Kent Church Records
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Original Records[edit | edit source]Records of the Church of England parishes are deposited in several record repositories in Kent. The first two in the list hold the records of the majority of parishes, and the others hold records for specific areas. Click on a repository link to go to their website and online catalogues:
Parish Registers[edit | edit source]Images of many of Kent's parish registers are available online at findmypast and at FamilySearch:
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Marriage Licences[edit | edit source]
88,166 Canterbury marriage licences are indexed in Boyd's Marriage Index at findmypast ($) covering the years 1568 to 1751.[6] Canterbury marriage licences have been published:
Diocese of Rochester marriage allegations (1637-1639, 1715-1716, 1731-1742, 1748-1798) have been digitized, but not indexed. The images are included in the England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911 Collection at FamilySearch - free. References[edit | edit source]
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