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


== Parish History  ==


Erith is a district in the London Borough of Bexley see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erith+ Erith Wikipedia] which contains a list of places of worship.<br>
{{England Parish Infobox
| Place = Erith
| default =
| image = Erith St John the Baptist Kent.jpg
| caption = Erith St John the Baptist Kent
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
| County = Kent
| Hundred = Lessness
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Dartford Dartford]
| Registration District = Dartford
| PRbegin = 1625
| BTbegin = 1718
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Pre-1845 - Rochester; Post-1844 - Canterbury
| Archdeaconry =
| Archdeaconries =
| Rural Deanery = Dartford
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester; Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Kent Record Office]]
}}


Erith St John the Baptist is an Ancient Parish which included Lessness-Heath, Picardy, Northumberland-Heath, and Beadonwell; the parish church of St John the Baptist has been designated asa grade II* listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-198724-parish-church-of-st-john-the-baptish-bex+ British listed building]<br>
== Parish History ==


See Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2 (1797), pp. 227-263 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62813+ at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Erith+1+ Kent Churches website]<br>  
ERITH (St. John the Baptist), a '''parish''', in the union of Dartford, hundred of Lessness, lathe of Sutton-At-Hone, W division of Kent, 2¼ miles N from Crayford. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50950#s1 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 181-186. Date accessed: 25 July 2013. </ref> <br>


From this parish were formed <br>  
"Erith is, ecclesiastically, in the diocese of Canterbury, in the archdeaconry of Canterbury and in the deanery of Dartford.  The church is named for St. John the Baptist with original parish registers commencing 1625.
The parish contains also the hamlets of Beadonwell, Belvidere, Lessness-Heath, Picardy, and Northumberland-Heath." <ref> Kent Online Parish Clerks
[http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Erith.html ''Erith Parish''] Date accessed: 5 November 2021.</ref><br>
Churches in the parish: <ref> GENUKI [https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/KEN/Erith ''Erith''] Date accessed: 5 November 2021.</ref><br>
{{Block indent|'''All Saints, Belvedere, Church of England'''|2}}
{{Block indent|'''Christ Church, Erith, Church of England'''|2}}
{{Block indent|'''St Andrew, Bostall Heath, Church of England'''|2}}
{{Block indent|'''St Augustine, Belvedere, Church of England'''|2}}
{{Block indent|'''St John the Baptist, Erith, Church of England'''|2}}
{{Block indent|'''St Mary the Virgin, Welling, Church of England'''|2}}
{{Block indent|'''St Paul, Northumberland Heath, Erith, Church of England'''|2}}


Belvedere All Saints Nuxley Road [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/belv_c01.htm+ Belvedere All Saints] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Belvedere+1+ Kent Churches website]<br>
== Resources ==
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


Christ Church [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/erit_c02.htm+ Erith Christ Church]&nbsp; and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Erith+2+ Kent Churches website]<br>  
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
{{Block indent|*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''|2}}
{{Block indent|*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map|2}}
{{Block indent|*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box|2}}
{{Block indent|*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>|2}}


See [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/erit_plc.htm+ Erith North West Kent Family History Society] for other places of worship and [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/erit_c01.htm+ Erith St John the Baptist]<br>  
=== Civil Registration ===
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. <br>
There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].<br>
==== Registration Districts ====
*'''1837-1965''' [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/dartford.html Dartford Registration District]<br>


The Baptist church at Lessness Heath dates from 1805.<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.


== Resources  ==
==== Church of England ====
 
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
==== Civil Registration  ====
*<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>
See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/dartford.html+ Dartford registration District]<br>
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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].
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
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| align="center" bgcolor="#cc99ff" colspan="20" | <center><font size="+1">'''Online {{PAGENAME}} Parish Register Images and Indexes'''</font></center>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
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| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="2" | 1656-1753
| 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> 
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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>


[http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Erith.html+ Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)]<br>  
====Nonconformist Records====
"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 ($); coverage may vary<br>
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary


International Genealogical Index 1625-1752 (Extracts); 1625-1752; 1813-1873 Batches (P020571, C020572, C020572) Marriages 1625-1758; 1813-1863 Batches (M020571, M020572) <br>  
=== Census Records ===
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>


See also Lessness Heath Baptist 1808-1832 (Births) Batch (C093971)<br>
=== Poor Law Unions ===


Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre is the Diocesan Record Office for all the Church of England Parishes within the London Borough of Bexley reference PA137 St John's, Erith 1625-1996 <br>  
*[[Dartford Poor Law Union, Kent]]<br>  


Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Erith|subject|disp=Erith}} <br><br>  
=== Probate Records ===
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. <br>
Go to [[Kent Probate Records|Kent Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction.<br>
Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.


Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. <br>
*[[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>  


==== Census records  ====
== Maps and Gazetteers ==
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>


[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F507803+ Census returns for Erith 1841-1891]<br>  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851] <br>
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]<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.
== Websites ==
 
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.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Erith+1 Christ Church Erith] Kent Churches<br>
*[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol2/pp227-263#h3-0004 Parishes: Erith] British History Online<br>
*[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-198724-parish-church-of-st-john-the-baptish-bex St John the Baptist] British Listed Buildings<br>
*[https://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Erith+1 St John The Baptist Erith] Kent Churches<br>


== References ==


Prior to the 1911 census the household schedule was destroyed and only the enumerator's schedule survives.
{{reflist}}


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>
<references />  


==== Poor Law Unions  ====
{{Kent}}  
 
[[Dartford 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.
 
See [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
==== Local Family History Centre  ====
 
[[Orpington Family History Centre, Kent]]
 
[[Maidstone Family History Centre, Kent]]
 
:*[http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''FHC Portal:'''] This centre has access to the Family History 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 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  ==
 
{{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}}  
 
== References ==


<references />


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

Latest revision as of 11:33, 19 August 2025


Guide to Erith, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.


Erith
Erith St John the Baptist Kent.jpg
Erith St John the Baptist Kent
Type Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
County Kent
Hundred Lessness
Poor Law Union Dartford
Registration District Dartford
Records Begin
Parish registers 1625
Bishop's Transcripts 1718
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Dartford
Diocese Pre-1845 - Rochester; Post-1844 - Canterbury
Province Canterbury
Probate Court Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester; Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Archive
Kent Record Office


Parish History

ERITH (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Dartford, hundred of Lessness, lathe of Sutton-At-Hone, W division of Kent, 2¼ miles N from Crayford. [1]

"Erith is, ecclesiastically, in the diocese of Canterbury, in the archdeaconry of Canterbury and in the deanery of Dartford. The church is named for St. John the Baptist with original parish registers commencing 1625. The parish contains also the hamlets of Beadonwell, Belvidere, Lessness-Heath, Picardy, and Northumberland-Heath." [2]
Churches in the parish: [3]

All Saints, Belvedere, Church of England
Christ Church, Erith, Church of England
St Andrew, Bostall Heath, Church of England
St Augustine, Belvedere, Church of England
St John the Baptist, Erith, Church of England
St Mary the Virgin, Welling, Church of England
St Paul, Northumberland Heath, Erith, Church of England

Resources

Find Neighboring Parishes

Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map

*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

Civil Registration

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.

Registration Districts

Church Records

The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.

Church of England

Due to the increasing access of online records:

  • Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
  • Dates in the following table are approximate

Hover over the collection's title for more information

Erith Online Parish Records
Collections
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Kent
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Nonconformist Records

"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.

Census Records

Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.

Poor Law Unions

Probate Records

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

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Websites

References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 181-186. Date accessed: 25 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Kent Online Parish Clerks Erith Parish Date accessed: 5 November 2021.
  3. ↑ GENUKI Erith Date accessed: 5 November 2021.


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