Edenbridge, Kent, England Genealogy
Guide to Edenbridge, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Edenbridge | |
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| Edenbridge St Peter & St Paul Kent | |
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Kent |
| Hundred | Westerham |
| Poor Law Union | Sevenoaks |
| Registration District | Sevenoaks |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1546 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1716 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | None |
| Diocese | Pre-1845 - Rochester; Post-1844 - None |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester; Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Archive | |
| Kent Record Office | |
Parish History
EDENBRIDGE (St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, in the union of Seven-Oaks, hundred of Westerham, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, W division of Kent, 12 miles SW from Seven-Oaks. The Independents have a place of worship. [1]
Edenbridge St Peter and St Paul is a 13th century church which originally was formed as a chapelry of Westerham, Kent Ancient Parish. It became an Ecclesiastical parish in 1814 and includes nearby Marsh Green within its boundary.
Part of the parish boundary forms part of the county boundary with neighbours Lingfield, Surrey and Limpsfield, Surrey
Edenbridge lies on the Eden Brook which is part of the Upper River Medway and was the town central to the mediaeval Wealden iron industry. There are many timber framed buildings in the town. It has two stations on separate railway lines which lead to growth of the town in the nineteenth century. There are four watermills in the parish, Haxted Mill (now a museum) and Honour's Mill on the River Eden itself and Christmas Mill on a tributary. There is also a windmill. The western parish boundary forms the Kent/Surrey county boundary with neighbouring parishes of Limpsfield, Surrey and Lingfield, Surrey
Edenbridge also included:
Resources
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Civil Registration
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
- 1837-1941 Sevenoaks Registration District
- 1941-1998 Tonbridge Registration District
Church Records
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
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
| Edenbridge 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
"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
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Poor Law Unions
Probate Records
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
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites
- Church of ST Peter and ST Paul British Listed Buildings
- Edenbridge Parish Kent Online Parish Clerks
- Parishes: Eatonbridge British History Online
- Ss Peter And Paul Edenbridge Kent Churches
- St Peter & St Paul Edenbridge A Church Near You
- St Peter & St Paul Church, Edenbridge Kent Archeological Society
- The Ebenezer Chapel British Listed Buildings
References
- ↑ Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 139-144 lt;. Date accessed: 25 July 2013.
- ↑ North West Kent Family History Society Baptist: Edenbridge, Bethel, High St Date accessed: 3 November 2021.
- ↑ North West Kent Family History Society Independent/Congregational Date accessed: 3 November 2021.
- ↑ British Listed Buildings Edenbridge Presbytery of Roman Catholic Church of ST Lawrence Date accessed: 3 November 2021.
- ↑ North West Kent Family History Society Presbyterian: St John's Greybury church, Marsh Green. Date accessed: 3 November 2021.