Strood St Nicholas, Kent Genealogy

England   Kent



Parish History
Strood is one of the Medway Towns in the Rochester district of Kent. See Strood Wikipedia which includes places of worship in Strood and Frindsbury.

The parish church of St Nicholas College Yard Strood has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building and refers to the church serving now as the Diocesan Architect's offices.

Other Anglican parishes included

Strood St Mary Strood St Mary Vicarage Road now New Testament Church of God. Strood St Mary Vicarage Road has been designated as a grade II* listed building British listed building

Places of worship in Strood include

St Mary's Church Frindsbury was opened by Bishop Claughton in 1869 now operated by the New Testament Church of God. Zoar Chapel High Street Strood 1782 - Protestant dissenters. Gospel Mission Evangelical Church, Brompton Lane Wesleyan Methodist Jubilee Church, Stonehorse Lane (now Cliffe Road) English Martyrs Catholic Church St Justus Catholic Church Darnley Road Evangelical Church St Francis' Anglican Church

See also Strood North West Kent Family History Society

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
International Genealogical Index Christenings 1565-1875 Batches (J131321, K131321, C131322) Marriages 1565-1873 Batches (M131321, M131322)

Zoar Independent Chapel High Street Strood Christenings 1779-1837 Batch (C068641)

Strood St Nicholas of Myra Baptisms Marriages Burials 1565-1977 reference P 150B digital images may be searched online at Medway Archives City Ark project http://cityark.medway.gov.uk

Family History Library film numbers

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 Strood 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
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

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