A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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This Roman Catholic church does not have a graveyard
St Joseph is a daughter church to St Edmunds Godalming; there was also a chapel in Elstead(now closed). Originally the Roman Catholic parishes of Haslemere(until 1924) and Bramley(until 1955) were also part of St Edmund's parish. St Joseph’s was located in the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Witley All Saints, and since 1844 in the Church of England ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or Roman Catholic church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England of Milford St John the Evangelist. The Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index has around 600 names for Milford St John the Evangelist, and just over 2,200 names for Witley All Saints. Older burials may have taken place in the Anglican church graveyards. The only Roman Catholic graveyard we know of in the area is Sutton Place, St. Edward the Confessor in Woking. Many local cemeteries may have Roman Catholic sections see https://www.waverley.gov.uk/Services/Parks-leisure-and-things-to-do/Parks-countryside-and-green-spaces/Cemeteries-and-churchyards
Search for any references to your ancestor in the Surrey Index of Names:
https://www.wsfhs.co.uk/pages/sindex/siSearch.php (opens in new browser window) or use our contact form to find out which Monumental Inscription collections might be available: https://surreychurches.org.uk/contact Milford West Surrey Family Histpory Society CD10 (Surrey Burial Index) Has burial records for Milford St John the Evangelist for 1855 to 1877 For a full list of parishes covered click here (opens in a new page). or see our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). Witley West Surrey Family History Society CD10 (Surrey Burial Index) Has burial records for Witley from 1653-1865 WSFHS CD15 (Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Witley from 1654 to 1753 WSFHS CD33 (Ancient Parishes in the Hambledon district) has baptismal records for Witley from 1653 to 1840; marriages from 1653 to 1837; and, burials from 1653 to 1840 See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). Milford is in the Waverley district of Surrey.
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.
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LinksParish web siteTaking Stock Wikipedia GEN UKI Pages [included in Witley] Vision of Britain Surrey History centre notes on Roman Catholics in Surrey Surrey History Centre notes on Roman Catholic Records Catholic Heritage.net Catholic Family History Society National Archive guide to Roman Catholic Records Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton contact us: https://surreychurches.org.uk/contact |
