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HALSTEAD (St. Margaret), a '''parish''', in the union of Seven-Oaks, hundred of Codsheath, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, W. division of Kent, 5¼ miles (N. W. by N.) from Seven-Oaks. There are places of worship for Baptists and Independents. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50999#s16 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 379-383. Date accessed: 12 August 2013. </ref> | HALSTEAD (St. Margaret), a '''parish''', in the union of Seven-Oaks, hundred of Codsheath, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, W. division of Kent, 5¼ miles (N. W. by N.) from Seven-Oaks. There are places of worship for Baptists and Independents. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50999#s16 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 379-383. Date accessed: 12 August 2013. </ref> | ||
| − | Halstead is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halstead,_Kent | + | Halstead is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halstead,_Kent Halstead Wikipedia]. |
| − | Halstead St Margaret is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Rochester; a map of the parish boundary may be found at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/halstead/ | + | Halstead St Margaret is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Rochester; a map of the parish boundary may be found at [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/halstead/ A church near You]. |
| − | The church of St Margaret, Stonehouse Lane, Halstead has been designated as a grade C listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-357229-church-of-st-margaret-halstead | + | The church of St Margaret, Stonehouse Lane, Halstead has been designated as a grade C listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-357229-church-of-st-margaret-halstead British listed building]. |
| − | See Edward Hasted, ''The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent'': Volume 3 (1797), pp. 13-19 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62840 | + | See Edward Hasted, ''The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent'': Volume 3 (1797), pp. 13-19 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=62840 at British History Online] and [http://www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Halstead Kent Churches Online]. |
| − | See [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/hlsd_plc.htm | + | See [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/hlsd_plc.htm Halstead North West Kent Family History Society] and [http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/hlsd_c01.htm Halstead St Margaret]. |
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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==== Civil Registration ==== | ==== Civil Registration ==== | ||
| − | See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/sevenoaks.html | + | See [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/sevenoaks.html Sevenoaks Registration District] 1837-1941<br> |
| − | [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/tonbridge.html | + | [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/tonbridge.html Tonbridge Registration District] |
Kent County Council (KCC) has a certificate centre at the Mansion House in Tunbridge Wells which holds all the completed registers for Kent since 1 July 1837 and can supply a certified copy of any Kent birth, death or marriage entry from any register within its custody or a Kent civil partnership registration from the government online database. | Kent County Council (KCC) has a certificate centre at the Mansion House in Tunbridge Wells which holds all the completed registers for Kent since 1 July 1837 and can supply a certified copy of any Kent birth, death or marriage entry from any register within its custody or a Kent civil partnership registration from the government online database. | ||
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==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
| − | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F508880 | + | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F508880 Census returns for Halstead 1841-1891]. |
FamilySearch Records includes collections of census indexes which can be searched online for free. In addition FamilySearch Centres offer free access to images of the England and Wales Census through '''[[FHC Portal]]''' Computers here have access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. | FamilySearch Records includes collections of census indexes which can be searched online for free. In addition FamilySearch Centres offer free access to images of the England and Wales Census through '''[[FHC Portal]]''' Computers here have access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. | ||
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[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/group/ukicen Ancestry UK Census Collection]. | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/group/ukicen Ancestry UK Census Collection]. | ||
| − | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys | + | [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys Find my Past census search 1841-1901]. |
==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ||
Revision as of 07:53, 23 July 2019
Guide to Halstead, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Halstead, Kent | |
|---|---|
 Halstead St Margaret Kent | |
| Type | England Jurisdictions |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Codsheath |
| County | Kent, England Genealogy |
| Poor Law Union | Sevenoaks |
| Registration District | Sevenoaks |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1562 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1672 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Shoreham |
| Diocese | Pre-1845 - Rochester; Post-1844 - Canterbury |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham; Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
| Location of Archive | |
| Kent History and Library Centre | |
Contents
Parish History[edit | edit source]
HALSTEAD (St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Seven-Oaks, hundred of Codsheath, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, W. division of Kent, 5¼ miles (N. W. by N.) from Seven-Oaks. There are places of worship for Baptists and Independents. [1]
Halstead is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent Halstead Wikipedia.
Halstead St Margaret is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Rochester; a map of the parish boundary may be found at A church near You.
The church of St Margaret, Stonehouse Lane, Halstead has been designated as a grade C listed building British listed building.
See Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 3 (1797), pp. 13-19 at British History Online and Kent Churches Online.
See Halstead North West Kent Family History Society and Halstead St Margaret.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
See Sevenoaks Registration District 1837-1941
Tonbridge Registration District
Kent County Council (KCC) has a certificate centre at the Mansion House in Tunbridge Wells which holds all the completed registers for Kent since 1 July 1837 and can supply a certified copy of any Kent birth, death or marriage entry from any register within its custody or a Kent civil partnership registration from the government online database.
The Mansion House
(Certificate Centre)
Grove Hill Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN1 1EP
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[edit | edit source]
Halstead parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
| Halstead Online Parish Records | ||||||
| Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | |
| FS PRs | 1538-1911 | 1538-1911 | 1538-1911 | |||
| FS Canterbury PRs | 1538-1986 | 1538-1986 | 1538-1986 | |||
| FS BTs | 1560-1911 | 1560-1911 | 1560-1911 | |||
| FS | 1538-1975 | 1538-1973 | 1538-1991 | |||
| FREG | 1538-1900s | 1538-1900s | 1538-1900s | |||
| FMP Kent | 1561-1919 | 1563-1812 | 1561-1922 | |||
| FMP Canterbury | 1538-1918 | 1538-1934 | 1538-1998 | |||
| FMP East Kent | 1538-1754 | 1813-1841 | ||||
| BOYD | 1538-1850 | |||||
| IGI | ||||||
| FS Catalog PRs | ||||||
| FS Catalog BTs | ||||||
To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.
Kent Online Parish Clerks has indexes available for select parishes. Records are also available at the Kent Archives.
Census records[edit | edit source]
Census returns for Halstead 1841-1891.
FamilySearch Records includes collections of census indexes which can be searched online for free. In addition FamilySearch Centres offer free access to images of the England and Wales Census through Family History Center Portal Computers here have access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
Category:England Family History Centres to locate local Family History Centres in UK.
Introduction to Family History Centers to locate outside UK.
Many archives and local history collections in public libraries in England and Wales offer online census searches and also hold microfilm or fiche census returns.
Images of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable).
The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns.
Ancestry UK Census Collection.
Find my Past census search 1841-1901.
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Sevenoaks Poor Law Union, Kent Genealogy
Probate records[edit | edit source]
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.
See England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records
Local Family History Centre[edit | edit source]
Orpington Family History Centre, Kent
- Family History Center Portal This centre has access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access in the centre to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
- Publication of the restricted access images England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records and England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments - FamilySearch Historical Records means that it is advisable to telephone the centre to reserve a computer if you wish to view these
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Local Family History Centre[edit | edit source]
Orpington Family History Centre, Kent is within reach of the Sevenoaks district, located adjacent to Orpington Station.
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 379-383. Date accessed: 12 August 2013.
- ↑ ArcherSoftware.co.uk
