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=== Original Records === | === Original Records === | ||
Records of the Church of England parishes are deposited in several record repositories in Kent. | Records of the Church of England parishes are deposited in several record repositories in Kent. The first two in the list hold the records of the majority of parishes, and the others hold records for specific areas. Click on a repository link to go to their website and online catalogues: | ||
*[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/archives-and-local-history/archive-centres/centre-for-kentish-studies.htm The Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone] | *[http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/archives-and-local-history/archive-centres/centre-for-kentish-studies.htm The Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone] | ||
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*'''1538-1986''' {{RecordSearch|2384987|England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1538-1986''' {{RecordSearch|2384987|England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1560-1904''' {{RecordSearch|1952887|Kent Bishop's Transcripts, 1560-1904}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Kent, Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1560-1904''' {{RecordSearch|1952887|Kent Bishop's Transcripts, 1560-1904}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Kent, Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*[[Kent Online Parish Clerks|Kent Online Parish Clerks]] has transcribed many records of interest to genealogists. | *[[Kent Online Parish Clerks|Kent Online Parish Clerks]] has transcribed many records of interest to genealogists. | ||
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*'''1538-1975''' {{RecordSearch|1473014|England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975}} at FamilySearch - [[England Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images includes 4,008,751 Kent baptisms. ''Formerly known as the International Genealogical Index.'' These databases are free on FamilySearch. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyKent.htm#PageTitle Coverage]. | *'''1538-1975''' {{RecordSearch|1473014|England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975}} at FamilySearch - [[England Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images includes 4,008,751 Kent baptisms. ''Formerly known as the International Genealogical Index.'' These databases are free on FamilySearch. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyKent.htm#PageTitle Coverage]. | ||
*'''1560-1915''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20841/england-kent-archdeaconry-of-rochester-parish-baptisms-1560-1915?s=275764761 England, Kent, Archdeaconry of Rochester Parish Baptisms, 1560-1915] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | |||
*101 Kent parishes are indexed in [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?tab=1 Kent Baptisms] (£).<ref>'Coverage of Kent parish baptism records,' ''Findmypast,'' accessed 2 September 2013.</ref> | *101 Kent parishes are indexed in [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?tab=1 Kent Baptisms] (£).<ref>'Coverage of Kent parish baptism records,' ''Findmypast,'' accessed 2 September 2013.</ref> | ||
*292,808 Kent entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1351 England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20150607193600/http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150607193600/http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref> | *292,808 Kent entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1351 England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20150607193600/http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150607193600/http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref> | ||
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=== Marriage Licences === | === Marriage Licences === | ||
*'''1115-1906''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/britain-marriage-licences Britain, Marriage Licences] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] - index & images | *'''1115-1906''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/britain-marriage-licences Britain, Marriage Licences] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] - index & images ($) | ||
88,166 '''Canterbury '''marriage licences are indexed in [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records Boyd's Marriage Index] at Findmypast ($) covering the years 1568 to 1751.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20110108163855/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-KEN.aspx "Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,"] ''Origins.net,'' accessed 13 March 2012.</ref> | 88,166 '''Canterbury '''marriage licences are indexed in [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records Boyd's Marriage Index] at Findmypast ($) covering the years 1568 to 1751.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20110108163855/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-KEN.aspx "Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,"] ''Origins.net,'' accessed 13 March 2012.</ref> | ||
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Telephone:+44 (0) 20 8856 3951<br> | Telephone:+44 (0) 20 8856 3951<br> | ||
Email:office@rght.org.uk<br> | |||
[https://www.greenwichheritage.org/ Website] | [https://www.greenwichheritage.org/ Website] | ||
:Our archive resources include photographs, manuscripts, records, prints, newspapers, and books. These documents cover Royal Greenwich, the former Metropolitan Boroughs of Greenwich and Woolwich, and their predecessors (Greenwich, Woolwich, Eltham, Charlton, Kidbrooke). | :Our archive resources include photographs, manuscripts, records, prints, newspapers, and books. These documents cover Royal Greenwich, the former Metropolitan Boroughs of Greenwich and Woolwich, and their predecessors (Greenwich, Woolwich, Eltham, Charlton, Kidbrooke). | ||