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One of the "Home Counties", and situated between the South Coast and London, it has been very important politically since the time of the Romans. Surrey is a rich, fertile county, with countless square miles of farmland, deciduous woodland, and rolling downs, as well as vast tracts of pine forest and heathland.

Guildford is the county town; with the remains of its 12th century Norman Castle, and modern-day cathedral, topped by a golden angel. Kingston-upon-Thames is probably historically more famous as being where seven Saxon kings were crowned. The Coronation Stone can still be seen in the old town centre, where ancient buildings sit alongside the modern shopping centre.

It should be noted that Croydon, Sutton, Cheam, Coulsdon, & Purley, although technically in Surrey, are now part of Greater London and are all in London boroughs so not covered by Surrey County Council. Kingston is a Royal borough and, although Surrey County Council HQ is in Kingston, it too is a London borough.

County town: Guildford

Other major towns: Croydon, Sutton, Cheam, Coulsdon, Epsom, Woking, Farnham, Dorking

Surrey Places of Worship

Regional projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference

County Record Office

Surrey History Centre

East Surrey FHS

West Surrey FHS

Countywide Interest

Surrey Archaeology

The Surrey Advertiser Research Site

Pigots 1839 Directory of Surrey

Exploring Surrey's Past

Ideal Homes Suburbia In Focus

The Weald: Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Surrey Plus Wills

Specific Town and Village Interest

The Parish of Aldbury

Ash Museum

Ash Vale & Aldershot - British & Canadian Military History

Bisley History and Genealogy

Pictures of Bisley

Bramley History Society

Brockham Village - includes some Parish Records

Brookwood Cemetery Society

Brookwood Hospital Archives

Croydon History

Croydon Local Studies Library

Croydon Poor Law and Workhouse Records

Elstead War Memorial

Ewehurst History Society

The Fallen of Ewhurst and Ellen's Green

Frimley History, Trivia and Facts

Frimley Green Village Community Website

The Parish of Godalming

History and Photographs of Godalming

John Owen Smith's Website

Horley LHS

Jacob's Well

Kingston upon Thames Historical Records

The Knaphillian

Langley Vale

Parish Church of St Mary & St Nicholas, Leatherhead, Gravestone Records

Normandy Historians

Puttenham Surrey (inc. Wanborough)

Puttenham - some Births and Baptisms

Puttenham- some Burials

Houses of Note in Reigate

Richmond LHS

Richmond-on-Thames Cemetery Services: Burial Register Search

The Streatham Society

Walton on the Hill and District Local History Society

Wanborough Local History and Genealogy

Wanborough Electoral Rolls and Kelly's Directory transcripts

West Norwood Cemetery Database

Wimbledon LHS

Woking's Oral History

Maps and Photographs

Maps of Kingston and Surbiton Cemeteries

A Map of Surrey, 1768. By John Roque

Photographs of Farnham in Surrey

Books of local interest

Surrey Record Society Volume XXXIX
Surrey Probate Inventories 1558-1603
Transcribed by D. M. Herridge
Surrey Record Society, 2005
ISBN 0 902978 14 4
Arranged in chronological order with indexes of items (classified), people, occupations and stations, and properties. Also includes a glossary of unfamilar words, eight illustrations (two in colour), and a very interesting introduction.

Other recommended books:

SHOTTERMILL - its Farms, Families and Mills. Part 1 - Early Times to the 1700s

SHOTTERMILL - its Farms, Families and Mills. Part 2 - 1730 to the Early 20th Century

Both by Greta A. Turner and available from John Owen Smith

Register Office

Copy Certificate Information: Copy certificates

Guildford Register Office

Artington House
Portsmouth Road
Guildford, Surrey
GU2 4DZ
Tel 08456 009 009
E-mail registration.guildford@surreycc.gov.uk

Leatherhead Register Office

The Mansion
Church Street
Leatherhead
Surrey, KT22 8DP
Tel 01372 832800
E-mail registration.leatherhead@surreycc.gov.uk

Weybridge Register Office

Rylston
81 Oatlands Drive
Weybridge, Surrey
KT13 9LN
Tel 01932 794700
E-Mail registration.weybridge@surreycc.gov.uk

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.

Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts

Croydon Local Studies (Sch holidays usually) Deb N

Richmond Local Studies. Weekly/Weybridge Local Studies Library. Saturdays Paul Barton, Special Agent

Cemetery Lookup Requests

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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.

Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Photo Offers

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+|One of the "Home Counties", and situated between the South Coast and London, it has been very important politically since the time of the Romans. Surrey is a rich, fertile county, with countless square miles of farmland, deciduous woodland, and rolling downs, as well as vast tracts of pine forest and heathland.
+Guildford is the county town; with the remains of its 12th century Norman Castle, and modern-day cathedral, topped by a golden angel. Kingston-upon-Thames is probably historically more famous as being where seven Saxon kings were crowned. The Coronation Stone can still be seen in the old town centre, where ancient buildings sit alongside the modern shopping centre.
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+| Surrey is full of historic country estates and gardens, picturesque villages with thatched cottages and working mills. Lewis Carroll often stayed with his sister at Guildford where he died in 1898.
+It should be noted that Croydon, Sutton, Cheam, Coulsdon, & Purley, although technically in Surrey, are now part of Greater London and are all in London boroughs so not covered by Surrey County Council. Kingston is a Royal borough and, although Surrey County Council HQ is in Kingston, it too is a London borough.
+'''County town:''' Guildford
+'''Other major towns:''' Croydon, Sutton, Cheam, Coulsdon, Epsom, Woking, Farnham, Dorking
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Surrey| Surrey Places of Worship]]'''
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandSurrey.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
+'''Primary Reference'''
+*[http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistoryservice '''County Record Office''']
+*[http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistoryservice Surrey History Centre]
+*[http://www.eastsurreyfhs.org.uk/ East Surrey FHS]
+*[http://www.wsfhs.org/ West Surrey FHS]
+'''Countywide Interest'''
+*[http://www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/ Surrey Archaeology]
+*[http://www.newspaperdetectives.co.uk/ The Surrey Advertiser Research Site]
+*[http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/SRY/pigotsry.txt Pigots 1839 Directory of Surrey]
+*[http://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/ Exploring Surrey's Past]
+*[http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/index1a.html Ideal Homes Suburbia In Focus]
+*[http://www.theweald.org/home.asp The Weald: Kent, Surrey and Sussex]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsurry/index.shtml Surrey Plus Wills]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+*[http://www.alburychurches.org/history/burials.html The Parish of Aldbury]
+*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sally.jenkinson/ashmuseum/ Ash Museum]
+*[http://www.ash-vale.co.uk/local.html Ash Vale & Aldershot - British & Canadian Military History]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsurry/bisley/ Bisley History and Genealogy]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsurry/bisley/photos.htm?lpos=fromtheweb Pictures of Bisley]
+*[http://www.bramleyhistorysociety.org.uk/ Bramley History Society]
+*[http://www.brockhamvillage.co.uk/about/about_home.htm Brockham Village - includes some Parish Records]
+*[http://www.tbcs.org.uk/index.htm Brookwood Cemetery Society]
+*[http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Brookwood+Hospital+Woking?opendocument&lpos=fromtheweb Brookwood Hospital Archives]
+*[http://www.greig51.freeserve.co.uk/cnhss/links.htm Croydon History]
+*[http://www.croydononline.org/history/places/lslibrary.asp Croydon Local Studies Library]
+*[http://www.croydononline.org/history/genealogy/poor.asp  Croydon Poor Law and Workhouse Records]
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/anglers.rest/Elstead.htm Elstead War Memorial]
+*[http://www.ewhursthistory.com/v2/ Ewehurst History Society]
+*[http://www.ewhurstfallen.co.uk/ The Fallen of Ewhurst and Ellen's Green]
+*[http://www.hometownengland.com/surrey/history/Frimley.html Frimley History, Trivia and Facts]
+*[http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/villages/England/Frimley+Green-Surrey Frimley Green Village Community Website]
+*[http://www.godalming.org.uk/ The Parish of Godalming]
+*[http://www.godalming-museum.org.uk/ History and Photographs of Godalming]
+*[http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/ John Owen Smith's Website]
+*[http://www.horleyhistory.org.uk/ Horley LHS]
+*[http://jwhistory.org.uk/index.html Jacob's Well]
+*[http://www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/community_people_and_living/rbdm/historical_records.htm Kingston upon Thames Historical Records]
+*[http://www.theknaphillian.com/ The Knaphillian]
+*[http://eastfarleighcruisingclub.co.uk/langleyvalevillage.htm Langley Vale]
+*[http://www.parishchurch.leatherheadweb.org.uk/churchyard/ Parish Church of St Mary & St Nicholas, Leatherhead, Gravestone Records]
+*[http://normandyhistorians.guildford-surrey.co.uk/index.html#anchor94081 Normandy Historians]
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/ar.indexes/puttenham.htm Puttenham Surrey (inc. Wanborough)]
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/ar.indexes/puttbaps.htm Puttenham - some Births and Baptisms]
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/ar.indexes/puttbur.htm Puttenham- some Burials]
+*[http://www.rockshawroad.org.uk/Descriptions.htm Houses of Note in Reigate]
+*[http://richmondhistory.org.uk/ Richmond LHS]
+*[http://www2.richmond.gov.uk/burials/regenq.asp Richmond-on-Thames Cemetery Services: Burial Register Search]
+*[http://www.streathamsociety.org.uk/ The Streatham Society]
+*[http://www.waltonandtadworthlhs.org.uk/ Walton on the Hill and District Local History Society]
+*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/WanIndex.htm Wanborough Local History and Genealogy]
+*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/XML/Wanborough.asp Wanborough  Electoral Rolls and Kelly's Directory transcripts]
+*[http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/cemetery/ West Norwood Cemetery Database]
+*[http://www.wimbledonsociety.org.uk/ Wimbledon LHS]
+*[http://www.thelightbox.org.uk/content.php?page_id=943 Woking's Oral History]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
+*[http://www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/community_people_and_living/bereavement_services.htm Maps of Kingston and Surbiton Cemeteries]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsurry/maps/roque.html A Map of Surrey, 1768. By John Roque ]
+*[http://www.farnham.gov.uk/visit/photos/photo-gallery.html  Photographs of Farnham in Surrey]
+'''Books of local interest'''
+Surrey Record Society Volume XXXIX <br>
+Surrey Probate Inventories 1558-1603 <br>
+Transcribed by D. M. Herridge <br>
+Surrey Record Society, 2005 <br>
+ISBN 0 902978 14 4<br>
+Arranged in chronological order with indexes of items (classified), people, occupations and stations, and properties. Also includes a glossary of unfamilar words, eight illustrations (two in colour), and a very interesting introduction.
+Other recommended books:
+'''SHOTTERMILL''' - its Farms, Families and Mills. Part 1 - Early Times to the 1700s
+'''SHOTTERMILL''' - its Farms, Families and Mills. Part 2 - 1730 to the Early 20th Century
+Both by Greta A. Turner and available from [http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/ John Owen Smith]
+==Register Office==
 Copy Certificate Information: [http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Copy%20certificates?opendocument Copy certificates]
-======Guildford Register Office======
+'''Guildford Register Office'''
 Artington House<br>
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 E-mail registration.guildford@surreycc.gov.uk<br>
-======Leatherhead Register Office======
+'''Leatherhead Register Office'''
 The Mansion<br>
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 E-mail registration.leatherhead@surreycc.gov.uk<br>
-======Weybridge Register Office======
+'''Weybridge Register Office'''
 Rylston<br>
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-=====Links=====
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
+*Croydon Local Studies (Sch holidays usually) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=305 Deb N]
+*Richmond Local Studies. ''Weekly''/Weybridge Local Studies Library. ''Saturdays'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=193 Paul Barton, Special Agent]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+==Photo Offers==
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-*[http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistoryservice County Record Office] <br><br>
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/surrey.html Library Link] <br><br>
-*[http://www.eastsurreyfhs.org.uk/East Surrey FHS] <br><br>
-*[http://www.wsfhs.org/West Surrey FHS] <br><br>
-*[http://www.wimbledonsociety.org.uk/ Wimbledon LHS] <br><br>
-*[http://www.horleyhistory.org.uk/ Horley LHS] <br><br>
-*[http://richmondhistory.org.uk/ Richmond LHS] <br><br>
-*[http://www.greig51.freeserve.co.uk/cnhss/index.htm Croydon History] <br> <br>
-*[http://www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/Surrey Archaeology] <br><br>
-*[http://www.streathamsociety.org.uk/The Streatham Society] <br><br>
-*[http://www.old-maps.co.uk/gazetteer/10surr341/10surr341gazA.htm Town and Village Maps] <br><br>
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/surrey/surrey_workhouses.htm Surrey Workhouses] <br><br>
-*[http://www.theweald.org/home.asp The Weald: Kent, Surrey and Sussex] <br><br>
-*[http://www.newspaperdetectives.co.uk/ Newspaper Detectives] Names from the Surrey Advertiser for selected years: 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867 and 1872.  <br><br>
-*Online marriage and birth records for [http://www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/community_people_and_living/rbdm/historical_records.htm Kingston upon Thames] from about 1842 to 1905.  <br><br>
-*[http://www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/community_people_and_living/bereavement_services.htm Maps of Kingston and Surbiton Cemeteries] <br><br>
-*[http://www.farnham.gov.uk/images.php Photographs of Farnham in Surrey]  A collection of modern photographs which show many buildings in the town and in the local area.  <br><br>
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsurry/index.shtml Surrey Plus wills]  Transcriptions of wills from Surrey and nine other counties. Regularly updated.  <br><br>
-*Burials database for [http://www2.richmond.gov.uk/burials/regenq.asp Richmond-on-Thames] The database covers East Sheen Cemetery, Hampton Cemetery, Old Mortlake Burial Ground, Richmond Cemetery, Teddington Cemetery and Twickenham Cemetery.  <br><br>
-*[http://www5.surreycc.gov.uk/dtcgi/nph-dtweb.exe?DThs=SurreyNoOrderNaturalLanguageFrame.htm Surrey History Centre Catalogue] - quite brilliant - a bit like A2A but better! N.B. I agree that Surrey History Centre's catalogue is brilliant - and most of it isn't on A2A - but when I've used it, it doesn't seem to like * for wildcard searches. There are lots of entries on the original paper catalogues which eluded me when using the online search engine because of all the spelling variations. Broomfield, for example appears as Bromfield, Brumfeild etc and possibly Broomfylde (so potentially EIGHTEEN different spellings, i.e. 18 different searches) <br><br>
-*[http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/index1a.html Ideal Homes Suburbia In Focus]  is a joint project of the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark and the University of Greenwich.  <br>
-It includes old photographs and maps of Abbey Wood, Bankside, Beckenham, Bellingham, Belvedere, Bermondsey, Bexley, Bexleyheath, Bickley, Biggin Hill, Blackfen, Blackheath, Borough, Bostall, Brixton, Brockley, Bromley, Camberwell, Catford, Charlton, Chislehurst, Clapham, Cray Valley, Crayford, Crystal Palace, Cudham, Deptford, Downe, Downham, Dulwich, Eltham, Erith, Farnborough, Foots Cray, Forest Hill, Greenwich, Greenwich Peninsula, Grove Park, Hayes, Herne, Hill, Hither Green, Kennington, Keston, Kidbrooke, Ladywell, Lambeth, Lee, Lewisham, Mottingham, New Cross, New Eltham, North Cray, Northumberland Heath, Norwood, Nunhead, Orpington, Peckham, Penge, Petts Wood, Plumstead, Progress Estate, Rotherhithe, Shooters Hill, Sidcup, Slade Green, Southend Village, Stockwell, Streatham, Sydenham, Thamesmead, Tulse Hill, Vauxhall, Walworth, Welling, West Wickham, and Woolwich.<br>
-*'''Not a website but a book!'''  <br>
-Surrey Record Society Volume XXXIX <br>
-Surrey Probate Inventories 1558-1603 <br>
-Transcribed by D. M. Herridge <br>
-Surrey Record Society, 2005 <br>
-ISBN 0 902978 14 4<br>
-Arranged in chronological order with indexes of items (classified), people, occupations and stations, and properties. Also includes a glossary of unfamilar words, eight illustrations (two in colour), and a very interesting introduction.
-=====Record Office and Cemetery Lookup Contacts=====
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