Difference between revisions of "Kent"

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Kent is known as the 'Garden of England'.

With towns steeped in History, on the south coast of England, Kent is dotted with castles and historic houses, from Leeds Castle to which Henry VIII brought Catherine of Aragon in 1520 to Chartwell in Westerham, the home of Winston Churchill from 1922 until he died in 1965.

Nelsons flagship “HMS Victory” was built at Chatham Dockyards. Five of the original Cinque Ports are to be found in Kent .... Dover, Hythe, New Romney & Sandwich, (the other being Hastings in East Sussex.)

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+|Kent is known as the 'Garden of England'.
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-'''Kent'''
-County town: Maidstone
+With towns steeped in History, on the south coast of England, Kent is dotted with castles and historic houses, from Leeds Castle to which Henry VIII brought Catherine of Aragon in 1520 to Chartwell in Westerham, the home of Winston Churchill from 1922 until he died in 1965.
-Other major towns: Canterbury, Bexley
+Nelsons flagship “HMS Victory” was built at Chatham Dockyards. Five of the original Cinque Ports are to be found in Kent .... Dover, Hythe, New Romney & Sandwich, (the other being Hastings in East Sussex.)
-Kent is known as the 'Garden of England'. With towns steeped in History, on the south coast of England, Kent is dotted with castles and historic houses, from Leeds Castle to which Henry VIII brought Catherine of Aragon in 1520 to Chartwell in Westerham, the home of Winston Churchill from 1922 until he died in 1965.
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+| Kent has many seaside towns perhaps the most famous being Margate, reputed to be the home of seaside donkey rides. Further round the coast are the famous white cliffs of Dover - epitomised in the wartime song by Vera Lynn.
-Nelsons flagship “HMS Victory” was built at Chatham Dockyards. Five of the original Cinque Ports are to be found in Kent .... Dover, Hythe, New Romney & Sandwich, (the other being Hastings in East Sussex.)
 The Channel Tunnel was at last built between 1987 & 1994 linking Folkestone to Calais, following an attempt in 1880 which was abandoned, fearing a French invasion.
-Kent has many seaside towns perhaps the most famous being Margate, reputed to be the home of seaside donkey rides. Further round the coast are the famous white cliffs of Dover - epitomised in the wartime song by Vera Lynn.
-The main Kent contact site is [http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent Registration Services - Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates - home]
+'''County town:''' Maidstone
-This site provides links and information to the local bmd database and online certificate ordering service
+'''Other major towns:''' Canterbury, Bexley
-Family History Certifcate information [http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/CommunityLiving/BirthsDeathsMarriages/FamilyHistory.htm Greenwich Council - Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships - Research]
-==Register Offices==
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Kent| Kent Places of Worship]]'''
-'''Maidstone Registration Services'''<BR>
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
-Invicta House<br>
+| [[Image: EnglandKent.jpg|right|160px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
-Maidstone<br>
+|}
-Kent<br>
+==Resources==
-ME14 1XX
+'''Primary Reference'''
+*[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/archives-and-local-history/archive-centres/ '''Kent Record Office''']
+*[http://www.kfhs.org.uk/ Kent Family History Society]
-Tel 08458 247 400<br>
+*[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/ County Library Service]
-E-mail Register.office@kent.gov.uk
+*[http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent BMD search]
-'''Medway Towns,Chatham,Gillingham and Rochester'''<BR>
+*[http://www.kent-opc.org/ Kent OnLine Parish Clerks]
-Medway Register Office<br>
-Ingleside<br>
-Maidstone Road<br>
-Chatham<br>
-ME4 6DJ
-Tel 01634 338899<br>
+*[http://members.tripod.com/~jo42/knt.html Kent Look-up Exchange]
-E-mail register.office@medway.gov.uk
+*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
-'''Bexley District Register Office'''<BR>
-Manor House<br>
-The Green<br>
-Sidcup<br>
-Kent<br>
-DA14 6BU
-Tel 020 8308 7515<br>
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-Council webpage at [http://www.bexley.gov.uk/service/registrars/index.html Bexley Council - Registrars]
+*[http://kimbo1959.tripod.com/id1.html 1841 Kent Census]
-'''Bromley Registration Service'''<BR>
+*[http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/archives.aspx Canterbury Cathedral Archives]
-Civic Centre<br>
-Stockwell Close<br>
-Bromley<br>
-BR31 3OH
-Tel 020 8313 4666<br>
+*[http://www.eastkent.freeuk.com/deal/church/churches.htm Kent Churches]
-E-mail registrars@bromley.gov.uk
-Council webpage link [http://www.bromley.gov.uk/community/BirthsDeathsMarriagesPartnerships/birth_death_marriage_certificates.htm London Borough of Bromley | Birth, death and marriage certificates]
+*[http://doverdc.co.uk/kentcoal/home.asp Coalfields Heritage Initiative Kent]
-*1966 and earlier events must be ordered by post or in person at the office,events after 1966 can be ordered online,by post or in person.
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/trans1851.html Convicts Transported from Kent to Australia in 1851/52]
-'''Greenwich'''<BR>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/newspaper.html Indices of Articles from Kent Newspapers 1786-1850]
-The Register Office<br>
-Town Hall <br>
-Wellington Street <br>
-Woolwich <br>
-London <br>
-SE18 6PW
-Tel: 020 8921 4377<br>
+*[http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIslist.htm Kent and South London Monumental Inscriptions]
-E-mail registrar@greenwich.gov.uk
+*[http://www.kentarchaeology.ac/index.html Kent Archeology Society - Includes an Index of East Kent Wills]
+*[http://www.sartorelli.gen.nz/tree/kentbaptisms/index.html Kent Baptisms]
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.kentchurches.info/ Kent Churches Online]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/kentdeeds.html Some Early Kent Deeds]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/pigots_1840_kent.htm Pigots Directory 1840]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/index.html Kent Genealogy Pages]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.historic-kent.co.uk/ Historic Kent]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ This is Here's History - Kent]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/ Mid Kent Marriages Index]
+*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/kent/index.html Kent Parishes and Villages]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/sessions.html Kent Quarter Sessions Index]
-*Canterbury [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
+*[http://www.kentfallen.com/ Kent War Memorials Transcription Project]
-*Deal [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
-*Dover [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
-*Folkestone [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
-*Herne [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=47 Teresa from the Bay]
-*Herne Bay [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=47 Teresa from the Bay]
-*Medway [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
-*Malling [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
-*Maidstone [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
-*Tankerton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=47 Teresa from the Bay]
+*[http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/  Medway City Ark - Parish Registers]
-==Photo Offers==
+*[http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/index1a.html Ideal Homes Suburbia In Focus]
-Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
+*[http://www.theweald.org/home.asp The Weald of Kent Surrey and Sussex]
-*Medway [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
+*[http://vulpeculox.net/history/kwills.htm West Kent Wills and Families up to 1650]
-*Malling [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
-*Maidstone [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/evesfam/deed.html Abstracts of Title and Draft Wills]
-==Links==
+*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engsurry/ken.htm Surrey Plus Index: Kent]
+*[http://www.kentvad.org/ Kent V.A.D (Voluntary Aid Detatchments)]
-*[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/archives-and-local-history/archive-centres/ '''Kent Record Office''' - Archive & Local History Centres]
-*[http://users.ox.ac.uk/~malcolm/genuki/big/eng/KEN/ GENUKI: Kent]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/kent_all.html Library Links]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-*[http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent BMD search]
+*[http://www.barham-kent.org.uk/Genealogy.htm Barham Genealogy]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/kent.html Local History Society Gateway Page]
+*[http://www.gparrett.btinternet.co.uk/chatnews/ Chatham News Index 1895-1965]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/index.html Kent Genealogy Pages]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/dovercorporationaccounts.htm Dover Corporation Accounts, 1688]
+*[http://www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk/ Dover War Memorial Project]
+*[http://www.eastkent.freeuk.com/ East Kent Local History Pages]
+*[http://homepages.tesco.net/martin.webb/ Egerton]
-'''Local History Society'''
+*[http://members.lycos.co.uk/elmsted/elmsted_web_page.htm Local History of The Parish of Elmsted and Family Histories of Elmsted and Neighbouring Villages on The North Downs]
+*[http://www.elham.co.uk/#_Hlk508612863 Elmsted and Waltham History and Genealogy Pages]
-*[http://www.kfhs.org.uk/ Kent FHS]
+*[http://www.farnborough-kent-parish.org.uk/index.htm Farnborough Parish]
+*[http://www.faversham.org/pages/standard.aspx?i_PageID=155 Faversham History]
 *[http://www.folkfhs.org.uk/ Folkestone & District FHS]
-*[http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/ North West Kent FHS]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/ Folkestone Genealogy Pages]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/wills.htm Folkestone Wills 1388-1858]
+*[http://uk.geocities.com/great_mongeham_pc/MongehamGraveyard.htm St. Martin's Church, Great Mongeham -Gravestones]
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Street_Green Green Street Green]
+*[http://www.hartley-kent.org.uk/ Hartley]
+*[http://www.kemsingheritagecentre.org.uk/index.htm#links Kemsing Heritage Centre]
-*[http://www.tunwells-fhs.co.uk/ Tunbridge Wells FHS]
+*[http://www.lynsted-society.co.uk/index.html Lynsted with Kingsdown Society]
+*[http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/ld_index.htm Ladywell & Brockley Cemetery Memorial Inscriptions]
-'''OPC'''
+*[http://www.mardenhistory.org.uk/index.htm Marden Village]
+*[http://www.margatehistory.blogspot.com/ Margate Historical Society]
-*[http://www.kent-opc.org/default.html Kent OnLine Parish Clerks]
+*[http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/ North West Kent FHS]
-*[http://members.tripod.com/~jo42/knt.html Kent Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/andrew.parkinson4/index.html Northbourne Sources]
-*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://www.plaxtolhistory.org.uk/index.htm Plaxtol Local History Group]
+*[http://www.rainham-history.co.uk/ Rainham History]
+*[http://www.janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/index.htm Ramsgate and Isle of Thanet]
+*[http://www.bodiam-mill.net/ Sandhurst and surrounding Villages]
-'''Archives'''
+*[http://www.open-sandwich.co.uk/index.htm Sandwich]
+*[http://www.staple-online.co.uk/index.html Staple Village]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyKent.htm#PageTitle IGI Kent]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staplehurst/index.htm Staplehurst Parish]
-*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ChooseArticle.cfm Here's History Kent]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~penney/ Sheerness and The Isle of Sheppey]
-*[http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/  Medway City Ark- Parish Registers]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~puxty/ Isle of Sheppey Coastguards]
-*[http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/archives.htm  Canterbury Cathedral Archives]
+*[http://www.tunwells-fhs.co.uk/ Tunbridge Wells FHS]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engken/bmd.html Some Kent Parish Records]
+*[http://www.walmerweb.co.uk/history.html Walmer Web]
-*[http://www.sartorelli.gen.nz/tree/kentbaptisms/index.html Some Kent Baptisms]
+*[http://www.westfarleigh.org.uk/home.htm West Farleigh]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/sessions.html Kent Quarter Sessions Index]
+*[http://www.west-malling.co.uk/ West Malling Resource Centre]
-*[http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/ Mid Kent Marriages Index]
+*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~puxty/ Westminster Villlage, Isle of Sheppey]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shebra/pigots_1840_kent.htm Pigots 1840 Kent]
+*[http://www.phone-pages.org.uk/wch/ Woodchurch Genealogy]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/kentdeeds.html Some early Kent deeds]
+*[http://goldbern.co.uk/woodchurch/index.htm Woodchurch Local and Family History]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/dovercorporationaccounts.htm Dover Corporation accounts, 1688]
+*[http://www.wrothamheath.co.uk/ Wrotham Heath]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
+==Register Office==
+The main Kent contact site is [http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent Registration Services]
-'''Family and Social History'''
+'''Maidstone Registration Services'''
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/kent/kent_workhouses.htm Kent Workhouses]
+Invicta House<br>
+Maidstone<br>
+Kent<br>
+ME14 1XX<br>
-*[http://www.juroch.demon.co.uk/kentvad.htm Kent V.A.D (voluntary aid detatchments)]
+Tel: 08458 247 400<br>
+Email: Register.office@kent.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.kentchurches.info/ Kent Churches Online]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/turnerancestors/familytree.html Turner Family Tree]
+'''Medway Towns (Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester)'''
-*[http://www.eminent.demon.co.uk/kwills.htm West Kent Wills and Families up to 1650]
+Medway Register Office<br>
+Ingleside<br>
+Maidstone Road<br>
+Chatham<br>
+ME4 6DJ<br>
-*[http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/ Kent Archaeological Society]
+Tel: 01634 338899<br>
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/trans1851.html Convicts transported from Kent to Australia in 1851/52]
+Email: register.office@medway.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.geocities.com/evesfam/deed.html Some Abstracts of Title and Draft Wills]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/wills.htm Chelsfield wills 1388-1858]
+'''Bexley District Register Office'''
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/wills.htm Folkestone wills]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/newspaper.html Indices of articles from Kent newspapers 1786-1850]
+Manor House<br>
+The Green<br>
+Sidcup<br>
+Kent<br>
+DA14 6BU<br>
+Tel: 020 8308 7515<br>
+* Council webpage at [http://www.bexley.gov.uk/service/registrars/index.html Bexley Council - Registrars]
-'''Maps & Photographs'''
+'''Bromley Registration Service'''
-'''Countywide Interest'''
+Civic Centre<br>
-*[http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/ The Mid-Kent Marriages Index 1754-1911- Covers 7 Registration Districts ]
+Stockwell Close<br>
+Bromley<br>
+BR31 3OH
-*[http://www.theweald.org/home.asp The Weald of Kent Surrey and Sussex]
+Tel 020 8313 4666<br>
-*[http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/index1a.html Ideal Homes Suburbia In Focus]
+E-mail registrars@bromley.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/kent/index.html  Kent Genealogy]
+* [http://www.bromley.gov.uk/community/BirthsDeathsMarriagesPartnerships/birth_death_marriage_certificates.htm London Borough of Bromley] Events from 1966 or earlier must be ordered by post or in person at the office. Events after 1966 can be ordered online, by post or in person.
-*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ This is Here's History - Kent]
+'''Greenwich'''
-'''Specific Town Village Interest'''
+The Register Office<br>
+Town Hall <br>
+Wellington Street <br>
+Woolwich <br>
+London <br>
+SE18 6PW<br>
+Tel: 020 8921 4377<br>
-*[http://ancestrydealkent.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ Welcome to Ancestry Deal & Walmer ]
+E-mail registrar@greenwich.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.barham-kent.org.uk/Genealogy.htm Barham Genealogy]
+*[http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/CommunityLiving/BirthsDeathsMarriages/FamilyHistory.htm Greenwich Council - Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships]
-*[http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/elmstead Elmsted and Waltham History and Genealogy Pages]
-*[http://www.faversham.org/pages/standard.aspx?i_PageID=155 Faversham History]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/ Folkestone Genealogy Pages]
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[http://bloodties.net/index.html Green Street Green]
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.kemsingheritagecentre.org.uk/index.htm#links Kemsing Heritage Centre]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.lynsted-society.co.uk/index.html Lynsted with Kingsdown Society]
-*[http://www.mardenhistory.org.uk/index.htm Marden Village]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://barry-white.members.beeb.net/ Family and Local History in Thanet]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.rainham-history.co.uk/ Rainham History]
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.bodiam-mill.net/ Sandhurst and surrounding Villages]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.staple-online.co.uk/index.html Staple Village]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staplehurst/index.htm Staplehurst Parish]
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~penney/ Sheerness and The Isle of Sheppey]
+*Canterbury [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
+*Deal [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
+*Dover [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
+*Folkestone [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
+*Medway [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
+*Malling [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
+*Maidstone [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~puxty/ Isle of Sheppey Coatguards]
+==Photo Offers==
-*[http://www.phone-pages.org.uk/wch/ Woodchurch Genealogy]
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
+*Folkestone & Romney Marsh Area [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=317 Gwyn in Kent]
+*Medway [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
+*Malling [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
+*Maidstone [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
+Back to [[England]]
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]
+----

Difference between revisions of "Kent"

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Resources

Register Office

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Photo Offers