Staplehurst, Kent Genealogy

England   Kent



Parish History
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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
Original deposited registers are held at:

Centre for Kentish Studies,County Hall,Maidstone,Kent ME14 1XX

01622 694363

Fax: 01622 694379

archives@kent.gov.uk

Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)

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The Parish of Staplehurst in County Kent - Genealogy and Local History

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~staplehurst/index.htm

this includes transcriptions for:

Baptisms  1538 - 1596    1596 - 1695   1695 - 1792   1793 - 1812   1813 - 1843   1844 - 1864   1864 - 1882   1882 - 1900 Marriages   1538 - 1694   1695 - 1792   1793 - 1812   1813 - 1837   1837 - 1883

Banns   1754 - 1809 Burials   1538 - 1596   1596 - 1695   1695 - 1792   1793 - 1812   1813 - 1873

Census records
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The Parish of Staplehurst in County Kent - Genealogy and Local History

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~staplehurst/index.htm

this includes:

1841 Census   1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1881 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Surname Index, Full Transcription, About the Data, Facts and Figures for the above census

Poor Law Unions
Maidstone 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.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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The Parish of Staplehurst in County Kent - Genealogy and Local History at:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~staplehurst/index.htm

this site includes transcriptions for Parish Registers, Census, Probate Indexes, Tithe Awards, Monumental Inscriptions, and more.