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Guide to '''Strood, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
[[Image:Strood_St_Nicholas_Kent.jpg|thumb|right|Strood St Nicholas]]


== Parish History  ==


{{England Parish Infobox
Strood is one of the Medway Towns in the Rochester district of Kent. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strood+ Strood Wikipedia] which includes places of worship in Strood and Frindsbury.<br>
| Place = Strood St Nicholas
| default =
| image = Strood St Nicholas Kent.jpg
| caption = Strood St Nicholas Kent
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
| County = Kent
| Hundred = Rochester City; Shamwell
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Strood/ North Aylesford]
| Registration District = Medway; North Aylesford
| PRbegin = 1565
| BTbegin = 1718
| 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  ==
The parish church of St Nicholas College Yard Strood has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-172945-parish-church-of-st-nicholas-rochester+ British listed building] and refers to the church serving now as the Diocesan Architect's offices.<br>
 
Other Anglican parishes included<br>


STROOD (St. Nicholas), a '''parish''', in the union of North Aylesford, partly within the jurisdiction of the city of Rochester, and partly in the hundred of Shamwell, lathe of Aylesford, W division of Kent, ½ a mile NW from Rochester. There is a place of worship for '''Independents'''. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51315#s7 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 250-252. Date accessed: 08 May 2013.</ref>
Strood St Mary [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/stro_c02.htm+ Strood St Mary Vicarage Road] now New Testament Church of God. Strood St Mary Vicarage Road has been designated as a grade II* listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-173221-parish-church-of-st-mary-rochester+ British listed building]<br>


Strood is one of the Medway Towns in the Rochester district of Kent. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strood Strood Wikipedia] which includes places of worship in Strood and Frindsbury.
Places of worship in Strood include<br>


The parish church of St Nicholas College Yard Strood has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-172945-parish-church-of-st-nicholas-rochester British listed building] and refers to the church serving now as the Diocesan Architect's offices.
St Mary's Church Frindsbury was opened by Bishop Claughton in 1869 now operated by the New Testament Church of God. <br>Zoar Chapel High Street Strood 1782 - Protestant dissenters. <br>Gospel Mission Evangelical Church, Brompton Lane <br>Wesleyan Methodist Jubilee Church, Stonehorse Lane (now Cliffe Road) <br>English Martyrs Catholic Church <br>St Justus Catholic Church <br>Darnley Road Evangelical Church <br>St Francis' Anglican Church <br>


Other Anglican parishes included:
See also [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/stro_plc.htm+ Strood North West Kent Family History Society]<br><br>
Strood St Mary Vicarage Road now New Testament Church of God. Strood St Mary Vicarage Road has been designated as a grade II* listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-173221-parish-church-of-st-mary-rochester British listed building].


Places of worship in Strood include:
<br>
*St Mary's Church Frindsbury was opened by Bishop Claughton in 1869 now operated by the New Testament Church of God.
*Zoar Chapel High Street Strood 1782 - Protestant dissenters.
*Gospel Mission Evangelical Church, Brompton Lane
*Wesleyan Methodist Jubilee Church, Stone Horse Lane (now Cliffe Road)
*English Martyrs Catholic Church
*St Justus Catholic Church
*Darnley Road Evangelical Church
*St Francis' Anglican Church.


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
==== Civil Registration ====
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=== Civil Registration ===


*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/north%20aylesford.html North Aylesford Registration District] <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].  
*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/strood.html Strood Registration District] <br>
*[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/strood%20and%20hoo.html Strood and Hoo Registration District]


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
==== Church records  ====
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>


=== Church Records ===
International Genealogical Index Christenings 1565-1875 Batches (J131321, K131321, C131322) Marriages 1565-1873 Batches (M131321, M131322)<br>
''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.


==== Church of England ====
Zoar Independent Chapel High Street Strood Christenings 1779-1837 Batch (C068641)<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="#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="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
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| 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>
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| 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>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/kent-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-marriages-and-banns 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Kent ($)
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Kent ($)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| 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>
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| MyHeritage-Archdeaconry of Rochester Birth and Burial Indexes ($)
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20841/england-kent-archdeaconry-of-rochester-parish-baptisms-1560-1915?s=275764761 1500s-1900s]</center>
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1800s-1900s]</center>
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'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Kent/ Joiner Marriage Index - Kent] ($)<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====
Strood St Nicholas of Myra Baptisms Marriages Burials 1565-1977 reference P 150B digital images may be searched online at Medway Archives City Ark project http://cityark.medway.gov.uk<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 ($); coverage may vary
Family History Library film numbers <br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Strood+%28near+Rochester%29|subject|disp=Strood St Nicholas}} <br><br>
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); 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.&nbsp;
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>


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


*[[North Aylesford Poor Law Union, Kent (renamed Strood)]]  
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F508493+ Census returns for Strood 1841-1891].


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


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


Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.  
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]
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
 
== Websites  ==


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


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== Web sites  ==


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


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Strood St Nicholas

Parish History[edit | edit source]

Strood is one of the Medway Towns in the Rochester district of Kent. See Strood Wikipedia which includes places of worship in Strood and Frindsbury.

The parish church of St Nicholas College Yard Strood has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building and refers to the church serving now as the Diocesan Architect's offices.

Other Anglican parishes included

Strood St Mary Strood St Mary Vicarage Road now New Testament Church of God. Strood St Mary Vicarage Road has been designated as a grade II* listed building British listed building

Places of worship in Strood include

St Mary's Church Frindsbury was opened by Bishop Claughton in 1869 now operated by the New Testament Church of God.
Zoar Chapel High Street Strood 1782 - Protestant dissenters.
Gospel Mission Evangelical Church, Brompton Lane
Wesleyan Methodist Jubilee Church, Stonehorse Lane (now Cliffe Road)
English Martyrs Catholic Church
St Justus Catholic Church
Darnley Road Evangelical Church
St Francis' Anglican Church

See also Strood North West Kent Family History Society


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]

International Genealogical Index Christenings 1565-1875 Batches (J131321, K131321, C131322) Marriages 1565-1873 Batches (M131321, M131322)

Zoar Independent Chapel High Street Strood Christenings 1779-1837 Batch (C068641)

Strood St Nicholas of Myra Baptisms Marriages Burials 1565-1977 reference P 150B digital images may be searched online at Medway Archives City Ark project http://cityark.medway.gov.uk

Family History Library film numbers
Strood St Nicholas

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 Strood 1841-1891.

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.