Eltham
OS Grid Reference: TQ4274
The 1841 population was 2,310
The 1841 population was 2,310
Administrative Units
Eltham fell within the Hundred of Blackheath. Its 19th century Registration District & Poor Law Union was Lewisham.
Probate Jurisdiction was Rochester to 1845, PCC 1846-57.
Eltham included the hamlet of Mottingham (separate civil parish 1866) and part of Shooters Hill.
See NWKFHS publications West Kent Sources and School Records for further information.
Census Publications
- 1851 Name Index (only) published on microfiche as part of Volume IV (Lewisham Registration District).
- 1891 Transcript published on CD-Rom as part of CD4 (Lewisham Registration District).
For ordering details see Census CD-ROMs on the Publication List page.
Church and Chapels (pre 1910)
Eltham, St John the Baptist
Church of England - Ancient Parish Church
Rebuilt 1875.
Original Registers
These date from 1583.
Rebuilt 1875.
Original Registers
These date from 1583.
St John the Baptist - Dec 1997
Eltham, Holy Trinity, Southend Crescent
Church built 1868-9; parish created 1868 from Eltham St John.
Original Registers
These date from 1868.
Original Registers
These date from 1868.
Holy Trinity - Oct 2006
Mottingham, St Andrew, Court Rd
Church built 1878-9; parish created 1884 from Eltham St John.
Original Registers
These date from 1884.
Original Registers
These date from 1884.
St Andrew - Oct 2006
New Eltham, All Saints, Bercta Rd (off Foots Cray Rd)
Church built 1894-8, succeeding 1884 tin mission in Foots cray Rd; parish created 1929 from Eltham Holy Trinity.
All Saints - Oct 2006
Church of England cont.
- Shooters Hill, Christ Church: Church built 1855-6; parish created 1865 from Plumstead, Eltham, Woolwich. Original registers from 1856.
- St Peter: Courtland Ave. Church built 1870-1, closed 1937, demolished 1961. Parish created 1871 from Eltham St John, united 1960 with Lee The Good Shepherd. Original registers from 1871.
Roman Catholic
- St Mary: High St. Church built 1890, superseded by Christchurch 1912. Original registers from 1871.
Independent/Congregational
- Congregational: High St. (1839). No information on registers.
- Congregational: Mission, Foots Cray Rd, New Eltham. (1875-1930). No information on registers.
- Congregational: Well Hall Rd. (1867-1935 demolished). No information on registers.
Wesleyan: Mottingham, Mottingham Rd
Built 1883, now Mottingham Methodist Church.
Oct 2006
Other
- Bible Christian: Elizabeth Terrace. (1841-81). No information on registers.
- Bible Christian: Park Place. (1881-c.1961). No information on registers.