Milton-next-Gravesend, Kent Genealogy

England   Kent



Parish History
Milton St Peter and St Paul is an Ancient Parish in the town of Gravesend.

The church dates from the 14th century with later additons and Victorian restoration and is designated a grade II* listed building by English Heritage.

The parish includes part of ancient parish of Denton (near Gravesend), Kent.

From this parish was formed the ecclesiastical parish of Milton-next-Gravesend Christchurch,Kent in 1856.

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
Milton next Gravesend St Peter and St Paul Christenings Marriages and Burials 1558-1938 reference P 252

digital images may be searched online at Medway Archives City Ark project http://cityark.medway.gov.uk

Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection

Census records
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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
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