All Hallows Bread Street with St John the Evangelist, London Genealogy

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Parish History
"All Hallows Bread Street is situated at the corner of Bread Street and Watling Street, and takes its name from the same dedication as the last, and its situation, which is near to the ancient Bread Market of the city. It was originally a rectory of very ancient foundation, under the patronage of the Prior and Canons of Christ Church, Canterbury, but since the Reformation it was conveyed to the Archbishop of Canterbury, of which see, it is one of the thirteen peculiars within the city. The old church was destroyed by the great fire in 1666. The present edifice was erected from the designs of Sir Christopher Wren as a church in the united parishes of All Hallows, Bread Street, and St. John the Evangelist, the old church of which stood at the northeast of Friday Street and and Watling Street.  The body of the church's plain, with dressings of the Tuscan order.  It is 72 feet in length, 35 in breadth and 30 in height. It is an excellent specimen of the talents of Sir Christopher Wren in substantial and useful church building."

All Hallows Bread Street and St John the Evangelist parishes were part of Bread Street Ward. The parish name has also been spelled Allhallows Bread Street. St John the Evangelist Parish was also known as St John the Evangelist Friday Street Parish. Another name is St John the Evangelist Watling Street Parish.

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.

Church records
All Hallows, Bread Street and St John the Evangelist Friday Street were originally two parishes. Each maintained separate parish registers.

St John the Evangelist Friday Street 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. Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, nonconformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection. Here is a list of church records on microfilm at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City.

1541 Subsidy

 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Bread Street Ward - Alhalleu Paryshe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - Allhallowe Paryshe, courtesy: British History Online (is this the correct Allhallows?)
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Bread Street Ward - Saynt John the Evangelyst Paryshe in Watlyn Strett, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Farringdon Ward Within - The Parish of Seynt Ewen (or St. Audoen), courtesy: British History Online (is this St. John the Evangelist?)

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Bread Street Ward - Allhallowes Parishe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll - St John Evangelist Parishe, courtesy: British History Online

1589 Subsidy

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

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - All Hallows, Bread Street, courtesy: British History Online.
 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St. John the Evangelist in Watling Street, courtesy: British History Online.

Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

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 The Court of Arches of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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

Web sites

 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (All Hallows Bread Street Parish Church records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St John the Evangelist Friday Street Parish Church records)
 * Sketch of All Hallows Bread Street Parish Church, courtesy: London Ancestor
 * Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct subject searches for 'London All Hallows Bread Street' or 'London St John the Evangelist')