St Mary le Bow and St Pancras Soper Lane with All Hallows Honey Lane, London Genealogy

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Parish History
"St Mary le Bow and St Pancras Soper Lane with All Hallows Honey Lane, the church of, is situated on the south side of Cheapside, at the corners of Bow Lane and [St Mary le] Bow Churchyard. it is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and derives its addition from being the first church built in London upon the arches, and called Bows. it was founded before the reign of William the Norman [Conqueror] and was first called New Mary Church, but afterwards received the epithet of De Arcubus, or Le Bow, in Westcheap."

St Mary le Bow belonged to Cordwainer Ward.

All Hallows Honey Lane was also spelled "Allhallows" Honey Lane.

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.

St Pancras Soper Lane Parish
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.

Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, nonconformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

1541 Subsidy

 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Cheap Ward - Hony Lane, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Cheap Ward - Saynt Mary Bowe Paryshe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - Bowe Parrysshe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Cheap Ward - Saynt Pancrese Paryshe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - Saynt Panckres &amp; Saint Sythes (St. Benet Sherehog), courtesy: British History Online

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cheap Ward - Alhallowes in Hony Lane, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - Allhallowes Parrishe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cheap Ward - St Marye Bowe Parish, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - St Marye Bowe Parishe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cheap Ward - St Pancras Parrishe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - St Bennet and St Pancrash Parrishes, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Cordwainer Ward - St Pancrasse Precincte, courtesy: British History Online

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - All Hallows, Honey Lane, courtesy: British History Online
 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Mary le Bow, Cheapside, courtesy: British History Online
 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Pancras, Soper Lane, courtesy: British History Online

1641 Subsidy

 * St Mary le Bow, Cheap Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/572); copy:.

1642 War Loans Tax

 * All Hallows Honey Lane War Loans 1642, courtesy: British History Online
 * St Mary le Bow War Loans 1642, courtesy: British History Online

1646 Subsidy

 * St Mary le Bow, Cheap Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/585); copy:.
 * St Pancras, Soper Lane, Cordwainer Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/584); copy:.

1666 Hearth Tax

 * Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - All Hallows Honey Lane, courtesy: British History Online.
 * Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - St Mary le Bow, courtesy: British History Online
 * Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - St Pancras Soper Lane, courtesy: British History Online

1695 Marriage Duty Act Tax

 * Marriage Duty Act 1695, Cheap Ward - All Hallows Honey Lane, courtesy: British History Online
 * Marriage Duty Act 1695, Cheap Ward - St Mary le Bow, 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 Commissary of the Bishop of London and the Court of the Deanery of the Arches of London, Croydon, Shoreham. 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.

Cemetery


A survey of monumental inscriptions made in 1858 is available on microfilm.

Poor Law Unions
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Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites

 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (All Hallows Honey Lane Parish records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Mary le Bow Parish records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Pancras Soper Lane Parish records)
 * Sketch of St Pancras Soper Lane Parish Church, courtesy: London Ancestor
 * Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct subject searches for 'London All Hallows Honey Lane' or 'London St Mary le Bow' or 'London St Pancras')