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
+'''Other major towns:''' Canterbury, Bexley
-This site provides links and information to the local bmd database and online certificate ordering service
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Kent| Kent Places of Worship]]'''
-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==
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandKent.jpg|right|160px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
+'''Primary Reference'''
-'''Maidstone Registration Services'''<BR>
+*[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/archives-and-local-history/archive-centres/ '''Kent Record Office''']
-Invicta House<br>
-Maidstone<br>
+*[http://www.kfhs.org.uk/ Kent Family History Society]
-Kent<br>
-ME14 1XX
+*[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/ County Library Service]
+*[http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent BMD search]
+*[http://www.kent-opc.org/ Kent OnLine Parish Clerks]
+*[http://members.tripod.com/~jo42/knt.html Kent Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-Tel 08458 247 400<br>
+*[http://kimbo1959.tripod.com/id1.html 1841 Kent Census]
-E-mail Register.office@kent.gov.uk
+*[http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/archives.aspx Canterbury Cathedral Archives]
-'''Medway Towns, Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester'''<BR>
+*[http://www.eastkent.freeuk.com/deal/church/churches.htm Kent Churches]
-Medway Register Office<br>
-Ingleside<br>
-Maidstone Road<br>
-Chatham<br>
-ME4 6DJ
-Tel 01634 338899<br>
+*[http://doverdc.co.uk/kentcoal/home.asp Coalfields Heritage Initiative Kent]
-E-mail register.office@medway.gov.uk
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/trans1851.html Convicts Transported from Kent to Australia in 1851/52]
-'''Bexley District Register Office'''<BR>
+*[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
-Tel 020 8308 7515<br>
+*[http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIslist.htm Kent and South London Monumental Inscriptions]
-Council webpage at [http://www.bexley.gov.uk/service/registrars/index.html Bexley Council - Registrars]
+*[http://www.kentarchaeology.ac/index.html Kent Archeology Society - Includes an Index of East Kent Wills]
-'''Bromley Registration Service'''<BR>
+*[http://www.sartorelli.gen.nz/tree/kentbaptisms/index.html Kent Baptisms]
-Civic Centre<br>
-Stockwell Close<br>
-Bromley<br>
-BR31 3OH
-Tel 020 8313 4666<br>
+*[http://www.kentchurches.info/ Kent Churches Online]
-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://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/kentdeeds.html Some Early Kent Deeds]
-*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://www.janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/pigots_1840_kent.htm Pigots Directory 1840]
-'''Greenwich'''<BR>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/index.html Kent Genealogy Pages]
-The Register Office<br>
-Town Hall <br>
-Wellington Street <br>
-Woolwich <br>
-London <br>
-SE18 6PW
-Tel: 020 8921 4377<br>
+*[http://www.historic-kent.co.uk/ Historic Kent]
-E-mail registrar@greenwich.gov.uk
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ This is Here's History - Kent]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/ Mid Kent Marriages Index]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/kent/index.html Kent Parishes and Villages]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/sessions.html Kent Quarter Sessions Index]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.kentfallen.com/ Kent War Memorials Transcription Project]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/  Medway City Ark - Parish Registers]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/index1a.html Ideal Homes Suburbia In Focus]
+*[http://www.theweald.org/home.asp The Weald of Kent Surrey and Sussex]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://vulpeculox.net/history/kwills.htm West Kent Wills and Families up to 1650]
-*Canterbury [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/evesfam/deed.html Abstracts of Title and Draft Wills]
-*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://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engsurry/ken.htm Surrey Plus Index: Kent]
-==Photo Offers==
+*[http://www.kentvad.org/ Kent V.A.D (Voluntary Aid Detatchments)]
-Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
-*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]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-==Links==
+*[http://www.barham-kent.org.uk/Genealogy.htm Barham Genealogy]
+*[http://www.gparrett.btinternet.co.uk/chatnews/ Chatham News Index 1895-1965]
-*[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/archives-and-local-history/archive-centres/ '''Kent Record Office''' - Archive & Local History Centres]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/dovercorporationaccounts.htm Dover Corporation Accounts, 1688]
-*[http://users.ox.ac.uk/~malcolm/genuki/big/eng/KEN/ GENUKI: Kent]
+*[http://www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk/ Dover War Memorial Project]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/kent_all.html Library Links]
+*[http://www.eastkent.freeuk.com/ East Kent Local History Pages]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engken/ Kent GenWeb]
+*[http://homepages.tesco.net/martin.webb/ Egerton]
-*[http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent BMD search]
+*[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.local-history.co.uk/Groups/kent.html Local History Society Gateway Page]
+*[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://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.lynsted-society.co.uk/index.html Lynsted with Kingsdown Society]
+*[http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/ld_index.htm Ladywell & Brockley Cemetery Memorial Inscriptions]
+*[http://www.mardenhistory.org.uk/index.htm Marden Village]
+*[http://www.margatehistory.blogspot.com/ Margate Historical Society]
 *[http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/ North West Kent FHS]
-*[http://www.tunwells-fhs.co.uk/ Tunbridge Wells FHS]
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/andrew.parkinson4/index.html Northbourne Sources]
+*[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]
-*[http://www.kent-opc.org/default.html Kent OnLine Parish Clerks]
+*[http://www.open-sandwich.co.uk/index.htm Sandwich]
-*[http://members.tripod.com/~jo42/knt.html Kent Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://www.staple-online.co.uk/index.html Staple Village]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staplehurst/index.htm Staplehurst Parish]
-*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~penney/ Sheerness and The Isle of Sheppey]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyKent.htm#PageTitle IGI Kent]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~puxty/ Isle of Sheppey Coastguards]
-'''Countywide Interest'''
+*[http://www.tunwells-fhs.co.uk/ Tunbridge Wells FHS]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/evesfam/deed.html Abstracts of Title and Draft Wills]
+*[http://www.walmerweb.co.uk/history.html Walmer Web]
-*[http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/archives.htm  Canterbury Cathedral Archives]
+*[http://www.westfarleigh.org.uk/home.htm West Farleigh]
-*[http://www.dover.gov.uk/kentcoal/intro.asp Coalfields Heritage Initiative Kent]
+*[http://www.west-malling.co.uk/ West Malling Resource Centre]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/trans1851.html Convicts transported from Kent to Australia in 1851/52]
+*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~puxty/ Westminster Villlage, Isle of Sheppey]
-*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ChooseArticle.cfm Here's History Kent]
+*[http://www.phone-pages.org.uk/wch/ Woodchurch Genealogy]
-*[http://www.historic-kent.co.uk/ Historic Kent]
+*[http://goldbern.co.uk/woodchurch/index.htm Woodchurch Local and Family History]
-*[http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/index1a.html Ideal Homes Suburbia In Focus]
+*[http://www.wrothamheath.co.uk/ Wrotham Heath]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/newspaper.html Indices of articles from Kent newspapers 1786-1850]
-*[http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/ Kent Archaeological Society]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://www.kentarchaeology.ac/index.html Kent Archeology Society - Includes an Index of East Kent Wills]
+==Register Office==
-*[http://www.sartorelli.gen.nz/tree/kentbaptisms/index.html Kent Baptisms]
+The main Kent contact site is [http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent Registration Services]
-*[http://www.kentchurches.info/ Kent Churches Online]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/index.html Kent Genealogy Pages]
+'''Maidstone Registration Services'''
-*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/kent/index.html  Kent Genealogy]
+Invicta House<br>
+Maidstone<br>
+Kent<br>
+ME14 1XX<br>
-*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/kent/index.html Kent Parishes and Villages]
+Tel: 08458 247 400<br>
+Email: Register.office@kent.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engken/bmd.html Kent Parish Records]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/sessions.html Kent Quarter Sessions Index]
+'''Medway Towns (Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester)'''
-*[http://www.juroch.demon.co.uk/kentvad.htm Kent V.A.D (voluntary aid detatchments)]
+Medway Register Office<br>
+Ingleside<br>
+Maidstone Road<br>
+Chatham<br>
+ME4 6DJ<br>
-*[http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/  Medway City Ark- Parish Registers]
+Tel: 01634 338899<br>
-*[http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/ Mid Kent Marriages Index]
+Email: register.office@medway.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://kimbo1959.tripod.com/index.html Pages of the 1841 Kent Census]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shebra/pigots_1840_kent.htm Pigots 1840 Kent]
+'''Bexley District Register Office'''
-*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/kentdeeds.html Some early Kent deeds]
+Manor House<br>
+The Green<br>
+Sidcup<br>
+Kent<br>
+DA14 6BU<br>
-*[http://www.theweald.org/home.asp The Weald of Kent Surrey and Sussex]
+Tel: 020 8308 7515<br>
-*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ This is Here's History - Kent]
+* Council webpage at [http://www.bexley.gov.uk/service/registrars/index.html Bexley Council - Registrars]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/turnerancestors/familytree.html Turner Family Tree]
-*[http://www.eminent.demon.co.uk/kwills.htm West Kent Wills and Families up to 1650]
+'''Bromley Registration Service'''
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/kent/kent_workhouses.htm Kent Workhouses]
+Civic Centre<br>
+Stockwell Close<br>
+Bromley<br>
+BR31 3OH
+Tel 020 8313 4666<br>
-'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+E-mail registrars@bromley.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://ancestrydealkent.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ Welcome to Ancestry Deal & Walmer ]
+* [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.barham-kent.org.uk/Genealogy.htm Barham Genealogy]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/wills.htm Chelsfield wills 1388-1858]
+'''Greenwich'''
-*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/dovercorporationaccounts.htm Dover Corporation accounts, 1688]
+The Register Office<br>
+Town Hall <br>
+Wellington Street <br>
+Woolwich <br>
+London <br>
+SE18 6PW<br>
-*[http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/elmstead Elmsted and Waltham History and Genealogy Pages]
+Tel: 020 8921 4377<br>
-*[http://www.faversham.org/pages/standard.aspx?i_PageID=155 Faversham History]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/ Folkestone Genealogy Pages]
+E-mail registrar@greenwich.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/wills.htm Folkestone wills]
+*[http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/CommunityLiving/BirthsDeathsMarriages/FamilyHistory.htm Greenwich Council - Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships]
-*[http://bloodties.net/index.html Green Street Green]
-*[http://www.kemsingheritagecentre.org.uk/index.htm#links Kemsing Heritage Centre]
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.lynsted-society.co.uk/index.html Lynsted with Kingsdown Society]
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/ld_index.htm Ladywell & Brockley Cemetery Memorial Inscriptions]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.mardenhistory.org.uk/index.htm Marden Village]
-*[http://barry-white.members.beeb.net/ Family and Local History in Thanet]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://www.rainham-history.co.uk/ Rainham History]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.bodiam-mill.net/ Sandhurst and surrounding Villages]
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.staple-online.co.uk/index.html Staple Village]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staplehurst/index.htm Staplehurst Parish]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~penney/ Sheerness and The Isle of Sheppey]
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~puxty/ Isle of Sheppey Coatguards]
+*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://www.westfarleigh.org.uk/home.htm West Farleigh]
+==Photo Offers==
-*[http://www.west-malling.co.uk/baptisms.php5 West Malling Resource Centre] St Mary Parish Baptism Records 1813 - 1931
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-*[http://www.phone-pages.org.uk/wch/ Woodchurch Genealogy]
+*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]
-'''Maps and Photographs'''
+Back to [[England]]
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]
+----

Difference between revisions of "Kent"

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Contents

Resources

Register Office

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Photo Offers