Parish Records
Parish registers - births, deaths and marriages
Copied from originals and held at other record offices
- East Barnet, St Mary’s – 1553-1900, Microfilm
- Edgware, St. Margaret’s - Burials 1717-1867, Baptisms 1717-1857, Marriages 1717-1840, Microfilm
- Finchley St Mary's -, Marriages 1560 –1837, Transcripts
- Friern Barnet, Whetstone, All Saints Church, Baptisms 1883 –1928, Marriages 1883-1948, Transcripts
- Friern Barnet, St James, Baptism 1674-1882, Burials & Marriages 1674-1875, Microfilm
- Hadley, St. Mary the Virgin – Burials 1603-1843, Baptisms 1600-1875, Marriages 1616-1875, Microfilm
- Hendon St Mary’s – Burials 1653-1838, Baptisms 1653-1743, Marriages 1654-1781, Microfilm. Marriages 1653-1837 Transcripts, Burials 1653-1667 Transcripts
- Totteridge, St Andrews – Burials 1570-1837, Baptisms 1570-1837, Marriages 1570-1836, transcripts
Ancestry library
Ancestry, the genealogical website is now available at the local studies centre and in all Barnet Libraries with a library membership card, providing access to:
- indexes to births, deaths and marriages
- London/ Middlesex parish registers
- family history material
Births, marriages and death (BDM) certificates
You can order birth, marriages and deaths and certificates post civil registration date 1837 from the general register office. Barnet Registry Office can also supply copies of BMD certificates post 1837 if registered in the borough. There are charges for search and supply of copies.
Prior to 1837, registration was at the parish church. Copies held in the collection are listed above. Originals are held at the following record offices. A few are still held by individual churches:
- London Metropolitan Archives – parishes in the former county of Middlesex
- Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies - parishes formerly in the county of Hertfordshire
Cemeteries
Many cemeteries opened outside London to accommodate burials due to the closure of overcrowded London churchyards. They were also available for local parish burials.
- Cemeteries
(PDF: 9.74KB) in the borough of Barnet excluding church burial grounds
Monumental inscriptions
Monumental inscriptions are held for most churches. These are dedications erected in the church on tombstones and monuments of people with long standing association withe church, large land owners and notable individuals.
Settlement Examinations Indexs
- Hendon Settlement Examinations Index: 1704 - 1835
- Finchley Settlement Examinations: January 1744 - December 1846, (microfilm)
- Edgware Settlement Examinations: January 1822 - May 1833, (manuscript)
- East Barnet Settlement Examinations: 1706 - 1806, (microfilm)
The 1662 Settlement Act enabled parishes to establish the former parish of residence of people moving in, and whose responsibility if was if they became destitute. They could apply for Settlement in the host parish if they qualified under various criteria through marriage, occupation of property over the value of £10, engagement over one year in domestic service, and apprenticeship.
This administrative procedure generated documents called settlement examinations. It enabled parishes to minimise their expense on the maintenance of the poor. It was mostly migrant labourers who did not qualify for settlement who underwent the examination process, as they were more likely to appeal for financial support in hard times.
Hendon’s collection of examinations is rich in detail, giving full name, age, marital status, children's names/ages, occupation, parish of birth or previous place of settlement and incidental details.
Settlement certificates are probably the most informative documents of family history in this period.
Search the Hendon Settlement Examinations Index 1727- 1835 (PDF: 191KB) list by name (use FIND) to discover the date when they moved into the parish. The examination documents are available at our local studies centre for consultation.
Parish Vestry, Local Board, Urban District Council, Borough minutes
Barnet
- Local Board minutes 1875 - 1894
- Urban Distric Council minutes 1895 - 1965
East Barnet
- Local Board minutes 1875 - 1894
- Urban District Council minutes 1895 - 1965
Edgware
Parish Council minutes 1894 - 1931
Finchley
- Vestry minutes 1768 - 1874
- Local Board minutes 1878 - 1894
- Urban District Council/ Borough 1895 - 1965
Friern Barnet
- Local Board minutes 1884 - 1894
- Urban District Council minutes 1895 - 1965
Hadley
- Vestry minutes 1732 - 1832
Hendon
- Vestry minutes 1706 - 1775, 1785 - 1913
- Local Board minutes 1789 - 1894
- Urban District Council/ Borough minutes 1895 - 1965
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