Sources for Parish Records
Many parish registers for the Woolwich and Greenwich areas are now available on www.ancestry.co.uk
Original registers and microfilm copies are held at:
Greenwich Heritage Centre, Artillery Square, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London SE18 4DX. Tel: 020 8854 2452. E-mail: heritage.centre@greenwich.gov.uk . http://greenwichheritage.org
Open Tuesday-Saturday 9am-5pm
Blackheath. St George. C 1892-1950. M 1892-1940, 1957-1991
St Germans C 1864-1948.
St John. C 1868-1954. M 1868-1976
Charlton. Holy Trinity. C 1886-1924. M 1894-1939
* St Luke. C 1562-1866 M 1562-1917 B 1562-1963
St Paul. C 1862-1901. M 1867-1898.
St Thomas. C1850-1909. M 1850-1905. B 1850-1944.
Deptford. St Nicholas. C 1592-1930. M 1571-1906. B 1563-1873.
Eltham. St John. C1686-1803. M 1686-1754. B 1686-1803. Transcripts only. Originals and later registers are still at the church.
Greenwich. Christchurch, Trafalgar Road. C 1868-1912. M 1868-1913.
St Alphege. C 1615-1909, M 1616-1902, B 1615-1713, 1748-1914.
Plumstead. St Nicholas. C 1654-1848. M 1654-1898, B 1654-1859.
Woolwich. St Mary. C1670-1937, M 1670-1893, B 1670-1889.
Presbyterian Church, New Road. C 1836-1920
Scots Church C 1810-1830.
With the exception of Charlton and Eltham these registers are microfilm copies of the original registers which are kept at the London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB. Tel: 020 7332 3820 http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Records_and_archives/
* Printed transcripts are available at some libraries
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Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, Townley Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7HJ. Tel: 020 8836 7369. E-mail: archives@bexley.gov.uk. http://bexley.gov.uk/service/lib-localstudies
Open: Monday-Wednesday, and Friday 9.30-5.30, Thursday 9.30-8.
The parishes listed below are those in the northern half of the London Borough of Bexley, which are in the catchment area of Woolwich & District FHS.
Belvedere. All Saints. CMB 1861-2000.
St Augustine. CMB 1884-1996
Bexleyheath. Christchurch. CMB. 1842-1999
Bostall Heath. St Andrew. CMB. 1948-2001
Crayford. St Paulinus. CMB 1558-1989
East Wickham. St Michael. CMB. 1730-1997.
Erith St John. CMB 1757-2000. There was a fire in 1877 which severely damaged these registers.
Erith. Christchurch. CMB 1871-2002.
Northumberland Heath. St Paul. CMB. 1884-2000.
Slade Green. St Augustine. CMB 1903-2004.
Welling. St John. CMB. 1869-1998
St Mary. CMB 1934-1974.
CMB = Christenings, marriages and burials.