St Botolph without Bishopsgate, Middlesex Genealogy

London St Botolph without Bishopsgate ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
"St Botolph without Bishopsgate, the church of, is situated on the Westside Bishopsgate Street Without and nearly opposite the western end of Houndsditch. The ancient Church of this name was of very ancient foundation, and received its name from the before mentioned Anglo-Saxon Saint, who died about the year 680.  The first authentic account of this church is in 1323, when John de Northhampton resigned rectorship which then was and still is in the gift of the Bishop of London.  The old church which stood upon the bank of the ancient city ditch escaped the fire of London but became so ruinous that it was taken down in 1726, and rebuilt from the designs of the elder George Dance. Was finished in 1729, and is a spacious, substantial, and well-built structure.  The spire is peculiarly handsome, and with that of Shoreditch, by the same architect, among the best since the days of Wren.  The east end, which is next the street, is decorated with Doric pilasters, and a large window, with entrance doors at the sides, which excited much criticism at the time of its completion. It arises from the circumstances of necessity of placing the altar always at the east end, which, in this instance deprived the principal front of the advantage of a grand central door. The living is a rectory in the gift of the King and the Bishop of London..."

1848 parish description St. Botolph without Bishopsgate is a parish as well as All Saints Chapel, are in the City of London Without the Walls. The patron is the Bishop.

Church records

 * Hallen, A.W. Cornelius. The Registers of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, London. 3 vols. 1889. Vol. I (marriages 1558-1753, baptisms 1558-1628, burials 1558-1628); Vol. II (burials 1628-1725): digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive; Vol. III (baptisms 1628-1690): digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive.


 * Hallen, A.W. Cornelius. An Account of the Old Registers of St. Botolph Bishopsgate. London, 1886. Digital version at Internet Archive.

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, Bishopsgate Ward - The Parisshe of Saint Botulfat British History Online

1547 Subsidy

 * St Botolph, Bishopsgate, Bishopsgate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/139); copy:.
 * Houndsditch, Portsoken Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/148), Copy:.



1564 Subsidy

 * St Botolph, Bishopsgate, Garland Alley, and Gun Alley, Bishopsgate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/220); copy:.
 * Houndsditch, Portsoken Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/220); copy:.

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Bishopsgate Ward - St Botolphes Parisheat British History Online

1625 Subsidy

 * St Botolph, Bishopsgate, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/511); copy:.

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Botolph without Bishopsgateat British History Online

1811 Census
The 1811 Census exists and is held at The British Library.

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.

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.

Over the years, St Botolph without Bishopsgate has belonged to several civil registration districts:

There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Records of the Poor
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Websites

 * London Family History Centre Catalogue
 * Parish &amp; Ward Church of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate (official website). Family history tips, photographs of the monuments within the church, history, virtual tour, visitor directions.
 * Sketch of St Botolph without Bishopsgate Parish Churchat London Ancestor
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