Trace your ancestor's journey from baptism to burial with new and exclusive records
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By Jessie Ohara | October 7, 2022
Enrich your family tree with records from the historic county of Surrey.
Births and baptisms, marriages and banns, deaths and burials - these all make up the cores of our family trees. Discover the latest new additions below.
Surrey Baptisms
We've added 2,324 new baptism records to this collection, all from the All Saints church in the parish of Kingston upon Thames.
A historical plan of the Kingston upon Thames parish, 1813, from the British Library's King George III Topographical Collection.
These cover the years 1813-1825, and you may find extra details such as birth year, parents' names, and parents' occupations.
Surrey Marriages
Continue your ancestor's journey by discovering their love story, with 334 new Surrey marriage records.
William and Jane Goddard's marriage record. View this record here.
These are from the same church, and cover the same period. Though these new additions are transcripts, often you'll find that they match to an existing image on-site, such as with William and Jane Goddard's marriage above. You may also find extra details such as the minister who performed the marriage, or any witnesses.
Surrey Burials
Close out your ancestor's life with 1,681 new burial records, similarly from Kingston upon Thames, All Saints, 1813-1825.
Kingston upon Thames All Saints church, pictured in 1896, from the Francis Frith collection.
These records may also give you a death date, an occupation, and a place of residence. In some cases, you may find a next of kin, helping you dive even deeper into your Surrey roots.
Venture into the Victorian era
We've added two brand-new titles to our ever-expanding newspaper archive this week, including specialist illustrated title the Building News.
The title page of the Building News, 1879.
This title gives incredible insight into the very fabric of Victorian life, documenting important architectural advances across the world, advertising different construction and building materials, and featuring long-form discussions on topics such as the relationship between builders and architects.
An illustration of Mayo College in India, found in the Building News, 1879.
If you're researching your house history, particularly in London, you may find this title of particular interest - it reported on various new buildings and residences across the city, and often includes floorplans, blueprints and historical illustrations.
If this hasn't caught your eye, then read on for a full list of new and updated titles.
New titles:
- Building News, 1854-1855, 1862, 1869-1891
- Hornsey & Finsbury Park Journal, 1879-1915
Updated titles:
- Chester Chronicle, 1999
- Christian World, 1860, 1866
- Church & State Gazette (London), 1850
- East End News and London Shipping Chronicle, 1939, 1944
- Leicester Daily Mercury, 1963, 1966, 1973, 1975-1979, 1990-1992, 1994-1995
- Long Eaton Advertiser, 1953
- Nottingham Evening Post, 1996
- Pontypridd Observer, 1980
- Sandwell Evening Mail, 1979
- Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph, 1998
- Staffordshire Sentinel, 1888, 1950-1952, 1955, 1957-1958, 1960, 1963-1967, 1969-1973, 1976-1980
- Torbay Express and South Devon Echo, 1995
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