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Records of the Parish of St John Horselydown
Catalogue reference: JH
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This record is about the Records of the Parish of St John Horselydown dating from 1734 - 1900.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- JH
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Parish of St John Horselydown
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1734 - 1900
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Description (What the record is about)
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Includes Vestry minutes 1879 - 1900, Poor Law Records 1872 - 1888, Rating and Valuation Records 1734 - 1900, Records of Churchwardens 1740 - 1752, Charities Records, Church Records 1897 - 1907.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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The parish and Southwark as a whole was part of the County of Surrey before 1889, it then became part of London with the formation of The London County Council. (Please see Surrey History Centre and London Metropolitan Archives for records not kept at Southwark Local History Library and Archive).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Southwark Local History Library and Archive
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Parish of St John Horselydown
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The parish of St John, Horselydown was a sub-division of that of St Olave, Southwark, in 1733. It did not become a recognised Vestry under the Metropolis Local Management Act of 1855 but remained as a civil parish for certain purposes. Its main functions of drainage, lighting passed to the St Olave's District Board of Works in 1856.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6cf8f03f-a110-4f60-b287-1caf5d70e85c/
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Records of the Parish of St John Horselydown