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Guide to '''Erith, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
[[Image:Erith_St_John_the_Baptist_Kent.jpg|thumb|right|Erith St John the Baptist]]


== Parish History  ==


{{England Parish Infobox
Erith is a district in the London Borough of Bexley see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erith+ Erith Wikipedia] which contains a list of places of worship.<br>
| Place = Erith
| default =
| image = Erith St John the Baptist Kent.jpg
| caption = Erith St John the Baptist Kent
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
| County = Kent
| Hundred = Lessness
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Dartford Dartford]
| Registration District = Dartford
| PRbegin = 1625
| BTbegin = 1718
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Pre-1845 - Rochester; Post-1844 - Canterbury
| Archdeaconry =
| Archdeaconries =
| Rural Deanery = Dartford
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester; Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Kent Record Office]]
}}


== Parish History ==
Erith St John the Baptist is an Ancient Parish which included Lessness-Heath, Picardy, Northumberland-Heath, and Beadonwell; the parish church of St John the Baptist has been designated asa grade II* listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-198724-parish-church-of-st-john-the-baptish-bex+ British listed building]<br>


ERITH (St. John the Baptist), a '''parish''', in the union of Dartford, hundred of Lessness, lathe of Sutton-At-Hone, W division of Kent, 2¼ miles N from Crayford. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50950#s1 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 181-186. Date accessed: 25 July 2013. </ref> <br>
See Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2 (1797), pp. 227-263 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62813+ at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Erith+1+ Kent Churches website]<br>  


"Erith is, ecclesiastically, in the diocese of Canterbury, in the archdeaconry of Canterbury and in the deanery of Dartford.  The church is named for St. John the Baptist with original parish registers commencing 1625.
From this parish were formed <br>  
The parish contains also the hamlets of Beadonwell, Belvidere, Lessness-Heath, Picardy, and Northumberland-Heath." <ref> Kent Online Parish Clerks
[http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Erith.html ''Erith Parish''] Date accessed: 5 November 2021.</ref><br>
Churches in the parish: <ref> GENUKI [https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/KEN/Erith ''Erith''] Date accessed: 5 November 2021.</ref><br>
::'''All Saints, Belvedere, Church of England'''
::'''Christ Church, Erith, Church of England'''
::'''St Andrew, Bostall Heath, Church of England'''
::'''St Augustine, Belvedere, Church of England'''
::'''St John the Baptist, Erith, Church of England'''
::'''St Mary the Virgin, Welling, Church of England'''
::'''St Paul, Northumberland Heath, Erith, Church of England'''


== Resources ==
Belvedere All Saints Nuxley Road [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/belv_c01.htm+ Belvedere All Saints] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Belvedere+1+ Kent Churches website]<br>
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
Christ Church [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/erit_c02.htm+ Erith Christ Church]&nbsp; and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Erith+2+ Kent Churches website]<br>  
::*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<br>


=== Civil Registration ===
See [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/erit_plc.htm+ Erith North West Kent Family History Society] for other places of worship and [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/erit_c01.htm+ Erith St John the Baptist]<br>  
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. <br>
There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].<br>
==== Registration Districts ====
*'''1837-1965''' [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/dartford.html Dartford Registration District]<br>


=== Church Records ===
The Baptist church at Lessness Heath dates from 1805.<br>
''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.


==== Church of England ====
== Resources  ==
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
 
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
==== Civil Registration  ====
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
 
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/dartford.html+ Dartford registration District]<br>
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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  ====
 
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| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Erith Online Parish Records'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="20" | <center><font size="+1">'''Online {{PAGENAME}} Parish Register Images and Indexes'''</font></center>
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| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
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| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="6" | <center>'''Baptisms'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="6" | <center>'''Marriages'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="6" | <center>'''Burials'''</center>
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| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="2" | '''Earliest'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="6" | <center>.</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="6" | <center>.</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="6" | <center>.</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Kent
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000" colspan="20" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CKent 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CKent 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CKent 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Parish Registers-Kent
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | '''Images'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="18" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="2" |
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="2" |   
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="2" |
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000" colspan="20" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/kent-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-marriages-and-banns 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-marriages-and-banns 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
|-
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1800s-1900s]</center>
|-
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" rowspan="5" colspan="2" | '''Indexes'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="2" | 
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="4" |
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="2" | 1656-1753
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="4" | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series FindMyPast]<ref name="boyd">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110108163855/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-KEN.aspx "Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,"] ''Origins.net,'' (WayBack Machine) accessed 13 March 2012.</ref> 
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'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Kent/ Joiner Marriage Index - Kent] ($)<br>
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records<br>
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/kent-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Kent] ($)<br>
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records<br>


====Nonconformist Records====
[http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Erith.html+ Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)]<br>
"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.<br>
 
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary<br>
International Genealogical Index 1625-1752 (Extracts); 1625-1752; 1813-1873 Batches (P020571, C020572, C020572) Marriages 1625-1758; 1813-1863 Batches (M020571, M020572) <br>
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
 
See also Lessness Heath Baptist 1808-1832 (Births) Batch (C093971)<br>  
 
Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre is the Diocesan Record Office for all the Church of England Parishes within the London Borough of Bexley reference PA137 St John's, Erith 1625-1996 <br>
 
Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Erith|subject|disp=Erith}} <br><br>


=== Census Records ===
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 from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>


=== Poor Law Unions ===
==== Census records  ====


*[[Dartford Poor Law Union, Kent]]<br>  
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F507803+ Census returns for Erith 1841-1891]<br>  


=== Probate Records ===
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.
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. <br>
Go to [[Kent Probate Records|Kent Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction.<br>
Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.  


*[[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
Images of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable)


== Maps and Gazetteers ==
The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns.
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  
 
[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.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.
 
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&amp;sourceid=1&amp;utm_source=Google+FMP+Main_CPC&amp;utm_medium=Key+Keywords&amp;utm_campaign=1911+census+ Find my Past 1911 census search]<br>
 
==== Poor Law Unions  ====
 
[[Dartford Poor Law Union, Kent]]
 
==== Probate records  ====
 
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Kent Probate Records|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.
 
See [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
==== Local Family History Centre  ====
 
[[Orpington Family History Centre, Kent]]
 
[[Maidstone Family History Centre, Kent]]


*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851] <br>
:*[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.
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]<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>


== Websites ==
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==


*[http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Erith+1 Christ Church Erith] Kent Churches<br>
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  
*[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol2/pp227-263#h3-0004 Parishes: Erith] British History Online<br>
*[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-198724-parish-church-of-st-john-the-baptish-bex St John the Baptist] British Listed Buildings<br>
*[https://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Erith+1 St John The Baptist Erith] Kent Churches<br>


== References ==
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


{{reflist}}
== Web sites  ==


<references />
{{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}}


{{Kent}}
== References ==


<references />


[[Category:Kent Parishes]]
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Erith St John the Baptist

Parish History[edit | edit source]

Erith is a district in the London Borough of Bexley see Erith Wikipedia which contains a list of places of worship.

Erith St John the Baptist is an Ancient Parish which included Lessness-Heath, Picardy, Northumberland-Heath, and Beadonwell; the parish church of St John the Baptist has been designated asa grade II* listed building British listed building

See Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2 (1797), pp. 227-263 at British History Online and Kent Churches website

From this parish were formed

Belvedere All Saints Nuxley Road Belvedere All Saints and Kent Churches website

Christ Church Erith Christ Church  and Kent Churches website

See Erith North West Kent Family History Society for other places of worship and Erith St John the Baptist

The Baptist church at Lessness Heath dates from 1805.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

See Dartford registration District

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.

Church records[edit | edit source]

Online Erith, Kent, England Genealogy Parish Register Images and Indexes
 
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Earliest
.
.
.
Images
Indexes 1656-1753 FindMyPast[1]

Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)

International Genealogical Index 1625-1752 (Extracts); 1625-1752; 1813-1873 Batches (P020571, C020572, C020572) Marriages 1625-1758; 1813-1863 Batches (M020571, M020572)

See also Lessness Heath Baptist 1808-1832 (Births) Batch (C093971)

Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre is the Diocesan Record Office for all the Church of England Parishes within the London Borough of Bexley reference PA137 St John's, Erith 1625-1996

Family History Library film numbers
Erith

Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records.

Census records[edit | edit source]

Census returns for Erith 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 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.
[1] to locate local Family History Centres in UK
[2] to locate outside UK.
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)

The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns.

Ancestry UK Census Collection

Find my Past census search 1841-1901

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.

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.
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.
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Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

Dartford Poor Law Union, Kent

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.

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Local Family History Centre[edit | edit source]

Orpington Family History Centre, Kent

Maidstone Family History Centre, Kent

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

Web sites[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county," Origins.net, (WayBack Machine) accessed 13 March 2012.
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