Surrey, England Genealogy

'''Surrey is an inland county located in the lower part of 'England'. Northern Surrey is encompassed by Greater London.'''

Jurisdictions
Use an interactive mapto find jurisdictions for each parish in Surrey.

Civil Districts
When civil registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1837, Surrey was divided into a number of registration districts, each containing several parishes. The index to the civil records gives the name of the district where an event took place. Click here to see a list of the civil districts in Surrey and the parishes covered by each. Read more about England Civil Registration.

Parishes
See a list of the parishes of Surrey with links to articles.

Probate Jurisdictions
Before 1858, every town and parish in Surrey was under the probate jurisdiction of several ecclesiastical courts. To read more about probate records and see a list of Surrey towns and parishes and the probate courts that had jurisdiction over them, go to Surrey Probate Records.

Websites
To view an excellent list of web sites and/or web pages for Surrey and many of its parishes, visit FHLFavorites.info.