A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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The new 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, St. Matthew was created from part of 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 in 1866. The original church was demolished ca. 1970 and the replacement church rebuilt on a different site.
There was no graveyard at the original St. Matthew's church but burials may have taken place at the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions church of Croydon St. John the Baptist. There are 2,423 names in the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index for 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 the Baptist dating from 1390 to 1907.
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 Croydon St. Matthew West Surrey Family History Society CD15(Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Croydon, St. Matthew from 1866 to 1876. See our 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, The former St. Matthew's church was 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.
The Croydon Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in the London Borough of Croydon. If we have missed any or you are looking for a church or graveyard that might no longer exist do please let us know using the email at the bottom of this page If you came to this page from our main index to churchyards If you came from the Croydon page use the button at the top of this page to close the page and go back to the Croydon index. |
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