Collection GB 0074 P86/MRY - SAINT MARY, LEWISHAM: LEWISHAM HIGH STREET, LEWISHAM

2.71 linear metres

A fire at the church on 26 December 1830, destroyed or damaged a large number of the early registers. There are none extant for the period before 1830: a few undamaged registers and damaged fragments of registers survive and transcripts were made between 1835 and 1851 from these fragments.

GB 0074 P86/MRY 1703-1921 Collection 2.71 linear metres Parish of St Mary, Lewisham , Church of England

There has been a place of worship on the site for over a thousand years. The current church was built between 1774 and 1777 and was damaged by fire in 1830. The churchyard was closed for burials in 1856. By 1881 Lewisham had become a suburb of London and its population had increased significantly. It was therefore decided to enlarge and alter the building. Further changes were made in 1995.

The Board of Guardians for the parish of Saint Mary, Lewisham, administered poor relief under the Local Act 54 Geo. III c.43 (18 May 1814). The Board of Guardians was dissolved under the Local Government Act 1899.

A fire at the church on 26 December 1830, destroyed or damaged a large number of the early registers. There are none extant for the period before 1830: a few undamaged registers and damaged fragments of registers survive and transcripts were made between 1835 and 1851 from these fragments.

Records P86/MRY/1-42 deposited by the Vicar on 16 February 1956. Records of the Board of Guardian of the Parish of St Mary, Lewisham transferred from the records of the Board of Guardians of Lewisham Union, January 1971.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, Lewisham, including registers of baptisms, burials, and marriages; and minutes of the parish Board of Guardians.

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.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

For records of Lewisham Union see Lewisham Board of Guardians ref. LBG. Damaged fragments of the original parish registers have been deposited in the Lewisham Public Libraries Local History and Archives Department, Manor House, Lee.

The Lewisham Antiquarian Society published in 1891, The Register of Marriages, Christenings and Burials in the Church of Saint Mary, Lewisham, Kent (being such portions of the Registers as were saved from the fire of 1830) from 1558 to 1750, edited by Leland Lewis Duncan. A copy, reference 60.531 (ST.M), is available on the open shelves in the LMA Information Area.

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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Records P86/MRY/1-42 deposited by the Vicar on 16 February 1956. Records of the Board of Guardian of the Parish of St Mary, Lewisham transferred from the records of the Board of Guardians of Lewisham Union, January 1971.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, Lewisham, including registers of baptisms, burials, and marriages; and minutes of the parish Board of Guardians.

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.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

• English

• Latin

English

For records of Lewisham Union see Lewisham Board of Guardians ref. LBG. Damaged fragments of the original parish registers have been deposited in the Lewisham Public Libraries Local History and Archives Department, Manor House, Lee.

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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.

• English