Offham Kent Family History Guide

Offham is an Ancient Parish in the county of Kent.

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Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1538
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1718

Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

OFFHAM, a village and a parish in Malling district, Kent.

The village stands at the N skirt of Mereworth woods, adjacent to the Otford and Maidstone railway, 1½ mile W of West Malling and 6½ WNW of Maidstone; and has a post-office under Maidstone.

Offham Green long had an ancient quintain, which the lord of the manor was said to be obliged to keep in repair; but only the upright post of it is now to be seen.

The parish comprises 707 acres. Real property, £2, 163. Pop., 411. Houses, 82. The property is divided among a few. The manor and much of the land belong to Sir R. Tufton, Bart. The manor-house is the residence of T. H. Hutchinson, Esq. Upwards of 200 acres are under hops. There is a Danish camp.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £259. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is partly Norman, chiefly early English, all in good condition; and has a tower.

There is a village school. Jack Straw was a native.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Kent, Offham – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Offham, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Kent, Offham – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Offham, 1718-1846
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Offham (Kent); Kent Archives Office

Parish chest records, 1662-1937
Author: Offham (Kent)

Parish registers for Offham, 1538-1945
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Offham (Kent); Kent Archives Office

The parish registers of Offham, Kent
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Offham (Kent); Colyer-Fergusson, Thomas

England, Kent, Offham – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Offham, Kent, Eng

England, Kent, Offham – Land and property ( 1 )
Records of the Fremlin family, 1569-1977

England, Kent, Offham – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Parish chest records, 1662-1937
Author: Offham (Kent)

England, Kent, Offham – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of Offham, 1780-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Kent); Kent Archives Office

Administration

  • County: Kent
  • Civil Registration District: Malling
  • Probate Court: Pre-1845 – Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester, Post-1844 – Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Diocese: Pre-1845 – Rochester, Post-1844 – Canterbury
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1864 – Malling, Post-1863 – North Malling
  • Poor Law Union: Malling
  • Hundred: Larkfield
  • Province: Canterbury