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== Parish History == | |||
LYDDEN (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Dovor, hundred of Bewsborough, lathe of St. Augustine, E. division of the county of Kent, 5 miles (N. W.) from Dovor.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51125#s14 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 194-198</ref> | |||
Lydden is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydden+ Lydden Wikipedia]. Nearby at Wooton is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydden_Race_Circuit+ Lydden Race Circuit] which was birthplace of the sport of Rallycross.<br> | |||
Lydden St Mary the Virgin is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Canterbury and forms part of the Temple Ewell with Lydden benefice.<br> | |||
The church of St Mary, Church Lane, Lydden has been designated as a grade II* listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-178614-church-of-st-mary-lydden+ British listed building]<br> | |||
See Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 8 (1799), pp. 127-132 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63468+ at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Lydden+ Kent Churches website]<br> | |||
== Resources == | |||
==== Civil Registration ==== | |||
See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/dover.html+ Dover 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. | |||
== | 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]. | |||
==== Church records ==== | |||
Family History Library film numbers <br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Lydden|subject|disp=Lydden}} <br>See also [[England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | |||
From Spring 2012 material formerly held at | |||
Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX | |||
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> | |||
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. | |||
== | ==== Land Tax ==== | ||
Images for Lydden are available at FamilySearch Records see [[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] 1780-1832 The images are derived from 1987 microfilming of Kent Archives reference Q/RPL/230<br> | |||
A further set of images for Lydden and Swingfield are available at FamilySearch Records see [[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] 1780-1830 The images are derived from 1987 microfilming of Kent Archives reference Q/RPL/377 which contains only Swingfield parish returns. There appears to be an error in the way point.<br> | |||
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==== Census records<br> ==== | |||
{{British Census|306862}}<br> | |||
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. | |||
[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:England_Family_History_Centres] to locate local Family History Centres in UK | |||
[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Introduction_to_LDS_Family_History_Centers] 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. | |||
The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns. | |||
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. <br> | |||
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=== Poor Law Unions === | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ||
[[Dover Poor Law Union, Kent]] | |||
=== Probate | ==== 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. | 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 ==== | |||
[[Canterbury 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. | ||
:*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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:*Publication of the restricted access images [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate | |||
== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | ||
*[ | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
== | == Web sites == | ||
== | == Reference == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}} | |||
[[Category:Kent | [[Category:Kent]] | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 26 November 2012
England 
Kent England Kent Parishes
Parish History[edit | edit source]
LYDDEN (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Dovor, hundred of Bewsborough, lathe of St. Augustine, E. division of the county of Kent, 5 miles (N. W.) from Dovor.[1]
Lydden is a village and civil parish in the Dover district of Kent, see Lydden Wikipedia. Nearby at Wooton is Lydden Race Circuit which was birthplace of the sport of Rallycross.
Lydden St Mary the Virgin is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Canterbury and forms part of the Temple Ewell with Lydden benefice.
The church of St Mary, Church Lane, Lydden has been designated as a grade II* listed building British listed building
See Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 8 (1799), pp. 127-132 at British History Online and Kent Churches website
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
See Dover Registration District
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.
The Mansion House
(Certificate Centre)
Grove Hill Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN1 1EP
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]
Family History Library film numbers
Lydden
See also England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)
From Spring 2012 material formerly held at
Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX
is available at Kent History and Library Centre see Kent Archives which also enables a search of the catalogue for Kent Archives material deposited at Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records.
Land Tax[edit | edit source]
Images for Lydden are available at FamilySearch Records see England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records) 1780-1832 The images are derived from 1987 microfilming of Kent Archives reference Q/RPL/230
A further set of images for Lydden and Swingfield are available at FamilySearch Records see England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records) 1780-1830 The images are derived from 1987 microfilming of Kent Archives reference Q/RPL/377 which contains only Swingfield parish returns. There appears to be an error in the way point.
Census records
[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
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.
The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns.
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.
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.
See England, Kent, Wills and Probate (FamilySearch Historical Records)
Local Family History Centre[edit | edit source]
Canterbury Family History Centre, Kent
Maidstone Family History Centre, Kent
- 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
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]
Reference[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A.,A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 194-198