St James Garlickhithe, London Genealogy

London St James Garlickhithe ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Timeline

 * 1100s - first mentioned
 * 1535 - first baptism recorded in English parish registers occurred at this church
 * 1666 - church destroyed in Great Fire of London
 * 1676-1683 - church rebuilt

1831 description
'St James Garlickhithe, the church of, is situated at the corner of Garlick Hill and Maiden Lane, Upper Thames Street, and derives its name from being dedicated to St James the Apostle, and its addition from its ancient vicinity to the Garlick market of the city. The earlist mention of this church is, that it was rebuilt by Richard deRothin, sheriff, in 1326. The ancient church was destroyed by the great fire of 1666, the foundation of the present building was liad in 1676, and the church finished in 1682. It is build of stone, is 75 feet in length, 45 feet in breath, and 40 feet in height to the ceiling. This steeple much resembles those of Stephen, in Walbrook, and St Michael, Royal College Hill, which are three as original, handsome and tastful erections of the sort, as any in London. From the body of the church projects a very handsome dial, upon the top which is a statue of the apostle to whom the church is dedicated. This church is a rectory, the patronage of which appears to have been in the abbot and convent of Westminster, till the suppression of their monastery by Henry VIII, when coming to crown, it was granted by Queen Mary to the Bishop fo London, and in the patronage of the Bishop of that see.'

St James Garlickhithe Parish was part of Vintry Ward. Garlickhithe was also spelled Garlickhythe.

1848 description
St. James, Garlick Hythe, is a parish of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Bishop. It is a parish within the poor-law union of the City of London.

Church records
St James Garlickhithe parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

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.

Webb published an index to burials for the years 1813 to 1853.

1547 Subsidy

 * St James Garlickhithe, Vintry Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/157); copy:.

1564 Subsidy

 * St James Garlickhithe, Vintry, Vintry Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/218), Copy:.

1577 Subsidy

 * 1576 London Subsidy Roll, Saincte Iames parrysshe at Alan H. Nelson website (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252)
 * St James Garlickhithe, Vintry Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252); copy:.

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Vintry Ward - St James Parisheat British History Online

1625 Subsidy

 * St James Garlickhithe, Vintry Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/543); copy:.

1638 Inhabitants List



 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St James Garlickhitheat British History Online

1645 Subsidy

 * St James Garlickhithe, Vintry Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/590 Part 8); copy:.

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.

Probate records
Before 1858, fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London. 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.

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

Records of the Poor
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

Websites

 * London Family History Centre Catalogue
 * Sketch of St. James Garlickhithe Parish Churchat London Ancestor
 * (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St James Garlickhithe')