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Tracing your Ancestors at the Church.
Parish Registers
The main source of family history at the churches are the parish registers. There are registers for baptism, confirmation, the reading of banns, marriage and burial (St Nicholas only)
Baptism
Modern registers contain the date of the ceremony, name of the person being baptised, name, address and occupation of parents, the name of the godparents and the name of the presiding minister. Earlier records may have more limited information.
Registers after this date are held at the parish office
St Luke's
Registers from May 1954 onwards are held at the parish office.
Christchurch
Registers for July 1871 till November 1936 are held at the London Metropolitan Archives
Confirmation
The details entered into confirmation records vary over time. Most record the candidates name and the date and location of the service. Some records show the age of the candidates and/or the date and place of baptism and/or a record of the candidates’ place of residence.
St Lukes's
Registers from 1925–1995 are held at the parish office
Banns of marriage
The Banns book records the name, marital status and address of both bride and groom. They also record the date that the banns were read and the name of the person who read them.
St Nicholas
Registers for June 1878 – Jan 1921 are held at the London Metropolitan Archives.
Registers for 1937 – 1954 and after 1961 are held at the parish office.
St Luke's
Registers from May 1970 are held at the parish office.
Christchurch
Registers for December 1894 till November 1936 are held at the London Metropolitan Archives
Marriage
Modern registers contain the date of ceremony, the name, age, marital status, profession and address of both the bride and the groom, as well as the name and occupation of their fathers. They also record whether a marriage was authorised by license or the reading of banns and the names of the witnesses and the presiding minister. Earlier records may have more limited information.
St Nicholas
Registers for Dec 1571 till September 1933 are held at the London Metropolitan Archives
Registers after this date are held at the parish office
St Lukes
Lewisham registry office holds copies of marriage certificates 1873 – May 1957
Registers after this date are held at the parish office
Christchurch
Registers for December 1871 till August 1936 are held at the London Metropolitan Archives
Burials
After 1812 burial registers recorded name, address and age at death and sometimes date of death. Earlier records may have more limited information.
St Nicholas
Registers for Nov 1563 till February 1873 are held at the London Metropolitan Archives
Few gravestones remain in St Nicholas Churchyard. Those that do are heavily weathered and rarely readable. Kent Archaeological Society have digitised a churchyard survey from the 1800's that lists the gravestones in the churchyard at that time. This is available from their website
As neither Christchurch nor St Luke's had graveyards there are no burial records for these churches.
Where to obtain copies of entries in the registers
St Nicholas & St Luke’s Parish office
Deptford Green,
Tel: 020 8692 2749
Email: office@deptfordchurch.org
Marriage certificates cost £12
Baptism certificates cost £12
Copies of entries in other registers: prices vary, please ask for a quote.
Clerkenwell,
EC1R 0HB
Tel: 020 7332 3820
Fax 020 7833 9136
Email ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Website
Prices for copies of archived material vary depending on what you require. Full details of the archives pricing is available here
Town Hall
Wellington Street
Woolwich
London
SE18 6PW
Tel: 020 8921 5015
Email: registrar@greenwich.gov.uk
Website
Certificates cost £9 each and can be ordered in person or through the post. To order a certificate you would need to provide the name, place and date of the event for which you want a certificate.
Lewisham registry office
Tel: 020 8690 2128
Fax: 020 8314 1078
Email: register.office@lewisham.gov.uk
Website
Certificates cost £9 each and can be ordered in person or through the post. To order a certificate you would need to provide the name, place and date of the event for which you want a certificate.
Tel: 020 8692 2749 Email: office@deptfordchurch.org
