West Molesey, Surrey Family History Guide

West Molesey is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Surrey, created in 1726 from chapelry in Walton-on-Thames Ancient Parish.

Alternative names: West Moulsey

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1729
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1685

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

MOLESEY, or MOULSEY (WEST), a village and a parish in Kingston district, Surrey. The village stands near the river Thames, 1¼ mile W by N of Hampton Court r. station, and 3¾ W by S of Kingston; is a small but pleasant place; and has a post office under Kingston, London, SW.

The parish comprises 650 acres. Real property, £2,824. Pop., 459. Houses, 98. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Lord Hotham and Lady Berkeley. Molesey Grove was, for many years, the residence of the Right Hon. J. Wilson Croker. There are several other good residences, and some market gardens.

The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £100. Patron, Mrs. Croker. The church was rebuilt in 1843, and enlarged in 1860; retains the tower of a previous edifice; comprises N aisle, and chancel; and contains a later English font. Charities about £30.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Surrey, West Molesey – Census – 1851 – Indexes ( 1 )
Census for Surrey, 1851 : index of names, HO 107 604 : E. Molesey 152b-171b, W. Molesey 175b-187b

England, Surrey, West Molesey – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for West Molesey, 1823-1841
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of West Molesey (Surrey)

Parish registers and transcriptions & indexes for the ancient parishes of East Molesey, Esher, Kingston, Long Ditton, Malden, Thames Ditton, West Molesey, Wimbledon
Author:    West Surrey Family History Society

Parish registers for West Molesey, 1729-1931
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of West Molesey (Surrey)

Parish registers of West Molesey [Surrey], 1729-1812
Author:    Neuffer, Rhea Pouler

Parish registers of West Molesey, 1729-1812
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of West Molesey (Surrey); Baker, M.

West Molesey, Surrey : baptisms, 1729-1840; marriages, 1729-1837; burials, 1729-1840
Author:    Webb, Cliff (Clifford R.); West Surrey Family History Society; Church of England. Parish Church of West Molesey (Surrey)

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

England, Surrey, West Molesey – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Valuation lists, 1874-1905
Author:    West Molesey (Surrey)

England, Surrey, West Molesey – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of West Molesey, 1780-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Surrey)

Valuation lists, 1874-1905
Author:    West Molesey (Surrey)

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

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