St Michael Queenhithe with Holy Trinity the Less, London Genealogy

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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."

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.

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.

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.

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1541 Subsidy

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

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Queenhithe Ward - St Michaell Paroche, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Queenhithe Ward - Trynytie Paroche, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Vintry Ward - Trinitie Parishe, courtesy: British History Online

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - Trinity the Less, courtesy: British History Online.
 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St. Michael, Queenhithe, courtesy: British History Online.

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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.

Poor Law Unions
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites

 * 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), courtesy: London Ancestors
 * Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London Holy Trinity the Less' or 'London St Michael Queenhithe')