Chislehurst, Kent Genealogy

Guide to Chislehurst, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
CHISLEHURST, a village, a parish, and a sub-district in Bromley district, Kent.

The church dates from the 15th century with 19th century enlargement and restoration with the addition of stained glass windows. The Tower and spire were restored after fire destruction in 1857 and the clock and eight bells date from this time.

The lych gate was built in 1866, and moved to its present position in 1892, when the churchyard was enlarged after two old cottages had been pulled down. Near the lych gate are the graves of Ann and Thomson Bonar, murdered by a servant at Camden Place in 1813, of William Willett, originator of Summer Time, and of Sir Malcolm Campbell, holder of land and water speed records.

The first recorded burials in the register date from 1558 the oldest surviving gravestones are 19th century.

From the Ancient parish were formed: Chislehurst Annunciation, High Street Christ Church Lubbock Road Sidcup St John the Evangelist Church Road St John the Baptist: Mission church, Mill Place. Built 1886, closed 1939 The Roman Catholic Church St Mary Hawkwood Lane Methodist Church Prince Imperial Road] are within Chislehurst

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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.

Registration Districts

 * 1837-1934 Bromley Registration district
 * 1935-1952 Sidcup Registration District
 * 1952-1965 Sidcup Registration District

Church Records
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.

Church of England
Due to the increasing access of online records: Hover over the collection's title for more information Other Websites These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
 * Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
 * Dates in the following table are approximate
 * Joiner Marriage Index - Kent ($)
 * Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
 * The Genealogist Parish Registers - Kent ($)
 * UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records

Non-Conformists (All other Religions)

 * 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at FindMyPast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)

Census Records

 * Census returns for Chislehurst 1841-1891
 * Ancestry UK Census Collection ($)
 * FindMyPast Census ($)

Land Tax

 * 1780-1831 England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments - FamilySearch Historical Records

Poor Law Unions

 * England, Kent, Workhouse Records - FamilySearch Historical Records


 * Bromley Poor Law Union

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.


 * England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records

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

Websites

 * Chislehurst GENUKI
 * Chislehurst St Nicholas North West Kent Family History Society
 * Chiselhurst Parish Kent Online Parish Clerks
 * St Nicholas Chislehurst Kent Churches