Duchy of Lancaster, Middlesex Genealogy

England   Middlesex   Middlesex Parishes   Duchy of Lancaster

Parish History
The Savoy Chapel, sometimes known as the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy is on The Strand, London. Originally the church was dedicated and sometimes called St John the Baptist, Savoy. It has a long association with the Duchy of Lancaster.

It was originally built in the Middle Ages off the main church of the Savoy Palace (later the Savoy Hospital). The Hospital was in ruins by the 19th century, and the Chapel was the only part to survive demolition. Parishioners of St Mary le Strand for many years, also used this chapel when their own fell into ruin from 1549-1714.

The German Lutheran congregation used this chapel as well, from 1694, known as the Marienkirche or the German Church of St Mary-Le-Savoy. Some marriages without banns occurred in this chapel during the 18th century (see Fleet Prison Marriages at BMDRegister.co.uk).

See also St Mary Le Strand.

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.

Church records
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.

Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, nonconformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

1666 Hearth Tax

 * Hearth Tax: Middlesex 1666: Duchy of Lancaster Liberty at British History Online - free.
 * Hearth Tax: Middlesex 1666: Savoy at British History Online - free.

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Middlesex Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Poor Law Unions
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Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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