St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London Genealogy

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Parish History
"St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, the church of, situated near the middle, and on the east side of Bow Lane, cheapside and derives its name from being dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and its addition of Alder, to Older or Elder mary, from its being the oldest church in the city...

"In 1510, Sir Henry Keble, Lord Mayor of London, bequeathed £1000 towards rebuilding the ancient church, which stood on this site, and had become much decayed by age; and in 1626, William Rodoway gave £3000 more, and other inidividuals contributed liberally. The body of the church was destroyed by the great fire of 1666, and was rebuilt, and the power repoaired and cased, by Sir Christopher Wren, in 1711, at the sole expense of Henry Rogers, Esq., as appears by a Latin inscription over the western door of the church.

"The interior is 100 feet in length, 63 in breadth, and 45 in height. The church is a rectory, and one of the thirteen peculiars of the Archbishop of Canterbury. After the fire of London, the adjoining parish of St Thomas the Apostle, was united to it by act of parliament; the patronage of which being in the Dean and Chapter alternately. It is a rectory in the city of London, and in the Province of Canterbury."

St Thomas the Apostle Parish was part of Vintry Ward. St Mary Aldermary belonged to Cordwainer 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 Thomas the Apostle 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, Cordwainer Ward - (St. Mary) Aldermary Parrysshe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - Trynyte and Saynte Thomas Apostell, courtesy: British History Online

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - (St Mary) Aldermarye Parrishe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Vintry Ward - St Thomas Apostles, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - St Thomas Apostles Parrishe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - St Thomas Apostles Precincte, courtesy: British History Online

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Mary Aldermary, courtesy: British History Online
 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Thomas the Apostle, 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 Mary Aldermary fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Deanery of the Arches of London, Croydon, Shoreham. St Thomas the Apostle fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Archdeaconry of London. In practice, many 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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Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Websites

 * St Mary Aldermary. History, photographs, visitor directions.
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Mary Aldermary records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Thomas the Apostle records)
 * Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Mary Aldermary' or 'London St Thomas the Apostle')