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'.
-<br><br>
-'''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'''
-Tel 08458 247 400<br>
+*[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/archives-and-local-history/archive-centres/ '''Kent Record Office''']
-E-mail Register.office@kent.gov.uk
+*[http://www.kfhs.org.uk/ Kent Family History Society]
-'''Medway Towns,Chatham,Gillingham and Rochester'''<BR>
+*[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/ County Library Service]
-Medway Register Office<br>
-Ingleside<br>
-Maidstone Road<br>
-Chatham<br>
-ME4 6DJ
-Tel 01634 338899<br>
+*[http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent BMD search]
-E-mail register.office@medway.gov.uk
+*[http://www.kent-opc.org/ Kent OnLine Parish Clerks]
-'''Bexley District Register Office'''<BR>
+*[http://members.tripod.com/~jo42/knt.html Kent Look-up Exchange]
-Manor House<br>
-The Green<br>
-Sidcup<br>
-Kent<br>
-DA14 6BU
-Tel 020 8308 7515<br>
+*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
-Council webpage at [http://www.bexley.gov.uk/service/registrars/index.html Bexley Council - Registrars]
-'''Bromley Registration Service'''<BR>
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-Civic Centre<br>
-Stockwell Close<br>
-Bromley<br>
-BR31 3OH
-Tel 020 8313 4666<br>
+*[http://kimbo1959.tripod.com/id1.html 1841 Kent Census]
-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.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/archives.aspx Canterbury Cathedral Archives]
-*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.eastkent.freeuk.com/deal/church/churches.htm Kent Churches]
-'''Greenwich'''<BR>
+*[http://doverdc.co.uk/kentcoal/home.asp Coalfields Heritage Initiative Kent]
-The Register Office<br>
-Town Hall <br>
-Wellington Street <br>
-Woolwich <br>
-London <br>
-SE18 6PW
-Tel: 020 8921 4377<br>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/trans1851.html Convicts Transported from Kent to Australia in 1851/52]
-E-mail registrar@greenwich.gov.uk
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/newspaper.html Indices of Articles from Kent Newspapers 1786-1850]
+*[http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIslist.htm Kent and South London Monumental Inscriptions]
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.kentarchaeology.ac/index.html Kent Archeology Society - Includes an Index of East Kent Wills]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.sartorelli.gen.nz/tree/kentbaptisms/index.html Kent Baptisms]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.kentchurches.info/ Kent Churches Online]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/kentdeeds.html Some Early Kent Deeds]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/pigots_1840_kent.htm Pigots Directory 1840]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/index.html Kent Genealogy Pages]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.historic-kent.co.uk/ Historic Kent]
+*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ This is Here's History - Kent]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/ Mid Kent Marriages Index]
-*Canterbury [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=199 Mary Poppins]
+*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/kent/index.html Kent Parishes and Villages]
-*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://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/sessions.html Kent Quarter Sessions Index]
-==Photo Offers==
+*[http://www.kentfallen.com/ Kent War Memorials Transcription Project]
-Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
+*[http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/  Medway City Ark - Parish Registers]
-*Medway [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=55 McAnne in Kent]
+*[http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/index1a.html Ideal Homes Suburbia In Focus]
-*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.theweald.org/home.asp The Weald of Kent Surrey and Sussex]
-==Links==
+*[http://vulpeculox.net/history/kwills.htm West Kent Wills and Families up to 1650]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/evesfam/deed.html Abstracts of Title and Draft Wills]
-*[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/archives-and-local-history/archive-centres/ '''Kent Record Office''' - Archive & Local History Centres]
+*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engsurry/ken.htm Surrey Plus Index: Kent]
-*[http://users.ox.ac.uk/~malcolm/genuki/big/eng/KEN/ GENUKI: Kent]
+*[http://www.kentvad.org/ Kent V.A.D (Voluntary Aid Detatchments)]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/kent_all.html Library Links]
-*[http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent BMD search]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/kent.html Local History Society Gateway Page]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/index.html Kent Genealogy Pages]
+*[http://www.barham-kent.org.uk/Genealogy.htm Barham Genealogy]
-*[http://www.kentarchaeology.ac/index.html Kent Archeology Society - Includes an Index of East Kent Wills]
+*[http://www.gparrett.btinternet.co.uk/chatnews/ Chatham News Index 1895-1965]
-*[http://www.historic-kent.co.uk/ Historic Kent]
+*[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.tunwells-fhs.co.uk/ Tunbridge Wells FHS]
+*[http://www.hartley-kent.org.uk/ Hartley]
+*[http://www.kemsingheritagecentre.org.uk/index.htm#links Kemsing Heritage Centre]
-'''OPC'''
+*[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.kent-opc.org/default.html Kent OnLine Parish Clerks]
+*[http://www.mardenhistory.org.uk/index.htm Marden Village]
-*[http://members.tripod.com/~jo42/knt.html Kent Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://www.margatehistory.blogspot.com/ Margate Historical Society]
-*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/ North West Kent 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]
-'''Archives'''
+*[http://www.janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/index.htm Ramsgate and Isle of Thanet]
+*[http://www.bodiam-mill.net/ Sandhurst and surrounding Villages]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyKent.htm#PageTitle IGI Kent]
+*[http://www.open-sandwich.co.uk/index.htm Sandwich]
-*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ChooseArticle.cfm Here's History Kent]
+*[http://www.staple-online.co.uk/index.html Staple Village]
-*[http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/  Medway City Ark- Parish Registers]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staplehurst/index.htm Staplehurst Parish]
-*[http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/archives.htm  Canterbury Cathedral Archives]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~penney/ Sheerness and The Isle of Sheppey]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engken/bmd.html Some Kent Parish Records]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~puxty/ Isle of Sheppey Coastguards]
-*[http://www.sartorelli.gen.nz/tree/kentbaptisms/index.html Some Kent Baptisms]
+*[http://www.tunwells-fhs.co.uk/ Tunbridge Wells FHS]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/sessions.html Kent Quarter Sessions Index]
+*[http://www.walmerweb.co.uk/history.html Walmer Web]
-*[http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/ Mid Kent Marriages Index]
+*[http://www.westfarleigh.org.uk/home.htm West Farleigh]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shebra/pigots_1840_kent.htm Pigots 1840 Kent]
+*[http://www.west-malling.co.uk/ West Malling Resource Centre]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/kentdeeds.html Some early Kent deeds]
+*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~puxty/ Westminster Villlage, Isle of Sheppey]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/dovercorporationaccounts.htm Dover Corporation accounts, 1688]
+*[http://www.phone-pages.org.uk/wch/ Woodchurch Genealogy]
+*[http://goldbern.co.uk/woodchurch/index.htm Woodchurch Local and Family History]
+*[http://www.wrothamheath.co.uk/ Wrotham Heath]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-'''Family and Social History'''
+==Register Office==
+The main Kent contact site is [http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent Registration Services]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/kent/kent_workhouses.htm Kent Workhouses]
-*[http://www.juroch.demon.co.uk/kentvad.htm Kent V.A.D (voluntary aid detatchments)]
+'''Maidstone Registration Services'''
-*[http://www.kentchurches.info/ Kent Churches Online]
+Invicta House<br>
+Maidstone<br>
+Kent<br>
+ME14 1XX<br>
-*[http://www.geocities.com/turnerancestors/familytree.html Turner Family Tree]
+Tel: 08458 247 400<br>
+Email: Register.office@kent.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.eminent.demon.co.uk/kwills.htm West Kent Wills and Families up to 1650]
-*[http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/ Kent Archaeological Society]
+'''Medway Towns (Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester)'''
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/trans1851.html Convicts transported from Kent to Australia in 1851/52]
+Medway Register Office<br>
+Ingleside<br>
+Maidstone Road<br>
+Chatham<br>
+ME4 6DJ<br>
-*[http://www.geocities.com/evesfam/deed.html Some Abstracts of Title and Draft Wills]
+Tel: 01634 338899<br>
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/wills.htm Chelsfield wills 1388-1858]
+Email: register.office@medway.gov.uk<br>
-*[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]
+'''Bexley District Register Office'''
+Manor House<br>
+The Green<br>
+Sidcup<br>
+Kent<br>
+DA14 6BU<br>
-'''Maps & Photographs'''
+Tel: 020 8308 7515<br>
+* Council webpage at [http://www.bexley.gov.uk/service/registrars/index.html Bexley Council - Registrars]
-'''Countywide Interest'''
-*[http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/ The Mid-Kent Marriages Index 1754-1911- Covers 7 Registration Districts ]
-*[http://www.theweald.org/home.asp The Weald of Kent Surrey and Sussex]
+'''Bromley Registration Service'''
-*[http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/index1a.html Ideal Homes Suburbia In Focus]
+Civic Centre<br>
+Stockwell Close<br>
+Bromley<br>
+BR31 3OH
-*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/kent/index.html  Kent Genealogy]
+Tel 020 8313 4666<br>
-*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ This is Here's History - Kent]
+E-mail registrars@bromley.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/kent/index.html Kent Parishes and Villages] - under construction
+* [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.
-'''Specific Town Village Interest'''
+'''Greenwich'''
+The Register Office<br>
+Town Hall <br>
+Wellington Street <br>
+Woolwich <br>
+London <br>
+SE18 6PW<br>
-*[http://ancestrydealkent.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ Welcome to Ancestry Deal & Walmer ]
+Tel: 020 8921 4377<br>
-*[http://www.barham-kent.org.uk/Genealogy.htm Barham Genealogy]
+E-mail registrar@greenwich.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/elmstead Elmsted and Waltham History and Genealogy Pages]
+*[http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/CommunityLiving/BirthsDeathsMarriages/FamilyHistory.htm Greenwich Council - Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships]
-*[http://www.faversham.org/pages/standard.aspx?i_PageID=155 Faversham History]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/ Folkestone Genealogy Pages]
-*[http://bloodties.net/index.html Green Street Green]
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.kemsingheritagecentre.org.uk/index.htm#links Kemsing Heritage Centre]
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.lynsted-society.co.uk/index.html Lynsted with Kingsdown Society]
+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.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]]
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Difference between revisions of "Kent"

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Contents

Resources

Register Office

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Photo Offers