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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => London & Middlesex Lookup Requests => London and Middlesex => England => London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Cotswoldhills on Monday 05 March 07 11:19 GMT (UK)
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Hello
I have just received a marriage certificate which tells me that a relative lived at 2 Kempton Villas Hampton. There is no road or Street. I tried Google. Does anyone know where this was? Also the name of the church is not given just says The Parish Church Hampton, in 1926 the vicar was E.E. Charles or Churchs or Clarks (something like that). I had a look at a few church websites but there was little information available. I thought if the vicar could be identified I might be able to get the right church.
Familylore says that this person married in Hampton Court Palace by special Licence...the certificate bursts that bubble!!
Thanks for any help.
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A google search would have been a good start.
This comes up as a 'good' candidate.
http://www.hampton-church.org.uk/
Pauline
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The address also shows up on the 1901site (by address).
You'll have to purchase credits to get the ref.
Pauline
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I've got a 1937 map and there is a Kempton Road and a Kempton Park in the area.
Philimore's Atlas lists the parish church as Hampton, St Mary
Dawn
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Kempton Park is a racecourse - don't know if that's the one you found Dawn.
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Kempton Park Race course is at Sunbury - actually between Sunbury and Hampton. There are parts of Hampton which are near or overlook the back of the race course
It might be in that area
Bob
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It is :)
But in 1937 it's only a fraction of the size it is now.
Dawn
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The address also shows up on the 1901site (by address).
You'll have to purchase credits to get the ref.
Pauline
Hi
Thank you. I had found St Mary's but there was also a St James which came up so was not sure. I am a member of Ancestry, is this the 1901 site that you are referring to? I didn't know that you could search by address would you mind telling me how I do that please? Many Thanks
beverley
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here is the link to search by address.
http://www.1901censusonline.com/search.asp?wci=ad_search
Pauline
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Hampton Parish church is in Hampton, between Hampton Court and Kempton Park.
X marks the chuch
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01bh/
meles
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See here
http://www.thames-path.org.uk/thames_hampton_court_staines.html
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I work in Hampton from time to time. I'll ask about Kempton Villas next time I'm there.
meles
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Did a 1901 search on the National Archives site and got a reference to Kempton Villas, Linden Road without needing credits
http://tinyurl.com/2u9uje
is a link to multimap showing where it is in Hampton.
Dawn
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I am utterly amazed at all the help that I have had on this question. Thank you ALL so very much. Everyday I seem to learn about new sites and what is available where, it is all so confusing. Thank goodness for Rootschat!!
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You're very welcome!
I'll try to see if they still exist and - if I remember! - take a camera to take a photo. Don't hold your breath - I'm not due to go for a couple of months.
meles
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You're very welcome!
I'll try to see if they still exist and - if I remember! - take a camera to take a photo. Don't hold your breath - I'm not due to go for a couple of months.
meles
Thanks that would be great as I now live in Gloucestershire and would find it a bit difficult to get there!!! I won't hold my breath as that might be bad for my health!! But I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Bev
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Cotswoldhills/meles,
Did you get anywhere with this one?
If not, I might be able to pop over that way next week.
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I've had no need to go yet, I'm afraid.
meles
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Cotswoldhills/meles,
Did you get anywhere with this one?
If not, I might be able to pop over that way next week.
That would be great if you have the time and it's not too much trouble. :)
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I had a good wander around Hampton yesterday, but I’m fairly certain Kempton Villas are no longer there.
Following up Pauline’s census refs, there are 3 references to Kempton Villas on the 1901 census:
RG13/671/fo 48/pages 39 and 40
RG13/671/Fo 81/page 52
Map of the area is here
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ln/
The ref at folio 81 is in Linden Rd (just to the left of the railway station). The refs at folio 81 are quite close by but south of the railway line.
On the 1891 census, 2 Kempton Villas is at RG12/616/Fo 39 in Hain (?) Hill Park, which seems to be the section south of the railway line.
Linden Rd is a now street of terraced houses (probably Edwardian). The area south of the railway now has a mixture of 20th century houses (Edwardian through to quite modern), a community hall and some small warehouse type premises. I couldn’t find a Hain Hill Park, but I did find some of the other houses on the census pages. Berkeley House is a very imposing 3 story detached house. Rose Hill is an even more impressive building set in its own grounds.
See http://www.richmond.gov.uk/local_history_rosehill.pdf
These are both on Upper Sunbury Road. The opposite side of the road has the Water works buildings etc, leading down to the river.
I’m sure the church would be St Mary’s, which is very close by.
I took a photo of Linden Rd then my camera packed up, but I’d be happy to take more of the area if you are interested.
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You've probably sorted all this out by now. I've been offline for some time. I was brought up in Hampton, on the Upper Sunbury Road, just up the road from Kempton Park racecourse. I can only imagine that your address was further down in that direction - though there is not much before it becomes Sunbury! The parish church in Hampton is definitely St Mary's. St James' was a more recent church (not the parish church, therefore).
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I understand that my Great Grandparents (Mitchell) lived at 2 Kempton Villas in and around 1900. He was a Working Fitter with the Metropolitan Water Board. As I understand it, the housing was very poor, so was probably demolished and they went to live in Hampton Hill.
The details on the Marriage Certificate would be of interest to me.
Mike
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Your great grandfather's occupation makes sense - off the Upper Sunbury Road is the Victorian waterworks which has supplied the whole of greater London. St Mary's church (the parish church) is just up the road heading towards Hampton Court.
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I understood from my late Mum that Kempton Villas were Water Board houses. Looking on Google Earth, there has been a lot of development in Kempton Road. It seems my Grandad and Great grandfather worked for the MWB. As I did when younger, 18 to 28.
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I understood from my late Mum that Kempton Villas were Water Board houses. Looking on Google Earth, there has been a lot of development in Kempton Road. It seems my Grandad and Great grandfather worked for the MWB. As I did when younger, 18 to 28.
Here is a map showing Kempton Road.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uOmX5E0R5oU/UZ00aZYGiCI/AAAAAAAAI0A/Y8ih_DldBLg/s640/kempton_map_rh4_051208_shrink.jpg)