Surrey Churches Index



A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians

New Addington, Good Shepherd

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This Roman Catholic Church was built ca. 1961 to serve a new housing estate.

Holy Family Church is in the (Anglican) 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 New Addington St. Edward which was formerly 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 Addington St. Mary the Virgin

There is no graveyard at the Good Shepherd church. Earlier burials may have taken place in the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions church


We know of only three Roman Catholic cemeteries in the London area, St. Mary's in Kensal Green, St. Patrick's in Leytonstone, and St. Mary Magdalene in Mortlake.

Many local cemeteries may have Roman Catholic sections see https://www.croydon.gov.uk/bereavement-services/cemeteries for the Croydon area.


West Surrey Family History Society CD10 (The Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Addington St Mary from 1559 to 1865.

WSFHS CD15(Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Addington St Mary from 1813 to 1876.

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New Addington 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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Links

Parish web site

Taking Stock

Wikipedia

GEN UKI

Surrey History centre notes on Roman Catholics in Surrey

Surrey History Centre notes on Roman Catholic Records

Catholic Heritage.net

Catholic Family History Society

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark





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