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Guide to '''Stodmarsh, Kent family history and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Guide to '''Stodmarsh, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  


[[Image:Stodmarsh St Mary Kent.jpg|thumb|right]]  
 
{{Infobox England Jurisdictions
| image = Stodmarsh St Mary Kent.jpg
| caption = Stodmarsh St Mary Kent
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
| County = Kent
| Hundred = Downhamford
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Bridge/ Bridge]
| Registration District = Bridge
| PRbegin = 1558
| BTbegin = 1607
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Canterbury
| Archdeaconry =
| Archdeaconries =
| Rural Deanery = Bridge
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Kent Record Office]]
}}


== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==


Stodmarsh is a village in the Wickhambreaux civil parish in the Canterbury district of Kent, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stodmarsh+ Stodmarsh Wikipedia]<br>  
STODMARSH (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Bridge, hundred of Downhamford, lathe of St. Augustine, E division of Kent, 4½ miles ENE from Canterbury. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51306#s2 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 215-217. Date accessed: 08 May 2013.</ref>  


Stodmarsh St Mary is an Ancient Parish in the diocese of Canterbury; a map of the parish boundary is available at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/stodmarsh-st-mary/+ A church near you] and the parish is part of the Littlebourne Benefice including [[Littlebourne, Kent]],&nbsp; [[Ickham, Kent]] and [[Wickhambreaux, Kent]]<br>
Stodmarsh is a village in the Wickhambreaux civil parish in the Canterbury district of Kent, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stodmarsh Stodmarsh Wikipedia].


The Church of St Mary, Stodmarsh Road, Wickhambreaux has been designated asa grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-171565-church-of-st-mary-wickhambreaux+ British listed building] <br>
Stodmarsh St Mary is an Ancient Parish in the diocese of Canterbury; a map of the parish boundary is available at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/stodmarsh-st-mary/ A church near you] and the parish is part of the Littlebourne Benefice including [[Littlebourne, Kent]], [[Ickham, Kent]] and [[Wickhambreaux, Kent]].


See [http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/01/03/STD.htm+ Kent Archaeological Society] and Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9 (1800), pp. 142-147. Date accessed: 14 November 2013. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63550+ at British History Online]<br>
The Church of St Mary, Stodmarsh Road, Wickhambreaux has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-171565-church-of-st-mary-wickhambreaux British listed building].


See [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Stodmarsh+ Kent Churches] history of the church.<br>
See [http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/01/03/STD.htm Kent Archaeological Society] and Edward Hasted, ''The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent'': Volume 9 (1800), pp. 142-147. Date accessed: 14 November 2013. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63550 at British History Online].
 
See [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Stodmarsh Kent Churches] history of the church.


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


==== Civil Registration ====
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ 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<br>
=== Civil Registration ===


See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/bridge.html+ Bridge Registration District]<br>
See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/bridge.html Bridge Registration District]


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.  
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<br>(Certificate Centre)<br>Grove Hill Road<br>Tunbridge Wells<br>Kent TN1 1EP <br>
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. 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].  
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  ====
=== 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.


{{PAGENAME}} parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
==== Church of England ====
 
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| 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 ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
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|-
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
 
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| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
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| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</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>
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <br>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Indexes
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Indexes
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Images
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FMP'''
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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>


==== Land Tax  ====
====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>
Images for are available at FamilySearch Records see [[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] 1780-1832<br>
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast ($), index and images (''coverage may vary'')
 
==== Census records  ====


{{British Census|306865}}<br>
=== Census Records ===


{{British Census|306865}}


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=== Poor Law Unions  ===


==== Poor Law Unions  ====
*[[Bridge Poor Law Union, Kent]]


[[Bridge Poor Law Union, Kent]]
=== Probate Records ===
 
==== 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.  
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)]]  
*See [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records]]  


==== Local Family History Centre  ====
==== Local FamilySearch Centre  ====


[[Canterbury Family History Centre, Kent]]  
*[[Canterbury FamilySearch Centre, Kent]] <br>
 
*[[Maidstone FamilySearch Centre, Kent]] <br>
[[Maidstone Family History Centre, Kent]]  
:*'''[[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
:*'''[[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 and Gazetteers  ==


STODMARSH (St. Mary), a '''parish''', in the union of Bridge, hundred of Downhamford, lathe of St. Augustine, E. division of Kent, 4½ miles (E. N. E.) from Canterbury. <ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51306#s2 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 215-217. Date accessed: 08 May 2013.</ref>
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]
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]
== Websites  ==
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


== Websites ==
[http://users.ox.ac.uk/~malcolm/genuki/big/eng/KEN/Stodmarsh/ Stodmarsh on GENUKI]


== References ==
== References ==


{{reflist}}  
{{reflist}}  


{{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}} {{Kent}}  
{{Kent}}  
 
[[Category:Kent Parishes]]
[[Category:Kent]]

Latest revision as of 22:39, 28 November 2023

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


Stodmarsh, Kent
Stodmarsh St Mary Kent.jpg
Stodmarsh St Mary Kent
Type Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Downhamford
County Kent
Poor Law Union Bridge
Registration District Bridge
Records begin
Parish registers: 1558
Bishop's Transcripts: 1607
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Bridge
Diocese Canterbury
Province Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
Location of Archive
Kent Record Office

Parish History[edit | edit source]

STODMARSH (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Bridge, hundred of Downhamford, lathe of St. Augustine, E division of Kent, 4½ miles ENE from Canterbury. [1]

Stodmarsh is a village in the Wickhambreaux civil parish in the Canterbury district of Kent, see Stodmarsh Wikipedia.

Stodmarsh St Mary is an Ancient Parish in the diocese of Canterbury; a map of the parish boundary is available at A church near you and the parish is part of the Littlebourne Benefice including Littlebourne, Kent, Ickham, Kent and Wickhambreaux, Kent.

The Church of St Mary, Stodmarsh Road, Wickhambreaux has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building.

See Kent Archaeological Society and Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9 (1800), pp. 142-147. Date accessed: 14 November 2013. at British History Online.

See Kent Churches history of the church.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

See Bridge Registration District

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.

Church Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Stodmarsh 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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Parish Registers-Kent
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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1700s-1800s
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FreeREG
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Kent ($)
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Findmypast Banns-Kent ($)
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1500s-1900s
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Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Kent ($)
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
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1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
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1500s-1800s
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National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
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1800s-1900s

Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]

"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[edit | edit source]

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.


Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

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.

Local FamilySearch Centre[edit | edit source]

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

Websites[edit | edit source]

Stodmarsh on GENUKI

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 215-217. Date accessed: 08 May 2013.