Dowgate, London Ward Genealogy

England London  Dowgate

The City of London was divided into sections known as wards. Each ward (25 total) consisted of a group of parishes.

Many sources, such as tax and London Sessions records, group parishes into wards. Knowing this jurisdiction aids researchers in locating ancestors in these records.

Parishes

 * St Michael Royal

1547 Subsidy

 * Dowgate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/151); copy:.

1693-1694 Four Shilling in the Pound Aid

 * Dowgate Ward at British History Online - free.

Maps

 * The Map of Early Modern London
 * Modern Ward Boundaries Map