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 Vauxhall St. Peter was created from the parish of Lambeth St. Mary the Less in 1861. St. Mary the Less was itself created from 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 in 1842.
There is no graveyard at St. Peter's nor at St. Mary the Less. However older 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 -- Lambeth St. Mary. WSFHS has a copy of Dr Howard's transcription of the graves in St Mary Lambeth taken around 1878.
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 if you have a question not answered by the Surrey Index of Names https://surreychurches.org.uk/contact Vauxhall St. Peter WSFHS CD39(A 3rd Collection of Surrey baptisms mostly not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Vauxhall, St. Peter from 1861 to 1876. For more information about WSFHS CDs see our sales page (opens in a new page). Lambeth St. Mary the Less West Surrey Family History Society CD24(A 2nd Collection of Surrey Baptisms) has burial records for Lambeth All St. Mary the Less from 1846 to 1876. See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). Our sister society, East Surrey FHS has the CDs for Lambeth baptisms and burials in their bookstall; go to their web site for more information . 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. Vauxhall St. Peter 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.
The Lambeth Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in the London Borough of Lambeth. 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 Lambeth Borough page use the button at the top of this page to close the page and go back to the London Borough of Lambeth index. |
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