East Horndon, Essex Family History Guide

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East Horndon is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.

Other places in the parish include: Herongate

Alternative names: East Thorndon

Parish church: All Saints

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1557
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1639; 1800

Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

HORNDON (EAST), or EAST THORNDON, a parish in Billericay district, Essex; 3 miles SSE of Brentwood r. station, and 4 SW of Billericay. Post town, Brentwood.

Acres, 1,477. Real property, £4,412. Pop., 475. Houses, 93. The property is divided among a few. Fowchers Heron manor belongs to George A. Lowndes, Esq.; and another manor, partly within the parish, belongs to Lord Petre. Remains exist of Heron Hall, an ancient seat of the Tyrrells.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £340. Patron, the Rev. John Pearson. The church is a brick building, ancient but good; and has a Norman font.

There is a national school.

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

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

HORNDON, EAST (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Billericay, hundred of Barstable, S. division of Essex, 3 miles (S. E.) from Brentwood; containing 529 inhabitants.

It comprises 1477a. 24p., of which 68a. 2r. 28p. are woodland, and of the remainder about two-thirds arable and one-third pasture.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £10; net income, £262; patron, the Rev. J. Pearson. The church is a small irregular structure, with several chapels, which contain portions in different styles; the font is Norman, and in the chancel is an octangular ceiling of wood, richly carved with armorial bearings and other devices.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Essex, East Horndon – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions at All Saints, East Horndon, 1422-1994 : 200 inscriptions
Author: Barr, Beryl; Essex Society for Family History

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

England, Essex, East Horndon – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for East Horndon, 1639-1640
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of East Horndon (Essex)

Bishop’s transcripts for East Horndon, 1800-1877
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of East Horndon (Essex)

Parish registers for East Horndon, 1557-1811
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of East Horndon (Essex); Essex Record Office

England, Essex, East Horndon – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of East Horndon, Essex, Eng

Parish register printouts of East Horndon, Essex, England ; marriages, 1557-1796
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of East Horndon, Essex, England, christenings, 1558-1804
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Administration

  • County: Essex
  • Civil Registration District: Billericay
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex
  • Diocese: Pre-1846 – London, Post-1845 – Rochester
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – Barstable, Post-1844 – Billericay
  • Poor Law Union: Billericay
  • Hundred: Barstable
  • Province: Canterbury