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[[England]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent Parishes]] | ||
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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
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The church of St Peter and St Paul has been designated as a grade II* listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-433710-church-of-st-peter-and-st-paul-teston+ British listed building] <br> | The church of St Peter and St Paul has been designated as a grade II* listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-433710-church-of-st-peter-and-st-paul-teston+ British listed building] <br> | ||
See [http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/01/03/TES.htm+ Kent Archeological Society] and Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 5 (1798), pp. 126-136 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62894& | See [http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/01/03/TES.htm+ Kent Archeological Society] and Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 5 (1798), pp. 126-136 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62894&strquery=Teston+ at British History Online] <br> | ||
See [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/test_plc.htm+ Teston North West kent Family History Society] and [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/test_c01.htm+ Teston St Peter and St Paul]<br> | See [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/test_plc.htm+ Teston North West kent Family History Society] and [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/test_c01.htm+ Teston St Peter and St Paul]<br> | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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==== Civil Registration ==== | ==== Civil Registration ==== | ||
See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/maidstone.html+ Maidstone Registration District] | See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/maidstone.html+ Maidstone 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<br>(Certificate Centre)<br>Grove Hill Road<br>Tunbridge Wells<br>Kent TN1 1EP <br> | ||
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. 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]. | ||
==== Church records ==== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
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Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX | Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX | ||
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 | 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 | ||
Family History Library film numbers <br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Teston|subject|disp=Teston }} <br>See also [[England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | Family History Library film numbers <br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Teston|subject|disp=Teston }} <br>See also [[England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest 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 ==== | ==== Land Tax ==== | ||
Images for Teston are available at FamilySearch Records see [[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] 1780-1831<br> | Images for Teston are available at FamilySearch Records see [[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] 1780-1831<br> | ||
==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
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[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys+ Find my Past census search 1841-1901] | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys+ Find my Past census search 1841-1901] | ||
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Prior to the 1911 census the household schedule was destroyed and only the enumerator's schedule survives. | 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&sourceid=1&utm_source=Google+FMP+Main_CPC&utm_medium=Key+Keywords&utm_campaign=1911+census+ Find my Past 1911 census search]<br> | 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&sourceid=1&utm_source=Google+FMP+Main_CPC&utm_medium=Key+Keywords&utm_campaign=1911+census+ Find my Past 1911 census search]<br> | ||
==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ||
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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)]]<br> | See [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
==== Local Family History Centre ==== | ==== Local Family History Centre ==== | ||