St Peter le Poer with St Benet Fink, London Genealogy

London St Peter le Poer with St Benet Fink ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
'St Peter le Poer with St Benet Fink,the church of, is situated on the western side of the Old Broad Street, nearly opposite the south corner of the Excise Office. This church is of ancient origin, as appears from a register of it as far back as 1181. It is dedicated to St Peter the Apostle, and was called le-poor,...from the poor and mean condition of its inhabitants in ancient times. The advowson of this church appears to have been from the earliest times, in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's, with whom it still continues. It is a rectory, in the city, diocese and archdeaconry of London.'

These parishes belonged to Broad Street Ward.

St Benet Fink Parish was also known as St Benedict Parish.

The parish name was also spelled St Peter le Poor Parish.

 1848 parish description: St. Bene’t Fink (no church) is a parish of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Dean and Canons of Windsor, the appropriators. It is a parish within the poor-law union of the City of London.

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St. Peter-le-Poor is a parish, of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul’s. It is a parish within the poor-law union of the City of London.

Church records
St Benet Fink parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

St Peter le Poer parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Records are also available at the London Metropolitan Archives.

1541 Subsidy



 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - The Parisshe of Saynt Benettes Fynkeat British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - Saint Peters the Poreat British History Online

1547 Subsidy

 * St Benet Fink, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/144); copy:.
 * St Peter le Poer, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/144); copy:.

1564 Subsidy

 * St Benet Fink, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/217); copy:.
 * St Peter le Poer, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/217); copy:.

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - St Bennetes Finke Parisheat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - St Peters the Poore &amp; Alhalloes in the Wall Parishesat British History Online

1621 Subsidy

 * St Benet Fink, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/489); copy:.
 * St Peter le Poer, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/489); copy:.

1628 Subsidy

 * St Benet Fink, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/556); copy:.
 * St Peter le Poer, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/556); copy:.

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Benetts Finkeat British History Online

(see supplements for St Peter le Poer residents)

1782-1859 List of Inhabitants

 * St Benet Fink. Microfilmed:.

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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
Before 1858, 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
Find A Grave has created a page on St Peter le Poer's Churchyard (4+ entries).

Records of the Poor
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Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Websites

 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Benet Fink Parish records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Peter le Poer Parish records)
 * Sketch of St Benet Fink Parish Churchat London Ancestor
 * Sketch of St Peter le Poer Parish Churchat London Ancestor
 * (to narrow results, conduct subject searches for 'London St Benet Fink' or 'London St Peter le Poer')