A guide to churches and graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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There is some evidence of a group of worshipers here in the early years of the 20th century. The church building was completed ca. 1953 although work began ca. 1939.
The church is located in the ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or Roman Catholic church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England of Richmond St. Mary Magdalene. There is no graveyard at the Christian Science Church, earlier burials may have taken place at the parish church of St. Mary Magdalene. There are also several civil cemeteries, see the page for Richmond https://www.surreychurches.org.uk/search/browserichmond.shtml and search for civil cemeteries. There are just under 50,000 names for Richmond in the Surrey Index of Names. They come from a variety of sources, including the Archives of the Surrey Archaeological Society.
Search for any references to your ancestor in the Surrey Index of Names:
http://www.wsfhs.co.uk/pages/sindex/siSearch.php (opens in new browser window) or contact me if you have a question not answered in the Surrey Index of Names or in our Frequently Asked Questions Contact us Richmond was originally a ChapelryA Chapel of Ease within an Anglican Parish, or a chapel in an outlying area of the parish that is more convenient for parishioners to attend in the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Kingston. It eventually became a separate ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or Roman Catholic church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England in 1849. West Surrey Family History Society CD10(The Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Richmond St. Mary Magdalene from 1583 to 1865. WSFHS CD15((Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI)) has christening records for:
See the WSFHS sales page for more information (opens in a new page). Richmond is a town in the London Borough of Richmond
Unless otherwise stated the dates for the creation of parishes are taken from Youngs, Frederick. A. Guide to the Administrative Units of England; Royal Historical Society: London, 1979 volume 1 Southern England.
The Richmond Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in that part of the London Borough of Richmond which was in the Ancient County of Surreythe Ancient County means Surrey before the administrative counties were created in 1889. If we have missed any or you are looking for a church or graveyard that might no longer exist do please let us know using the email at the bottom of this page If you came to this page from our main index to churchyards If you came from the Richmond page use the button at the top of this page to close the page and go back to the Richmond index. |
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Church web site Wikipedia British History Online (Richmond, Sheen) British History Online (Richmond the Environs of London) Contact us |
