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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent]] | |||
[[Image:Luddenham_St_Mary_Kent.jpg|thumb|right|Luddenham St Mary (Churches Conservation Trust)]] | |||
== Parish History == | |||
Luddenham is a village and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddenham,_Kent+ Luddenham Kent Wikipedia]<br> | |||
Luddenham St Mary was an Ancient Parish; the redundant parish church was closed in 1971 and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust since 1 March 2002. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Luddenham+ St Mary's Church Luddenham Wikipedia] and [http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/St-Marys-Church-Luddenham-Kent/+ Churches Conservation Trust]<br> | |||
The church which dates from the 12th century which was restored in 1881-1884. The tower was rebuilt in 1807 and the building remains consecrated for services and is designated a grade 1 listed building by English Heritage.[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-176774-church-of-st-mary-luddenham+ British listed building] | |||
The ecclesisatical parish is part of [[Oare, Kent]] in the Diocese of Canterbury; see a map of the parish boundary [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/oare-st-peter/+ A church near you] | |||
== | See [http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/01/03/LUD.htm+ Kent Archaeological Society] and Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 6 (1798), pp. 386-393 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62977&strquery=Luddenham+ at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Luddenham+ Kent Churches website]<br> | ||
== Resources == | |||
==== Civil Registration ==== | |||
Kent County Council <br> | |||
Registration Services<br> Invicta House<br> County Hall<br> Maidstone<br> Kent ME14 1XX Telephone 08458 247 400 http://www.kent.gov.uk are developing online search for all birth marriages and deaths as a result of a community volunteer effort. Not all events are capable of search but the index is updated annually. 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. | |||
The | The Mansion House<br>(Certificate Centre)<br>Grove Hill Road<br>Tunbridge Wells<br>Kent TN1 1EP <br> | ||
<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]. | |||
== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
[http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Lyminge.html+ Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)]<br> | |||
Family History Library film numbers <br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Luddenham|subject|disp=Luddenham}} <br>See also [[England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | |||
From Spring 2012 material formerly held at | |||
Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX | |||
Kent | is available at Kent History and Library Centre see [http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/archives_and_local_history.aspx Kent Archives] which also enables a search of the catalogue for Kent Archives material deposited at Canterbury Cathedral Archives<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> | |||
==== Land Tax ==== | |||
Images for Luddenham are available at FamilySearch Records see [[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] 1780-1832<br> | |||
==== Census records ==== | |||
= | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F512249+ Census returns for Luddenham 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 [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> | ||
==== Poor Law Unions ==== | |||
[[Faversham 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 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> | ||
*[ | *[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 03:50, 13 March 2012
Parish History[edit | edit source]
Luddenham is a village and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent, see Luddenham Kent Wikipedia
Luddenham St Mary was an Ancient Parish; the redundant parish church was closed in 1971 and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust since 1 March 2002. See St Mary's Church Luddenham Wikipedia and Churches Conservation Trust
The church which dates from the 12th century which was restored in 1881-1884. The tower was rebuilt in 1807 and the building remains consecrated for services and is designated a grade 1 listed building by English Heritage.British listed building
The ecclesisatical parish is part of Oare, Kent in the Diocese of Canterbury; see a map of the parish boundary A church near you
See Kent Archaeological Society and Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 6 (1798), pp. 386-393 at British History Online and Kent Churches website
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Kent County Council
Registration Services
Invicta House
County Hall
Maidstone
Kent ME14 1XX Telephone 08458 247 400 http://www.kent.gov.uk are developing online search for all birth marriages and deaths as a result of a community volunteer effort. Not all events are capable of search but the index is updated annually. 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.
The Mansion House
(Certificate Centre)
Grove Hill Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN1 1EP
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)
Family History Library film numbers
Luddenham
See also England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)
From Spring 2012 material formerly held at
Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX
is available at Kent History and Library Centre see Kent Archives which also enables a search of the catalogue for Kent Archives material deposited at Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records.
Land Tax[edit | edit source]
Images for Luddenham are available at FamilySearch Records see England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records) 1780-1832
Census records[edit | edit source]
Census returns for Luddenham 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]
Faversham 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.