Twickenham Common, Middlesex Genealogy

England Middlesex  Middlesex Parishes

Parish History
TWICKENHAM, a village and a parish in Brentford district, Middlesex. The village stands on the river Thames, and on the London and Windsor railway, 1 mile SW of Richmond; was anciently called Twitnam and Twittnaham. There are two churches, three dissenting chapels. The parish contains also The-Green, Whitton village, and a new suburb of Richmond.

Additional information:

Holy Trinity Church [Old] Twickenham Common, which is now known as "The Green" is situated on Twickenham Green, at the heart of the St Mary's ancient parish. It was established by the year 1841 and lay within the civil parish boundaries of St Mary's Twickenham.

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.

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.

Poor Law Unions
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
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