Discover Your Family History
Since 1977 the East Surrey Family History Society has been aiding members to trace their family histories.
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Out and About
This year the Society will have a stall at the events listed below. Why not visit us? Maybe we can assist you with a tricky piece of research or maybe you would like to purchase some of our stock, such as one of the Alan Godfrey maps.
We would be pleased to see you.
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October 4 |
The Family History Show Kempton Park |
| October 25 | Oxfordshire Family History Fair Cherwell School (North) |
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November 8 |
West Surrey FHS Fair, Woking Leisure Centre |
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Southwark
October 13 : Monday, 12.00pm
Geoff Fairbairn
Finding a lady in Bermondsey
Who is the mysterious woman in Appleton’s 1890 watercolour depiction of East Lane? Is Geoff related to her? |
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Virtual Talk
Mapping Rich and Poor: The Charles Booth Archive -
October : Tuesday 14, 8.00 pm 
Indy Bhuller This talk will explore Booth's poverty maps, his inquiry, studies into prostitution, immigrant groups, religious and work groups, his walks and his notebooks. The speaker is the Curator for Economics and Social Policy in LSE Library.. You are invited to a LIVE Zoom meeting.
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Virtual Talk
Ratcatchers November: Monday 10, 10.00 am 
David Cufley More than vermin destroyers … 19th century ratcatchers and their trade, earnings, methods of trapping and the use of the rats. Not for the squeamish and faint of heart!
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