Archives
The Group’s
headquarters are located in the Westcott Reading Room where copies of census, parish and
school records can be accessed along with maps, photographs, sale particulars and books
relating to Westcott. Most of our records are now computer-based allowing ready access to
researchers through Excel’s search facility, and with safe storage on CD/DVD.
Members are
encouraged to carry out research projects and current studies include wells, post boxes
and air raid shelters as well as individual house and road histories.
To assist the
task of finding out ‘Who lived Where and When in Westcott’ the following is a
selection of the registers and records that can be consulted – by appointment or by
email:
Census
Returns 1841 - 1901
Westcott
National Schools Admissions from 1895 - 2001
Parish
Registers of Holy Trinity, Westcott
Baptisms
July 1852 - Dec 1999
Marriages
Nov 1852 - Dec 1999 (indexed)
Burials
Oct 1852 - Dec 1999 (indexed)
Monumental
inscriptions and burial plans relating to Holy Trinity churchyard.
Registers of
baptisms, marriages and burials at
Tithe
Apportionments for the Parish of Dorking (1840) and for the Ecclesiastical District of
Westcott (1886)
Selected
large scale Ordnance Survey maps and aerial photographs
Additional
information is available from School Log Books (1863 to 1983), including a transcription
of all individual entries, and from selected references to Westcott in the Dorking
Advertiser (1898 to 1948).
Electoral
registers, street directories, newspaper extracts, wills etc etc.
The Group has
a record of Westcott-related material in Dorking Museum Library (which holds the bulk of
the David Knight collection of Westcott photographs and ephemera), in the London
Metropolitan Archives, Minet Library etc. as well as in the Surrey History Centre (where
most known manorial documents are held) – and is currently contributing to the
Exploring Surrey’s Past project.
The website www.westcotthistory.org.uk and
the accompanying email address