Shorne, Kent Genealogy

England   Kent



Parish History
Shorne is a village and civil parish in the Gravesham district of Kent Shorne Wikipedia

Shorne St Peter and St Paul is an Ancient Parish; the church dates from the 13th century with later additions and was restored in 1873 by T.H.Wyatt and has been designated a grade II* listed building by English Heritage.British listed buildings

See Shorne North West Kent Family History Society which includes other places of worship and Shorne St Peter and St Paul See also Merston 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
Shorne St Peter and Paul Baptisms Marriages and Burials 1538-1996 reference P336 digital images may be searched online at Medway Archives City Ark project http://cityark.medway.gov.uk

International Genealogical Index Christenings 1538-1812 Batches (C135111, C135112) Marriages 1538-1835 Batches (M135111-M135113)

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
Shorne Census returns 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
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

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