Dulwich, Surrey Genealogy

Guide to Dulwich, Surrey ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
DULWICH, a hamlet, in the parish and union of Camberwell, E. division of the hundred of Brixton and of the county of Surrey, 4½ miles (S.) from London.

Online Indexes
Dulwich College and East Dulwich St John the Evangelist chapelries have online data content which is available for searching at the following website[s]:

Camberwell St Giles was an extensive parish with numerous chapels and chapelries dotting its boundary. By 1900, there were over 20 chapelries attached to this village.

Here are some online records available as well for the mother or ancient parish (St Giles):

Camberwell: Dulwich College Chapel Burials 1616-1980 Greater London Burials (£)

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Poor Law Unions
Camberwell Poor Law Union, Surrey

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Surrey Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Websites

 * St Giles and St Matthew Churches, Camberwell, London (official website). History, photographs, guide to parish registers at LMA, visitor directions, service time.