Lamberhurst, Kent Genealogy

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Parish History
Lamberhurst is a village and civil parish in the Tunbridge Wells district of Kent Lamberhurst Wikipedia

Lamberhurst St Mary the Virgin is an Ancient Parish which included Scotney Manor in the parish boundary. See Scotney Castle Wikipedia

The village and civil parish of Lamberhurst was in both counties of Kent and Sussex until the line of the county boundary was adjusted in the Local Government Act 1894 which required that parish boundaries be aligned with county boundaries and thus Lamberhurst became wholly in Kent.

The church is mediaeval and date sfrom the 14th/15th century and has been restored in subsequent centuries notably in 1870 by Ewan Christian who rebuilt the chancel and chapel and interior furnishing.

The church of St Mary Church Road Lamberhurst has been designated as a grade I listed building and includes several listed monuments in the graveyard British listed building

The parish neighbours Frant, Kent Wadhurst, Sussex and Ticehurst, Sussex

See Lamberhurst North West Kent Family History Society which includes information about other places of worship and Lamberhurst St Mary

The Strict Baptist chapel which dates from 1816 has been designated as a grade II listed building British listed building

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.

For civil registration history see Ticehurst registration district

Church records
International Genealogical Index Christenings 1563-1844 Batch (C131531) Marriages 1564-1842 Batches (M131531, M131532)

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

Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records.

Family History Library film numbers

Census records
Census returns for Lamberhurst 1841-1891

Poor Law Unions
Ticehurst Poor Law Union, Sussex

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