Clerkenwell Genealogical Records

Clerkenwell Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

St Peter, Clerkenwell Baptism Records (1871-1906)

Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around St Peter, Clerkenwell and were subsequently baptised in an Anglican place of worship. They are the primary source of birth details before 1837, though are useful to the present. Records can include name of child, parents' names, residence, occupations and more.

St Paul, Clerkenwell Baptism Records (1865-1906)

Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around St Paul, Clerkenwell and were subsequently baptised in an Anglican place of worship. They are the primary source of birth details before 1837, though are useful to the present.

Charterhouse St Thomas, Clerkenwell Baptism Records (1842-1906)

Name index linked to original images of the baptism registers of Charterhouse St Thomas, Clerkenwell. Records document parents' names and date of baptism and/or birth.

St Philip, Clerkenwell Baptism Records (1834-1906)

Name index linked to original images of the baptism registers of St Philip, Clerkenwell. Records document parents' names and date of baptism and/or birth.

Clerkenwell Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Holy Redeemer, Exmouth Market Marriages (1888-1921)

Details on those who married at Holy Redeemer, Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell between 1888 and 1921. Information given usually includes abode and marital status. After April 1837 father's names and ages are recorded.

St Paul, Clerkenwell Marriage Records (1875-1921)

Marriage records from people who married at St Paul, Clerkenwell between 1875 and 1921. Lists an individual's abode, marital status, father's name, age and signature

St Peter, Clerkenwell Marriage Records (1872-1921)

The Marriage registers of St Peter, Clerkenwell, document marriages 1872 to 1921. Details given on the bride and groom may include their age, father's name, marital status, residence and signature.

Charterhouse St Mary, Clerkenwell Marriage Records (1868-1921)

Name index linked to original images of the marriage registers of Charterhouse St Mary, Clerkenwell. Records document marriages from 1868 to 1921. Details may include a party's age, residence, martial status, father's name and signature.

Clerkenwell Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Charterhouse St Thomas, Clerkenwell Burial Records (1847-1855)

Burial records for people buried at Charterhouse St Thomas, Clerkenwell between 1847 and 1855. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.

St James, Clerkenwell Burial Records (1813-1853)

Name index linked to original images of the burial registers of St James, Clerkenwell. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.

St John, Clerkenwell Burial Records (1813-1853)

Burial registers record burials that occurred at St John, Clerkenwell. They are the primary source documenting deaths before 1837, though are useful to the present.

St James At Pentonville, Clerkenwell Burial Records (1790-1813)

Name index linked to original images of the burial registers of St James At Pentonville, Clerkenwell. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.

Clerkenwell Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.

London Electoral Registers (1847-1913)

An index to and images of registers recording over 17 million voters' names, their residence and qualification to vote.

London Electoral Registers (1832-1965)

Lists of those registered to vote in London, including their residence and sometimes other supplementary details. Useful for tracing families in between censuses and can be used as a post-1911 census substitute, as listings are ordered by residence. A name index connected to original images.

London & Middlesex Electors (1863-1894)

Records compiled by parish overseers, recording those who claimed eligibility to vote. The record name, address and the nature of their connection with that property.

Newspapers Covering Clerkenwell

South London Press (1867)

A local paper including news from the London area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.

London Evening Standard (1860-1870)

A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the London area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.

South London Chronicle (1859-1870)

A popular newspaper, which gives most of its coverage to the boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth.

Shoreditch Observer (1857-1867)

A local paper including news from the Shoreditch area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.

East London Observer (1857-1870)

A newspaper covering affairs in and around Hackney & Tower Hamlets.

Clerkenwell Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.

Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex Wills & Probate (1608-1810)

A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex. These records can help trace families back to the late 16th century.

Archdeaconry Court of London Wills & Probate (1524-1804)

A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Archdeaconry Court of London. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.

Commissary Court of London Wills & Probate (1523-1857)

A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Commissary Court of London. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.

Consistory Court of London Wills & Probate (1514-1858)

A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Consistory Court of London. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.

Clerkenwell Immigration & Travel Records

Middlesex Convict Transportation Contracts (1682-1787)

Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.

Passenger Lists Leaving UK (1890-1960)

A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.

UK Incoming Passenger Lists (1878-1960)

A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.

Victoria Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists (1839-1923)

An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.

Alien Arrivals in England (1810-1869)

Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.

Clerkenwell Military Records

London Volunteers Records (1859-1955)

Service records for various voluntary corps and regiments from London and Middlesex at large.

Historical Records of the Middlesex Yeomanry (1797-1927)

A general history of the yeomanry, focusing on the involvement of its men in WWI.

London County Council Record of War Service (1914-1918)

Details of almost over 10,000 London council employees who fought in WWI. Contains both occupational and military details.

Middlesex WWI Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War One monuments in Middlesex, with some service details.

Middlesex WWII Memorials (1914-1918)

A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Middlesex, with some service details.

London & District Settlements & Removals (1828-1930)

A collection of records that detail the forced removal and assisted settlement of people in the London area.

London Workhouse Admissions & Discharges (1738-1930)

Digital images of over 3 and a quarter million records relating to the administration of the needy poor in London. The records can be searched by a name index.

London Consistory Court Depositions (1586-1611)

An index to over 1,800 cases brought before the court. For witnesses, age and residence is usually given. The cases cover such matters as defamation, marriage and tithes.

London Electoral Registers (1847-1913)

An index to and images of registers recording over 17 million voters' names, their residence and qualification to vote.

Kentish Prison Hulk Registers (1811-1843)

Registers recording details of around 9,000 prisoners held in ships stationed in Kent. Records describe a convict's name, age, place of birth, physical description, offence, conviction, sentence, discharge and conduct report.

Clerkenwell Taxation Records

City of London Coal Duties (1666-1889)

A history of coal duties paid on coal coming into the City of London and environs. Contains an investigation into posts marking where duty was due.

London & Middlesex Land Tax (1692-1932)

Digital images of records that detail land – its owners and tenants. Very useful for tracing the succession of freehold and tenancies, and thus genealogies. Records can be searched by a name index.

London & Middlesex Heath Tax (1666)

Records listing those who were assessed for taxation based on the number of hearths they possessed.

Income Tax Payments (1799-1802)

The details of income taxes paid by several thousand individuals and institutions in Surrey and Middlesex.

Four Shillings In The Pound Aid (1693-1694)

Assessments for a tax to pay for warfare in Europe. It covers London and parts of Middlesex.

Clerkenwell Land & Property Records

London & Middlesex Land Tax (1692-1932)

Digital images of records that detail land – its owners and tenants. Very useful for tracing the succession of freehold and tenancies, and thus genealogies. Records can be searched by a name index.

London & Middlesex Feet of Fines (1189-1569)

Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.

London & Middlesex Electors (1863-1894)

Records compiled by parish overseers, recording those who claimed eligibility to vote. The record name, address and the nature of their connection with that property.

London Rate Books (1684-1907)

An index to and images of books recording money paid for maintenance of the sick and poor. The records list the name of the owner and occupier of a property, the type of dwelling, the name or situation of the property, how much rent was collected, and the rates paid.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.

Clerkenwell Directories & Gazetteers

Post Office Directory of London (1938)

Place-by-place listings of private and commercial residents, supplemented with descriptions of the settlement.

Post Office Directory of London (1934)

Place-by-place listings of private and commercial residents, supplemented with descriptions of the settlement.

Post Office London Location Suburbs Directory (1919)

Place-by-place listings of private and commercial residents, supplemented with descriptions of the settlement.

Post Office London Location Suburbs Directory (1918)

Place-by-place listings of private and commercial residents, supplemented with descriptions of the settlement.

Post Office London Location Suburbs Directory (1917)

Place-by-place listings of private and commercial residents, supplemented with descriptions of the settlement.

Clerkenwell Cemeteries

Monumental Inscriptions of Charterhouse Chapel (1611-1854)

Transcripts of hundreds of memorials and gravestones at Charterhouse Chapel.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Mausolea and Monuments (1500-Present)

Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.

Maritime Memorials (1588-1950)

Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.

Clerkenwell Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Clerkenwell Histories & Books

Old and New London (1878)

Detailed descriptions of Metropolitan London.

The Environs of London (1189-1796)

Detailed histories of parishes in the London area.

The History of Clerkenwell (1154-1880)

A detailed history of Clerkenwell covering topics too numerous to mention.

Survey of London (1066-Present)

Extremely detailed histories of parishes in and surrounding The City of London.

Survey of London Monograph (1066-Present)

Extremely detailed histories of parishes in and surrounding The City of London.

Clerkenwell School & Education Records

London School Admissions & Discharges Registers (1840-1911)

Records or admission and discharge for over 1 million pupils attending over 800 state schools in London. Records are indexed by name linked to original images of the registers; and may contain details on the pupil's parents, date of birth, residence, parent's occupations and scholastic history.

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900)

A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Clerkenwell Occupation & Business Records

London Photographers (1841-1901)

Biographical stubs of 19th Century photographers and allied tradesmen in London.

London Taxi History (1634-1970)

A history of private road transportation in London, from the horse drawn carriage to the motorcar.

Royal Household Staff (1526-1924)

A name index connected to original images of over 75,000 records recording the lives of those employed by the royal family.

Bethlem Hospital Patient Admission Records (1683-1932)

An index to and images of hospital records listing over 250,000 names. Records may list name, age or year of birth, occupation, residence, why in the hospital and a whole host of other details.

London County Council Record of War Service (1914-1918)

Details of almost over 10,000 London council employees who fought in WWI. Contains both occupational and military details.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Clerkenwell

Boyd's Inhabitants of London and Boyd's Family Units (1200-1946)

An essential work for those researching in and around London. This publication gives genealogical and brief biographical information on several hundred thousands inhabitants of London and the surrounding area.

Victoria County History: Middlesex (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Clerkenwell Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Royal Household Staff (1526-1924)

A name index connected to original images of over 75,000 records recording the lives of those employed by the royal family.

Victoria County History: Middlesex (1086-1900)

A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Visitation of England and Wales (1700-1899)

Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.

Clerkenwell Church Records

St. James, Clerkenwell Parish Registers (1551-1754)

Prior to civil registration in 1837, the parish registers of Clerkenwell are the most common place to turn for details on births, marriages and deaths.

Clerkenwell Parish Registers (1551-1813)

The parish registers of Clerkenwell are the primary source for birth, marriage and death details before civil registration (1837). A full index to names with original images of the registers are available between 1551 and 1813. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1551.

London Consistory Court Depositions (1586-1611)

An index to over 1,800 cases brought before the court. For witnesses, age and residence is usually given. The cases cover such matters as defamation, marriage and tithes.

Jewish Synagogue Seatholders in London (1925)

The names and addresses of Jewish men and women who held seats at eighteen synagogues in the London area.

Middlesex Parish Register Index with Images (1538-1812)

An index connected to original images of most early Middlesex & London parish registers. Also includes over 100 registers from Surrey, Essex and Kent.

Biographical Directories Covering Clerkenwell

London Medical Directory (1846)

Biographical details for medical professionals, institutions and businesses in the London area.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1885)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Clerkenwell Maps

Maps of London & The Vicinity (1940)

Detailed maps of London and 125 other places in the vicinity.

Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Maps (1872-1892)

Detailed maps of the principal cities in Britain.

Bethnal Green in Maps (1769-2008)

A series of maps showing the evolution of Bethnal Green from a rural village to metropolitan suburb.

Geological Map of London & Suburbs (1878)

A detailed map of the London area, showing buildings, streets, natural features and geological deposits.

Rocque's Map of London (1746)

A detailed map of London, showing streets and important buildings and features.

Clerkenwell Reference Works

Metropolitan Police Service Family History (1829-Present)

Outline details of records that will assist family historians tracing an ancestor who was a member of the Metropolitan Police Service in London.

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Surname Origins (1790-1911)

A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.

Historical Description

CLERKENWELL, a parish and a district in Middlesex. The parish lies in the metropolis, W of Islington, NE of Lincoln's Innfields, 1 mile N NW of St. Pauls; and includes a detached part in Colney-Hatch-lane. Acres, 380. Real property, £347,544. Pop., in 1841, 56,756; in 1861, 65,681. Houses, 7,088. Most of the area is densely covered with six squares and numerous streets; inhabited by some of the best paid and best informed artisans in London. A well still in existence at a pump in Ray-street, was anciently frequented by the incorporate clerks of the city; took thence the name of Clerken-well, -"clerken" being the ancient plural for "clerks;" and eventually gave its name to the parish. Other wells here also were notable; and gave their names, such as Islington-spa, White-Condit, Bagniggie-wells, New-Tunbridgewells, and Sadler's Wells, to famous houses built over or beside them. The New River water-works here were completed, in 1820, by Sir Hugh Middleton, a member of the Goldsmiths' company, for the supply of the city of London and the northern suburbs, at the rate of 25 million gallons a day; but the area formerly occupied by the reservoir is now filled up, levelled, and edificed. Middleton-square is named after Sir Hugh Middleton; Granville-square is named after Granville Sharp; and Wilmington-square stands on the Spa fields, where Hunt's riots occurred in 1817. Clerkeuwell sessions house, or Clerkenwell green, was built in 1778-82, by Rogers; ranks next in importance to the Old Bailey; and has a fine James I. mantle-piece, removed from the previous law court. Hicks, hall, that previous court, stood in St. John-street; and was built, in 1612, by Sir Baptist Hicks, the founder of the Noels-Clerkenwell prison or county-house of detention; is appropriated to persons committed for trial at the assizes or the sessions, and on summary convictions for minor offences; and has accommodation for 224 males and 100 females. Coldbath-fields prison, or county-house of correction, is used chiefly for male offenders sentenced, on summary conviction, to short periods of imprisonment; and has accommodation for 1,398 males. Other noticeable buildings are Lady Owen's free grammar-school, founded in 1613, and rebuilt some years ago in the Tudor style; a parish school, for 1,000 scholars, with £140 a year from endowment; Pentonville school, with £63; the Friends' school; the Finsbury dispensary; the London female penitentiary, founded in 1807, for 100 women; the London female mission house; the work-house; and the Sadlers'-wells theatre, dating from 1683, and famous for the performances of Grimaldi.

A Benedictine nunnery was founded about the year 1100, on the ground now occupied by St. James' church, by Sir Jordan Brisset; and given, at the dissolution, first to the Duke of Norfolk, and afterwards to Sirs Walter Henley and John Williams. A commandery of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John was founded at St. John's-square, about the same time, by the same person; held the paramount place over all the preceptories and other houses of the order in England; and was given, at the dissolution, to Viscount Lisle. Most of this edifice, including a fine bell-tower, was demolished in the time of Edward VI.; but a gateway of it still stood, became Cave's printing-office, whence he issued the "Gentleman's Magazine," has always figured on that periodical's cover, and was recently restored. Aylesbury House belonged to the commandery, and was given to the Bruces. Northampton House, on the site of Northampton-square, was a seat of the Comptons. Albemarle or Newcastle House, in Newcastle-place, was the death-place of the Duchess of Montague. Cromwell is said to have lived, and Sir T. Challoner resided, in a house in St. John's-close. Burnet had a house in St. John's-square. Lady Huntingdon resided in a house adjoining her chapel. Valangin, who sold the "Balsam of Life," and afterwards W. Huntingdon, the famous S. S., lived at Hermes Hill. Swedenborg, the founder of the sect of Swedenborgians, died in Great Bath-street. Dibdin had a cottage near Sadler's-wells. Johnson and Goldsmith frequented a house called the Baptist's Head. Dubourg and Handel frequently played at Britton's house in Jerusalem passage. The Red Bull theatre, of the time of Elizabeth, was in Woodbridge-street. Hockley-in-the Hole bear garden was in Ray-street. The incorporate Clerks performed a play before Richard II., in 1391, at the original Clerkenwell. Cobham the martyr was burnt here in 1417. Edward IV. was proclaimed king here in 1461. A new road, to welcome the entry of James I., was formed through hills around the site of Northampton-street.

The parish is ecclesiastically divided into St. James or Clerkenwell-proper, Pentonville, St. John, St. Mark, St. Philip, St. Silas, and St. Paul. St. John is a rectory, four others are vicarages, and St. Silas and St. Paul are p. curacies, in the dio. of London. Value of St. James, £350; of Pentonville, £300; of St. John, £300; of St. Mark, £535; of St. Philip, £348; of St. Silas, £250; of St. Paul, £200. Patrons of St. James, the Inhabitants; of Pentonville, the Vicar of St. James; of St. John, the Lord Chancellor; of St. Mark and St. Silas, the Bishop; of St. Philip, the Vicar of St. Mark; of St. Paul, alternately the Crown and the Bishop. St. James' church was built in 1788-1792. St. John's church was one of Queen Anne's fifty new churches; occupies the site of the Knights Hospitallers' commandery; and has the old crypts underneath. St. Mark's church was built in 1828, at a cost of upwards of £14,000. A Baptist chapel was built in 1869, at a cost of £5,000. The district is identical with the parish; and is divided into the sub-districts of St. James-Clerkenwell, Amwell, Pentonville, and Goswell-street. Acres of St. James-Clerkenwell, 74; of Amwell, 82; of Pentonville, 134; of Goswell-street, 90. Pop. of St. James-Clerken-well, 19,152; of Amwell, 17,250; of Pentonville, 13,079; of Goswell-street, 16,200. Poor-rates of the district, in 1862, £23,173. Marriages in 1860, 511; births, 2,272, of which 89 were illegitimate; deaths, 1,391, of which 626 were at ages under 5 years, and 14 at ages above 85. Marriages in the ten years 1851-60, 5,595; births, 22,396; deaths, 14,172. The places of worship in 1851 were 5 of the Church of England, with 5,805 sittings; 1 of the English Presbyterian Church, with 500 s.; 3 of Independents, with 2,374 s.; 1 of Lady Huntingdon's Connexion, with 2,000 attendants; 3 of Baptists, with 1,840 s.; 1 of Quakers, with 300 s.; 1 of Wesleyan Methodists, with 1,080 s.; 1 of Southcottians, with 100 s.; 1 of Freethinking Christians, with 216 s.; 1 undefined, with 650 s.; and 1 of Roman Catholics, with 700 s. The schools were 13 public day schools, with 2,132 scholars; 113 private day schools, with 3,098 s.; 14 Sunday schools, with 3,578 s.; and 1 evening school for adults, with 16 s.

Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1872)

Most Common Surnames in Clerkenwell

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Ossulstone Hundred
1Smith9351:752.25%1
2Jones5271:1332.84%3
3Brown4551:1552.38%2
4White3321:2122.70%6
5Taylor3301:2132.22%4
6Williams3261:2162.48%5
7Edwards2801:2513.39%17
8Wilson2601:2712.77%14
9King2431:2892.53%13
10Evans2391:2943.21%24
11Wright2271:3102.29%10
12Davis2251:3132.06%8
13Cooper2221:3172.75%19
14Clark2141:3291.86%7
15Phillips2091:3373.36%37
16Roberts2081:3383.08%31
16Green2081:3382.16%12
18Johnson2071:3402.11%11
19Thompson2051:3433.09%32
20Wood2021:3482.55%20
21Ward1991:3533.04%33
22Walker1981:3552.65%23
23Cook1961:3592.71%26
24Thomas1881:3742.73%28
25Carter1851:3802.91%36
25Cox1851:3802.91%35
27Turner1811:3892.04%16
28Collins1771:3972.76%34
29Young1741:4043.02%42
30Baker1721:4091.93%15
31Harris1621:4341.62%9
32Jackson1601:4402.67%40
32Stevens1601:4402.89%45
34Knight1531:4603.26%55
35Clarke1521:4632.48%38
36Martin1511:4661.84%18
36Parker1511:4662.63%43
38Day1501:4693.21%56
39Mason1451:4853.57%77
40Hill1441:4881.92%22
41Newman1421:4953.32%67
42Hall1401:5021.78%21
43Allen1361:5171.84%25
44Robinson1341:5251.91%27
45Payne1331:5293.27%77
46Hunt1301:5412.35%44
47Simpson1261:5583.95%100
47Foster1261:5583.93%99
49Adams1251:5632.34%48
49Chapman1251:5632.36%49
49Webb1251:5631.85%30
49Rogers1251:5632.68%57
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