St Peter le Poer with St Benet Fink, London Genealogy

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Parish History
"St Peter le Poer with St Benet Fink,the church of, is situated on the western side of the Old Broad Street, nearly opposite the south corner of the Excise Office. This church is of ancient origin, as appaears from a register of it as far back as 1181. It is dedicated to St Peter the Apostle, and was called le-poor,...from the poor and mean condition of its inhabitants in ancient times. The advowson of this church appears to have been from the earliest times, in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's, with whom it still continues. It is a rectory, in the city, diocese and archdeaconry of London."

These parishes belonged to Broad Street Ward.

St Benet Fink Parish was also known as St Benedict Parish.

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 Peter le Poer 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.

1541 Subsidy

 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - The Parisshe of Saynt Benettes Fynke, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1541 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - Saint Peters the Pore, courtesy: British History Online

1582 Subsidy

 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - St Bennetes Finke Parishe, courtesy: British History Online
 * 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Broad Street Ward - St Peters the Poore &amp; Alhalloes in the Wall Parishes, courtesy: British History Online

1638 Inhabitants List

 * Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Benetts Finke, 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 Archdeaconry Court of London.

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.

From 1858 to the present, refer to the Principal Probate Registry.

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 (St Benet Fink Parish records)
 * London Family History Centre Catalogue (St Peter le Poer Parish records)
 * Sketch of St Benet Fink Parish Church, courtesy: London Ancestor
 * Sketch of St Peter le Poer Parish Church, courtesy: London Ancestor
 * Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct subject searches for 'London St Benet Fink' or 'London St Peter le Poer')