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=== Cemeteries === | === Cemeteries === | ||
*'''1700-1900''' {{FSC|284504|title-id|disp=Inscriptions of Church and Churchyard, Plaxtol, Kent, England, abt. 1700-1900}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images | *'''1700-1900''' {{FSC|284504|title-id|disp=Inscriptions of Church and Churchyard, Plaxtol, Kent, England, abt. 1700-1900}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:22, 20 August 2025
Guide to Plaxtol, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Plaxtol | |
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| Plaxtol Church Kent | |
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Kent |
| Hundred | Wrotham |
| Poor Law Union | Malling |
| Registration District | Malling |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1648 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1799 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Shoreham |
| Diocese | Pre-1845 - Rochester; Post-1844 - Canterbury |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham; Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
| Archive | |
| Kent Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
PLAXTOL, a chapelry, in the parish and hundred of Wrotham, union of Malling, lathe of Aylesford, W division of Kent, 5 miles S by W from Wrotham. [1]
Plaxtol is a village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent Plaxtol Wikipedia
The Parish church has no dedication and was built in 1649 during the Commonwealth of England see Commonwealth of England Wikipedia and has no dedicatory name.
Plaxtol Church has been designated as a grade II* listed building British listed building
For history of the church see Kent Churches website
Resources[edit | edit source]
Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- 1700-1900 Inscriptions of Church and Churchyard, Plaxtol, Kent, England, abt. 1700-1900(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- The Monumental Inscriptions in Plaxtol, Kent(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- A Study of Kentish Gravestones(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
This parish was from 1837 in the Malling registration district
See Maidstone 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.
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
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
| Plaxtol Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Kent | ||||||
| Parish Registers-Kent | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Kent ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast Banns-Kent ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Kent ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| 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
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.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
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.
Local FamilySearch Centre[edit | edit source]
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. 573-576. Date accessed: 27 April 2013.