The Parish Registers of Christchurch, Kilndown start in 1843.

Baptismal Records

These can be searched by following the links below. The data has been split into separate sections to make it easier to search.

Some of the information included in the comments columns in the individual sections has been abbreviated. These are listed below.

1843 – 1849 1850 – 1859 1860 – 1869 1870 – 1879
1880 – 1889 1890 – 1899 1900 – 1915

 

Abbreviations:
b/b = base born
illeg = illegitimate
P = poor
pb = privately baptised. Babies were privately baptised when they were considered to be sickly at birth and therefore unlikely to survive for long
RIC = Date child was received into the congregation. This relates to a child who had previously been privately baptised and survived – hence a second date. NB: other dates in the final column are those of birth
s/w = single woman

Marriage Records

These can be searched by following the links below.

1843 – 1900 1901 – 1930

 

Burial Records

These can be searched by following the links below.

1843 – 1879 1880 – 1899
1900 – 1925 1926 – 1938
1939-1945

 

To search the baptism and marriage records of St Mary’s, Goudhurst click here

To search the Burial Records of St Mary’s, Goudhurst click here