The Roman Catholic church of Leatherhead, Our Lady and St. Peter was opened ca. 1923. There had been a Mission chapel in a house in Linden Gardens since 1915. The previous year, 1914 the small Roman Catholic population was served by the chaplain to the military hospital in Bull Hill. The catholic parish went onto to support two further daughter churches in Ashtead and Fetcham.
There is no graveyard at the church however older 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 -- St. Mary and St. Nicholas. The graveyard was surveyed by Alfred Bax ca 1890 and transcribed by West Surrey Family History Society volunteers in October 2015. There are over 1,000 names from Leatherhead in the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index. Randalls Park Cemetery & Crematorium is in Leatherhead although this didn't open until ca. 1961.
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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 West Surrey Family History Society CD10(The Surrey Burial Index - 2nd edition 2009) has burial records for Leatherhead St Mary and St Nicholas from 1656 to 1865. See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). WSFHS CD18(Metropolitan Surrey Burials Index (including some Rural Parishes)) has baptismal records for Leatherhead St Mary and St Nicholas from 1841 to 1875. See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). WSFHS CD44(Some Ancient parishes in the Epsom district) has baptismal records for Leatherhead St Mary and St Nicholas for 1623,1626,1647,1649 and from 1656 to 1840. Marriages from 1670 to 1835, and Burials for 1587 and 1588 and from 1642 to 1869 See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). Leatherhead is a (civil) parisha Civil Parish is the bottom most tier of local government in England Sometimes called Town Councils in urban areas [NB Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have different systems of local government] in the Mole Valley District of Surrey
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 Mole Valley Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in the Mole Valley DistrictA district council is a second tier local authority that provides services such as planning and building control, waste collection, environmental health and housing. Surrey County Council is a first tier local authority. Civil parish councils are the bottom tier of local government in England. 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 "contact us" link at the bottom of this page If you came to this page from our main index to churchyards If you came from the Mole Valley page use the button at the top of this page to close the page and go back to the Mole Valley index. |
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