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London Metropolitan Archives

SHERWOOD


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 Q/SHR

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: SHERWOOD

Date(s): 1616-1936

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 0.6 linear metres

Name of creator(s): Parish of St George the Martyr, Borough | Church of England

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

These papers relating to properties and businesses were collected for their general or antiquarian interest rather than having a united provenance (that is, being produced by the same institution or business).

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Collection of documents relating to the parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark, including faculties, bills, receipts, notices, Vestry minutes, bonds and certificates. Also deeds, wills, and other legal documents relating to property ownership for other areas of London and Surrey.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

The present arrangement brings together items which appear to be linked with the parish of St George the Martyr Southwark; the remainder seem to be unrelated and are listed borough by borough, followed by out-county. Wrappers used by Sherwood are kept with individual documents, but not noted in list, or numbered.
Q/SHR/1 - 95 Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark;
Q/SHR/96-156 Inner London boroughs;
Q/SHR/157-173 Out-county, Surrey.

Conditions governing access:

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Physical characteristics:

Fit

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

These documents were obtained by the late George F. T. Sherwood of Brockley for his collection, which was later purchased by the Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They were microfilmed by the Society, and have now been given to the Greater London Record Office.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Related material:

P92/GEO: records of St George the Martyr.

DESCRIPTION NOTES Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: August to October 2010.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Bonds | Documents | Information sources
Conferences | Group communication | Communication process
Legal documents | Law
Local history | History
Parish records | Documents | Information sources
Parishes | Administrative units | Local government | Public administration | Government
Property ownership | Civil law | Legal systems | Law
Right to property | Civil and political rights | Human rights
Title deeds | Deeds | Documents | Information sources
Vestry | Parish meetings | Meetings | Group communication | Communication process
Meetings x Conferences
Property law x Right to property
Primary documents
Religion

Personal names

Corporate names
Parish of St George the Martyr | Borough | Church of England

Places
Borough | Southwark | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe