Kent Genealogy | Maureen Rawson's Kent Genealogy Site containing a substantial number of record transcripts online, including over 1,000 abstracts and extracts of Kent Wills. This site also has links to hundreds of webpages profiling Kent families and other Kent records. |
Kent Lookup Exchange | Lookups offered by volunteers in various Kent resources. |
Faded Genes | WW1 East Kent war dead |
Centenary Anniversary World War 1 | Online project combining numerous participants in commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the commencement of the First World War. |
M O C O - Mass Observation Communities Online | Mass Observation has been recording everyday life in the UK since 1937 through diaries, questionnaires and observations. Between April and September 2010, the Mass Observation Communities Online project (MOCO) expanded on Mass Observation's tradition by inviting community groups throughout the UK to develop an archive that reflects life in 21st century Britain. |
Blacksmiths and related trades | Interesting site for those with blacksmith ancestors. |
Coastguards, Sheppey | Coastguards on the Isle of Sheppey |
West Kent Wills Index pre-1651 | Free searchable index of about 19,000 entries from six sources organised in a standard format that can easily be searched. A version is provided here for locating individuals by surname to aid in locating the original Will. |
West Kent Probate Index 1750-1858 | Free searchable index (pay to view Will) of about 6,300 or so entries have been indexed, with each entry showing the name and surname of the testator or intestate, the parish of residence, occupation and/or marital status, the year and month of the grant, and the issuing court. Courts include the Archdeaconry Court of Rochester, the Consistory Court of Rochester, the Archbishop's Peculiar of the Deanery of Shoreham, the Peculiar of the Rector of Cliffe. |
Kent Archaeology | Kent Archaeological Society website - Churchyard Monumental Inscriptions (M.I.s), tithe apportionment transcripts of the early 19th century, Will transcripts and indices, index of the Lay Subsidy taken during the early 14th century and transcripts of articles previously published in the society's journal. |
Kent Workhouses | Contains information concerning operations of workhouses in Kent and throughout England. This site does have some transcripts and indices of inmates in the workhouses, primarily at the time of the 1881 census. |
Centre for Kentish Studies | Online searchable catalogue of the holdings of the archives. |
Canterbury Cathedral Archives | Online searchable catalogue of the holdings of the archives. |
East Kent Archives Centre | Online searchable catalogue of the holdings of the archives. |
Medway Parishes, PR's | CityArk Parish Register images for some Kent Parishes within the area known as the Medway. Note that these records have been digitised as PDF files that cover specified time frames. So, you may have to scroll through page-by-page before you reach the date and event that you are searching. |
Research Planning Aid, Kent |
Table setting out the I.G.I. batch numbers, with coverage dates for christenings and marriages. Also sets out coverage dates of christenings and marriages to be found on Boyd's Marriage Index, Pallot's Marriage Index, the British Vital Records Index and the National Burial Index. Includes information on where to access each of the resources online. |
London Marriage Licences for Kent |
Licences issued by the Bishop of London during the late 1500s and early- to mid-1600s. Includes other resources around Ramsgate and the Isle of Thanet. |