Talk:Middlesex

Jurisdictional Navigation
It should be simple for users to navigate down from nation &gt; county &gt; parish. Please do not remove the list of parishes from this page without further discussion. Murphynw 06:26, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

Middlesex Boundary Changes
The following was received from Carole Stanford:


 * Hello, Thank you for your work on the English county of Middlesex. That is where I was raised, living there from age 4-20 yrs. I have been doing family history research since the 1960s. My London heritage goes back pre 1750.


 * Thank you for the tremendous effort this has taken.


 * I have an immediate concern that relates to some inner London boroughs you have as Middlesex. Westminster is actually the City of Westminster and not a borough. I am surprised it is included in Middlesex although it does have a City of Westminster Cemetery in Hanwell, Middlesex. (Now partially used by local residents but with a large part of the cemetery containing the remains &amp; memorials for Westminster residents).


 * Secondly, I know as a child that Chelsea, for example, could have Middlesex after its name for mailing purposes but it is now regarded as London. I submit it would be very important to make a statement as to what time period your map &amp; parish list is appropriate.


 * I was never aware of east of the City of London being regarded as Middlesex. It is strange to me to have Bethnal Green &amp; parts of the London Docklands included in the County of Middlesex. Perhaps this is my own ignorance.


 * Best wishes for your continued endeavours.


 * Hi Carole,


 * Thank you for insight. I agree, a time frame needs to be stated. Would you be interested in researching when these places were no longer considered part of Middlesex?


 * FamilySearch has decided to use historical jurisdictional boundaries that match the Family History Library Catalog jurisdictions. The Wiki mimics the Catalog.


 * Here is how these places were described in Bartholomew’s Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887):


 * 1. Westminster, part of Middlesex http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/716
 * 2. Chelsea, part of Middlesex http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/166
 * 3. Bethnal Green, part of Middlesex http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/968 Murphynw 17:39, 21 November 2013 (UTC)