Milford Surrey Family History Guide

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Milford is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Surrey, created in 1844 from Witley Ancient Parish.

Parish church: St. John the Evangelist

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1848
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: None

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

MILFORD, a village and a chapelry in Witley parish, Surrey. The village stands adjacent to the Guildford, Godalming, and Portsmouth railway, 1½ mile SSW of Godalming; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Godalming.

The chapelry was constituted in 1844. Pop., 717. Houses, 142. The property is divided among a few. Milford House, Mousehill Manor House, and Milford Cottage are chief residences. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £90. Patron, the Rev. J. Chandler. The church is good; and there are an Independent chapel and a national school.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Surrey, Milford – Church records ( 1 )
Parish registers for Milford, 1845-1919
Author:    Church of England. Chapelry of Milford (Surrey)

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

Maps

OS Grid Reference: SU9437142119 (all-numeric format: 494371 142120)

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

Administration

  • County: Surrey
  • Civil Registration District: Hambledon
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey
  • Diocese: Winchester
  • Rural Deanery: Stoke
  • Poor Law Union: Hambledon
  • Hundred: Godalming
  • Province: Canterbury