St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street with St Gregory by St Paul, London Genealogy

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Parish History
"St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street with St Gregory by St Paul, the church of, is situated on the north side of Knightrider Street at the west corner of the Old Change. Its name is derived from that of the saint to which it is dedicated, and its situation in the ancient fish market. This church was formerly a vicarage, in the tenure of the canons of St Paul's, so early as 1181; but for some centuries past, it has been a rectory in the gift of the minor canons of that cathedral. The old church was destroyed at the time of the great fire of 1666, as well as its neighbor St Gregory [by St Paul's] which is at the southwest corner of St Paul's Cathedral. This latter is a rectory of very ancient foundation, and took its name from Pope Gregory the Great, who sent St Austin the Monk to convert the English nation to Christianity. The church was rebuilt in 1685 by Sir Christopher Wren. The patronage of this church is also in the minor canons of St Paul's Churchyard, and the two parishes united by act of parliament.

"The united parishes are a rectory in the city of London, and exempt from archidiaconal visitation, the patrons being its ordinaries [no notable 'officials' or people belonged to the church]."

St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street belonged to Castle Baynard Ward.

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 Mary Magdalene Old Fish 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.

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1541 Subsidy

 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Bread Street Ward - Parte of Saynt Nicholas Coll Abby and Mary Magdalen in Fysshstrett, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Castle Baynard Ward - Parochia Beatae Marie Magdalene, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Castle Baynard Ward - Parochia Sancti Gregorii, courtesy: British History Online

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Castle Baynard Ward - St Gregoryes Parish, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Castle Baynard Ward - St Marye Magdalens Parish, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Bread Street Ward - St Nicholas Cold Abbey &amp; St Mary Magdaleyne (Old Fish Street) Parishes, courtesy: British History Online

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Gregorie's parish, courtesy: British History Online
 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Maudlin near Old Fish Street, courtesy: British History Online

1666 Hearth Tax

 * Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - St Gregory by 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 Gregory by St Paul fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral. St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Archdeaconry of London. In practice, many St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street 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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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites

 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St. Gregory by St. Paul records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St. Mary Magdalen Old Fish Street records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St. Paul's Cathedral records)
 * Sketch of St Mary Magdalen Old Fish Street, courtesy: London Ancestor
 * Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Gregory by St Pauls' or 'London St Mary Magdalen Old Fish Street' or 'London St Paul's Cathedral')