Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1730-1966 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
3.55 linear metres
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
King Henry VIII made Deptford his main Royal Naval Dockyard and so the town grew to accommodate the workers needed to build and equip ships. In 1710, the government commissioned the construction of 50 new churches; which paid for the building of Saint Paul at Deptford. The church was designed by Thomas Archer and consecrated in 1730.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 P75/PAU 1730-1966 Collection 3.55 linear metres Parish of St Paul, Deptford , Church of England
King Henry VIII made Deptford his main Royal Naval Dockyard and so the town grew to accommodate the workers needed to build and equip ships. In 1710, the government commissioned the construction of 50 new churches; which paid for the building of Saint Paul at Deptford. The church was designed by Thomas Archer and consecrated in 1730.
Records deposited by the Vicar in various accessions since 1953.
Records of the parish of Saint Paul, Deptford, including registers of baptisms, confirmations, marriages and banns; Churchwarden's accounts; and other financial records.
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.
English
Fit.
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The burial registers 1788-1858 have been deposited with Lewisham Local History Centre, Central Library, 199-201 Lewisham High Street, London SE13.
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. Baptism registers Religions Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Anglicanism Church of England Government Public administration Local government Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes Churchwardens records Marriage records Banns register Information sources Documents Parish records Marriage registers Church records and registers Primary documents Churches Religious buildings Buildings Architecture Churchwardens Laity Religious groups Religion Parish of St Paul , Deptford , Church of England Lewisham London England UK Western Europe Europe Deptford Legal documents Catholicism
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Records deposited by the Vicar in various accessions since 1953.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the parish of Saint Paul, Deptford, including registers of baptisms, confirmations, marriages and banns; Churchwarden's accounts; and other financial records.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
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.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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
The burial registers 1788-1858 have been deposited with Lewisham Local History Centre, Central Library, 199-201 Lewisham High Street, London SE13.
Finding aids
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- Religions
- Religions » Ancient religions
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity » Protestantism
- Government
- Government » Public administration
- Government » Public administration » Local government
- Information sources
- Documents
- Documents » Primary documents
- Religious buildings » Churches
- Religious buildings
- Architecture » Buildings
- Architecture
- Religious groups
- Religion
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity » Catholicism
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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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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English