Gatton Genealogical Records
Gatton Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Baptism registers document the baptism and sometimes birth of people in and around Gatton. They list parents' names - their occupations, residence and sometimes other details.
Records of baptism for people born in and around Gatton between 1813 and 1911. Details include child's name, parents' names and dates of birth and/or baptism.
Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around St Andrew, Gatton and were subsequently baptised in an Anglican place of worship. They are the primary source of birth details before 1837, though are useful to the present. Records can include name of child, parents' names, residence, occupations and more.
Baptism records from people born in and around Gatton between 1599 and 1812. Lists the name of people's parent's and other details.
Gatton Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Details on those who married at Gatton between 1800 and 1836. Information given usually includes abode and marital status. After April 1837 father's names and ages are recorded.
The Marriage registers of St Andrew, Gatton, document marriages 1754 to 1935. Details given on the bride and groom may include their age, father's name, marital status and residence.
Marriage registers record Anglican marriages in St Andrew, Gatton. They are the primary marriage document before 1837 and contain the same details as marriage certificates from then on. They typically record residence and marital status, though may contain ages and father's names.
Marriage registers are the primary source for marital documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They typically the record marital status and residence of the bride and groom.
Gatton Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Burial records for people buried at Gatton, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1813 to 1865. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
Name index linked to original images of the burial registers of St Andrew, Gatton. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.
Burial registers record burials that occurred at St Andrew, Gatton. They are the primary source documenting deaths before 1837, though are useful to the present. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more.
Records of burial for people buried at St Andrew, Gatton between 1599 and 1812. Details include the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
Gatton Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
An index to almost 2 million names, connected to digital images of registers recording land ownership and occupation. They list the names of owners and occupiers, details of tax assessments and sometimes a description of the property.
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
Lists containing over 200,000 names of men who were eligible to serve as jurors based on land possession. Digital images of the records may provide details on residence and occupation; names can be searched by an index.
Newspapers Covering Gatton
A local paper including news from the London area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.
Original images of a local newspaper, searchable via a full text index. Includes news from the London area, business notices, obituaries, family announcements and more.
A regional paper including news from the Surrey area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.
An affluent newspaper containing civil and legal notices, local news, obituaries, family announcements etc.
A journal containing several thousand articles on all manner of structures and antiquities in the county.
Gatton Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Archdeaconry Court of Surrey. These records can help trace families back to the 17th century.
Transcripts of wills, predominately from Surrey, but also other counties in the south east. Names of 10,000s of people occurring in these wills have been indexed.
A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Commissary Court of Bishop of Winchester. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.
Summaries of names mentioned in around 29,000 wills, including relatives and witnesses.
Gatton Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Gatton Military Records
Transcriptions of 85,000 attestation documents for men who signed up for military service in Surrey. Records contain details on a conscripts age, place of birth, occupation, physical description and more.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Surrey, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Surrey, with some service details.
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.
Gatton Court & Legal Records
An index to and images of registers that list the name, address and voting qualification of those registered to vote. Contains around 14.5 million entries.
An index to and images of calendars of prisoners presented before Quarter Sessions and Assize. They may list name, age, occupation, name of accuser, crime accused, trial date, warrant date verdict, sentence and more.
An index to 10,000s of names linked to summaries of legal proceedings relating to crimes, licencing, local administration and more.
Lists containing over 200,000 names of men who were eligible to serve as jurors based on land possession. Digital images of the records may provide details on residence and occupation; names can be searched by an index.
Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registers recording public houses that were licenced to operate.
Gatton Taxation Records
An index to almost 2 million names, connected to digital images of registers recording land ownership and occupation. They list the names of owners and occupiers, details of tax assessments and sometimes a description of the property.
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth.
The details of income taxes paid by several thousand individuals and institutions in Surrey and Middlesex.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Gatton Land & Property Records
An index to almost 2 million names, connected to digital images of registers recording land ownership and occupation. They list the names of owners and occupiers, details of tax assessments and sometimes a description of the property.
Lists containing over 200,000 names of men who were eligible to serve as jurors based on land possession. Digital images of the records may provide details on residence and occupation; names can be searched by an index.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Poll books record the names of voters and the direction of their vote. Until 1872 only landholders could vote, so not everyone will be listed. Useful for discerning an ancestor's political leanings and landholdings. The collection is supplemented with other records relating to the vote.
Gatton Directories & Gazetteers
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.
Place-by-place listings of private and commercial residents, supplemented with descriptions of the settlement.
Gatton Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Surrey's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
Gatton Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Gatton Histories & Books
A journal containing several thousand articles on all manner of structures and antiquities in the county.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A sprawling historical work, describing the county and its settlements. It contains around 1.2 million words across five volumes.
A dictionary of churches in the county, with particular attention paid to architecture.
Histories of south-east London suburbs, supplemented with maps and photographs.
Gatton School & Education Records
Details of 3,600 students of a grammar school in Southwark, Surrey; now part of London. Entries include name, year of birth, birth order, date of admission, parents' names, address and a reference to original records.
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
Gatton Occupation & Business Records
Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registers recording public houses that were licenced to operate.
A list containing the names of almost 33,000 tradesmen who swore an oath to King William, of Orange.
Profiles of coal and metal mines in the south of England.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
An index to and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Gatton
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Hand-draw genealogical charts covering Surrey's gentry. Includes descriptions of coats of arms.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
Gatton Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Hand-draw genealogical charts covering Surrey's gentry. Includes descriptions of coats of arms.
Pedigrees compiled from a mid 17th century heraldic visitation of Surrey. This work records the lineage, descendants and marriages of families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
Photographs and descriptions of Surrey's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
Gatton Church Records
The parish registers of Gatton are a collection of books essentially documenting births, marriages and deaths. Their records can assist tracing a family as far back as 1679.
The parish registers of Gatton are a collection of books essentially documenting births, marriages and deaths from 1599 to 1812.
Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at Gatton. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1599.
An index connected to original images of over 100 early Surrey parish registers. Also includes over 100 registers from Middlesex, Essex and Kent.
The parish registers of Surrey are the primary source for birth, marriage and death details before civil registration (1837). A full index to names with original images of the registers are available between 1533 and 1812. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1533.
Biographical Directories Covering Gatton
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.
Gatton Maps
A map charting London and 25 miles round.
Extremely detailed maps, charting features from roads to drains. Includes property boundaries.
A map plotting settlements, roads, railways and parks.
A map delineating the boundaries of the counties parishes, areas designated by the church of England.
A very detailed map of the county, which charts features down to individual fields.
Gatton Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
Gatton, two miles from Reigate, is an ancient borough by prescription, sending two members to parliament ever since the year 1451, the 29th of king Henry VI. The town is governed by a constable, who is returning officer, and chosen annually at the manor court.
Gatton was formerly a considerable town, though now reduced to a small village, without a market. From the number of coins and other antiquities found here, it is supposed to have been a Roman station. It was once destroyed by the Danes.
Upper Gatton is a handsome mansion, standing on the hill next to Chepsted, surrounded by a park of about 100 acres.
Lower Gatton stands in the midst of an extensive park, which also contains the church; but all the monuments were removed from it when an alteration was made in the interior by Sir James Wood, who pulled down the parsonage, and laid part of the glebe into a piece of water of 30 acres.
The borough of Gatton now belongs to Sir Mark Wood, who also possesses Gatton House, a very elegant mansion. The approach to it, from the lodge on Reigate Hill, is about a mile in length, and the descent to it is enlivened by every redundance of foliage that can give effect to the scene. The sheet of water in the vale beneath occupies an extent of forty acres, and has the appearance of a small lake, containing two islands of excellent verdure.
From Gatton Park, the road to Banstead passes through Ruffet and Tadworth, and alternately leads up and down some sharp hills, till we arrive at the first ridge of Banstead Downs, and pass at some distance Walton Heath, a celebrated hare warren, in the possession of Mr. Alcock.
The river Mole rises in this parish, which is also noted for a quarry of white stone, which is soft, and endures the fire, but neither sun nor air. It is much used for glass-houses, ovens, &c.
GATTON is a parish 2 miles north-east from Reigate and a mile and a half west from Merstham station on the London, Brighton and South Coast railway, under the Tange of chalk hills above Reigate, in the South Eastern division of the county, Reigate hundred, petty sessional division and union, Redhill and Reigate county court district, and in the rural deanery of Reigate, Kingston arch-deaconry and Rochester diocese: the river Mole has its source in this parish. Until the passing of the Reform Act of 1832, this place, with a population of 145, returned two members to Parliament. The church of St. Andrew is a building of stone, covered with concrete, in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, north porch and a western tower containing a clock and one bell: the interior is entirely fitted with finely-carved black oak: there are 120 sittings. The register dates from 1599 for all entries. The living is a rectory, average yearly value from tithe rent-charge £164, with 12 acres of glebe, in the gift of Jeremiah Colman esq. and held since 1878 by the Rev. Edmund Paul Larken B.A. of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. A sum averaging £15 yearly, derived from a charity left by Henry Smith, alderman of London, who died January 30th, 1628, at Wandsworth, is for clothing. At Battle Bridge the Danes are said to have been defeated with great slaughter. At Gatton are good quarries of white stone, capable of being subjected to a high degree of heat. Gatton Park, the seat of Jeremiah Colman esq. was purchased by him in 1888 of Viscount Oxenbridge P.C., D.L., J.P. and covers an area of about 550 acres; it is exceedingly picturesque and well wooded and contains a large lake. Nutwood, occupying a pleasing and retired situation, is the seat of Henry Edmund Gurney esq. Upper Gatton Park is now in the occupation of Alexander Druce esq.; the mansion, standing on the hill next to Chipstead, is surrounded by a park of about 100 acres. Jeremiah Colman esq. is lord of the manor and principal landowner. Pilgrims’ lane takes its name from having formed part of the route taken by pilgrims to the shrine of St. Thomas a Becket at Canterbury. The soil is loam; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat, oats and mangolds. The area is 264 acres of land and 32 water; rateable value, £3,941; the population in 1881 was 222.
National School (mixed), for 60 children; average attendance, 22.
Most Common Surnames in Gatton
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Reigate Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King | 14 | 1:16 | 0.27% | 8 |
| 1 | Dance | 14 | 1:16 | 4.28% | 647 |
| 3 | Parfitt | 11 | 1:21 | 4.17% | 807 |
| 4 | Francis | 10 | 1:23 | 0.83% | 143 |
| 5 | Bennett | 8 | 1:29 | 0.28% | 39 |
| 5 | Thornton | 8 | 1:29 | 1.34% | 343 |
| 7 | Bowen | 7 | 1:33 | 2.15% | 651 |
| 7 | Chalmers | 7 | 1:33 | 8.14% | 2,335 |
| 7 | Woodhouse | 7 | 1:33 | 2.99% | 905 |
| 7 | Dowsett | 7 | 1:33 | 3.65% | 1,098 |
| 7 | Slogrove | 7 | 1:33 | 100.00% | 17,617 |
| 12 | Wilson | 6 | 1:38 | 0.16% | 22 |
| 12 | Burgess | 6 | 1:38 | 0.53% | 152 |
| 12 | Hawkes | 6 | 1:38 | 1.48% | 532 |
| 12 | Gurney | 6 | 1:38 | 1.90% | 670 |
| 12 | Brigden | 6 | 1:38 | 3.00% | 1,056 |
| 17 | Stevens | 5 | 1:46 | 0.15% | 31 |
| 17 | Norris | 5 | 1:46 | 0.48% | 175 |
| 17 | Penney | 5 | 1:46 | 3.27% | 1,367 |
| 17 | Biles | 5 | 1:46 | 8.77% | 3,348 |
| 21 | Flavin | 4 | 1:57 | 33.33% | 11,502 |
| 21 | Heisle | 4 | 1:57 | 100.00% | 26,895 |
| 23 | Robinson | 3 | 1:76 | 0.09% | 28 |
| 23 | Clark | 3 | 1:76 | 0.06% | 7 |
| 23 | Gill | 3 | 1:76 | 0.41% | 266 |
| 23 | Mancey | 3 | 1:76 | 12.00% | 6,646 |
| 27 | Smith | 2 | 1:115 | 0.01% | 1 |
| 27 | Brown | 2 | 1:115 | 0.02% | 2 |
| 27 | Morgan | 2 | 1:115 | 0.10% | 79 |
| 27 | Cook | 2 | 1:115 | 0.06% | 27 |
| 27 | Simmonds | 2 | 1:115 | 0.18% | 161 |
| 27 | Kitson | 2 | 1:115 | 2.78% | 2,739 |
| 27 | Heasman | 2 | 1:115 | 1.33% | 1,400 |
| 27 | Booty | 2 | 1:115 | 4.26% | 3,948 |
| 27 | Larken | 2 | 1:115 | 12.50% | 9,272 |
| 27 | McUlloch | 2 | 1:115 | 100.00% | 36,014 |
| 37 | Green | 1 | 1:229 | 0.02% | 18 |
| 37 | Anderson | 1 | 1:229 | 0.07% | 114 |
| 37 | James | 1 | 1:229 | 0.05% | 67 |
| 37 | Richardson | 1 | 1:229 | 0.05% | 72 |
| 37 | Brooks | 1 | 1:229 | 0.07% | 108 |
| 37 | Saunders | 1 | 1:229 | 0.04% | 56 |
| 37 | Burton | 1 | 1:229 | 0.09% | 164 |
| 37 | Bird | 1 | 1:229 | 0.08% | 128 |
| 37 | Rose | 1 | 1:229 | 0.06% | 101 |
| 37 | Harding | 1 | 1:229 | 0.05% | 81 |
| 37 | Carr | 1 | 1:229 | 0.15% | 306 |
| 37 | Wheeler | 1 | 1:229 | 0.05% | 87 |
| 37 | Woodward | 1 | 1:229 | 0.19% | 395 |
| 37 | Douglas | 1 | 1:229 | 0.28% | 603 |
| 37 | Law | 1 | 1:229 | 0.24% | 520 |
| 37 | Dodd | 1 | 1:229 | 0.22% | 464 |
| 37 | Waters | 1 | 1:229 | 0.14% | 277 |
| 37 | Finch | 1 | 1:229 | 0.09% | 162 |
| 37 | Waller | 1 | 1:229 | 0.14% | 280 |
| 37 | Weeks | 1 | 1:229 | 0.25% | 542 |
| 37 | Harrington | 1 | 1:229 | 0.18% | 374 |
| 37 | Flint | 1 | 1:229 | 0.27% | 583 |
| 37 | Harman | 1 | 1:229 | 0.14% | 269 |
| 37 | Alford | 1 | 1:229 | 0.65% | 1,356 |
| 37 | Westlake | 1 | 1:229 | 0.50% | 1,056 |
| 37 | Chatfield | 1 | 1:229 | 0.80% | 1,645 |
| 37 | Bales | 1 | 1:229 | 2.78% | 4,955 |
| 37 | Blunden | 1 | 1:229 | 0.58% | 1,237 |
| 37 | Treadwell | 1 | 1:229 | 1.32% | 2,618 |
| 37 | Jeal | 1 | 1:229 | 0.46% | 965 |
| 37 | Terrey | 1 | 1:229 | 2.63% | 4,735 |
| 37 | Burham | 1 | 1:229 | 16.67% | 19,994 |
| 37 | Cheasley | 1 | 1:229 | 33.33% | 31,466 |
| 37 | Foulerton | 1 | 1:229 | 100.00% | 42,452 |
| 37 | Wattey | 1 | 1:229 | 100.00% | 42,452 |