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| Guide to '''Bethersden, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| | [[Image:Bethersden_St_Margaret_Kent.jpg|thumb|right|Bethersden St Margaret]] |
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| | == Parish History == |
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| {{England Parish Infobox
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| | Place = Bethersden
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| | image = Bethersden St Margaret Kent.jpg
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| | caption = Bethersden St Margaret Kent
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| | Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
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| | County = Kent
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| | Hundred = Chart and Longbridge
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| | Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/WestAshford West Ashford]
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| | Registration District = West Ashford
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| | PRbegin = 1556
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| | BTbegin = 1563
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| | Province = Canterbury
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| | Diocese = Canterbury
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| | Archdeaconry =
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| | Rural Deanery = Charing
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| | Probate Court = Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
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| | Archdeaconry Court =
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| | Bishops Court =
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| | Prerogative Court =
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| | Archive = [[Kent Record Office]]
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| | == Resources == |
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| == Parish History == | | ==== Civil Registration ==== |
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| 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'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50795#s14 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'', (1848), pp. 223-228. Date accessed: 1 July 2013. </ref> <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]. |
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| Bethersden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent.
| | ==== Church records ==== |
| 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.<br>
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| 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. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethersden Bethersden Wikipedia]<br>
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| == Resources == | |
| === Find Neighboring Parishes === | |
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| Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
| | 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. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection |
| ::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''
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| ::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map
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| ::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box
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| ::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>
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| === Civil Registration ===
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| Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
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| *''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br> <br>
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| ==== Registration Districts ====
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| *'''1837-1941''' [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/west%20ashford.html West Ashford Registration District]<br>
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| *'''1941-1998''' [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/ashford.html Ashford Registration District]<br>
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| === 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>
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| ''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
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| ==== Church of England ====
| | Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.See [[Kent Census]]<br> |
| <font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
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| *<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
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| *Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
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| '''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
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| | bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Bethersden Online Parish Records'''
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| | bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Kent
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| | 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>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | 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>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | 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>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Parish Registers-Kent
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast-Kent ($)
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/kent-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-marriages-and-banns 1500s-1900s] </center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Kent ($)
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-marriages-and-banns 1500s-1900s]</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Kent ($)
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
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| | bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1800s-1900s]</center>
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| '''''Other Websites'''''<br>
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| These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
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| *[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Kent/ Joiner Marriage Index - Kent] ($)
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| *[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] - Links to online genealogical records
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| *[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/kent-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Kent] ($)
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| *[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records<br>
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| ====Nonconformist Records==== | | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== |
| "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>
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| *'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary<br>
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| *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
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| === Census Records ===
| | [[West Ashford Poor Law Union, Kent]] |
| Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>
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| === Land Tax === | | ==== Probate records ==== |
| *[[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 1780-1831<br>
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| === Poor Law Unions === | |
| *[[West Ashford Poor Law Union, Kent]]<br>
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| === 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.<br> | |
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| *[[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records]] <br>
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| == Maps and Gazetteers ==
| | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> |
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| 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] |
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]<br>
| | == Web sites == |
| *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]<br>
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| == Websites ==
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| *[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63437&strquery=Bethersden Bethersden] British History Online<br>
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| *[http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Bethersden St Margaret, Bethersden] Kent Churches<br>
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| *[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/bethersden-st-margaret St Margaret, Bethersden] A Church Near You<br>
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| *[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-180655-church-of-st-margaret-bethersden St Margaret, Bethersden] British Listed Buildings<br>
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| {{reflist}} {{Kent}}
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