Buckinghamshire Parishes (old)
Gerrards Cross Parish
Church: St James
Hundred: Stoke
Poor Law District: Eton
Size (acres): 2102
Easting & Northing: 500188
Grid Ref TQ000880 Click to see map
Articles
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Category
Gerrards Cross
Description of Gerrards Cross as a Chapelry from Sheahan, 1861.
Gerrards Cross
Gerrards Cross was a very small village, and consisted mainly of the houses surrounding the common. The village shop, owned by Mr Wood, was adjacent to the French Horn public house and Mr Wood was also the baker. His daughter, Mrs Newman, with her husband opened a baker's shop near Gerrards Cross st
Map
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Places
| Name | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Gerrards Cross | PARISH | St James |
| Jarrets Cross | NAMES | name for Gerrard's Cross in 1761 |
| Bulstrode (Park) | PLACE | within the parish |
| Prestwick | PLACE | within the parish |
Photographs
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Population
These population figures are based on the Census results. The boundaries are those used in the particular census which may vary over time..
| Note | |
| 1801 | N/A |
| 1811 | N/A |
| 1821 | N/A |
| 1831 | N/A |
| 1841 | N/A |
| 1851 | N/A |
| 1861 | N/A |
| 1871 | N/A |
| 1881 | N/A |
| 1891 | N/A |
| 1901 | N/A |
| 1911 | 1612 |
| 1921 | 2208 |
| 1931 | 2942 |
| 1941 | N/A |
| 1951 | 3998 |
| 1961 | 5851 |
| 1971 | 6524 |
| 1981 | 6733 |
| 1991 | 6908 |
There was no census in 1941.
Records
| Parish | Church | Register | Start Date | End Date | Online Search | E-Mail Search | Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrards Cross | St James | Baptisms | 1861 | 1901 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Gerrards Cross | St James | Marriages | 1861 | 1901 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Gerrards Cross | St James | Burials | 1861 | 1901 | Yes, click here | Yes, click here | Yes, click here |
Surnames
These were extracted from our own records and presented as a guide.
| Position | Before 1700 | 18th Century | 19th Century | Overall Surnames |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COPLAND | HONE | DANCER | DANCER |
| 2 | WILSHIRE | TREDAWAY | LANGSTONE | LANGSTONE |
| 3 | YOUNG | JUXON | CHIPPS | CHIPPS |
| 4 | WRIGHT | TREVELYAN | SUTTON | SUTTON |
| 5 | WOODS | HARRIS | PARKER | PARKER |
| 6 | WOODRUFF | FLETCHER | SCOTT | SCOTT |
| 7 | WOODLEY | COPLAND | HIGBED | HIGBED |
| 8 | WOOD | WILSON | GEORGE | GEORGE |
| 9 | WOLLACOTT | PINER | COCK | COCK |
| 10 | WITHAM | BLINCO | CLARK | CLARK |