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London, docklands and east end baptisms parish list

London’s East End has been known throughout history for its crime, poverty, and deprivation, but also for reform, social movements, and legends. It is located east of the medieval walled city of London, north of the River Thames, and bordered by the River Lea. It includes the boroughs of Whitechapel, Stepney, Spitalfields, Poplar, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, and more. The transcripts in this collection have been created by the Docklands Ancestors, who began transcribing parish registers in 2001.

Below we have provided a list of all the parishes found in these records and the year ranges available. The year range is not exclusive, but there may be some gaps within the range.

Parish list

Parish

Year from

Year to

Record Count

All Saints, Mile End

1840

1880

3166

All Saints, Poplar

1813

1872

20712

Christ Church, Isle of Dogs

1876

1904

4789

Christ Church, Spitalfields

1729

1876

35682

Christ Church, Stepney

1842

1860

4714

Holy Trinity, Mile End

1841

1884

7200

St Andrew, Bethnal Green

1841

1876

759

St Anne, Limehouse

1783

1877

34688

St Anthony, Stepney

1879

1903

2885

St Bartholomew, Bethnal Green

1844

1872

6439

St Dunstan, Stepney

1568

1848

194964

St George in the East, Stepney

1729

1903

101599

St James the Great, Bethnal Green

1617

1869

8492

St James, Ratcliff

1840

1913

4783

St John, Bethnal Green

1827

1899

11199

St John, Cubitt Town, Isle of Dogs

1887

1902

3174

St John, Wapping

1617

1926

40035

St Jude, Bethnal Green

1846

1889

11988

St Leonard, Bromley

1621

1845

6220

St Luke, Limehouse

1869

1906

8002

St Luke, Millwall

1864

1887

2408

St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey

1782

1829

23178

St Mary, Newington, Southwark

1829

1922

15843

St Mary, Stratford

1771

1843

5061

St Mary, Whitechapel

1558

1865

143417

St Matthew, Bethnal Green

1746

1819

31047

St Matthias, Poplar

1823

1902

1598

St Paul, Shadwell

1712

1881

35475

St Peter, Bethnal Green

1867

1902

7190

St Peter, Limehouse

1866

1903

3243

St Peter, London Docks, Wapping

1878

1926

7546

St Thomas, Stepney

1840

1876

6914