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Guide to Hertfordshire, England newspapers: digitized newspapers, births, deaths, obituaries, online news, online archives.

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By Newspaper

• 1889-1911 Bromley & District Times at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1889-1898,1911
• 1836-1911 Canterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1836-1873,1882-1896,1898,1899,1901-1911
• 1997-1999 Canterbury Times at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1859-1993 Chatham News at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1859-1861,1863,1864,1870,1889,1891,1901,1939,1948,1950,1951,1971,1986-1993
• 1950-1999 Chatham Standard at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1950,1958,1960,1986-1996,1998,1999
• 1865-1999 Deal, Walmer & Sandwich Mercury at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1865-1900,1902,1908,1914-1920,1986-1999
• 1835-1927 Dover Chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1835,1837-1882,1884-1895,1897-1927
• Dover Express at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1858-1896,1898-1911,1913-1950,1974,1986-1999
• Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1833-1868
• East Kent Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1857-1930,1946-1964,1986-1999
• East Kent Times at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1859,1861-1864
• East Kent Times and Mail at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1866-1980
• East Sussex Focus at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1991-1993
• Faversham Gazette, and Whitstable, Sittingbourne, & Milton Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1855-1857
• Faversham News at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1883-1896,1898-1906,1908-1911,1913-1919,1936-1980,1986,1987
• Faversham Times and Mercury and North-East Kent Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1860-1871,1873-1887,1889-1895,1897-1920,1939,1986,1988-1999
• Folkestone Chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1855-1857,1859-1869,1871,1872,1875-1877,1879,1886-1892,1897
• Folkestone Express, Sandgate, Shorncliffe & Hythe Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1868-1897,1899-1924
• Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1891,1892,1895,1898-1900,1902-1935,1939-1945,1952,1986-1999
• Gravesend & Northfleet Standard at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1892-1895,1897-1915
• Gravesend Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1864-1892
• Gravesend Messenger at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1998,1999
• Gravesend Reporter, North Kent and South Essex Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1856-1909
• Herne Bay Press at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1883-1975
• Herne Bay Times at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1986-1999
• Isle of Thanet Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1875-1877,1879,1888,1892,1927,1930,1986-1999
• Kent & Sussex Courier at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1873-1896,1898-1910,1912-1976,1978-1981,1987,1991-1999
• Kent County Examiner and Ashford Chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1888,1889
• Kent County Standard at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1875-1890
• Kent Evening Post at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1970-1980,1985-1992,1994-1998
• Kent Messenger at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1897,1912,1941
• Kent Messenger & Gravesend Telegraph at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1900,1913-1930,1948,1950,1957,1966-1969
• Kent Times at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1875-1889,1891-1912
• Kent Times, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks Examiner at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1858,1859,1861,1862
• Kentish Chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1859-1867
• Kentish Express at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1855-1871,1875-1895,1898-1982,1984-1999
• Kentish Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1768-1804,1807-1816,1833-1840,1842-1874,1876-1882,1885-1891,1902,1904,1916,1918,1986-1999
• Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1726-1733,1735-1741,1743-1764,1767,1768,1794-1831,1833-1838
• Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1830-1875,1878-1887,1889-1896,1898-1902,1908,1909,1911
• Maidstone Telegraph at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1859-1871,1910,1916-1918,1920,1939,1941-1945,1959,1963,1970-1980,1985-1999
• Medway News at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1993-1999
• Northfleet and Swanscombe Standard at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1896-1907
• Rochester, Chatham & Gillingham Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1866,1870,1873,1876,1877,1883-1891,1894,1895,1908
• Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1881-1893,1896,1898-1906,1908-1999
• Sevenoaks Focus at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1986-1999
• Sheerness Guardian and East Kent Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1858-1897,1899-1932,1934-1939
• Sheerness Times Guardian at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1868-1915,1922-1981,1986-1999
• South Eastern Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1816,1827,1830-1842,1845-1869,1875,1877,1889,1910,1913,1915-1918,1970-1981
• Thanet Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1859-1869,1871-1903,1914-1950
• Thanet Times at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1958-1980,1986-1999
• Tonbridge Free Press at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1871-1896,1898-1964
• Tunbridge Wells Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1862-1904
• Tunbridge Wells Standard at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1867,1868,1873,1877-1886
• Tunbridge Wells Weekly Express at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1863-1869,1871,1877,1889
• Uckfield Courier at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1992,1996-1999
• Westerham Herald at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1882-1890,1892-1896,1898-1935
• Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1867-1885,1887-1895,1897-1983,1985-1999

Newspaper Archives

• British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Newspaper Index and Images at The British Newspaper Archive - images ($)

Background

Newspapers contain local events, featuring birth, marriage, death, and memoriam notices, as well as local and national news. Newspapers are kept at repositories, libraries, or online, such as The British Newspaper Archive ($).

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