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I don’t know anything about Surrey because I am in Australia. I want to write a letter or email to Surrey cemetery about her grave. My gg grandmother, Mary Godfrey (nee Clarke) died on Jan 1855 at her age 35 years old in Surrey. She lived with her husband, Henry who was a convict that was sent to Tasmania in 1833. They had five children. They lived at 13 Onslow Terrace, Walworth. It was St Mary Newington. However, I don’t know her parents. I am trying to find out where she was buried and there might have a headstone. Could anyone tell me what a name of cemetery near Onslow Terrace? I think Onslow Terrace had gone. I am trying to find a street map of Onslow Terrace in 1850s. After her death, her family returned back to Tasmania in 1858. Thanks, Steven.

well Walworth is now in the london borough of Southwark. the only church i can remember there is St Peters Church Southwark that was built 1825. you could start there. or contact the parks & cemeteries dept of Southwark Council Shirley

There is also Walworth St Peter http://www.southwark.anglican.org/parishes/292bw.htm I searched for Onslow terrace and one was mentioned in a listing of victorian London streets as 'Onslow Terrace, St Paul, Walworth, ST SAVIOUR'

NEWINGTON The parish of Newington lies in the angle between the roads from London Bridge into Kent through Peckham and into Surrey through Kennington and Streatham. The parish was called Newington St. Mary from the church, and Newington Butts from the ancient butts for archery, to distinguish it from the northern suburb of the same name. The soil is Thames alluvium with patches of gravel, and it was formerly very marshy and cut up by ditches, one of which, grandiloquently called Tigris, was passable by boats from Rotherhithe nearly to Newington Church. (fn. 1) In 1673 there was an ordinance forbidding the shooting of royal wildfowl that flew over Larrow Moor (otherwise known as Lorrimore or Lower Moor) Pond from the royal estates. (fn. 2) An Inclosure Award was made for Newington in 1770, inclosing commons and waste. Lorrimore was given to the lords of the manor, one tenth of Walworth Common to the rector, nine tenths to the overseers to reduce the poor rate. (fn. 3)

Hi Shirley, thank you for help. I did not know that it is in London. I thought it was in Surrey. London must be huge. I just found Southwark council. I emailed to them to see what happened. I have her death certificate that St Peter Walworth was in the sub-district. Is that for the church, St Peters? Her husband was a farmer. So it could be few houses in Surrey? Hi Lesley, thank you for your help. Yes I have seen this one. But where is Onslow Terrace at present? I tried to find this terrace in London street map but nothing. I think this Onslow Terrace would be replace a new name?

Hi Carol, thanks for your information. That's interested.

The area of the civil parish is 632 acres. As early as 1636 there was overcrowding and bad housing in this parish, conditions which naturally favoured the plague then prevalent. From April to May of 1637 no less than £118 18s. was spent on combating it. The growth of the population will be seen in the Table of Population. (The parish was incorporated into the County of London in 1888 and is now included in the metropolitan borough of Southwark. .

Southwark Local Studies Libary a postal service is offered to provide copies from the parish registers St Mary's Newington from1561 -1850 (please google)

Hi Steven St Mary Newington is just up the road from where I live. I do know that there was a small graveyard attached to St Mary's, which was made even smaller by the widening of the road leading to Elephant & Castle. A small area of it still remains behind railings. But somebody living in Southwark area could easily have been buried elsewhere - for example, Nunhead cemetery, which was a much larger graveyard. As Carol mentioned above - your best bet would be to contact the Southwark Family History Library - you can contact them here (if you Google their website you will also find an email address): Southwark Local History Library Tel: 020 7525 2000 Fax: 020 7403 8633 211 Borough High Street London SE1 1JA Regards Athena

Hi Carol, thanks for telling me about provide copies from the parish registers. However, there are no records of burials in 1855. I will keep looking. Hi Athena, thanks for your reply. I wish I would go there. I have emailed to them last night. I will let you all when I will receive their replies. Cheers, Steven.

St Peter Details of the church Liverpool Grove Walworth London SE17 Location map Parish Contacts Rev Giles Goddard (Rector) 12 Villa Street, London SE17 E-mail: [email protected] Rev Dr Sharon Moughtin-Mumby (Assistant Curate) 76 Tatum Road, Walworth, London SE17 1QR Tel: 020 7703 3139 E-mail: [email protected] Parish office Tel: 020 7703 3139 Fax: 020 7740 6830 InSpire - the crypt at St Peter's Tel: 020 7740 6868 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.in-spire.org.uk

Hi Carol, thanks for your reply. I think it could be at St Peter. I have emailed to them to see about a cemetery. I received a reply from Southwark Local History Library about what happened to Onslow Terrace. It was changed to Lorrimore Road, Walworth in 1864. St Peter could be nearest this road.