St Mildred Poultry with St Mary Colechurch, London Genealogy

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Parish History
"St Mildred Poultry with St Mary Colechurch, the church of... Stands at the corner of St. Mildred's Court, on the north side of the Poultry, nearly opposite Walbrook. It is of ancient foundation, for John de Aswell collated to it in 1325.  The ancient church was burned down in 1666, and the present substantial edifice erected in its stead, by Sir Christopher Wren, in 1676, and the parish of St. Mary Cole, or Colechurch, was united to it by act of Parliament. This church is in the patronage of the Mercer's company, and that of St Mildred since the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII, to the crown. The united parishes are a rectory, in the city, diocese and archdeaconry of London, and in the before mentioned alternate patronage."

St Mildred Poultry belonged to Cheap Ward. This parish was also known as St Mildred the Virgin.

1541 Subsidy

 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Cheap Ward - (St. Mary) Colchurche Paryshe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - Saint Myldredes and (St. Mary) Woolchurche, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Cheap Ward - Saynt Myldredes Paryshe, courtesy: British History Online

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cheap Ward - St Mary Colechurche Parishe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cheap Ward - St Mildredes Parrishe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - St Mildredes and (St. Mary) Wolchurch Parishe, courtesy: British History Online

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Mary Colechurch, courtesy: British History Online
 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Mildred in the Poultry, courtesy: British History Online

1666 Hearth Tax

 * Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - St Mary Colechurch, courtesy: British History Online

1695 Marriage Duty Act Tax

 * Marriage Duty Act 1695, Cheap Ward - St Mary Colechurch, courtesy: British History Online

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

Before 1858, St Mildred Poultry fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London. St Mary Colechurch fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Archdeaconry of London. In practice, many St Mary Colechurch residents left their wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury from the 1700s through 1858. From 1858 to the present, refer to the Principal Probate Registry.

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.

Web sites

 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Mary Colechurch Parish records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Mildred Poultry Parish records)
 * Sketch of St Mildred Poultry Parish Church, courtesy: London Ancestor
 * Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Mary Colechurch' or 'London St Mildred Poultry')