A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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Virginia Water was a new 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
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 Egham St John the Baptist in 1839
The other ecclesiastical parishesan 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 created from St John the Baptist were Egham Hythe St Paul(1930) and Englefield Green(1929) There are 1,345 names for Virginia Water in the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index, they date from 1780 to the 20th century. There are also just over 800 names for Egham St John the Baptist in the Index which date from early to late 19th century.
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 Virginia Water WSFHS CD10 (The Surrey Burial Index - 2nd edition 2009) has burial records for Christ Church, Virginia Water from 1839-1865 See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). WSFHS CD 15(Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Christ Church, Virginia Water from 1838 to 1875. For a full list of parishes covered see our sales page (opens in a new page). Egham West Surrey Family History Society CD10 (The Surrey Burial Index - 2nd edition 2009) has burial records for Egham St John the Baptist from 1592 to 1865. WSFHS CD 15 (Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Egham St John the Baptist from 1813 to 1840. WSFHS CD 26 (Parish Register Transcripts and Indexes in the Chertsey District) has baptismal records for Egham St John the Baptist from 1560 to 1840 and Burial records from 1592 to 1840. See our sales page for more information (opens in a new window). 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. Virginia Water is in the Runnymede 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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