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 St John the Evangelist, Angell Town was created in 1853 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 Brixton St. Matthew.
St. Matthew's was itself created in 1825 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 Lambeth St. Mary. Part of St John's parish was moved into 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 Loughborough Park, St. Catherine in 1877 and in 1905 Loughborough Park, the whole of St. Catherine's parish was transferred into St John the Evangelist parish. There is no graveyard at St John's church. The monumental Inscriptions for St. Matthew's church are held in the Library of the Society of Genealogists in London. While the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index has around 1,000 names from Lambeth St. Mary dating from 1804 to 1899.
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 St John the Evangelist, Angell Town West Surrey Family History Society CD15(Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Brixton, St. John the Evangelist, Angell Town from 1853 to 1875. See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). St. Matthew Brixton West Surrey Family History Society CD2 (Surrey Marriage Index to 1837) has marriage records for St. Matthew’s Church, Brixton from 1825 to 1837. West Surry FHS CD29(A 2nd Collection of Metropolitan Surrey Burials Index) has burial records for St. Matthew’s Church, Brixton from 1825 to 1889. See our 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, where you should find any surviving parish registers for this church, is the London Metropolitan Archives. Angell Town is in the London Borough of Lambeth.
Unless otherwise stated the dates for the creation of parishes are taken from Youngs, Frederick. A. Guide to the Administrative Units of England; Royal Historical Society: London, 1979 volume 1 Southern England.
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