Laindon, Essex Genealogy

England   Essex   Essex Parishes   Laindon

Parish History
Laindon, is a village and a parish in Billercay district, Essex. The village stands near the source of the river Crouch, 3 1/2 miles NW of Pitsea railway station, and 3 1/2 miles SE of Billericay. The parish includes Basildon chapelry, it is sometimes called Langdon Clay.

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
Online images are available Seax - Essex Archives Online From the Essex Record Office

Poor Law Unions
Billericay Poor Law Union, Essex

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

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain