Little Ilford Essex Family History Guide

Little Ilford is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.

Other places in the parish include: Green Hill Grove.

Alternative names:

Parish church: St. Mary

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1539
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1802

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

ILFORD (LITTLE), a village and a parish in West Ham district, Essex.

The village stands adjacent to the river Roding and to the London and Tilbury railway, ¾ of a mile NE of East Ham r. station, and 3¼ E by N of Stratford; and has a post-office under Ilford, London E.

The parish contains also the new village of Green-Hill-Grove. Acres, 763. Real property, £3,220. Pop. in 1851, 187; in 1861, 594. Houses, 124. The increase of pop. arose from the formation of Green-Hill-Grove village. The property is divided among a few.

The manor belongs to J. W. Wight, Esq. Ilford Lodge and llford Cottage are chief residences.

The New City of London cemetery is here; was opened in 1856; comprises an area of 89½ acres; and was formed at a cost of £80,000.

The Essex county house of correction also is here; was erected in 1831; and has accommodation for 51 male and 5 female prisoners. Petty sessions are held in this building every Saturday.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of London. Value, £408. Patron, J. W. Wight, Esq. The church is old but good, and contains several handsome monuments. Charities, £31.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

ILFORD, LITTLE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of West Ham, hundred of Becontree, S. division of Essex, 7 miles (E. N. E.) from London; containing 189 inhabitants.

The parish comprises by measurement 763 acres, of which 428a. 3r. 16p. are arable, 276a. 19p. pasture, and the remainder roads and waste.

The village, which is small, is situated a little to the west of Great Ilford; and a large mart for cattle from the north of England, and from Wales and Scotland, is held here, in conjunction with several of the neighbouring parishes, from February till May. A house of correction for the county was erected in 1831. The Eastern Counties railway passes through the parish.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £11. 13. 9., and in the gift of W. Hibbitts, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £310, and the glebe comprises 36 acres. The church is a plain edifice containing several interesting monuments.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Essex, Little Ilford – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Register of burials, City of London Cemetery in Little Ilford, Newham, London, 1856-1915

England, Essex, Little Ilford – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Little Ilford, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Essex, Little Ilford – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Little Ilford, 1802-1846
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Little Ilford (Essex)

Parish registers for Little Ilford, 1539-1903
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Little Ilford (Essex); Essex Record Office

England, Essex, Little Ilford – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Computer printout of Little Ilford, Essex, England

Parish register printouts of Little Ilford, Essex, England ; christenings, 1813-1875
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Essex, Little Ilford – History ( 1 )
Bygone Ilford
Author: Evans, Brian

Administration

  • County: Essex
  • Civil Registration District: West Ham
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex
  • Diocese: Pre-1846 – London, Post-1845 – Rochester
  • Rural Deanery: Barking
  • Poor Law Union: West Ham
  • Hundred: Becontree
  • Province: Canterbury