St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf, London Genealogy
London St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf, London | |
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Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
Civil Jurisdictions | |
Hundred | London, Within the Walls |
County | London |
Poor Law Union | City of London |
Registration District | London City |
Records begin | |
Parish registers: 1619; Separate registers exist for St Peter Paul's Wharf beginning 1607 and for Herald's College beginning 1747-82 | |
Bishop's Transcripts: 1800; Separate records exist for St Peter Paul's Wharf beginning 1800 | |
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
Rural Deanery | None |
Diocese | London |
Province | Canterbury |
Legal Jurisdictions | |
Probate Court | Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division) |
Location of Archive | |
London Record Office | |
Parish History
'St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf, Upper Thames Street, the church of, is situated at the southwest corner of St. Bennet's Hill, Doctors Common; and upper Thames Street. Its name is derived from being dedicated to the same Saint as the last [St Bennet Gracechurch], and from its vicinity to Paul's Wharf. This church is a very ancient foundation, and appears from the registry of Diceto, dean of St. Paul's, under the year 1181. Its distinguishing epithet has been frequently changed, having been called at various times St. Bennet Huda, and St. Bennet, Wood Wharf, as well as by its present appellation.
'The ancient church on this site having been destroyed by the fire of London in 1666, the present building was erected in its stead by Sir Christopher Wren, who finished it in 1683. It is a plain brick structure with some architraves travelers to the windows, and festoons over them. The tower is at the corner, and this surmounted by a small cupola and spire, the finial of which is 118 feet from the ground. The interior is very square, being 54 feet long, and 50 broad, by 36 in height. Since the fire the church is also parochial for the parish of St. Peter, Paul's Wharf, anciently denominated St. Peter's parva, from the smallness of its dimensions, and to which it is united, the church of which was also destroyed at the same time. It is a rectory, and as the patronage of both parishes appear to have been always in the dean in chapter of St. Paul's, ...'[1]
'After obtaining Archbishop's licence from Doctors Commons couples often married at nearby churches such as St Benet Paul's Wharf, St Mary Magdalen Old Fish Street or St Gregory by St Pauls.'[2]
These parishes belonged to Queenhithe Ward.
1848 parish description:
St. Benet, Paul's Wharf with St. Peter, are parishes of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's. They are parishes with the poor-law union of the City of London.[3]
Resources
Church Records
Historically, St Benet Paul's Wharf and St Peter Paul's Wharf were two separate parishes. Each maintained individual parish registers.
St Benet Paul's Wharf Parish
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1813-1906 | Ancestry[5] | 1755-1879 | Ancestry[6] | 1813-1853 | Ancestry[7] | ||||||||||||||
Indexes | 1619-1861 | FamilySearch[8] | 1619-1668 1680-1879 |
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1619-1837 | TheGenealogist[11] | 1619-1837 | TheGenealogist[11] | 1619-1837 | TheGenealogist[11] | ||||||||||||||
1619-1837 | InternetArchive[12] | 1619-1730 | InternetArchive[12] | 1619-1837 | InternetArchive[12] | ||||||||||||||
1619-1837 | InternetArchive[12] | 1619-1730 | InternetArchive[12] | 1619-1837 | InternetArchive[12] | ||||||||||||||
1619-1837 | FreeReg[13] | 1619-1837 | FreeReg[13] | 1837-1853 | findmypast[14] | ||||||||||||||
1619-1837 | findmypast[15] | 1837-1853 | findmypast[16] | ||||||||||||||||
1731-1837 | InternetArchive[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
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1780-1837 | Ancestry[17] |
St Peter Paul's Wharf Parish
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1813-1886 | Ancestry | 1828, 1834 | Ancestry | 1813-1849 | Ancestry | ||||||||||||||
Indexes | 1607-1837 | FamilySearch[18] | 1607-1834 | FamilySearch[19] | 1607-1837 | findmypast | |||||||||||||
1607-1837 | TheGenealogist | 1607-1837 | TheGenealogist | 1607-1837 | TheGenealogist | ||||||||||||||
1607-1837 | InternetArchive | 1607-1837 | InternetArchive | 1607-1837 | InternetArchive | ||||||||||||||
1607-1837 | InternetArchive | 1607-1837 | InternetArchive | 1607-1837 | InternetArchive | ||||||||||||||
1607-1837 | FreeReg[13] | 1607-1834 | FreeReg[13] | 1838-1849 | findmypast | ||||||||||||||
1607-1834 | findmypast | 1838-1849 | findmypast | ||||||||||||||||
1780-1837 | Ancestry |
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 and images (coverage may vary)
Census records
1541 Subsidy
1547 Subsidy
- St Peter, Paul's Wharf, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/152); copy: FS Library Film 2228700.
1564 Subsidy
- St Peter, Paul's Wharf, Castle Baynard Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/219); copy: FS Library Film 2228700.
- St Peter, Paul's Wharf, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/220); copy: FS Library Film 2228700.
1577 Subsidy
- 1576 London Subsidy Roll, St Peters p{ar}ishe at Alan H. Nelson website (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252)
- St Peter, Paul's Wharf, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252); copy: FS Library Film 2228700.
1582 Subsidy
- 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Castle Baynard Ward - Saynt Bennettes Parisheat British History Online
- 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Queenhithe Ward - St Peters Parocheat British History Online
1625 Subsidy
- St Benet, Paul's Wharf, Castle Baynard Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/546); copy: FS Library Film 2228703.
- St Peter, Paul's Wharf, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/526); copy: FS Library Film 2228703.
1638 Inhabitants List
1692-1932 Land Taxes
1695 Inhabitants Lists
- London Inhabitants Within the Walls 1695, courtesy: British History Online. (see supplements for St Peter Paul's Wharf residents)
1811 Census
The 1811 Census exists for both places.[20]
1821 Census
The 1821 Census of St Benet Paul's Wharf exists and is held at The British Library.[20]
1831 Census
The 1831 Census exists for both places. All residents are named in the St Benet Paul's Wharf returns.[20]
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
Will indexes for probate courts covering these parishes are available online.
Before 1858, St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London. 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.
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish.
Cemetery
Transcripts of early St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf, London 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 Benet Paul's Wharf churchyard.[22]
- A cemetery survey (1910), available online, covers monumental inscriptions in the St Peter Paul's Wharf churchyard.[22]
Find a Grave has created a page on St Benet's Paul's Wharf Churchyard (1 entry).
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 Benet Paul's Wharf Parish)
- London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue (St Peter Paul's Wharf Parish)
- St Benet: The Metropolitan Welsh Church (official website). Photographs, history, visitor instruction (in English and Welsh).
- Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct subject searches for 'London St Benet Paul's Wharf' or 'London St Peter Paul's Wharf')
References
- ↑ James Elmes, A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs (London: Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot, 1831). Adapted. Digitised by Google Books.
- ↑ Else Churchill, 'Stuck in London: resources at the SOG and elsewhere.' Presentation, Society of Genealogists, 2011. Slides available online.
- ↑ 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 Benet Paul's Wharf in the City of London | St Peter, Paul's Wharf 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 Benet Paul's Wharf in the City of London | St Peter Paul's Wharf in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Benet Paul's Wharf in the City of London | St Peter Paul's Wharf in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Benet Paul's Wharf in the City of London | St Peter Paul's Wharf in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ Batches P001361 -P001362 , see: Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ Batch M001361 , see: Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ 'Boyd's London Burials Index - places and counts,' Find My Past, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes adult male burials only.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 'London Parish Register Transcripts,' The Genealogist, accessed 9 January 2012.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 Willoughby A. Littledale, The Registers of St. Benet and St. Peter Paul's Wharf, London (1909).
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Middlesex and London Coverage, FreeReg, accessed 6 November 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes (n.p.: n.p., n.d.). FS Library British Book 942 V25pm
- ↑ Batches P001371 , see: Hugh Wallis, "IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England," IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes microfilmed parish register xxx.
- ↑ Batch M001371 , see: Hugh Wallis, "IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England," IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes parish register xxx.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Colin R. Chapman, Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles, 5th ed. (Dursley, U.K.: Lochin Publishing, 2002), 68, 71, 73.
- ↑ 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.