Ickenham, Middlesex Genealogy

England   Middlesex   Middlesex Parishes   Ickenham

Parish History
"ICKENHAM, a parish in Uxbridge district, Middlesex; between Yedding brook and the river Colne, 2½ miles NE of Uxbridge r. station. It has a post office under Uxbridge. Acres, 1, 400. Real property, £2, 887. Pop., 351. Houses, 69. The property is divided among a few. The manor was anciently called Iykenham; belonged, at one time, to the Shoreditches; and belongs now to T. T. Clarke, Esq. Swakeleys, the seat of Mr. Clarke, is an edifice of 1638, in the Italian style. The living is a rectory in the diocese of London. Value, £382. Patron, T. T. Clarke, Esq. The church is ancient, but good."¹

"ICKENHAM (St. Giles), a parish, in the union of Uxbridge, hundred of Elthorne, county of Middlesex, 2¾ miles (N. E.) from Uxbridge; containing 396 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 1500 acres, of which more than 1200 are meadow and pasture. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £13. 6. 8.; net income, £382; patron, T. T. Clarke, Esq. The greater portion of the tithes were commuted for land and a money payment, under an act of inclosure, in 1780; and the remainder have recently been commuted for a rentcharge of £40. 2. 7.: the glebe consists of 13 acres. The church is an ancient structure."²

1. John Marius Wilson, “Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales,” (Edinburgh: A, Fullerton & Co., 1870). Online | here.

2. Samuel Lewis, ed. A Topographical Dictionary of England 600-603. (London: S. Lewis and Co., 1848), Online | here, (accessed: 06 May 2010).

Civil Registration
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Church records
To find the names of the neighboring 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.

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Census records
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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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Maps and Gazetteers
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