St Nicholas Cole Abbey with St Nicholas Olave, London Genealogy

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Parish History
"St Nicholas Cole Abbey with St Nicholas Olave, the church of, is situated on the south side of Old Fish Street, Doctors' Commons... There was a church on the same site prior to 1377...when it was rebuilt. The church was destroyed by the great fire of 1666, and the present church built by Sir Christopher Wren.  It was finished in 1677, and is the first church built and completed after the fire.  The church is a rectory, the advowson of which was anciently in the dean and chapter of St. Martin Le Grand; but on grant of that collegiate church to the abbot and canons of Westminster, the patronage devolved to that convent, in whom it continued till the dissolution of their monastery, when it devolved to the crown, in which patronage it is present.  After the great fire, the parish of St. Nicholas Olaves [see that church] was united to this, which is a rectory of very ancient foundation.. the united rectory is in the city, diocese and Archdeaconry of London, and the advowson is, from the before named Union of parishes, in the alternate gifts of Lord Chancellor, for the crown and again and chapter of St. Paul's."

These parishes were part of Queenhithe Ward.

Church records
Pallot: 1800-1837

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, Farringdon Ward Within - The Parish of Seynt Nycholas, courtesy: British History Online

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Queenhithe Ward - St Niccholas Paroche, 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
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Queenhithe Ward - St Olave Paroche, courtesy: British History Online

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 Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London.

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.

Web sites

 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St. Nicholas Cole Abbey Parish records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St. Nicholas Olave Parish records)
 * Sketch of St Nicholas Cole Abbey Parish Church, courtesy: London Ancestor
 * Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Nicholas Cole Abbey' or 'London St Nicholas Olave')