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Guide to '''Strood, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
Guide to '''Strood, Kent family history and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.


[[Image:Strood St Nicholas Kent.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]


{{England Parish Infobox
=== Parish History  ===
| Place = Strood St Nicholas
| default =
| image = Strood St Nicholas Kent.jpg
| caption = Strood St Nicholas Kent
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
| County = Kent
| Hundred = Rochester City; Shamwell
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Strood/ North Aylesford]
| Registration District = Medway; North Aylesford
| PRbegin = 1565
| BTbegin = 1718
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Rochester
| Archdeaconry =  
| Archdeaconries =  
| Rural Deanery = Rochester
| Parish =  
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =  
| Archive = [[Kent Record Office]]
}}


== 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>


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 NW 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>
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>  


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.
Other Anglican parishes included<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.
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>


Other Anglican parishes included:
Places of worship in Strood include<br>
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].


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. <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>
*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, Stone Horse Lane (now Cliffe Road)
*English Martyrs Catholic Church
*St Justus Catholic Church
*Darnley Road Evangelical Church
*St Francis' Anglican Church.


== Resources  ==
See also [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/stro_plc.htm+ Strood North West Kent Family History Society]<br><br>
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
<br> Here is an important jurisdictional perspective by Samuel A. Lewis -
::*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 ===


*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/north%20aylesford.html North Aylesford Registration District] <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>Samuel A. Lewis, [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>
*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/strood.html Strood Registration District] <br>
*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/strood%20and%20hoo.html Strood and Hoo Registration District]


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
=== Resources  ===
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>


=== Church Records ===
==== Civil Registration  ====
''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 ====
[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/north%20aylesford.html+ North Aylesford Registration District]
<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>
[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/strood.html+ Strood Registration District]
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
 
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/strood%20and%20hoo.html+ Strood and Hoo 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  ====
 
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
 
{| width="383" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="width: 100%"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Strood St Nicholas Online Parish Records'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FMP''' = [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/parish-records/marriages?tab=2 FindMyPast - (£)]<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/cms/fmp/pdf/kent-marriages.pdf 'Coverage of Kent parish marriage records'], ''Find My Past,'' accessed 6 November 2013.</ref>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FREG''' = [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ FreeREG - free]<ref>[http://www.freereg.org.uk/parishes/ken.htm 'Kent Coverage'], ''FreeREG,'' accessed 6 November 2013.</ref>
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS BTs''' = [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949386 England, Kent, Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch) - free]<ref>[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1949386 'England, Kent, Bishop's Transcripts, 1560-1911,'] ''FamilySearch,'' accessed 11 November 2013.</ref>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</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
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS PRs''' = {{RecordSearch|1952887|England, Kent, Parish Registers (FamilySearch) - free}}<ref>{{RecordSearch|1952887|'England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911,'}} ''FamilySearch,'' accessed 13 November 2013.</ref>
| 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
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''IGI''' = [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free]<ref>Hugh Wallis, [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyKent.htm#PageTitle 'IGI Batch Numbers for Kent, England,'] ''IGI Batch Numbers,'' accessed 18 November 2013.</ref>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| 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
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''MED''' = [http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/query/results/?Mode=Search&PathList=/Z4a_Medway_Ancestors/ Medway Ancestors - free]<ref>[http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/query/results/?Mode=Search&amp;PathList=/Z4a_Medway_Ancestors/ 'Medway Ancestors Imagebase: list of parishes, in alphabetical order'], ''Cityark,'' accessed 8 November 2013.</ref>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
|}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
 
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
{| width="150%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
! bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''{{PAGENAME}} Parish Online Records'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Images
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Images
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FMP'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/parish-records/marriages?tab=2 '''1565-1837''']  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FREG'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1565-1867''']
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1565-1852''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1565-1866''']  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS BTs'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | {{RecordSearch|1949386|'''1718-1836'''}}
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | {{RecordSearch|1949386|'''1718-1836'''}}
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | {{RecordSearch|1949386|'''1718-1836'''}}
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS PRs'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | {{RecordSearch|1952887|'''1565-1875'''}}
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | {{RecordSearch|1952887|'''1565-1873; 1754-1821 (banns)'''}}
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | {{RecordSearch|1952887|'''1565-1875'''}}
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''IGI'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.familysearch.org '''1565-1875''']
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.familysearch.org '''1565-1873''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''MED'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/query/results/?Mode=Search&PathList=/Z4a_Medway_Ancestors/ '''1565-1977''']  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/query/results/?Mode=Search&PathList=/Z4a_Medway_Ancestors/ '''1565-1977''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/query/results/?Mode=Search&PathList=/Z4a_Medway_Ancestors/ '''1565-1977''']
|}
 
'''International Genealogical Index Batch Numbers'''
 
*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)
 
'''Strood St Francis of Assisi''' parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
 
{| width="150%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast-Kent ($)
! bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="7" scope="col" | '''Strood St Francis of Assisi Parish Online Records'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/kent-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-marriages-and-banns 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-marriages-and-banns 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Images
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Images
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''MED'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/query/results/?Mode=Search&PathList=/Z4a_Medway_Ancestors/ '''1941-1967''']  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
|}
 
'''Strood St Mary''' parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
 
{| width="150%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| MyHeritage-Archdeaconry of Rochester Birth and Burial Indexes ($)
! bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="7" scope="col" | '''Strood St Mary Parish Online Records'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20841/england-kent-archdeaconry-of-rochester-parish-baptisms-1560-1915?s=275764761 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20835/england-kent-archdeaconry-of-rochester-parish-burials?s=275764761 1500s-2000s]<center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Images
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Images
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FREG'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/ '''1869-1871''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1800s-1900s]</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''MED'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/query/results/?Mode=Search&PathList=/Z4a_Medway_Ancestors/ '''1869-1993''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/query/results/?Mode=Search&PathList=/Z4a_Medway_Ancestors/ '''1869-1955''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
| bgcolor="#ccffff" |
|}
|}
'''''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====
==== Land Tax  ====
"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 ($); coverage may vary
Images for Strood are available at FamilySearch Records see [[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] 1780-1832<br>Strood Extra<br>Strood Intra<br>
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary


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


=== Poor Law Unions  ===
[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].


*[[North Aylesford Poor Law Union, Kent (renamed Strood)]]  
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.


=== Probate Records ===
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]
 
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==== 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]]  
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]]
 
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:*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>


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


== Websites ==
=== Websites ===


== References ==
=== References ===


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Guide to Strood, Kent family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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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


Here is an important jurisdictional perspective by Samuel A. Lewis -

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 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]

Strood St Nicholas, Kent, England Genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

FMP = FindMyPast - (£)[2]
FREG = FreeREG - free[3]
FS BTs = England, Kent, Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch) - free[4]
FS PRs = England, Kent, Parish Registers (FamilySearch) - free[5]
IGI = International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free[6]
MED = Medway Ancestors - free[7]
Strood St Nicholas, Kent, England Genealogy Parish Online Records

Baptisms
Marriages
Burials

 Indexes Images Indexes Images Indexes Images
FMP
1565-1837

FREG 1565-1867
1565-1852
1565-1866
FS BTs 1718-1836 1718-1836 1718-1836
FS PRs 1565-1875 1565-1873; 1754-1821 (banns) 1565-1875
IGI 1565-1875 1565-1873
MED 1565-1977 1565-1977 1565-1977

International Genealogical Index Batch Numbers

  • 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 Francis of Assisi parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Strood St Francis of Assisi Parish Online Records

Baptisms
Marriages
Burials

 Indexes Images Indexes Images Indexes Images
MED 1941-1967

Strood St Mary parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Strood St Mary Parish Online Records

Baptisms
Marriages
Burials

 Indexes Images Indexes Images Indexes Images
FREG 1869-1871


MED 1869-1993 1869-1955

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.

Ancestry UK Census Collection

Find my Past census search 1841-1901



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

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

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

Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 250-252. Date accessed: 08 May 2013.
  2. ↑ 'Coverage of Kent parish marriage records', Find My Past, accessed 6 November 2013.
  3. ↑ 'Kent Coverage', FreeREG, accessed 6 November 2013.
  4. ↑ 'England, Kent, Bishop's Transcripts, 1560-1911,' FamilySearch, accessed 11 November 2013.
  5. ↑ 'England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911,' FamilySearch, accessed 13 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Hugh Wallis, 'IGI Batch Numbers for Kent, England,' IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 18 November 2013.
  7. ↑ 'Medway Ancestors Imagebase: list of parishes, in alphabetical order', Cityark, accessed 8 November 2013.

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