St Augustine with St Faith, London Genealogy

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Parish History
"St Augustine with St Faith, Old Change. This church is situated behind number 35, St. Paul's churchyard, and at the corner of Watling Street, in the ward of Farringdon Within. It is dedicated to St. August and or Austin the monk, the English apostle.  The old church having suffered by the fire of London, was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren, in 1683.  The interior is of the Ionic order, 51 feet long, 45 broad and 30 hi.  Owing to the smallness of the parishes, that of St. Faith's is united to it, and they are a rectory, the advowson of which is in the dean in Chapter St. Paul's, in whose patronage it appears always to have been, for it is mentioned in their books as early as the year in 1181..."

St Augustine Parish was part of Bread Street Ward. Only the church tower survives for St Augustine's today. Also known as St Austin Parish, as well as St Augustine Watling Street Parish.

St Faith Parish is also known as St Faith under St Pauls.

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.

St Faith Parish
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.

1541 Subsidy

 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Bread Street Ward - Parte of the Paryshe of Saynt Austen at Paulles Gate, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Farringdon Ward Within - The Half Parish of Seynt Augustyn, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Farringdon Ward Within - The Parte of Seynt Faythes Parishe, courtesy: British History Online

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Bread Street Ward - St Augustynes Parrishe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Farringdon Ward Within - St Augustynes Parishe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Castle Baynard Ward - Christes Church and St Faythes Parishes, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Farringdon Ward Within - St Faithes Parishe, courtesy: British History Online

1589 Subsidy

 * London Subsidy Roll, c.1589 - St. Augustyns Parishe, courtesy: Family History Archives (see page 150)

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Augustine, courtesy: British History Online
 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Faith's, courtesy: British History Online

1666 Hearth Tax

 * Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - St Faith under St Paul's, 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, St Faith fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral. St Augustine fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Archdeaconry of London. In practice, many St Augustine 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.

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

Web Sites

 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Augustine Parish records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Faith under St Paul Parish records)
 * Sketch of St Austin Parish Church, courtesy: London Ancestor
 * Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Augustine' or 'London St Faith under St Pauls')