Cripplegate, London Ward Genealogy

England London  Cripplegate

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 Giles without Cripplegate

1547 Subsidy

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

1645-1646 Subsidy

 * Cripplegate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/590 Part 4); copy:.

1667 Hearth Tax

 * Cripplesgate Ward Without, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/630); copy:.

1693-1694 Four Shilling in the Pound Aid

 * Cripplegate Ward at British History Online - free.

Maps

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

History

 * Miller, William. London Before the Fire of 1666: With an Historical Account of The Parish, The Ward, and the Church of St. Giles without Cripplegate. Brought Down to the Present Time. London: J.H. Woodley, 1867. Digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive.