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| Guide to '''Godmersham, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| | [[Image:Godmersham_St_Lawrence_Kent.jpg|thumb|right|Godmersham St Lawrence]] |
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| | == Parish History == |
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| {{England Parish Infobox
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| | Place = Godmersham
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| | image = Godmersham St Lawrence Kent.jpg
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| | caption = Godmersham St Lawrence Kent
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| | Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
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| | County = Kent
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| | Hundred = Felborough
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| | Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/EastAshford East Ashford]
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| | Registration District = East Ashford
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| | PRbegin = 1600
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| | BTbegin = 1564
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| | Province = Canterbury
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| | Diocese = Canterbury
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| | Archdeaconry =
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| | Rural Deanery = Bridge
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| | Probate Court = Court of the Bishop 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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| == Parish History == | | == Resources == |
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| GODMERSHAM (St. Lawrence), a '''parish''', in the union of East Ashford, hundred of Felborough, lathe of Shepway, E division of Kent, 6¼ miles NE by N from Ashford. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50983#s20 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 301-312. Date accessed; 5 August 5 2013. </ref><br>
| | ==== Civil Registration ==== |
| "Godmersham is, ecclesiastically, in the diocese of Canterbury, in the archdeaconry of Canterbury and in the deanery of Bridge. The church is named for St Lawrence with original parish registers commencing 1600."<ref> Kent Online Parish Clerks [http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Godmersham.html ''Godmersham Parish''] Date accessed 25 November 2021</ref><br>
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| == Resources == | |
| === Find Neighboring Parishes === | |
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| Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
| | 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. |
| ::*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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| The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records.<br>
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| There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].<br>
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| ==== Registration Districts ====
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| *'''1837-1941''' [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/east%20ashford.html East Ashford Registration District]<br>
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| *'''1941-1998''' [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/ashford.html Ashford Registration District]<br>
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| === Church Records ===
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| ''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
| | The Mansion House<br>(Certificate Centre)<br>Grove Hill Road<br>Tunbridge Wells<br>Kent TN1 1EP <br> |
| ''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
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| ==== Church of England ====
| | 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]. |
| <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" | ''' Godmersham 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="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
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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="#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>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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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] ($)<br>
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| *[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] - Links to online genealogical records<br>
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| *[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/kent-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Kent] ($)<br>
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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==== | | ==== Church 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>
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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 ===
| | [http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Godmersham.html+ Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)]<br> |
| Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>
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| === Poor Law Unions === | | Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Godmersham|subject|disp=Godmersham}} <br><br> |
| *[[East Ashford Poor Law Union, Kent]]<br>
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| === Probate Records ===
| | 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. |
| Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish.<br>
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| Go to [[Kent Probate Records|Kent Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. <br>
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| Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
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| *[[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
| | ==== Census records ==== |
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| | 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]] |
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| | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== |
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| | [[East Ashford Poor Law Union, Kent]] |
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| | ==== Probate records ==== |
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| | 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. |
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| == Maps and Gazetteers ==
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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> |
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]<br> | | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] |
| *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]<br> | | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] |
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| == Websites ==
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| *[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-181534-church-of-st-lawrence-godmersham Church of St Lawrence] British Listed Buildings<br>
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| *[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63421&strquery=Godmersham Parishes: Godmersham] British History Online<br>
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| *[http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/01/03/GOD.htm St Lawrence Church, Godmersham] Kent Archeological Society<br>
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| *[http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Godmersham St Lawrence Godmersham] Kent Churches<br>
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| *[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/godmersham-st-lawrence-the-martyr St Lawrence the Martyr] A Church Near You<br>
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