Alkham, Kent, England Genealogy
Guide to Alkham, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Alkham | |
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| Alkham St Anthony the Martyr Kent | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Kent |
| Hundred | Folkestone |
| Poor Law Union | Dover |
| Registration District | Dover |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1558 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1563 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Dover |
| Diocese | Canterbury |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury |
| Archive | |
| Kent Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
ALKHAM (St. Anthony), a parish, in Dover District, E division of Kent, 5 miles W by N from Dover. St Anthony was united to the parish of Capel-le-Ferne in the diocese of Canterbury--which also see. At Reindein House, contiguous to Alkham, was an extra-parochial chapel (independent of the jurisdictions of surrounding parishes).[1]
Alkham is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, see Alkham Wikipedia.
Alkham St Anthony the Martyr is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Canterbury which includes Chalksole and Ewell Minnis. The church sits high above the village. The village and civil parish of Alkham is 5 miles west of Dover.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- Type the name of the parish in the search bar
- Click on the location pin on the map
- Choose Options from the pop up box
- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England[edit | edit source]
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Alkham Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Kent | ||||||
| Parish Registers-Kent | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Kent ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast Banns-Kent ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Kent ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Kent ($)
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Kent ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Land Tax[edit | edit source]
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Kent Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
- St Anthony A Church Near You
- St Anthony British Listed Building
- Kent Online Parish Clerks
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England(1848), pp. 34-37. Date accessed: 17 June 2013.