A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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The Roman Catholic church of Our Lady Queen of Peace was built ca. 1954 to replace a temporary church. The church was originally a Chapel of EaseA daughter church within an ecclesiastical Parish, or a chapel in an outlying area of the parish that is more convenient for parishioners to attend within the 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 Mortlake St. Mary Magdalene. It became a parish church in its own right ca. 1959.
(information from Taking Stock see link below)
There is no graveyard at this church which is within walking distance of East Sheen Cemetery. The church of Our Lady Queen of Peace is located within 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 Richmond Holy Trinity which was created in 1870 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 Richmond St. John. St. John's was itself created from 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 Richmond St. Mary Magdalen in 1838 Mortlake St. Mary Magdalene is located in the Anglican parish of Mortlake St. Mary the Virgin. There are around 1,340 names in the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index for St Mary Magdalene church dating from around 1796 to 1986. There are just also over 180 names for war graves in East Sheen Cemetery. Prior to the construction of St. Mary Magdalene or the civil cemeteries, burials may have taken place in the Anglican churchyards.
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 Mortlake West Surrey Family History Society CD10(The Surrey Burial Index - 2nd edition 2009) has burial records for Mortlake St Mary the Virgin from 1599 to 1865. WSFHS CD15(Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Mortlake St Mary the Virgin from 1677 to 1812 and 1845 to 1875. See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). Richmond West Surrey Family History Society CD10(The Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Richmond St. Mary Magdalene from 1583 to 1865. WSFHS CD15((Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI)) has christening records for:
See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). The area is sometimes known as East Sheen or Sheen, or Richmond. They are localities in the London Borough of Richmond
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 Richmond Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in that part of the London Borough of Richmond which was in the Ancient County of Surreythe Ancient County means Surrey before the administrative counties were created in 1889. 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 Richmond page use the button at the top of this page to close the page and go back to the Richmond index. |
LinksParish web siteTaking Stock Wikipedia GEN UKI British History Online (Richmond, Sheen) British History Online (Richmond the Environs of London) contact us: https://surreychurches.org.uk/contact |
