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st george in the east ??

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David

David Report 21 Jan 2008 18:59

hi
what does st george in the east mean please?
is it east london?
david

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°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o° Report 21 Jan 2008 19:03

ST GEORGE IN THE EAST

St. George in the East is situated immediately east of Whitechapel, between Stepney, Shadwell and Wapping. The church of St. George in the East with its 160 ft tower, was built in 1714-29 to the designs of Nicholas Hawksmoor, and created a seperate parish from Stepney

There is a load more if you do a search on Google

Kate

Kate Report 21 Jan 2008 19:04

I think it's a parish - I just found a bit on Wikipedia about it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George_in_the_East

Sometimes people did put down the name of the parish they were born in, rather than the place.

David

David Report 21 Jan 2008 19:10

thank you both for that info

Thelma

Thelma Report 21 Jan 2008 19:43

ST. GEORGE IN THE EAST REGISTRATION DISTRICT
Registration County : London.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.1.1926 (succeeded by Stepney district).
Sub-districts : St. George North; St. George & St. John; St. John; St. Mary; St. Paul.
GRO volumes : II (1837-51); 1c (1852-1925).

Township or Civil Parish
County
From
To
Notes

St. George in the East
MDX
1837
1889
transferred to LND in 1889
LND
1889
1925
transferred from MDX in 1889

Registers now in Tower Hamlets district.


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David

David Report 21 Jan 2008 20:02

jim
thank you for that