Village History

Wednesday, 10 February 2010 14:39

Historical Records

Many people are interested in finding out about their family history or explore historical events that have taken place. Parish records are a rich source of historical information for those with an interest in finding out about the past.

Windlesham Parish archive includes Registers of births, death and marriages dating from the early 18th century to the present day. We even have entries from the remains of an earlier Register covering the years 1677-1783, though many pages are missing. The Register for burials ceased in 1954 when Windlesham Civil Parish Council took responsibility for the graveyard.

If you have any questions about your family history or are researching the Parish history, please get in touch with This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it the Church Archivist.

For information about the Windlesham Church graveyard, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Clerk to Windlesham Parish Council.

Useful Links

• Some earlier records of Windlesham Church are held by the London Museum.
• Rootsweb Surrey Messageboard - the Registers of Windlesham from 1687 to 1783.

Other sources for Genealogical and Parish research are held by:

• Surrey Heath Museum in Camberley, Surrey.
• The Surrey History Centre in Goldsworth Road, Woking.

Windlesham War Memorials

A great deal of history about the servicemen and women who died in the first and second World Wars can be found on the Roll of Honour website, which is maintained solely by volunteers. Windlesham villagers, Jim and Marianne Robbens have compiled the details of fallen servicemen and women for the Windlesham Parish.