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Guide to '''Penshurst, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
[[Image:Penshurst_St_John_the_Baptist_Kent.jpg|thumb|right|Penshurst St John the Baptist]]


{{England Parish Infobox
== Parish History<br> ==
| Place = Penshurst
| default =
| image = Penshurst St John the Baptist Kent.jpg
| caption = Penshurst St John the Baptist Kent
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
| County = Kent
| Hundred = Somerden
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Sevenoaks/ Sevenoaks]
| Registration District = Sevenoaks
| PRbegin = 1558
| BTbegin = 1700; Separate records exist for St Peter's Chapel beginning 1849
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Pre-1845 - Rochester; Post-1844 - Canterbury
| Archdeaconry =  
| Archdeaconries =  
| Rural Deanery = Shoreham
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham; Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =  
| Archive = [[Kent Record Office]]
}}


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


PENSHURST (St. John the Baptist), a '''parish''', in the union of Seven-Oaks, hundred of Somerden, lathe of Sutton at-Hone, W division of Kent, 6 miles WSW from Tonbridge. There is a place of worship for '''Baptists'''. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51209#s12 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 549-555. Date accessed: 27 April 2013.</ref>
Penshurst St John the Baptist is an Ancient Parish which includes the village of Fordcombe and St Peter's Chapel&nbsp; in the parish.See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordcombe+ Fordcombe Wikipedia]<br>  


Penshurst is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penshurst Penshurst Wikipedia]
The village and civil parish includes&nbsp; Fordcombe and a second church in the parish, Fordcombe St Peter which was built in 1847, previously a chapel of ease within the parish for Fordcombe residents.  


Penshurst St John the Baptist is an Ancient Parish which includes the village of Fordcombe and St Peter's Chapel in the parish. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordcombe Fordcombe Wikipedia]
The church is situated behind Leicester Square in the village and adjacent to Penshurst Place the ancestral Home and estate of the Sidney family and Viscounts de L'Isle.&nbsp; Penshurst Place was built in 1341.See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penshurst_Place+ Penshurst Place Wikipedia] A map of the parish boundary may be found at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/penshurst-st-john-the-baptist/+ A church near you]<br>


The village and civil parish includes Fordcombe and a second church in the parish, Fordcombe St Peter which was built in 1847, previously a chapel of ease within the parish for Fordcombe residents.See [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Fordcombe Kent Churches website]  
The parish church of St John the Baptist has been designated as a grade B listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-446486-church-of-st-john-the-baptist-penshurst+ British listed building]<br>


The church is situated behind Leicester Square in the village and adjacent to Penshurst Place the ancestral Home and estate of the Sidney family and Viscounts de L'Isle. Penshurst Place was built in 1341. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penshurst_Place Penshurst Place Wikipedia] A map of the parish boundary may be found at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/penshurst-st-john-the-baptist/ A church near you]  
The church of St Peter (known locally as St Peter's chapel Fordcombe) has been designated as a grade C listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-446461-church-of-st-peter-penshurst+ British listed building] A map of the parish boundary may be found at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/fordcombe-st-peter/+ A church near you]<br>


The parish church of St John the Baptist has been designated as a grade B listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-446486-church-of-st-john-the-baptist-penshurst British listed building]  
See Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 3 (1797), pp. 227-257 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62856&amp;strquery=Penshurst+ at British History Online]<br>


The church of St Peter (known locally as St Peter's chapel Fordcombe) has been designated as a grade C listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-446461-church-of-st-peter-penshurst British listed building] A map of the parish boundary may be found at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/fordcombe-st-peter/ A church near you]  
See [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/pens_plc.htm+ Penshurst North West Kent Family History Society] for Anglican churches and chapels and other places of worship in Penshurst area and [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/pens_c01.htm+ Penshurst St John the Baptist]<br>
 
See Edward Hasted, ''The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent'': Volume 3 (1797), pp. 227-257. Date accessed: 12 September 2013. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62856&strquery=Penshurst at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Penshurst Kent Churches website]


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==


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


Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
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].
::*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 ===
==== Church records ====


See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/sevenoaks.html Sevenoaks Registration District] 1837-1941 [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/tonbridge.html Tonbridge Registration District]
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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)<br>Grove Hill Road<br>Tunbridge Wells<br>Kent TN1 1EP 
 
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'''''
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| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Penshurst Online Parish Records'''
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| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</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
| bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="20" | <center><font size="+1">'''Online {{PAGENAME}} Parish Register Images and Indexes'''</font></center>
| 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
| bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="2" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Baptisms'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Marriages'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Burials'''</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
| bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="2" | '''Earliest'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>.</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>.</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>.</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#000000" align="center" colspan="20" | <br>
| 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 ($)
| bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | '''Images'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/kent-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="18" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-marriages-and-banns 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="2" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="4" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="2" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-marriages-and-banns 1500s-1900s]</center>  
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="4" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#000000" align="center" colspan="20" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="5" | '''Indexes'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1813-1842
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="4" | {{RecordSearch|1473014|FamilySearch}}<ref>Batch {{IGI|C165421}}, see: Hugh Wallis, [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyKent.htm "IGI Batch Numbers for Kent, England,"] ''IGI Batch Numbers,'' accessed 12 March 2012.</ref>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1647-1812
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://www.familyrelatives.com/search/search_parishrecords_indi.php?co=Kent FamilyRelatives]<ref>[http://www.familyrelatives.com/information/info_detail.php?id=63 'Kent Parish registers collection 1538 on Familyrelatives.com,'] ''Family Relatives,'' accessed 12 March 2012. Derived from Phillimore Marriage Indexes.</ref>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="2" | <br>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | <br>
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| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
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| 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>  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="2" | <br>
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="4" | <br>
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1651-1725
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" 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>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | <br>
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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====
Original deposited registers were formerly held at:
"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 ($); coverage may vary
Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary


=== Census Records ===
From Spring 2012 material formerly held at<br>Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX<br>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
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>


=== Poor Law Unions  ===
Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Penshurst|subject|disp=Penshurst}} <br>


*[[Penshurst Poor Law Union,Kent]] until 1836 <br>
{{FHL|607791|item|disp=Bishop's transcripts for Penshurst, 1813-1905}}
*[[Sevenoaks Poor Law Union, Kent]]


=== Probate Records  ===
{{FHL|607797|item|disp=Bishop's transcripts for Fordcombe, 1849-1902}}


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 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
==== Land Tax  ====
 
Images for the Borough of Hall and Penshurst are available at FamilySearch Records see [[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] 1780-1832
 
The image series described as "the borough of Hall" and later as Hall borough in the hundred of Wachlingstone" Land tax assessments for the parish of Penshurst and Hall borough, 1780-1832 
 
Images for Penshurst 1780-1832 are in a separate series of images for " the town and uplands in the Parish of Penshurst".
 
Edward Hasted describes " There is a district in this parish, called Hallborough, which is within the lowy of Tunbridge....and there is another part of it, comprehending the estate of Chafford, which is within the jurisdiction of the duchy court of Lancaster
 
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 3 (1797), pp. 227-257. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62856&amp;strquery=Penshurst+ at British History Online]
 
==== Census records  ====
 
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F508949+ Census returns for Penshurst 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&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>
 
==== Poor Law Unions  ====
 
[[Penshurst Poor Law Union,Kent]] until 1836
 
[[Sevenoaks Poor Law Union, Kent]]


*See [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
==== Probate records  ====


==== Local FamilySearch Centre  ====
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>
See [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<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


== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
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*[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 ==
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== References ==
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Penshurst St John the Baptist

Parish History
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Penshurst is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent Penshurst Wikipedia

Penshurst St John the Baptist is an Ancient Parish which includes the village of Fordcombe and St Peter's Chapel  in the parish.See Fordcombe Wikipedia

The village and civil parish includes  Fordcombe and a second church in the parish, Fordcombe St Peter which was built in 1847, previously a chapel of ease within the parish for Fordcombe residents.

The church is situated behind Leicester Square in the village and adjacent to Penshurst Place the ancestral Home and estate of the Sidney family and Viscounts de L'Isle.  Penshurst Place was built in 1341.See Penshurst Place Wikipedia A map of the parish boundary may be found at A church near you

The parish church of St John the Baptist has been designated as a grade B listed building British listed building

The church of St Peter (known locally as St Peter's chapel Fordcombe) has been designated as a grade C listed building British listed building A map of the parish boundary may be found at A church near you

See Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 3 (1797), pp. 227-257 at British History Online

See Penshurst North West Kent Family History Society for Anglican churches and chapels and other places of worship in Penshurst area and Penshurst St John the Baptist

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]

Online Penshurst, Kent, England Genealogy Parish Register Images and Indexes
 
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Indexes 1813-1842 FamilySearch[1] 1647-1812 FamilyRelatives[2]



1651-1725 FindMyPast[3]

Original deposited registers were formerly held at:

Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX

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

Family History Library film numbers
Penshurst

Bishop's transcripts for Penshurst, 1813-1905

Bishop's transcripts for Fordcombe, 1849-1902

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.  

Land Tax[edit | edit source]

Images for the Borough of Hall and Penshurst are available at FamilySearch Records see England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records) 1780-1832

The image series described as "the borough of Hall" and later as Hall borough in the hundred of Wachlingstone" Land tax assessments for the parish of Penshurst and Hall borough, 1780-1832

Images for Penshurst 1780-1832 are in a separate series of images for " the town and uplands in the Parish of Penshurst".

Edward Hasted describes " There is a district in this parish, called Hallborough, which is within the lowy of Tunbridge....and there is another part of it, comprehending the estate of Chafford, which is within the jurisdiction of the duchy court of Lancaster

The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 3 (1797), pp. 227-257. at British History Online

Census records[edit | edit source]

Census returns for Penshurst 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.
Find my Past 1911 census search

Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

Penshurst Poor Law Union,Kent until 1836

Sevenoaks 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.

See England, Kent, Wills and Probate (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Batch C165421 , see: Hugh Wallis, "IGI Batch Numbers for Kent, England," IGI Batch Numbers, accessed 12 March 2012.
  2. ↑ 'Kent Parish registers collection 1538 on Familyrelatives.com,' Family Relatives, accessed 12 March 2012. Derived from Phillimore Marriage Indexes.
  3. ↑ "Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county," Origins.net, (WayBack Machine) accessed 13 March 2012.

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