KENT
NEW LINKS
St
Margaret’s Village Archive: the website A community archive for the village
of St Margaret’s and neighbouring villages. The archive has about
12,000 items in it, 6000 images uploaded to date and 105 different
themes.
St Margaret's Village Archive: on Facebook
RECORD OFFICES & LOCAL STUDIES IN KENT
Canterbury
Cathedral Archives
Kent Archives and Local History
Medway Archives & Local
Studies Centre
Libraries in Kent
(find locations and opening times)
The Templeman
Library at the University of Kent and Canterbury
Dymchurch Church St Peter and St Paul, Dymchurch, links to a presentation video, to a detailed archaeological description and to monumental inscriptions courtesy of Kent Archaeological Society. Listings of interments too
Elham
Elham Historical Society
Elham Valley Line
Trust
Elmsted
Folkestone & District
Local History Society
Folkestone
Families
Folkestone –
Snapshots of a Seaside Town
Folkestone
Then and Now
Hastingleigh (just outside
our area!)
Hythe
Mrs Botherby’s Story “Mrs Botherby’s Story, The Leech of Folkestone”, in the “Ingoldsby Legends” by Reverend Richard Harris Barham
Sandgate
Mid-Kent
Marriage Index
Maureen
Rawson's Genealogy Sources for Kent
Kent
Genealogy Links
Kent
IGI Middle Names
Kent Maritime History
Maritime Kent Special Interest Group Useful Resources | Kent Archaeological Society Useful Resources for Maritime Kent Research –
Here are some useful links for your reading and research on the rich history of maritime Kent!
Kent
Archaeological Society Monumental Inscriptions
KENT SURNAMES
The COURT Family Society
HAMBROOK Family History Society
Surname List: Kent Online Parish Clerks, Kent Family Garden Surnames List
Top surnames from the 1881 census in Kent | British Surnames Top surnames from the 1881 census in Kent by total occurrences and by population index
Most Common Surnames in Kent, With Meanings Forebears knows about 114,353 unique surnames in Kent and there are 16 people per name
List Of Surnames | Kent Workhouses & Poorhouses “I have transcribed and indexed references to individuals mentioned in various Kent Union records from 1835 to 1841 and the following is a list of the surnames”
Folkestone & District FHS
Kent FHS
North West Kent FHS
Tunbridge Wells Family History Society | findmypast.co.uk Tunbridge Wells Family History Society, which straddles the Kent / Sussex border, was formed by local enthusiasts in 1991
Woolwich & District FHS
MEMBERS' WEB SITES
Sandra Collins
Les
Haigh
Penny
Hiatt
Jo File
FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES IN NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES
Family Roots
(Eastbourne & District) FHS
Hastings & Rother FHS
Sussex Family History Group
East Surrey FHS
West Surrey FHS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Society appreciates publicity given by
Discover Folkestone
– Information for visitors
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Folkestone – Information for visitors
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How to Interview Elderly Relatives for Genealogy Research
A great new guide:
For those of you who are blessed with living elderly relatives, you still have access to a treasure trove of memories, details, and more when it comes to your genealogy research. You can supplement all your online and other methods of research with interviews specifically geared toward these elderly relatives so you can gain valuable information.
Genealogy for Kids: Building a Family Tree | AAA State of Play
Genealogy for Kids: Genealogy is a great way to get kids involved in researching their roots. The page is full of information and useful genealogy links.
A2A (Access to Archives)
British Library
General Register Office
The National Archives
Institute of Heraldic and
Genealogical Studies
Society of Genealogists
USEFUL FAMILY HISTORY WEBSITES
Cyndi's List
England Family
History & Genealogy Links
Federation of Family History
Societies Family History Federation
GENUKI
Guild of One Name Studies
Rootsweb
ONLINE FAMILY HISTORY SHOPS
Parish Chest
ONLINE FAMILY HISTORY INDEXES
(this section is being updated to reflect the growth of online
resources)
Civil Registration – England & Wales
FreeBMD (free)
Find My Past (subscription
or pay per view)
Family Relatives (pay
per view)
Ancestry (subscription)
Census Indexes – England & Wales
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
– On findmypast (pay per view) via The National Archives with its Census Records guide
FamilySearch – 1881 Census
(free)
Ancestry
(subscription)
Find My Past (subscription
or pay per view)
British
Origins – (subscription)
Parish Registers
Family Search
Military
British Army medal index cards 1914-1920 - The National Archives – WW1 Campaign
Medals
Merchant Navy campaign medal records 1939-1945 - The National Archives – WW2 Seamen’s Medals
British and Commonwealth prisoners of the First World War and previous wars - The National Archives – WW1 POWs
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Find My Past – WW1 & WW2
Rolls of Honour, Armed Forces BMDs
Ancestry – WW1 Soldiers’
Records in WO 363 & 364
Wills, Marriage Licences, etc.
Wills 1384-1858 - The National Archives – PCC Wills
Country court death duty registers 1796-1811 - The National Archives – Death Duty Registers
British
Origins – Boyd’s Marriage Index, Marriage Licence Allegations,
various Wills indexes, apprenticeship indexes, etc.
Find My Past – Death Duty
Registers
Ancestry – Pallot’s Marriage
Index
Migration
Find My Past – Passenger
Lists Leaving UK 1890-1929
Ancestry – USA Immigration
Records
Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Foundation
Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island - Passenger Search
Passenger Search - The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
Passenger Arrival Lists | National Archives
Scottish Research
ScotlandsPeople
Irish Research
1911 Census of
Ireland
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