St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf, London Genealogy

England London  London Parishes  St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf

Parish History
"St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf, Upper Thames Street, the church of, is situated at the southwest corner of St. Bennet's Hill, Doctors Common; and upper Thames Street. Its name is derived from being dedicated to the same Saint as the last [St Bennet Gracechurch], and from its vicinity to Paul's Wharf.  This church is a very ancient foundation, and appears from the registry of Diceto, dean of St. Paul's, under the year 1181.  Its distinguishing epithet has been frequently changed, having been called at various times St. Bennet Huda, and St. Bennet, Wood Wharf, as well as by its present appellation.

"The ancient church on this site having been destroyed by the fire of London in 1666, the present building was erected in its stead by Sir Christopher Wren, who finished it in 1683. It is a plain brick structure with some architraves travelers to the windows, and festoons over them.  The tower is at the corner, and this surmounted by a small cupola and spire, the finial of which is 118 feet from the ground.  The interior is very square, being 54 feet long, and 50 broad, by 36 in height.  Since the fire the church is also parochial for the parish of St. Peter, Paul's Wharf, anciently denominated St. Peter's parva, from the smallness of its dimensions, and to which it is united, the church of which was also destroyed at the same time.  It is a rectory, and as the patronage of both parishes appear to have been always in the dean in chapter of St. Paul's, ..."

"After obtaining Archbishop's licence from Doctors Commons couples often married at nearby churches such as St Benet Paul's Wharf, St Mary Magdalen Old Fish Street or St Gregory by St Pauls."

These parishes belonged to Queenhithe Ward.

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
Historically, St Benet Paul's Wharf and St Peter Paul's Wharf were two individual parishes. Each maintained separate parish registers.

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 ($).


 * Littledale, Willoughby A. The Registers of St. Benet and St. Peter Paul's Wharf, London. Vol. 1. London, 1909. Digital version at Internet Archive; another Internet Archive copy [very clear]; TheGenealogist ($). (St. Benet chr. 1619-1837; St. Peter chr. 1607-1837)
 * Littledale, Willoughby A. The Registers of St. Benet and St. Peter Paul's Wharf, London. Vol. 2. London, 1910. Digital version at Internet Archive; another Internet Archive copy [very clear]; TheGenealogist ($). (St. Benet marr. 1619-1730)
 * Littledale, Willoughby A. The Registers of St. Benet and St. Peter Paul's Wharf, London. Vol. 3. London, 1911. Digital version at Internet Archive; another Internet Archive copy; TheGenealogist ($). (St. Benet marr. 1731-1837; St. Peter marr. 1607-1837)
 * Littledale, Willoughby A. The Registers of St. Benet and St. Peter Paul's Wharf, London. Vol. 4. London, 1912. Digital version at Internet Archive; another Internet Archive copy; TheGenealogist ($). (St. Benet bur. 1619-1837; St. Peter bur. 1607-1837)

Baptisms
The following spans of St Peter Paul's Wharf records are indexed in England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (courtesy: FamilySearch):


 * Christenings 1607-1837 (Batch P001371)

The following spans of St Benet Paul's Wharf records are indexed in England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (courtesy: FamilySearch):


 * Christenings 1619-1837 (Batch P001361)

Digital images of baptisms of St Benet Paul's Wharf from 1813 to 1906 and St Peter Paul's Wharf from 1813 to 1886 (gaps) are browseable online (some indexed names) at:


 * London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, courtesy: Ancestry ($).

Marriages
Marriages from 1780 to 1837 are indexed in:


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

Browseable images of St Benet Paul's Wharf marriages from 1754 to 1879 and St Peter Paul's Wharf dated 1828 and 1834 are available online (some names are indexed):


 * London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, courtesy: Ancestry ($).

The following spans of St Peter Paul's Wharf records are indexed in England Marriages, 1538-1973 (courtesy: FamilySearch):


 * Marriages 1607-1625, 1639-1660, 1698-1704, and 1828-1834 (Batch M001371)

The following spans of St Benet Paul's Wharf records are indexed in England Marriages, 1538-1973 (courtesy: FamilySearch):


 * Marriages 1619-1668, 1680-1879 (Batch M001371)

Burials
Burials of St Benet Paul's Wharf from 1837 to 1853 and St Peter Paul's Wharf from 1838 to 1849 are indexed in:


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

Burials of St Benet Paul's Wharf from 1615 to 1855 and St Peter Paul's Wharf from 1607 to 1837 are indexed in:


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

Digital images of burials of St Benet Paul's Wharf from 1813 to 1853 and St Peter Paul's Wharf from 1813 to 1849 are browseable online (some indexed names) at:


 * London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980, courtesy: Ancestry ($).

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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1541 Subsidy

 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Castle Baynard Ward - Parochia Sancti Benedicti, courtesy: British History Online

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Castle Baynard Ward - Saynt Bennettes Parishe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Queenhithe Ward - St Peters Paroche, courtesy: British History Online

1625 Subsidy

 * St Benet, Paul's Wharf, Castle Baynard Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/546); copy:.
 * St Peter, Paul's Wharf, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/526); copy:.

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St. Peter, Paul's Wharf, 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 Commissary of the Bishop 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.

From 1858 to the present, refer to the Principal Probate Registry.

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

Websites

 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Benet Paul's Wharf Parish)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Peter Paul's Wharf Parish)
 * St Benet: The Metropolitan Welsh Church (official website). Photographs, history, visitor instruction (in English and Welsh).
 * Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct subject searches for 'London St Benet Paul's Wharf' or 'London St Peter Paul's Wharf')