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St. Botolph Without Aldgate
(0.87 northeast of city centre), London
St Botolph Without Aldgate (a.k.a. St Botolph Aldgate) , Aldgate High Street (.87 miles northeast of city centre), was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1666, rebuilt 1741. Holy Trinity Minories was united to St Botolph Aldgate in 1893.* Parish records are in the Guildhall Library: baptisms 1558-1927, marriages 1558-1695, 1711-1945, banns 1653-8, 1754-1846, burials 1558-1695, 1711-1853. Later baptisms and marriage registers are retained by the incumbent. A partial index to baptisms and marriages for 1558-1875 is in the IGI.
*Holy Trinity Minories (0.62 east of city centre) was destroyed in 1666, rebuilt in 1706, bombed in 1940 and sold. Parish records are in the Guildhall Library: baptisms 1563-1897, marriages 1579-1898, banns 1754-1898, burials 1566-1852. For later baptisms and marriages registers see St Botolph Aldgate. A partial index to baptisms 1563-1875 on IGI. No Combs are in this index.
Note: In reference to the following, all early IGI have been extracted, but numerous post-1699 still left to go.1 May 1617 St. Botolph Without Aldgate, London, England. Christened: William COOMES, s/o Clement and Katherine COOMES (IGI entry, Ba: C006332, So: 370930, Pr: 0820529, source not read yet)See 27 Aug 1601 St. Dunstan, Stepney, Middlesex marriage of Clement and Katheren REA COOMES. The same? See also Clement COOMES of St. James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex in 1611 and of St. Mary Whitechapel, Stepney in 1614, each of the latter christenings of children, including a son, Ellis, and daughters, Mary and Jane.13 Oct 1629 St. Botolph Without Aldgate, London, England. Christened: John COOMBE, s/o John and An COOMBE (IGI entry, Ba: C006332, So: 370930, Pr: 0820529, source not read yet)No marriage record located.
Oct 1642 St. Botolph Without Aldgate, London, England. Christened: Lucie COOMES, d/o Thomas and Ellinor COOMES (IGI entry, Ba: C025553, So: 370929, Pr: 0472847, source not viewed yet)Jan 1647 St. Botolph Without Aldgate, London, England. Christened: Susanna COOMBE, d/o Robert and Marie COOMBE (IGI entry, Ba: C006333, So: 370929, Pr: 6901255, source not read yet)See the Combs &c. Glossary: Calendars for an explanation of calendars, dating and England's change in Sep 1752 from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar.
May 1653 St. Botolph Without Aldgate, London, England. Christened: Robert COMBES, s/o Peter and Mary COMBES (IGI entry, Ba: C006333, So: 370929, Pr: 6901255, source not read yet)
31 Oct 1697 St. Botolph Without Aldgate, London, England. Christened: Rachell COOMES, d/o Danill and Judeth COOMES (IGI entry, Ba: C025555, So: 370930, Pr: 0472865, source not read yet)
Feb 1699 St. Botolph Without Aldgate, London, England. Christened: Danill COOMES, s/o Danill and Judeth COOMES (IGI entry, B: 26 Apr 1972 SLAKE Ba: C025555, E: 28 Oct 1972 SLAKE So: 370930, SP: 13 Sep 1972 SLAKE Pr: 0472865, source not viewed yet)
Apr 1709 St. Botolph Without Aldgate, London, England. Christened: Eliz. ARCHDELL, d/o Peter and Jane ARCHDELL (IGI entry, Ba: C025555, So: 370930, Pr: 0472865, source not yet viewed).
Sep 1752 St. Botolph without Aldgate, London England, Parish Baptism Book.
"According to an Act of Parliament passed in the our Lord 1751. The old Style ceases here and the New takes place and Consequently the next Day which in the old account would have been the 3rd is Now to be called the 14th so that all the intermediate nominal Days from the 2nd to the 14th are omitted or rather annihilated this Year, and the month contains no more than 19 days." (Guildhall Library, London)
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