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== Getting Started  ==
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''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Probate records include [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]] and [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]]. This article is about probate records in Kent. See [[England Probate Records]] for a general description of probate records in England.
=== Kent Probate Courts<br> ===


=== 1858 to the Present  ===
The following probate courts&nbsp;had some jurisdiction over the county of Kent prior to 1858:


Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more.
*[[Court of the Bishop of Canterbury|Court of the Bishop of Canterbury]]
*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury|Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury]]
*[[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester|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 Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Rector of Cliffe|Court of the Peculiar of the Rector of Cliffe]]
*[[Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham|Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham]]
*[[Court of the Prior and Chapter of Christ Church, Canterbury|Court of the Prior and Chapter of Christ Church, Canterbury]]
*[[Court of the Bishop of London|Court of the Bishop of London]]
*[[Prerogative Court of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]]
 
=== Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts in Kent<br> ===
 
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.<br>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.<br>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 <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. <br>
 
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! style="background: #ffdead" width="15%" | PARISH
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | 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


==== Online Records ====
|-
| Kenardington
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
|-
*'''1858-1995''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1904/ England and Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995] at Ancestry ($) index
| Kennington
*'''1858-2018''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-and-wales-government-probate-death-index-1858-2019 England and Wales Government Probate Death Index, 1858-2018] at Findmypast ($) index
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)  
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


=== Before 1858  ===
|-
| 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


Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in Kent, follow these steps:
| 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


==== Step 1. Search Indexes  ====
|-
| 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


Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Kent. Search these indexes first:
<br>


* [https://wills.kentarchives.org.uk/ Canterbury Probate Records, 1396-1858] at the Kent County Council
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


Here is a list of indexes on [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/probate-and-wills findmypast.co.uk ] available online for the county of Kent.  None of the indexes are comprehensive, but they will be added to over time.
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


FamilySearch also provides an online collection for Kent County: [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records|England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
|-
| 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


Printed indexes to probate records may be available in many locations including English county archives and other record repositories, libraries, and the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.
|-
| 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


*To access an English county archive, go to [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/#common GENUKI] and search for the archives for Kent or another county of interest.
|-
*For printed indexes that are available through the FamilySearch Library, click on the name of a court above. <br>
| Langley
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


Did you find a reference to a probate record?
|-
| Leaveland
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


*If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below.
|-
*If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below.
| 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)


==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died  ====
| 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


Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. 
|-
| 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


Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online:
|-
| 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)


*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/expertsearch Vision of Britain]
| 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


The gazetteer will either tell you:
| Pre-1845
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


*A place is a parish, or
|-
*What parish it is a part of, or
| Leysdown
*What place it is near.
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


If the latter, look that place up in the gazetteer and see if it is a parish.
|-
| 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


Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''.
| 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


==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish  ====
|-
| Littlebourne
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Kent fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with.
|-
| 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


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|-
|-
| [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions|A]]
| Luddesdown
| [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]]  
| Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester
| [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]]
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D|D]]  
|-
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with E|E]]
| Lullingstone
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with F and G|F-G]]
| Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H|H]]
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with I through K|I-K]]
 
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with L|L]]
| Pre-1845
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M and N|M-N]]
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through R|O-R]]
 
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|S]]
|-
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T through V|T-V]]
| Luton
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W through Z|W-Z]]
| 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)


<br>
| 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


==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record  ====
|-
| Wormshill
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods:
|-
| 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


*{{FSC|England, Kent - Probate records|subject|subject-id=2031520921|disp=Kent England Probate Records}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - some images may only be available at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library.]<br>
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection.
|-
| Wychling
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)  
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


== Kent Probate Courts  ==
|-
| Wye
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


The following ecclesiastical courts had some probate jurisdiction over the county of Kent prior to 1858.  Click on a court name to learn more about its records and indexes and how to find the probate of your ancestor in the court's records.
|-
| Wymynswold
| Pre-1547 - Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham;
Post-1546 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)


*[[Court of the Bishop of Canterbury|Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Canterbury]]
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury|Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury]]
|-
*[[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester|Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]
| Yalding
*[[Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes]]
| Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester;
*[[Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Chichester]]
Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham|Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham]]
 
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Rector of Cliffe|Court of the Peculiar of the Rector of Cliffe]]
| Pre-1845
*[[Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham|Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham]]
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*[[Court of the Prior and Chapter of Christ Church, Canterbury|Court of the Prior and Chapter of Christ Church, Canterbury]]
 
*[[Court of the Bishop of London|Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of London]]
|}
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


== Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts in Kent ==
=== Probate Indexes ===


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.  
Before searching probate records, search indexes.  


The Commissary-General of the Archbishop of Canterbury was the judge of the Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Canterbury. He exercised probate jurisdiction within the diocese of Canterbury, and he also exercised the Archbishop’s prerogative throughout the diocese.  Therefore, records of probate that would have normally gone through the Archbishop's court, will be found in the records of the Court of the Bishop of Canterbury, particularly before 1759.
==== '''Indexes on the Internet''' ====


'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
Here is a list of&nbsp;[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mrawson/probate.html indexes] on the Internet for the county of Kent.


[[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records|England, Kent, Wills and Probate (FmilySearch Historical Records)]]<br><br>
==== Printed Indexes  ====


Courtesy of the Kent Archeological Society:  
If the indexes on the Internet do not produce possible wills for your ancestors,&nbsp;look in the '''published indexes '''listed here.&nbsp; The&nbsp;links are to their listings&nbsp;in the Family History Library Catalog:<br>
 
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| align="left" | '''Index relates to'''
| align="left" | '''Notes'''
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| align="left" | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=568782&disp=Archdeaconry+Court+of+Canterbury%2C+coun%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942.23 P22bgl] 4 vols. microfiche #6026693-6026696
| align="left" | Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, county of Kent, 1449-1712&nbsp;: index of wills, listed alphabetically by '''surnames'''
| align="left" | Court of the Archdeaconry&nbsp;of&nbsp;Canterbury
| align="left" | Registered wills on film&nbsp; beginning with film # [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=232273&disp=Probate+records+for+the+Court+of+the+Arc%20%20&columns=*,0,0 0188913]
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|-
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| align="left" | Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, county of Kent, 1449-1712&nbsp;: index of wills, listed alphabetically by '''locality'''
| align="left" | &nbsp;Court of the Archdeaconry of &nbsp;Canterbury
| align="left" | Registered wills on film beginning with film #&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=232273&disp=Probate+records+for+the+Court+of+the+Arc%20%20&columns=*,0,0 0188913]
| align="left" | -
|-
| align="left" | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=472017&disp=Archdeaconry+Court+of+Canterbury%2C+coun%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942.23 P22bgm] 2 vols. microfilm #1559403
| align="left" | Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, county of Kent, 1449-1958: index to original wills
| align="left" | Court of the Archdeaconry&nbsp; Canterbury
| align="left" | Original wills on film&nbsp; beginning with&nbsp;film&nbsp;# [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=387111&disp=Wills%2C+account+papers%2C+inventory+pap%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1042603]
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| align="left" | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=512936&disp=Archdeaconry+Court+of+Canterbury%2C+coun%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942.23 P22bgo] 2 vols. microfiche #6035798-799
| align="left" | Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, county of Kent, 1713-1858: index of wills, listed alphabetically by '''locality'''
| align="left" | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| align="left" | Registered wills on film beginning with film #&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=232273&disp=Probate+records+for+the+Court+of+the+Arc%20%20&columns=*,0,0 0188913]
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| align="left" | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=512959&disp=Archdeaconry+Court+of+Canterbury%2C+coun%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942.23 P22bgp] 2 vols. microfiche #6035796-6035797
| align="left" | Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, county of Kent,1713-1858: index of wills, listed alphabetically by '''surname'''
| align="left" | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| align="left" | Registered wills on film beginning with film #&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=232273&disp=Probate+records+for+the+Court+of+the+Arc%20%20&columns=*,0,0 0188913]
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| align="left" | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=237842&disp=Index+of+wills+and+administrations+now+p%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 B4b vol. 65] microfilm #962735 and microfiche #6073783 (2fiche)
| align="left" | Index of Wills and Administrations now Preserved in the Probate Registry at Canterbury
| align="left" | Court of the Archdeaconry and&nbsp;Court&nbsp;of the Bishop of Canterbury
| align="left" | Registered wills on film beginning with film #&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=231770&disp=Probate+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 0188831] and # [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=261612&disp=Probate+records%2C+1542%2D1857%2C+Kent+C%20%20&columns=*,0,0 0189226]
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| align="left" | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=237231&disp=Index+of+wills+and+administrations+now+p%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 B4b vol. 50]
| align="left" | Index of Wills and Administrations now Preserved in the Probate Registry at Canterbury 1396-1558, 1640-1650
| align="left" | Court of the Archdeaconry and Court of the Bishop of&nbsp;Canterbury
| align="left" | Wills and administrations on film&nbsp;beginning with film&nbsp;# [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=231770&disp=Probate+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 0188831] and # [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=261612&disp=Probate+records%2C+1542%2D1857%2C+Kent+C%20%20&columns=*,0,0 0189226]
| align="left" | also in book 942.23 B4ka v. 6 microfilm #0973302 &amp; microfiche #6072890 (7 fiche)
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| align="left" | Microfilm #[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=366218&disp=Archdeaconry+of+Rochester+probate+indice%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1551205 ]items 2-11 and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=366218&disp=Archdeaconry+of+Rochester+probate+indice%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1551178] items 1-5
| align="left" | Archdeaconry Court of Rochester Probate Indices 1440-1857
| align="left" | Courts of the Archdeaconry &amp; Consistory Courts of Rochester
| align="left" | Wills and administrations on film beginning with film # 188771
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| align="left" | 942.23 B4ka vol. 9 microfilm number 973304 it. 2 &amp; microfiche #6072893 (3 fiche)
| align="left" | Index of Wills Proved in Rochester Consistory Court 1440-1561
| align="left" | Court of the Consistory of Rochester
| align="left" | Wills and administrations on film beginning with film&nbsp;# 188771
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| align="left" | Microfilm #1544549 items 13
| align="left" | Kent Index to Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1701-1900
| align="left" | Prerogative Court of Canterbury
| align="left" | Wills on film&nbsp; beginning with film &nbsp;# 91890
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| align="left" | Microfiche #6341867 (5 fiche) and 6341868 (2fiche)
| align="left" | KAO--index to wills, administrations, inventories and bonds of the Archbishops Peculiar Deaneries of Arches (London), Shoreham and Croydon
| align="left" | Peculiar Deaneries of Arches (London), Shoreham and Croydon
| align="left" | Wills, administrations, inventories and bonds on film&nbsp;beginning with film # 91789
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| align="left" | Microfilm #1544549 items 13
| align="left" | Kent Index to Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1701-1900
| align="left" | Prerogative Court of Canterbury
| align="left" | Wills on film beginning with&nbsp;film &nbsp;# 91890
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| align="left" | Microfilm #1544555 its. 30-31 &amp; 1544588 it. 1
| align="left" | Notebooks containing lists of wills, searches and depositions for Kent families, dating from 1560-1857
| align="left" | various
| align="left" | various
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| align="left" | 942.23 B4ka vol. 3 microfilm #874099 item 3 &amp; microfiche #6072887 (2 fiche)
| align="left" | Sede vacante wills&nbsp;: 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
| align="left" | various
| align="left" | various
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| align="left" | 942.23 H25k no. 9, 13, 20, 21
| align="left" | Weald of East Kent&nbsp;: will abstracts from the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Kent
| align="left" | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| align="left" | Wills on film beginning with film&nbsp; # 1042603
| align="left" | 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
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| align="left" | Microfiche #6341166
| align="left" | The Weald of East Kent&nbsp;: will abstracts from the archdeaconry court of Canterbury, Kent, volumes 21-50 (KAO&nbsp;: PRC 17), index of will abstracts
| align="left" | Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
| align="left" | Wills on film beginning with&nbsp;film # 1042603
| align="left" | 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.
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| align="left" | CD-ROM no. 3251
| align="left" | The West Kent probate index&nbsp;: wills and administrations for all courts and peculiars in the Diocese of Rochester 1750-1858
| align="left" | 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
| align="left" | 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
| align="left" | This can be accessed from the Family History Library Catalog if accessing computers in the Family History Library
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| align="left" | Microfiche #6204480
| align="left" | Will and register abstracts of families and people, mostly of Kent, letter A
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| align="left" | Will and parish register abstracts for individuals whose surname begins with the letter "A". <br>
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*[http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Pub/KRV/09/Intro.htm Index of Wills Proved in the Rochester Consistory Court 1440-1561] by Leland L. Duncan
*[http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/Wills/WillsIntro.htm Medieval &amp; Tutor Kent PCC &amp; CCC Wills] collected by Leland Lews Duncan...
*Many probate indexes are available at the [http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/Wills/WillsIntro.htm Kent Archaeological Society] website
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[[Category:Kent Probate Records]]
=== Post-1857 Probate Records  ===
 
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the&nbsp;settlement of estates and all&nbsp;wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system.&nbsp; The system consists of 11 district registry offices and&nbsp;18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and&nbsp;the principal registry&nbsp;office located in London.&nbsp; The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service.&nbsp; To learn more, go to the [http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/civil/probate/index.htm HMCS website].
 
A&nbsp;country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills.&nbsp; The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=208102&disp=Calendar+of+the+grants+of+probate+and+le%20%20&columns=*,0,0 indexes] for 1858-1957 and the records for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.<br>
 
[[Category:England|England]]

Revision as of 13:35, 30 March 2009

For an explanation of probate records in England, click here.

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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:

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-K  L  M-N  O-R  S  T-V  W-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.

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