St Bartholomew the Great, London Genealogy

England London  London Parishes  St Bartholomew the Great

Parish History
"St Bartholomew the Great, the church of, is situated on the northeast side of the Smithfield, and at the north end of Duke Street. It gave a fire in 1666 and is a large plain church of Saxon and Norman architecture 132 feet long, 57 broad, and 47 hi, with the square are crowned with an angle turret. It was originally a parish church of joining at the priory of St. Bartholomew: but when the latter was pulled down as far as the choir, that portion was annexed by the Kings order for the enlargement of the old church. The intervention of this church, which had all publicly, was patiently prior counts of St. Bartholomew is now in private he is. The parish claims an exception from the necessity of being free of the city to carry on retail traits within its boundaries."

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.

Church records
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.

1541 Subsidy

 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Farringdon Ward Without - Greate Saynt Bertholmeus, courtesy: British History Online

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Farringdon Ward Without - St Bartholomewes the Grete, courtesy: British History Online

1589 Subsidy

 * London Subsidy Roll, c.1589 - St. Bartholmewes ye Great, courtesy: Family History Archives (see page 160)

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Bartholomew the Great, courtesy: British History Online

1666 Hearth Tax

 * Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - St Bartholomew the Great, courtesy: British History Online

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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish.

Before 1858, fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Archdeaconry of London. In practice, many residents left their wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury from the 1700s through 1858. 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.

Poor Law Unions
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Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web Sites

 * London Family History Centre Catalogue
 * Saint Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield (official website). Photographs, history, visitor directions.
 * Sketch of St Bartholomew the Great Parish Church, courtesy: London Ancestor
 * Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Bartholomew the Great')