Kew with Petersham, Surrey Genealogy
Guide to Kew with Petersham, Surrey ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Kew with Petersham, Surrey | |
|---|---|
| [[File:|200px]] Kew | |
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Kingston |
| County | Surrey |
| Poor Law Union | Richmond |
| Registration District | Richmond |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1714; Separate registers exist for Petersham beginning 1574 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1800; Separate records exist for Petersham beginning 1685 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Ewell |
| Diocese | Winchester |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey |
| Location of Archive | |
| Surrey Record Office | |
Parish History
Kew, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Kew Gardens), Surrey, on r. Thames, at boundary with Middlesex, opposite Brentford (with which it is connected by a bridge), 1½ mile NE. of Richmond and 6 miles from Hyde Park Corner, London.[1]
Resources
Find Neighboring Parishes
Use 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
Church Records
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Kew with Petersham Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Surrey | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Surrey | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Surrey ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Surrey ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England Select Birth, Christening, Marriage, Death and Burials ($) | ||||||
| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Surrey ($)
- Genealogist Parish Registers - Surrey ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)
Cemeteries
- 1714-1987 Kew, Surrey, Church of St. Anne Monumental Inscriptions, 1714-1987(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Kew, Surrey, England, Tombstone Inscirptions of St. Anne's Kew(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Civil Registration
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.
Census Records
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Probate Records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Surrey Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Cemetery
- Findagrave is an international database of cemetery interments. In some cases there are photographs and comments regarding the deceased's family. It is a collaborative project, meaning any volunteer may add names and photos. As of 2016 it contained over 150 million burial records and 75 million photos. [2]
(75+ entries)
Taxation
- 1664 Hearth Tax at Hearth Tax Digital - free.
Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites
- St Anne's Church, Kew Green (official website). History, visitor directions, service times.
References
- ↑ John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles 1887. Adapted. Date accessed: 25 February 2014.
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Find_a_Grave