East Surrey Family History Society

Lingfield

Meetings on 4th Wednesday of each month, except August and December, at 2.30pm.

Lingfield & Dormansland Community Centre,

High St, Lingfield, RH7 6AB

Lingfield Map

Lingfield 2025 Meetings:

24

September

Ian Waller (virtual talk)

Newspapers for Family History Research

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We have surely all been sidetracked in our research when looking through the local newspaper however newspapers frequently enable us to put the flesh on the bones and bring our ancestors alive. There is so much information from trade advertisements, court cases, potted histories associated with marriages or obituaries that they are a valuable resource. This talk looks at how to access them in the digital age and examines their usefulness.

22 October

Jeremy Clarke

Felbridge Rope Walk -

Jeremy & Stephonie Clarke have researched the Felbridge area since 1998 when they formed the local history group. In this illustrated talk, Jeremy Clarke will explain the evidence for, and purpose that led to commercial scale rope making in Felbridge, a long way from the coast. You will learn how rope was traditionally made and then volunteers from the audience will manufacture some rope to help you visualise this ancient craft.

26 November

Lady Teviot

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Baby Farming – an international speaker and researcher, Lady Teviot will talk about a highly organised and profitable trade carried on in the 19th and into the 20th century not just in the UK but in other parts of the world. The lying in establishments and the baby farmers each complimentary to each other.