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[[Image:Lingfield_St+Peter+and+St+Paul_Surrey.JPG|thumb|right|Lingfield St Peter & St Paul]]
Guide to '''Lingfield, Surrey ancestry, family history, and genealogy.''' Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  


== Parish History  ==
{{Infobox England Jurisdictions
| image = Lingfield St+Peter+and+St+Paul Surrey.JPG
| caption = Lingfield St+Peter+and+St+Paul Surrey
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
| County = Surrey
| Hundred = Tandridge
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/EastGrinstead/ East Grinstead]
| Registration District = East Grinstead
| PRbegin = 1559
| BTbegin = 1679
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Winchester
| Archdeaconry =
| Archdeaconries =
| Rural Deanery = Ewell
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =  
| Archive = [[Surrey Record Office]]
}}


Lingfield is an Ancient Parish in the county of Surrey.Other places in the parish include: Arding Run, Baldwins Hill, Beacon Heath, Chartham Park, Dormans Land, Dryhill, Fieldcourt, Plaistow Street, Ridlands Green, and Apsley Town. <br>
== Parish History ==


See ''A Topographical Dictionary of England'' Samuel A. Lewis (1848), pp. 95-98. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51109+ at British History Online] <br>
LINGFIELD (St. Peter and St. Paul), a '''parish''', in the union of East Grinstead, First division of the hundred of Tandridge, E. division of Surrey, 6 miles (S. S. E.) from Godstone. There are places of worship for '''Baptists and Independents'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51109#s8  ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848).  Adapted.  Date accessed:  25 February 2014.</ref>  
== Resources ==
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


== Resources  ==
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ 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<br>


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


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].  
==== Church of England ====
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|-
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Lingfield Online Parish Records'''
|-
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Surrey
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CSurrey 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CSurrey 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CSurrey 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Surrey
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|2475028|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|2475028|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|2475028|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Surrey ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/surrey-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/surrey-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/surrey-burials 1600s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Surrey ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4772/ 1500s-1800s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4779/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4786// 1500s-1800s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England Select Birth, Christening, Marriage, Death and Burials ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841  1800s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852 1800s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840 1800s-1900s]</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1800s-1900s]</center>
|-
|}
'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Surrey/ Joiner Marriage Index - Surrey] ($)
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/surrey-parish-recordsThe Genealogist Parish Registers - Surrey] ($)
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records


For civil registration history see [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/east%20grinstead.html+ East Grinstead registration district] and (http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/godstone.html+ Godstone registration distirct]<br>Certificates may be obtained from<br>East Sussex The Register Office<br>Town Hall <br>Grove Road <br>Eastbourne <br>BN21 4UG Phone01323 464780 Fax 01323 431386 email eastbourne.registrar@eastsussex.gov.uk <br>


orSurrey (Leatherhead)<br> The Register Office<br>The Mansion <br>70 Church Street <br>Leatherhead <br>KT22 8DP<br>Phone=0300 200 1002<br>fax 01372 832810<br>email registration.leatherhead@surreycc.gov.uk <br> <br>
====Nonconformist Records====
"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>


==== Church 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'')


Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection
=== Cemeteries ===
*'''1700-1950''' {{FSC|290046|title-id|disp=Monumental Inscriptions, Baptist Chapel, Lingfield, Surrey, England, about 1700-1950}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1700-1950''' {{FSC|290053|title-id|disp=Monumental Inscriptions, St. Peter and St. Paul, Lingfield, Surrey, England, about 1700-1950}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


==== Census records  ====
=== Civil Registration ===


{{Expand section|any unique information, such as ''the census for X year was destroyed''}}
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>


==== Poor Law Unions  ====
For civil registration history see [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/east%20grinstead.html+ East Grinstead registration district] and [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/godstone.html+ Godstone registration distirct]<br>Certificates may be obtained from<br>East Sussex The Register Office<br>Town Hall <br>Grove Road <br>Eastbourne <br>BN21 4UG Phone01323 464780 Fax 01323 431386 email eastbourne.registrar@eastsussex.gov.uk <br>
 
orSurrey (Leatherhead)<br> The Register Office<br>The Mansion <br>70 Church Street <br>Leatherhead <br>KT22 8DP<br>Phone=0300 200 1002<br>fax 01372 832810<br>email registration.leatherhead@surreycc.gov.uk <br> <br>
 
=== Census Records ===
 
{{British Census|474664}}<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
=== Poor Law Unions  ===


In 1734 the parish built a workhouse which was later sold when the East Grinstead Poor Law Union was formed.<br>  
In 1734 the parish built a workhouse which was later sold when the East Grinstead Poor Law Union was formed.<br>  
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The parish joined the East Grinstead union in 1835 and received pauper boys; girls were at Hartfield parish with the East Grinstead workhouse accommodating adults (with an overflow to Withyham)  
The parish joined the East Grinstead union in 1835 and received pauper boys; girls were at Hartfield parish with the East Grinstead workhouse accommodating adults (with an overflow to Withyham)  


There was some dissent about the East Grinstead union but it was not until 1897 that the parish was transferred to the Godstone Union.&nbsp;
There was some dissent about the East Grinstead union but it was not until 1897 that the parish was transferred to the Godstone Union.


[[East Grinstead Poor Law Union, Sussex]]
[[East Grinstead Poor Law Union, Sussex]]  


==== Probate records ====
=== Probate Records ===


Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Surrey Probate Records|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.  
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Surrey Probate Records|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.  
==== Taxation  ====
*1664 Hearth Tax at [http://gams.uni-graz.at/archive/objects/o:htx.SRY/methods/sdef:Ontology/get Hearth Tax Digital] - free.


== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
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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]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
 
== Websites  ==
 
 
== References  ==


== Web sites  ==
{{reflist}}<br>


Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.
{{Surrey}}


[[Category:Surrey]]
[[Category:Surrey_Parishes]]

Latest revision as of 16:11, 29 March 2024


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

Lingfield, Surrey
Lingfield St+Peter+and+St+Paul Surrey.JPG
Lingfield St+Peter+and+St+Paul Surrey
Type Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Tandridge
County Surrey
Poor Law Union East Grinstead
Registration District East Grinstead
Records begin
Parish registers: 1559
Bishop's Transcripts: 1679
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Ewell
Diocese Winchester
Province Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey
Location of Archive
Surrey Record Office

Parish History[edit | edit source]

LINGFIELD (St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, in the union of East Grinstead, First division of the hundred of Tandridge, E. division of Surrey, 6 miles (S. S. E.) from Godstone. There are places of worship for Baptists and Independents.[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

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

Lingfield 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
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
FamilySearch Parish Registers-Surrey
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
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Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
1700s-1800s
-
1700s-1800s
-
1700s-1800s
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FreeREG
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Surrey ($)
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1600s-1800s
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Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Surrey ($)
1500s-1800s
-
1500s-1800s
-
1500s-1800s
-
Ancestry-England Select Birth, Christening, Marriage, Death and Burials ($)
-
1800s-1900s
-
1800s-1900s
-
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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-
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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.

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

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

For civil registration history see East Grinstead registration district and Godstone registration distirct
Certificates may be obtained from
East Sussex The Register Office
Town Hall
Grove Road
Eastbourne
BN21 4UG Phone01323 464780 Fax 01323 431386 email eastbourne.registrar@eastsussex.gov.uk

orSurrey (Leatherhead)
The Register Office
The Mansion
70 Church Street
Leatherhead
KT22 8DP
Phone=0300 200 1002
fax 01372 832810
email registration.leatherhead@surreycc.gov.uk

Census Records[edit | edit source]

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.




Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

In 1734 the parish built a workhouse which was later sold when the East Grinstead Poor Law Union was formed.

The parish joined the East Grinstead union in 1835 and received pauper boys; girls were at Hartfield parish with the East Grinstead workhouse accommodating adults (with an overflow to Withyham)

There was some dissent about the East Grinstead union but it was not until 1897 that the parish was transferred to the Godstone Union.

East Grinstead Poor Law Union, Sussex

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.

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. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 25 February 2014.