St Ann and St Agnes with St John Zachary, London, England Genealogy
London St Ann and St Agnes with St John Zachary ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| St Ann and St Agnes with St John Zachary | |
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | London |
| Hundred | London, Within the Walls |
| Poor Law Union | City of London |
| Registration District | London City |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1640; Separate registers exist for St John Zachary beginning 1693 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1629-30; 1665-66; 1800; Separate records exist for St John Zachary beginning 1665-66; 1800 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | None |
| Diocese | London |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of London |
| Archive | |
| London Record Office | |
Parish History
St Ann and St Agnes Timeline
- 1137 - first mentioned
- 1666 - church mostly destroyed by Great Fire of London[1]
- 1680 - church rebuilt; united with St John Zachary Parish
- 1940 - church destroyed in London Blitz
- 1966 - rebuilding completed, church rededicated
St John Zachary Timeline
- 1181 - first mentioned
- 1666 - church destroyed by Great Fire of London; never rebuilt; united with St Ann and St Agnes Parish[1]
1831 description
'St Ann and St Agnes with St John Zachary, the church of, is on the north side of St Ann's Lane, at the northern extremity of the New Post office in St Martin's le Grand, and receives its name from being dedicated to St Ann, the mother of the Virgin Mary, and its addition from its situation as being formerly designated St Ann in the Willows, from the number of trees of that species which grew in that neighbourhood. The foundation of this church is very ancient, and mention of it as so in 1322. It is a rectory, and the patronage was formerly in the dean and canons of the conventual church of St Martin's le Grand, until that corporation was annexed to the Abbey of Westminster, became patrons. On the suppression of the bishopric of Westminster by Queen Mary, she gave it to the Bishop of London and his successors, in whom it still remains, alternately, with the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's [Cathedral]. The old church was destroyed by the fire of London, and the present church was erected on its site by Sir Christopher Wren in 1680, and the parish of St John Zachary united to it. The interior is 53 feet square, and 35 feet high, and is sub-divided into a smaller square in the centre by four handsome Corinthian columns, which support an ornamented ceiling...'[2]
Also known as St Anne & Agnes, Aldersgate.
1848 description
St. Anne and St. Agnes, with St. John Zachary, are parishes of the City of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Bishop, and Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, alternately. They are parishes within the poor-law union of the City of London.[3]
Resources
Church Records
St Ann and St Agnes Parish
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| 1813-1903 | Ancestry[6] | 1754-1920 | Ancestry[7] | 1813-1853 | Ancestry[8] | ||||||||||||||
| Indexes | 1640-1861 | FamilySearch[9] | 1629-1630[4] | British Origins[10] | 1813-1851 | findmypast[11] | |||||||||||||
| 1629-1630[4] | findmypast[12] | 1813-1853 | findmypast[13] | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1800-1837 | Ancestry[15] | ||||||||||||||||||
Webb published an index to burials for the years 1813 to 1853.[16]
St John Zachary Parish
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| 1813-1895 | Ancestry | 1755-1837 | Ancestry | 1813-1849 | Ancestry | ||||||||||||||
| Indexes | 1640-1875 | FamilySearch[17] | 1665-1837 | findmypast | 1813-1849 | findmypast | |||||||||||||
| 1665-1666 | findmypast[18] | 1750-1837 | 1813-1849 | findmypast | |||||||||||||||
| 1800-1837 | Ancestry | ||||||||||||||||||
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.
Nonconformist Records
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census records
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
Probate Records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish.
Before 1858, St Ann and St Agnes with St John Zachary fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Archdeaconry of London. In practice, many residents left their wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury from the 1700s through 1858.[20] From 1858 to the present, refer to the Principal Probate Registry.
Go to London Probate Records to find the names of the courts having secondary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Cemetery
- St. John Zachary, Gresham Street(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Transcripts of early St Ann and St Agnes with St John Zachary, London, England Genealogy tombs found in the interior of the churches were published in Catalogue of the most Memorable Persons who had visible Tombs, plated Gravestones ... in the City of London (through) A.D. 1700, which is available online.[21]
- A cemetery survey (1910), available online, covers monumental inscriptions in the St Anne and St Agnes churchyard.[22]
- A cemetery survey (1910), available online, covers monumental inscriptions in the St John Zachary churchyard.[22]
Records of the Poor
Contributor: Add information about the pertinent poor law unions in the area.
Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites
(The London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue is a terrific resource for identifying FamilySearch's London collections).
- London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue (St Ann and St Agnes Parish records)
- London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue (St John Zachary Parish records)
- Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Ann and St Agnes' or 'London St John Zachary')
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Phillip B. Dunn, A Guide to Ancestral Research in London (Salt Lake City, Utah: Mountainland Printing and Marketing, c1987, 1992), 58-59. FS Library Book 942.1/L1 D27d.
- ↑ James Elmes, A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs (London: Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot, 1831). Adapted. Digitized by Google Books.
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 129-170. Adapted. Date accessed: 11 November 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 1629 and 1630 are bishops transcripts.
- ↑ London, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Anne and St Agnes in the City of London | St John Zachary in the City of London. Marriages from 1754 to 1812 are not included in this database. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Anne and St Agnes Aldersgate in the City of London | St John Zachary in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Anne and St Agnes Aldersgate in the City of London | St John Zachary in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Anne and St Agnes Aldersgate in the City of London | St John Zachary in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ Batch C022361 , see: Hugh Wallis, "IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England," IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes parish register xxx.
- ↑ "Webb's London Marriages - Marriages, periods and parishes/churches," British Origins, accessed 4 July 2011.
- ↑ John Hanson, "City of London Burials," Find My Past, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ "Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county," Origins.net, accessed 12 June 2011; Percival Boyd, A List of Parishes in Boyd's Marriage Index (London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises Ltd., 1994). FS Library Book 942 K22L 1994
- ↑ 'Greater London Burials: Middlesex and City of London Burials: Parishes, Counts and References,' (Wayback Machine) British Origins, accessed 4 April 2013.
- ↑ Batches M022361 , M022461 , see: Hugh Wallis, "IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England," IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes parish register xxx.
- ↑ Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes (n.p.: n.p., n.d.). FS Library British Book 942 V25pm
- ↑ Cliff Webb, Some London Burials, Post-1812 (1979). FS Library Book 942.1/L1 K29w.
- ↑ Batch C022461 , see: Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ 'About Middlesex Baptisms Index 1538-1751,' (Wayback Machine) British Origins, accessed 16 March 2012.
- ↑ Batch M022461 , see: Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ "About Archdeaconry Court of London Wills Index 1750-1800", British Origins, accessed 23 December 2011.
- ↑ Payne Fisher and G. Blacker Morgan, Catalogue of the Tombs in the Churches of the City of London, A.D. 1666 (1668; reprint, London: Hasell, Watson, Viney, Ld., 1885). Digitised by Internet Archive.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Percy C. Rushden, The Churchyard Inscriptions of the City of London (London: Phillimore and Co., Ltd., 1910). Digitised by Internet Archive.