Virginia Water, Surrey Genealogy

England   Surrey   Surrey Parishes

Parish History
Christ Church Virginia Water was created a chapelry in 1838, from and lying within the boundaries of Egham Parish. Christ Church was erected by subscription at a cost of about £4000. Lewis says it was a "neat structure in the later style, and a district has been assigned to it, which comprises Portnall, Shrub's-hill, Strode, Trotsworth, Virginia Water, and Wentworth."

From: Samuel A. Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 150-154. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50942 Date accessed: 14 April 2011.

Civil Registration
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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.

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Web sites
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