Woking Borough Council
Civic OfficesGloucester SquareWokingSurreyGU21 6YL
Telephone: 01483 755855
Family and local history
Whether you're looking to trace your family roots, or charting the history of your childhood home, there are resources in Woking to help.
The Surrey History Service collects and preserves archives and printed material relating to all aspects of the history of Surrey, and makes them available for reference.
Woking's Crematorium, in St. Johns, keep archives that may help in any family research.
If you have family history leading you to the Brookwood Cemetery, you can contact the Cemetery Society on 01276 857292, or visit their website for further information.
The service, provided by Surrey County Council, is an ideal place to track past births, marriages and deaths in Surrey.
The GRO has an extensive archive of statutory records, which date back to the beginning of civil registration in 1837, and can provide you with copies of the relevant birth, marriage and death certificates for your research.