St Mary Somerset with St Mary Mounthaw, London Genealogy
London St Mary Somerset with St Mary Mounthaw ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| St Mary Somerset with St Mary Mounthaw, London | |
|---|---|
 St Mary Somerset | |
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | London, Within the Walls |
| County | London |
| Poor Law Union | City of London |
| Registration District | London City |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1558; Separate registers exist for St Mary Mounthaw beginning 1568 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1800; Separate records exist for St Mary Mounthaw beginning 1800 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | None |
| Diocese | London |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of London |
| Location of Archive | |
| London Record Office | |
Contents
Parish History[edit | edit source]
"St Mary Somerset with St Mary Mounthaw, the church of, is situated on the north side of Upper Thames Street, opposite Broken Wharf, and derives its addition, ...from its contiguity to a small hithe or haven, called Sumner's het, or hithe, since corrupted to Somerset. It appears from ancient records that a church stood on this site before the year 1335, but sharing the fate of most of the other buildings, in the fire of London, the present church was erected in its stead by Sir Christopher Wren, and finished in 1695. After the fire of London, the parish of St Mary Mounthaw was united to this parish by act of parliament.
"St Mary Mounthaw, the church of was situated on the anciently on the west side of Fish Street Hill, near Queenhithe, and received its name from its dedication to the Virgin Mary, and the family of Montalto, or Monthaut, in the county of Norfolk, who were its original founders and patrons. It was destroyed by the fire of London, and not rebuilt, but the parish was united to that of St Mary Somerset, by act of Parliament."[1]
St Mary Somerset Parish was part of Queenhithe Ward. Only the tower of St Mary Somerset survives today.[2]
After the Great Fire of London (1666), St Mary Mounthaw Parish united with St Mary Somerset Parish.[3]
1848 parish description
St. Mary Somerset, with St. Mary Mounthaw, are parishes of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Bishops of London and Hereford, alternately. They are parishes within the poor-law union of the City of London.[4]
The Church of St Mary Mounthaw Parish has been demolished.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Church records[edit | edit source]
Historically, St. Mary Somerset and St. Mary Mounthaw were two separate parishes. Each maintained individual parish registers.
St Mary Mounthaw Parish[edit | edit source]
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| 1813-1887 | Ancestry[6] | 1754-1849 | Ancestry[7] | 1813-1849 | Ancestry[8] | ||||||||||||||
| Indexes | 1568-1837 | FamilySearch[9] | 1568-1835 | findmypast[10] | 1563-1812 | findmypast[11] | |||||||||||||
| 1568-1666 1754-1849 |
1754-1849 | findmypast[13] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1754-1809 | findmypast[14] | 1813-1849 | findmypast | ||||||||||||||||
| 1780-1837 | Ancestry[15] | ||||||||||||||||||
Publications of the Harleian Society Parish Register Series published parish registers from 1568 to 1849.[16]
St Mary Somerset Parish[edit | edit source]
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| 1813-1880 | Ancestry | 1754-1877 | Ancestry | 1813-1853 | Ancestry | ||||||||||||||
| Indexes | 1558-1871 | FamilySearch[17] | 1558-1878 | 1557-1852 | findmypast[11] | ||||||||||||||
| 1559-1837 | findmypast[10] | 1813-1851 | findmypast[13] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1754-1812 | findmypast[14] | 1813-1851 | findmypast[19] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1780-1837 | Ancestry[15] | ||||||||||||||||||
Publications of the Harleian Society Parish Register Series published parish registers from 1558 to 1837 (burials to 1853).[20]
Census records[edit | edit source]
1547 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- St Mary Somerset, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/152); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
1564 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- St Mary Somerset, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/220); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Nicholas Cole Abbey, St Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street, and St Mary Mounthaw, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/220); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
1577 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
- 1576 London Subsidy Roll, St Marie Som{er}sett{es} p{ar}ishe, St Nich{ol}as Coldabye Mary Magdalyn and Mary Mountall at Alan H. Nelson website (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252)
- St Mary Somerset, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
- St Nicholas Cole Abbey, St Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street, and St Mary Mounthaw, Queenhithe Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252); copy: FHL Film 2228700.
1582 Subsidy[edit | edit source]
1638 Inhabitants List[edit | edit source]
- Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St. Mary Mounthawat British History Online
- Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St. Mary Somersetat British History Online
1692-1932 Land Taxes[edit source]
1695 Inhabitants Lists[edit source]
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This section requires expansion with: any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. |
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]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish.
Before 1858, St Mary Somerset with St Mary Mounthaw 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.[21] From 1858 to the present, refer to the Principal Probate Registry.
Go to London Probate Records to find the name of the court having secondary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Cemetery[edit | edit source]
- Transcripts of early St Mary Somerset with St Mary Mounthaw, 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.[22]
- A cemetery survey (1910), available online, covers monumental inscriptions in the St Mary Somerset churchyard.[23]. These flat gravestones were removed from the interior of the demolished church.
Records of the Poor[edit | edit source]
During the seventeenth century, officials gave some foundlings discovered in St Mary Mounthaw Parish the unique surname Mounthaw.[24]
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. Mary Mounthaw Parish records)
- London Family History Centre Catalogue (St. Mary Somerset Parish records)
- Sketch of St. Mary Somerset Parish Churchat London Ancestor
- Society of Genealogists Library Catalogue (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Mary Somerset' or 'London St Mary Mounthaw')
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.
- ↑ "St Mary Somerset (Tower)", Friends of The City Churches, accessed 18 October 2011.
- ↑ 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 Mary Mounthaw in the City of London | St Mary Somerset in the City of London. Marriages from 1754 to 1812 are not included in this database. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Mary Mountshaw in the City of London | St Mary Somerset in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Mary Mountshaw in the City of London | St Mary Somerset in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980, courtesy: Ancestry (£). Described as St Mary Mountshaw in the City of London | St Mary Somerset in the City of London. Partially indexed.
- ↑ Batch P001481, see: Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' Origins.net, accessed 12 June 2011.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 'Boyd's London Burials Index - places and counts,' Find My Past, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes adult male burials only.
- ↑ Batch M001461 (inactive 21/02/2012), see: Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011. Indexes parish register transcripts and parish registers.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 John Hanson, 'City of London Burials,' Find My Past, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 'Webb's London Marriages - Marriages, periods and parishes/churches,' (Wayback Machine) British Origins, accessed 4 July 2011.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes (n.p.: n.p., n.d.). FHL British Book 942 V25pm
- ↑ Stuart A. Raymond, London and Middlesex: A Genealogical Bibliography (Birmingham, UK: Federation of Family History Societies, c1997), Vol. 2:28.
- ↑ Batch C001492, P001491, see: Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ Batch M001491, see: Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for London including Middlesex (A-M), England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 8 June 2011.
- ↑ 'Greater London Burials: Middlesex and City of London Burials: Parishes, Counts and References,' (Wayback Machine) British Origins (£), accessed 4 April 2013.
- ↑ Stuart A. Raymond, London and Middlesex: A Genealogical Bibliography (Birmingham, UK: Federation of Family History Societies, c1997), Vol. 2:28.
- ↑ "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.
