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Hindhead
ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England was created from the
Ancient ParishAn Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions. of Frensham St. Mary the Virgin.
WSFHS holds only war grave information for Hindhead St. Alban. The church was built ca 1906. There are 451 names for Frensham in the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index.
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Search the Surrey Index of Names (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 Contact us Parts of Frensham Ancient ParishAn Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions. were transferred into new ecclesiastical parishesecclesiastical parishes are administrative areas within the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church. They are distinct from civil parishes, local government units in England:
West Surrey Family History Society CD2 (Surrey Marriage Index to 1837) has marriage records for Frensham St. Mary the Virgin from 1649 to 1837. WSFHS CD10 (The Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Frensham St. Mary the Virgin from 1648 to 1865 WSFHS CD18 (Metropolitan Surrey Burials Index including some Rural Parishes) has burial records for Frensham St. Mary the Virgin from 1866 to 1875. WSFHS CD42 (Ancient Parishes in the Farnham district) has records for Frensham St. Mary the Virgin: Baptisms 1650 to 1840, Marriages 1649 to 1837 and Burials 1649to 1840. See the WSFHS sales page for more information (opens in a new page). The church is in the Anglican Diocese of Guildford. The Guildford Diocesan Record Office, where you should find any surviving registers for this parish, is the Surrey History Centre. [opens in a new page. Close it to see this page again.]
Hindhead is in the (civil) parishA civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England. In urban areas it may be called a town council. Not all areas have parish or town councils. [NB Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have different systems of local government.] of Haslemere in the Waverley district 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.
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