Plumstead St Nicholas, Kent Genealogy: Difference between revisions

Plumstead St Nicholas, Kent
Type	Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred	Lessness
County	Kent
Poor Law Union	Lewisham
Registration District	Lewisham
Records begin
	Parish registers: 1654
	Bishop's Transcripts: 1744
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery	Dover
Diocese	Pre-1845 - Rochester; Post-1844 - London
Province	Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court	Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester; Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Location of Archive
	Kent Record Office
	v • d• e

VisualWikitext

Latest revision as of 21:02, 28 November 2023

England

Kent

Kent Parishes

Plumstead St Nicholas

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

Parish History

PLUMSTEAD (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union of Lewisham, hundred of Lessness, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, W division of Kent, 10 miles S by E from London. ^[1]

Plumstead is a district of the London Borough of Greenwich Plumstead Wikipedia

Historically Plumstead included parts of Shooters Hill Shooter's Hill Wikipedia and Abbey Wood Abbey Wood Wikipedia

Plumstead St Nicholas is an Ancient Parish which included the chapelry of East Wickham, Kent

The church of St Nicholas St Nicholas Road Woolwich has been designated as a grade II* listed building British listed building

From this ancient parish were formed six other churches and chapels.

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.

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

Plumstead St Nicholas 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

Census returns for Plumstead 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 FamilySearch Center Portal Computers here have access to the FamilySearch Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

Category:England FamilySearch Centres to locate local FamilySearch Centres in UK
FamilySearch Centres outside the UK.

Find my Past census search 1841-1901

Poor Law Unions

See Lewisham 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.

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Websites

References

↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 578-586. Date accessed: 27 April 2013.

[1] Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 578-586. Date accessed: 27 April 2013.

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-[[England]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Kent]]
+{{breadcrumb
+| link1=[[England Genealogy |England]]
+| link2=[[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent]]
+| link3=[[Kent Parishes|Kent Parishes]]
+| link4=
+| link5=[[Plumstead St Nicholas, Kent Genealogy|Plumstead St Nicholas]]
+}}
+Guide to '''Plumstead St Nicholas, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
+{{Infobox England Jurisdictions
+| image =
+| caption =
+| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
+| County = Kent
+| Hundred = Lessness
+| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Lewisham/ Lewisham]
+| Registration District = Lewisham
+| PRbegin = 1654
+| BTbegin = 1744
+| Province = Canterbury
+| Diocese = Pre-1845 - Rochester; Post-1844 - London
+| Archdeaconry =
+| Archdeaconries =
+| Rural Deanery = Dover
+| Parish =
+| Peculiar =
+| Chapelry =
+| Probate Court = Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester; Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
+| Archdeaconry Court =
+| Bishops Court =
+| Prerogative Court =
+| Archive = [[Kent Record Office]]
+}}
 == Parish History  ==
-Plumstead is a district of the London Borough of Greenwich [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumstead+ Plumstead Wikipedia]<br>
+PLUMSTEAD (St. Nicholas), a '''parish''', in the union of Lewisham, hundred of Lessness, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, W division of Kent, 10 miles S by E from London. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51217#s1 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 578-586. Date accessed: 27 April 2013.</ref>
-Historically Plumstead included parts of Shooters Hill [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooter%27s_Hill+ Shooter's Hill Wikipedia] and Abbey Wood [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Wood+ Abbey Wood Wikipedia]<br>
+Plumstead is a district of the London Borough of Greenwich [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumstead Plumstead Wikipedia]
-Plumstead St Nicholas is an Ancient Parish which included the chapelry of [[East Wickham, Kent]]<br>
+Historically Plumstead included parts of Shooters Hill [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooter%27s_Hill Shooter's Hill Wikipedia] and Abbey Wood [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Wood Abbey Wood Wikipedia]
-Refer to [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/plum_plc.htm+ Plumstead North West Kent Family History Society]<br>
+Plumstead St Nicholas is an Ancient Parish which included the chapelry of [[East Wickham, Kent]]
-to locate parishes in the Plumstead area and to view parish boundary map [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/plum_c01.htm+ Plumstead St Nicholas]<br>
+The church of St Nicholas St Nicholas Road Woolwich has been designated as a grade II* listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-396270-church-of-st-nicholas-plumstead-woolwich British listed building]
-The church of St Nicholas St Nicholas Road Woolwich has been designated as a grade II* listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-396270-church-of-st-nicholas-plumstead-woolwich+ British listed building]<br>
+From this ancient parish were formed six other churches and chapels.
-From this ancient parish were formed 6 other churches and chapels see [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/plum_plc.htm+ Plumstead North West Kent Family History Society]
 == Resources  ==
-==== Civil Registration  ====
+=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
-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].
+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>
-==== Church records  ====
+=== Civil Registration  ===
-[http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Plumstead.html+ Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)]<br>
+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>
-Records for Plumstead are found at <br>
+=== Church Records ===
-Greenwich Heritage Centre,<br>Artillery Square,<br>Royal Arsenal,<br>Woolwich,<br>SE18 6ST
+''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.
-8854 2452
+==== 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" | '''Plumstead St Nicholas 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] ($)<br>
+*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records<br>
+*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/kent-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Kent] ($)<br>
+*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records<br>
-heritage.centre@greenwich.gov.uk<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>
-Medway Archives Office,<br>Civic Centre,<br>Strood,<br>Rochester,<br>Kent ME2 4AU<br>Telephone: 01634 332714<br>Fax: 01634 297060<br>E-mail: malsc@medway.gov.uk<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'')
-London Metropolitan Archives
+=== Census Records ===
-Northampton Road<br>London<br>EC1R 0HB
+{{FSC|574084|item|disp=Census returns for Plumstead 1841-1891}}<br>
-Tel: 020 7332 3820<br>Fax: 020 7833 9136<br>email: ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk<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 '''[[FamilySearch Center Portal]]''' Computers here have access to the FamilySearch Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.<br>
+*[[:Category:England FamilySearch Centres]] to locate local FamilySearch Centres in UK<br>
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centres] outside the UK.<br><br>
-International Genealogical Index 1813-1853 Batch (C165102)<br>
+*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys Find my Past census search 1841-1901]
-Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Plumstead|subject|disp=Plumstead St Margaret}} <br><br>
+=== Poor Law Unions  ===
-Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. <br>
+[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] See [[Lewisham Poor Law Union, Kent]]
-==== Census records  ====
+=== Probate Records  ===
-[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F574084+ Census returns for Plumstead 1841-1891]<br>
+Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Kent Probate Records|Kent Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
-==== Poor Law Unions  ====
-[[Lewisham 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.
 == Maps and Gazetteers  ==
+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]
-== Web sites  ==
-Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.
+== References  ==
+<references /> {{Kent}}
-[[Category:Kent]]
+[[Category:Kent Parishes]]