Hi Andy, St. Johns at Boscombe was not built till 1891/1893. Records from there are at the Hants County R.O. Christchurch Registration District (created July 1st 1837) has no mention of Boscombe so presume there was no earlier church there. On HRO web site it says "Records of the Boroughs of Bournemouth and Christchurch which were formerly part of Hampshire are held by the Dorset Record Office" Try the Dorset R.O. with an email, I will send the link direct to you. Hope this helps, Regards Jean in Hampshire.