A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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The 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 St John the Baptist Okewood (Oakwood) was created from the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Wotton in 1723; the parish was refounded in 1853 from the Ancient Parishesan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Wotton, Abinger and Ockley
The inscriptions for Okewood were noted by Alfred Bax in 1888. There just under 200 entries forOkewood in the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index. West Surrey Family History Society also has a copy of Cokayne,G.E. Surrey parish registers & MI's, Volume VI which includes a handful of Okewood MIs. Our thanks to Surrey Archaeological Society for allowing us to copy material from their archives.
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 if you have a question not answered by the Surrey Index of Names https://surreychurches.org.uk/contact WSFHS CD10(The Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Okewood (Oakwood) St John the Baptist from 1696 to 1865. WSFHS CD32(Ancient Parishes in the Dorking District) has baptismal records for Okewood (Oakwood) St John the Baptist from 1700 to 1840; marriages from 1697 to 1751 and burials from 1696 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.
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 Mole Valley Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in the Mole Valley DistrictA district council is a second tier local authority that provides services such as planning and building control, waste collection, environmental health and housing. Surrey County Council is a first tier local authority. Civil parish councils are the bottom tier of local government in England. If we have missed any 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 If you came from the Mole Valley page use the button at the top of this page to close the page and go back to the Mole Valley index. |
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