Surrey Archives and Libraries

Surrey History Centres
Surrey History Centre 130 Goldsworth Road Woking, Surrey GU21 6ND UK Telephone: 01483 518 737 Email: [mailto:shs@surreycc.gov.uk shs@surreycc.gov.uk] Website

Boundary Changes Affecting Records
"Until 1889 the ancient county of Surrey extended as far north as the Thames and as far east as Rotherhithe.
 * The administrative boundaries of the county of Surrey: History and maps describing Surrey lands now in London, and Middlesex lands moved to Surrey.
 * "In 1889 the County of London was created, and the areas of the modern London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Wandsworth were removed from Surrey. The records of these areas are held either by the London Metropolitan Archives or by the local boroughs, but the Surrey History Centre holds pre-1889 Quarter Sessions records for this area.
 * "Also in 1889, Croydon was made into a county borough exempt from county administration. Croydon became a London borough in 1965, and most Croydon records are held by the Croydon Local Studies Library and Archives.
 * "In 1965, more of Surrey was lost to London, with the creation of the London boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and an expanded Croydon. For these areas, records are held by the local boroughs (either in their archives or local studies libraries) or the Surrey History Centre. The London Metropolitan Archives may also have some material.
 * "In 1965 Staines and Sunbury were transferred from Middlesex to Surrey. In 1974 these areas became the new district of Spelthorne. Most records relating to the former Middlesex area are held by the London Metropolitan Archives."

London Metropolitan Archives 40 Northampton Road City of London EC1R 0HB UK Telephone: 020 7332 3820 E-mail: [mailto:ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk] Website Family History at London Metropolitan Archives Parish Registers at London Metropolitan Archives (Information on history, content, etc.) Index to church parishes in London

Libraries

 * Surrey Libraries Locations and links
 * Croydon Libraries Locations and links
 * Lambeth Libraries Locations and links
 * Southwark Libraries Locations and links
 * Wandsworth Libraries Locations and links
 * Kingston Libraries Locations and links
 * Merton Libraries Locations and links
 * Richmond Libraries Locations and links
 * Sutton Libraries Locations and links

Museums

 * For a long list of Surrey museums, go to 'List of museums in Surrey in Wikipedia.

Museum of Croydon Croydon Clocktower Katharine Street Croydon, London CR9 1ET UK Telephone: 020 8253 1022 Email: [mailto:museum@croydon.gov.uk museum@croydon.gov.uk] Website
 * Has collections of directories and newspapers

East Surrey Museum 1 Stafford Rd Caterham, Surrey CR3 6JG UK Telephone: 1883 340275 Email: [mailto:eastsurreymuseum@gmail.com eastsurreymuseum@gmail.com] Website

Kingston Museum Wheatfield Way Kingston upon Thames, London KT1 2PS UK Telephone: 020 8547 5006 Email: [mailto:kingston.museum@rbk.kingston.gov.uk kingston.museum@rbk.kingston.gov.uk] Website

Civil Registration Offices
The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.

Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, see UKBMD: Registration Districts in Surrey.


 * Ordering copies of birth, death or marriage certificates
 * Register offices