St Matthew Friday Street with St Peter Cheap, London Genealogy
London St Matthew Friday Street with St Peter Cheap ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| St Matthew Friday Street with St Peter Cheap, London | |
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| Type | England Jurisdictions |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | London, Within the Walls |
| County | London, England Genealogy |
| Poor Law Union | City of London |
| Registration District | London City |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1813; Separate registers exist for St Peter Westcheap beginning 1538 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1665-66; 1800; Separate records exist for St Peter Westcheap beginning 1629-31; 1800 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | None |
| Diocese | London |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division) and Court of the Archdeaconry of London |
| Location of Archive | |
| London Metropolitan Archives | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
"St Matthew Friday Street with St Peter Cheap, the church of, is situated on the west side of the street, a short distance from Cheapside. The patronage of this church was anciently in the Abbot and Convent of Westminster, and upon their suppression, when the conventual church was converted into a cathedral, Henry VIII conferred it on the Bishop of Westminster; but on the dissolution of that new bishopric, Edward VI granted it to the Bishop of London in whom the advowson still continues.
"The old church was destroyed by the great fire of 1666, and the present plain, sold and useful structure erected in its stead by Sir Christopher Wren, in 1685. At the union of the small parishes of the city with the larger, that of St Peter Cheap, which stood at the corner of the Wood Street, Cheapside, was united to this. The patronage of St Peter's was granted by the crown after the Reformation, to private hands.
"The united parishes form one rectory, in the city, diocese and archdeaconry of London, and in the alternate patronage of the Bishop of London and the Duke of Buccleuch."[1]
After the Great Fire of London (1666), St Matthew Friday Street united with St Peter Cheap Parish.[2]
1848 parish description
St. Matthew, Friday-street with St. Peter, Westcheap are parishes, of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is, the Bishop, and the Duke of Buccleuch, alternately. [3]
St Matthew Friday Street and St Peter Cheap parishes were part of Bread Street Ward.
St Peter Cheap Parish was also known as St Peter Westcheap Parish, as well as St Peter West Cheap Parish. The building has been demolished.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
St Matthew Friday Street Parish[edit | edit source]
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| 1813-1896 | Ancestry[5] | 1800-1836 | Ancestry[6] | 1813-1846 | Ancestry[7] | ||||||||||||||
| Indexes | 1538-1858 | FamilySearch[8] | 1538-1836 | FamilySearch[9] | 1538-1812 | findmypast[10] | |||||||||||||
| 1539-1836 | findmypast[11] | 1754-1846 | findmypast[12] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1780-1837 | Ancestry[13] | 1813-1846 | findmypast[14] | ||||||||||||||||
St Peter Cheap Parish[edit | edit source]
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| 1813-1886 | Ancestry | 1814-1836 | Ancestry | 1813-1904 | Ancestry | ||||||||||||||
| Indexes | 1538-1597 1813-1868 |
FamilySearch[15] | 1538-1836 | findmypast | 1539-1812 | findmypast | |||||||||||||
| 1558-1597 1815-1836 |
FamilySearch[16] | 1813-1846 | findmypast | ||||||||||||||||
| 1780-1837 | Ancestry | 1813-1846 | findmypast | ||||||||||||||||
Publications of the Harleian Society Parish Register Series published the parish registers as follows:
- St Matthew Friday Street 1538-1812
- United parishes of St Matthew and St Peter Cheap marriages 1754-1812[17]
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.
Non-Conformists (All other Religions)[edit | edit source]
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)
Census records[edit | edit source]
1541 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Bread Street Ward - Saynt Mathewe in Fryday Strettat British History Online
- 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Farringdon Ward Within - The Half Parish of Seynt Mathewe in Fryday Streteat British History Online
- 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Bread Street Ward - Saynt Peter and Mary Magdelyn in Cheppeat British History Online
- 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Cripplegate Ward - Parte of Seynt Peters Parish in Chepeat British History Online
- 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Farringdon Ward Within - The Halff Parish of Seynt Peters in Chepeat British History Online
1547 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- St Matthew, Friday Street, Bread Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/140); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Matthew, Friday Street, Farringdon Within Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/151); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Peter, Westcheap, Bread Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/140); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Peter, Westcheap, Cripplegate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/142); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Peter, Westcheap, Farringdon Within Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/151); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
1564 Subsidies[edit | edit source]
- St Peter, Westcheap, Farringdon Within Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/219); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Matthew, Friday Street, Farringdon Within Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/219); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Peter, Westcheap, Cripplegate Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/220); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Peter, Westcheap and St Mary Magdalen, Milk Street, Bread Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/220); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Matthew, Friday Street, Bread Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/220); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
1576 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- 1576 London Subsidy Roll, St Peters p{ar}ishe and Adhuc St Peters p{ar}ishe at Alan H. Nelson website
- 1576 London Subsidy Roll, St Peters in Cheape, St Mathewes, and Ad huc St Mathewes p{ar}yshe at Alan H. Nelson website. Includes occupations.
1582 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Bread Street Ward - St Mathewes Parisheat British History Online
- 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Farringdon Ward Within - St Mathewes Parisheat British History Online
- 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Bread Street Ward - St Peters & St Marye Magdalen (Milk Street) Parrishesat British History Online
- 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cripplegate Ward - St Peters Parisheat British History Online
- 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Farringdon Ward Within - St Peters in Chepeat British History Online
1589 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
1621 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- St Matthew, Friday Street, Bread Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/483); copy: FHL Film 2228702.
- St Peter, Westcheap, Bread Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/483); copy: FHL Film 2228702.
1625 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- St Peter, Westcheap, Farringdon Ward Within, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/555); copy: FHL Film 2228704.
1638 Inhabitants List[edit | edit source]
- Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Matthew, Friday Streetat British History Online
- Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Peter, Westcheapat British History Online
1645 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- St Peter, Westcheap, Cripplegate Ward Within, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/590 Part 5); copy: FHL Film 2228704.
1645-1646 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- St Peter, Westcheap, Bread Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/590 Part 2); copy: FHL Film 2228704.
1666 Hearth Tax[edit | edit source]
1667 Hearth Tax[edit | edit source]
- St Peter, Westcheap, Cripplegate Within Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/630); copy: FHL Film 2228702.
1692-1932 Land Taxes[edit source]
1695 Inhabitants Lists[edit source]
- London Inhabitants Within the Walls 1695, courtesy: British History Online. (see supplements for St Peter Cheap residents)
1831 Census[edit | edit source]
The 1831 Census exists for both places.[18]
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Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- Will indexes for probate courts covering these parishes are available online.
Before 1858, St Matthew Friday Street fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London. St Peter Cheap fell under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Archdeaconry of London. In practice, many St Peter Cheap residents left their wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury from the 1700s through 1858.[19] 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.
Cemetery[edit | edit source]
- Transcripts of early St Matthew Friday Street with St Peter Cheap, London Genealogy tombs found in the interior of the churches were published in Catalogue of the most Memorable Persons who had visible Tombs, plated Gravestones ... in the City of London (through) A.D. 1700, which is available online.[20]
- A cemetery survey (1910), available online, covers monumental inscriptions in the St Peter Cheap churchyard.[21]
Records of the Poor[edit | edit source]
During the seventeenth century, officials gave some foundlings discovered in St Peter Westcheap Parish the unique surname Westcheap.[22]
Contributor: Add information about the pertinent poor law unions in the area.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
(The London Family History Centre Catalogue is a terrific resource for identifying FamilySearch's London collections).
- London Family History Centre Catalogue (St. Matthew Friday Street records)
- London Family History Centre Catalogue (St. Peter Westcheap records)
- Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Matthew Friday Street' or 'London St Peter Westcheap')
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ James Elmes, A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs (London: Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot, 1831). Adapted. Digitised by Google Books.
- ↑ Phillip B. Dunn, A Guide to Ancestral Research in London (Salt Lake City, Utah: Mountainland Printing and Marketing, c1987, 1992), 58-59. FHL Book 942.1/L1 D27d.
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 129-170. Adapted. Date accessed: 19 December 2013.
- ↑ London, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Matthew, Friday Street in the City of London | St Peter, Westcheap in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Matthew Friday Street in the City of London | St Peter Westcheap and Westcheap St Peter in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Matthew Friday Street in the City of London | St Peter Westcheap and Westcheap St Peter in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Matthew Friday Street in the City of London | St Peter Westcheap and Westcheap St Peter in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ Batch P001501 , C001502 , see: Hugh Wallis, "IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England," IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ Batch M001501 , see: Hugh Wallis, "IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England," IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ 'Boyd's London Burials Index - places and counts,' Find My Past, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes adult male burials only.
- ↑ 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' Origins.net, accessed 12 June 2011.
- ↑ John Hanson, 'City of London Burials,' Find My Past, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes (n.p.: n.p., n.d.). FHL British Book 942 V25pm
- ↑ 'Greater London Burials: Middlesex and City of London Burials: Parishes, Counts and References,' (Wayback Machine) British Origins (£), accessed 4 April 2013.
- ↑ Batches C022751 , C022752 , see: Hugh Wallis, "IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England," IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes microfilmed parish register xxx.
- ↑ Batch M022751 , see: Hugh Wallis, "IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England," IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes parish register xxx.
- ↑ Stuart A. Raymond, London and Middlesex: A Genealogical Bibliography (Birmingham, UK: Federation of Family History Societies, c1997), Vol. 2:28.
- ↑ Colin R. Chapman, Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles, 5th ed. (Dursley, U.K.: Lochin Publishing, 2002), 73.
- ↑ "About Archdeaconry Court of London Wills Index 1750-1800", British Origins, accessed 23 December 2011.
- ↑ Payne Fisher and G. Blacker Morgan, Catalogue of the Tombs in the Churches of the City of London, A.D. 1666 (1668; reprint, London: Hasell, Watson, Viney, Ld., 1885). Digitised by Internet Archive.
- ↑ Percy C. Rushden, The Churchyard Inscriptions of the City of London (London: Phillimore and Co., Ltd., 1910). Digitised by Internet Archive.
- ↑ Nathan W. Murphy, "London Foundlings in Colonial America: Overseas Leads to Dead Ends: John Abchurch, William Abchurch, Isaac Jewry, and Henry Woolchurch of Virginia and Maryland," The American Genealogist, Vol. 83, No. 2 (Jul./Oct. 2008):131-140.
