Birling, Kent Genealogy

England Kent  Kent Parishes



Parish History
BIRLING (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Malling, hundred of Larkfield, lathe of Aylesford, W. division of Kent, 2 miles (N.) from Town Malling. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England(1848), pp. 255-263. Date accessed: 1 July 2013.&lt;/ref. fckLRfckLR&lt;br&gt; Birling is a village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling District of Kent, see Birling Kent Wikipedia&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRBirling All Saints is an Ancient Parish in Kent which was in the Malling Archdeaconry of the Diocese of Rochester. fckLRfckLRThe Parish Church of Birling All Saints, Snodland Road, Birling has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRSee also Kent Archaeology Society and Edward Hasted The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 4 (1798), pp. 474-488 at British History Online&amp;nbsp; and Kent Churhces website&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLR== Resources ==fckLRfckLR==== Civil Registration  ====fckLRfckLRThis parish was from 1837 in the Malling registration district&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRSee Maidstone Registration District fckLRfckLRKent 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. fckLRfckLRThe Mansion House&lt;br&gt;(Certificate Centre)&lt;br&gt;Grove Hill Road&lt;br&gt;Tunbridge Wells&lt;br&gt;Kent TN1 1EP &lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRBirth, 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. fckLRfckLR==== Church records ====fckLRfckLRKent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRFrom Spring 2012 material formerly held at&lt;br&gt;Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX&lt;br&gt;is available at Kent History and Library Centre see Kent Archives which also enables a search of the catalogue for Kent Archives material deposited at Canterbury Cathedral Archives&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRSee England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records) fckLRfckLRInternational Genealogical Index Baptisms 1715-1875 Batches (C130931, C130932) Marriages 1711-1877 Batch (M130932)&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRSnodland All Saints Christenings Marriages Burial 1559-1966 reference P342 digital images may be searched online at Medway Archives City Ark project http://cityark.medway.gov.uk&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRFamily History Library film numbers&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRContributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records.&amp;nbsp; fckLRfckLR==== Land Tax  ====fckLRfckLRImages for Birling are available at FamilySearch Records see England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments (FamilySearch Historical Records) 1780-1831&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLR==== Census records  ====fckLRfckLRCensus returns for Birling 1841-1891&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRFamilySearch 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 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.&lt;br&gt; to locate local Family History Centres in UK&lt;br&gt; to locate outside UK.&lt;br&gt;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. fckLRfckLRImages of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable) fckLRfckLRThe 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns. fckLRfckLRAncestry UK Census Collection fckLRfckLRFind my Past census search 1841-1901 fckLRfckLR&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRPrior to the 1911 census the household schedule was destroyed and only the enumerator's schedule survives. fckLRfckLRThe 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. &lt;br&gt;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.&lt;br&gt;Find my Past 1911 census search&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLR==== Poor Law Unions ====fckLRfckLRMalling Poor Law Union, Kent fckLRfckLR==== Probate records  ====fckLRfckLRRecords 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. fckLRfckLRSee England, Kent, Wills and Probate (FamilySearch Historical Records)&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLR==== Local Family History Centre ====fckLRfckLRMaidstone Family History Centre, Kent fckLRfckLR:*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. fckLR:*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 collections using the portal.&lt;br&gt;fckLRfckLR== Maps and Gazetteers ==fckLRfckLRMaps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLR*England Jurisdictions 1851 fckLR*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain