A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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The Monumental Inscriptions for the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of West Horsley were noted by Cliff Webb in April 1977. All stones which were erected before 1865 or mentioning an exact birth date before 1840 have been copied. There are around 220 names in the Index.
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 West Surrey Family History Society CD10 (The Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for St Mary's West Horsley from 1600 to 1865. WSFHS CD15(Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has Baptismal records for St Mary's West Horsley from 1606 to 1771. WSFHS CD30(Ancient Parishes in the Guildford District) has Baptismal records for St Mary's West Horsley from 1606 to 1840, marriages from 1601 to 1837 and burials from 1600 to 1840; See our 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. West Horsley is a (civil) parisha Civil Parish is the bottom most tier of local government in England Sometimes called Town Councils in urban areas [NB Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have different systems of local government] in the District of Guildford
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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