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{{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''. | ||
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 ==== | ==== Marriage Licences ==== | ||
Revision as of 22:46, 31 August 2013
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Kent Kent Church Records
Finding the Records[edit | edit source]
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:
- The Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone
- Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Canterbury
- London Metropolitan Archives, London
- Lewisham Local Studies and Archives, Lewisham (holds the records of the parishes of Lee and Lewisham only)
- Greenwich Local History Library (holds the records of Charlton by Greenwich only)
- Medway Area Archives Office, Rochester, at Strood. (they have indexes and images of numerous records, including parish registers, searchable online)
Parish Registers[edit | edit source]
Kent Bishop's Transcripts: 1560-1904: Additional detailed source information is available in the Wiki provided by FamilySearch Historical Record Collection.
32% of Kent's parishes are indexed in Boyd's Marriage Index (£). Coverage.[1]
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.[1]
Canterbury marriage licences have been published:
- 1568-1618 at Internet Archive - free.
- 1619-1660 at Internet Archive - free.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' British Origins, (Wayback Machine) accessed 31 August 2013. Cite error: Invalid
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