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'''London St Edmund the King with St Nicholas Acons''' ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Guide to parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. 

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| Type = [[Ecclesiastical Parish]]
| County = London
| Hundred = London, Within the Walls
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/CityOfLondon/ City of London]
| Registration District = London City
| PRbegin = 1670; Separate registers exist for St Nicholas Acons beginning 1539
| BTbegin = 1800; Separate records exist for St Nicholas Acons beginning 1629-31; 1639-40; 1800
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = London
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| Rural Deanery = None
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| Probate Court = Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
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| Prerogative Court = 
| Archive = [[London Record Office]]
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== Parish History  ==

[[Image:{{LondonStEdmundKingChurchToday}}]]"St Edmund the King with St Nicholas Acons, the church of, is situated on the north side of Lombard Street, between George Yard and Birchin Lane. This church derives its names from being dedicated to St Edmund, King of the East Angles, who was murdered by the Danes in 870. The original church supposed to have been built in the Saxon heptarchy, and the late church was destroyed in the great fire of 1666. The present church was built by Sir Christopher Wren, and finished in 1690. It differs from most churches of that period, as it stands north and south, and the altar is at the north end. Its length is 69 feet, its breadth 39 feet, and its height 32 feet. At the south end is a square tower, with a well-proportioned spire, and a dial projecting into the street. This church is a rectory in the patronage of the King and the Archbishop of Canterbury alternately. The parish is united to that of St Nicholas Acons, the church of which, before the fire of London, stood on the west side of St Nicholas, and was a rectory in the gift of the Archbishop of Canterbury; and hence the alternate patronage. These united parishes are in the ward of Langbourn, in the archdeaconry of London..."<ref>James Elmes, ''A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs'' (London: Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot, 1831). Adapted. Digitised by [http://books.google.com/books?id=tjEQAAAAYAAJ Google Books].</ref>

St. Nicholas Acons Parish Church was united with St. Edmund the King and Martyr in 1670 to create the parish of St. Edmund the King and Martyr with St. Nicholas Acons. In 1937 a further unification united All Hallows Lombard Street, St. Benet Gracechurch, St. Leonard Eastcheap and St. Dionis Backchurch to them. Generally the united parish was known as St. Edmund the King and Martyr.

St Edmund the King belonged to [[Langbourn Ward, London, England|Langbourn Ward]]. The parish was also known as St Edmund the King and Martyr Lombard Street.

1848 description: 

'''St. Edmund the King''', with '''St. Nicholas Acons''', are parishes of the city of London Within the Walls. The patron is the Crown, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, alternately. They are parishes within the poor-law union of the City of London.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51117#s1000 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848) Adapted. Date accessed: 19 November 2013.</ref>

== Resources ==

=== Church records  ===
==== St Edmund the King Parish  ====

{{LondonStEdmundKing}} 

Brigg published the parish registers of St Edmund the King, but his book has not yet been digitized: 

*Brigg, William. ed. ''The Parish Registers of St. Edmund the King and Martyr, Lombard Street, London, 1670-1812''. Privately printed, 1892.<ref>Stuart A. Raymond, ''London and Middlesex: A Genealogical Bibliography'' (Birmingham, UK: Federation of Family History Societies, c1997), Vol. 2:27.</ref>

==== St Nicholas Acons Parish  ====

{{LondonStNicholasAcons}} 

To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ 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.

=== Census records  ===
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==== 1547 Subsidy  ====

[[Image:St Mary at Hill.png|thumb|right|500px|St Mary at Hill.png]] 

*St Edmund the King and Martyr, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/143); copy: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228700}}. 
*St Nicholas Acons, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/143); copy: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228700}}.

==== 1564 Subsidy  ====

*St Nicholas Acons, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/223); copy: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228700}}.
*St Edmund the King and Martyr, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/223); copy: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228700}}.

==== 1577 Subsidy  ====

*[http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~ahnelson/SUBSIDY/252d.html 1576 London Subsidy Roll, St Nicholas Acon p{ar}ishe, St Edmondes and St Clement{es} p{ar}ishes] at [http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~ahnelson/SUBSIDY/subs.html Alan H. Nelson website] (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252) 
*St Nicholas Acons, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252); copy: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228700}}.
*St Edmund the King and Martyr and St Clement, Eastcheap, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/145/252); copy: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228700}}.

==== 1582 Subsidy  ====

*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36139 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Langbourn Ward - Saynt Edmondes and St Clementes Parishes]at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online] 
*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36129 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Candlewick Ward - St Clementes, St Nycholas &amp; St Michaelles Paroches]at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online] 
*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36139 1582 London Subsidy Roll, Langbourn Ward - Saynt Nicholas Acons Parish]at&nbsp;[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]

==== 1621 Subsidy  ====

*St Edmund the King and Martyr, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/490); copy: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228702}}.<br> 
*S. Edmond (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/490); transcript by Charles Edward Banks: {{FHL|187050|item|disp=FHL Film 1550095 item 20}}.<br>
*St Nicholas Acons, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/490); copy: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228702}}.

==== 1625 Subsidy  ====

*St Edmund the King and Martyr, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/516); copy: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228703}}.<br> 
*St Edmund the King and Martyr, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/545); copy: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228703}}.<br> 
*St Nicholas Acons, Candlewick Street Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/512); copy: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228703}}.

==== 1628 Subsidy  ====

*St. Nicholas Acons, Langbourn Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/565 Part 3 of 3); copy: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228702}}.

==== 1638 Inhabitants List  ====

*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=32010 Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Edmund the King]at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk British History Online] 
*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=32056 Inhabitants of London in 1638 - St Nicholas Acon]at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk British History Online]

==== 1641 Subsidy  ====

*St Edmund the King and Martyr, Cornhill Ward, London (The National Archives, Ref: E179/147/568); copy: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228704}}.

==== 1666 Hearth Tax  ====

*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=118621 Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - St Edmund the King and Martyr]at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online] 
*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=118805 Hearth Tax: City of London 1666 - St Nicholas Acons]at [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]

{{1692}} 

{{1695}} (see supplements for St Nicholas Acons residents) 

==== 1801 Census  ====

The 1801 Census of St Nicholas Acons exists and is held at [[The British Library]].<ref name="colin">Colin R. Chapman, ''Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Listings in the British Isles,'' 5th ed. (Dursley, U.K.: Lochin Publishing, 2002), 66, 68, 71, 73.</ref> 

==== 1811 Census  ====

The 1811 Census of St Nicholas Acons exists and is held at [[The British Library]].<ref name="colin" /> 

==== 1821 Census  ====

The 1821 Census of St Nicholas Acons exists and is held at [[The British Library]].<ref name="colin" /> 

==== 1831 Census  ====

The 1831 Census of St Nicholas Acons exists and is held at [[The British Library]].<ref name="colin" /> 
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=== Civil Registration  ===

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. 

=== Probate records  ===

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Before 1858, {{PAGENAME}} fell under the jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)|Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London]]. From 1858 to the present, refer to the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]]. 

Go to [[London Probate Records|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  ===

[[Image:{{LondonStEdmundKingCemetery}}]] 

*{{LondonCemetery|churches}} 

*{{LondonMI|48|St Edmund the King and Martyr}} 

=== Records of the Poor  ===

Contributor: Add information about the pertinent poor law unions in the area.

== Maps and Gazetteers  ==

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> 

*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] 
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]

== Websites ==

{{Lfhc}} 

*[http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=5&p=England,England,London,St.+Edmund+the+King+and+Martyr&f=1 London Family History Centre Catalogue] (St Edmund the King and Martyr records) 
*[http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=5&p=England,England,London,St.+Nicholas+Acons&f=1 London Family History Centre Catalogue] (St Nicholas Acons records) 
*[http://www.londonancestor.com/views/vc-edmond.htm Sketch of St Edmund the King Parish Church]at [http://www.londonancestor.com/ London Ancestor] 
*{{SOGCAT}} (to narrow results, conduct a subject search for 'London St Edmund King &amp; Martyr' or 'London St Nicholas Acon')

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== References ==
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