St Peter Cornhill, London Genealogy

Parish History
"St Peter Cornhill, the church of, is situated near the southeast corner of Cornhill, and is of very ancient foundation,...in 1208... The old church was destroyed by the fire of London, and the present substantial edifice erected in its stead by Sir Christopher Wren. This church is a rectory, the patronage of which was anciently in the family of the Nevils...After passing through several hands, it was conveyed in 1411 by Richard Whittington, and others, to the Lord Mayor and Commonalty of the city of London, in whom the advowson still continues. It is in the city, diocese and archdeaconry of London..."

1848 description

St. Peter, Cornhill is a parish, of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council. It is a parish within the poor-law union of the City of London.

Church Records
St Peter Cornhill 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.

1541 Subsidy

 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Bishopsgate Ward - The Parisshe of Saynt Peterat British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Cornhill Wardat British History Online

1547 Subsidy

 * St Peter, Cornhill, Bishopsgate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/139); copy:.

1564 Subsidy

 * St Peter, Cornhill, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/219); copy:.
 * St Peter, Cornhill, Bishopsgate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/220); copy:.
 * St Dionis Backchurch and St Peter Cornhill, Lime Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/221); copy:.

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll - St Peters in Cornehill Parisheat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cornhill Ward - St Peters Paroche in Cornehillat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cornhill Ward - St Peters Parocheat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Lime Street Ward - St Peters and St Andrewes Parochesat British History Online

1621 Subsidy



 * St Peter, Cornhill, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/485); copy:.

1625 Subsidies

 * St Peter, Cornhill, Bishopsgate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/511); copy:.
 * St Peter, Cornhill, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/516); copy:.
 * St Peter, Cornhill, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/545); copy:.

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Peter, Cornhillat British History Online

1641 Subsidy

 * St Peter, Cornhill, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/568); copy:.

1646 Subsidy

 * St Peter, Cornhill, Bishopsgate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/597); copy:.

1811 Census
The 1811 Census exists and is held at The British Library.

1821 Census
The 1821 Census exists and is held at The British Library.

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.

Cemetery


Find A Grave has created a page on St Peter upon Cornhill Churchyard (20+ entries).

Websites

 * London Family History Centre Catalogue
 * (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Peter Cornhill')