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Guide to '''Minster in Thanet, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
== Parish History  ==
 
{{England Parish Infobox
| Place = Minster in Thanet
| default =
| image =
| caption =
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
| County = Kent
| Hundred = Ringslow or Isle of Thanet
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Thanet/ Thanet]
| Registration District = Thanet
| PRbegin = 1557
| BTbegin = 1563
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Canterbury
| Archdeaconry =  
| Archdeaconries =  
| Rural Deanery = Westbere
| Parish =  
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Kent Record Office]]
}}


== Parish History  ==
Minster in Thanet is a village and civil parish in the Thanet district of Kent, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minster-in-Thanet+ Minster-in-Thanet Wikipedia]<br>


MINSTER (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of the Isle of Thanet, hundred of Ringslow, or Isle of Thanet, lathe of St. Augustine, E division of Kent, 5 miles SW by S from Margate. There are two chapels of St. Mary, and St. Peter and St. Paul. There is a place of worship for '''Wesleyans'''. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51153#s19  ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 321-325. Date accessed: 17 April 2013.</ref>
Minster in Thanet St Mary is an Ancient Parish which included Acol within the parish boundary.<br>  


Minster in Thanet is a village and civil parish in the Thanet district of Kent, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minster-in-Thanet Minster-in-Thanet Wikipedia]  
The church of St Mary Station Road Minster has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-419683-church-of-saint-mary-minster+ British listed building]<br>


Minster in Thanet St Mary is an Ancient Parish which included Acol within the parish boundary.  
See [http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/01/03/MIT.htm+ Kent Archeological Society] and Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 10 (1800), pp. 264-294 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63623+ at British History Online]<br>


The church of St Mary Station Road Minster has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-419683-church-of-saint-mary-minster British listed building]  
Acol is a hamlet and civil parish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acol,_Kent+ Acol Wikipedia] <br>


See [http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/01/03/MIT.htm Kent Archaeological Society] and Edward Hasted, ''The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent'': Volume 10 (1800), pp. 264-294. Date accessed: 5 September 2013. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63623 at British History Online] [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Minster+in+Thanet Kent Churches website]
From the extensive parish with the growth of Westgate on Sea [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westgate_on_Sea+ Westgate on Sea Wikipedia] were formed in the civil parish of Margate the Anglican parishes of<br>


Acol is a hamlet and civil parish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acol,_Kent Acol Wikipedia] 
Westgate St&nbsp; James<br>


From the extensive parish with the growth of Westgate on Sea [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westgate_on_Sea Westgate on Sea Wikipedia] were formed in the civil parish of Margate the Anglican parishes of: <br>
Westgate St Saviour&nbsp; Westgate Bay Avenue Margate.The church of St Saviour dates from 1873-1874 and has been designated as a grade II listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-356718-church-of-st-saviour-margate+ British listed building]<br>
*Westgate St James see [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Westgate+on+Sea+1 Kent Churches website]<br>
*Westgate St Saviour Westgate Bay Avenue Margate. The church of St Saviour dates from 1873-1874 and has been designated as a grade II listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-356718-church-of-st-saviour-margate British listed building] See [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Westgate+on+Sea+2 Kent Churches website]


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==


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


Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
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.
::*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  ===
The Mansion House<br>(Certificate Centre)<br>Grove Hill Road<br>Tunbridge Wells<br>Kent TN1 1EP <br>


[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/thanet.html Thanet 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].


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.
==== Church records  ====


The Mansion House (Certificate Centre)<br>Grove Hill Road<br>Tunbridge Wells<br>Kent TN1 1EP 
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Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>
 
=== Church Records ===
 
''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 ====
<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>
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Minster in Thanet Online Parish Records'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="20" | <center><font size="+1">'''Online {{PAGENAME}} Parish Register Images and Indexes'''</font></center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="2" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="6" | <center>'''Baptisms'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="6" | <center>'''Marriages'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="6" | <center>'''Burials'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="2" | '''Earliest'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="6" | <center>.</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="6" | <center>.</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>  
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="6" | <center>.</center>
| 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
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000" colspan="20" |  
| 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
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | '''Images'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="18" |  
| 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
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="2" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="2" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="2" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| align="center" bgcolor="#000000" colspan="20" |  
| 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>
|-
|-
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="2" rowspan="5" | '''Indexes'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="2" |
| align="center" bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="4" |
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="2" | 1626-1775
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="4" | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series FindMyPast]<ref name="boyd">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110108163855/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-KEN.aspx "Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,"] ''Origins.net,'' (WayBack Machine) accessed 13 March 2012.</ref>
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="2" |
| align="center" bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="4" |
|}
|}
'''''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====
[http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Thanet-Minster2011.html Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)]<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>
 
[http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Thanet-Acol2011.html Acol Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)]<br>
 
Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Minster|subject|disp=Minster}} <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. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records.&nbsp;
 
==== Census records  ====
 
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F515512+ Minster Census 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.


*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/group/ukicen/UK_Census_Collection.aspx+ Ancestry UK Census Collection]
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary


=== Census Records ===
[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys+ Find my Past census search 1841-1901]
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>


=== Poor Law Unions  ===
[http://www.1881pubs.com/+ for details of public houses in the 1881 census]


*[[Thanet Poor Law Union, Kent]]
Prior to the 1911 census the household schedule was destroyed and only the enumerator's schedule survives.


=== Probate Records  ===
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&amp;sourceid=1&amp;utm_source=Google+FMP+Main_CPC&amp;utm_medium=Key+Keywords&amp;utm_campaign=1911+census+ Find my Past 1911 census search]<br>


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.
==== Poor Law Unions  ====


*See [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records]]  
[[Thanet Poor Law Union, Kent]]


==== Local FamilySearch Centre ====
==== Probate records ====


*[[Canterbury FamilySearch Centre, Kent]] <br>
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.
*[[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 ==
== Web sites ==


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


== References  ==


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

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Parish History[edit | edit source]

Minster in Thanet is a village and civil parish in the Thanet district of Kent, see Minster-in-Thanet Wikipedia

Minster in Thanet St Mary is an Ancient Parish which included Acol within the parish boundary.

The church of St Mary Station Road Minster has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building

See Kent Archeological Society and Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 10 (1800), pp. 264-294 at British History Online

Acol is a hamlet and civil parish Acol Wikipedia

From the extensive parish with the growth of Westgate on Sea Westgate on Sea Wikipedia were formed in the civil parish of Margate the Anglican parishes of

Westgate St  James

Westgate St Saviour  Westgate Bay Avenue Margate.The church of St Saviour dates from 1873-1874 and has been designated as a grade II listed building British listed building

Resources[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

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]

Online Minster in Thanet, Kent, England Genealogy Parish Register Images and Indexes
 
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Earliest
.
.
.
Images
Indexes 1626-1775 FindMyPast[1]

Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)

Acol Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)

Family History Library film numbers
Minster

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. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. 

Census records[edit | edit source]

Minster Census 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.

Ancestry UK Census Collection

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.
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Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

Thanet 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]

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  1. ↑ "Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county," Origins.net, (WayBack Machine) accessed 13 March 2012.
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