St Olave Old Jewry with St Martin Pomeroy, London, England Genealogy
London St Olave Old Jewry with St Martin Pomeroy ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| St Olave Old Jewry with St Martin Pomeroy | |
| 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 | 1538; Separate registers exist for St Martin Pomeroy beginning 1539 and for Mercers' Hall beginning 1640 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1629-31; 1800; Separate records exist for St Martin Pomeroy beginning 1801 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | None |
| Diocese | London |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division) |
| Archive | |
| London Record Office | |
Parish History
"St Olave Old Jewry with St Martin Pomeroy, the church of, stands on the west side of Old Jewry, is of very ancient foundation, and was originally called St Olave Upwell, from its patron saint, and the well at the east... It was afterwards called Jewry, from its vicinity becoming the allotted residence of the Jews in London. The parish is ancient, and was a rectory, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's, till about the year 1181, when it was transferred by them, with the chapel of St Stephen Coleman Street, to the prior and convent of Butley, in Suffolk, when it became a vicarage. At the suppression of the monasteries, the impropriation was forfeited to the crown, in whom it has continued till the present time. After the fire of London the parish of St Martin Pomary, in Ironmonger Lane, was united to this parish, which being a rectory, also in the patronage of the crown, the presentation the united livings in the king--[see St Martin Pomary]."[1]
After the Great Fire of London (1666), St Martin Pomeroy Parish united with St Olave Old Jewry Parish.[2]
1848 description
St. Olave, Old Jewry, with St. Martin, Ironmonger-lane, are parishes of the city of London With the Walls. The patron is the Crown. They are parishes within the Poor-law union of the City of London.[3]
St Martin Pomeroy was also known as St Martin Pomary Ironmonger Lane.[2]
Resources
Church Records
St Martin Pomeroy Parish
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| 1813-1885 | Ancestry[5] | 1813-1843 | Ancestry[6] | ||||||||||||||||
| Indexes | 1539-1860 | FamilySearch[7] | 1539-1647 | findmypast[8] | 1813-1847 | findmypast[9] | |||||||||||||
| 1539-1647 | 1813-1847 | findmypast[11] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1800-1837 | Ancestry[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
St Olave Old Jewry Parish
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| 1813-1884 | Ancestry | 1754-1886 | Ancestry[13] | 1813-1843 | Ancestry | ||||||||||||||
| Indexes | 1538-1748 | FamilySearch[14] | 1538-1837 | findmypast[8] | 1538-1812 | findmypast[15] | |||||||||||||
| 1538-1875 | 1813-1850 | findmypast[9] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1754-1837 | findmypast[17] | 1813-1850 | findmypast | ||||||||||||||||
| 1800-1837 | Ancestry[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
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
Probate Records
Will indexes for probate courts covering these parishes are available online.
Before 1858, St Olave Old Jewry with St Martin Pomary 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
- Monumental Inscriptions in the Church of St. Olave's, Jewry, London(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Transcripts of early St Olave Old Jewry with St Martin Pomeroy, 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.[18]
A cemetery survey, published in 1887, is available online.[19]
Websites
(The London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue is a terrific resource for identifying FamilySearch's London collections).
- London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue (St Olave Old Jewry Parish records)
- London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue (St Martin Pomeroy Parish records)
- Sketch of St Olave Old Jewry Parish Church (1830)at London Ancestor
- Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Martin Pomeroy' or 'London St Olave Old Jewry')
References
- ↑ James Elmes, A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs (London: Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot, 1831). Adapted. Digitised by Google Books.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 20 December 2013.
- ↑ London, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Martin Pomeroy in the City of London | St Olave Old Jewry 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 Martin Pomeroy in the City of London | St Olave Old Jewry in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Martin Pomeroy in the City of London | St Olave Old Jewry in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ Batches C022651 -C022652 , see: Hugh Wallis, "IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England," IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "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
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 John Hanson, "City of London Burials," Find My Past, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ Batch M022652 , see: Hugh Wallis, "IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England," IGI Batch Numbers, 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.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes (n.p.: n.p., n.d.). FS Library British Book 942 V25pm
- ↑ London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Olave Old Jewry in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ Batch C024052 , 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.
- ↑ Batches M024051 -M024052 , 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Frederick Arthur Crisp, Monumental Inscriptions in the Church of St. Olaves, Jewry, London (F.A. Crisp, 1887). Digitised by Internet Archive.