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== Parish History  ==


'CHESSINGTON, ''a parish'', in the union of Epsom, Second division of the hundred of Copthorne and Effingham, W. division of Surrey, 3 miles south from Kingston.'<ref>''[[A Topographical Dictionary of England]]'' by Samuel Lewis (1848), pp. 576-586.</ref>  
Guide to '''Chessington, Surrey ancestry, family history, and genealogy.''' Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
 
{{England Parish Infobox
| Place = Chessington
| default =
| image =
| caption =
| Type = [[Chapelry]]
| County = Surrey
| Hundred = Copthorne
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Epsom/ Epsom]
| Registration District = Epsom
| PRbegin = 1656; For more records see Malden
| BTbegin = 1692
| 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]]
}}
 
== Parish History ==
 
CHESSINGTON, a '''parish''', in the union of Epsom, Second division of the hundred of Copthorne and Effingham, W. division of Surrey, 3 miles (S.) from Kingston.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,  [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50871#s3  ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848) Date accessed: 26 September 2013.</ref>  


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


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


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].
=== Cemeteries ===
*'''1746-1999''' {{FSC|1159423|title-id|disp=Monumental Inscriptions of St. Mary the Virgin, Chessington, Surrey, 1746-1999}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


==== Church records ====
=== Civil Registration ===


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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>
 
=== 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.
 
==== 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'''''
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| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="20" | <center><font size="+1">'''Online Chessington Parish Register Images and Indexes'''</font></center>
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Chessington Online Parish Records'''
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|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="2" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="6" | <center>'''Baptisms'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="6" | <center>'''Marriages'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="6" | <center>'''Burials'''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
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| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="2" | '''Earliest'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="6" | <center>1692</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="6" | <center>1656</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="6" | <center>1692</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>
|-
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000" colspan="20" |  
| 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>
|-
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | '''Images'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Surrey
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="18" | <center>1692-1693, 1800-1813 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1624 Ancestry] baptisms, marriages, and burials<ref name="anc">[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1624 London, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812], courtesy: [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($). Described as St Mary, Chessington in Kingston upon Thames Borough. Marriages from 1800 to 1812 are not included in this database. Partially indexed.</ref></center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|2475028|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|2475028|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|2475028|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="2" | 1813-1851
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="4" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1558 Ancestry]<ref name="ancc">[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1558 London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906], courtesy: [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($). Described as Chessington in Kingston upon Thames Borough. Partially indexed.</ref>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="2" | 1800-1851
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="4" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1623 Ancestry]<ref name="ancm">[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1623 London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921], courtesy: [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($). Described as Chessington in Kingston upon Thames Borough. Partially indexed.</ref>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="2" | 1807-1851
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="4" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1559 Ancestry]<ref name="ancb">[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1559 London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980], courtesy: [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($). Described as Chessington in Kingston upon Thames Borough. Partially indexed.</ref>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000" colspan="20" |  
| 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>
|-
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="2" rowspan="8" | '''Indexes'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Surrey ($)
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="2" | 1656-1875
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/surrey-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="4" | {{RecordSearch|1473014|FamilySearch}}<ref>Batches {{IGI|C008642}}, {{IGI|C008643}}, {{IGI|P008641}}, see: Hugh Wallis, [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountySurrey.htm 'IGI Batch Numbers for Surrey, England,'] ''IGI Batch Numbers,'' accessed 2 April 2012.</ref>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="2" | 1656-1876
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/surrey-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="4" | {{RecordSearch|1473014|FamilySearch}}<ref>Batches {{IGI|M008641}}, {{IGI|M008643}}, see: Hugh Wallis, [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountySurrey.htm 'IGI Batch Numbers for Surrey, England,'] ''IGI Batch Numbers,'' accessed 2 April 2012.</ref>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="2" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/surrey-burials 1600s-1800s] </center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Surrey ($)
| 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>
|-
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="2" |
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="4" |
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="2" | 1656-1775
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="4" | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series FindMyPast]<ref name="bmi">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110108162329/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-SRY.aspx 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,'] ''Origins.net'' (WayBack Machine), accessed 27 March 2012.</ref>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="2" |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="4" |
|}
|}
'''''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


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


==== Census records  ====
====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>
*'''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
<br>


{{Expand section|any unique information, such as ''the census for X year was destroyed''}}
=== Census Records ===
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>
=== Probate Records  ===


==== Probate records  ====
{{Swill}}


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]


== Web sites ==
== Websites ==


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


== References  ==
== References  ==


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Latest revision as of 08:39, 19 August 2025



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

Chessington
Type Chapelry
Civil Jurisdictions
County Surrey
Hundred Copthorne
Poor Law Union Epsom
Registration District Epsom
Records Begin
Parish registers 1656; For more records see Malden
Bishop's Transcripts 1692
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Ewell
Diocese Winchester
Province Canterbury
Probate Court Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey
Archive
Surrey Record Office


Parish History

CHESSINGTON, a parish, in the union of Epsom, Second division of the hundred of Copthorne and Effingham, W. division of Surrey, 3 miles (S.) from Kingston.[1]

Resources

Find Neighboring Parishes

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

Cemeteries

Civil Registration

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

Church Records

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

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

Chessington 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

"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

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

Probate Records

Surrey will abstracts (1470-1858) are available online at British Origins (£).[2]

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

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Websites

References

  1. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848) Date accessed: 26 September 2013.
  2. 'About Surrey and South London Will Abstracts 1470-1858,' Origins.net, accessed 27 June 2012.