A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
"The church, a plain building in the Romanesque style, was opened 1903, and for some time served from St. Mary's. In May 1904 Fr. C. Turner, the present rector, was appointed to the mission from Ashford (Kent)"Historical notes on English Catholic missions, Kelly, Bernard W. (Rev), 1907: There were a number of Chapels of EaseA daughter church or churches within an ecclesiastical Parish, or a chapel in an outlying area of the parish that is more convenient for parishioners to attend to St. Gertrude that subsequently became separate ecclesiastical parishesan 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 : Selsdon (established 1921), Purley (established 1931), Waddon (1933) and Sanderstead (1942). The church of St. Gertrude 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 South Croydon St. Augustine. There is no graveyard at the church of St. Gertrude. 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 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). South Croydon 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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