Surrey

These Surrey family history records and resources, all available online, will help you trace your Surrey genealogy and local history.

Archives

• Surrey History Centre

  The official archive centre. Find out what records they hold at the archive and online.

Births, Marriages, Deaths & Parish Records

• Surrey Births, Marriages and Deaths
• FreeBMD

The records below are more local and some are contained in books that can be viewed and searched.

• Addington Parish Registers 1559–1812
• Bagshot Burial Records PDF
• Banstead Parish Registers 1547–1789
• Bisley Baptisms 1561–1939 Archived
• Bisley Burials 1561–1941 Archived
• Chelsham Parish Registers 1680–1812
• Farleigh Parish Registers 1678–1812
• Gatton Parish Registers 1599–1812
• Godalming Parish Registers 1582–1688
• Haslemere Parish Registers 1573–1812
• Lightwater Burials PDF
• Merstham Parish Registers 1538–1812
• Morden Parish Registers

  Baptisms & burials 1634–1809, marriages 1634–1753.

• Puttenham Baptisms Archived
• Puttenham Marriages Archived
• Puttenham Burials Archived
• Richmond Parish Registers 1583–1653
• Richmond Parish Registers 1721–1780
• Stoke d'Abernon Parish Registers 1619–1812
• Sutton Parish Registers 1636–1837
• Tatsfield Parish Registers 1679–1812
• Wandsworth Parish Registers 1603–1787
• Warlingham Parish Registers 1653–1812
• Windlesham Burial Records PDF
• Windlesham Parish Registers 1677–1783
• Woldingham Parish Registers 1765–1812
• Wyke, St. Mark's Parish Registers

Burials & Cemeteries

• Kingston and Surbiton Burial Records

  A searchable index of burials for the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames and Surbiton from 1855–2003. Free to search, operated by the local council.

• Surrey Cemetery Photos
• Surrey Cemetery Records

Census Records

• Surrey Census 1841–1921

  Search the entire census collection plus the 1939 Register, which includes over 1.2 million individuals in Surrey.

• FreeCen

Criminals and Convicts

• Criminal Ancestor Records
• Surrey County Gaol Deaths 1798–1878

  An index to the register of deaths in the County Gaol 1798–1878, giving name, age, date of death and occupation. The original register also records the offence and cause of death (including executions). Available as a free PDF download.

• Surrey Court Cases 1391–1835

  An index of cases from four separate Surrey courts.

• Surrey Quarter Sessions 1780–1820
• Surrey Quarter Sessions and Assizes

  An index to prisoners 1912–1918, in surname order.

Local History

• Bygone Surrey
• Exploring Surrey's Past

  Explore the people, places, events and times of historical Surrey. An excellent resource for anyone interested in Surrey and its history.

• GENUKI Surrey
• Merton Memories

  Photo archive for the London Borough of Merton, covering much of the historic county of Surrey.

• Surrey Archaeological Society
• The Weald

Maps

• Map of Surrey 1874
• Old Surrey Maps
• Surrey Parish Map 1837

Military Records

• British Military Records
• Surrey Regiment/s
• Surrey Military Indexes
• Surrey Military Tribunals 1915–1918
• Surrey Musters 1544–1599
• Surrey Recruitment Registers 1908–1933
• Surrey Roll of Honour
• Surrey WWI Memorials Archived
• Surrey WWII Memorials Archived

Newspapers

• Surrey Newspaper Collection

  Search your ancestors' stories from the West Surrey Times, Surrey Mirror, Surrey Advertiser and the Dorking & Leatherhead Advertiser.

Occupations

• Surrey Police Roll of Honour
• High Sheriffs of Surrey
• Lost Pubs of Surrey

Schools

• Ewell Boys School Admissions Register 1892–1929
• School Admission Registers 1870–1914

  Find your ancestor's school records from over 500,000 Surrey pupils.

Societies & Forums

• East Surrey FHS
• West Surrey FHS
• RootsChat Surrey

Wills & Probate

• Surrey & South London Wills & Probate Index 1470–1856

  Search more than 250,000 records from the registers held at the London Metropolitan Archives.

• Surrey Plus Wills Index Archived

  An index to names of all people appearing in the wills of testators residing in the County of Surrey (and nine other counties). Links are provided to transcripts of wills, where available.

Workhouses & Poor Law

• Croydon Workhouse Records
• Guildford Workhouse Records
• Kingston Workhouse Records
• Richmond Poor Law Union Applications

  Application and report books recording those who applied for poor relief, with details on immediate family, occupations, addresses, ages and reasons for applying. Very few survive for Surrey, but those for Richmond Union are a particularly rich source. The Godstone Union also has books from 1869 to 1915.

• Southwark, St George The Martyr Workhouse Records 1729–1826

Additional Records

• Electoral Registers 1832–1932
• Surrey Historical Directories
• Top Surrey Surnames 1881
• Visitation of Surrey 1662–1668
• Migration and Immigration Records

  Did your ancestors migrate to another country? Search millions of records to see if they did.