Erith
OS Grid Reference: TQ5077
The 1841 population was 2,082
The 1841 population was 2,082
Administrative Units
Erith fell within the Hundred of Little & Lessness. Its 19th century Registration District & Poor Law Union was Dartford.
Probate Jurisdiction was Rochester to 1845, PCC 1846-57.
Erith included the settlement of Belvedere.
See NWKFHS publications West Kent Sources and School Records for further information.
For project purposes this parish is also covered by Woolwich & District FHS.
Census Publications
- 1851 Name Index and Page Images published on CD-Rom as part of CD8 (Dartford Registration District).
- 1851 Name Index (only) published on microfiche as part of Volume V (Dartford Registration District).
For ordering details see Census CD-ROMs on the Publication List page.
Church and Chapels (pre 1910)
Erith, St John the Baptist
Church of England - Ancient Parish Church
Original Registers
These date from 1764.
Transcript published by Rob Cottrell (Microfiche Ref. C6,C11). See Thames & Medway Riverside Parish Register Publications.
Original Registers
These date from 1764.
Transcript published by Rob Cottrell (Microfiche Ref. C6,C11). See Thames & Medway Riverside Parish Register Publications.
St John the Baptist - Dec 1997
Belvedere, All Saints, Nuxley Rd
Church built 1853-61; parish created 1861 from Erith St John the Baptist.
Original Registers
These date from 1861.
Original Registers
These date from 1861.
All Saints - Sep 2006
Erith, Christ Church, Victoria Rd
Church built & parish created 1874 from Erith St John the Baptist.
Original Registers
These date from 1871.
Original Registers
These date from 1871.
Christ Church - Sep 2006
Roman Catholic
- St Fidelis: West St. Church built 1870, chapel-of-ease since opening of Our Lady of the Angels 1903. Original registers from 1870.
Baptist
- Baptist: Bexley Rd, Belvedere. (1863). No information on registers.
- Baptist: Lessness Heath. (1805). Original registers from 1807.
- Baptist: Queens St. (1877). No information on registers.
Independent/Congregational
- Independent: (1823). No information on registers.
- Independent: Tower Church, Belvedere Park. (1848-53). No information on registers.
- Congregational: (1859). No information on registers.
- Congregational: Iron Church, Belvedere. (1865). No information on registers.
Wesleyan/Methodist
- Wesleyan: Pier Rd. (1876-1972 demolished). No information on registers.
- Methodist: (formerly Wesleyan). Original registers from 1889.
- Primitive Methodist: Belvedere. (1876). No information on registers.