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== Parish History == | === Parish History === | ||
LYDDEN (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of | 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. Date accessed: 26 August 2013. </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 | 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. | 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] | 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 | 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 == | == 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 ==== | |||
Lydden parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years: | |||
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To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.<br><br> | |||
[http://www.kent-opc.org/index.html Kent Online Parish Clerks] has indexes available for select parishes. Records are also available at the [https://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/history-and-heritage/kent-archives Kent Archives]. | |||
==== 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. | |||
=== | ==== Census records<br> ==== | ||
{{British Census|306862}} | |||
=== Probate | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ||
[[Dover 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. | 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]] | |||
:*'''[[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. | |||
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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> | :*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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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] | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
Revision as of 07:05, 24 May 2019
Guide to Lydden, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Lydden, Kent, England | |
|---|---|
 Lydden St Mary Kent | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Bewsborough |
| County | Kent |
| Poor Law Union | Dover |
| Registration District | Dover |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1540 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1563 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Dover |
| Diocese | Canterbury |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury |
| Location of Archive | |
| Kent Record Office | |
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]
Lydden parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
| Lydden Online Parish Records | ||||||
| Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | |
| FS PRs | 1538-1911 | 1538-1911 | 1538-1911 | |||
| FS Canterbury PRs | 1538-1986 | 1538-1986 | 1538-1986 | |||
| FS BTs | 1560-1911 | 1560-1911 | 1560-1911 | |||
| FS | 1538-1975 | 1538-1973 | 1538-1991 | |||
| FREG | 1538-1900s | 1538-1900s | 1538-1900s | |||
| FMP Kent | 1538-1988 | 1538-1997 | 1538-2010 | |||
| FMP Canterbury | 1538-1918 | 1538-1934 | 1538-1998 | |||
| FMP East Kent | 1538-1754 | 1813-1841 | ||||
| BOYD | 1538-1850 | |||||
| IGI | ||||||
| FS Catalog PRs | ||||||
| FS Catalog BTs | ||||||
To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.
Kent Online Parish Clerks has indexes available for select parishes. Records are also available at the Kent Archives.
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.
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.
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A.,A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 194-198. Date accessed: 26 August 2013.
- ↑ ArcherSoftware.co.uk