Ifield, Kent Genealogy
Parish History[edit | edit source]
Ifield St Margaret is an Ancient parish; Singlewell or Ifield is the name given to the area to the south of Gravesend in Kent. Singlewell or Shinglewell in some record sources is the modern name for the area within Gravesend.See Ifield Kent Wikipedia The church is within the civil parish of Cobham, Kent.
The church of St Margaret Church Road Cobham contains some remaining Norman material but was rebuilt in 1595 and repaired in 1638, restored in 1838. It is designated as a grade II listed building by English Heritage. British listed building
See North West Kent Family History Society and Singlewell North West Kent Family History Society Ifield St Margaret
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]
Ifield (sometimes Singlewell) St Margaret 1751-1954 reference P201
digital images may be searched online at Medway Archives City Ark project http://cityark.medway.gov.uk
Family History Library film numbers
Ifield
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Census records[edit | edit source]
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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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Web sites[edit | edit source]
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