St Bartholomew the Less, London Genealogy
London St Bartholomew the Less ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| St Bartholomew the Less, London | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | London, Within the Walls |
| County | London |
| Poor Law Union | West London |
| Registration District | West London |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1547 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1629-31; 1639-40; 1807-1813 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | None |
| Diocese | London |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of London |
| Location of Archive | |
| London Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
'St Bartholomew the Less, the church of, is situated within principal gate of Bartholomew's hospital on the southeast side of West Smithfield. It was originally a chapel to the hospital and was founded in the year 11 to (sic); but at the dissolution of the priory, it was converted into a parish church for the inhabitants of the precinct of the hospital. It is a vicarage, in the gift of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and common Council of the city, as governors of the hospital. The church is an old fabric, but was tastefully and substantially repaired, and the interior rebuilt in 1823, by Phillip Hardwick, Esq., the survey are to the hospital.'[1]
1848 description[edit | edit source]
St. Bartholomew the Less is a parish, in the City of London Without the Walls.The patron is St. Bartholomew's Hospital. It is a part of the West London union.[2]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
| Online St Bartholomew the Less Parish Register Images and Indexes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | |||||||||||||||||
| Earliest | 1548 | 1547 | 1548 | ||||||||||||||||
| Images | 1629-1631, 1639-1640, 1807-1813 Ancestry baptisms, marriages, and burials[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1813 | Ancestry[4] | 1807-1813 | Ancestry[5] | 1813 | Ancestry[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Indexes | 1547-1837 | 1548-1812 | findmypast[8] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1807-1837 | Ancestry[9] | 1813-1848 | findmypast[10] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1813-1848 | findmypast[11] | ||||||||||||||||||
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[edit | edit source]
"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 and images (coverage may vary)
Census records[edit | edit source]
1541 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - The Parisshe of Saint Bartilmew the Litleat British History Online
- 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Farringdon Ward Without - Lyttell Saynt Bartholmewesat British History Online
1547 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- St Bartholomew the Less, Farringdon Without Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/145); copy: FS Library Film 2228700.
1564 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- St Bartholomew the Less, Farringdon Without Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/218), Copy: FS Library Film 2228700.
1577 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- 1576 London Subsidy Roll, St Barth{elm}ues the lesser at Alan H. Nelson website (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252)
- St Bartholomew the Less, Farringdon Without Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252); copy: FS Library Film 2228700.
1582 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Farringdon Ward Without - St Bartholomewes the Lesse Parisheat British History Online
1589 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- London Subsidy Roll, c.1589 - St. Bartholmues ye Lesse FamilySearch Digital Library at Family History Archives (see page 160)
1622 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- St Bartholomew the Less, Farringdon Without Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/505); copy: FS Library Film 2228702.
1625 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- St Bartholomew the Less, Farringdon Without Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/515); copy: FS Library Film 2228703.
1638 Inhabitants List[edit | edit source]
1666 Hearth Tax[edit | edit source]
1692-1932 Land Taxes[edit source]
Add unique information about the censuses. Add links to online census records, and/or link to the FamilySearch Library film/fiche numbers.
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish.
Before 1858, St Bartholomew the Less 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.[12] 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[edit | edit source]
- Transcripts of early St Bartholomew the Less, London Genealogy tombs found in the interior of the church 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.[13]
A survey of monumental brasses, published 1891, is available online.[14]
Records of the Poor[edit | edit source]
Contributor: Add information about the pertinent poor law unions in the area.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
(The London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue is a terrific resource for identifying FamilySearch's London collections).- London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue
- Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Bartholomew the Less')
- St Bartholomew the Less at Britainexpress.com - history, photographs, and location information.
- St Bartholomew the Less at Greatbarts.com - brief information and photograph.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ James Elmes, A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs (London: Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot, 1831). Adapted. Digitised by Google Books.
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 129-170. Adapted. Date accessed: 12 November 2013.
- ↑ London, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Bartholomew the Less 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 Bartholomew the Less in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Bartholomew the Less in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Bartholomew the Less in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ Batch M151081 , see: Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes parish register xxx.
- ↑ 'Boyd's London Burials Index - places and counts,' Find My Past, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes adult male burials only.
- ↑ Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes (n.p.: n.p., n.d.). FS Library British Book 942 V25pm
- ↑ John Hanson, 'City of London Burials,' Find My Past, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ 'Greater London Burials: Middlesex and City of London Burials: Parishes, Counts and References,' (Wayback Machine) British Origins (£), accessed 4 April 2013.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Andrew Oliver, A List of Monumental Brasses in the City of London Churches (1891). Digitized by Internet Archive.