St Thomas in the Liberty of the Rolls, London Genealogy

Parish History
St Thomas in the Liberty of the Rolls, was united with parish church of St. Dunstan in the West (which see). West out of Fetter Lane at No.133, north of the [old Public] Record Office (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without. [It was f]irst mention[ed]: Rocque, 1746. In O. and M. 1677, the site is occupied by" Bond's Stables." Named after the Rolls Office (q.v.). [The] Rolls' Chapel [i]n Chancery Lane, attached to the Rolls' Office (q.v.), it was "originally the Chapel of the house for converted Jews, erected by H[enry] III. It was later "rebuilt by Inigo Jones, 1617, and now incorporated in the Record Office."

1848 parish description St. Thomas, Rolls’ Liberty is a parish, in the City of London Without the Walls. The patron is Hyndman’s Trustees.

Church Records
St Thomas in the Liberty of the Rolls parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

See surrounding parishes for more records. To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Records are also available at the London Metropolitan Archives.

1600 Lay Subsidy

 * 1600 - Lay Subsidy Returns for London, Middlesex, Surrey (north) 1593-1600: Chauncerye Lane and Chaunceryelane adhuc (TNA E179/142/234) at Alan H. Nelson website - free