A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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St. Peter's is the original Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions church for Woking; the area is now known as Old Woking. The monumental inscriptions for St Peter’s churchyard were collected by Cliff & Dianne Webb in 1976. There are 423 names listed in the Surry Monumental Inscriptions Index, including war graves, they date from the late 1700s to the 1950s. The inscriptions from the detached graveyard have not been collected.
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 Part of the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Woking St. Peter were moved into the 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 of Woking St John in 1884). There are also two chapels of ease: St Mark's, Westfield and All Souls, Sutton Green Brookwood Cemetery is just under six miles away West Surrey Family History Society CD3 (The Woking Collection - Revised & Enhanced 3rd edition 2004) has baptismal records for Woking St. Peter from 1653 to 1865; and Burial records from 1653 to 1865. WSFHS CD10 (The Surrey Burial Index - 2nd edition 2009) has burial records for Woking St. Peter from 1653 to 1865. WSFHS CD 15(Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Woking St. Peter from 1653 to 1876. WSFHS CD30 (Ancient Parishes in the Guildford District) has baptismal records for Woking St. Peter from 1653 to 1865, Marriages from 1653 to 1865 and Burials 1653 from 1865. 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. Old Woking is a village in the Woking district of Surrey.
Unless otherwise stated the dates for the creation of parishes are taken from Youngs, Frederick. A., jr.. Guide to the Administrative Units of England; Royal Historical Society: London, 1979 volume 1 Southern England.
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