Boughton under Blean, Kent, England Genealogy
Guide to Boughton under Blean, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Boughton under Blean | |
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| St. Peter and St. Paul Boughton-under-Blean Kent | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Kent |
| Hundred | Boughton-under-Blean |
| Poor Law Union | Faversham |
| Registration District | Faversham |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1558 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1568 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Ospringe |
| Diocese | Canterbury |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury |
| Archive | |
| Kent Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
BOUGHTON-under-Blean (St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, in the union of Faversham, hundred of Boughton-under-Blean, lathe of Scray, E division of Kent, 3 miles SE by E from Faversham. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. [1]
Boughton under Blean is a village and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent. Boughton under Blean Wikipedia
Boughton under Blean St Peter and St Paul is an Ancient Parish in the diocese of Canterbury and the eponymous hundred of Boughton under Blean.
The church dates from the 13th century with 14th and 15th century additions and restored in 1871 by St Aubyn.
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
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- The Monumental Inscriptions in the Methodist Chapel & Graveyard, Boughton-under-Blean ...(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
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.
Registration Districts[edit | edit source]
- 1837-1941 Faversham Registration District
- 1941-1979 Sittingbourne Registration District
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
| Boughton under Blea 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]
- England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments - FamilySearch Historical Records 1780-1832 Boughton under Blean
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]
- Boughton under Blean Parish Kent Online Parish Clerks
- Parishes: Boughton under the Blean British History Online
- St Peter and St Paul Boughton under Blean British Listed Buildings
- St Peter and St Paul Boughton under Blean Kent Archeological Society
- St Peter and St Paul Boughton under Blean Kent Churches
- The hundred of Boughton under Blean: Introduction British History Online
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England(1848), pp. 314-317. Date accessed. 8 July 2013.