Looking for family history at St Peter & St Paul’s?
Are you researching your family history in Fareham?
The churchyard at St Peter & St Paul’s has been part of Fareham’s story for centuries, and many generations of local people have been buried here.
If you are trying to trace an ancestor, locate a grave, or discover more about your family’s connection with the parish, there are several places you can look.
Historic burial records for St Peter & St Paul’s are held by Portsmouth History Centre. Fareham Borough Council directs enquiries about burials in our churchyard to the History Centre.
You can contact Portsmouth History Centre at:
portsmouthhistorycentre@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
023 9268 8046
You may also find useful information through Find a Grave, an online database where people have recorded graves, memorials, photographs and family information from cemeteries and churchyards around the world.
If your research uncovers a deeper family connection with St Peter & St Paul’s, we would particularly love to hear from you.
Perhaps several generations of your family worshipped here, were baptised or married here, served the church or the town, or are buried in the churchyard. If you have photographs, documents, memories or family stories connected with the church, please get in touch.
We would love to hear their story, learn more about the people who have been part of this church over the centuries, and where appropriate celebrate and share their story with you.
Our churchyard contains many significant eighteenth- and nineteenth-century memorials and forms an important part of Fareham’s historic heritage.
Every stone represents a person and a story. We would love to help keep those stories connected with the life of St Peter & St Paul’s.
