West Middlesex Family History Society

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About us

This section of the website provides access to information about the Society as a whole.

See the Objectives page for our guiding objectives.

See Area of Interest for a list of the parishes that fall within our area, and the Parish Map page for the corresponding map.

A History of the Society page provides a brief summary of the main activities of society members since we started out in 1978.

The Contacting the Society page provides contact information for all members of the Society who have a specific role.

For prospective members an Invitation to join the Society page sets out the main benefits of membership, and the How to join the Society page provides access to the joining forms.

The Society is affiliated to the Family History Federation (FHF). See the referenced page for what this means to the Society.

The logo of the Society was inspired by the blazon of the arms granted to the Middlesex County Council in 1910: Gules, three seaxes fessewise points to the sinister proper, pomels and hilts and in the centre chief point a Saxon crown or. The seaxes and red background have a much longer history, having been long associated with the Kingdom of the Middle and East Saxons.

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Society news

Notice Board

The Notice Board was last updated on 9th January 2026.

Next Members Meeting

Our next members meeting is on Thursday 20th August 2026. The focus of the meeting will be a talk by Nigel Crompton titled The Women Police Service during WW1 and the involvement of the Ministry of Munitions. Nigel will be speaking from St. John's Centre. Members may be remote or at St. John's.

Next Chat-in Meeting

Our next members chat-in meeting is on Tuesday 28th July 2026. Join us from the WMFHS Chat-In Meeting page.

Next Fair

Our next family history fair is The History Show - London at Kempton Park Racecourse on Saturday 3rd October.

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Recent updates

17-Jul-2026

New image of the month.

17-Jul-2026

Clare O'Grady's handout for her Researching Your Rural Ancestors talk is available to all on our Talk Handouts page.

3-Jul-2026

Committee Minutes for June 2026 added to Members Area.

20-Jun-2026

New image of the month.

19-Jun-2026

Adele Emm's handout for her Silken Threads talk is available to all on our Talk Handouts page.

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