St Stephen Walbrook with St Benet Sherehog, London Genealogy

London St Stephen Walbrook with St Benet Sherehog ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

St Benet Sherehog Timeline

 * 1111 - first mentioned
 * 1666 - church destroyed by Great Fire of London; never rebuilt
 * 1670 - united with St Stephen Walbrook Parish

St Stephen Walbrook Timeline

 * 600s - site of a Saxon church
 * 1666 - church destroyed by Great Fire of London
 * 1670 - united with St Benet Sherehog Parish
 * 1672-1680 - church rebuilt
 * 1941 - church suffered minor damage in London Blitz; later restored

1831 description
'St Stephen Walbrook with St Benet Sherehog, the church of, is situated at the north east corner of Walbrook, and is dedicated,...to the patronage of St Stephen. There is mention in ancient records of a church dedicated to the same saint, near this spot, but on the opposite side of the brook, prior to 1135. In 1432, Robert Chichele, Mayor of London, purchased the ground now occupied by the present church and cemetery of the Grocers' Company, and the new church was finished in 1439. In 1432, Robert Whittington, Citizen and Draper, Knight of the Bath, purchased the advowson from the Duke of Bedford. From him, it passed into a family named Lee, one of whom presented to it in 1474, and afterwards gave it to the Grocers' Company in whom the patronage has remained ever since. The old church was destroyed by the great fire of 1666, and the present church much celebrated edifice erected [in] its place, by Sir Christopher Wren. This church is reckoned by many persons to be Wren's masterpiece...The plan is extremely simple...75 feet by 56 feet...If any doubt the excellencies of Wren as an architect of the first class, let him study and analyse this javel of our art--and find fault if he will--but let him first endeavor to surpass it. This church has been repaired twice...wisely restored and preserved...but...not...improve[d]. The parish of St Benet Sherehog (which see) was united to this church after the fire of London, and these united parishes form a rectory; but as the living of St Benet's came to the crown at the dissolution of monasteries, the Lord Chancellor and the Grocers' Company present alternately. It is in the City, archdeaconry and diocese of London...'

St Stephen Walbrook with St Benet Sherehog, is an ecclesiastical parish

1848 description
St Stephen Walbrook, with St. Benet Sherehog, are parishes of the City of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Crown, and the Grocer's Company, alternately. They are parishes within the poor-law union of the City of London.

Additional Information

 * St Stephen Walbrook Parish was part of Walbrook Ward.

White, J.G. History of the Ward of Walbrook in the City of London: Together with an Account of the Aldermen of the Ward and of the Two Remaining Churches, St. Stephen, Walbrook, &amp; St. Swithin, London Stone, with Their Rectors. 1904. Digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive.
 * White's 1904 history of St. Stephen Walbrook church has been digitized:

St Stephen Walbrook 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.

Non-Conformists (All other Religions)

 * 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)

1541 Subsidy



 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Cheap Ward - Saynt Stephen &amp; Saynt Benet Parysheat British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - Saynt Panckres &amp; Saint Sythes (St. Benet Sherehog)at British History Online

1547 Subsidy

 * St Benet Sherehog, Cordwainer Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/141); copy:.
 * St Benet Sherehog, Cheap Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/151); copy:.
 * St Stephen, Walbrook, Walbrook Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/147); copy:.
 * St Stephen, Walbrook, Cheap Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/151); copy:.

1564 Subsidy

 * St Stephen, Walbrook, Cheap Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/218), Copy:.
 * St Stephen, Walbrook, Walbrook Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/218), Copy:.
 * St Benet Sherehog, Cheap Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/218), Copy:.
 * St Pancras, Soper Lane and St Benet Sherehog, Cordwainer Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/220); copy:.

1576 Subsidy

 * 1576 London Subsidy Roll, St Stevens &amp; St Bennett{es} p{ar}ishes at Alan H. Nelson website

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cheap Ward - St Stephens &amp; St Bennettes Parishesat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - St Bennet and St Pancrash Parrishesat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - St Bennet Sherhogges Precincteat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Wallbrook Ward - St Stephens Parrisheat British History Online

1628 Subsidy

 * St Stephen, Walbrook, Walbrook Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/564); copy:.

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Benet Sherehogat British History Online
 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Stephen's Walbrookeat British History Online

1641 Subsidy

 * St Benet Sherehog, Cheap Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/572); copy:.
 * St Stephen, Walbrook, Cheap Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/572); copy:.

1645-1646 Subsidy

 * St Benet Sherehog, Cheap Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/590 Part 15); copy:.
 * St Stephen, Walbrook, Cheap Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/590 Part 15); copy:.

1646 Subsidy

 * St Benet Sherehog, Cordwainer Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/584); copy:.

1666 Hearth Tax

 * Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - St Benet Sherehogat British History Online
 * Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - St Stephen Walbrookat British History Online

(see supplements for St Stephen Walbrook residents)

1811 Census
The 1811 Census of St Benet Sherehog exists and is held at The British Library.

1821 Census
The 1821 Census of St Benet Sherehog exists and is held at The British Library.

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Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
 * See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.

Probate Records
Before 1858, St Benet Sherehog fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London. St Stephen Walbrook fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Archdeaconry of London. In practice, many St Stephen Walbrook 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.

Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish.

Cemetery









 * Find A Grave has created a page on St Stephen Walbrook Churchyard (5+ entries).

Records of the Poor
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Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Websites

 * St Stephen Walbrook (official website). History, virtual tour, visitor directions.
 * London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue (St Benet Sherehog Parish records)
 * London FamilySearch Centre Catalogue (St Stephen Walbrook Parish records)
 * Sketch of St Stephen Walbrook Parish Churchat London Ancestor
 * (to narrow results, conduct subject searches for 'London St Benet Sherehog' or 'London St Stephen Walbrook')