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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Hawkhurst]] | |||
[[Image:Hawkhust The Moor St Lawrence Kent.jpg|thumb|right|Hawkhurst St Lawrence]] | |||
== Parish History == | |||
Hawkhurst is a village and civil parish in the Tunbridge Wells borough in Kent see also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkhurst+ Hawkhurst Wikipedia]. A part of the parish boundary extends into the county of Sussex and neighbours [[Ticehurst, Sussex]]<br> | |||
The parish church of St Lawrence (sometimes Laurence) is to the south of the village in the '''The Moor''', the other part of the village settlement '''Highgate''' had a chapel of ease All Saints until that was declared redundant in 2004. | |||
[[Image:Hawkhust All Saints Kent.jpg|thumb|center|former church of Hawkhurst All Saints]] | |||
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St Lawrence was built on the site in the 12th century although the present church was mostly added from 1450 when the church was enlarged and a tower added. | |||
From 1944 flying bomb damage until 1957 restoration the church was not used. | |||
Hawkhurst | The church of St Laurence, Horns Road, Hawkhurst has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-169714-church-of-st-laurence-hawkhurst+ British listed building]<br> | ||
See also the survey of St Laurence [http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/01/03/HAW.htm+ Kent Archeological Society] and Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 7 (1798), pp. 142-157. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63402&strquery=Hawkhurst+ at British History Online]<br> | |||
The | The Church of All Saints, Rye Road, Hawkhurst has been designated as a grade II listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-169772-church-of-all-saints-hawkhurst+ British listed building] <br> | ||
The village also includes the roman Catholic church of St Barnabas, a Baptist church and a Methodist chapel. | |||
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== Resources == | |||
==== Civil Registration ==== | |||
This parish was in the Cranbrook registration district. | |||
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 ==== | |||
Original deposited registers are held at: | |||
Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX | |||
01622 694363 | |||
Fax: 01622 694379 | |||
archives@kent.gov.uk<br> | |||
Kent | Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Hawkhurst|subject|disp=Hawkhurst}} <br> | ||
See also [[England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<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%2F509747+ Census returns for Hawkhurst 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. | |||
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 ==== | ||
[[Cranbrook Poor Law Union, Kent]] | |||
== | ==== 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. | |||
== Maps and Gazetteers == | |||
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 08:33, 16 February 2012
Parish History[edit | edit source]
Hawkhurst is a village and civil parish in the Tunbridge Wells borough in Kent see also Hawkhurst Wikipedia. A part of the parish boundary extends into the county of Sussex and neighbours Ticehurst, Sussex
The parish church of St Lawrence (sometimes Laurence) is to the south of the village in the The Moor, the other part of the village settlement Highgate had a chapel of ease All Saints until that was declared redundant in 2004.
St Lawrence was built on the site in the 12th century although the present church was mostly added from 1450 when the church was enlarged and a tower added.
From 1944 flying bomb damage until 1957 restoration the church was not used.
The church of St Laurence, Horns Road, Hawkhurst has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building
See also the survey of St Laurence Kent Archeological Society and Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 7 (1798), pp. 142-157. at British History Online
The Church of All Saints, Rye Road, Hawkhurst has been designated as a grade II listed building British listed building
The village also includes the roman Catholic church of St Barnabas, a Baptist church and a Methodist chapel.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
This parish was in the Cranbrook registration district.
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
archives@kent.gov.uk
Family History Library film numbers
Hawkhurst
See also England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)
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 Hawkhurst 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]
Cranbrook 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.