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England London Boroughs  Bromley

Guide to London Borough of Bromley ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.



History
As with all the other London Boroughs, Bromley Borough was organized by the central UK Government in 1965. It includes the former area of the Municipal Borough of Bromley, the Municipal Borough of Beckenham, Penge Urban District, Orpington Urban District and the Chislehurst part of Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District, which was transferred from Kent to Greater London. Family History Researchers should be aware that they should look for Bromley in the County of Kent, rather than Bromley Borough, although a lot of useful information is available from the later source.

Bromley itself is a town south east of London, England, 9.3 miles (15.0 km) south east of Charing Cross. It is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley.

Historically a market town, chartered in 1158, Bromley was an ancient parish in the county of Kent. Its location on a coaching route and the opening of a railway station in 1858 were key to its development, and the shift from an agrarian village to commerce and retail. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Bromley significantly increased in population and was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1903. It has developed into one of a handful of regionally significant commercial and retail districts outside central London and has formed part of Greater London since 1965.

Bromley is first recorded in a charter of 862 as Bromleag and means 'woodland clearing where broom grows'. It shares this Old English etymology with Great Bromley in Essex, but not with the Bromley in Tower Hamlets.

The history of Bromley is closely connected with the See of Rochester. In AD 862 Ethelbert, the King of Kent, granted land to form the Manor of Bromley. It was held by the Bishops of Rochester until 1845, when Coles Child, a wealthy local merchant and philanthropist, purchased Bromley Palace (now the hub of the Bromley Civic Center) and became lord of the manor. The town was an important coaching stop on the way to Hastings from London, and the now defunct Royal Bell Hotel (just off Market Square) is referred to in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. It was a quiet rural village until the arrival of the railway in 1858 in Shortlands, which led to rapid growth, and outlying suburban districts such as Bickley (which later overflowed into Bromley Common) were developed to accommodate those wishing to live so conveniently close to London.

Bromley, also known as Bromley St Peter and St Paul, formed an ancient parish in the Bromley and Beckenham hundred and the Sutton-at-Hone lathe of Kent. In 1840 it became part of the expanded Metropolitan Police District. The parish adopted the Local Government Act 1858 and a local board was formed in 1867. The board was reconstituted as Bromley Urban District Council in 1894 and the parish became Bromley Urban District. It formed part of the London Traffic Area from 1924 and the London Passenger Transport Area from 1933. In 1934, as part of a county review order, the borough was expanded by taking in 1,894 acres (7.66 km2) from the disbanded Bromley Rural District; an area including parts of the parishes of Farnborough, Hayes, Keston and West Wickham.

Cemeteries (Civil)
Beckenham Cemetery and Crematorium


 * Elmers End Rd
 * Beckenham BR3 4TD

Biggin Hill Cemetery


 * Kingsmead Road
 * Biggin Hill, Westerham TN16 3UB
 * Phone: +44 1689 853617

Bromley Hill Cemetery


 * Bromley Hill
 * Bromley BR1 4JU
 * Phone: +44 1689 853617

Chislehurst Cemetery


 * Beaverwood Rd
 * Chislehurst BR7 6HF
 * Phone: +44 1689 853617

London Road Cemetery


 * 7 Warner Rd
 * Bromley BR1 3RR
 * Phone: +44 1689 853617

Plaistow Cemetery


 * Entrance, 132 Burnt Ash Ln
 * Bromley BR1 5AF

Parishes
Bromley Parish Church


 * 9 St Paul's Square
 * Bromley, BR2 0XH
 * Tel: 020 8460 6275

St Mary's


 * College Rd
 * Bromley BR1 3QG
 * Phone: +44 20 8466 6969

St Mary the Virgin


 * Hayes St
 * Bromley BR2 7LH
 * Phone: +44 20 8462 1373

Christ Church


 * Highland Road
 * Bromley, Kent BR1 4AA
 * Phone: 020 8464 1898

St Mark's


 * Westmoreland Rd
 * Bromley BR2 0TB
 * Phone: +44 20 8460 6220

St John's


 * Park Rd
 * Bromley BR1 3HJ
 * Phone: +44 20 8460 1844

St George's


 * High St
 * Beckenham BR3 1AX
 * Phone: +44 20 8663 6996

Christ Church


 * 1A Christ Church Rd
 * Beckenham BR3 3LE
 * Phone: +44 20 8650 3847

All Saints


 * Trewsbury Rd
 * London SE26 5DP
 * Phone: +44 20 8778 3065

St John's


 * St John's Rd
 * London SE20 7EQ
 * Phone: +44 20 8778 6176

All Saints, Orpington


 * Bark Hart Rd ,
 * Orpington BR6 0QD
 * Phone: +44 1689 832031

St Martin of Tours


 * 5 Church Rd
 * Chelsfield, Orpington BR6 7RF
 * Phone: +44 1689 825749

St Nicholas'


 * 18 Church Row
 * Chislehurst BR7 5PG

Christ Church, Chislehurst


 * 40 Lubbock Rd
 * Chislehurst BR7 5JJ
 * Phone: +44 20 8402 5081

Non Conformists

 * Baptist
 * Christ Church
 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
 * Coptic Orthodox
 * Cornerstone Christian Church
 * Evangelical
 * Jehovah's Witnesses
 * Lutheran
 * Methodist
 * Redeemed Christian Church of God
 * Roman Catholic
 * Salvation Army
 * Seventh Day Adventist

There are a number of communities of non Christian religions including the following:


 * Buddhist
 * Scientology
 * Confucian
 * Jews
 * Muslim
 * Sikh

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the UK government from July 1837 to the present day. Prior to that, the only available records were those kept by the ecclesiastical bodies. As the Borough of Bromley was previously part of the County of Kent, the link to Kent County BMD records is listed below.


 * Bromley BMD records


 * ukbmd: Bromley Registration District


 * bmd certificates uk: Bromley


 * ukbmd: County of Kent

Local Histories

 * Bromley Council local history


 * british history on line: Bromley


 * Beckenham History on line


 * hidden london: Penge


 * british history on line: Orpington


 * british history on line: Chistlehurst


 * Bromley: A History and Celebration by John Ruler

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Bromley Borough Ward map


 * old maps on line: Bromley


 * viamichelin: Bromley


 * hidden london: Bromley Gazetteer

Newspapers

 * lonndon live: Lambeth


 * London Evening Standard: Lambeth edition


 * The Southwark News

Occupations
While most of Lambeth's population work outside the Borough, Lambeth is a reasonably affluent area of London. The following Labor statistics for 2017 indicates the areas of employment actually practiced.

Employment by occupation (Jan 2017-Dec 2017) Lambeth

(Numbers)	Lambeth(%)	London(%)	Great Britain(%)

Soc 2010 Major Group 1-3	130,000	63.4	55.5	45.7


 * 1 Mgrs, Dirs And Sen Offic	23,400	11.4	12.3	10.9
 * 2 Professional Occupations	65,400	31.8	25.6	20.3
 * 3 Assoc Profess & Tech 	41,300	20.1	17.5	14.4

Soc 2010 Major Group 4-5	33,100	16.1	17.3	20.8


 * 4 Administrative & Secr	23,900	11.6	9.8	10.3
 * 5 Skilled Trades Occup	9,200	4.5	7.5	10.3

Soc 2010 Major Group 6-7	25,300	12.3	14.0	16.7


 * 6 Care, Leisure & Other Serv 17,200	8.4	7.1	9.1
 * 7 Sales And Customer Serv     8,100	3.9	6.8	7.5

Soc 2010 Major Group 8-9	16,700	8.2	13.2	16.9


 * 8 Process & Machine Oper	#	#	4.4	6.3
 * 9 Elementary Occupations	13,500	6.6	8.8	10.5

Lambeth’s major business sectors include the creative and digital industries, professional and financial services, life sciences and healthcare and hospitality and tourism with major employers such as IBM, ITV, National Theatre, The South Bank Centre and Shell UK all established here.

Creative and Digital Industries Underpinned by a world class cultural offer, Lambeth is positioning itself as London’s next creative and digital industries hub. Already home to creative and tech giants ITV, IBM and soon to be HQ for Apple in neighbouring Battersea, we believe Lambeth offers the right environment for the fusion of these two industries.

Healthcare and life sciences Anchored by two of London’s leading hospitals, Guy’s St Thomas’s and King’s College, Lambeth is the focus for a cluster of healthcare and life services companies who range from traditional to highly innovative with incubators like the Health Foundry encouraging collaboration with new digital technologies.

Tourism, Hospitality, and Night Time Economy With top ten London visitor attractions such as the London Eye and Southbank Centre, along with the iconic town centre of Brixton, Lambeth is a hotspot for tourism. Hotels located on the South Bank have some of the highest occupancy rates in the country and cater equally for the tourist and corporate markets.

Our night time economy is thriving. Supporting 8,000 jobs, Lambeth’s clubs, bars, restaurants and theatres attract an in international audience. Brixton, Clapham, the South Bank and all have famed nightlife.

Lambeth’s food and hospitality offer certainly registers an impressive and varied footprint. We know that with an ever competitive market to attract the right talent, the hospitality and culture of an area is crucial to your choice of location. Extending from one of London’s busiest restaurant strips on the South Bank to new high end restaurants such as Mark Hix’s latest venture Pharmacy 2 and the long established and equally innovative indoor food markets of Brixton, Lambeth has the variety to cater to even the most niche requirements.

Professional and Financial Services Lambeth is increasingly a location of choice for professional and financial services who are attracted by central London floor space at competitive rates and central location position.

Societies

 * Lewisham history society


 * East Surrey Family History Society


 * West Surrey Family History Society


 * Surrey County Council family history websites

Archives

 * Lambeth Council archives


 * The National Archives: Lambeth


 * The National Archives: Wandsworth


 * Vauxhall History: Kennington Archives


 * Surrey County Council: Archives and History

Web Sites

 * Lambeth Council website


 * wikipedia: Lambeth


 * wikipedia: Borough of Lambeth


 * Surrey County Council