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KENNINGTON, KENT, ENGLAND
[St. Mary]
Bishop's Transcripts 1640 - 1641
NB: These records are from the Canterbury Cathedral Bishop's Transcripts
seized in 1641 when the Archbishop William Laud was arrested by the "Long Parliament".
[Click] for wikipedia information about his arrest, trial and execution.
The records for the year 1640 are now archived in the Parliamentary Archives at
the Palace of Westminster, London. [Click] [Note: These are external links]
The original church records for this parish at this time are missing.
This is the only record of these BMDs for 1640-1641, (and they use the Julian Calendar
with 25 March being the start of each new year.)
The Bishops Transcripts for this parish in other years, will still be held at Canterbury Cathedral Archives.
Abbreviations:
MBL= Married by Licence
Baptisms
DATE
YEAR
NAME
Name of Father
Name of Mother
Notes 06-Apr 1640 Isaack Marbrooke Son of Isaack Marbrooke 07-Apr 1640 Lydia Gruar Dau of Samuel Gruar 31-May 1640 Margaret Churchman Dau of John Churchman 21-Jun 1640 Thomas Churchman Son of Moses Churchman 06-Sep 1640 Thomas Woodburne Son of John Woodburne 21-Mar 1640 WilliamGratnell Son of John Gratnell
Marriages
DATE
YEAR
GROOM
BRIDE
NOTES
Banns/ MBL 14-Apr 1640 Germane Glover
&
Anne Maywell
of Great Chart 11-Jun 1640 George Turner
&
Bethulia Andrew
widow 21-Sep 1640 Henrie Coxen
&
Jone Austen
widow 16-Jul 1640 Robert Edmed
&
Elizabeth Austen
of Frittenden
Burials
DATE
YEAR
NAME Notes 27-Mar 1640 Goodwife Hodges Snr. 30-Mar 1640 [blank] Wed: A maid child of John Wed: 03-Apr 1640 Elizabeth Wed: wife of John Wed: 06-Apr 1640 William Hodges Snr. 14-Apr 1640 Lydia Gruer wife of Samuel Gruer 18-May 1640 Alice Turner wife of Henrye Turner 22-Jun 1640 [blank] Springet A man child of George Springet 22-Jun 1640 Henrye Turner 25-Jun 1640 Elizabeth Goatlye dau of Widow Goatlye 29-Jun 1640 [blank] Adee A man child of Gregorye Adee