St Sepulchre, Middlesex Genealogy

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Parish History
Authorities consider St Sepulchre Parish a part of the City of London as well as a part of Middlesex, even though it was not technically within the Walls of London.

St Sepulchre, the church of, is situated on Snow Hill, at the corner of Giltspur Street, and is so named in commemoration of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem. This church is supposed to have been founded about 1100, at which time a particular devotion was paid to the Holy Sepulchre. It was decayed in the reign of Edward IV as to require rebuilding. In the reign of Henry I, it was given by the Bishop of Salisbury to the Prior and Canons of St Bartholomew, in Smithfield. At the dissolution of that ministry it came to the crown till it was granted by James I to Francis Phipps and others. After which the rectory,...was purchased by the parishioners, and the advowson of the vicarage, by the President and Fellows of St John's College, Oxford. The church was much damaged by the great fire of 1666, when it was repaired... It is a vicarage in the city, archdeaconry and diocese of London, and in the patronage of St John's College, Oxford.

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.

General
Most St Sepulchre parish registers burned in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Images of surviving parish registers are browseable in the following online collection (some names are indexed):


 * London, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, courtesy: Ancestry ($). Described as St Sepulchre Holborn in the City of London

Baptisms
The following spans of records are indexed in England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (courtesy: FamilySearch):


 * Christenings 1662-1859 (Batches C023231-C023239, C025651-C025653)

Digital images of St Sepulchre baptisms from 1813 to 1906 are browseable online (some indexed names) at:


 * London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, courtesy: Ancestry ($). Described as Holborn St Sepulchre in the City of London.

Marriages
Digital images of St Sepulchre marriages from 1754 to 1921 are browseable online (some indexed names) at:


 * London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, courtesy: Ancestry ($). Described as Holborn St Sepulchre in the City of London.

Marriages from 1780 to 1837 are indexed in:


 * Pallot's Marriage Index for England, available online, courtesy: Ancestry ($).

Burials
Adult male burials from 1662 to 1722 are indexed in:


 * Boyd's London Burial Index, courtesy: Find My Past ($).

Burials from 1781 to 1904 are indexed in:


 * City of London Burials, courtesy: Find My Past ($).

Digital images of burials from 1820 to 1857 are browseable (some indexed names) in:


 * London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980, courtesy: Ancestry ($). Described as Holborn St Sepulchre in the City of London.

Boundary
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.

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Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, nonconformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

1589 Subsidy

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

1666 Hearth Tax

 * Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - St Sepulchre Holborn, courtesy: British History Online

Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

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

St Sepulchre Parish fell under the jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of London.

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

 * St Sepulchre Poor Law Records 1765-1844, courtesy: British Origins ($)

Contributor: Add information about the pertinent poor law unions in the area.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites

 * St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate (official website). History, photographs, visitor directions.
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue
 * Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Sepulchre')