Walton-on-Thames, Surrey Family History Guide

Walton-on-Thames is an Ancient Parish in the county of Surrey.

Other places in the parish include: Burnwood Town and Common Side.

Alternative names: Walton upon Thames

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

• Parish registers: 1639
• Bishop’s Transcripts: 1717

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational, Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

• Esher
• Shepperton Middlesex
• West Molesey
• Weybridge
• East Molesey
• Hersham
• Sunbury on Thames Middlesex

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WALTON-UPON-THAMES, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Chertsey district, Surrey.

The village stands on the river Thames, 1 mile N of the Southwestern railway, and 4¼ E of Chertsey; contains remains of President Bradshaw’s house; is a resort of anglers, tourists, and holiday parties; and has a post-office under Weybridge-Station, a r. station with telegraph, two hotels, and a horse and cattle fair on Easter Wednesday and Thursday.

The parish includes Hersham village, and comprises 6,834 acres. Real property, £17,141. Pop. in 1851, 2,881; in 1861, 4,010. Houses, 728. The increase of pop. arose from the erection of houses on the Oatlands Park estate, and from the erection of villas and ornate cottages in other parts. The property is much subdivided.

Ashley Park House is said to have been built by Cardinal Wolsey; and is now the seat of Sir H. Fletcher, Bart. Mount Felix, Burwood Park, Apps Court, and Burhill also are chief residences. St. George’s hill commands fine views; has remains of a Roman camp, called Cæsar’s; and is open to the public.

A long bridge spans the Thames and an adjoining meadow; was built in 1687; and commands an exquisite view of the river, particularly at sunset; but the central arch fell in 1859. Coway-Stakes, generally regarded as the place where Cæsar crossed the Thames in pursuit of Cassivelaunus, is adjacent to Mount Felix.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £225. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is partly transition Norman and all good; and the vestry contains a curious relic called the “Gossip’s Bridle.”

The p. curacies of Hersham and Oatlands are separate benefices.

There are a Wesleyan chapel, a literary institution, two national schools, the Metropolitan convalescent hospital, and charities £109.

The sub-district includes Weybridge parish, and comprises 8,126 acres. Pop., 5,613. Houses, 1,033.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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England, Surrey, Walton-on-Thames

England, Surrey, Walton-upon-Thames – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Walton-on-Thames monumental inscriptions
Author:    Pulford, J. S. L.; Walton and Weybridge Local History Society

England, Surrey, Walton-upon-Thames – Census ( 2 )
Census returns for Walton on Thames, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

The Elmbridge collection : records covering the Walton and Weybridge area : parish registers & censuses for the parishes of Cobham, East & West Molesey, Long Ditton, Stoke D’Abernon, Thames Ditton, Walton on Thames, Weybridge : also old war memorials, obituaries, 1934 directory of Esher, photographs, old postcards, early wills, profiles of the parishes

England, Surrey, Walton-upon-Thames – Census – 1831 – Statistics ( 1 )
Statistical census of 1831 (no names)
Author:    Walton-on-Thames (Surrey)

England, Surrey, Walton-upon-Thames – Census – Indexes ( 1 )
Walton on Thames, Surrey; Weybridge, Surrey 1851 census : index of names, with ages, arranged in family groups
Author:    Webb, Cliff (Clifford R.)

England, Surrey, Walton-upon-Thames – Church history ( 1 )
Methodism in Walton-on-Thames
Author:    Skinner, Leslie F.

England, Surrey, Walton-upon-Thames – Church records ( 9 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Walton-upon-Thames, 1821-1848
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Walton-upon-Thames (Surrey)

Church records, 1871-1901
Author:    Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (Walton-upon-Thames, Surrey)

Churchwardens’ and charities accounts, 1757-1759, 1789
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Walton-upon-Thames (Surrey)

The Elmbridge collection : records covering the Walton and Weybridge area : parish registers & censuses for the parishes of Cobham, East & West Molesey, Long Ditton, Stoke D’Abernon, Thames Ditton, Walton on Thames, Weybridge : also old war memorials, obituaries, 1934 directory of Esher, photographs, old postcards, early wills, profiles of the parishes

Parish chest material for Walton-on-Thames, 1756-1792
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Walton-upon-Thames (Surrey)

Parish registers for Walton-upon-Thames, 1639-1918
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Walton-upon-Thames (Surrey)

Parish registers, transcriptions and indexes for the ancient parishes of Bisley, Byfleet, Chertsey, Chobham, Egham, Horsell, Pyrford, Thopre, Walton on Thames, Weybridge, Windlesham
Author:    West Surrey Family History Society

Vestry records, 1727-1771
Author:    Walton-upon-Thames (Surrey); Church of England. Parish Church of Walton-upon-Thames (Surrey)

Walton on Thames, Surrey : baptisms, 1639-1840; burials, 1639-1840
Author:    Sykes, Audrey M. M.; Webb, Cliff (Clifford R.); West Surrey Family History Society; Church of England. Parish Church of Walton-upon-Thames (Surrey)

England, Surrey, Walton-upon-Thames – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of Hersham, Surr., Eng

Computer printout of Walton on Thames, Surr., Eng

Parish register printouts of Walton-upon-Thames, Surrey, England ; christenings, 1797-1875
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Surrey, Walton-upon-Thames – Manors – Court records ( 1 )
Court records, 1696-1869
Author:    Manor of Walton Leigh. Court (Surrey)

England, Surrey, Walton-upon-Thames – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 4 )
Churchwardens’ and charities accounts, 1757-1759, 1789
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Walton-upon-Thames (Surrey)

Parish chest material for Walton-on-Thames, 1756-1792
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Walton-upon-Thames (Surrey)

Poor law records, 1655-1837
Author:    Walton-on-Thames (Surrey)

Vestry records, 1727-1771
Author:    Walton-upon-Thames (Surrey); Church of England. Parish Church of Walton-upon-Thames (Surrey)

England, Surrey, Walton-upon-Thames – Probate records ( 1 )
The Elmbridge collection : records covering the Walton and Weybridge area : parish registers & censuses for the parishes of Cobham, East & West Molesey, Long Ditton, Stoke D’Abernon, Thames Ditton, Walton on Thames, Weybridge : also old war memorials, obituaries, 1934 directory of Esher, photographs, old postcards, early wills, profiles of the parishes

England, Surrey, Walton-upon-Thames – Public records ( 1 )
Vestry records, 1727-1771
Author:    Walton-upon-Thames (Surrey); Church of England. Parish Church of Walton-upon-Thames (Surrey)

England, Surrey, Walton-upon-Thames – Schools ( 2 )
Log book, 1894-1911
Author:    Walton-on-Thames Evening Continuation School (Walton-on-Thames, Surrey)

Log books, 1874-1901
Author:    Walton-on-Thames Parochial School (Walton-on-Thames, Surrey)

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

Maps

OS Grid Reference: TQ1039666555 (all-numeric format: 510396 166556)

Administration

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