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- 1843 - 2012 (Creation)
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2.25 linear metres
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Biographical history
The church of Saint James the Less was consecrated in 1842. A district was assigned in 1843, taken from the parish of Saint Matthew. John Watts-Ditchfield, vicar from 1897 to 1914, introduced a range of activities and missions, including a dispensary and open air services. The church was damaged by enemy action in 1940 and a temporary church was used from 1951 while the church was rebuilt. The new building was opened in 1961. The parish merged with Saint Mark, Old Ford, in 1973.
From: 'Bethnal Green: List of Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 11: Stepney, Bethnal Green (1998), pp. 217-226.
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GB 0074 P72/JSL 1843 - 2012 Collection 2.25 linear metres Parish of Saint James the Less, Bethnal Green , Church of England
The church of Saint James the Less was consecrated in 1842. A district was assigned in 1843, taken from the parish of Saint Matthew. John Watts-Ditchfield, vicar from 1897 to 1914, introduced a range of activities and missions, including a dispensary and open air services. The church was damaged by enemy action in 1940 and a temporary church was used from 1951 while the church was rebuilt. The new building was opened in 1961. The parish merged with Saint Mark, Old Ford, in 1973.
From: 'Bethnal Green: List of Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 11: Stepney, Bethnal Green (1998), pp. 217-226.
Records deposited in 1965, with further accessions in 1985, 1988 and 2007.
Records of the parish of Saint James the Less, Bethnal Green, including registers of burials, baptisms, marriages, banns of marriages and church services; financial accounts; and parish magazines. Date ranges of registers: Christenings 1843-1956; Marriages 1843-1986; Burials 1846-1855; Banns 1934-1991; Confirmations 1898-2012.
The records have been sorted into categories which reflect divisions between the different functions and operations of the parish and its administration. Order within these categories reflects chronology.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright for these records rests with the depositor.
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Records deposited in 1965, with further accessions in 1985, 1988 and 2007.
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Records of the parish of Saint James the Less, Bethnal Green, including registers of burials, baptisms, marriages, banns of marriages and church services; financial accounts; and parish magazines. Date ranges of registers: Christenings 1843-1956; Marriages 1843-1986; Burials 1846-1855; Banns 1934-1991; Confirmations 1898-2012.
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The records have been sorted into categories which reflect divisions between the different functions and operations of the parish and its administration. Order within these categories reflects chronology.
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These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Copyright for these records rests with the depositor.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English