Bethersden, Kent Genealogy: Difference between revisions

Bethersden, Kent
	; Bethersden St Margaret Kent
Type	Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred	Chart and Longbridge
County	Kent
Poor Law Union	West Ashford
Registration District	West Ashford
Records begin
	Parish registers: 1556
	Bishop's Transcripts: 1563
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery	Charing
Diocese	Canterbury
Province	Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court	Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
Location of Archive
	Kent Record Office
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England

Kent

Kent Parishes

Bethersden

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

Parish History

BETHERSDEN (St. Beatrice), a parish, in the union of West Ashford, hundred of Chart and Longbridge, lathe of Shepway, E division of Kent, 6 miles WSW from Ashford. Here is a place of worship for Particular Baptists.^[1]

Bethersden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent. St Margaret, Bethersden is an Ancient Parish. Also in the village is the Baptist church (Union Chapel) which dates from the 1790s desire and the 1804/5 building prior to 1806 dedication.
Bethersden was previously well-known for producing Marble and was a centre of the Kentish wool trade. Lovelace Place in Bethersden was the birthplace of 17th-century poet Richard Lovelace. Bethersden Wikipedia

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.

See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.

Registration Districts

1837-1941 West Ashford Registration District
1941-1998 Ashford Registration District

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

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

Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

Joiner Marriage Index - Kent ($)
Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
The Genealogist Parish Registers - Kent ($)
UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records

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.

1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images; coverage may vary

Census Records

Land Tax

England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments - FamilySearch Historical Records 1780-1831

Poor Law Unions

West Ashford 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 to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Websites

Bethersden British History Online
St Margaret, Bethersden Kent Churches
St Margaret, Bethersden A Church Near You
St Margaret, Bethersden British Listed Buildings

References

↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848), pp. 223-228. Date accessed: 1 July 2013.

[1] Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England, (1848), pp. 223-228. Date accessed: 1 July 2013.

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+{{breadcrumb
-== Parish History  ==
+| link1=[[England Genealogy |England]]
-Contributor: Add a general overview of the history of this parish. It can be a few sentences or a couple of paragraphs.<br>
+| link2=[[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent]]
-== Resources  ==
+| link3=[[Kent Parishes]]
-==== Civil Registration  ====
+| link4=
-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].
+| link5=Bethersden
-==== Church 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. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection
-==== Census records  ====
+Guide to '''Bethersden, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
-Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.
-==== 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.
+{{Infobox England Jurisdictions
-== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
+| image = Bethersden St Margaret Kent.jpg
+| caption = Bethersden St Margaret Kent
+| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
+| County = Kent
+| Hundred = Chart and Longbridge
+| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/WestAshford West Ashford]
+| Registration District = West Ashford
+| PRbegin = 1556
+| BTbegin = 1563
+| Province = Canterbury
+| Diocese = Canterbury
+| Archdeaconry =
+| Archdeaconries =
+| Rural Deanery = Charing
+| Parish =
+| Peculiar =
+| Chapelry =
+| Probate Court = Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
+| Archdeaconry Court =
+| Bishops Court =
+| Prerogative Court =
+| Archive = [[Kent Record Office]]
+}}
+== Parish History ==
+BETHERSDEN (St. Beatrice), a '''parish''', in the union of West Ashford, hundred of Chart and Longbridge, lathe of Shepway, E division of Kent, 6 miles WSW from Ashford. Here is a place of worship for '''Particular Baptists'''.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50795#s14 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'', (1848), pp. 223-228. Date accessed: 1 July 2013. </ref> <br>
+Bethersden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford district of Kent.
+St Margaret, Bethersden is an Ancient Parish. Also in the village is the Baptist church (Union Chapel) which dates from the 1790s desire and the 1804/5 building prior to 1806 dedication.<br>
+Bethersden was previously well-known for producing Marble and was a centre of the Kentish wool trade. Lovelace Place in Bethersden was the birthplace of 17th-century poet Richard Lovelace. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethersden Bethersden Wikipedia]<br>
+== Resources ==
+=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
+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 ===
+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> <br>
+==== Registration Districts ====
+*'''1837-1941''' [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/west%20ashford.html West Ashford Registration District]<br>
+*'''1941-1998''' [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/ashford.html Ashford Registration District]<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" | '''Bethersden Online Parish Records'''
+|-
+| 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="#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="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1952887|1500s-1900s}}</center>
+| 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
+| 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 ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s]  </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
+| 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>
+|-
+|}
+'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
+These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
+*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Kent/ Joiner Marriage Index - Kent] ($)
+*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records
+*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/kent-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Kent] ($)
+*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records<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 ($), index and images; coverage may vary<br>
+=== Census Records ===
+*($)<br>
+*{{FSC|509890|item|disp=Census returns for Bethersden 1841-1891}}<br>
+*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys Findmypast Census]($)<br>
+=== Land Tax ===
+*[[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 1780-1831<br>
+=== Poor Law Unions ===
+*[[West Ashford Poor Law Union, Kent]]<br>
+=== 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.<br>
+*[[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records]] <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]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]<br>
-== Web sites  ==
+*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]<br>
-Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.
-[[Category:England]] [[Category:Kent]]
+== Websites ==
+*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63437&strquery=Bethersden Bethersden] British History Online<br>
+*[http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Bethersden St Margaret, Bethersden] Kent Churches<br>
+*[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/bethersden-st-margaret St Margaret, Bethersden] A Church Near You<br>
+*[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-180655-church-of-st-margaret-bethersden St Margaret, Bethersden] British Listed Buildings<br>
+== References ==
+{{reflist}} {{Kent}}
+[[Category:Kent Parishes]]

Bethersden, Kent
Bethersden St Margaret Kent
Type	Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred	Chart and Longbridge
County	Kent
Poor Law Union	West Ashford
Registration District	West Ashford
Records begin
Parish registers: 1556
Bishop's Transcripts: 1563
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery	Charing
Diocese	Canterbury
Province	Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court	Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
Location of Archive
Kent Record Office
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