Paddington St James, Middlesex Genealogy

England Middlesex  Middlesex Parishes

Paddington St James, Middlesex family history and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers (baptisms, christenings, marriages, and burials), civil registration (births, marriages, and deaths), census records, history, wills, cemetery, online transcriptions and indexes, an interactive map and website resources.

Here's a list of District Churches and Chapels in Pre-1900 Paddington.

Parish History
Paddington St James. The present parish church was completed in 1843, and is a handsome building in the pointed style, with a tower and spire. it is dedicated to St. James. There are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyans.

St James Paddington (registers began 1655), a metropolitan parish and two sub-districts, in Kensington district, Middlesex, 3½ miles west by northwest St. Pauls Cathedral, London. This parish includes the hamlet of Bayswater, and Craven-Hill, Maida-Hill, and Westbourne-Green.

Additional information:

The Victoria County History of Paddington (1989) is available online. It includes chapters on manors, estates, economic history, local government, churches, Roman Catholicism, Protestant nonconformity, Greek Orthodox Church, Judaism, education, and charities for the poor.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, nonconformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

Census and Inhabitants Lists
1841 Census returns for Paddington are missing.

1666 Hearth Tax

 * Hearth Tax: Middlesex 1666: Paddington at British History Online - free.

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Middlesex Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Manorial Records
Records survive for Paddington Manor (1200-1869). The Manorial Documents Register will help you locate these records.

Poor Law Unions
Contributor: Add information about the pertinent poor law unions in the area.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain