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Guide to '''Kingsdown with Mappiscombe, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
[[Image:West_Kingsdown_St_Edmund_King_and_Martyr_Kent.jpg|thumb|right|West Kingsdown St Edmund King and Martyr]]


{{England Parish Infobox
== Parish History<br>  ==
| Place = Kingsdown with Mappiscombe
| default =
| image = West Kingsdown St Edmund King and Martyr Kent.jpg
| caption = West Kingsdown St Edmund King and Martyr Kent
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
| County = Kent
| Hundred = Axton, Dartford and Wilmington
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Dartford/ Dartford]
| Registration District = Dartford
| PRbegin = 1725
| BTbegin = 1719
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Rochester
| Archdeaconry =  
| Archdeaconries =  
| Rural Deanery = Rochester
| Parish =  
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Kent Record Office]]
}}


== Parish History ==
West Kingsdown is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kingsdown+ West Kingsdown Wikipedia]<br>


West Kingsdown is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kingsdown West Kingsdown Wikipedia]
West Kingsdown St Edmund King and Martyr is an Ancient Parish which includes Mappiscombe.<br>


West Kingsdown St Edmund King and Martyr is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Rochester which includes part of neighbouring Maplescombe; the parish legal name is Kingsdown and the modern parish is within the Shoreham Deanery of the diocese; a map of the parish boundary is available at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/kingsdown-st-edmund-the-king-martyr/ A church near you]. Part of Maplescombe is in the neighbouring parish of St Martin of Tours [[Eynsford, Kent]]
The church of St Edmund Fawkham Road West Kingsdown has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-418640-church-of-saint-edmund-west-kingsdown+ British listed building]<br>


The church of St Edmund Fawkham Road West Kingsdown has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-418640-church-of-saint-edmund-west-kingsdown British listed building]
There are four churches in the village: the parish church of St Edmund King and Martyr; a Baptist chapel; the Roman Catholic church of St Bernardette; and a Kings Church, established in 1996.<br>


There are four churches in the village: the parish church of '''St Edmund King and Martyr'''; a '''Baptist''' chapel; the '''Roman Catholic''' church of St Bernadette; and a '''Kings Church''', established in 1996.
The ruins of Maplescombe Chapel have been designated as a grade II listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-418641-the-ruins-of-maplescombe-chapel-west-kin+ British listed building]<br>
 
The ruins of Maplescombe Chapel have been designated as a grade II listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-418641-the-ruins-of-maplescombe-chapel-west-kin British listed building]


The village and civil parish of West Kingsdown include the housing developments of Knatts Valley and East Hill.  
The village and civil parish of West Kingsdown include the housing developments of Knatts Valley and East Hill.  


See Edward Hasted, ''The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent'': Volume 2 (1797), pp. 475-493 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62829 at British History Online] which includes reference to Maplescombe and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=West+Kingsdown Kent Churches website]
See [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/king_plc.htm+ Kingsdown North West kent Family History Society] and [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/king_c01.htm+ St Edmund the King Kingsdown]<br>


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==


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


Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
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].
::*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>


=== Civil Registration ===
==== Church records ====


See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/dartford.html Dartford registration District]
Original deposited registers are held at:  


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>


=== Church Records ===
01622 694363


''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
Fax: 01622 694379<br>  
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.


==== Church of England ====
[http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/West%20Kingsdown.html+ Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)]<br>  
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
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| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Kent
| 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>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| 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>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| 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>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Parish Registers-Kent
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/kent-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-marriages-and-banns 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-marriages-and-banns 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
|-
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| 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>
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>


====Nonconformist Records====
International Genealogical Index Marriages 1813-1851 Batch (M073353)<br>
"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>


*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Kingsdown+%28near+Eynesford%29|subject|disp=Kingsdown with Mappiscombe}} <br><br><br>
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary


=== Census Records ===
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. <br>
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>


=== Poor Law Unions ===
==== Census records ====


*[[Dartford Poor Law Union, Kent]]  
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F507866+ Census returns for Kingsdown (near Dartford), 1841-1891] are believed to refer to West Kingdown census microfilms.<br>


=== Probate Records ===
==== Poor Law Unions ====


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.
[[Dartford Poor Law Union, Kent]]


*See [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
==== Probate records  ====


==== Local FamilySearch Centre  ====
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.
 
*[[Orpington FamilySearch Centre, Kent]] <br>
*[[Maidstone FamilySearch Centre, Kent]] <br>
:*'''[[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>


== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
== 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>  


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


== References ==
== Web sites ==


<references /> {{Kent}}
Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.


[[Category:Kent Parishes]]
[[Category:Kent]]

Revision as of 05:12, 19 December 2011

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West Kingsdown St Edmund King and Martyr

Parish History
[edit | edit source]

West Kingsdown is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent. West Kingsdown Wikipedia

West Kingsdown St Edmund King and Martyr is an Ancient Parish which includes Mappiscombe.

The church of St Edmund Fawkham Road West Kingsdown has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building

There are four churches in the village: the parish church of St Edmund King and Martyr; a Baptist chapel; the Roman Catholic church of St Bernardette; and a Kings Church, established in 1996.

The ruins of Maplescombe Chapel have been designated as a grade II listed building British listed building

The village and civil parish of West Kingsdown include the housing developments of Knatts Valley and East Hill.

See Kingsdown North West kent Family History Society and St Edmund the King Kingsdown

Resources[edit | edit source]

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.

Church records[edit | edit source]

Original deposited registers are held at:

Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX

01622 694363

Fax: 01622 694379

Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)

International Genealogical Index Marriages 1813-1851 Batch (M073353)

Family History Library film numbers
Kingsdown with Mappiscombe


Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records.

Census records[edit | edit source]

Census returns for Kingsdown (near Dartford), 1841-1891 are believed to refer to West Kingdown census microfilms.

Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

Dartford Poor Law Union, Kent

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.

Web sites[edit | edit source]

Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.

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