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


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=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


Use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''
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::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map
{{Block indent|*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map|2}}
::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box
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::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>
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=== Civil Registration  ===
=== Civil Registration  ===


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==== Non-Conformists (All other Religions) ====
====Nonconformist Records====
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast ($), index and images (''coverage may vary'')
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br>
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary


=== Census Records ===
=== Census Records ===
 
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>
{{British Census|474661}}
 
=== Probate Records  ===
=== Probate Records  ===


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==== Cemetery  ====
==== Cemetery  ====


{{Find A Grave|2132313|Claygate Holy Trinity Churchyard}} (9+ entries)  
{{Findagrave|2132313|Claygate Holy Trinity Churchyard}} (9+ entries)  


==== Taxation  ====
==== Taxation  ====
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  


*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
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*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]



Latest revision as of 09:10, 19 August 2025



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

Claygate
Type Ecclesiastical Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
County Surrey
Hundred Kingston
Poor Law Union Kingston
Registration District Kingston
Records Begin
Parish registers 1841
Bishop's Transcripts 1841
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Ewell
Diocese Winchester
Province Canterbury
Probate Court Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey
Archive
Surrey Record Office


Parish History[edit | edit source]

CLAYGATE, or Cleygate, a manor-chapelry in Thames-Ditton parish, Surrey; 2¾ miles SE of Esher r. . station, and 4¾ SSW of Kingston.[1]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]

Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map

*Type the name of the parish in the search bar
*Click on the location pin on the map
*Choose Options from the pop up box
*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.

Church Records[edit | edit source]

The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.

Church of England[edit | edit source]

Due to the increasing access of online records:

  • Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
  • Dates in the following table are approximate

Hover over the collection's title for more information

Claygate Online Parish Records
Collections
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Surrey
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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FamilySearch Parish Registers-Surrey
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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FreeREG
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Surrey ($)
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1600s-1800s
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Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Surrey ($)
1500s-1800s
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1500s-1800s
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1500s-1800s
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Ancestry-England Select Birth, Christening, Marriage, Death and Burials ($)
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1800s-1900s
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1800s-1900s
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1800s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
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1500s-1800s
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National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
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1800s-1900s

Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.


Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]

"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.

Census Records[edit | edit source]

Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

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.

Cemetery[edit | edit source]

  • Findagrave is an international database of cemetery interments. In some cases there are photographs and comments regarding the deceased's family. It is a collaborative project, meaning any volunteer may add names and photos. As of 2016 it contained over 150 million burial records and 75 million photos. [2]
(9+ entries) 

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

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

Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72) Date accessed: 24 September 2013.
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Find_a_Grave