A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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The present Roman Catholic 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. Joseph was originally part of the Roman Catholic parish of Tooting St. Boniface, becoming a separate parish in the early 1970s. A mass centre existed in Colliers Wood from the 1930s, the Church of St. Joseph opened in 1966.
The church of St. Joseph's is located 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 Merton Priory. There is no graveyard at St. Joseph's church, nor at St. Boniface. However earlier burials may have take place at the Anglican church of Merton St. Mary the Virgin which was the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions church
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 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.merton.gov.uk/births-marriages-and-deaths/deaths/cemeteries/cemeteries-run-by-merton-council West Surrey Family History Society CD12(Surrey Marriage Index to 1837 - 4th edition November 2010) has marriage records for Merton St Mary the Virgin from 1560 to 1837. WSFHS CD10(The Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Merton St Mary the Virgin from 1559 to 1865. See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). Collier's Wood is a locality in the London Borough of Merton.
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 Merton Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in the London Borough of Merton. 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 Merton page use the button at the top of this page to close the page and go back to the Merton index. |
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