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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Kent]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Kent_Church_Records|Kent Church Records]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Kent]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Kent_Church_Records|Kent Church Records]]'' [[Image:Canterbury Cathedral - Portal Nave Cross-spire.jpg|right|400px|Canterbury Cathedral - Portal Nave Cross-spire.jpg]] | ||
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=== Original Records === | |||
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: | 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: | ||
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*[http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/ Medway Area Archives Office, Rochester], at Strood. (they have indexes and images of numerous records, including parish registers, searchable online) | *[http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/ Medway Area Archives Office, Rochester], at Strood. (they have indexes and images of numerous records, including parish registers, searchable online) | ||
=== Parish Registers === | |||
{{RecordSearch|1952887|Kent Bishop's Transcripts: 1560-1904}}: Additional detailed source information is available in the [[England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Wiki]] provided by ''FamilySearch Historical Record Collection''. | {{RecordSearch|1952887|Kent Bishop's Transcripts: 1560-1904}}: Additional detailed source information is available in the [[England, Kent, Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Wiki]] provided by ''FamilySearch Historical Record Collection''. | ||
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32% of Kent's parishes are indexed in [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series Boyd's Marriage Index] (£). [http://web.archive.org/web/20110108232623/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-KEN.aspx Coverage].<ref name="bmi">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110108232623/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-KEN.aspx 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,'] ''British Origins,'' (Wayback Machine) accessed 31 August 2013.</ref> | 32% of Kent's parishes are indexed in [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series Boyd's Marriage Index] (£). [http://web.archive.org/web/20110108232623/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-KEN.aspx Coverage].<ref name="bmi">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110108232623/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-KEN.aspx 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,'] ''British Origins,'' (Wayback Machine) accessed 31 August 2013.</ref> | ||
=== Marriage Licences === | |||
88,166 Canterbury marriage licences are indexed in [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series Boyd's Marriage Index] at FindMyPast ($) covering the years 1568 to 1751.<ref name="bmi">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110108163855/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-KEN.aspx "Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,"] ''Origins.net,'' accessed 13 March 2012.</ref> | 88,166 Canterbury marriage licences are indexed in [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/sog/misc-series Boyd's Marriage Index] at FindMyPast ($) covering the years 1568 to 1751.<ref name="bmi">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110108163855/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-KEN.aspx "Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,"] ''Origins.net,'' accessed 13 March 2012.</ref> | ||