A guide to churches and graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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The Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index has around 1017 names for the
Ancient ParishAn Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions. of Farnham St Andrew ranging from the mid-1700s to the 1930s.
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Search the Surrey Index of Names (opens in new browser window) or contact me if you have a question not answered in the Surrey Index of Names or in our Frequently Asked Questions Contact us Parts of Farnham St Andrew were merged into new ecclesiastical parishes An ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England:
There are also civil cemeteries at: West Surrey Family History Society CD10 (Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for:
WSFHS CD 15 (Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI - 2nd edition 2009) has baptismal records for St. Thomas on The Bourne from 1874 to 1876. WSFHS CD24 (A 2nd Collection of Surrey Baptisms) has baptismal records for the Farnham Bible Christian Circuit from 1839 to 1874. WSFHS CD42 (Ancient Parishes in the Farnham District) has baptismal records for Farnham St. Andrew from 1539 to 1840 and burial records from 1539 to 1840. See the WSFHS sales page for more information (opens in a new page). The church is in the Anglican Diocese of Guildford. The Guildford Diocesan Record Office, where you should find any surviving registers for this parish, is the Surrey History Centre. [opens in a new page. Close it to see this page again.]
Farnham is a (civil) parishA civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England. In urban areas it may be called a town council. Not all areas have parish or town councils. [NB Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have different systems of local government.] in the West Surrey unitary authority area of Surrey (from April 2027)
Unless otherwise stated, the dates for the creation of parishes are taken from Youngs, Frederick A., Guide to the Administrative Units of England; Royal Historical Society: London, 1979 volume 1 Southern England.
The West Surrey Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in the West Surrey area of Surrey From April 2027 Surrey County Council and the existing district councils will be replaced by two unitary authorities: East Surrey and West Surrey.. If we have missed any churches, or you are looking for a church or graveyard that might no longer exist do please let us know using the "contact us" link at the bottom of this page. If you came to this page from our main index to churchyards. |
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