A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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There are around 570 names for Chelsham in the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index
Search for any references to your ancestor in the Surrey Index of Names:
http://www.wsfhs.co.uk/pages/sindex/siSearch.php (opens in new browser window) or contact me if you have a question not answered in the Surrey Index of Names or in our Frequently Asked Questions https://surreychurches.org.uk/contactus.shtml West Surrey Family History Society CD10(Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Chelsham, St. Leonard from 1680 to 1868. WSFHS CD15(Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Chelsham, St. Leonard from 1841 to 1876. See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). The East Surrey Family History Society has the monumental inscriptions in their bookstall; go to their web site for more information . The church is in the Church of England Diocese of Southwark. The Southwark Diocesan Record Office for churches and parishes in the modern administrative county of Surrey, and those London Boroughs that were in Surrey until 1965, is the Surrey History Centre. This is where you should find any surviving parish registers, Chelsham St Leonard is part of the Warlingham Team ministry, the other churches are: Warlingham All Saints, Warlingham St Christopher and Farleigh St Mary Chelsham is a village in the (civil) parisha Civil Parish is the bottom most tier of local government in England Sometimes called Town Councils in urban areas [NB Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have different systems of local government] of Chelsham and Farleigh in East Surrey district (from April 2027) of Surrey..
Unless otherwise stated the dates for the creation of parishes are taken from Youngs, Frederick. A., Guide to the Administrative Units of England; Royal Historical Society: London, 1979 volume 1 Southern England.
The East Surrey Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in the East Surrey District of SurreyIn April 2027 the Surrey County Council and District Councils were disolved and replaced by two unitary councils - East Surrey District Council and West Surrey District Council. Civil parish councils are the bottom tier of local government in England but not every area in Surrey has a parish council. If we have missed any churches or you are looking for a church or graveyard that might no longer exist do please let us know using the "contact us" link at the bottom of this page If you came to this page from our main index to churchyards |
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