Bridewell, London Genealogy

Parish History
Bridewell Precinct is situate on the west side of Blackfriar's Bridge, and extends to Whitefriars.¹

BRIDEWELL CHAPEL, the chapel of Bridewell Royal Hospital and Bridewell Precinct. Bridewell Precinct was absorbed into the parish of St Bride Fleet Street in 1864... and the chapel pulled down in 1871.²

1. Topographical Dictionary of London by James Elmes; published 1831

2. General Guide by The Guildhall Library at http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/16ii.htm

Origin :

Bridewell Palace Built on wast or garden site by Henry VIII 1515-23, after fire destroyed most of Westminster Palace in 1512. In use June 1522.

1848 parish description Bridewell Hospital and Precinct is an extra-parochial parish, in the city Without the Walls. It is part of the West London Union.

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
Bridewell 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.

1576 Subsidy

 * 1576 London Subsidy Roll, Bridewell w{i}t{h}in and w{i}t{h}out at Alan H. Nelson website

1638

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - Bridewell Precinctat 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 FamilySearch 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. Go to Middlesex Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Poor Law Unions
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