Knockholt, Kent Genealogy

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Parish History
Knockholt is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent Knockholt Wikipedia

Knockholt St Katharine was originally formed as chapelry of Orpington, Kent in the reign of Henry III.

Further history can be found at Church History

The church of St Katherine Main Road Knockholt has been listed asa grade B listed building British listed Building

See also Knockholt parish Church Wikipedia Knockholt North West Kent Family History Society and St Katharine

Knockholt Methodist Chapel was built asa wooden building from 1825 and replaced in 1997 by Townend memorial Chapel in Old London Road.

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
International Genealogical Index Marriages 1813-1830; 1863-1871 1887-1895 Batch (M165311)

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. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records.

Census records
Knockholt Census returns 1841-1891

Poor Law Unions
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.

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

Local Family History Centre
Orpington Family History Centre, Kent is within the London Borough of Bromley, located adjacent to Orpington Station and on major bus routes through the borough.

Web sites
Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.