Cheriton, Kent Genealogy

Guide to Cheriton, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
Cheriton was a civil parish from 1894 to 1898 when it was part of Elham Rural district and became a separate urban district. In 1934 this was abolished by a County review order and partly divided between Hythe and Folkestone.

Cheriton St Martin is the original parish church of the Ancient Parish which now serves as the church for Shorncliffe Army Camp which includes Sir John Moore Barracks, Napier Barracks and Risbourgh Barracks.

All Souls Church was consecrated in January 1895 and was formed as an Ecclesiastical Parish within the Ancient parish

Other places of worship in Cheriton include:

Cheriton Baptist Church High St Cheriton Folkestone

St Joseph Roman Catholic Church4 Ashley Avenue

The Roman Catholic Chapel of the Most Holy Name, Sir John Moore Barracks, North Road, Folkestone dates from 1966.

Find Neighboring Parishes
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
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 * Click on the location pin on the map
 * Choose Options from the pop up box
 * Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes

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.

Registration Districts

 * 1837-1934 Elham Registration District
 * 1937-1974 Folkestone Registration District

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: Hover over the collection's title for more information Other Websites These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
 * Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
 * Dates in the following table are approximate
 * Joiner Marriage Index - Kent ($)
 * Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
 * The Genealogist Parish Registers - Kent ($)
 * UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records

Non-Conformists (All other Religions)

 * 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)

Census Records

 * Census returns for Cheriton, 1841-1891 FamilySearch Historical Records
 * Census returns for Cheriton, 1841-1891 FamilySearch Historical Records

Poor Law Unions

 * Elham Poor Law Union, Kent

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.


 * England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records

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

Websites

 * Cheriton Parish Kent Online Parish Clerks
 * Church of St Martin British Listed Buildings
 * Parishes: Cheriton British History Online
 * St Martin Cheriton Kent Churches
 * St Martin Church, Cheriton Kent Archeological Service