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St Pancras Soper Lane (1.24 mi. north of city centre) was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666 and not rebuilt. It was united to St Mary le Bow in 1670. Parish records are in the Guildhall Library: baptisms 1538-1697/8 & 1813-89, marriages 1538-1674 & 1818-36, burials 1538-1697 & 1813-1849. For baptisms 1697/8-1812 & post-1889, marriages 1675-1812 & post-1836 , banns 1754-1937, burials 1697/8-1812, see St Mary le Bow registers which have been retained by the incumbent. A partial index to baptisms and marriages 1538-1875 on IGI. No Combs are found in the index until the late 18090s (not yet extracted).
According to Samuel Lewis' Topography of England, 1831, St. Pancras, Soper Lane, includes the chapelry of Somers-town (Somerstown?), is in the Holborn division of the Hundred of Ossulstone, Middlesex, "two miles northwest of St. Paul's Cathedral in London... later united with the parishes of Allhallows, Honey Lane, and St. Mary Le Bow..."
14 Dec 1589 St. Pancras, Soper Lane. Christened: "Elizabeth LARRANCE, daughter of Thomas LARRANCE. Godfather... ARCHDAYLLDE, Godmothers Mrs. HEWES and Joan CADGE (Archdale Memoirs) SW: HUGHES.Katherine ARCHDALE, d/o Barnard and Anne FERN Archdale, of Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, married bef 1597, Edward BROWN (sic) of London. Not known if Richard was related to Edward.
1 Mar 1613 St. Pancras, Soper Lane. Christened: "Elizabeth BROWNE, dau. Richard BROWNE. Godfather Richard ARCHDALLE, Godmothers Eliza. ROLFE and Eliza. DUNGIN. (Archdale Memoirs)
27 Jan 1652 Saint Pancras Soper Lane. Married: Elizebth CREW and Erasmus GREENAWAY (FamilySearch.Org)
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