St Michael Queenhithe with Holy Trinity the Less, London Genealogy

London St Michael Queenhithe with Holy Trinity the Less ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
"St Michael Queenhithe with Holy Trinity the Less, the church of, named from its saint and situation, stands on the north side of opportunities street, opposite Queenhithe; which was formerly called Cornhithe, as all the corn brought from the western parts of the country was landed here. The earliest mention of this church was under the name of St. Michael de Corn hill in 1181, and we find that in 1404, [it was] left [as] part of [an] estate to found [a] charity within its walls.  The ancient Church having been destroyed by the fire of London, the present structure was erected instead by Sir Christopher Wren in 1677.  The advowson of this church has been... in the Dean and chapter of St. Paul's. On its rebuilding after the great fire the parish of Trinity the Less was united to it by act of Parliament [see Trinity the Less] and the patronage of the latter being in the Dean and chapter of Canterbury, they present to the United directory alternately. It is in the city, diocese and archdeaconry of London, and in the above named patronage."

"Trinity the Less, the church of, was situated before the fire of London, at the northeast corner of Little Trinity Lane, where a German Chapel now stands. It received the epithet "the Less" to distinguish it from the Trinity priory at Aldgate; but having been destroyed by the fire of 1666, the parish was united to that of St Michael Queenhithe, and the church was not rebuilt."

After the Great Fire of London (1666), Holy Trinity the Less Parish united with St Michael Queenhithe Parish.

1848 parish description St. Michael, Queen-hythe, with Trinity the Less, are parishes of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul’s, and the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury, alternately. They are parishes within the poor-law union of the City of London.

These parishes were part of Queenhithe Ward. Holy Trinity the Less Parish was also part of Vintry Ward. The parish name was also spelled St Michael Queen Hythe.

Church records
Holy Trinity the Less 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.

Boundary
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.

1541 Subsidy

 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - Trynyte and Saynte Thomas Apostellat British History Online

1547 Subsidy

 * Holy Trinity the Less, Cordwainer Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/141); copy:.
 * Holy Trinity the Less, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/152); copy:.
 * St Michael Queenhithe, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/152); copy:.

1564 Subsidy

 * St Michael Queenhithe, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/220); copy:.
 * St Nicholas Olave and St Mildred, Bread Street, and Holy Trinity the Less, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/220); copy:.

1577 Subsidy

 * 1576 London Subsidy Roll, St Michell{es}, St Myldred{es} p{ar}ishes, St Nich{ol}as Olives, Myldred, St Trinitye p{ar}ishes at Alan H. Nelson website (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252)
 * St Michael Queenhithe and St Mildred, Bread Street, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252); copy:.
 * St Nicholas Olave, St Mildred, Bread Street, and Holy Trinity the Less, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252); copy:.

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Queenhithe Ward - St Michaell Parocheat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Queenhithe Ward - Trynytie Parocheat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Vintry Ward - Trinitie Parisheat British History Online

1621 Subsidy

 * Holy Trinity the Less, Vintry Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/504); copy:.

1625 Subsidy

 * Holy Trinity the Less, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/526); copy:.
 * Holy Trinity the Less, Vintry Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/543); copy:.
 * St Michael Queenhithe, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/526); copy:.

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - Trinity the Less at British History Online.
 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St. Michael, Queenhithe at British History Online.
 * St. Michael Queenhithe, 1638 Rents (Lambeth Palace Library, Ref: Mss. Codex No. 272); transcript by Charles Edward Banks:.

1645 Subsidy

 * Holy Trinity the Less, Vintry Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/587); copy:.

1646 Subsidy

 * Holy Trinity the Less, Cordwainer Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/584); copy:.

(see also supplements)

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
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 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.

Records of the Poor
During the seventeenth century, officials gave some foundlings discovered in St Michael Queenhithe Parish the unique surname Queenhithe.

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 (Holy Trinity the Less records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Michael Queenhithe records)
 * Sketch of St Michael, Queen Hythe Church (1831)at London Ancestors
 * (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London Holy Trinity the Less' or 'London St Michael Queenhithe')