Snave, Kent Genealogy

England   Kent



Parish History
Snave St Augustine is an Ancient parish in Romney Marsh. The heavily buttressed church is in a tiny hamlet and only used for an annual service. Since 1984 it has been redundant and is in the care of the Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust.

A 13th century church with later additions and renovations including that of 1873. One of the bells is dated around 1380 cast by Steve Norton of Maidstone and is one of only three bells of this manufacturer known to survive.

Subsidence in the building and declining population have left the church isolated. It forms part of the Hamstreet benefice and is approached by a grassy track.

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

Family History Library film numbers

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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Romney Marsh 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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