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=== Kent Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions <br> === | === Kent Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions <br> === | ||
This list of Kent parishes contains a prioritized list of courts with jurisdiction over each parish. Click on the letter the parish name begins with to see which courts to search for probates of persons living in or owning property in that parish. | This list of Kent parishes contains a prioritized list of courts with jurisdiction over each parish. Click on the letter the parish name begins with to see which courts to search for probates of persons living in or owning property in that parish. <br> | ||
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Revision as of 09:49, 30 March 2009
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Kent Probate Courts
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The following probate courts had some jurisdiction over the county of Kent prior to 1858:
- Court of the Bishop of Canterbury
- Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
- Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester
- Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
- Court of the Peculiar of the Rector of Cliffe
- Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham
- Court of the Prior and Chapter of Christ Church, Canterbury
- Court of the Bishop of London
- Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts in Kent
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The Court of the Archdeacon of Canterbury, the Court of the Episcopal consistory of Canterbury, and the Court of the Bishop and the Archdeacon of Rochester technically did not have jurisdiction over the Peculiar of Wingham, the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Episcopal Consistory and Archdeaconry of Rochester, but as the larger courts of original jurisdiction in the county they will often contain probate records of persons who resided in the other jurisdictions.
In 1846 the diocese of Rochester was reduced in area. Some parishes were transferred to the diocese of Canterbury and others to the diocese of London.
In the diocese of Canterbury, the Commissary-General exercised probate jurisdiction within the diocese. He also exercised the Archbishop’s prerogative throughout the diocese, and prerogative probate records exist from 1397 to about 1759 in the records of the Court of the Episcopal Consistory of Canterbury.
The Court of the Provost of the College of Wingham was closed in 1547. After that date wills of residents living in the parishes of this jurisdiction are found in the records of the Court of the Episcopal Consistory of Canterbury.
Kent Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions
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This list of Kent parishes contains a prioritized list of courts with jurisdiction over each parish. Click on the letter the parish name begins with to see which courts to search for probates of persons living in or owning property in that parish.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J-K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X-Z |
| PARISH | PRIMARY COURT | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER |
|---|---|---|
| Darenth | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Dartford | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Davington | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Deal | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Denton (near Dover) | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Denton (near Gravesend) | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Deptford St Nicholas | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Deptford St Paul | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Detling | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ditton | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Doddington | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Dover Castle | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | . |
| Dover St James the Apostle | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Dover St Mary the Virgin | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Dover Trinity | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Downe | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Dunkirk | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Dymchurch | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Eastbridge | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Eastchurch | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Eastling | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Eastry | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Eastwell | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ebony | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Edenbridge | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Egerton | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Elham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Elmley | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Elmsted | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Elmstone | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Eltham [St John the Baptist] | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Erith | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ewell, Temple | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Eynsford | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Eythorne | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Fairfield | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Farleigh, East | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Farleigh, West | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Farnborough | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Farningham | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Faversham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Fawkham | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Folkestone [St Mary and St Eanswythe] | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Folkestone Christ Church | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Fordwich | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Frant | Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes | 2 - Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Chichester
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Frindsbury | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Frinsted | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Frittenden | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Gillingham [St Mary the Virgin] | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Godmersham | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Goodnestone (near Faversham) | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Goodnestone (near Sandwich) | Pre-1547 - Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham;
Post-1546 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Goudhurst | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Grain | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Graveney | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Gravesend [St George] | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Greenwich [St Alfege] | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Greenwich, East Christ Church | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Greenwich, West | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Guston | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hackington | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hadlow | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Halden, High | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Halling | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Halstead | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Halstow, High | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Halstow, Lower | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Harbledown | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hardres, Lower | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hardres, Upper | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Harrietsham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hartley | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hartlip | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Harty | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hastingleigh | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hawkhurst | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hawkinge | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hayes | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Headcorn | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Herne | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Herne Bay Christ Church | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hernhill | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hever | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Higham | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hildenborough | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hinxhill | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hoath | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hollingbourne | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hoo St Werburgh | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hoo, St Mary | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Horsmonden | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Horton Kirby | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hothfield | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hougham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hougham-in-Dover | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Huckinge | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hunton | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hurst | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hythe | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Hythe, West | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ickham | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ide Hill | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ifield | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ightham | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ivychurch | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Iwade | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Kemsing | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Kenardington | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Kennington | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Keston | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Kidbrooke | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | . |
| Kilndown | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Kingsdown | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Kingsdown St John | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Kingsdown with Mappiscombe | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Kingsnorth | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Kingston | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Knockholt | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Knowlton | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Lamberhurst | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester; Court of the Bishop of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Bishop of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes 2 - Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) for Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Chichester 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Langdon, East | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Langdon, West | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Langley | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Leaveland | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Lee [St Margaret] | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Leeds | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Leigh | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Lenham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Lewisham [St Mary] | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Leybourne | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Leysdown | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Lidsing | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Linton | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Littlebourne | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Longfield | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Loose | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Luddenham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Luddesdown | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Lullingstone | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Luton | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Lydd | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Lydden | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Lyminge | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Lympne | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Lynstead | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Maidstone [All Saints] | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Maidstone Holy Trinity | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Maidstone St Peter | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Malling, East | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Malling, West | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Marden | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Mareston | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Margate St John the Baptist | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Margate Trinity | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Mark Beech | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Marsh, West | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Meopham | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Mereworth | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Mersham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Midley | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Milstead | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Milton | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Milton Holy Trinity | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Milton Regis | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Milton-next-Gravesend | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Minster | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Minster in Sheppey | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Mint | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | . |
| Molash | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Mongeham, Great | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Mongeham, Little | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Monks Horton | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Monkton | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Murston | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Nackington | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Nettlestead | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Newchurch | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Newenden | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Newington next Hythe | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Newington next Sittingbourne | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Newnham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Nonington | Pre-1547 - Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham;
Post-1546 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Northbourne | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Northfleet | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Norton | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Nursted | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Oare | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Offham | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Orgarswick | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Orlestone | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Orpington | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ospringe | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Otford | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Otham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Otterden | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Oxney | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Paddlesworth (near Folkstone) | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Paddlesworth (near Snodland) | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | . |
| Patrixbourne | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Peckham, East | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Peckham, East Holy Trinity | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Peckham, West | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Pembury | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Penshurst | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Petham with Waltham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Platt | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Plaxtol | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Pluckley | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Plumstead [St Margaret] | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Postling | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Preston | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Preston next Faversham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Queenborough | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Rainham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ramsgate [St George] | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ramsgate Christ Church | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ramsgate Holy Trinity | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Reculver | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ridley | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ringwould | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ripple | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| River | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Riverhead | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Rochester Castle Precincts | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | . |
| Rochester Precincts of the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | . |
| Rochester St Margaret | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Rochester St Nicholas with St Clement | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Rodmersham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Rolvenden | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Romney, New with Hope | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Romney, Old | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ruckinge | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ryarsh | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Saltwood | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sandgate | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sandhurst | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sandwich St Bartholomew’s Hospital | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | |
| Sandwich St Clement | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sandwich St Mary | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sandwich St Peter | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Seal | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Seasalter | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sellindge | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Selling | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sevenoaks | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sevenoaks Weald | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sevington | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Shadoxhurst | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sheerness | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sheldwich | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Shipbourne | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sholden | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Shoreham | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Shorne | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sibertswold | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sidcup St John | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sissinghurst | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sittingbourne | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Smarden | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Smeeth | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Snargate | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Snave | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Snodland | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Southborough St Peter | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Southfleet | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Speldhurst | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| St Laurence in Thanet | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| St Margaret at Cliffe | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| St Mary in the Marsh | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| St Nicholas at Wade | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| St Nicholas Hospital | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | . |
| St Peter in Thanet | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Stalisfield | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Stanford | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Stansted | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Staple | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Staplegate | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | |
| Staplehurst | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Stelling | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Stelling Minnis | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | . |
| Stockbury | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Stodmarsh | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Stoke | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Stonar | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Stone (near Dartford) | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Stone (next Faversham) | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Stone-in-Oxney | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Stourmouth | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Stowting | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Strood [St Nicholas] | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sturry | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sundridge | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sutton at Hone | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sutton by Dover | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sutton Valence | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sutton, Chart | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Sutton, East | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Swalecliffe | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Swanscombe | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Swingfield | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Tenterden | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Teston | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Teynham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Thanington | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Throwley | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Thurnham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Tilmanstone | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Tonbridge [St Peter and St Paul] | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Tonge | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Tovil | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Trottiscliffe | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Tudeley | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Tunbridge Wells [Holy Trinity] | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Tunstall | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ulcombe | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Upchurch | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Waldershare | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Walmer | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Warden | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Warehorne | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Wateringbury | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Westbere | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Westerham | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Westwell | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Whitfield | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Whitstable | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Wickham, East | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Wickham, West | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Wickhambreaux | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Willesborough | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Wilmington | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Wingham | Pre-1547 - Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham;
Post-1546 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Wittersham | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Woodchurch | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Woodlands | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Woodnesborough | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Woolwich [St Mary] | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Woolwich St Thomas | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Wootton | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Wormshill | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Worth | Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Wouldham | Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Wrotham | Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Wychling | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Wye | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Wymynswold | Pre-1547 - Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham;
Post-1546 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory) |
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Yalding | Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
Probate Indexes[edit | edit source]
Before searching probate records, search indexes.
Indexes on the Internet[edit | edit source]
Here is a list of indexes on the Internet for the county of Kent.
Printed Indexes[edit | edit source]
If the indexes on the Internet do not produce possible wills for your ancestors, look in the published indexes listed here. The links are to their listings in the Family History Library Catalog:
| Index Call # | Title of Index | Court and Type of record indexed | Index relates to | Notes |
| 942.23 P22bgl 4 vols. microfiche #6026693-6026696 | Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, county of Kent, 1449-1712 : index of wills, listed alphabetically by surnames | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | Registered wills on film beginning with film # 0188913 | - |
| 942.23 P22bg 4 vols. microfiche #6026697-6026700 | Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, county of Kent, 1449-1712 : index of wills, listed alphabetically by locality | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | Registered wills on film beginning with film # 0188913 | - |
| 942.23 P22bgm 2 vols. microfilm #1559403 | Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, county of Kent, 1449-1958: index to original wills | Court of the Archdeaconry Canterbury | Original wills on film beginning with film # 1042603 | - |
| 942.23 P22bgo 2 vols. microfiche #6035798-799 | Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, county of Kent, 1713-1858: index of wills, listed alphabetically by locality | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | Registered wills on film beginning with film # 0188913 | - |
| 942.23 P22bgp 2 vols. microfiche #6035796-6035797 | Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, county of Kent,1713-1858: index of wills, listed alphabetically by surname | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | Registered wills on film beginning with film # 0188913 | - |
| 942 B4b vol. 65 microfilm #962735 and microfiche #6073783 (2fiche) | Index of Wills and Administrations now Preserved in the Probate Registry at Canterbury | Court of the Archdeaconry and Court of the Bishop of Canterbury | Registered wills on film beginning with film # 0188831 and # 0189226 | - |
| 942 B4b vol. 50 | Index of Wills and Administrations now Preserved in the Probate Registry at Canterbury 1396-1558, 1640-1650 | Court of the Archdeaconry and Court of the Bishop of Canterbury | Wills and administrations on film beginning with film # 0188831 and # 0189226 | also in book 942.23 B4ka v. 6 microfilm #0973302 & microfiche #6072890 (7 fiche) |
| Microfilm #1551205 items 2-11 and 1551178 items 1-5 | Archdeaconry Court of Rochester Probate Indices 1440-1857 | Courts of the Archdeaconry & Consistory Courts of Rochester | Wills and administrations on film beginning with film # 188771 | - |
| 942.23 B4ka vol. 9 microfilm number 973304 it. 2 & microfiche #6072893 (3 fiche) | Index of Wills Proved in Rochester Consistory Court 1440-1561 | Court of the Consistory of Rochester | Wills and administrations on film beginning with film # 188771 | - |
| Microfilm #1544549 items 13 | Kent Index to Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1701-1900 | Prerogative Court of Canterbury | Wills on film beginning with film # 91890 | - |
| Microfiche #6341867 (5 fiche) and 6341868 (2fiche) | KAO--index to wills, administrations, inventories and bonds of the Archbishops Peculiar Deaneries of Arches (London), Shoreham and Croydon | Peculiar Deaneries of Arches (London), Shoreham and Croydon | Wills, administrations, inventories and bonds on film beginning with film # 91789 | - |
| Microfilm #1544549 items 13 | Kent Index to Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1701-1900 | Prerogative Court of Canterbury | Wills on film beginning with film # 91890 | - |
| Microfilm #1544555 its. 30-31 & 1544588 it. 1 | Notebooks containing lists of wills, searches and depositions for Kent families, dating from 1560-1857 | various | various | - |
| 942.23 B4ka vol. 3 microfilm #874099 item 3 & microfiche #6072887 (2 fiche) | Sede vacante wills : a calendar of wills proved before the commissary of the prior and chapter of Christ Church, Canterbury, during vacancies in the primacy, with an appendix containing transcripts of archiepiscopal and other wills of importance | various | various | - |
| 942.23 H25k no. 9, 13, 20, 21 | Weald of East Kent : will abstracts from the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Kent | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | Wills on film beginning with film # 1042603 | v. 1. Parish of Benenden, will numbers 1-159 -- v. 2. Parish of Bethersden, will numbers 160-323 -- v. 3. Parish of Biddenden, will numbers 324-471 -- v. 4. Parish of Cranbrook, will numbers 472-663 |
| Microfiche #6341166 | The Weald of East Kent : will abstracts from the archdeaconry court of Canterbury, Kent, volumes 21-50 (KAO : PRC 17), index of will abstracts | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury | Wills on film beginning with film # 1042603 | Contains a surname index (A-Y) of all persons cited in the Kentish will abstracts (1536-1597) in the parishes of Benenden, Bethersden, Biddenden, Cranbrook, Frittenden, Goudhurst, Halden, Hawkhurst, Headcorn, Marden, Newenden, Rolvenden, Sandhurst, Smarden, Staplehurst, Tenterden, Wittersham and Woodchurch. |
| CD-ROM no. 3251 | The West Kent probate index : wills and administrations for all courts and peculiars in the Diocese of Rochester 1750-1858 | Court of the Archdeaconry of Rochester; Court of the Consistory of Rochester; Court of the Peculiar of the Deanery of Shoreham; Court of the Peculiar of the Rector of Cliffe | various films; Consistory of Rochester wills on film beginning with film # 189131; Archdeaconry of Rochester wills on film beginning with film # 994318; Peculiar of Shoreham wills on film beginning with film # 91791; Peculiar of the Rector of Cliffe wills on film beginning with film # 727286 | This can be accessed from the Family History Library Catalog if accessing computers in the Family History Library |
| Microfiche #6204480 | Will and register abstracts of families and people, mostly of Kent, letter A | - | - | Will and parish register abstracts for individuals whose surname begins with the letter "A". |
Post-1857 Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. The system consists of 11 district registry offices and 18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and the principal registry office located in London. The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service. To learn more, go to the HMCS website.
A country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills. The indexes for 1858-1957 and the records for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.