St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange, London, England Genealogy
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, London, England | |
|---|---|
 St Margaret Lothbury | |
| 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: 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 |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division); Court of the Archdeaconry of London |
| Location of Archive | |
| London Record Office | |
Parish History
"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 elected 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
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.
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Resources
Church records
Census records
1541 Subsidy
- 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - Saint Cristofers at the Stockesat British History Online
- 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - Saynt Margaretes in Lothburyat British History Online
- 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Coleman Street Ward - Seinct Margaret Parysheat British History Online
1547 Subsidy
- St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/144); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Christopher le Stocks, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/144); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Margaret, Lothbury, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/144); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Margaret, Lothbury, Coleman Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/151); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
1564 Subsidies
Subsidy 1
- St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/217); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Christopher le Stocks, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/217); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Margaret, Lothbury, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/217); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
Subsidy 2
- St Margaret, Lothbury, Coleman Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/219); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Christopher le Stocks, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/219); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
1582 Subsidy
- 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - St Bartholomewes Parisheat British History Online
- 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - St Margaret in Lothburyeat British History Online
- 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Coleman Street Ward - St Margarettes Parocheat British History Online
- 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - The Parishe of Christophersat British History Online
- 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cornhill Ward - St Mychells St Christofers & St Marye Wolchurche Parochesat British History Online
1621 Subsidy
- St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/489); copy: FHL Film 2228702.
- St Christopher le Stocks, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/489); copy: FHL Film 2228702.
- St Christopher le Stocks, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/485); copy: FHL Film 2228702.
1625 Subsidies
- St Christopher le Stocks, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/516); copy: FHL Film 2228703.
- St Christopher le Stocks, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/545); copy: FHL Film 2228703.
- St Margaret, Lothbury, Coleman Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/513); copy: FHL Film 2228703.
1628 Subsidy
- St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/556); copy: FHL Film 2228703.
- St Christopher le Stocks, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/556); copy: FHL Film 2228703.
- St Margaret, Lothbury, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/556); copy: FHL Film 2228703.
1638 Inhabitants List
- Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Bartholomew Exchangeat British History Online
- Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Christopher le Stocksat British History Online
- Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Margaret Lothburyat British History Online
1641 Subsidy
- St Christopher le Stocks, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/568); copy: FHL Film 2228704.
1692-1932 Land Taxes
1695 Inhabitants Lists
1821 Census
The 1821 Census of St Margaret Lothbury exists and is held at The British Library.[4]
1831 Census
The 1831 Censuses of St Christopher le Stocks and St Margaret Lothbury exist.[4]
Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Probate records
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.[5] 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 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.[6]
A cemetery survey (1910), available online, covers monumental inscriptions in the St Margaret Lothbury churchyard.[7]
Records of the Poor
During the seventeenth century, officials gave some foundlings discovered in St Bartholomew by the Exchange Parish the unique surname Exchange.[8]
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).- St Margaret Lothbury (official website). History, photographs, visitor directions.
- London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Bartholomew by the Exchange Parish records)
- London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Christopher le Stocks Parish records)
- London Family History 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
- ↑ 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. FHL Book 942.1/L1 D27d.
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 129-170. Adapted. Date accessed: 18 December 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Colin R. Chapman, Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles, 5th ed. (Dursley, U.K.: Lochin Publising, 2002), 71, 73.
- ↑ "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.