St Edmund the King with St Nicholas Acons, London Genealogy

London St Edmund the King with St Nicholas Acons ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
"St Edmund the King with St Nicholas Acons, the church of, is situated on the north side of Lombard Street, between George Yard and Birchin Lane/ This church derives its names from being dedicated to St Edmund, King of the East Angles, who was murdered by the Danes in 870. The original church supposed to have been built in the Saxon heptarchy, and the late church was destroyed in the great fire of 1666. The present church was built by Sir Christopher Wren, and finished in 1690. It differes from most churches of that period, as it stands north and south, and the atltar is at the north end. Its lenth is 69 feet, its breadth 39 feet, and its height 32 feet. At the south end is a square tower, with a well-proportioned spire, and a dial projecting into the street. This church is a rectory in the patronage of the King and the Archbishop of Canterbury alternately. The parish is united to that of St Nicholas Acons, the church of which, before the fire of London, stood on the west side of St Nicholas, and was a rectory in the gift of the Archbishop of Canterbury; and hence the alternate patronage. These united parishes are in the ward of Langbourn, in the archdeaconry of London..." St. Nicholas Acons Parish Church was united with St. Edmund the King and Martyr in 1670 to create the parish of St. Edmund the King and Martyr with St. Nicholas Acons. In 1937 a further unification united All Hallows Lombard Street, St. Benet Gracechurch, St. Leonard Eastcheap and St. Dionis Backchurch to them. Generally the united parish was known as St. Edmund the King and Martyr.  St Edmund the King belonged to Langbourn Ward. The parish was also known as St Edmund the King and Martyr Lombard Street.

1848 description:

St. Edmund the King, with St. Nicholas Acons, are parishes of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Crown, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, alternately. They are parishes within the poor-law union of the City of London.

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

St Nicholas Acons 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.

Brigg published the parish registers of St Edmund the King, but his book has not yet been digitized:


 * Brigg, William. ed. The Parish Registers of St. Edmund the King and Martyr, Lombard Street, London, 1670-1812. Privately printed, 1892.

1547 Subsidy



 * St Edmund the King and Martyr, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/143); copy:.
 * St Nicholas Acons, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/143); copy:.

1564 Subsidy

 * St Nicholas Acons, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/223); copy:.
 * St Edmund the King and Martyr, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/223); copy:.

1577 Subsidy

 * 1576 London Subsidy Roll, St Nicholas Acon p{ar}ishe, St Edmondes and St Clement{es} p{ar}ishes at Alan H. Nelson website (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252)
 * St Nicholas Acons, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252); copy:.
 * St Edmund the King and Martyr and St Clement, Eastcheap, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252); copy:.

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Langbourn Ward - Saynt Edmondes and St Clementes Parishesat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Candlewick Ward - St Clementes, St Nycholas &amp; St Michaelles Parochesat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Langbourn Ward - Saynt Nicholas Acons Parishat British History Online

1621 Subsidy

 * St Edmund the King and Martyr, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/490); copy:.
 * S. Edmond (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/490); transcript by Charles Edward Banks:.
 * St Nicholas Acons, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/490); copy:.

1625 Subsidy

 * St Edmund the King and Martyr, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/516); copy:.
 * St Edmund the King and Martyr, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/545); copy:.
 * St Nicholas Acons, Candlewick Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/512); copy:.

1628 Subsidy

 * St. Nicholas Acons, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/565 Part 3 of 3); copy:.

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Edmund the Kingat British History Online
 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Nicholas Aconat British History Online

1641 Subsidy

 * St Edmund the King and Martyr, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/568); copy:.

1666 Hearth Tax

 * Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - St Edmund the King and Martyrat British History Online
 * Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - St Nicholas Aconsat British History Online

(see supplements for St Nicholas Acons residents)

1801 Census
The 1801 Census of St Nicholas Acons exists and is held at The British Library.

1811 Census
The 1811 Census of St Nicholas Acons exists and is held at The British Library.

1821 Census
The 1821 Census of St Nicholas Acons exists and is held at The British Library.

1831 Census
The 1831 Census of St Nicholas Acons exists and is held at The British Library.

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
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Websites

 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Edmund the King and Martyr records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Nicholas Acons records)
 * Sketch of St Edmund the King Parish Churchat London Ancestor
 * (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Edmund King &amp; Martyr' or 'London St Nicholas Acon')