Sutton by Dover Kent Family History Guide

Sutton by Dover is an Ancient Parish in the county of Kent.

Other places in the parish include: Little Sutton.

Alternative names: Sutton

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1571
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1558

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

  • Waldershare
  • Ripple
  • West Langdon
  • Little Mongeham

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

SUTTON-BY-DOVER, a parish in Eastry district, Kent; 3¾ miles SW of Deal r. station. Post town, Deal. Acres, 1,055. Real property, £1,539. Pop., 141. Houses, 31. A detached portion, called Little Sutton, lies between Ringwould and Ripple. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £107. Patron, the Archbishop. The church was recently repaired.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Kent, Sutton-by-Dover – Census – Indexes ( 1 )
Census indexes 1841 to 1881, Sutton, Dover
Author: Nicol, Ruth

England, Kent, Sutton-by-Dover – Church records ( 6 )
Archdeacon’s transcripts, 1558-1812; Bishop’s transcripts, 1611-1900
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Sutton-by-Dover (Kent)

Parish chest records, 1719-1838
Author: Sutton-by-Dover (Kent)

Parish register extracts, 1545-1698
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Sutton-by-Dover (Kent)

Parish register transcripts, 1751-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Sutton-by-Dover (Kent)

Parish registers for Sutton-by-Dover, 1538-1941
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Sutton-by-Dover (Kent); Church of England. Parish Church of Little Mongeham (Ken

Parish registers
Author: Kent Family History Society; Kent Family History Society. Global Branch (England)

England, Kent, Sutton-by-Dover – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Parish chest records, 1719-1838
Author: Sutton-by-Dover (Kent)

England, Kent, Sutton-by-Dover – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of Sutton-by-Dover, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Kent); Kent Archives Office

Administration

  • Civil Registration District: Eastry
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
  • Diocese: Canterbury
  • Rural Deanery: Sandwich
  • Poor Law Union: Eastry
  • Hundred: Cornillo
  • Province: Canterbury