CONTACTS
also see the Internet Links page

East Surrey FHS

Local Studies, Libraries and Archives

Other useful organisations and information sources

Specialist Family History Societies

Any changes should be sent to the Webmaster
The international telephone access code for UK numbers is +44 (ignore first zero of UK number)

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The East Surrey Family History Society

Postal address for General Enquiries:
10 Cobham Close, South Wallington,
Surrey, SM6 9DS

ESFHS Members Please include your membership number when contacting the Society.

Click the relevant white box to send an email to eastsurreyfhs.org.uk.
Chairman	Anne Ramon	chairman01
Secretary / General Enquiries (see note below*)	Sue Adams	secretary01
Membership	Ann Turnor	membership01
For Canada, Australia, New Zealand and US see the 'Join Us' pages
Journal Editor	Chris Green	journal01
Journal back issues	See the ESFHS Journal page for details	journalbackissues
Bookstall	Please check the Bookstall page first	bookstall01
Treasurer	Lesley Barker	treasurer01
Members' Interests	Peter Grant	membersinterests01
Project Co-ordinator / Lingfield Research Centre manager	Rita Russell	projects01
Search Secretary	see Members Services	search01
Webmaster	Brian Hudson	webmaster01
* Please note: The Society is unable to undertake family research other than those services offered to members, as described in the Members Handbook. Some local records and archives centres offer research services, see the listings with a '#' below. Also see the website of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers. Our Lingfield Research Centre can be used by Non Members, see the LRC page for details.

For the West Surrey Family History Society visit www.wsfhs.org

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LOCAL STUDIES, LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES
(In alphabetical order)

The opening times of some of the organisations below may be out of date
due to ongoing changes for financial reasons.
You are therefore strongly recommended to check the times with them before visiting.

Caterham and District Local History Centre,
Caterham Valley Library, Stafford Rd, Caterham Surrey CR3 6JG
Opening times - see website
Tel: 0300 2001001
Email - use the website contact form
Website: www.surreycc.gov.uk > Recreation heritage and culture > Archives and history > Local history centres in Surrey libraries > Caterham and District Local History Centre
Covers Caterham, Chaldon, Chelsham, Farleigh, Warlingham, Whyteleafe and Woldingham

Croydon Local Studies & Archives Service
Central Library, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon, CR9 1ET
Opening times: - see the CLS & AS webpage.
Tel: 020 8726 6900 Ext. 61112
E-mail: localstudies @ croydon.gov.uk
Website: www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/archives/lslibrary
Covers Addington, Addiscombe, Broad Green, Coulsdon, Purley, Norbury, South & Upper Norwood, Sanderstead, Shirley, Thornton Heath & Waddon

East Surrey Museum
1 Stafford Rd, Caterham Surrey CR3 6JG
Opening times: - see the ESM webpage.
Tel: 01883 340275
E-mail: eastsurreymuseum @ gmail.com
Website: www.eastsurreymuseum.org.uk

Epsom and Ewell Local and Family History Centre
Ewell library, Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell, Epsom, KT17 1UF
Tuesday 10.00am - 12.00 noon and 5.30pm - 6.45pm, Wednesday CLOSED,
Thursday and Friday 2.00pm - 4.00pm, Saturdays by appointment only.
Tel: 0300 200 1001 Fax 020 8873 1603
Email: libraries @ surreycc.gov.uk
Websites: www.epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk/epsomhistorycentre
www.surrey.gov.uk/epsomandewelllocalhistory

Horley Local History Centre
Horley Library, Victoria Rd, Horley, Surrey RH6 7AG
Tel: 01293 784141
Covers Burstow, Leigh, Merstham, Nutfield, Charlwood, Horley
Closed Mon. Tues/Fri 9.30-8 Wed 9.30-1 Sat 9.30-4

Kingston Local History Room and Archives Service
Room 46, North Kingston Centre, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
Tel: 0208 547 6738
Website: www.kingston.gov.uk/museum
Open: Monday, Thursday and Friday 10am to 1pm and 2 to 5pm. Tuesday 10 am to 1pm and 2 to 7pm (9pm during adult education term time).
Closed: every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, bank holidays, between Christmas and New Year and from Good Friday to Easter Monday.
The Room is generally closed for two weeks during the year for stocktaking and will be announced on the website in advance of the closure.
Covers: Chessington, Coombe, Ham, Hook, Kingston, Malden, Tolworth & Surbiton

Kingston Museum
Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PS
Tel: 0208 547 5006
Website: www.kingston.gov.uk/museum
Open: Daily 10am to 5pm except Wednesday and Sundays.
Please note that the Museum will be closed on Bank Holidays, between Christmas and New Year and from Good Friday to Easter Monday unless otherwise notified.

Lambeth Archives
Minet Library, 52 Knatchbull Rd, London SE5 9QY
Tel: 020 7926 6076
Open Mon 1-8 Tues/Thurs 10-6 Fri 10-1 Sat 9-5
Covers Lambeth, Brixton, Kennington, W Norwood, Vauxhall & Waterloo Clapham* & Streatham* (*also covered by Wandsworth)
# Lambeth Archives will undertake research within their records for a fee.

Lingfield Local History
The Hayward Memorial Local History Centre, The Guest House, Lingfield, Surrey RH76
Tel: 01342 832058
Information available via Website at: www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistoryservice
Covering Lingfield, Dormansland and parishes within the RH7 postal code

London Family History Centre South Kensington,
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, see also LDS Family History Centres below)
64-68 Exhibition Road, London SW7 2PA
Currently located in the Reading Room of The National Archives
Tel: 020 7589 8561 Helpline Tel: 020 7384 2028
The Family History Centre closed in August 2011 because of refurbishment of the building on Exhibition Road - see the LFHC website for latest information.

London Metropolitan Archives
(formerly the Greater London Records Office or GLRO)
40 Northampton Road, London, EC1R 0HB
Tel: 020 7332 3820
Email: LMA @ ms.corpoflondon.gov.uk
Website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Records_and_archives//
Open: Monday 9.30am - 4.45pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9.30am - 7.30pm,
Friday Closed
Saturdays 2012 – one day a month (except Aug & Nov), please see website for a list of all dates.
Covers Middlesex parishes & London Boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Wandsworth
# The LMA will undertake research within their records for a fee.

Merton Local Studies
Merton Civic Centre, London Rd, Morden Surrey SM4 5DX
Tel 020 8545 3239
Open Mon /Weds10-7 Tues/Fri/Sat 10-5 Thurs 10-1
Covers: Merton, Mitcham, Morden & Wimbledon

The National Archives (TNA),
Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Surrey TW9 4DU
Tel: 020 8876 3444
Website: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Open Mon/Weds/Fri/Sat 9.30-5 Tues 10-7
PRO documents online site for wills www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp.

Redhill Centre for Local & Family History
Redhill Library, Warwick Quadrant, Redhill, Surrey RH1 1NN
Email: redhill.information @ surreycc.gov.uk
Website: www.surreyweb.org.uk/redhill-history-centre/
Open Mon/Thurs 9.30-5 Tues/Fri 9.30-8 Weds 9.30-1 Sat 9.30-4
Covers Redhill, Reigate, Merstham, Gatton, Nutfield, Bletchingley, Buckland, Leigh, Earlswood, Salfords, Sidlow

Richmond upon Thames Local Studies Collection
The Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond Surrey TW9 1TP
Tel: 020 8332 6820
Email: localstudies @ richmond.gov.uk
Website: www.richmond.gov.uk
Monday closed; Tuesday 1-5; Wednesday 1-8; Thursday and Friday 10-12 and 1-6; Saturday 10-12 and 1-5
Covers all of Richmond upon Thames, Barnes, Ham, Kew, Mortlake, Petersham & East Sheen

Southwark Local History Library
211 Borough High St, London SE1 1JA
Tel: 0207 525 0232
Email: local.history.library @ southwark.gov.uk
Website: www.southwark.gov.uk/
Mon & Thurs 10am - 7pm; Tues & Fri 10am - 5pm; Sat 10am -3pm; Weds - closed.
Covers - Bermondsey, Camberwell, Christchurch, Newington, Walworth, Rotherhithe and the Southwark parishes of St George the Martyr, St John Horsleydown, St Olave, St Thomas & St Saviour.

Surrey History Centre
130 Goldsworth Rd, Woking, Surrey GU21 1ND
Tel: 01483 518737
Website: www.surreycc.gov.uk/ and click on the recreation, heritage and culture link.
Open (revised):Tues & Fri 9.30-5 Weds 10.00-5.00 Thurs 9.30-7.30 Sat 9.30-4
Covers Surrey parishes not covered by the London Metropolitan Archives

Sutton Local Studies Centre
Central Library, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey
Tel: 020 8770 4747
Email: localstudies @ sutton.gov.uk
@SuttonArchives
Website: www.sutton.gov.uk and go to Libraries
Open: Tues, Weds, Fri,10am-6pm; Thurs 10am-8pm; Sat 9am -5pm; Sun 2am - 5pm. Closed Mondays.
Covers Beddington, Carshalton, Cheam, Sutton, Wallington & Worcester Park.
This is a designated library for Genealogy.
# Sutton Local Studies will carry out research for a fee.

Wandsworth Heritage Service
Battersea Library, 265 Lavender Hill, SW11 1JB
Tel: 020 8871 7753
Email: heritage @ wandsworth.gov.uk
Website: http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/info/200064/local_history_and_heritage/888/wandsworth_heritage_service
Archive Catalogue: www.calmview.eu/wandsworth/calmview/
The Heritage Service - from 4/7/2011 revised opening times :
9am-5pm, Monday, Friday and Saturday
9am-8pm Tuesday and Wednesday
Closed Thursday and Sunday
Covers Battersea, Clapham, Streatham, Putney, Roehampton, Tooting & Wandsworth

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Other organisations and information sources
(In alphabetical order)

Some of the places below are not open to the public and the addresses are for postal enquiries only.

1871 Indexes
Clive Ayton, PO Box 19 West PDO Nottingham, NG8 5JE (send SAE with enquiries)

Baptist Historical Society
Web site: www.baptisthistory.org.uk

Bishopsgate Institute - important collections on the history of London and the labour, co-operative, freethought and humanist movements
230 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4QH
Web site:http://bishopsgate.org.uk/

Bourne Society - local history in Caterham, Chaldon, Chelsham, Chipstead, Coulsdon, Farleigh, Godstone, Kenley, Purley, Sanderstead, Warlingham, Whyteleafe and Woldingham
Web site: www.bourne-society.org.uk

Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York
Heslington, York, YO10 5DD
Tel:(01904) 321166
Email: bihr500@york.ac.uk
Web site: www.york.ac.uk/inst/bihr/

British Library
96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB
Tel: 020 7412 7332
Web site: www.bl.uk

British Library Newspaper Library
Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5HE
Tel: 020 7412 7353
Web site: www.bl.uk/reshelp/inrrooms/blnewspapers/newscat/newscat.html

College of Arms
Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4BT
Website: www.college-of-arms.gov.uk

Companies Registration Office for England & Wales
Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff CF4 3UZ
Website: www.companieshouse.gov.uk

Commonwealth War Graves Commission
2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7DX
Tel: 01628 634221
Website: www.cwgc.org

Corporation Of London Record Office
PO Box 270, Guildhall, London EC2P 2EJ
Tel: 020 7332 1251 Fax: 020 77108682
Email: clro @ corpoflondon.gov.uk
Web site: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

Dr Williams' Library
(first established in 1742; includes information on non-conformist groups, ministers, chapels and congregations)
14 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0AG
Web site: www.dwlib.co.uk/dwlib/index.html

Domestic Buildings Research Group (Surrey)
Martin Higgins
Manor Cottage, The Street,
Betchworth RH3 7LS
Tel: 01737 843879
Web site: www.dbrg.org.uk

Federation Of Family History Societies
Administrator FFHS, PO Box 2425 Coventry, CV5 6YX
Tel: 07041492032
Email: info @ ffhs.org.uk
Web site: www.ffhs.org.uk

General Register Office For Scotland
New Register House, Edinburgh EH1 3YT
Tel: 0131334 0380 Fax: 0131 314 4400
Web site: www.gro-scotland.gov.uk

General Register Office (Northern Ireland)
Oxford House, 49-55 Chichester Street, Belfast BT1 4HL
Tel: 028 9025 2021/22/23/24 Fax: 028 9025 2044
Web site: www.groni.gov.uk

GOONS (Guild of one name studies)
Box G 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Rd, London, EC1M 7BA
Email: guild @ one-name.org
Website: www.one-name.org

Guildhall Library
Aidermanbury, London EC2P 2EJ
Tel: 020 7332 1863 Fax: 020 7600 3384
Email: manuscripts.guildhall @ cityoflondon.gov.uk
Web site:www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/libraries

Historical Manuscripts Commission (included National Register of Archives and Manorial Records)
The HMC and the PRO merged to form The National Archives (TNA) in 2003
Web site: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/hmc_pubs.htm

Huguenot Library
140 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 new Tel: TBA
Email: s.massil @ ucl.ac.uk
Web site: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/huguenot.shtml
Also see http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/
and Huguenot & Walloon Research Association

Irish Genealogical Research Soc
82 Eaton Sq, London, SW1W 9AJ
Web site: www.igrsoc.org

Institute Of Heraldic & Genealogical Studies
79-82 Northgate, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1BA
Web site: www.ihgs.ac.uk

Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Rd, London SE1 6HZ
Email: docs @ iwm.org.uk
Website: www.iwm.org.uk

LDS Family History Centres   (other than Kensignton - above)
- Wandsworth: 149 Nightingale Lane, London SW12 Tel: 020 8673 6741
- Newchapel (Shop only): West Park Road, Newchapel, Nr Lingfield, Surrey RH7 6HW Tel: 01342 831471
- Crawley: Old Horsham Road, Crawley, West Sussex Tel: 01293 516151

Ministry Of Defence Personnel Records
CS(R)2, Bourne Avenue, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 1 RF

National Archives Of Ireland
Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Republic Of Ireland
Tel: 00 35 31 478 3711
Web site: www.nationalarchives.ie

National Archives Of Scotland
HM General Register House, Edinburgh EH1 3YY
Tel: 0131 535 1314 Fax: 0131557 9569
Web site: www.nas.gov.uk

National Map Centre
22-24 Caxton Street, London, SW1H 0QU
Web site: www.mapsnmc.co.uk

National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF
Tel: 020 8858 4422
Website: www.rmg.co.uk

National Register Of Archives (including Manorial Records)
See Historical Manuscripts Commission above

Post Office Archives
Freeling House, Mount Pleasant, London EC1A 1BB
Website: http://postalheritage.org.uk/

Probate Search (microfiche indexes now at the NA – see above)
The Postal Searches and Copies Department
Leeds District Probate Registry,
York House, York Place, Leeds LS1 2BA
Tel: 0113 389 6133
Website: www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/courts-and-tribunals/courts/probate/family-history.htm

Public Record Office (PRO) - see National Archives

Public Record Office For Northern Ireland
66 Balmoral Avenue, Belfast BT9 6NY
Tel: (+44) 028 9025 5905 Fax: (+44) 028 9025 5999
Web site: www.proni.gov.uk/

Register Office, General, of Ireland
Government Offices, Convent Road, Roscommon, Republic Of Ireland
Tel: +353 (0) 90 6632900
Web site: www.groireland.ie

Society Of Genealogists
14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Rd, London EC1M 7BA
General enquiries Tel: 020 7702 5480
Website: www.sog.org.uk

Surrey Archaeological Society
Castle Arch, Guildford, Surrey GU1 3SX
Website: www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/

Thames Waterman & Lightermen records and
Thames & Medway riverside parish records
Rob Cottrell, "Sudbury", New Barn Road,
Longfield, Kent DA3 7JE
(send SAE with enquiries)
Website: www.trueflaregenealogy.com

Westminster Archives Centre
10 St Ann's Street, London SW1P 2DE
Tel: 020 7641 5180
Website: www.westminster.gov.uk

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SPECIALIST FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES
(In alphabetical order)
Some of these are small societies and a stamped addressed reply envelope
is normally appreciated when writing to them for information.

Anglo - German FHS
20 Skylark Rise, Plymouth, Devon PL6 7SN
Website: www.agfhs.org.uk

Catholic FHS
45 Gates Green Road, West Wickham, Kent BR4 9DE
Website: www.catholic-history.org.uk/cfhs/

Families in British India Society
81 Rosewood Avenue, Elm Park, Hornchurch Essex RM12 5LD
Website: www.fibis.org

Genealogical Society of Utah (UK)
185 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B76 1JU

Huguenot & Walloon Research Association
Malmaison, Church Street, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire SN8 3PE
Also see Huguenot Library

Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain
Finchley Synagogue, Kinloss Gardens, London N3 3DU
Website: www.jgsgb.org.uk

Open University (A173 and other courses)
The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK7 6AA
Website: www.open.ac.uk

Romany & Traveller FHS
Sec. Margaret Montgomery, 7 Park Rise, Northchurch, Berkhamsted, Herts HP4 3RT
Website: www.rtfhs.org.uk

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