Where was St Albets?

[Jeuel]

My best suggestion is that its St Alban, Wood Street, City of London and was misheard or misrecorded somehow.

[lynncrest]

Whoa - Now with two of you thinking that, I am having second thoughts.  I have been trying to tie it up with a matching birth, St Giles in the Fields.
I have never come across the City of London St Albans before (only the Hertfordshire version) so will now have to investigate the other St Albans..............
Thank you both very much, Jan and Jeuel, and well done, Jan, for getting straight onto it!   Sorry I dismissed it before

[groom]

I think you might be looking for a church or a parish rather than a district.

[lynncrest]

Found the church - parish records at Guildhall so that will be next stop!!!!
Thanks again, Jan.

[dawnsh]

Hi Jan

I don't want you to make a wasted journey, the City of London parish registers have moved to the London Metropolitan Archives.

http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Records_and_archives/Events/Archive_Services_at_City_of_London.htm

They are available at the LMA on microfilm.

Alternatively, they are  being transcribed and are available on Ancestry. If you don't have a subscription, check you local library for Ancestry Library Edition, they are available there.

http://landing.ancestry.co.uk/lma/default.aspx

All that remains of the church is the tower, you can't go in as it is private property but you may recognise it as it appears on tv and in film including St Trinians II, the legend of Fritton's Gold. It's very close to the Guildhall and Barbican

http://www.qype.co.uk/place/184589-Ruins-of-St-Albans-Church-Wood-Street-London

Dawn

[lynncrest]

Hi Dawn -  I do have Ancestry but haven't noticed any records from St Albans coming up so far.  I will check them out on browse. Thank you very much indeed for the updated info.
 
Sharron