London Cathedral London Family History Guide

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London Cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of London. It is located in the county of London.

Alternative names:

  • St Paul’s Cathedral
  • London St Paul’s
  • St Paul’s London

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1697
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1814-1838

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

  • St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street with St Gregory by St Paul
  • St Augustine with St Faith
  • St Martin Ludgate
  • Christ Church, Newgate Street with St Leonard, Foster Lane
  • St Vedast Foster Lane with St Michael-le-Querne

Parish Records

FamilySearch

St. Paul’s Cathederal is non-parochial. It is located in the parish of St. Gregory by St. Paul.

England, London, St. Paul’s Cathedral – Cemeteries ( 2 )
The tombs, monuments, etc., visible in St. Paul’s Cathedral (and St. Faith’s beneath it) : previous to its destruction by fire, A.D. 1666
Author: Morgan, George Blacker, 1863-1930

Transcripts of burials, 1814-1838
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

England, London, St. Paul’s Cathedral – Church history ( 1 )
A history of St. Paul’s Cathedral and the men associated with it
Author: Matthews, Walter Robert, b. 1881; Atkins, William, 1939-

England, London, St. Paul’s Cathedral – Church records ( 19 )
Acquittance book, 1748-1768 : containing signed receipts for fees, chiefly those payable on the election of bishops and deans & the installation of prebendaries and other dignitaries
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Deeds and related papers of properties outside of London, 12th to 16th centuries
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Documents of the Dean & Chapter of St. Paul’s Cathedral found at Shenley in 1949, dating from 17th to 19th centuries
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Early charters of the Cathedral church of St. Paul, London

Episcopal visitation of the cathedral, 1598 : copies of presentments made by minor canons, virgers, bellringers & others, relating to allegations of improper behavior made against certain of the minor canons
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Extracts from the medieval records of the cathedral made in the 19th century
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae, 1541-1857
Author: Le Neve, John, 1679-1741; Horn, Joyce M.

Indulgences, 1201-1387
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Inventory of household goods of Helen, widow of John Walsh, bargeman, 15th century
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Letters, petitions and miscellaneous papers, 1580-1682
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

London deeds : deeds and related papers of London properties, 12th to 17th centuries
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Medieval cartularies and statute books of St. Paul’s, 1145-17th cantury
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Miscellaneous account rolls, 1276-1608
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Miscellaneous documents, 1641-1717
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Obits, calendar, ca. 15th century, and accounts, 1541-1547 : recording dates on which each obit fell due, payments to be made to cathedral dignitaries, and sources of income for each obit
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Parish registers and indexes, 1697-1936
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Parliamentary surveys, 1649-1665, 1715
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Records of the College of Minor Canons (London), 1631-1792
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London). College of Minor Canons

The registers of St. Paul’s Cathedral
Author: Clay, John William, 1838-1918

England, London, St. Paul’s Cathedral – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Parish registers and indexes, 1697-1936
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

England, London, St. Paul’s Cathedral – Land and property ( 2 )
Documents of the Dean & Chapter of St. Paul’s Cathedral found at Shenley in 1949, dating from 17th to 19th centuries
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Medieval cartularies and statute books of St. Paul’s, 1145-17th cantury
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

England, London, St. Paul’s Cathedral – Obituaries ( 1 )
Obits, calendar, ca. 15th century, and accounts, 1541-1547 : recording dates on which each obit fell due, payments to be made to cathedral dignitaries, and sources of income for each obit
Author: Church of England. Cathedral Church of St. Paul (London)

Administration

  • County: London
  • Civil Registration District: London City
  • Probate Court: Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral
  • Diocese: London
  • Rural Deanery: Not Applicable
  • Poor Law Union: Not Applicable
  • Hundred: London, Within the Walls
  • Province: Canterbury