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St Mary the Virgin Church, Lewisham, Greater London, England — Local Past

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St Mary the Virgin Church, Lewisham, Greater London, England

Also known as St Mary’s Church, Lewisham, Kent by banns

This place page was added on 13 July 2026.

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21 January 1800
Marriage
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026
Marriage of John Neatby and Ann Sindrey
Groom
John Neatby
Bride
Ann Sindrey
Date
21 January 1800
Place
St Mary the Virgin Church, Lewisham, Greater London
Recorded as St Mary’s Church, Lewisham, Kent by banns
Witnesses
William Punorth
Mary Scales
Mary Sindrey
S Punorth
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25 August 1822

Marriage

Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026

Marriage of William Cowthard and Alice Ann Stotesbury

Groom: William Cowthard
Bachelor. Of this parish (Lewisham)
Lewisham, Greater London
Bride: Alice Ann Stotesbury
Spinster. Of this parish (Lewisham)
Lewisham, Greater London
Date: 25 August 1822
Place: St Mary the Virgin Church, Lewisham, Greater London
Witness: Emily Cowthard

The other witness was "J Stotesbury"

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About 1829

Baptism

Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026

Baptism of George Woolverton

Person: George Woolverton
Date: About 1829
Place: St Mary the Virgin Church, Lewisham, Greater London
Father: George Woolverton
Baker
Mother: Susannah Stotesbury
Recorded as Susannah Woolverton

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Cowthard2 people
Punorth2 people
Sindrey2 people
Stotesbury2 people
Woolverton2 people
Neatby1 person
Scales1 person