Genealogy Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

Threadneedle Street - registration district?

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Rachael

Rachael Report 9 Oct 2005 10:07

Does anybody know which registration district Threadneedle Street falls into? My g-grandmother was born there c. 1845 and I've found two potential birth certificates, one in the Clerkenwell district and one in the Whitechapel district. I've tried Genuki but as I'm not familiar with districts in London and the street isn't specifically mentioned, I can't tell which might be right. Thanks for your help, Rachael :-)

Linda G

Linda G Report 9 Oct 2005 10:14

Whitechapel in nearer to Threadneedle Street than Clerkenwell. But I don't if I would be as brave to say that that was where she was registrated. Linda

Unknown

Unknown Report 9 Oct 2005 10:39

Threadneedle Street is in the City of London. It won't be Clerkenwell. From Genuki: City of London Created 1st July 1837. Abolished 1st January 1870 (incorporated into London City district). In Middlesex. Sub-districts : London North East; London North West; London South; London South East; London South West. GRO volumes : II (1837-51); 1c (1852-69). London City Created 1st January 1870 (by uniting City of London, East London and West London districts). Sub-districts : Allhallows Barking; Broad Street; Castle Baynard; Christchurch; Cripplegate; London City; Queenhithe; St. Botolph; St. Brides; St. Sepulchre; St. Sepulchre and All Hallows). GRO volumes : 1c (1870-1930). I think it will be one of these, London City, the sub-district of London City reg district is likeliest I believe. nell

Heather

Heather Report 9 Oct 2005 10:44

I think the post code is EC1 Def city - IT IS the old city of London.

Unknown

Unknown Report 9 Oct 2005 11:05

There's only ONE City of London. The new one is exactly the same square mile as the old one! nell

Heather

Heather Report 9 Oct 2005 13:40

Hey, Miss Pedantic! Thats what I meant, but most people outside of Londoners tend to think as the whole of London as the City! Looby, I used to proof read for the stock exchange!

Unknown

Unknown Report 9 Oct 2005 14:12

Heather It's MRS Pedantic to you, actually :-))) nell

Heather

Heather Report 9 Oct 2005 17:10

Oh, you are older than me Looby, still at school in 1964! Must have been around 1970.

Rachael

Rachael Report 9 Oct 2005 20:18

Thanks everybody. It sounds as though Whitechapel would be the more likely of the two as I can't find a registration for the City of London. Given that I'm looking for a birth not all that long after the start of registration in 1839, I suppose there is a possibility that she slipped through and wasn't registered at all, hence no sign of a City of London registration. Thanks, Rachael