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[[Image:Reculver_St_Mary_Kent.jpg|thumb|right|Reculver St Mary]]
Guide to '''Reculver, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
 
{{England Parish Infobox
| Place = Reculver
| default =
| image = Reculver St Mary Kent.jpg
| caption = Reculver St Mary Kent
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
| County = Kent
| Hundred = Bleangate
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Blean/ Blean]
| Registration District = Blean
| PRbegin = 1602
| BTbegin = 1565
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Canterbury
| Archdeaconry =
| Archdeaconries =
| Rural Deanery = Westbere
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Court of the Bishop of Canterbury
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Kent Record Office]]
}}


== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==


The ruined towers of St Mary's Church are the dominant feature in Reculver, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reculver+ Reculver Wikipedia] for a detailed history of the church and its ruin, the loss of the coastal town and the absorption of the civil parish into Herne Bay.<br>  
RECULVER (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Blean, hundred of Bleangate, lathe of St. Augustine, E division of Kent, 10 miles NE by N from Canterbury. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51233#s17 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 645-652. Date accessed: 06 May 2013.</ref>  


Reculver's parish boundary, remained the same for both ecclesiastical and civil purposes until 1934. Included were Reculver, Hillborough, Bishopstone and Brook (now Brook Farm), though the parish extended west almost to Beltinge, in Herne parish, and to Broomfield in the south-west – where the boundary with Herne parish ran along the centre of the main thoroughfare, now Margate Road – and it was bounded in open country on the south-east and east by the parish of Chislet. In 1934, the civil functions of the parish were merged into the civil parish of Herne Bay.<br>
The ruined towers of St Mary's Church are the dominant feature in Reculver, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reculver Reculver Wikipedia] for a detailed history of the church and its ruin, the loss of the coastal town and the absorption of the civil parish into Herne Bay.  


The replacement church for Reculver was built at Hillborough: St Mary The Virgin Reculver has a parish boundary map at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/reculver-st-mary-the-virgin/+ A church near you]&nbsp; and was built in 1813 but was replaced in 1876 and consecrated in 1878.<br>
Reculver's parish boundary, remained the same for both ecclesiastical and civil purposes until 1934. Included were Reculver, Hillborough, Bishopstone and Brook (now Brook Farm), though the parish extended west almost to Beltinge, in Herne parish, and to Broomfield in the south-west – where the boundary with Herne parish ran along the centre of the main thoroughfare, now Margate Road – and it was bounded in open country on the south-east and east by the parish of Chislet. In 1934, the civil functions of the parish were merged into the civil parish of Herne Bay.  


The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reculver Lane, Canterbury has been designated as a grade C listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-170745-parish-church-of-st-mary-the-virgin-hern+ British listed building]<br>
The replacement church for Reculver was built at Hillborough: St Mary The Virgin Reculver has a parish boundary map at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/reculver-st-mary-the-virgin/ A church near you] and was built in 1813 but was replaced in 1876 and consecrated in 1878.


See also Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9 (1800), pp. 109-125 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63544&strquery=Reculver+ at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Reculver+2+ Kent Churches website]<br>
The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reculver Lane, Canterbury has been designated as a grade C listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-170745-parish-church-of-st-mary-the-virgin-hern British listed building]  


See also Reculver Abbey at [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Reculver+1+ Kent Churches website]<br>
See also Edward Hasted, ''The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent'': Volume 9 (1800), pp. 109-125. Date accessed: 23 September 23013. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63544&strquery=Reculver at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Reculver+2 Kent Churches website]
 
See also Reculver Abbey at [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Reculver+1 Kent Churches website]


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==


==== Civil Registration  ====
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/blean.html+ Blean Registration District]<br>
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ 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<br>
=== Cemeteries ===
*'''1700-1900''' {{FSC|232419|title-id|disp=Monumental Inscriptions, Reculver, Kent, England}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* {{FSC|256597|title-id|disp=Kent M. I.}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* {{FSC|415187|title-id|disp=Monumental Inscriptions of Reculver Cemetery}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


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.
=== Civil Registration  ===


The Mansion House<br>(Certificate Centre)<br>Grove Hill Road<br>Tunbridge Wells<br>Kent TN1 1EP <br>
See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/blean.html Blean Registration District]


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].
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.  


==== Church records  ====
The Mansion House (Certificate Centre)<br>Grove Hill Road<br>Tunbridge Wells<br>Kent TN1 1EP


Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Reculver|subject|disp=Reculver}}<br>See also [[England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>  
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<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. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records.&nbsp;
=== Church Records ===


==== Census records  ====
''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.


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 [http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''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.
==== Church of England ====
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
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*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Kent/ Joiner Marriage Index - Kent] ($)<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>


[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:England_Family_History_Centres] to locate local Family History Centres in UK
====Nonconformist Records====
"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>


[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Introduction_to_LDS_Family_History_Centers] to locate outside UK.
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary


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


Images of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable)
=== Poor Law Unions  ===


The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns.
*[[Blean Poor Law Union, Kent]]


[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/group/ukicen/UK_Census_Collection.aspx+ Ancestry UK Census Collection]
=== Probate Records  ===


[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys+ Find my Past census search 1841-1901]
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.  


[http://www.1881pubs.com/+ for details of public houses in the 1881 census]
*See [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records]]  


Prior to the 1911 census the household schedule was destroyed and only the enumerator's schedule survives.
==== Local FamilySearch Centre  ====


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. [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/census/1911/person?ukwid=394505&amp;sourceid=1&amp;utm_source=Google+FMP+Main_CPC&amp;utm_medium=Key+Keywords&amp;utm_campaign=1911+census+ Find my Past 1911 census search]<br>[[Kent Census|Kent Census]]
*[[Canterbury FamilySearch Centre, Kent]] <br>
*[[Maidstone FamilySearch Centre, Kent]] <br>


==== Poor Law Unions  ====
:*'''[[FamilySearch Center Portal]]''' This centre has access to the FamilySearch 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>


[[Blean Poor Law Union, Kent]]
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==


==== Probate records  ====
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>


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


== Maps and Gazetteers ==
== Websites ==


Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>
[http://users.ox.ac.uk/~malcolm/genuki/big/eng/KEN/Reculver/ Reculver on GENUKI]


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


== Web sites  ==
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Revision as of 07:09, 25 June 2025


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

Reculver
Reculver St Mary Kent.jpg
Reculver St Mary Kent
Type Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
County Kent
Hundred Bleangate
Poor Law Union Blean
Registration District Blean
Records Begin
Parish registers 1602
Bishop's Transcripts 1565
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Westbere
Diocese Canterbury
Province Canterbury
Probate Court Court of the Bishop of Canterbury
Archive
Kent Record Office


Parish History[edit | edit source]

RECULVER (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Blean, hundred of Bleangate, lathe of St. Augustine, E division of Kent, 10 miles NE by N from Canterbury. [1]

The ruined towers of St Mary's Church are the dominant feature in Reculver, see Reculver Wikipedia for a detailed history of the church and its ruin, the loss of the coastal town and the absorption of the civil parish into Herne Bay.

Reculver's parish boundary, remained the same for both ecclesiastical and civil purposes until 1934. Included were Reculver, Hillborough, Bishopstone and Brook (now Brook Farm), though the parish extended west almost to Beltinge, in Herne parish, and to Broomfield in the south-west – where the boundary with Herne parish ran along the centre of the main thoroughfare, now Margate Road – and it was bounded in open country on the south-east and east by the parish of Chislet. In 1934, the civil functions of the parish were merged into the civil parish of Herne Bay.

The replacement church for Reculver was built at Hillborough: St Mary The Virgin Reculver has a parish boundary map at A church near you and was built in 1813 but was replaced in 1876 and consecrated in 1878.

The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Reculver Lane, Canterbury has been designated as a grade C listed building British listed building

See also Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9 (1800), pp. 109-125. Date accessed: 23 September 23013. at British History Online and Kent Churches website

See also Reculver Abbey at Kent Churches website

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

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

See Blean 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.

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

Reculver Online Parish Records
Collections
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Kent
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Parish Registers-Kent
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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FreeREG
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Kent ($)
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Findmypast Banns-Kent ($)
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1500s-1900s
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Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Kent ($)
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
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1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
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1500s-1800s
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National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
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1800s-1900s

Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]

"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.

Census Records[edit | edit source]

Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.

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.

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 645-652. Date accessed: 06 May 2013.
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