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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent]] [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent Parishes]] | ||
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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
BARFREYSTON (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union and hundred of Eastry, lathe of St. Augustine, E. division of Kent, 5 miles (S. by E.) from Wingham. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50777#s14 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 141-145</ref> | |||
The hamlet of Barfrestone may be found spelt as Barston, Barfreston or Barfreystone depending on the age of the record and record author's choice. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barfrestone+ Barfrestone Wikipedia] The hamlet is in [[Eythorne, Kent]] and neighbours Shepherdswell and Nonington.<br> | The hamlet of Barfrestone may be found spelt as Barston, Barfreston or Barfreystone depending on the age of the record and record author's choice. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barfrestone+ Barfrestone Wikipedia] The hamlet is in [[Eythorne, Kent]] and neighbours Shepherdswell and Nonington.<br> | ||
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The Church of St Nicholas Barfrestone Road Eythorne Kent has been designated as a grade I listed building. The Norman church was restored in 1839-42 by R.C. Hussey. [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-177872-church-of-st-nicholas-eythorne+ British listed building] A map of the parish boundary may be found at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/barfrestone-st-nicholas/+ A church near you]<br> | The Church of St Nicholas Barfrestone Road Eythorne Kent has been designated as a grade I listed building. The Norman church was restored in 1839-42 by R.C. Hussey. [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-177872-church-of-st-nicholas-eythorne+ British listed building] A map of the parish boundary may be found at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/barfrestone-st-nicholas/+ A church near you]<br> | ||
See also [http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/01/03/BAF.htm+ Kent Archeological Society] and Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 10 (1800), pp. 71-78 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63612&strquery=Barfreston+ at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Barfreston+ Kent Churches website]<br> | See also [http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/01/03/BAF.htm+ Kent Archeological Society] and Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 10 (1800), pp. 71-78 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63612&strquery=Barfreston+ at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Barfreston+ Kent Churches website]<br> | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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==== Civil Registration ==== | ==== Civil Registration ==== | ||
[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/eastry.html+ Eastry Registration District]<br> | [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/eastry.html+ Eastry Registration District]<br> | ||
Kent County Council (KCC) has a certificate centre at the Mansion House in Tunbridge Wells which holds all the completed registers for Kent since 1 July 1837 and can supply a certified copy of any Kent birth, death or marriage entry from any register within its custody or a Kent civil partnership registration from the government online database. | Kent County Council (KCC) has a certificate centre at the Mansion House in Tunbridge Wells which holds all the completed registers for Kent since 1 July 1837 and can supply a certified copy of any Kent birth, death or marriage entry from any register within its custody or a Kent civil partnership registration from the government online database. | ||
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The Mansion House<br>(Certificate Centre)<br>Grove Hill Road<br>Tunbridge Wells<br>Kent TN1 1EP <br> | The Mansion House<br>(Certificate Centre)<br>Grove Hill Road<br>Tunbridge Wells<br>Kent TN1 1EP <br> | ||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | ||
==== Church records ==== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
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[http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Barfreston.html+ Kent Online ParishClerks (OPC)]<br> | [http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Barfreston.html+ Kent Online ParishClerks (OPC)]<br> | ||
From Spring 2012 material formerly held at<br>Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX<br>is available at Kent History and Library Centre see [http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/archives_and_local_history.aspx Kent Archives] which also enables a search of the catalogue for Kent Archives material deposited at Canterbury Cathedral Archives<br> | From Spring 2012 material formerly held at<br>Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX<br>is available at Kent History and Library Centre see [http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/archives_and_local_history.aspx Kent Archives] which also enables a search of the catalogue for Kent Archives material deposited at Canterbury Cathedral Archives<br> | ||
Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Barfreston|subject|disp=Barfreston}} <br>See also [[England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Barfreston|subject|disp=Barfreston}} <br>See also [[England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. <br> | Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. <br> | ||
==== Land Tax ==== | ==== Land Tax ==== | ||
Images for Barfreston available at FamilySearch Records see [[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] 1780-1827<br> | Images for Barfreston available at FamilySearch Records see [[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] 1780-1827<br> | ||
==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
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[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F513823+ Barfreston Census returns 1841-1891] | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F513823+ Barfreston Census returns 1841-1891] | ||
FamilySearch Records includes collections of census indexes which can be searched online for free. In addition FamilySearch Centres offer free access to images of the England and Wales Census through [http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''FHC Portal:'''] Computers here have access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.<br>[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:England_Family_History_Centres] to locate local Family History Centres in UK<br>[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Introduction_to_LDS_Family_History_Centers] to locate outside UK.<br>Many archives and local history collections in public libraries in England and Wales offer online census searches and also hold microfilm or fiche census returns. | FamilySearch Records includes collections of census indexes which can be searched online for free. In addition FamilySearch Centres offer free access to images of the England and Wales Census through [http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''FHC Portal:'''] Computers here have access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.<br>[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:England_Family_History_Centres] to locate local Family History Centres in UK<br>[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Introduction_to_LDS_Family_History_Centers] to locate outside UK.<br>Many archives and local history collections in public libraries in England and Wales offer online census searches and also hold microfilm or fiche census returns. | ||
Images of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable) | Images of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable) | ||
The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns. | The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns. | ||
[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/group/ukicen/UK_Census_Collection.aspx+ Ancestry UK Census Collection] | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/group/ukicen/UK_Census_Collection.aspx+ Ancestry UK Census Collection] | ||
[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys+ Find my Past census search 1841-1901] | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys+ Find my Past census search 1841-1901] | ||
[http://www.1881pubs.com/+ for details of public houses in the 1881 census] | [http://www.1881pubs.com/+ for details of public houses in the 1881 census] | ||
Prior to the 1911 census the household schedule was destroyed and only the enumerator's schedule survives. | Prior to the 1911 census the household schedule was destroyed and only the enumerator's schedule survives. | ||
The 1911 census of England and Wales was taken on the night of Sunday 2 April 1911 and in addition to households and institutions such as prisons and workhouses, canal boats merchant ships and naval vessels it attempted to include homeless persons. The schedule was completed by an individual and for the first time both this record and the enumerator's schedule were preserved. <br>Two forms of boycott of the census by women are possible due to frustration at government failure to grant women the universal right to vote in parliamentary and local elections. The schedule either records a protest by failure to complete the form in respect of the women in the household or women are absent due to organisation of groups of women staying away from home for the whole night. Research estimates that several thousand women are not found by census search.<br>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/census/1911/person?ukwid=394505& | The 1911 census of England and Wales was taken on the night of Sunday 2 April 1911 and in addition to households and institutions such as prisons and workhouses, canal boats merchant ships and naval vessels it attempted to include homeless persons. The schedule was completed by an individual and for the first time both this record and the enumerator's schedule were preserved. <br>Two forms of boycott of the census by women are possible due to frustration at government failure to grant women the universal right to vote in parliamentary and local elections. The schedule either records a protest by failure to complete the form in respect of the women in the household or women are absent due to organisation of groups of women staying away from home for the whole night. Research estimates that several thousand women are not found by census search.<br>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/census/1911/person?ukwid=394505&sourceid=1&utm_source=Google+FMP+Main_CPC&utm_medium=Key+Keywords&utm_campaign=1911+census+ Find my Past 1911 census search]<br> | ||
==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ||
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:*Publication of the restricted access images [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] and [[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] means that it is advisable to telephone the centre to reserve a computer if you wish to view these<br> | :*Publication of the restricted access images [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] and [[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] means that it is advisable to telephone the centre to reserve a computer if you wish to view these<br> | ||
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== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
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*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | * | ||
== [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] == | |||
== Web sites == | == Web sites == | ||
{{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}} | {{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}} | ||
== Reference == | |||
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[[Category:Kent]] | [[Category:Kent]] | ||