Greenwich
OS Grid Reference: TQ3877
The 1841 population was 29,755
The 1841 population was 29,755
Administrative Units
Greenwich fell within the Hundred of Blackheath. Its 19th century Registration District & Poor Law Union was Greenwich.
Probate Jurisdiction was Rochester to 1845, PCC 1846-57.
See NWKFHS publications West Kent Sources and School Records for further information.
For project purposes this parish also covered by Woolwich & District FHS.
Census Publications
- 1851 Name Index and Page Images published on CD-Rom as part of CD6 (Greenwich parish).
- 1851 Name Index (only) published on microfiche as part of Volume VII (Greenwich parish).
For ordering details see Census CD-ROMs on the Publication List page.
Church and Chapels (pre 1910)
Greenwich, St Alphege, Greenwich High Rd
St Alphege: Greenwich High Rd. (map ref A).
Church of England - Ancient Parish Church.
Rebuilt 1711-30.
Original Registers
These date from 1615.
Church of England - Ancient Parish Church.
Rebuilt 1711-30.
Original Registers
These date from 1615.
St Alphege - Nov 1997
Greenwich, St Paul, Devonshire Drive
St Paul: Devonshire Drive. (map ref C).
Church built 1865-6, declared redundant 1984, now Seventh-Day Adventist church; parish created 1864 from Greenwich St Alphege.
Original Registers
These date from 1864.
Church built 1865-6, declared redundant 1984, now Seventh-Day Adventist church; parish created 1864 from Greenwich St Alphege.
Original Registers
These date from 1864.
St Paul - Aug 2006
Westcombe Park, St George
St George: Kirkside Rd. (map ref E).
Church built 1890-91; parish created 1892 from Christ Church.
Original Registers
These date from 1892.
Church built 1890-91; parish created 1892 from Christ Church.
Original Registers
These date from 1892.
St George - Aug 2006
Blackheath, St John the Evangelist, St Johns Park
St John the Evangelist: St Johns Park. (map ref H).
Church built 1852-3; parish created 1854 from greenwich St Alphege.
Original Registers
These date from 1868.
Church built 1852-3; parish created 1854 from greenwich St Alphege.
Original Registers
These date from 1868.
St John the Evangelist - Aug 2006
Roman Catholic: Greenwich, Our Ladye Star of the Sea, Crooms Hill
(1792). Church (re?)built 1851.
Original Registers
These date from 1793.
Original Registers
These date from 1793.
Our Ladye Star of the Sea - Aug 2006
Baptist: Greenwich, Greenwich South St
Church built 1871-2.
Aug 2006
Church of England cont.
- St Mary: King William Walk. Church built 1823 as chapel of ease to St Alphege. Closed 1919 and demolished 1936. No separate registers
- Christ Church: Trafalgar Rd. (map ref B) Church built 1846-48; parish created 1840 from Greenwich St Alphege. Original registers from 1868. Parish Register transcript published by Rob Cottrell (Microfiche Ref. C1,C2) See Thames & Medway Riverside Parish Register Publications.
- St Peter: Bridge St. (map ref D) Church built 1866, bombed 1941, demolished 1955; parish created 1867 from Greenwich St Paul, merged with St Alphege 1951. Original registers from 1866. Parish Register transcript published by Rob Cottrell (Microfiche Ref. C71) See Thames & Medway Riverside Parish Register Publications.
- St Andrew with St Michael: Dreadnought St. (map ref F) Church built 1900-02, closed 1965, demolished c1986; parish created from Greenwich Christchurch 1902. Original registers from 1872. Parish Register transcript published by Rob Cottrell (Microfiche Ref. C61) See Thames & Medway Riverside Parish Register Publications.
- Blackheath, Holy Trinity: Blackheath Hill. (map ref G) Church built 1839, now demolished; parish created 1849, refounded 1858 from Greenwich St Alphege. Original registers from 1868.
- Emmanuel: Mission church. Original registers from 1888.
- St Andrew: Mission church. (Predecessor of St Andrew with St Michael?). Original registers from 1880.
- Royal Naval Asylum: Original registers from 1822.
Roman Catholic cont.
- St Joseph: Pelton Rd. Church built 1881. Original registers from 1906.
Independent/Congregational
- Independent: Greenwich Rd. (1776). Original registers from 1777.
- Independent: Maze Hill chapel, formerly Bethel. (1823). Original registers from 1811.
Wesleyan
- Wesleyan: George St. (1816). Original registers from 1821.
- Wesleyan: London St. Original registers from 1865.
- Wesleyan: Royal Hospital and School. Original registers from 1821.