i have an ancestor who states that they were born "the Strand", London. I take it that this is likely to be the Strand district/parish and not the street. if so, how many parish registers would i have to trawl through for the strand district.
Re: strand « Reply #1 on: Monday 14 April 08 16:03 BST (UK) »
Hello, Iain,
The Strand registration district contains the following churches.
St Martins inthe Fields C 1855-1965 St John the Evangelist, Drury Lane C 1838-1853 St Paul, Covent Garden C 1653-1945 St Michael, Burliegh St. C 1849-1905 Savoy Chapel C 1680 St Mary le Strand C 1588-1882 St Clement Danes C 1558-1944 St Ann Soho C 1686-1931 now Westminster, was also under Strand until 1st July 1868
What year are you looking for ? Why not post name & date, we may be able to help.
You can also check these churches in the Hugh Wallis site that is similar to the IGI but can be searched by church, then surname instead of the IGI by surname.
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Re: strand « Reply #4 on: Monday 14 April 08 17:10 BST (UK) »
Hi Meliora.
Now i'm gonna bore you. I too found this several years ago and happily added the details to my tree thinking st martins in the field and her father being John which i already knew..........this must be her i thought.
her father John HUTCHINS was a chair maker according to her marriage cert. Unfortunately i checked the census returns in 1851 and came up with two John hutchins one spelt hutchings who were both chairmakers but whose wives were not sarah. From memory one was ann and the other elizabeth.
so unless Sarah died and John remarried i'm treading water.