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== Parish History == | |||
Strood is one of the Medway Towns in the Rochester district of Kent. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strood+ Strood Wikipedia] which includes places of worship in Strood and Frindsbury.<br> | |||
The parish church of St Nicholas College Yard Strood has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-172945-parish-church-of-st-nicholas-rochester+ British listed building] and refers to the church serving now as the Diocesan Architect's offices.<br> | |||
Other Anglican parishes included<br> | |||
Strood St Mary [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/stro_c02.htm+ Strood St Mary Vicarage Road] now New Testament Church of God. Strood St Mary Vicarage Road has been designated as a grade II* listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-173221-parish-church-of-st-mary-rochester+ British listed building]<br> | |||
Places of worship in Strood include<br> | |||
St Mary's Church Frindsbury was opened by Bishop Claughton in 1869 now operated by the New Testament Church of God. <br>Zoar Chapel High Street Strood 1782 - Protestant dissenters. <br>Gospel Mission Evangelical Church, Brompton Lane <br>Wesleyan Methodist Jubilee Church, Stonehorse Lane (now Cliffe Road) <br>English Martyrs Catholic Church <br>St Justus Catholic Church <br>Darnley Road Evangelical Church <br>St Francis' Anglican Church <br> | |||
See also [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/stro_plc.htm+ Strood North West Kent Family History Society]<br><br> | |||
STROOD (St. Nicholas), a '''parish''', in the union of North Aylesford, partly within the jurisdiction of the city of Rochester, and partly in the hundred of Shamwell, lathe of Aylesford, W. division of Kent, ½ a mile (N. W.) from Rochester. There is a place of worship for Independents. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51315#s7 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 250-252. Date accessed: 08 May 2013.</ref> | |||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
==== Civil Registration ==== | |||
=== Civil Registration === | |||
[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/north%20aylesford.html+ North Aylesford Registration District] | |||
[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/strood.html+ Strood Registration District] | |||
[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/strood%20and%20hoo.html+ Strood and Hoo 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]. | |||
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==== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
International Genealogical Index Christenings 1565-1875 Batches (J131321, K131321, C131322) Marriages 1565-1873 Batches (M131321, M131322)<br> | |||
Zoar Independent Chapel High Street Strood Christenings 1779-1837 Batch (C068641)<br> | |||
Strood St Nicholas of Myra Baptisms Marriages Burials 1565-1977 reference P 150B digital images may be searched online at Medway Archives City Ark project http://cityark.medway.gov.uk<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> | |||
=== Probate | Family History Library film numbers <br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Strood+%28near+Rochester%29|subject|disp=Strood St Nicholas}} <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. | |||
==== Land Tax ==== | |||
Images for Strood are available at FamilySearch Records see [[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] 1780-1832<br>Strood Extra<br>Strood Intra<br> | |||
==== Census records ==== | |||
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F508493+ Census returns for Strood 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.<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) | |||
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://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys+ Find my Past census search 1841-1901] | |||
<br> | |||
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> | |||
==== Poor Law Unions ==== | |||
[[North Aylesford Poor Law Union, Kent (renamed Strood)]] | |||
==== 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 ==== | |||
[[Gillingham Family History Centre, Kent]] | |||
[[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<br> | |||
== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. | 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 13:06, 8 May 2013
Parish History[edit | edit source]
Strood is one of the Medway Towns in the Rochester district of Kent. See Strood Wikipedia which includes places of worship in Strood and Frindsbury.
The parish church of St Nicholas College Yard Strood has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building and refers to the church serving now as the Diocesan Architect's offices.
Other Anglican parishes included
Strood St Mary Strood St Mary Vicarage Road now New Testament Church of God. Strood St Mary Vicarage Road has been designated as a grade II* listed building British listed building
Places of worship in Strood include
St Mary's Church Frindsbury was opened by Bishop Claughton in 1869 now operated by the New Testament Church of God.
Zoar Chapel High Street Strood 1782 - Protestant dissenters.
Gospel Mission Evangelical Church, Brompton Lane
Wesleyan Methodist Jubilee Church, Stonehorse Lane (now Cliffe Road)
English Martyrs Catholic Church
St Justus Catholic Church
Darnley Road Evangelical Church
St Francis' Anglican Church
See also Strood North West Kent Family History Society
STROOD (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union of North Aylesford, partly within the jurisdiction of the city of Rochester, and partly in the hundred of Shamwell, lathe of Aylesford, W. division of Kent, ½ a mile (N. W.) from Rochester. There is a place of worship for Independents. [1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
North Aylesford Registration District
Strood and Hoo 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]
International Genealogical Index Christenings 1565-1875 Batches (J131321, K131321, C131322) Marriages 1565-1873 Batches (M131321, M131322)
Zoar Independent Chapel High Street Strood Christenings 1779-1837 Batch (C068641)
Strood St Nicholas of Myra Baptisms Marriages Burials 1565-1977 reference P 150B digital images may be searched online at Medway Archives City Ark project http://cityark.medway.gov.uk
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
Family History Library film numbers
Strood St Nicholas
See also England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records.
Land Tax[edit | edit source]
Images for Strood are available at FamilySearch Records see England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records) 1780-1832
Strood Extra
Strood Intra
Census records[edit | edit source]
Census returns for Strood 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.
Find my Past census search 1841-1901
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.
Find my Past 1911 census search
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
North Aylesford Poor Law Union, Kent (renamed Strood)
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]
Gillingham Family History Centre, Kent
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. 250-252. Date accessed: 08 May 2013.