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== Parish History == | |||
Plumstead is a district of the London Borough of Greenwich [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumstead+ Plumstead Wikipedia]<br> | |||
Historically Plumstead included parts of Shooters Hill [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooter%27s_Hill+ Shooter's Hill Wikipedia] and Abbey Wood [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Wood+ Abbey Wood Wikipedia]<br> | |||
Plumstead St Nicholas is an Ancient Parish which included the chapelry of [[East Wickham, Kent]]<br> | |||
Refer to [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/plum_plc.htm+ Plumstead North West Kent Family History Society]<br> | |||
to locate parishes in the Plumstead area and to view parish boundary map [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/plum_c01.htm+ Plumstead St Nicholas]<br> | |||
The church of St Nicholas St Nicholas Road Woolwich has been designated as a grade II* listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-396270-church-of-st-nicholas-plumstead-woolwich+ British listed building]<br> | |||
From this ancient parish were formed 6 other churches and chapels see [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/plum_plc.htm+ Plumstead North West Kent Family History Society] | |||
== Resources == | |||
==== Civil Registration ==== | |||
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]. | |||
==== Church records ==== | |||
[http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Plumstead.html+ Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)]<br> | |||
Records for Plumstead are found at <br> | |||
Greenwich Heritage Centre,<br>Artillery Square,<br>Royal Arsenal,<br>Woolwich,<br>SE18 6ST | |||
020 8854 2452 | |||
heritage.centre@greenwich.gov.uk<br> | |||
Medway Archives Office,<br>Civic Centre,<br>Strood,<br>Rochester,<br>Kent ME2 4AU<br>Telephone: 01634 332714<br>Fax: 01634 297060<br>E-mail: malsc@medway.gov.uk<br> | |||
London Metropolitan Archives | |||
40 Northampton Road<br>London<br>EC1R 0HB | |||
Tel: 020 7332 3820<br>Fax: 020 7833 9136<br>email: ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk<br> | |||
International Genealogical Index Christenings 1813-1853 Batch (C165102)<br> | |||
Plumstead | Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Plumstead|subject|disp=Plumstead}} <br> | ||
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F577696+ Bishop's transcripts of Plumstead, 1744-1853]<br><br> | |||
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 ==== | ||
= | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F574084+ Census returns for Plumstead 1841-1891]<br> | ||
FamilySearch Records includes collections of census indexes which can be searched online for free. In addition FamilySearch Centres offer free access to images of the England and Wales Census through [http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''FHC Portal:'''] Computers here have access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.<br>[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:England_Family_History_Centres] to locate local Family History Centres in UK<br>[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Introduction_to_LDS_Family_History_Centers] to locate outside UK.<br>Many archives and local history collections in public libraries in England and Wales offer online census searches and also hold microfilm or fiche census returns. | |||
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Images of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable) | |||
The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns. | |||
[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/group/ukicen/UK_Census_Collection.aspx+ Ancestry UK Census Collection] | |||
[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys+ Find my Past census search 1841-1901] | |||
[http://www.1881pubs.com/+ for details of public houses in the 1881 census] | |||
Prior to the 1911 census the household schedule was destroyed and only the enumerator's schedule survives. | |||
The 1911 census of England and Wales was taken on the night of Sunday 2 April 1911 and in addition to households and institutions such as prisons and workhouses, canal boats merchant ships and naval vessels it attempted to include homeless persons. The schedule was completed by an individual and for the first time both this record and the enumerator's schedule were preserved. <br>Two forms of boycott of the census by women are possible due to frustration at government failure to grant women the universal right to vote in parliamentary and local elections. The schedule either records a protest by failure to complete the form in respect of the women in the household or women are absent due to organisation of groups of women staying away from home for the whole night. Research estimates that several thousand women are not found by census search.<br>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/census/1911/person?ukwid=394505&sourceid=1&utm_source=Google+FMP+Main_CPC&utm_medium=Key+Keywords&utm_campaign=1911+census+ Find my Past 1911 census search]<br> | |||
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=== Poor Law Unions === | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ||
[[Lewisham Poor Law Union, Kent]] | |||
=== Probate | ==== 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. | ||
== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
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> | ||
*[ | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
== Web sites == | |||
Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. | |||
[[Category:Kent | [[Category:Kent]] | ||
Revision as of 10:46, 14 January 2012
Parish History[edit | edit source]
Plumstead is a district of the London Borough of Greenwich Plumstead Wikipedia
Historically Plumstead included parts of Shooters Hill Shooter's Hill Wikipedia and Abbey Wood Abbey Wood Wikipedia
Plumstead St Nicholas is an Ancient Parish which included the chapelry of East Wickham, Kent
Refer to Plumstead North West Kent Family History Society
to locate parishes in the Plumstead area and to view parish boundary map Plumstead St Nicholas
The church of St Nicholas St Nicholas Road Woolwich has been designated as a grade II* listed building British listed building
From this ancient parish were formed 6 other churches and chapels see Plumstead 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]
Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)
Records for Plumstead are found at
Greenwich Heritage Centre,
Artillery Square,
Royal Arsenal,
Woolwich,
SE18 6ST
020 8854 2452
heritage.centre@greenwich.gov.uk
Medway Archives Office,
Civic Centre,
Strood,
Rochester,
Kent ME2 4AU
Telephone: 01634 332714
Fax: 01634 297060
E-mail: malsc@medway.gov.uk
London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Road
London
EC1R 0HB
Tel: 020 7332 3820
Fax: 020 7833 9136
email: ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk
International Genealogical Index Christenings 1813-1853 Batch (C165102)
Family History Library film numbers
Plumstead
Bishop's transcripts of Plumstead, 1744-1853
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 Plumstead 1841-1891
FamilySearch Records includes collections of census indexes which can be searched online for free. In addition FamilySearch Centres offer free access to images of the England and Wales Census through FHC Portal: Computers here have access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
[1] to locate local Family History Centres in UK
[2] to locate outside UK.
Many archives and local history collections in public libraries in England and Wales offer online census searches and also hold microfilm or fiche census returns.
Images of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable)
The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns.
Find my Past census search 1841-1901
for details of public houses in the 1881 census
Prior to the 1911 census the household schedule was destroyed and only the enumerator's schedule survives.
The 1911 census of England and Wales was taken on the night of Sunday 2 April 1911 and in addition to households and institutions such as prisons and workhouses, canal boats merchant ships and naval vessels it attempted to include homeless persons. The schedule was completed by an individual and for the first time both this record and the enumerator's schedule were preserved.
Two forms of boycott of the census by women are possible due to frustration at government failure to grant women the universal right to vote in parliamentary and local elections. The schedule either records a protest by failure to complete the form in respect of the women in the household or women are absent due to organisation of groups of women staying away from home for the whole night. Research estimates that several thousand women are not found by census search.
Find my Past 1911 census search
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.
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.