St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange, London Genealogy

London St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
"St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange, the church of, is situated on the north side of Lothbury, opposite the south front of the Bank of England. It derives its name from being dedicated to St. Margaret, a... saint of Antioch, who in the reign of the Emperor Decius is efficient from a situation, and to distinguish it from the other churches of the same city. The ancient church, which was built in 1440 being destroyed at the great fire of 1666, the present stone edifice was elected Mr. Christopher Wren, and finished in 1690. It stands upon the ancient course of Walbrook, and is a plain substantial building. The interior is also the current in order with columns, clusters and in temperatures of excellent proportions. It is 66 feet in length, 44 in breadth and 36 in height, well lighted by a row of lofty windows. The church is a rectory, the foundation of which is of a of great antiquity, as appears from Jon Haslam Field was presented to it by the Abbess and convent of Barking, in Essex,... in 1303. The patronage continued in that convent till the time of the reformation, when being dissolved, it fell to the crown, who gave it up to the Bishop of London...

"At the time when the church of St Christopher-le-Stocks was pulled down to make way for the west end of the Bank of England, by Princes Street, that parish was united to it by act of Parliament. The advowson is a rectory in the city, diocese and archdeaconry of London, and in the patronage of the Bishop of that see."

After the Great Fire of London (1666), St Christopher le Stocks Parish united with St Margaret Lothbury Parish.

These parishes belonged to Broad Street Ward.

St Bartholomew by the Exchange is also known as St Bartholomew by Royal Exchange.

1848 parish description
St. Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange (no church) is a parish of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Crown, and the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul’s, alternately. They are parishes within the poor-law union of the City of London.

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St. Margaret, Lothbury with St. Christopher-le-Stocks, are parishes of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Crown, and the Bishop, alternately. They are parishes within the poor-law union of the City of London.

Church records
St Bartholomew by the Exchange parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:


 * Freshfield, Edwin. The Vestry Minute Books of the Parish of St. Bartholomew Exchange in the City of London: 1567-1676. 1890. Digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive.
 * The Account Books of the Parish of St. Bartholomew Exchange in the City of London 1596-1698. 1895. Digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive.

St Christopher le Stocks parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:


 * Freshfield, Edwin. Minutes of the Vestry Meetings and Other Records of the Parish of St. Christopher le Stocks, in the City of London. 1886. Digital version at Internet Archive.

St Margaret Lothbury parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:


 * Freshfield, Edwin. On the Parish Books of St. Margaret-Lothbury, St. Christopher-le-Stocks, and St. Bartholomew-by-the Exchange, in the City of London. London: J.B. Nichols and Sons, 1876. Digital version at Google Books.

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, Broad Street Ward - Saint Cristofers at the Stockesat British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - Saynt Margaretes in Lothburyat British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Coleman Street Ward - Seinct Margaret Parysheat British History Online

1547 Subsidy

 * St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/144); copy:.
 * St Christopher le Stocks, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/144); copy:.
 * St Margaret, Lothbury, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/144); copy:.
 * St Margaret, Lothbury, Coleman Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/151); copy:.

1564 Subsidies
Subsidy 1


 * St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/217); copy:.
 * St Christopher le Stocks, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/217); copy:.
 * St Margaret, Lothbury, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/217); copy:.

Subsidy 2


 * St Margaret, Lothbury, Coleman Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/219); copy:.
 * St Christopher le Stocks, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/219); copy:.

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - St Bartholomewes Parisheat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - St Margaret in Lothburyeat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Coleman Street Ward - St Margarettes Parocheat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - The Parishe of Christophersat British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cornhill Ward - St Mychells St Christofers &amp; St Marye Wolchurche Parochesat British History Online

1621 Subsidy

 * St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/489); copy:.
 * St Christopher le Stocks, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/489); copy:.
 * St Christopher le Stocks, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/485); copy:.

1625 Subsidies

 * St Christopher le Stocks, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/516); copy:.
 * St Christopher le Stocks, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/545); copy:.
 * St Margaret, Lothbury, Coleman Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/513); copy:.

1628 Subsidy

 * St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/556); copy:.
 * St Christopher le Stocks, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/556); copy:.
 * St Margaret, Lothbury, Broad Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/556); copy:.

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Bartholomew Exchangeat British History Online
 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Christopher le Stocksat British History Online
 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Margaret Lothburyat British History Online

1641 Subsidy

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

1821 Census
The 1821 Census of St Margaret Lothbury exists and is held at The British Library.

1831 Census
The 1831 Censuses of St Christopher le Stocks and St Margaret Lothbury exist.

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
Before 1858, St Christopher le Stocks fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London. St Bartholomew by the Exchange and St Margaret Lothbury fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Archdeaconry of London. In practice, many residents of St Bartholomew and St Margaret 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.

Records of the Poor
During the seventeenth century, officials gave some foundlings discovered in St Bartholomew by the Exchange Parish the unique surname Exchange.

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

 * St Margaret Lothbury (official website). History, photographs, visitor directions.
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Bartholomew by the Exchange Parish records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Christopher le Stocks Parish records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Margaret Lothbury Parish records)
 * (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Bartholomew by the Exchange' or 'London St Christopher le Stocks' or 'London St Margaret Lothbury')