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 South Dulwich St. Stephen was 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 Camberwell St. Giles in in 1868.
Part of the St Stephen'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 Dulwich Common St. Peter in 1884. There is no graveyard at St. Stephen's. Older burials may have taken place at the former parish church - St. Giles. West Surrey Family History Society has around 1800 names for Camberwell St. Giles in the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index; they come from a number of different sources. The dates range from the early 1700s to the late 1890s
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 South Dulwich, St. Stepehn West Surrey Family History Society CD39(A 3rd Collection of Surrey Baptisms) has baptismal records for South Dulwich, St. Stephen from 1869 to 1897. For more information about WSFHS CDs see our sales page (opens in a new page). Camberwell, St. Giles West Surrey Family History Society CD15 (Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Camberwell St. Giles from 1750 to 1802. WSFHS CD18 (Metropolitan Surrey Burials Index) has burial records for Camberwell St. Giles from 1769 to 1799. WSFHS CD24 (A 2nd Collection of Surrey Baptisms) has baptismal records for:
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. St Stephen's church is in the London Borough of Southwark
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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