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==Civil Registration Districts== | ==Civil Registration Districts== | ||
Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, | Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, in Kent, see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/KEN.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Kent]. | ||
==Accessing the Records== | ==Accessing the Records== | ||
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The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ General Register Office] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ website] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). To order, the person’s name and surname; the registration year, quarter, and district name; and the volume and page number must be known. To find these, use the civil registration indexes (discussed above). Because the district registrars sent copies of their certificates to the GRO, the certificate received in the mail or by pdf is a photocopy of the copy, not the original. Although accuracy is very high, there were occasional errors made while copying certificates. | The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ General Register Office] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ website] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). To order, the person’s name and surname; the registration year, quarter, and district name; and the volume and page number must be known. To find these, use the civil registration indexes (discussed above). Because the district registrars sent copies of their certificates to the GRO, the certificate received in the mail or by pdf is a photocopy of the copy, not the original. Although accuracy is very high, there were occasional errors made while copying certificates. | ||
* [[Kent | ==Civil Registration Offices== | ||
In some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices. | |||
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'''Kent and Bexley'''<br> | |||
Kent and Bexley does not include the Medway Towns (Chatham, Gillingham, Rochester and Strood) or the London Boroughs of Bromley and Greenwich. | |||
*[https://www.kent.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/Births/birth-certificates Apply for a copy of a birth certificate, Kent] | |||
*[https://www.kent.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/weddings-and-civil-partnerships/marriage-and-civil-partnership-certificates Apply for a copy of a marriage certificate, Kent]<br> | |||
*[https://www.kent.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/deaths/death-certificates Apply for a copy of a birth certificate, Kent]<br> | |||
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'''Royal Borough of Greenwich'''<br> | |||
*[https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/info/200142/births_deaths_marriages_and_citizenship/1367/get_a_copy_of_a_birth_death_marriage_or_civil_partnership_certificate Apply for a copy of a certificate, Royal Borough of Greenwich]<br> | |||
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'''Medway'''<br> | |||
*[https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200135/births_ceremonies_deaths Order a certificate, Medway] | |||
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===Offices=== | |||
Kent Register Office<br> | |||
Kent History & Library Centre<br> | |||
James Whatman Way<br> | |||
Maidstone, Kent<br> | |||
ME14 1LQ, UK<br> | |||
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Telephone Kent: 03000 41 51 51<br> | |||
Telephone Bexley: 03000 41 52 52<br> | |||
Email:register.office@kent.gov.uk | |||
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Royal Borough of Greenwich Register Office<br> | |||
Births, Deaths and Marriages<br> | |||
Woolwich Town Hall<br> | |||
Wellington Street<br> | |||
Woolwich SE18 6PW, UK<br> | |||
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Telephone: 020 8921 5015<br> | |||
Email: registrar@royalgreenwich.gov.uk<br> | |||
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Medway Register Office<br> | |||
Northgate<br> | |||
Rochester<br> | |||
Kent ME1 1LS<br> | |||
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Telephone: 01634 338 899<br> | |||
Email: register.office@medway.gov.uk<br> | |||
{{Place|Kent}} {{England Archives and Libraries}} | |||
[[Category:Kent, England]] | [[Category:Kent, England]] | ||
[[category:Counties of England]] | [[category:Counties of England]] | ||
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