Berkshire Family History Society Book Reviews 2003

West Surrey Family History Society.

The amount of indexed data on these three CDs of Surrey records is enormous. There is a good introduction to each which must be read first in order to use the indexes effectively. The data may be used for private research and printed but not copied and, as with all indexes, you should check the original record. [JD Sep 2003]

Poor Law Index & Calendar,
compiled & prepared for publication by John Holland (2001).
CD ROM [CD-1]

Over 84,000 entries from pre-1835 poor law records for rural Surrey have been indexed in various ways. The data has been extracted from bastardy bonds, removal orders, settlement certificates, settlement examinations, etc. [JD Sep 2003]

Marriage Index to 1837 in mainly rural Surrey,
compiled by Tim Wilcox (2002).
CD ROM (CD-2)

This index contains 162,000 marriages and includes some strays from outside Surrey and Marriage Licence Allegations. The information is arranged in four indexes, by groom, bride, parish and forename and contains dates and names of both parties, plus where given occupation, abode and if by banns or licence. [JD Sep 2003]

Burial Index to 1865 & Dorking Cemetery 1855-1900,
compiled by Tim Wilcox (2003).
CD ROM (CD-4)

This huge index of burials in the parishes of rural Surrey covers 7,366 pages of data. It is sorted three ways: by surname and date, parish and date, and parish and surname. The index for Dorking Municipal Cemetery is in a separate file. [JD Sep 2003]