Capel-le-Ferne, Kent, England Genealogy
Guide to Capel-le-Ferne, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Capel-le-Ferne | |
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| Capel-le-Ferne St Mary Kent | |
| Type | Chapelry |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Kent |
| Hundred | Folkestone |
| Poor Law Union | Dover |
| Registration District | Dover |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1592; For more records see Alkham |
| 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]
CAPEL-LE-FERNE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Dover, hundred of Folkestone, lathe of Shepway, E division of Kent, 3¼ miles NNE from Folkestone. [1]
The church is of Norman origins, but its present character dates from the late thirteenth/early fourteenth century.[2]
Capel-le Ferne was originally a chapelry of Alkham, Kent Ancient Parish.
The modern parish is served by St Radigund's church Capel-le-Ferne.
Capel-le-Ferne St Mary is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust since 1986.
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.
The civil registration article tells more about these records.
There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Registration Districts[edit | edit source]
- 1837-1998 Dover Registration District
Church Records[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
| Capel-le-Ferne 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.
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]
- Capell British History Online
- Capel-le-Ferne Parish Kent Online Parish Clerks
- Church of St Mary British Listed Buildings
- St Mary's Church, Capel-le-Ferne, Kent Churches Conservation Trust
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England(1848), pp. 501-511. Date accessed: 8 July 2013.
- ↑ Viga, John, St Mary Capel Le Ferne Kent Churches website Date accessed: 20 Oct 2021.