Farnham, Surrey Genealogy

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Parish History
FARNHAM (St. Andrew), is a market-town, parish, a union, in the hundred of Farnham, in the western division of Surrey about 10 miles southwest of Guildford, and 38 southwest of London, on the road to Southampton. It comprises the tythings of Badshot, Runfold, Culverlands, Tilford, Farnham, Runwick, Wrecklesham, and Bourne; as of 1848 it contained 6615 inhabitants, of whom 3400 are in the town or tything of Farnham. There are three chapels that were built within Farnham's boundaries, including St. Peter, Wrecklesham, in 1840, by subscription; a district church called St John the Evangelist at Hale; and one at Tilford and is a licensed place of worship. There are three churches for Independents, with one in Farnham, one at Tilford and Hungary-hill. Here is a wonderful 19th century historical perspective by the famed topographer, Samuel Lewis.

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.

Church records
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Census records
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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
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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