Ightham, Kent Genealogy

England   Kent



Parish History
Ightham is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent. Ightham Wikipedia It is noted for the National Trust medieval moated manor house Ightham Mote Wikipedia

Ightham St Peter is an Ancient Parish

The church of St Peter, Fen Pond Road Ightham has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building

See Ightham North West Kent Family History Society Ightham St Peter

The Wesleyan Methodist church which dates from 1848 Ightham, Chapel Row

Civil Registration
This parish was from 1837 in the Malling registration district

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
International Genealogical Index Christenings 1559-1875 Batches (C131501, C131502) Marriages 1560-1705; 1724-1876 1888-1895 Batches (M131501-M131503)

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. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records.

Census records
Census returns for Ightham 1841-1891

Poor Law Unions
Malling 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
Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.