Rochester Precincts of the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kent, England Genealogy
Guide to Rochester Cathedral Precincts, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
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| Type | Cathedral |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Kent |
| Hundred | Rochester City |
| Poor Law Union | Not Applicable |
| Registration District | Medway |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1633 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1814 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Not Applicable |
| Diocese | Rochester |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Archive | |
| Kent Record Office | |
Parish History[edit | edit source]
The area surrounding the Cathedral and its precincts were extra parochial areas. See Rochester Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kent for the Cathedral Church.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
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.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Rochester Precincts of the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary
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.
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.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census returns for Rochester 1841-1891
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- Category:England FamilySearch Centres to locate local FamilySearch Centres in UK
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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.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
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