Swanscombe, Kent Genealogy

England   Kent



Parish History
Swanscombe is a small town part of the civil parish of Swanscombe and Greenhithe in the Dartford district of Kent Swanscombe Wikipedia

Swanscombe St Peter and St Paul is an Ancient Parish on the south bank of the River Thames.

The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building

See Swanscombe North West Kent Family History Society and Swanscombe St Peter and St Paul

From this parish were formed:

Greenhithe St Mary London Road Greenhithe St Mary Greenhithe St Mary the Virgin,Kent

Galley Hill All Saints,Kent

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
Swanscombe, St. Peter and St. Paul Christenings Marriages Burials 1559-1967 reference (P362)

digital images may be searched online at Medway Archives City Ark project http://cityark.medway.gov.uk

Family History Library film numbers

Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records.

Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Dartford 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
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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