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A local act of Parliament, passed in 1800 (39 and 40 Geo III c.35), set up a Board of Guardians to administer poor relief. The Board consisted of the resident County magistrate, the incumbent, Churchwardens and overseers, and the principal inhabitants of Hampstead. By an order of the Poor Law Commissioners of 7 January 1837, the district was incorporated into Edmonton Union for purposes of poor relief on 3 February 1837. After numerous protests, Hampstead again became independent, being made a separate Union in 1848.
The records listed here cover the period of the independent parish prior to 1800, that of the Guardians from 1800 to 1837, and the period of the inclusion in the Edmonton Union from 1837 to 1848.
The parish of Hampstead originated in a chapel established to serve the manor of Hampstead when it still lay within the parish of Hendon. This chapel is first mentioned in 1244. In 1365 the church and graveyard at Hampstead were dedicated by the Bishop of London, and the church is referred to as a parish church in subsequent documents. The advowson was held by the manor. The medieval chapel was dedicated to Saint Mary. The building was demolished in 1745 as it had fallen into ruin and was unsafe. The new church was consecrated in 1747 and was dedicated to Saint John. It was designed by John Sanderson.
From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9: Hampstead, Paddington (1989), pp. 145-152.