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== Parish History == | |||
= | CHEVENING (St. Botolph), a '''parish''', in the union of Seven-Oaks, hundred of Codsheath, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, W. division of Kent, 3½ miles (N. W.) from Seven-Oaks. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50872#s3 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''](1848), pp. 586-593. Date accessed: 15 2013. </ref> | ||
<br> Chevening is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevening,_Kent+ Chevening Wikipedia].<br> | |||
Chevening St Botolph is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Rochester;a map of the parish boundary may be found at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/chevening-st-botolph/+ A church near you] The Church of St Botolph, Chevening Road has been designated as a grade B listed building and dates from the 13th century. <br> | |||
See Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 3 (1797), pp. 105-126 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62845&strquery=Chevening+ at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Chevening+ Kent Churches website]<br> | |||
The former Non-Conformist Chapel Chipstead Chapel High Street Chevening dates from the 17th century | Chevening House is the official residence of the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevening_House+ Chevening House Wikipedia] and has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-356962-chevening-house-chevening+ British listed building]<br> | ||
The former Non-Conformist Chapel Chipstead Chapel High Street Chevening dates from the 17th century and has been designated as a grade II listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-449211-chipstead-chapel-chevening+ British listed building]<br> | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
==== Civil Registration ==== | |||
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See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/sevenoaks.html+ Sevenoaks Registration District] 1837-1941<br> | |||
[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/tonbridge.html+ Tonbridge Registration District] | |||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. | 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 [[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].<br> | The Mansion House<br>(Certificate Centre)<br>Grove Hill Road<br>Tunbridge Wells<br>Kent TN1 1EP <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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[http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Chevening.html+ Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)]<br> | |||
Original deposited registers were formerly held at: | |||
Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX | |||
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 | |||
International Genealogical Index Christenings 1561-1875 Batches (C130891, C130982) Marriages 1561-1873 Batches (M130891, M130982)<br> | |||
Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Chevening|subject|disp=Chevening}} <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> | |||
==== Census records ==== | |||
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F508888+ Census returns for Chevening 1841-1891]<br> | |||
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 ==== | |||
[[Sevenoaks 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)]]<br> | |||
==== | ==== Local Family History Centre ==== | ||
[[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 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] | |||
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== | == Local Family History Centre == | ||
[[Orpington Family History Centre, Kent]] is within reach of the Sevenoaks district, located adjacent to Orpington Station.<br> | |||
== | == Web sites == | ||
{{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}} | |||
== References == | |||
{{Kent}} | {{reflist}} {{Kent}} | ||
[[Category:Kent | [[Category:Kent]] | ||
Revision as of 20:19, 24 October 2013
Parish History[edit | edit source]
CHEVENING (St. Botolph), a parish, in the union of Seven-Oaks, hundred of Codsheath, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, W. division of Kent, 3½ miles (N. W.) from Seven-Oaks. [1]
Chevening is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent see Chevening Wikipedia.
Chevening St Botolph is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Rochester;a map of the parish boundary may be found at A church near you The Church of St Botolph, Chevening Road has been designated as a grade B listed building and dates from the 13th century.
See Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 3 (1797), pp. 105-126 at British History Online and Kent Churches website
Chevening House is the official residence of the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Chevening House Wikipedia and has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building
The former Non-Conformist Chapel Chipstead Chapel High Street Chevening dates from the 17th century and has been designated as a grade II listed building British listed building
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
See Sevenoaks Registration District 1837-1941
Tonbridge 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]
Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)
Original deposited registers were formerly held at:
Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX
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
International Genealogical Index Christenings 1561-1875 Batches (C130891, C130982) Marriages 1561-1873 Batches (M130891, M130982)
Family History Library film numbers
Chevening
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 Chevening 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]
Sevenoaks 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.
See England, Kent, Wills and Probate (FamilySearch Historical Records)
Local Family History Centre[edit | edit source]
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.
Local Family History Centre[edit | edit source]
Orpington Family History Centre, Kent is within reach of the Sevenoaks district, located adjacent to Orpington Station.
Web sites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England(1848), pp. 586-593. Date accessed: 15 2013.