OS Grid Reference: TQ3875
The 1841 population was 12,276

Lewisham 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.

Lewisham included the settlements of Blackheath, Brockley, Catford, Forest Hill and Sydenham.

See NWKFHS publications West Kent Sources and School Records for further information.

• 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.

• The Assumption: High St. Registers incl. with St Stephen
• St Barnabas: formerly the Transfiguration, Algernon Rd. Church built 1881, renamed St Barnabas 1953; later West Indian Pentecostal. Original registers from 1882.
• Southend, St John: Bromley Rd. Proprietary chapel built 1824, succeeded by new building 1928; parish created 1916 from Lewisham St Mary (detached) & Catford St Laurence - roughly the area marked on map as 'A (det)'. No information on registers
• Sydenham, St Bartholomew: Westwood Hill. (map ref D) Church built 1827-32; parish created 1855 from Lewisham St Mary. Original registers from 1832.
• Parish Register images published by NWKFHS (Microfiche Ref. OR36-38) See Parish Register Publications.
• Sydenham, Holy Trinity: (map ref E) Church built 1865-6; closed 1976, demolished 1981; parish created 1866 from Lewisham St Mary. Original registers from 1867.
• Sydenham, St Matthew: Panmure Rd. Church built 1879-82 as chapel-of-ease to St Bartholomew, demolished 1939. Original registers from 1883.
• Sydenham, St Philip the Apostle: Taylors Lane. (map ref F) Church built 1864-67, demolished 1982; parish created 1869 from Sydenham St Bartholomew. Original registers from 1867.
• Lower Sydenham, St Michael & All Angels: Bell Green, now Champion Crescent. (map ref G) Church built 1863-4 as chapel-of-ease to St Bartholomew, destroyed 1940; parish created 1879 from St Bartholomew, Forest Hill Christ Church, Lewisham St Mary. Original registers from 1868.
• Sydenham, All Saints: Trewsbury Rd. Church built 1901-3; parish created 1909 from Lower Sydenham. No information on registers
• Forest Hill, Christ Church: South Rd. (map ref H) Church built 1852-4; parish created 1855 from Lewisham St Mary. Original registers from 1854.
• Forest Hill, St Saviour: Brockley Rise. (map ref I) Church built 1865-6; parish created 1867 from Forest Hill Christchurch. Original registers from 1867.
• Forest Hill, St Paul: Waldenshaw Rd. (map ref J) Church 1882-3, destroyed 1943; parish created 1887 from Forest Hill Christchurch. No information on registers
• Catford, St George: Vancouver Rd, Perry Hill. (map ref K) Church built 1878-80, demolished 1999; new church built on same site c2004; parish created 1880 from Lewisham St Mary & Forest Hill Christch. Original registers from 1871.
• Catford, St Laurence: Bromley Rd. (map ref L) Church built 1886-7, demolished 1966; rebuilt on new site 1968; parish created 1888 from Lewisham St Mary. Original registers from 1887.
• Brockley, St Cyprian: Adelaide Rd. (map ref M) Church built 1900, succeeding 1881 mission; destroyed 1940; parish created 1901 from Lewisham St Mary. Original registers from 1882.
• Crofton Park, St Hilda: Stondon Park. (map ref N) Church built 1900, parish created 1900 from Lewisham, St Saviour Brockley Rise, St George Perry Hill. Original registers from 1900.
• Hither Green, St Swithun: Hither Green Lane. (map ref P) Church built 1892; parish created 1888 from Lewisham St Mary. Original registers from 1888.
• Honor Oak Park, St Augustine: One Tree Hill (now Honor Oak Rd). (map ref O) Church built 1872-3; parish created 1874 from Christ Church Forest Hill. Original registers from 1872.
• Blackheath, Church of The Ascension: Dartmouth Row. (map ref R)  Built as a chapel of ease 1697, rebuilt 1750/1838; parish created 1883 from Lewisham St Mary.   Original registers from 1879.

• Lower Sydenham, Our Lady & St Philip Neri: Sydenham Rd. Iron church 1872; rebuilt 1881, destroyed 1940; rebuilt 1959. Original registers from 1884.
• St Winifred: Effingham Road. (1892). No information on registers
• Blackheath, St Mary: Cresswell Park. Built 1872 as orphanage with chapel open to public; closed 1904. No information on registers
• Blackheath, Our Lady Help of Christians: Cresswell Park. Church built 1890-1. Original registers from 1874.
• St Saviour: High St. (1894). No information on registers.

• Baptist: Albacore Cresent. (1893-1954 sold). No information on registers
• Baptist: Brightside Rd. (1896). No information on registers
• Baptist: Church St. Original registers from 1824.
• Baptist: College Park, Clarendon Rise. (1874). No information on registers
• Baptist: Mission, Brockley Rd, Brockley. (1867). No information on registers
• Baptist: Mission Hall, Bell Green, Sydenham. (1883-1933 sold). No information on registers
• Baptist: Zion, Malham Rd, Forest Hill. (1878-1963 closed). No information on registers
• Baptist: Perry Rise, Sydenham. (1899). No information on registers
• Baptist: Dartmouth Rd, Forest Hill. (1854). No information on registers
• Baptist: Catford Hill. Built 1878, incl. Bell Green Mission (1883).

• Independent: St Paul. Original registers from 1806.
• Independent: Union, High St. (1823-1866 closed). No information on registers
• Congregational: Wells Rd, Sydenham. (1849-1938 closed). No information on registers
• Congregational: Queens Rd., later Taymount Rise, Forest Hill. (1863). No information on registers
• Congregational: Rushey Green, Catford. (1858-1890s). No information on registers
• Congregational: Trinity, Ravensbourne Park, Catford. (1857) later Stanstead Rd (1867). No information on registers
• Congregational: Torridon Rd, Catford. (1899). No information on registers
• Congregational: Mission Room, Nightingale Grove, Hither Green. (c.1890-c.WW2demolished). No information on registers
• Congregational: High St. (1796). Destroyed World War II?
• Congregational: Lower Sydenham. (1819). No information on registers
• Congregational: Tanners Hill. (1840) later St David, Lewisham High Rd, Brockley (1854). Original registers from 1855.
• Congregational: Cross St. (1843-pre.1878 closed). No information on registers
• Congregational: Lawn Terrace, Blackheath. (1854). No information on registers
• Congregational: Courthill Rd. (1866-1940des.). No information on registers

• Presbyterian: St John, Devonshire Rd, Forest Hill. (1871). Original registers from 1877.
• Presbyterian: Brockley Rd. (1876) later St Andrew Brockley (1883). No information on registers

• Wesleyan: Avenue Rd. (1838), later Albion Way (1870). Original registers from 1839.
• Wesleyan: Wildfell Rd, Catford. (1883). Original registers from 1883.
• Wesleyan: Rushey Green, Catford. (1891-? dem). No information on registers
• Wesleyan: Brockley. Original registers from 1870.
• Wesleyan: Brockley Rd. & Harefield Rd, Brockley. (1877-1945des.). No information on registers
• Methodist: Trinity Church New Connexion, Perry Vale, Forest Hill. (1865-1920). Original registers from 1866.
• Methodist: Wesley Hall, Sydenham Rd. (c.1875). Original registers from 1888.
• Methodist: St James, Wastdale Rd, later Stanstead Rd, Forest Hill. Original registers from 1885.
• Methodist: Stansted Rd, Forest Hill. (1856). Original registers from 1882.
• Methodist: Brockley Rd, Brockley. (1882-1960 closed). No information on registers

• Bible Christian: West Kent Park, Forest Hill. (1860-1909 sold). No information on registers
• Other: Brethren Mayow Hall, Sydenham. (1889). No information on registers
• Other: Dietrich Bonhoeffer German Evangelical Church, Forest Hill. Original registers from 1876.