A View of the Parish
Nonington is a vicarage, ecclesiastically, in the diocese of Canterbury, in the archdeaconry of Canterbury, and in the deanery of Bridge. The church is named for St. Mary with original parish registers commencing 1538. Nonington is in the Lathe of St. Augustine, and Hundred of Wingham.
Nonington is a village and a parish in Eastry district, Kent. The village stands in a champaign tract, near the London, Chatham and Dover railway, 2 miles southeast of Adisham rail station, and 6 miles southwest of Sandwich; and has a post office under Sandwich.
The parish contains also the hamlets of Ratling, Holt Street, Frogham and Acol. Acres, 4,081. Real property in 1860, £5,270. Population in 1861, 896. Houses, 185. The property is subdivided.
Fredville House belonged formerly to Sir Brook Bridges; passed, by marriage, to J. P. Plumptre, Esq.; and stands in a picturesque park, containing a remarkable oak tree, 36 feet in girth, and 30 feet high. St. Alban's Court belonged formerly to the Culpepers; passed, in the time of Queen Mary, to the Hammonds; and is now the seat of W. O. Hammond, Esq..
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £176 with a habitable glebe house. Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is chiefly early English; consists of nave, aisle, and two chancels, with west tower; and is in good condition.
There are national schools, alms houses, and some charities.1
More information about Nonington can be found on the Nonington Village Web site
1 John Marius Wilson, comp. The Imperial Gazatteer of England and Wales. (London, England: A. Fullerton & Co., 1870).
Nonington Bibliography
-- various. 'Archaeologia Cantiana'. Publisher: Kent, England: Kent Archaeological Society, various dates. Volumes 1 through 139 are available to view free on the Kent Archaeological Society website.  . [Note: The following volumes can be found on archive.org: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (1876), 11, 12, 13 (1880), 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 32, 34, 35, vol. 1907 supplement.]
- General references to Nonington: vol. 14, p. 134; vol. 20, p. 110; vol. 21, p. 234; vol. 23, pp. 71, 75; vol. 24, p. 130; vol. 34, p. 47; vol. 49, pp. xlii, 293
- archives vol. 134, p. 331
- Bargrave family vol. 108, p. 270
- Beauchamp Wood vol. 125, pp. 272, 277, 283
- Beech Grove, watching brief vol. pp. 117, 228
- Boys family vol. 107, p. 324; vol. 119, p. 31
- Boys bequest to the poor vol. 75, p. 20
- brasses vol. 48, p. 29; vol. 61, p. 108
- brick kilns vol. 125, p. 228n
- cemetery, Anglo-Saxon vol. 125, pp. 277, 283
- church vol. 45, p. 78; vol. 47, p. 48; vol. 49, p. xliv; vol. 125, p. 275
- church, visitation of, vol. 29, p. 282; vol. 32, pp. 169-170
- commemorative pyramid vol. 117, p. 228
- Creature, as name vol. 135, p. 216
- Curlswood Farm, place-name vol. 73, p. 64
- Easole (Eswalt; Esole) manor vol. 49, pp. xliv, 107; vol. 53, p. 85; vol. 63, p. 157; vol. 104, p. 97-8; vol. 125, pp. 273, 275-6, 277, 278, 280, 285, 368
- East Ratling vol. 92, pp. 53-5
- Eastwell (Fredville) Manor vol. 49, pp. xliv, 106
- farmstead, RB vol. 131, pp. 356, 357, 368-370
- field boundary ditaches, LIA and ER vol. 131, pp. 356, 358, 369
- fines of lands in vol. 11, p. 321; vol. 14, pp. 244, 254, 259; vol. 15, pp. 294, 299
- Hamon, Thomas vol. 125, p. 286n
- Hammond family, hatchments vol. 81, pp. 88-89
- living of with Womenswold, C19, vol. 96, pp. 64n, 65
- malted spelt wheat (beer brewing) vol. 131, pp. 356, 362-6, 368-9, 370
- manor vol. 94, p. 116
- nonconformity vol. 99, p. 184n; vol. 112, p. 334; vol. 115, p. 18
- Old St. Albans Court (illus) vol. 125, pp. 273-90
- parish register vol. 135, p. 170
- Petham Church, glass from vol. 65, p. 168
- plough marks vol. 131, p. 360
- quernstone vol. 131, p. 361-2
- rating in vol. 6, p. 228n
- Ratling Court, history & survey (illus), vol. 92, pp. 53-64
- Ruins Field vol. 125, pp. 277, 283, 285
- St. Albans chapel vol. 125, pp. 277, 285
- St. Albans Court vol. 83, p. 50
- Soles Manor vol. 49, p. 107
- Spaine property vol. 114, p. 154
- sunken-floored building vol. 131, pp. 360-2, 370
- Thomas, chaplain of, vol. 32, pp. 169, 170, 175
- tithe survey vol. 101, p. 339
- trackway vol. 131, pp. 359, 370
- yeomanry C17 vol. 114, p. 153n
Great Britain, Public Record Office. 'Calendar of the patent rolls preserved in the Public Record Office--Edward II, Vol. 1. 1307-1313'Each volume has own index. Publisher: Genealogical Society of Utah d.b.a Historical Books on FamilySearch.
Great Britain, Public Record Office. 'Inquisitions and assessments relating to feudal aids : with other analogous documents preserved in the Public Record Office, A. D. 1284-1431', Vol. 3. Publisher: Genealogical Society of Utah d.b.a Historical Books on FamilySearch.
Great Britain, Exchequer. 'The book of fees commonly called testa de nevill, pt. 3'. The Book of fees contains information about the holdings of feudal tenants. Publisher: Genealogical Society of Utah d.b.a Historical Books on FamilySearch.
Hall, Hubert, 1857-1944. 'The Red book of the Exchequer - Liber rubeus de Scaccario, Vol. 3'. The Red book of the Exchequer was a register intended to preserve important documents comprising charters, statutes of the realm, public acts (Placita), private deeds and ordinances, correspondence. Publisher: Genealogical Society of Utah d.b.a Historical Books on FamilySearch.
Glencross, Reginald Morshead. 'Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Vol. 1. 1559-1571'. Publisher: Genealogical Society of Utah d.b.a Historical Books on FamilySearch.
Hasted, Edward. 'The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent; Containing the antient and present state of it, civil and ecclesiastical; collected from public records, and other authorities: illustrated with maps, views, antiquities, etc. The second edition, improved, corrected, and continued to the present time'. 12 volumes. Publisher: Canterbury: Printed by W. Bristow, 1797-1801. URL: British History Online.
Hussey, Arthur. 'Notes on the churches in the counties of Kent, Sussex, and Surrey, mentioned in Domesday book, and those of more recent date'. Publisher: London J.R. Smith,(1852).
Letters, Dr. Samantha. 'Kent', Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516 (2005). URL: British History Online.
Page, William, 1861-1934, ed.. 'The Victoria history of the county of Kent'. Publisher: London: Constable (1908). URL: British History Online.
Sharp, J. E. E. S., ed.. 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward I, File 39', Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Volume 2: Edward I. Published:(1906), pp. 315-323. URL: British History Online.
Sharp, J. E. E. S., ed.. 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry III, File 45', Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Volume 1: Henry III. Published:(1904), pp. 296-302. URL: British History Online.
Location of Records
The following list of records is not intended to be exhaustive. There are many records that are awaiting discovery in archive offices throughout Kent and England. This list is intended only to set out those records that are available via at least two relatively easy-to-access avenues. If you have used or discover a record that would be of benefit to other researchers, that is not on this list, please send me an email with the details of the archive - name, address and archival call number.
Census | Church of England | Non-Conformist | Parish chest | Workhouse and Poor Law | Land | Assizes and Sessions | School
Census
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The National Archives, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU |
LDS Family History Centre (Find a centre near you) and indexed online at: New FamilySearch.org |
6 June 1841 |
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30 Mar 1851 |
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30 Mar 1851 census name index & images |
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7 Apr 1861 |
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2 Apr 1871 |
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3 Apr 1881 |
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5 Apr 1891 |
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31 Mar 1901 |
RG 13/785 - also online at http://www.1901censusonline.com |
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2 Apr 1911 |
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2 Apr 1911 |
RG 78/139 - Census Enumerator's Summary Books online only http://www.1911census.co.uk and other subscription sites |
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Church Records, Church of England
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Archive 1 (Addresses) |
Corresponding LDS Family History Library film numbers (Find a centre near you) |
Parish Register |
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Bishop's transcripts |
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CMB transcripts |
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Parish Registers, transcribed by Thomas Colyer-Fergusson |
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Church Records, Non-Conformist
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Archive 1 (Addresses) |
Corresponding LDS Family History Library film numbers (Find a centre near you) |
Particular Baptist Chapel, Nonconformist Return |
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Methodist Church Registers |
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Parish chest records
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Archive 1 (Addresses) |
Corresponding LDS Family History Library film numbers (Find a centre near you) |
Parish Council Minutes |
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Removal orders out of Nonington |
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Settlement Examinations, Minute book |
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Overseers' Accounts |
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Return of Churchwardens, constables and defaulters | |
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Tithe Apportionment Files |
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Poor Rate books |
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Workhouse and Poor Law Records
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Archive 1 (Addresses) |
Corresponding LDS Family History Library film numbers (Find a centre near you) |
Admission & Discharge books |
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Guardians' Minutes |
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Ledgers |
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Births |
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Deaths |
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Religious creed registers |
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Apprentice Register |
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Registers of lunatics |
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Letters books |
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Vaccination registers |
1899-1930 |
Currently under revision |
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Land Records
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Dates |
Archive 1 (Addresses) |
Corresponding LDS Family History Library film numbers (Find a centre near you) |
Land tax assessments |
1780-1831 |
Currently under revision |
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Land tax assessments |
1875-1876 |
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Land tax assessments |
1889-1890
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Rates and Duties - Houses, Windows, Lights |
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Manorial Court rolls |
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War Damage Files |
1939-1962 |
Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone, Kent, no.: Finding Aid at CKS-DRb/RW 123 |
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Assizes and Sessions Records (poor laws, jail terms, oaths, and other municipal and public records)
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Archive 1 (Addresses) |
Corresponding LDS Family History Library film numbers (Find a centre near you) |
Hearth tax |
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Victuallers Recognizances |
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Churchwarden's Presentments |
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Parish rate books |
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School Records
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Chronology
Coming Soon
Church Registers
- Monumental Inscriptions
- Christenings 1538-1727
- Christenings 1727-1812
- Marriages 1538-1725
- Marriages 1725-1812
- Marriages 1800-1812
- Burials 1538-1728
- Burials 1727-1813
- IGI batch #s, Boyds, Pallots, BVRI, NBI
- RG 4: Non-parochial registers 1567 to 1858
- RG 5: Protestant Dissenters' Registry
- RG 5: Wesleyan Methodist Registers
- RG 6: Society of Friends
- Rg 7: Clandestine Marriages & Baptisms in the Fleet Prison, King's Bench Prison, the Mint & the May Fair Chapel ranging from 1667-c1777
- RG 8: British Lying-in Hospital, Holborn (1749-1868); burials at Victoria Park Cemetery, the New Burial Ground, Southwark, Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Hackney, and the Bethnal Green Protestant Dissenters Burying Ground; registers of Chapels Royal at St. James's Palace, Whitehall, Windsor Castle; archive of the Russian Orthodox Church, London (1721-1927)
- RG 32: Overseas Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths and Burials Abroad and on British & Foreign ships, of British subjects, nationals of the colonies, the Commonwealth and countries under British jurisdiction. Also Lundy Island Devon and Channel Island records (1831-1969). Some deaths of WWII personnel, prisoners of war, civilians, internees, deaths through aircraft lost in flight.
- RG 33: G.R.O. Overseas Birth, Marriage, Death and Burial of British Subjects including those onboard ships 1627 to 1960
- RG 34: Marriage registers of British embassies, English churches and chaplains abroad, notification of marriages of servicemen during service abroad, and documents deposited for safekeeping (1861-1921).
- RG 35: Foreign Deaths. Incomplete collection of certificates of British military deaths in France and Belgium, 1914 to 1921; certificates issued by foreign authorities and churches, entries in the registers of British embassies, English churches and chaplains (1791-1921)
- RG 36: Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Protectorates etc of Africa and Asia - Nyasaland, Kenya, Somaliland, Uganda, Sudan, Palestine, Sarawak, Malaya, including Johore and Selangor, British North Borneo (1895-1965)
- BT Series: 158, 159, 160. Registries of Shipping and Seamen Births, Deaths and Marriages of Passengers at Sea(1854-1908); Deaths of British Nationals at sea (1875-1888); Births of British Nationals at sea (1875-1891), respectively.
- Published Records
Census
Parish Chest
Records
- Settlement Certificates
- Removal Orders
- Bastardy Examinations
- Parish-assisted Immigrants
- Churchwarden's Accounts
- Overseer's Accounts
- Pauper's List
- Surveyor's Accounts
- Workhouse Records
- Pew Rents
- Donors' Rolls
- Vestry Minutes
- Bishops' Visitations
- Parish Magazines
- Parish Histories
Directories
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Total Population
1801 - 562
1811 - 566
1821 - 730
1831 - 832
1841 - 860
1851 - 875
1861 - 896
1871 - 880
1881 - 794
1891 - 764
1901 - 740
1911 - 774
1921 - 887
Nonington Distance to
London 60.3 mi.
Canterbury 7.5 mi.
Ashford 16.7 mi.
Bromley 53.8 mi.
Chatham 31.5 mi.
Cranbrook mi.
Dartford 31.4 mi.
Deptford 57.4 mi.
Dover 7.8 mi.
Faversham 15.9 mi.
Folkestone 10.2 mi.
Gravesend 39.7 mi.
Greenwich 55.6 mi.
Hythe 12.5 mi.
Maidstone 30.5 mi.
Margate 12.8 mi.
Milton Regis 23.0 mi.
Queenborough 24.5 mi.
Ramsgate 11.0 mi.
Rochester 34.4 mi.
Sandwich 6.2 mi.
Sheerness 25.5 mi.
Tenterden 25.8 mi.
Tunbridge 42.4 mi.
Woolwich 53.6 mi.
Directories
Municipal & Public Records
- Mayors
- Town Clerks
- Recorders
- Chamberlains
- M.P.s
- Jurats, Aldermen and Common Councilmen
- Electoral Register
- Freeholders
- Freemen Index
- Freeman's Roll
- Masters Index
- Pubs, Taverns, Inns, Alehouses
- Victuallers
Wills & Estate Records
- AD index 1448-1857
- CC index 1448-1857
- PCC 1338-1858
- PPR 1858-1925
- Depositions
Court Records
- Gaol Returns
- Quarter Sessions
- Transportations
- Summons for Pavement Repairs
- Tithe Apportionment c1830s
- Protestation Rolls c1641-1643
- Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy 1662
- Oaths of Allegiance c1720s
Military Records
Land Records & Maps
Tax Lists
- Borough Tax Records, 1705
- Poll Tax
- Hearth Tax
- Window Tax
- Hair Powder Tax
- Land Tax Assessments 1780-1831
- Land Tax Assessments 1799-1805
Other Records
Village Resources
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