The Temple, London, England Genealogy
London The Temple ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| The Temple | |
| Type | Extra-parochial |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | London |
| Hundred | Inns of Court and Chancery |
| Poor Law Union | West London |
| Registration District | West London |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1628 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | None |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Not Applicable |
| Diocese | Not Applicable |
| Probate Court | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes |
| Archive | |
| London Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
The Temple is a number of buildings, quadrangles, courts, etc., which are to be found under their respective names Herrick court, pump court, etc (which see). It is divided into two parts, the inner and middle Temple, which are occupied and governed by two societies. It derives its name from having been anciently residents of the Knights Templars, a society established about the year 1118. The Knights Templars let their residence, in 1324, to the students of the common law, in his possession the Temple has been ever since. It extends from Whitefriars nearly 2 Essex St, and has two halls, two libraries, a fine church (see Temple Church), very airy gardens on the bank of the Thames and several spacious quadrangles.
Temple Church, The, is a very ancient church built by the Knights Templars, and recently [c.1831] very handsomely restored by Mr. Smirk. It escaped the fire of London. The clergyman is appointed by the king, by letters patent, without institution and induction, and he is called custos or Master. It is in the city of London, and exempt from all jurisdiction.[1]
1848 parish descripton:
Inner and Middle Temple is an extra-parochial parish, in the city Without the Walls.[2]
Published history:
- Billings, Robert William. Architectural Illustrations and Account of the Temple Church, London. London: Thomas and William Boone, 1838. Digital version at Google Books.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
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 & images ($); coverage may vary*England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- Records of the Temple Church and Other Miscellaneous Papers(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Transcripts of early The Temple, London, England 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.[3]
A cemetery survey (1910), available online, covers monumental inscriptions in the Temple Church churchyard.[4]
Find A Grave has a page about Temple Church monumental inscriptions.
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Websites[edit | edit source]
- The Temple Church, London (official website). Photographs, virtual tour, history, visitor directions.
- The Temple in Inns of Court on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ James Elmes, M.R. I. A., Architect, A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs (London: Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot, 1831). Adapted. Digital version: Google Books.
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848) Adapted. Date accessed: 31 December 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Percy C. Rushden, The Churchyard Inscriptions of the City of London (London: Phillimore and Co., Ltd., 1910). Digitised by Internet Archive.