Ide Hill, Kent Genealogy

England   Kent



Parish History
Ide Hill St Mary is an Ecclesiasticl Parish formed in 1818 from Sundridge, Kent Ancient Parish.

The village had a chapel in 1807, built by the then Bishop of London; St Mary's church was built in 1865 and "has the distinction of being the highest church in Kent" [The Kent Village Book], as well as boasting a beautiful lychgate, crafted by local builder Cecil 'Dusty' Boakes.

The National Trust garden at Emmet's Hill was laid out in the 19th century and the stone bench near the church commemorates on of the Trust founders Octavia Hill.



The church is part of the united benfice of Sundridge, Kent with Ide Hill and Toy's Hill whose 3 churches serve the benefice.

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
Sevenoaks 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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