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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

Please read the 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.

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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.
-'''Surrey'''
+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]
-County town: Guildford
-Other major towns: Croydon, Sutton, Cheam, Coulsdon, Purley, Epsom
+'''Countywide Interest'''
+*[http://www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/ Surrey Archaeology]
-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.
+*[http://www.newspaperdetectives.co.uk/ The Surrey Advertiser Research Site]
-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.
+*[http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/SRY/pigotsry.txt Pigots 1839 Directory of Surrey]
-Surrey is full of historic country estates and gardens, picturesque villages with thatched cottages and working mills.
+*[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]
-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.
+*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsurry/index.shtml Surrey Plus Wills]
-Lewis Carroll often stayed with his sister at Guildford where he died in 1898.
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-Copy Certificate Information: [http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Copy%20certificates?opendocument Copy certificates]
+*[http://www.alburychurches.org/history/burials.html The Parish of Aldbury]
+*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sally.jenkinson/ashmuseum/ Ash Museum]
-==Register Office Contact Details==
+*[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]
-=====Guildford Register Office=====
+*[http://www.bramleyhistorysociety.org.uk/ Bramley History Society]
-Artington House<br>
+*[http://www.brockhamvillage.co.uk/about/about_home.htm Brockham Village - includes some Parish Records]
-Portsmouth Road<br>
-Guildford, Surrey<br>
-GU2 4DZ<br>
-Tel 08456 009 009<br>
-E-mail registration.guildford@surreycc.gov.uk<br>
-=====Leatherhead Register Office=====
+*[http://www.tbcs.org.uk/index.htm Brookwood Cemetery Society]
-The Mansion<br>
+*[http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Brookwood+Hospital+Woking?opendocument&lpos=fromtheweb Brookwood Hospital Archives]
-Church Street<br>
-Leatherhead<br>
-Surrey, KT22 8DP<br>
-Tel 01372 832800 <br>
-E-mail registration.leatherhead@surreycc.gov.uk<br>
-=====Weybridge Register Office=====
+*[http://www.greig51.freeserve.co.uk/cnhss/links.htm Croydon History]
-Rylston<br>
+*[http://www.croydononline.org/history/places/lslibrary.asp Croydon Local Studies Library]
-Oatlands Drive<br>
-Weybridge, Surrey <br>
-KT13 9LN<br>
-Tel 01932 794700<br>
-E-Mail registration.weybridge@surreycc.gov.uk<br>
+*[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]
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.ewhurstfallen.co.uk/ The Fallen of Ewhurst and Ellen's Green]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.hometownengland.com/surrey/history/Frimley.html Frimley History, Trivia and Facts]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[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]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.godalming-museum.org.uk/ History and Photographs of Godalming]
-*Croydon Local Studies (Sch holidays usually) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=305 Deb N]
+*[http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/ John Owen Smith's Website]
-*Richmond Local Studies. ''Weekly''/Weybridge Local Studies Library. ''Saturdays'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=193 Paul Barton, Special Agent]
+*[http://www.horleyhistory.org.uk/ Horley LHS]
+*[http://jwhistory.org.uk/index.html Jacob's Well]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/community_people_and_living/rbdm/historical_records.htm Kingston upon Thames Historical Records]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.theknaphillian.com/ The Knaphillian]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[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]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://normandyhistorians.guildford-surrey.co.uk/index.html#anchor94081 Normandy Historians]
-*Bansteas:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=342 Winter Drawers Ever Near]
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/ar.indexes/puttenham.htm Puttenham Surrey (inc. Wanborough)]
-*Belmont:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=342 Winter Drawers Ever Near]
-*Cheam:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=342 Winter Drawers Ever Near]
-*Carshalton:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=342 Winter Drawers Ever Near]
-*Sutton:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=342 Winter Drawers Ever Near]
-*Wallington:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=342 Winter Drawers Ever Near]
-*Worcester Park:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=342 Winter Drawers Ever Near]
-==Links==
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/ar.indexes/puttbaps.htm Puttenham - some Births and Baptisms]
-*[http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistoryservice County Record Office]
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/ar.indexes/puttbur.htm Puttenham- some Burials]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/surrey.html Library Link]
+*[http://www.rockshawroad.org.uk/Descriptions.htm Houses of Note in Reigate]
-*[http://www.croydononline.org/history/places/lslibrary.asp Croydon Local Studies Library]
+*[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]
-'''Local History Society'''
+*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/WanIndex.htm Wanborough Local History and Genealogy]
-*[http://www.eastsurreyfhs.org.uk/ East Surrey FHS]
+*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/XML/Wanborough.asp Wanborough  Electoral Rolls and Kelly's Directory transcripts]
-*[http://www.wsfhs.org/ West Surrey FHS]
+*[http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/cemetery/ West Norwood Cemetery Database]
 *[http://www.wimbledonsociety.org.uk/ Wimbledon LHS]
-*[http://www.horleyhistory.org.uk/ Horley 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]
-*[http://richmondhistory.org.uk/ Richmond LHS]
+==Register Office==
-*[http://www.streathamsociety.org.uk/The Streatham Society]
+Copy Certificate Information: [http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Copy%20certificates?opendocument Copy certificates]
-'''OPC'''
+'''Guildford Register Office'''
+Artington House<br>
+Portsmouth Road<br>
+Guildford, Surrey<br>
+GU2 4DZ<br>
+Tel 08456 009 009<br>
+E-mail registration.guildford@surreycc.gov.uk<br>
-'''Archives'''
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountySurrey.htm#PageTitle IGI Surrey]
-*[http://www.newspaperdetectives.co.uk/ Newspaper Detectives] Names from the Surrey Advertiser for selected years: 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867 and 1872.
+'''Leatherhead Register Office'''
-*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.
+The Mansion<br>
+Church Street<br>
+Leatherhead<br>
+Surrey, KT22 8DP<br>
+Tel 01372 832800 <br>
+E-mail registration.leatherhead@surreycc.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsurry/index.shtml Surrey Plus wills]  Transcriptions of wills from Surrey and nine other counties. Regularly updated.
-*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.
+'''Weybridge Register Office'''
-*[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)
+Rylston<br>
+Oatlands Drive<br>
+Weybridge, Surrey <br>
+KT13 9LN<br>
+Tel 01932 794700<br>
+E-Mail registration.weybridge@surreycc.gov.uk<br>
-'''Family and social history'''
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/surrey/surrey_workhouses.htm Surrey Workhouses]
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/community_people_and_living/bereavement_services.htm Maps of Kingston and Surbiton Cemeteries]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[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>
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-'''Maps & Photographs'''
+*Croydon Local Studies (Sch holidays usually) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=305 Deb N]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsurry/maps/roque.html A MAP OF SURREY, 1768, BY JOHN ROQUE]
+*Richmond Local Studies. ''Weekly''/Weybridge Local Studies Library. ''Saturdays'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=193 Paul Barton, Special Agent]
-*[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.
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-'''Countywide interest'''
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/Surrey Archaeology]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.newspaperdetectives.co.uk/ THE SURREY ADVERTISER RESEARCH SITE]
-*[http://www.theweald.org/home.asp The Weald: Kent, Surrey and Sussex]
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+==Photo Offers==
-'''Specific Town Village interest'''
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-*[http://freespace.virgin.net/ar.indexes/puttenham.htm ONE PLACE STUDY ~ PUTTENHAM, SURREY (Including nearby WANBOROUGH)]
-*[http://www.greig51.freeserve.co.uk/cnhss/links.htm Croydon History]
-*[http://www.godalming-museum.org.uk/ History and Photographs of Godalming]
-*'''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.
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]
+Back to [[England]]