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
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Kent| Kent Places of Worship]]'''
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandKent.jpg|right|160px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
+'''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]
+*[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/ County Library Service]
-This site provides links and information to the local bmd database and online certificate ordering service
+*[http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent BMD search]
-Family History Certifcate information [http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/CommunityLiving/BirthsDeathsMarriages/FamilyHistory.htm Greenwich Council - Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships - Research]
+*[http://www.kent-opc.org/ Kent OnLine Parish Clerks]
-==Register Offices==
+*[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]
-'''Maidstone Registration Services'''<BR>
-Invicta House<br>
-Maidstone<br>
-Kent<br>
-ME14 1XX
-Tel 08458 247 400<br>
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-E-mail Register.office@kent.gov.uk
+*[http://kimbo1959.tripod.com/id1.html 1841 Kent Census]
-'''Medway Towns, Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester'''<BR>
+*[http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/archives.aspx Canterbury Cathedral Archives]
-Medway Register Office<br>
-Ingleside<br>
-Maidstone Road<br>
-Chatham<br>
-ME4 6DJ
-Tel 01634 338899<br>
+*[http://www.eastkent.freeuk.com/deal/church/churches.htm Kent Churches]
-E-mail register.office@medway.gov.uk
+*[http://doverdc.co.uk/kentcoal/home.asp Coalfields Heritage Initiative Kent]
-'''Bexley District Register Office'''<BR>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/trans1851.html Convicts Transported from Kent to Australia in 1851/52]
-Manor House<br>
-The Green<br>
-Sidcup<br>
-Kent<br>
-DA14 6BU
-Tel 020 8308 7515<br>
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/newspaper.html Indices of Articles from Kent Newspapers 1786-1850]
-Council webpage at [http://www.bexley.gov.uk/service/registrars/index.html Bexley Council - Registrars]
+*[http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIslist.htm Kent and South London Monumental Inscriptions]
-'''Bromley Registration Service'''<BR>
+*[http://www.kentarchaeology.ac/index.html Kent Archeology Society - Includes an Index of East Kent Wills]
-Civic Centre<br>
-Stockwell Close<br>
-Bromley<br>
-BR31 3OH
-Tel 020 8313 4666<br>
+*[http://www.sartorelli.gen.nz/tree/kentbaptisms/index.html Kent Baptisms]
-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.kentchurches.info/ Kent Churches Online]
-*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.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/kentdeeds.html Some Early Kent Deeds]
-'''Greenwich'''<BR>
+*[http://www.janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/pigots_1840_kent.htm Pigots Directory 1840]
-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/index.html Kent Genealogy Pages]
-E-mail registrar@greenwich.gov.uk
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.historic-kent.co.uk/ Historic Kent]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ This is Here's History - Kent]
+*[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.open-sandwich.co.uk/index.htm Sandwich]
+*[http://www.staple-online.co.uk/index.html Staple Village]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staplehurst/index.htm Staplehurst Parish]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~penney/ Sheerness and The Isle of Sheppey]
-*[http://www.kent-opc.org/default.html Kent OnLine Parish Clerks]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~puxty/ Isle of Sheppey Coastguards]
-*[http://members.tripod.com/~jo42/knt.html Kent Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://www.tunwells-fhs.co.uk/ Tunbridge Wells FHS]
-*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://www.walmerweb.co.uk/history.html Walmer Web]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyKent.htm#PageTitle IGI Kent]
+*[http://www.westfarleigh.org.uk/home.htm West Farleigh]
-'''Countywide Interest'''
+*[http://www.west-malling.co.uk/ West Malling Resource Centre]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/evesfam/deed.html Abstracts of Title and Draft Wills]
+*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~puxty/ Westminster Villlage, Isle of Sheppey]
-*[http://www.dover.gov.uk/kentcoal/intro.asp Coalfields Heritage Initiative Kent]
+*[http://www.phone-pages.org.uk/wch/ Woodchurch Genealogy]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/trans1851.html Convicts transported from Kent to Australia in 1851/52]
+*[http://goldbern.co.uk/woodchurch/index.htm Woodchurch Local and Family History]
-*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ChooseArticle.cfm Here's History Kent]
+*[http://www.wrothamheath.co.uk/ Wrotham Heath]
-*[http://www.historic-kent.co.uk/ Historic Kent]
-*[http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/index1a.html Ideal Homes Suburbia In Focus]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/newspaper.html Indices of articles from Kent newspapers 1786-1850]
+==Register Office==
-*[http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/ Kent Archaeological Society]
+The main Kent contact site is [http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Kent Registration Services]
-*[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]
+'''Maidstone Registration Services'''
-*[http://www.kentchurches.info/ Kent Churches Online]
+Invicta House<br>
+Maidstone<br>
+Kent<br>
+ME14 1XX<br>
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/index.html Kent Genealogy Pages]
+Tel: 08458 247 400<br>
+Email: Register.office@kent.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/kent/index.html  Kent Genealogy]
-*[http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/kent/index.html Kent Parishes and Villages]
+'''Medway Towns (Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester)'''
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engken/bmd.html Kent Parish Records]
+Medway Register Office<br>
+Ingleside<br>
+Maidstone Road<br>
+Chatham<br>
+ME4 6DJ<br>
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/sessions.html Kent Quarter Sessions Index]
+Tel: 01634 338899<br>
-*[http://www.juroch.demon.co.uk/kentvad.htm Kent V.A.D (voluntary aid detatchments)]
+Email: register.office@medway.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/  Medway City Ark- Parish Registers]
-*[http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/ Mid Kent Marriages Index]
+'''Bexley District Register Office'''
-*[http://kimbo1959.tripod.com/index.html Pages of the 1841 Kent Census]
+Manor House<br>
+The Green<br>
+Sidcup<br>
+Kent<br>
+DA14 6BU<br>
-*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/kentdeeds.html Some early Kent deeds]
+Tel: 020 8308 7515<br>
-*[http://www.theweald.org/home.asp The Weald of Kent Surrey and Sussex]
+* Council webpage at [http://www.bexley.gov.uk/service/registrars/index.html Bexley Council - Registrars]
-*[http://www.hereshistorykent.org.uk/ This is Here's History - Kent]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/turnerancestors/familytree.html Turner Family Tree]
+'''Bromley Registration Service'''
-*[http://www.eminent.demon.co.uk/kwills.htm West Kent Wills and Families up to 1650]
+Civic Centre<br>
+Stockwell Close<br>
+Bromley<br>
+BR31 3OH
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/kent/kent_workhouses.htm Kent Workhouses]
+Tel 020 8313 4666<br>
+E-mail registrars@bromley.gov.uk<br>
-'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+* [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://ancestrydealkent.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ Welcome to Ancestry Deal & Walmer ]
-*[http://www.barham-kent.org.uk/Genealogy.htm Barham Genealogy]
+'''Greenwich'''
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~folkestonefamilies/wills.htm Chelsfield wills 1388-1858]
+The Register Office<br>
+Town Hall <br>
+Wellington Street <br>
+Woolwich <br>
+London <br>
+SE18 6PW<br>
-*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/dovercorporationaccounts.htm Dover Corporation accounts, 1688]
+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]]
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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