Camberley Centre
Camberley Adult Education Centre, France Hill Drive, Camberley, GU15 3QB
For map click here.Co-ordinator: Sue Turner
Email: camberley@wsfhs.orgFrom January 2026, all the meetings will be on the Third Saturday of the month.
The gate to the Centre and the door will open at 1.30pm and the meeting will start at 2.00pm.
There are no meetings in July, August and December.
2026
| Date | Doors Open | Start Time | Title | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 19 Sep | 1.30 pm | 2.00 pm | Beginners Guide to the Census | Sue Turner |
| Sat | 17 Oct | 1.30 pm | 2.00 pm | The Brookwood Last Post | Mike Hillman |
| Sat | 21 Nov | 1.30 pm | 2.00 pm | Beyond the Grave - Monumental Inscriptions what, when, why | Tony Kelly |
| Sat | 19 Dec | No Meeting | |||
Forthcoming Meetings
September 19 2026
Sue Turner - Beginners Guide to the CensusEvery ten years, another census appears for us to explore, but sometimes looking at the background to them can reveal why the person you are searching for is not there or has given 'wrong' information. This talk will look at the England and Wales and Scotland censuses from 1801 to 1921 and at the 1939 National Register to help to explain what you can and cannot find out.
Although aimed at beginners, these talks will also be useful for more experienced family historians as more information both online and offline is appearing and reconsidering your method of searching may result in finding that elusive ancestor.
Sue Turner is Chair of the Society and has been working on her family history for nearly 50 years, having produced over 200 family trees for herself, partner, brothers in law and friends. She has a Masters degree with distinction in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde.
October 17
Mike Hillman - The Brookwood Last PostThe Last Post Association was formed in 1928 and the Last Post and Reveille at the Menin Gate was started, on a regular basis, in the autumn of that year. During the last war, and the occupation of Ypres in 1940, the Nazi authorities banned the service. A local businessman & WWI veteran, heard about this and he formed an organisation to replicate the Ypres service, the Surrey Last Post Association was born.
The first service was held in Brookwood Cemetery in January 1941. The service was held as regularly as possible for the next four years. So, the need for the ceremony at Brookwood was over – but not the desire to keep those memories alive here. The Surrey Last Post Association became the Brookwood Last Post Association and the services continued and continue to this day.
November 21
Tony Kelly - Beyond the Grave - Monumental Inscriptions what, when, whyMonumental inscriptions are a rich source for family historians. They are often overlooked and unloved ! Using images from his extensive collection, Tony will share examples from Surrey and beyond to show what monumental inscriptions are, the information they can reveal, how they might help uncover—and even enrich—our own family story and where to find them.
Tony has been researching his family history for almost 40 years. He managed the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Library from 2012 to 2022 and published the West Surrey Family History Society Monumental Inscription Index online for the first time. Previously he worked with Cliff Webb photographing registers for transcription by WSFHS volunteers around the world. Since 2013 he has created the Surrey Churches Index which aims to identify every place of worship and cemetery in the historic County of Surrey which existed on or after 25th March 1688. He is also compiling the Surrey Index of Names, a random index of names connected with Surrey. To date there are 3,985,857 (almost 4 million) names.