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=== Civil Registration === | === Civil Registration === | ||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. | 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]. <br> | ||
==== Registration Districts ==== | ==== Registration Districts ==== | ||
*'''1837-1941''' [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/west%20ashford.html West Ashford Registration District]<br> | *'''1837-1941''' [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/west%20ashford.html West Ashford Registration District]<br> | ||
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*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records<br> | *[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records<br> | ||
==== | ==== Non-Conformists (All other Religions) ==== | ||
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at FindMyPast ($), index and images (''coverage may vary'')<br> | |||
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at | |||
=== Census Records === | === Census Records === | ||
Census | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F509890+ Census returns for Bethersden 1841-1891] <br> | ||
The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns.<br> | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/group/ukicen Ancestry UK Census Collection]<br> | |||
*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys FindMyPast Census]<br> | |||
=== Land Tax === | === Land Tax === | ||
*[[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 1780-1831<br> | *[[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 1780-1831<br> | ||
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== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
Revision as of 15:06, 14 September 2021
Guide to Bethersden, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Bethersden, Kent, England | |
|---|---|
Bethersden St Margaret Kent | |
| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Chart and Longbridge |
| County | Kent |
| Poor Law Union | West Ashford |
| Registration District | West Ashford |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1556 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1563 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Charing |
| 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]
BETHERSDEN (St. Beatrice), a parish, in the union of West Ashford, hundred of Chart and Longbridge, lathe of Shepway, E division of Kent, 6 miles WSW from Ashford. Here is a place of worship for Particular Baptists.[1]
Bethersden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent.
St Margaret, Bethersden is an Ancient Parish. Also in the village is the Baptist church (Union Chapel) which dates from the 1790s desire and the 1804/5 building prior to 1806 dedication.
Bethersden was previously well-known for producing Marble and was a centre of the Kentish wool trade. Lovelace Place in Bethersden was the birthplace of 17th-century poet Richard Lovelace. Bethersden Wikipedia
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
- 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
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
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.
Registration Districts[edit | edit source]
- 1837-1941 West Ashford Registration District
- 1941-1998 Ashford Registration District
Church Records[edit | edit source]
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England[edit | edit source]
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Bethersden Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Kent | ||||||
| Parish Registers-Kent | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Find My Past-Kent ($) | ||||||
| Find My Past Banns-Kent ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Kent ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | ||||||
| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Kent ($)
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Kent ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
Non-Conformists (All other Religions)[edit | edit source]
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at FindMyPast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)
Census Records[edit | edit source]
The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns.
Land Tax[edit | edit source]
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.
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]
- Bethersden British History Online
- St Margaret, Bethersden Kent Churches
- St Margaret, Bethersden A Church Near You
- St Margaret, Bethersden British Listed Buildings
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848), pp. 223-228. Date accessed: 1 July 2013.