Gillingham St Mary Magdalene, Kent Genealogy

England   Kent



Parish History
Gillingham St Mary Magdalene is an Ancient Parish and the parish church is the oldest building in Gillingham on Gillingham Green. Lidsing, Kent was a chapelry formed from this parish

The church dates from the 13th century with 15th century additions and restoration 1868-1869 by A W Blomfield and is designated a Grade II* listed building by English Heritage.

See Gillingham North West Kent Family History Society for other places of worship including Brompton, KentLidsing,_Kent and Gillingham St Mary Magdalen

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
Gillingham Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)

International Genealogical Index Christenings 1558-1812 Batch (C147601) Marriages 1754-1770 Batch (M147602)

Also included Wesleyan Chapel Christenings 1808-1837 Batch (C068301)

Gillingham St Mary Magdalene Baptisms Marriages and Burials 1558-1967 reference P 153 digital images may be searched online at Medway Archives City Ark project http://cityark.medway.gov.uk

Family History Library film numbers

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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Medway 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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