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[[Image:Erith St John the Baptist Kent.jpg|thumb|right]]
Guide to '''Erith, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  


== Parish History  ==


ERITH (St. John the Baptist), a '''parish''', in the union of Dartford, hundred of Lessness, lathe of Sutton-At-Hone, W. division of Kent, 2¼ miles (N.) from Crayford. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50950#s1 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 181-186</ref>
{{England Parish Infobox
| Place = Erith
| default =
| image = Erith St John the Baptist Kent.jpg
| caption = Erith St John the Baptist Kent
| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
| County = Kent
| Hundred = Lessness
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Dartford Dartford]
| Registration District = Dartford
| PRbegin = 1625
| BTbegin = 1718
| Province = Canterbury
| Diocese = Pre-1845 - Rochester; Post-1844 - Canterbury
| Archdeaconry =
| Archdeaconries =
| Rural Deanery = Dartford
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester; Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Kent Record Office]]
}}


Erith is a district in the London Borough of Bexley see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erith+ Erith Wikipedia] which contains a list of places of worship.<br>
== Parish History ==


Erith St John the Baptist is an Ancient Parish which included Lessness-Heath, Picardy, Northumberland-Heath, and Beadonwell; the parish church of St John the Baptist has been designated asa grade II* listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-198724-parish-church-of-st-john-the-baptish-bex+ British listed building]<br>  
ERITH (St. John the Baptist), a '''parish''', in the union of Dartford, hundred of Lessness, lathe of Sutton-At-Hone, W division of Kent, 2¼ miles N from Crayford. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50950#s1 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 181-186. Date accessed: 25 July 2013. </ref> <br>


See Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2 (1797), pp. 227-263 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62813+ at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Erith+1+ Kent Churches website]<br>  
"Erith is, ecclesiastically, in the diocese of Canterbury, in the archdeaconry of Canterbury and in the deanery of Dartford.  The church is named for St. John the Baptist with original parish registers commencing 1625.
The parish contains also the hamlets of Beadonwell, Belvidere, Lessness-Heath, Picardy, and Northumberland-Heath." <ref> Kent Online Parish Clerks
[http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Erith.html ''Erith Parish''] Date accessed: 5 November 2021.</ref><br>
Churches in the parish: <ref> GENUKI [https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/KEN/Erith ''Erith''] Date accessed: 5 November 2021.</ref><br>
::'''All Saints, Belvedere, Church of England'''
::'''Christ Church, Erith, Church of England'''
::'''St Andrew, Bostall Heath, Church of England'''
::'''St Augustine, Belvedere, Church of England'''
::'''St John the Baptist, Erith, Church of England'''
::'''St Mary the Virgin, Welling, Church of England'''
::'''St Paul, Northumberland Heath, Erith, Church of England'''


From this parish were formed <br>
== Resources ==
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


Belvedere All Saints Nuxley Road [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/belv_c01.htm+ Belvedere All Saints] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Belvedere+1+ Kent Churches website]<br>  
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>


Christ Church [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/erit_c02.htm+ Erith Christ Church]&nbsp; and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Erith+2+ Kent Churches website]<br>  
=== Civil Registration ===
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. <br>
There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].<br>
==== Registration Districts ====
*'''1837-1965''' [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/dartford.html Dartford Registration District]<br>


See [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/erit_plc.htm+ Erith North West Kent Family History Society] for other places of worship and [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/erit_c01.htm+ Erith St John the Baptist]<br>  
=== Church Records ===
''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.


The Baptist church at Lessness Heath dates from 1805.<br>  
==== Church of England ====
 
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
== Resources  ==
*<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>
==== Civil Registration  ====
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
 
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/dartford.html+ Dartford registration District]<br>  
|-
 
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Erith Online Parish Records'''
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].
|-
 
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
==== Church records ====
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
 
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
| 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="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="20" | <center><font size="+1">'''Online {{PAGENAME}} Parish Register Images and Indexes'''</font></center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/kent-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-marriages-and-banns 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/kent-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="2" | &nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Baptisms'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Marriages'''</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Burials'''</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="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="2" | '''Earliest'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Kent ($)
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>.</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>.</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>.</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61746 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#000000" align="center" colspan="20" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| 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="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | '''Images'''
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
| bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="18" |
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="2" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="4" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="2" |
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="4" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="2" |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" |
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#000000" align="center" colspan="20" |  
| 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>
|-
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| bgcolor="#cc99ff" align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="5" | '''Indexes'''
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="2" |
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="4" |
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="2" | 1656-1753
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" colspan="4" | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series FindMyPast]<ref name="boyd">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110108163855/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-KEN.aspx "Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,"] ''Origins.net,'' (WayBack Machine) accessed 13 March 2012.</ref>
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'''''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>


[http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Erith.html+ Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)]<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>
*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary<br>
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary


International Genealogical Index 1625-1752 (Extracts); 1625-1752; 1813-1873 Batches (P020571, C020572, C020572) Marriages 1625-1758; 1813-1863 Batches (M020571, M020572) <br>  
=== Census Records ===
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>


See also Lessness Heath Baptist 1808-1832 (Births) Batch (C093971)<br>
=== Poor Law Unions ===


Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre is the Diocesan Record Office for all the Church of England Parishes within the London Borough of Bexley reference PA137 St John's, Erith 1625-1996 <br>  
*[[Dartford Poor Law Union, Kent]]<br>  


Family History Library film numbers<br>{{FHL|England%2C+Kent%2C+Erith|subject|disp=Erith}} <br><br>  
=== Probate Records ===
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. <br>
Go to [[Kent Probate Records|Kent Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction.<br>
Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.


Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. <br>  
*[[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>  


==== Census records  ====
== Maps and Gazetteers ==
 
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>  
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F507803+ Census returns for Erith 1841-1891]<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 [http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''FHC Portal:'''] Computers here have access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.<br>[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:England_Family_History_Centres] to locate local Family History Centres in UK<br>[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Introduction_to_LDS_Family_History_Centers] to locate outside UK.<br>Many archives and local history collections in public libraries in England and Wales offer online census searches and also hold microfilm or fiche census returns.


Images of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851] <br>
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]<br>


The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns.
== Websites ==
 
[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/group/ukicen/UK_Census_Collection.aspx+ Ancestry UK Census Collection]
 
[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys+ Find my Past census search 1841-1901]
 
<br>
 
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>
 
==== Poor Law Unions  ====
 
[[Dartford 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.
 
See [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
==== Local Family History Centre  ====
 
[[Orpington Family History Centre, Kent]]
 
[[Maidstone Family History Centre, Kent]]
 
:*[http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''FHC Portal:'''] This centre has access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
:*Publication of the restricted access images [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] and [[England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] means that it is advisable to telephone the centre to reserve a computer if you wish to view these<br>
 
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
 
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>


*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Erith+1 Christ Church Erith] Kent Churches<br>
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol2/pp227-263#h3-0004 Parishes: Erith] British History Online<br>
*[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-198724-parish-church-of-st-john-the-baptish-bex St John the Baptist] British Listed Buildings<br>
*[https://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Erith+1 St John The Baptist Erith] Kent Churches<br>


== Web sites  ==
== References ==


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