Is Deptford in Kent or Surrey?

Today the question about Deptford and its parish registers was raised. For people who do not know the area it is difficult to understand changing civil and church boundaries and parishes like Deptford don't help with that understanding.
In the case of Deptford it was in part in Kent and the rest in Surrey.
West Kent Sources produced by North Kent FHS says 'Deptford ancient parish extended into Surrey. This part known as Hatcham became part of St Paul's in 1730 and a separate ecclesiastic parish in 1845.
The query arose for a record in 1770. In that case you need to look at all the parish registers as people moved across the boundaries.

St Nicholas parish registers from 1571 are at the LMA. Index only 1717-1769 at SOG.

St Paul's parish registers from 1730 are at the LMA.

The other parishes St John, Christ Church, St Luke, St Mark and Emmanuel are all 19th century churches and parishes.

Hope that helps anyone researching in that part of Kent. Local knowledge from family history societies is invaluable in situations such as this.

Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 are now available on Ancestry.co.uk. Old Deptford History. Naval-History. Net.

Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 are now available on Ancestry.co.uk

This is an important resource, in the past you needed to go to National Archives or use the on-line site of the National Archives to obtain copies of these wills. There is a searchable Index to locate a will and the original Image can be viewed/downloaded. There is a fee for this, either subscription or vouchers for pay per view.

Old Deptford History.

A Website dedicated to the past History Of Deptford, Kent. Photographs, stories of and by inhabitants of the past. Contributions are welcomed. If you had family or ancestors who lived in Deptford this site would be worth looking at. Old Deptford History

Naval-History. Net.

If your ancestor or family served in the Royal Navy during WWI a visit to Naval-History. Net. could be worthwhile. There are 350,000 pages transcribed of Royal Navy Logbooks of 209 ships now on-line, including Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, East Africa, China Station. There are contemporary accounts of many aspects of WWI, including Naval.

There are also 19th and 20th Century logbooks of ships of the United States Navy, US Revenue/Coast Guard Service and US Coast & Geodetic Survey, many in the Arctic and Pacific.

North West Kent Family History Society at WDYTYA Fair 2013. The NWKFHS 35th Annual General Meeting and Family History Day 27 April 2013.

North West Kent Family History Society at WDYTYA Fair 2013.

 

The NWKFHS stand was very busy during the 3 days of the Fair. Visitors seeking help, information and purchasing various publications kept the Society Volunteers busy.





NWKFHS at WDYTYA 2013 Fair.



There was a lot of interest in publications for Woolwich/Arsenal, Deptford, Shipbourne, Chevening, Sundrige and  Speldhurst. There was also a lot of interest in WWI publications, which perhaps should be no surprise considering that we are in the run up to the 100th anniversary of the start of the 'War To End All Wars'. 

 

For some more photographs and details see NWKFHS  The various Publications that the Society has for sale can be seen at  Publications

 

The NWKFHS 35th Annual General Meeting and Family History Day will be held on Saturday 27 April 2013 9.30am : 5.00pm at Dartford Science & Technology College Heath Lane DA1 2LY

Speakers: Ian Waller All the B’s …… A light-hearted look at the effects the Bs had on
society and the many records of bastards, bigamists and even baronets in our ancestry!

 

Tim Cox, speaks on Soldier, Soldier, will you marry me?: Soldiers’ wives 1660-1900.

More Details can be found on the NWKFHS FH Day and in the Society Newsletter March 2013.