Chelsham, Surrey Family History Guide

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Chelsham is a chapelry of Warlingham Ancient Parish in Surrey.

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Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1669
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1685

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

Chelsham, a parish in Godstone district, Surrey; on the verge of the county, 2½ miles E of Warlingham r. station, and 6¼ SE of Croydon. Post-town, Warlingham, under Croydon. Acres, 3,314. Real property, £2,181. Pop., 401. Houses, 68. The property is divided among a few. An ancient oblong camp is on Battle-hill. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Warlingham, in the diocese of Winchester. The church is early English, and has an ancient font.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Registers

Chelsham Parish Registers 1680 to 1812

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Surrey, Chelsham – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Chelsham, St. Leonard, Surrey, monumental inscriptions, 1250-1988
Author: Gallagher, Sheila

England, Surrey, Chelsham – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Chelsham, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Surrey, Chelsham – Census – 1851 – Indexes ( 1 )
Census for Surrey, 1851 : index of names, HO 107 1600 : Chelsham 277a-287a, Farleigh 287b-289b

England, Surrey, Chelsham – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Chelsham, 1800-1857
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Chelsham (Surrey)

Chelsham, Surrey, baptisms, 1680-1840; marriages, 1680-1837; burials, 1680-1840
Author: Webb, Cliff (Clifford R.); Bannerman, William Bruce; Church of England. Parish Church of Chelsham (Surrey); West Surrey Family History Society

Marriages, 1875-1901
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Chelsham (Surrey)

Parish registers for Chelsham, 1680-1970
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Chelsham (Surrey)

The registers of Chelsham, Surrey Co.
Author: Bannerman, William Bruce

England, Surrey, Chelsham – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Chelsham, Surr., Eng

England, Surrey, Chelsham – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Poor rate records, 1868-1901
Author: Chelsham (Surrey)

England, Surrey, Chelsham – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of Chelsham, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Surrey)

Surrey Historical Directories

Maps

OS Grid Reference: TQ3820159429 (all-numeric format: 538201 159429)

Vision of Britain historical mapsOS maps
Ordnance SurveyOS maps
National Library of ScotlandOS maps

Administration

  • County: Surrey
  • Civil Registration District: Godstone
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey
  • Diocese: Winchester
  • Rural Deanery: Ewell
  • Poor Law Union: Godstone
  • Hundred: Tandridge
  • Province: Canterbury