,3881:94538.95%149
174Collins1,3711:95749.39%188
175Fraser1,3651:96141.49%161
176Byfield1,3581:96664.73%237
177Kerr1,3531:96927.70%104
177Marsh1,3531:96971.10%255
179Higgins1,3431:97757.10%218
180Scarlett1,3411:97839.84%157
181Elliott1,3311:98542.91%173
182Bernard1,3241:99126.95%102
183Myers1,3111:1,00135.56%148
184Wint1,3091:1,00250.35%202
185Alexander1,3061:1,00447.44%190
186Golding1,3001:1,00951.28%207
187Farquharson1,2841:1,02237.43%155
188Saunders1,2791:1,02649.04%201
189Pitter1,2671:1,03567.65%263
190Hewitt1,2631:1,03947.11%195
191Osbourne1,2591:1,04257.02%228
192Maxwell1,2531:1,04745.56%192
193Rodney1,2491:1,05047.10%197
194Fuller1,2401:1,05848.06%203
195Newman1,2381:1,06057.90%235
196Allison1,2361:1,06164.78%254
197Burton1,2081:1,08635.87%156
198Benjamin1,2071:1,08750.80%217
199Manning1,1861:1,10666.04%270
200Pusey1,1821:1,11064.17%267