St Katherine Cree, London Genealogy

London St Katherine Cree ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Timeline

 * 1108 - first mentioned
 * 1631 - current church building built
 * 1962 - extensive church renovation

1831 description
"St Katherine or Catherine Cree, the church of, is situated at the southeast angle of Cree Church Lane, in Leadenhall Street. It is dedicated to the same... saint and martyr as the preceding [St Katherine Coleman Parish], and is distinguished from other churches of the same name by the addition of Cree, the ancient English method of spelling Christ, as pronounced by the French, having been built on the site of a dissolved priory, whose church was called that of our Saviour Christ. They therefore dedicated it to St. Catherine, and added the original name of the priory by way of distinction. Henry VIII, in his grant of the priory to Sir Thomas afterwards Lord Audley, gave him also the patronage of the church. Upon the death of this noble man he bequeathed it to the master and Fellows of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and their successors, when he enjoined to serve the cure for ever. That corporation leased out the impropriation to the parish for 99 years; but a dispute arising between the college and the parish at the expiration of the set lease in 1725, about a renewal, a lease was granted to Jerome Knapp, Esq., a citizen and haberdasher of London, and an agreement, which was confirmed by act of Parliament in 1727, was entered into concerning a commutation in loop of tithes. The present structure was erected in 1630, it is built of stone in a mixed and impure style. The length of the body is 90 feet, the breadth 51, and height 37. Maitland...[said] that the church is a curacy, and that the parishioners have the privilege of electing their own minister, who must be licensed by the Bishop of London. But the Clerical Guide, which must be of authority, says that it is a vicarage and still in the gift of the master and Fellows of Magdalen College, Cambridge..."

1848 description
St. Katarine Creechurch is a parish, of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Master and Fellows of Magdalen College, Cambridge, the Impropriators. It is a parish within the poor-law union of the City of London.

Additional jurisdictions
St Katherine Cree belonged to Aldgate Ward. The parish is also known as St Katherine Creechurch, St Catherine Cree, and St Catherine Creechurch.

Church records
St Katherine Cree 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, Aldgate Ward - The Parisshe of Saint Katheryn Christchurcheat British History Online

1564 Subsidy

 * St Katherine Creechurch, Aldgate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/218), Copy:.

1577 Subsidy

 * 1576 London Subsidy Roll, St Katherine Christechurche at Alan H. Nelson website (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252)
 * St Katherine Creechurch, Aldgate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252); copy:.

1582 Subsidy



 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Aldgate Ward - St Katherine Chrechurch Parisheat British History Online

1620 Subsidy

 * S. Katherine Cree (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/499); transcript by Charles Edward Banks:.

1625 Subsidy

 * St Katherine Creechurch, Aldgate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/549); copy:.

1628 Subsidy

 * St Katherine Creechurch, Aldgate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/565 Part 1 of 3); copy:.

1645 Subsidy

 * St Katherine Creechurch, Aldgate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/595); copy:.

1666 Hearth Tax

 * Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - St Katherine Creechurchat British History Online

1749-1891 List of Inhabitants

 * Microfilm copy:.

1831 Census
The 1831 Census exists and is held at The British Library.

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, fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London. 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 Katherine Creechurch Parish the unique surname Creechurch.

Contributor: Add information about the pertinent poor law unions in the area.

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

Websites

 * St Olave's and St Katharine Cree (official website). Photographs, history, visitor directions.
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue
 * Sketch of St Catherine Cree Parish Church, courtesy London Ancestor
 * (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Katherine Creechurch')