Westbere, Kent Family History Guide

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Westbere is an Ancient Parish in the county of Kent.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1577
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1560

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WESTBERE, a parish in Blean district, Kent; 1 mile ENE of Sturry r. station, and 3½ NE by E of Canterbury. Post town, Canterbury. Acres, 1,185. Real property, £2,481. Pop., 220. Houses, 44. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £223. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Kent, Westbere – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions : abt. 1700-1900

England, Kent, Westbere – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Westbere, 1851-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

England, Kent, Westbere – Church records ( 5 )
Archdeacon’s transcripts, 1560-1812; Bishop’s transcripts, 1602-1912
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Westbere (Kent)

Parish chest records, 1663-1913
Author:    Westbere (Kent)

Parish register extracts, 1560-1912
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Westbere (Kent)

Parish registers for Westbere, 1577-1952
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Westbere (Kent)

Parish registers for Westbere, 1577-1970
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Westbere (Kent)

England, Kent, Westbere – History ( 1 )
Chislet and Westbere : villages of the Stour Lathe
Author:    Higham, Roger

England, Kent, Westbere – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 3 )
Overseers accounts, 1663-1867
Author:    Westbere (Kent)

Parish chest records, 1663-1913
Author:    Westbere (Kent)

Poor law and order : Westbere and Sturry, 1700-1750
Author:    Coton, Betty

England, Kent, Westbere – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for the borough of Roushbourne, 1780-1831
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Kent); Kent Archives Office

Land tax assessments for the parish of Westbere, 1780-1832
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Kent); Kent Archives Office

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • Civil Registration District: Blean
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
  • Diocese: Canterbury
  • Rural Deanery: Westbere
  • Poor Law Union: Blean
  • Hundred: Bleangate
  • Province: Canterbury