Collection GB 0074 DRO/007 - SAINT MARY, SUNBURY ON THAMES: CHURCH STREET, SURREY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 DRO/007

Title

SAINT MARY, SUNBURY ON THAMES: CHURCH STREET, SURREY

Date(s)

  • 1565-1993 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

3.45 linear metres (256 files and volumes).

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Sunbury on Thames parish covered 2,658 acres in 1930. It was bordered by the River Thames, the River Ash and a lesser stream. In 1908 the parish was enlarged to include Feltham Hill, Shepperton, Littleton and some of Hampton.

The Vestry of Sunbury was usually composed of between 6 and 12 people, responsible for poor relief and other parish business. 5 cottages were used as poor-houses in addition to a larger house used as a workhouse.

The church of Saint Mary stood on the south side of the village. Parts of the medieval church survive; the whole building was restored in 1863.

Source of information: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington (1962).

Archival history

GB 0074 DRO/007 1565-1993 Collection 3.45 linear metres (256 files and volumes). Parish of St Mary, Sunbury on Thames , Church of England

Sunbury on Thames parish covered 2,658 acres in 1930. It was bordered by the River Thames, the River Ash and a lesser stream. In 1908 the parish was enlarged to include Feltham Hill, Shepperton, Littleton and some of Hampton.

The Vestry of Sunbury was usually composed of between 6 and 12 people, responsible for poor relief and other parish business. 5 cottages were used as poor-houses in addition to a larger house used as a workhouse.

The church of Saint Mary stood on the south side of the village. Parts of the medieval church survive; the whole building was restored in 1863.

Source of information: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington (1962).

Deposited in two accessions, in 1962 and 2004.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, Sunbury on Thames, including registers of baptisms, confirmations, banns, marriages and burials; service registers; papers relating to endowments; papers of the churchwardens including accounts, rates, and papers regarding the maintenance of the church and churchyard; Vestry meeting minutes; Overseers of the Poor financial accounts; papers relating to parish charities; papers relating to Sunbury National Schools including minutes; papers of Sunbury Parochial Committee; papers of the Church Rebuilding Campaign; papers relating to the cemetery; Enclosure Acts and awards; and maps of the parish.

This collection is arranged in sub-fonds as follows:
Dro/007/A: Incumbent;
Dro/007/B: Churchwardens;
Dro/007/C: Vestry;
Dro/007/D: Overseers Of The Poor;
Dro/007/E: Charities;
Dro/007/F: Schools;
Dro/007/G: Miscellaneous;
Dro/007/H: Enclosure;
Dro/007/J: Maps.

Open access. Original references (P--) have to be ordered. Microfilms (X--) are available in the Reference Room. Some files are only available on microfilm.

Copyright for these records rests with the depositor.

English

Fit.

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

Later registers are in the care of the incumbent.

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.

March to April 2010. Cemeteries Educational institutions Schools Denominational schools Church of England schools Religious groups Laity Churchwardens Overseers records Architecture Church architecture Parish councils Baptism registers Agricultural economics Land economics Land management Enclosure Religions Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Anglicanism Church of England Religious institutions Religious organizations Religious charities Government Public administration Local government Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes People People by occupation Personnel Local government personnel Overseers of the poor Parish records Marriage registers Information sources Documents Marriage records Banns register Burial grounds Public utilities Public enterprises Enterprises Churchwardens records Vestry Parish meetings Meetings Group communication Communication process Poor relief Social welfare Burial registers Church schools Church records and registers Primary documents Churches Religious buildings Buildings Conferences Religion Parish of St Mary , Sunbury on Thames , Church of England Sunbury on Thames Surrey England UK Western Europe Europe Sunbury-on-Thames Sunbury Burial records Legal documents Catholicism

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in two accessions, in 1962 and 2004.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, Sunbury on Thames, including registers of baptisms, confirmations, banns, marriages and burials; service registers; papers relating to endowments; papers of the churchwardens including accounts, rates, and papers regarding the maintenance of the church and churchyard; Vestry meeting minutes; Overseers of the Poor financial accounts; papers relating to parish charities; papers relating to Sunbury National Schools including minutes; papers of Sunbury Parochial Committee; papers of the Church Rebuilding Campaign; papers relating to the cemetery; Enclosure Acts and awards; and maps of the parish.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

This collection is arranged in sub-fonds as follows:
Dro/007/A: Incumbent;
Dro/007/B: Churchwardens;
Dro/007/C: Vestry;
Dro/007/D: Overseers Of The Poor;
Dro/007/E: Charities;
Dro/007/F: Schools;
Dro/007/G: Miscellaneous;
Dro/007/H: Enclosure;
Dro/007/J: Maps.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open access. Original references (P--) have to be ordered. Microfilms (X--) are available in the Reference Room. Some files are only available on microfilm.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright for these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Later registers are in the care of the incumbent.

Finding aids

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

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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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Language(s)

  • English

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