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 Upper Norwood St. John the Evangelist was created in 1876 from part of the 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
of Upper Norwood All Saints, South Norwood St. Mark and Thornton Heath St. Paul.
Norwood All Saints was itself 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 St. John the Baptist. A temporary iron church had been erected on the site of the current church in 1875. The new building was completed by 1887. from https://www.sjun.org.uk/about-us/history-of-st-johns/ consulted 8 February 2022 There is no graveyard at St. John's 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 of St. John the Baptist.
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 Upper Norwood All Saints WSFHS CD10 (The Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Upper Norwood All Saints from 1841 to 1865. See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). South Norwood St. Mark West Surrey Family History Society CD24 (A 2nd Collection of Surrey Baptisms) has baptismal records for South Norwood, St. Mark from 1852 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, St. John's 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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