Teston, Kent Genealogy
Parish History[edit | edit source]
Teston is a village and civil parish in the Maidstone district of Kent.
Teston St Peter and St Paul is an Ancient Parish
The church of St Peter and St Paul has been designated as a grade II* listed building British listed building
See Teston North West kent Family History Society and teston St Peter and St Paul
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
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.
Church records[edit | edit source]
International Genealogical Index Christenings1761-1857; 1875-1876 1897-1900 Batches (C135162, C135163) Marriages 1755-1852; 1882 Batches (M135162, M135163)
Original deposited registers are held at:
Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX
01622 694363
Fax: 01622 694379
archives@kent.gov.uk
Family History Library film numbers
Teston
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Census records[edit | edit source]
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Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Maidstone Poor Law Union, Kent
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.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Web sites[edit | edit source]
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