A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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The ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or Roman Catholic church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England
of Croydon Holy Trinity was established in 1867 from part of the ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or Roman Catholic church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England
of Croydon Common St. James. St. James was itself created from the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Croydon St. John the Baptist
There is no evidence of a burial ground at Holy Trinity Church. Earlier burials may have taken place at St James' church or at the church of St John the Evangelist.
Search for any references to your ancestor in the Surrey Index of Names:
https://www.wsfhs.co.uk/pages/sindex/siSearch.php (opens in new browser window) or use our contact form to find out which Monumental Inscription collections might be available: https://surreychurches.org.uk/contact Holy Trinity church was declared redundant in 1980 and the site sold in 1983 to Croydon Churches Housing Association, it is now a block of flats called Trinity Court. The area is now in the ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or Roman Catholic church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England of Croydon Holy Saviour. Croydon Common St. James West Surrey Family History Society CD10 (The Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Croydon Common St. James from 1829 to 1852. WSFHS CD12 (Croydon Parish Registers to 1753 and Croydon Monumental Inscriptions to 1882) has Monumental Inscriptions for Croydon Common St. James from 1829 to 1869. WSFHS CD15(Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Croydon Common St. James from 1829 to 1876 with some to 1906. See the WSFHS sales page for more information (opens in a new page). Croydon St. John the Baptist West Surrey Family History Society CD10 (The Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Croydon St. John the Baptist from 1538 to 1852. WSFHS CD12 (Croydon Parish Registers to 1753 and Croydon Monumental Inscriptions to 1882) has Christenings, Marriages and burials for Croydon St. John the Baptist from 1538 to 1753. WSFHS CD15(Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Croydon St. John the Baptist from 1538 to 1720, 1765 to 1799 and 1859 to 1876. See the WSFHS sales page for more information (opens in a new page). The church is in the Church of England Diocese of Southwark. The Southwark Diocesan Record Office for churches and parishes in the modern administrative county of Surrey, and those London Boroughs that were in Surrey until 1965, is the Surrey History Centre. This is where you should find any surviving parish registers, Holy Trinity Church is in the London Borough of Croydon.
Unless otherwise stated the dates for the creation of parishes are taken from Youngs, Frederick. A., jr.. Guide to the Administrative Units of England; Royal Historical Society: London, 1979 volume 1 Southern England.
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