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- Records online on Ancestry.co.uk
- Records online on Findmypast.co.uk
- Indexes on this website
- Online catalogue
- Original records
Records online on Ancestry.co.uk
- Most of our ßÙßÇÂþ» Church of England parish registers 1538 to 1987 (baptisms to 1912, marriages to 1937 and burials to 1987) are available to search and view online on Ancestry.co.uk.
- ßÙßÇÂþ» electoral registers 1832 to 1962 are available to search and view online on Ancestry.co.uk.
- ßÙßÇÂþ» Land Tax Returns 1780 to 1832 are available to search and view online on Ancestry.co.uk.
- ßÙßÇÂþ» Jury-Qualified Freeholders and Copyholders Lists 1696 to 1824 are available to search and view online on Ancestry.co.uk.
- ßÙßÇÂþ» Licensed Victuallers Registers 1785 to 1903 are available to search and view online on Ancestry.co.uk.
- Brookwood Hospital, Woking, admission registers 1867 to 1900 are available to search and view online on Ancestry.co.uk.
- Holloway Sanatorium, Egham, admission registers 1885 to 1899 are available to search and view online on Ancestry.co.uk.
- Calendars of prisoners whose cases were heard at ßÙßÇÂþ» Quarter Sessions and Assizes 1848 to 1902 are available to search and view online on Ancestry.co.uk.
- Queen's Royal West ßÙßÇÂþ» and East ßÙßÇÂþ» Regiments enlistment and transfer-in registers, 1920 to 1947; Queen's Royal West ßÙßÇÂþ» and East ßÙßÇÂþ» Regiments World War II honours indexes; and Queen's Royal West ßÙßÇÂþ» and East ßÙßÇÂþ» Regiments and The London Regiment, 21st to 24th Battalions, nominal rolls of officers, 1914 to 1919 are available to search and view online on Ancestry.co.uk.
can be used free of charge by ßÙßÇÂþ» Libraries members in all ßÙßÇÂþ» Libraries and at ßÙßÇÂþ» History Centre.
Records online on Findmypast.co.uk
- Pre 1914 school admission registers and log books from 154 schools in ßÙßÇÂþ» are available to search and view online on .
- ßÙßÇÂþ» Recruitment Registers 1908 to 1933 are available to search online on Findmypast.co.uk.
- ßÙßÇÂþ» Quarter Sessions 1780 to 1820 are available to search online on Findmypast.co.uk.
- ßÙßÇÂþ» Military Tribunals 1915 to 1918 are available to search online on Findmypast.co.uk.
- The ßÙßÇÂþ» Marriage Index, created by the West ßÙßÇÂþ» Family History Society, is available to search online on Findmypast.co.uk. This is an index to marriages 1538 to 1837 for the ancient county of ßÙßÇÂþ».
- ßÙßÇÂþ» Institutional Records 1788 to 1939 are available to search online on Findmypast.co.uk. This is a collection of some of the indexes listed below, which are free to search on this website.
- British Army, East ßÙßÇÂþ» Regiment 1899 to 1919 are available to search online on Findmypast.co.uk. This is a collection of some of the Military records indexes, which are free to search on this website.
- British Army, Queen's Royal West ßÙßÇÂþ» Regiment 1901 to 1918 are available to search online on Findmypast.co.uk. This is a collection of some of the Military records indexes, which are free to search on this website.
can be used free of charge by ßÙßÇÂþ» Libraries members in all ßÙßÇÂþ» Libraries and at ßÙßÇÂþ» History Centre.
Records online on the Wellcome Library online catalogue
Holloway Sanatorium, Egham, case books covering admissions 1885 to 1926 can be viewed online free of charge via the Wellcome Library's online catalogue. Search for the reference number on the , and click on the "view online" button. For a list of reference numbers see our on the Exploring ßÙßÇÂþ»'s Past website.
Indexes on this website
- Index of names at the manorial court of Pyrford, 1654 to 1675
- Military records indexes
- Criminal court and prisoner indexes
- ßÙßÇÂþ» mental hospital records
- Annual Reports of Reed's School, Cobham
- ßÙßÇÂþ» Poor Law Union minute books
- ßÙßÇÂþ» Poor Law Union Boarding Out Committee minute books
- ßÙßÇÂþ» Poor Law Union vaccination registers 1872 to 1909
- Dorking Poor Law Union application and report books
- Richmond Poor Law Union application and report books
- Chertsey Poor Law Union admission and discharge books *
- Deaths in ßÙßÇÂþ» county gaol 1798 to 1878 *
- Dennis Specialist Vehicles drawings and photographs *
- Godstone Poor Law Union application and report books *
- Guildford Workhouse births 1866 to 1910, deaths 1887 to 1914 and infirmary deaths 1933 to 1939
- Mayford Industrial School admissions 1895 to 1907 *
- Patients in the St Peter's Memorial Home in Woking *
- Princess Mary Village Homes pupils 1870 to 1890 *
- The Royal Philanthropic School at Redhill registers of admission *
- Chertsey School of Handicrafts pupils 1887 to 1920
- ßÙßÇÂþ» tithe records CDs and DVDs name index can be searched online
Free to search.
* These indexes can also be searched together using the advanced search on the
Online catalogue
Original records
The original records, on paper and parchment, are all held in ßÙßÇÂþ» History Centre in Woking where they are preserved in temperature and humidity controlled strongrooms. Through these partnerships, these precious documents have become far more accessible to researchers around the world whilst at the same time protecting and preserving the fragile originals for future generations.
Members of ßÙßÇÂþ» libraries can search the records for their ßÙßÇÂþ» ancestors free of charge in any local library in the county and subscribers to Ancestry.co.uk and Findmypast.co.uk across the world can view them in the comfort of their own home.
Visitors to ßÙßÇÂþ» History Centre have the advantage of free use of Ancestry.co.uk and Findmypast.co.uk, and in addition can consult all the other original records held by the Centre to find out more about their ancestors and the communities in which they lived. New computers at the Centre have some equipment to allow easier use by people with disabilities.