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Guide to Hertfordshire, England newspapers: digitized newspapers, births, deaths, obituaries, online news, online archives.

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• See England Newspapers for more resources.

By Newspaper

• 1889-1911 Bromley & District Times at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1889-1898,1911
• 1836-1911 Canterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1836-1873,1882-1896,1898,1899,1901-1911
• 1997-1999 Canterbury Times at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1859-1993 Chatham News at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1859-1861,1863,1864,1870,1889,1891,1901,1939,1948,1950,1951,1971,1986-1993
• 1950-1999 Chatham Standard at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1950,1958,1960,1986-1996,1998,1999
• 1865-1999 Deal, Walmer & Sandwich Mercury at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1865-1900,1902,1908,1914-1920,1986-1999
• 1835-1927 Dover Chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1835,1837-1882,1884-1895,1897-1927
• 1858-1999 Dover Express at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1858-1896,1898-1911,1913-1950,1974,1986-1999
• 1833-1868 Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1857-1999 East Kent Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1857-1930,1946-1964,1986-1999
• 1859-1864 East Kent Times at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1859,1861-1864
• 1866-1980 East Kent Times and Mail at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1991-1993 East Sussex Focus at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1855-1857 Faversham Gazette, and Whitstable, Sittingbourne, & Milton Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1883-1987 Faversham News at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1883-1896,1898-1906,1908-1911,1913-1919,1936-1980,1986,1987
• 1860-1999 Faversham Times and Mercury and North-East Kent Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1860-1871,1873-1887,1889-1895,1897-1920,1939,1986,1988-1999
• 1855-1897 Folkestone Chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1855-1857,1859-1869,1871,1872,1875-1877,1879,1886-1892,1897
• 1868-1924 Folkestone Express, Sandgate, Shorncliffe & Hythe Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1868-1897,1899-1924
• 1891-1999 Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1891,1892,1895,1898-1900,1902-1935,1939-1945,1952,1986-1999
• 1892-1915 Gravesend & Northfleet Standard at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1892-1895,1897-1915
• 1864-1892 Gravesend Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1998-1999 Gravesend Messenger at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1856-1909 Gravesend Reporter, North Kent and South Essex Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1883-1975 Herne Bay Press at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1986-1999 Herne Bay Times at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1875-1999 Isle of Thanet Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1875-1877,1879,1888,1892,1927,1930,1986-1999
• 1873-1999 Kent & Sussex Courier at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1873-1896,1898-1910,1912-1976,1978-1981,1987,1991-1999
• 1888-1889 Kent County Examiner and Ashford Chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1888,1889
• 1875-1890 Kent County Standard at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1970-1998 Kent Evening Post at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1970-1980,1985-1992,1994-1998
• 1897-1941 Kent Messenger at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1897,1912,1941
• 1900-1969 Kent Messenger & Gravesend Telegraph at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1900,1913-1930,1948,1950,1957,1966-1969
• 1875-1912 Kent Times at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1875-1889,1891-1912
• 1858-1862 Kent Times, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks Examiner at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1858,1859,1861,1862
• 1859-1867 Kentish Chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1855-1999 Kentish Express at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1855-1871,1875-1895,1898-1982,1984-1999
• 1768-1999 Kentish Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1768-1804,1807-1816,1833-1840,1842-1874,1876-1882,1885-1891,1902,1904,1916,1918,1986-1999
• 1726-1838 Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1726-1733,1735-1741,1743-1764,1767,1768,1794-1831,1833-1838
• 1830-1911 Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1830-1875,1878-1887,1889-1896,1898-1902,1908,1909,1911
• 1859-1999 Maidstone Telegraph at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1859-1871,1910,1916-1918,1920,1939,1941-1945,1959,1963,1970-1980,1985-1999
• 1993-1999 Medway News at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1896-1907 Northfleet and Swanscombe Standard at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1866-1908 Rochester, Chatham & Gillingham Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1866,1870,1873,1876,1877,1883-1891,1894,1895,1908
• 1881-1999 Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1881-1893,1896,1898-1906,1908-1999
• 1986-1999 Sevenoaks Focus at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1858-1939 Sheerness Guardian and East Kent Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1858-1897,1899-1932,1934-1939
• 1868-1999 Sheerness Times Guardian at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1868-1915,1922-1981,1986-1999
• 1816-1981 South Eastern Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1816,1827,1830-1842,1845-1869,1875,1877,1889,1910,1913,1915-1918,1970-1981
• 1859-1950 Thanet Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1859-1869,1871-1903,1914-1950
• 1958-1999 Thanet Times at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1958-1980,1986-1999
• 1871-1964 Tonbridge Free Press at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1871-1896,1898-1964
• 1862-1904 Tunbridge Wells Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1862-1904
• 1867-1886 Tunbridge Wells Standard at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1867,1868,1873,1877-1886
• 1863-1889 Tunbridge Wells Weekly Express at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1863-1869,1871,1877,1889
• 1992-1999 Uckfield Courier at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1992,1996-1999
• 1882-1935 Westerham Herald at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1882-1890,1892-1896,1898-1935
• 1867-1999 Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1867-1885,1887-1895,1897-1983,1985-1999

Newspaper Archives

• British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Newspaper Index and Images at The British Newspaper Archive - images ($)

Background

Newspapers contain local events, featuring birth, marriage, death, and memoriam notices, as well as local and national news. Newspapers are kept at repositories, libraries, or online, such as The British Newspaper Archive ($).

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