Ifield, Kent Genealogy

England    Kent

Ifield St Margaret

Parish History

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

Civil Registration

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

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

Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. 

Census records

Census returns for Ifield 1841-1891

Probate records

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

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

• England Jurisdictions 1851
• Vision of Britain

Web sites

Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.