Capel-le-Ferne
Capel-le-Ferne is a parish in Dover district, Kent; on the coast, and on the Dover and Folkestone railway, 3 miles northeast of Folkestone. Post town, Folkestone. Acres, 1,736; of which 100 are water. Real property in 1860, £1,450. Population in 1861, 193. Houses, 37. The property is much subdivided.
The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Alkham, in the diocese of Canterbury. The church consists of nave and chancel, with a western tower; shows interesting internal features of early English; and contains a piscina, a sedilia, and a brass of 1526. 1
1 John Marius Wilson, comp. The Imperial Gazatteer of England and Wales. (London, England: A. Fullerton & Co., 1870).
Capel-le-Ferne Bibliography
-- various. 'Archaeologia Cantiana'. Publisher: Kent, England: Kent Archaeological Society, various dates. [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 Capel-le-Ferne: vol. , pp.
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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; http://www.familysearch.org.
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; http://www.familysearch.org.
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; http://www.familysearch.org.
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; http://www.familysearch.org.
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; http://www.familysearch.org.
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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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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Particular Baptist Chapel, Nonconformist Return |
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Methodist Church Registers |
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Parish chest records
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Parish Council Minutes |
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Removal orders out of Capel-le-Ferne |
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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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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 |
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Land Records
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Land tax assessments |
1780-1831 |
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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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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 1558-1640
- Christenings 1641-1700
- Christenings 1701-1812
- Christenings 1813-1912
- Marriages 1558-1640
- Marriages 1641-1753
- Marriages 1754-1812
- Marriages 1813-1836
- Marriages 1837-1913
- Burials 1558-1640
- Burials 1641-1700
- Burials 1701-1812
- Burials 1813-1912
- 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
- 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 - 133
1811 - 130
1821 - 195
1831 - 203
1841 - 247
1851 - 183
1861 - 193
1871 - 172
1881 - 186
1891 - 232
1901 - 231
1911 - 246
1921 - 276
Capel-le-Ferne Distance to
London 63.4 mi.
Canterbury 13.6 mi.
Ashford 15.7 mi.
Bromley 56.2 mi.
Chatham 34.7 mi.
Cranbrook 29.8 mi.
Dartford 50.3 mi.
Deptford 60.3 mi.
Dover 4.2 mi.
Faversham 20.6 mi.
Folkestone 2.8 mi.
Gravesend 43.5 mi.
Greenwich 58.6 mi.
Hythe 6.1 mi.
Maidstone 32.2 mi.
Margate 20.8 mi.
Milton Regis 27.1 mi.
Queenborough 29.9 mi.
Ramsgate 18.1 mi.
Rochester 37.8 mi.
Sandwich 13.4 mi.
Sheerness 31.2 mi.
Tenterden 23.2 mi.
Tunbridge 41.6 mi.
Woolwich 56.9 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
- Parish Map
- Hasted's History
- Victoria County History
- Deeds, Mortgages, etc.
- Rated Property Returns
- Returns of owners of land, 1873
- Manor Court Baron
- Manor Tenancy Rolls
- Manors, Castles & Holdings of Significance
Tax Lists
- 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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