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'''London St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange''' ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | '''London St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange''' ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
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"At the time when the church of St Christopher-le-Stocks was pulled down to make way for the west end of the Bank of England, by Princes Street, that parish was united to it by act of Parliament. The advowson is a rectory in the city, diocese and archdeaconry of London, and in the patronage of the Bishop of that see."<ref>James Elmes, ''A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs'' (London: Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot, 1831). Adapted. Digitised by [http://books.google.com/books?id=tjEQAAAAYAAJ Google Books].</ref> | "At the time when the church of St Christopher-le-Stocks was pulled down to make way for the west end of the Bank of England, by Princes Street, that parish was united to it by act of Parliament. The advowson is a rectory in the city, diocese and archdeaconry of London, and in the patronage of the Bishop of that see."<ref>James Elmes, ''A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs'' (London: Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot, 1831). Adapted. Digitised by [http://books.google.com/books?id=tjEQAAAAYAAJ Google Books].</ref> | ||
After the Great Fire of London (1666), St Christopher le Stocks Parish united with St Margaret Lothbury Parish.<ref name="dunn">Phillip B. Dunn, ''A Guide to Ancestral Research in London'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Mountainland Printing and Marketing, c1987, 1992), 58-59. {{ | After the Great Fire of London (1666), St Christopher le Stocks Parish united with St Margaret Lothbury Parish.<ref name="dunn">Phillip B. Dunn, ''A Guide to Ancestral Research in London'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Mountainland Printing and Marketing, c1987, 1992), 58-59. {{FSC|579061|item|disp=FS Library Book 942.1/L1 D27d}}.</ref> | ||
These parishes belonged to [[Broad Street Ward, London, England|Broad Street Ward]]. | These parishes belonged to [[Broad Street Ward, London, England|Broad Street Ward]]. | ||
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*Freshfield, Edwin. ''Minutes of the Vestry Meetings and Other Records of the Parish of St. Christopher le Stocks, in the City of London''. 1886. Digital version at [ | *Freshfield, Edwin. ''Minutes of the Vestry Meetings and Other Records of the Parish of St. Christopher le Stocks, in the City of London''. 1886. Digital version at [https://www.archive.org/details/minutesofvestrym00lond Internet Archive]. | ||
==== St Margaret Lothbury Parish ==== | ==== St Margaret Lothbury Parish ==== | ||
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*Freshfield, Edwin. ''On the Parish Books of St. Margaret Lothbury, St. Christopher-le-Stocks, and St. Bartholomew-by-the Exchange, in the City of London''. London: J.B. Nichols and Sons, 1876. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=6PxBAAAAYAAJ Google Books]. | *Freshfield, Edwin. ''On the Parish Books of St. Margaret Lothbury, St. Christopher-le-Stocks, and St. Bartholomew-by-the Exchange, in the City of London''. London: J.B. Nichols and Sons, 1876. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=6PxBAAAAYAAJ Google Books]. | ||
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [ | To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ 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. | ||
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"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.<br> | |||
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary | |||
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=== Census Records === | |||
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br> | |||
=== Civil Registration === | === Civil Registration === | ||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br> | ||
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br> | |||
=== Probate Records === | === Probate Records === | ||
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | ||
*[ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
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*[http://stml.org.uk/ St Margaret Lothbury] (official website). History, photographs, visitor directions. | *[http://stml.org.uk/ St Margaret Lothbury] (official website). History, photographs, visitor directions. | ||
*[http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=10&p=England,England,London,St.+Bartholomew+by+the+Exchange&f=1 London | *[http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=10&p=England,England,London,St.+Bartholomew+by+the+Exchange&f=1 London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue] (St Bartholomew by the Exchange Parish records) | ||
*[http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=5&p=England,England,London,St.+Christopher+le+Stocks&f=1 London | *[http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=5&p=England,England,London,St.+Christopher+le+Stocks&f=1 London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue] (St Christopher le Stocks Parish records) | ||
*[http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=7&p=England,England,London,St.+Margaret+Lothbury&f=1 London | *[http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=7&p=England,England,London,St.+Margaret+Lothbury&f=1 London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue] (St Margaret Lothbury Parish records) | ||
*{{SOGCAT}} (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Bartholomew by the Exchange' or 'London St Christopher le Stocks' or 'London St Margaret Lothbury') | *{{SOGCAT}} (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Bartholomew by the Exchange' or 'London St Christopher le Stocks' or 'London St Margaret Lothbury') | ||
Latest revision as of 10:13, 29 May 2025
London St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange | |
| St Margaret Lothbury | |
| 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 | 1558; Separate registers exist for St Bartholomew by the Exchange beginning 1558 and also St Christopher le Stocks beginnig 1557 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1665-66; 1800; Separate records exist for St Bartholomew by the Exchange beginning 1800 and also for St Christopher le Stocks beginning 1664-6 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | None |
| Diocese | London |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division); Court of the Archdeaconry of London |
| Archive | |
| London Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
"St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange, the church of, is situated on the north side of Lothbury, opposite the south front of the Bank of England. It derives its name from being dedicated to St. Margaret, a... saint of Antioch, who in the reign of the Emperor Decius is efficient from a situation, and to distinguish it from the other churches of the same city. The ancient church, which was built in 1440 being destroyed at the great fire of 1666, the present stone edifice was [designed by]...Mr. Christopher Wren, and finished in 1690. It stands upon the ancient course of Walbrook, and is a plain substantial building. The interior is also the current in order with columns, clusters and in temperatures of excellent proportions. It is 66 feet in length, 44 in breadth and 36 in height, well lighted by a row of lofty windows. The church is a rectory, the foundation of which is of a of great antiquity, as appears from Jon Haslam Field was presented to it by the Abbess and convent of Barking, in Essex,... in 1303. The patronage continued in that convent till the time of the reformation, when being dissolved, it fell to the crown, who gave it up to the Bishop of London...
"At the time when the church of St Christopher-le-Stocks was pulled down to make way for the west end of the Bank of England, by Princes Street, that parish was united to it by act of Parliament. The advowson is a rectory in the city, diocese and archdeaconry of London, and in the patronage of the Bishop of that see."[1]
After the Great Fire of London (1666), St Christopher le Stocks Parish united with St Margaret Lothbury Parish.[2]
These parishes belonged to Broad Street Ward.
St Bartholomew by the Exchange is also known as St Bartholomew by Royal Exchange.
1848 parish description[edit | edit source]
St. Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange (no church) is a parish of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Crown, and the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul’s, alternately. They are parishes within the poor-law union of the City of London.
and
St. Margaret, Lothbury with St. Christopher-le-Stocks, are parishes of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Crown, and the Bishop, alternately. They are parishes within the poor-law union of the City of London.
[3]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
St Bartholomew by the Exchange Parish[edit | edit source]
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| 1813-1890 | Ancestry[5] | 1813-1840, 1917 | Ancestry[6] | 1813-1838 | Ancestry[7] | ||||||||||||||
| Indexes | 1558-1840 | FamilySearch[8] | 1558-1837 | findmypast[9] | 1559-1838 | findmypast[10] | |||||||||||||
| 1723-1840 | 1754-1852 | findmypast[12] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1754-1837 | findmypast[13] | 1813-1852 | findmypast[14] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1800-1837 | Ancestry[15] | ||||||||||||||||||
- Freshfield, Edwin. The Vestry Minute Books of the Parish of St. Bartholomew Exchange in the City of London: 1567-1676. 1890. Digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive.
- The Account Books of the Parish of St. Bartholomew Exchange in the City of London 1596-1698. 1895. Digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive.
St Christopher le Stocks Parish[edit | edit source]
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| 1754-1780 | Ancestry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indexes | 1557-1781 | FamilySearch[16] | 1558-1780 | GoogleBooksEdwin Freshfield, The Register Book of the Parish of St. Christopher le Stocks in the City of London (London: Rixon and Arnold, 1882). 3 vols.</ref> | 1559-1780 | findmypast | |||||||||||||
| 1558-1781 | GoogleBooks | 1558-1780 | findmypast | 1558-1781 | GoogleBooks | ||||||||||||||
| 1558-1780 | 1813-1853 | findmypast | |||||||||||||||||
| 1800-1837 | Ancestry | 1813-1853 | findmypast | ||||||||||||||||
- Freshfield, Edwin. Minutes of the Vestry Meetings and Other Records of the Parish of St. Christopher le Stocks, in the City of London. 1886. Digital version at Internet Archive.
St Margaret Lothbury Parish[edit | edit source]
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| 1813-1906 | Ancestry | 1754-1921 | Ancestry | 1813-1853 | Ancestry | ||||||||||||||
| Indexes | 1558-1774 | FamilySearch[18] | 1558-1837 | findmypast | 1558-1853 | findmypast | |||||||||||||
| 1558-1837 | 1813-1853 | findmypast | |||||||||||||||||
| 1754-1837 | findmypast | 1813-1853 | findmypast | ||||||||||||||||
| 1805-1837 | Ancestry | ||||||||||||||||||
- Freshfield, Edwin. On the Parish Books of St. Margaret Lothbury, St. Christopher-le-Stocks, and St. Bartholomew-by-the Exchange, in the City of London. London: J.B. Nichols and Sons, 1876. Digital version at Google Books.
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 & images ($); coverage may vary
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
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]
- Will indexes for probate courts covering these parishes are available online.
Before 1858, St Christopher le Stocks fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London. St Bartholomew by the Exchange and St Margaret Lothbury fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Archdeaconry of London. In practice, many residents of St Bartholomew and St Margaret 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.
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish.
Cemetery[edit | edit source]
- Transcripts of early St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange, 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 Margaret Lothbury churchyard.[22]
Records of the Poor[edit | edit source]
During the seventeenth century, officials gave some foundlings discovered in St Bartholomew by the Exchange Parish the unique surname Exchange.[23]
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).
- St Margaret Lothbury (official website). History, photographs, visitor directions.
- London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue (St Bartholomew by the Exchange Parish records)
- London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue (St Christopher le Stocks Parish records)
- London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue (St Margaret Lothbury Parish records)
- Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Bartholomew by the Exchange' or 'London St Christopher le Stocks' or 'London St Margaret Lothbury')
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.
- ↑ 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), pp. 129-170. Adapted. Date accessed: 18 December 2013.
- ↑ London, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Bartholomew by the Exchange in the City of London | St Christopher le Stocks in the City of London. Marriages from 1754 to 1812 are not included in this database. Partially indexed.</center>
- ↑ London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Bartholomew by the Exchange in the City of London | St Margaret Lothbury in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Bartholomew by the Exchange in the City of London | St Christopher Le Stocks in the City of London | St Margaret Lothbury in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Bartholomew by the Exchange in the City of London | St Margaret Lothbury and Lothbury St Margaret in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ Batches C022311 , C022312 , C022313 , see: Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes parish register transcripts.
- ↑ '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
- ↑ 'Boyd's London Burials Index - places and counts,' Find My Past, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes adult male burials only.
- ↑ Batch M022313 , see: Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes parish register xxx.
- ↑ John Hanson, 'City of London Burials,' Find My Past, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ 'Webb's London Marriages - Marriages, periods and parishes/churches,' (Wayback Machine) British Origins, accessed 4 July 2011.
- ↑ '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
- ↑ Batch P020641 , see: Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ Batch M020641 , see: Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ Batch C022732 , see: Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes parish register transcripts.
- ↑ Batches M022731 , M022732 -M022733 , 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.
- ↑ Percy C. Rushden, The Churchyard Inscriptions of the City of London (London: Phillimore and Co., Ltd., 1910). Digitised by Internet Archive.
- ↑ Nathan W. Murphy, 'London Foundlings in Colonial America: Overseas Leads to Dead Ends: John Abchurch, William Abchurch, Isaac Jewry, and Henry Woolchurch of Virginia and Maryland,' The American Genealogist, Vol. 83, No. 2 (Jul./Oct. 2008):131-140.
