Upnor St Philip and St James, Kent Genealogy

England   Kent

Parish History
Lower and Upper Upnor are two small villages in the Frindsbury Extra civil parish on the Hoo Peninsula in the Medway district of Kent. Upnor Wikipedia and Frindsbury Extra Wikipedia Hoo Peninsula Wikipedia

Upnor St Philip and St James was formed from Frindsbury, Kent Ancient Parish in 1878.All Saints Church Frindsbury Wikipedia

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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
Upnor St Philip and St James Kent Baptisms 1878-1973 and marriages 1878-1955 reference P150C digital images may be searched online at Medway Archives City Ark project http://cityark.medway.gov.uk

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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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Web sites
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