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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 == | ||
FAWKHAM, or Facombe (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Dartford, hundred of Axton, Dartford, and Wilmington, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, W. division of Kent, 6 miles (S. E. by S.) from Dartford. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50958#s20 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 220-225</ref> | |||
Fawkham is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawkham+ Fawkham Wikipedia]<br> | Fawkham is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawkham+ Fawkham Wikipedia]<br> | ||
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See Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2 (1797), pp. 444-451 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62825 at British History Online] for Fawkham and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Fawkham+ Kent Churches website]<br> | See Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2 (1797), pp. 444-451 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62825 at British History Online] for Fawkham and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Fawkham+ Kent Churches website]<br> | ||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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==== Civil Registration ==== | ==== Civil Registration ==== | ||
See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/dartford.html+ Dartford registration District]<br> | See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/dartford.html+ Dartford registration District]<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/Fawkham.html+ Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)]<br> | [http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Fawkham.html+ Kent Online Parish Clerks (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> | ||
International Genealogical Index Marriages 1813-1847 Batch (M165052)<br> | International Genealogical Index Marriages 1813-1847 Batch (M165052)<br> | ||
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Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Fawkham|subject|disp=Fawkham}} <br><br> | Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Fawkham|subject|disp=Fawkham}} <br><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> | ||
==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
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[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] | ||
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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&sourceid=1&utm_source=Google+FMP+Main_CPC&utm_medium=Key+Keywords&utm_campaign=1911+census+ Find my Past 1911 census search]<br> | 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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[[Maidstone Family History Centre, Kent]] | [[Maidstone Family History Centre, Kent]] | ||
:*[http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''FHC Portal:'''] This centre has access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. | :*[http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''FHC Portal:'''] This centre has access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. | ||
:*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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== Web sites == | == Web sites == | ||
== Reference == | |||
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{{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}} | {{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}} | ||
[[Category:Kent]] | [[Category:Kent]] | ||