Tower of London, Middlesex Genealogy

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Parish History
The chapel within the The Tower of London is extra-parochial, and exempt from jurisdiction from the Diocese of London. It is sometimes known as St Peter Ad Vincula.

"St Peter Ad Vincula, the church of, is situated within the Tower of London, at the northwest corner of Northumberland Walk, near the new Armoury. It is dedicated to St Peter, when in chains or bonds, and was built and founded by Edward I. "The Tower of London, is on the eastern side of the city, by the side of the River Thames, between the eastern end of Lower Thames Street and St Katherine's The earliest account of any fortication on this site, was a small fortress thrown up by William the Norman, in 1076, who,...also built, in 1078, that portion which is called the White Tower and appointed Gundulph, Bishop of Rochesterm the most celebrated architect of that period, to superintend the work. William Rufus added a castellated tower on the south side, and it was first enclosed by William Longchamp, Bishop of Ely, who under pretence of guarding against the designs of John the King's brother, surrounded it with embattled wall, and the present ditch. In 1239, according to Matthew Paris, Henry III added to its fortifications, [to be completed]

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
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Census records
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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.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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