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Revision as of 15:56, 19 May 2007

Canterbury Cathedral Gate submitted by Mary Poppins

Kent

County town: Maidstone

Other major towns: Canterbury, Bexley

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.) 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 Kent Registration Services - Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates - home

This site provides links and information to the local bmd database and online certificate ordering service Family History Certifcate information Greenwich Council - Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships - Research


Register Offices

Maidstone Registration Services

Invicta House
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 1XX

Tel 08458 247 400
E-mail Register.office@kent.gov.uk

Medway Towns,Chatham,Gillingham and Rochester

Medway Register Office
Ingleside
114 Maidstone Road
Chatham
ME4 6DJ

Tel 01634 338899
E-mail register.office@medway.gov.uk

Bexley District Register Office

Manor House
The Green
Sidcup
Kent
DA14 6BU

Tel 020 8308 7515
Council webpage at Bexley Council - Registrars

Bromley Registration Service

Civic Centre
Stockwell Close
Bromley
BR31 3OH

Tel 020 8313 4666
E-mail registrars@bromley.gov.uk

Council webpage link London Borough of Bromley | Birth, death and marriage certificates

  • 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.
Greenwich

The Register Office
Town Hall
Wellington Street
Woolwich
London
SE18 6PW

Tel: 020 8921 4377
E-mail registrar@greenwich.gov.uk

Record Office Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.

Record Office Lookup Contacts


Cemetery Lookup Requests

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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.


Cemetery Lookup Contacts




Links


Local History Society



OPC


Archives


Family and social history



Maps & Photographs


Countywide interest



Specific Town Village interest





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