Hornsey

Description

This booklet contains a list of the main records of interest to the genealogical researcher for the area based on the ancient parish of Hornsey and includes the districts of Crouch End, Finsbury Park, Fortis Green, Harringay, Highgate, Hornsey, Manor House, Muswell Hill, Stroud Green and Turnpike Lane. This area was in the county of Middlesex but is now in the London Borough of Haringey. Apart from the vital records of the various religious denominations, examples of subjects covered in this booklet are local societies (whose collections can greatly help the researcher), local newspapers including which titles were active at which particular dates, as well as a useful lists of the streets of the ancient parish of Hornsey as they appeared in the 1851 census returns. Details include where records can be found, whether they are original hard-copy records, transcriptions in books, or on the internet. This 88-page A5 illustrated booklet is part of our ongoing series of Parish Guides.