Rochester St Peter and Rochester St Andrew, Kent Genealogy

Parish History
Rochester is a town and former city in the Medway unitary authority of Kent see and

The original parish church of Rochester St Peter in King Street was built in 1858-1860 and the parish was formed in 1860 from Rochester St Nicholas later Rochester St Nicholas with St Clement, Kent

The old church was demolished in 1973.

See Rochester North West Kent Family History Society for Anglican churches and chapels and other places of worship in the Rochester Area.

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
Rochester St Peter Baptisms Marriages and Burials 1860-1973 reference P305D and Rochester St Andrew Baptisms 1890-1973 reference P 305D digital images may be searched online at Medway Archives City Ark project http://cityark.medway.gov.uk

Census Records
Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the FamilySearch Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.See Kent Census

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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