USEFUL
LINKS FOR GENEALOGY
General
Links
| 1901
Census OnLine |
The
1901 Census on line |
| British
Regiments |
A
huge site about British Regiments and also runs an extremely
good e-mail group for additional information. |
| British
Telecom |
UK
Phone Directory |
| Bygone
Times |
Bygone
Times is a free monthly subscription on-line magazine. The
magazine will be delivered every month to your mail-box. |
| Channel
Islands, Research in |
For
those of us with ancestors in the Channel Islands. |
| Churches
of the World |
High
Resolution Old and Contemporary Photographs of the World's
Churches and other places of Worship. This website was designed
purely for the reason of displaying high resolution photographs
of the world's places of worship. |
| Cyndi's
Links |
Has
to be the largest set of Genealogy Links on the Internet. |
| Commonwealth
War Graves Commission |
Information
on ancestors who served in the Commonwealth forces and died
in service. Also contains some information on civilian deaths
from World War Two. |
| Deceased
Online |
A
commercial site with a burial and cremation database for the
UK. Searches are free. |
| Ellis
Island Records |
If
we have family members we believe may have emigrated to the
USA, this might be the place to find them. |
| The
Federation of Family History Societies |
Self
explanatory |
| Findachurch.co.uk |
As
the name says, help with finding churches. |
| Footstepsphotos |
A
commmercial site producing quality reproductions of old photographs.
A library of several thousand photographs dating from about
1900 to 1930, depicting views of towns, villages, schools,
churches etc. of England and Wales. |
| Genfair |
Order
fiche, etc., from many neighbouring FHS's & Country Record
Offices. |
| Gen
UKI |
A
large collection of genealogical information pages and links
for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands,
and the Isle of Man. |
| Heritage
Family History |
This
site can design a talk, a class, a lecture or a workshop,
advise you on your research or undertake research. |
| Institute
of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies |
Institute
of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies in Canterbury is a local
school of family history offering many different courses in
FH as well as a library containing a specialist Kent section. |
| Irish
Roots Magazine |
The
only magazine entirely dedicated to Irish ancestral research
within the entire island of Ireland. Irish Roots magazine
is a celebration of Irish ancestry, heritage, culture and
tradition. |
| National
Archives |
The
UK Public Record Office - The National Archives |
| Old
UK Photos |
This
website is an archives of old photos of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain, including England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales,
the rest of the British Isles, and the Republic of Ireland.This
is a free to view website, that doesn't sell images, purely
displays them for your pleasure. |
| Ordnance
Survey |
For
information on UK maps and locations of place names |
| Parish
Chest |
The
Premier Online Family History & Genealogy Store where
our customers come first. Shop in complete comfort without
ever leaving your armchair. |
| The
Royal Mail |
UK
Postal Codes on-line |
| Weald
of Kent |
This
site catalogues the people, places, maps, drawings, engravings,
books, writings and numerous lists and directories that are
over 70 years old into an integrated database of information
about one of the most attractive parts of England - The Weald
of Kent, Surrey and Sussex. |
| Wellcome
Library - guide to Family History sources |
A
guide to Family History sources in the Wellcome Library on
the Library website |
| Wellcome/Public
Record Office Hospital Records Database (Hosprec) |
This
can be searched under hospital name or town and will indicate
where the records are held. The Wellcome Library is not a
Place of Deposit for hospital records under the Public Records
Act and in most cases the records, if they survive (survival
of hospital records is alas very sporadic). However Wellcome
have, with the PRO, now the National Archives, created this
important information resource |
Specifically
Kent Links
| Chatham
Dockyard Historical Society |
The
Chatham Dockyard Historical Society is a registered charity
composed of about 280 members all of whom are volunteers dedicated
to upholding the memory of Chatham Dockyard's contribution
to serving the Royal Navy over the past four centuries.
|
| Chatham
Historical Society |
The
objects of the Society are to bring together all those who
are interested in the history and the archaeology of the Medway
Towns and the immediate surrounding area. |
| Friends
of Medway Archives (FOMA) |
We
are the Friends of Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre
(MALSC). Our aims are to help with the conservation and preservation
of the records and other materials of historical interest
held in these Archives and to promote public access. |
| Here's
History |
A
web site where archives, libraries and archaeology in Kent
present thousands of images and pages of authoritative text
from their collections. |
| Historic
Kent |
Info
about Kent by John Haverson. |
| Historic
Medway |
A
useful resource for those with links to the Medway area of
Kent which contains a lot of basic details and information. |
| Kent
Archaeological Society |
As
the name says, archaeology in Kent. |
| Kent
County Council - Archives |
This
is the link to details about the new History Centre with links
to their other pages. (The KCC keeps changing their pages
and links - which are even out of date on their own site.
Please advise the Webmaster if this link is broken and we
will attempt to fix it) |
| Kent
Genealogy |
A
Canadian site by Maureen Rawson specifically about Kent and
contains various extracts. |
| Kent
Resources |
A
large site about things associated with the history of Kent
including its churches, parishes, research resources, historic
buildings and The Buffs.
(Presently under reconstruction so some pages may not work
fully at present) |
Kent
War Memorials Transcription Project
|
The
Kent War Memorial Transcription Project (Kentfallen) is Kent's
largest and most comprehensive online civic war memorials
commemoration website covering all Kent boroughs, districts
and parishes and including South East London (GLC) boroughs
that were still part of Kent in the 1920's. |
| Marden
History Group |
This web site tells
the story of the village from its earliest days to times within
living memory, through parish records, oral histories and
photographic and written archives. |
| Medway
Archives and Local Studies Centre |
The
Medway Council Archives site. |
| Milton
Creek Memories |
Milton
Creek Memories is an exciting community oral history project
from Swale CVS and Swale Borough Council, supported by the
Heritage Lottery Fund. Unique reflections on life and work
in Milton Creek’s former industries are being captured
and shared by residents of Sittingbourne and beyond. |
| Plaxtol
Local History Group |
As
stated. |
| Rainham,
Kent |
The
aim of this site is to create an archive of historical information
and photos about the history of Rainham, Kent and the surrounding
areas. |
Sheerness
Heritage Centre website
|
As
stated. |
| Sheerness
Town |
This
site contains a large number of old pictures of Sheerness
for those members that might have connections to that area.
The site also has many pictures of other areas of Kent. Please
note that recent pictures would be copyright. |
| Sittingbourne
Heritage Museum |
Since
the early days the museum has gained a considerable number
of interesting exhibits, has opened to more and more visitors
each year, has a steadily growing membership. |
| Upchurch
Collection |
A
large number of photos of Upchurch including a section of
older photographs and prints. |
| Yalding
Local History Site |
As
stated. |
Kent Family
History Society Branch Sites
Other
Kent Family History Societies
Other
Family History Societies
Sites of
the Members of The Society
| Amos
Family History |
This
section of my family's site includes details and many records
of the Amos family from Chilham and Molash areas, also Berry
from Boughton-under-Blean. (Graham Redman) |
| Ancestor
Search |
This
site provides guidance on WHERE to find information on your
English and Welsh ancestors. (Suzanne Brown nee Reeder) |
| Barber
Family History |
Focus
on the Barbers of Tonbridge 1683-1840 and a comprehensive
analysis of the WAITE families in Leigh. (Geoff Barber) |
| Bishop
Family Genealogy |
The
Bishop Family web site operated by Steve Bishop (Research
by John Bishop) |
| Chittenden
family |
The
Chittenden family - a one name study. (Arthur Chittenden)
|
| David
Wright - East Kent Guide |
David
Wright is the author of the East Kent Guide which has been
republished as an improved and expanded second edition. Other
additions and CD's now available. Also holds the London Probate
Index and East Kent Burial Index. (David Wright) |
| Dover
Town War Memorial |
Research
into the names on the Dover Town War Memorial, and other people
who lost their lives in the two wars but who are not named
there. The site contains much family history information.(Marilyn
Stephenson-Knight) |
| Driver
Family History |
Family
History of Peter Driver. Includes the names; Driver, Underdown,
Keeler and Heyman. |
| Edwina's
Family History Pages |
A
small site centred on articles about individuals from Edwina's
extended family tree. Some are illustrated with old photographs.
Kent names include: PHILPOTT, HARLIN and PEAK. (Edwina Higgins)
|
| Faded
Genes |
This
is a project to re-discover the ancestry of some of those
who gave their lives during the First World War. I am gathering
the names
from various war memorials around East Kent, with the intention
of providing some ancestral details for those listed. The
site has over 340 family trees for various Kent men who made
the ultimate sacrifice in World War One. (Dave Dixon) |
| Foad
Surname DNA Project |
A
genealogy project using standard genealogical DNA tests to
connect scattered Foad family lines and to explore their ancient
origins. (Martin Potter) |
| Hazeltine
Genealogy |
By
Paul. W. Hazeltine |
| History
Research |
Historical
& Genealogical Research with probate and other indexes
available for the diocese of Canterbury and county of Kent.
(Duncan Harrington) |
| Holness
Discussion Group |
A discussion
group has been set up to allow those researching information
on the family name Holness to make contact with each other.
(Andrew Coward) |
| Isard
one-name study |
A
one-name study on the name of Isard - many of them come from
Kent particularly the Bromley area |
| Jell
Family |
Main
names are Jell/Jull and Tucker from Kent, but also includes
other
names that have 'married' into the Jell families. (Carole
and Andrew Jell) |
| Kent
VAD |
Over
6,000 Kent people freely gave their time to Voluntary Aid
Detachments to help care for over 125,000 sick and wounded
soldiers during the First World War. (Hazel Basford) |
| King
family tree |
This
site contains information about the King family tree from
the Frittenden area of Kent. (Clifford King) |
| Kitney/Kidney
Family |
Contains,
suggested origins of the name. Baptism, Burials and Wedding
Information, 1655+. 1841/51/61/71/81/91 Kitney census information.
Family trees. Links to other Kent Sites. (Graeme Kitney) |
| Leeds
Family |
Ancestry
of families called Leeds back to 16th Century centered on
Biddenden,Benenden, High Halden, Cranbrook & Marden, also
interested in any mentions of the name re One Name Study (Everett
Leeds) |
| Maitland
Family |
The
site links many families including; Upton-Cryer, Maitland-Paine,
Carter-Jarrett, Crust-Beach. Linking Kent - Sussex - Bedfordshire
- Scotland, England, Australia, Canada, USA. (Mary Maitland) |
| Makey
Family Heritage |
If
you have MAKEY blood in your veins, then please contact me,
and I will willingly share all the data obtained to date.
Over the centuries - the name has sometimes been spelt as
Mackey, Mackie etc., etc. (Alan Makey) |
| Miller,
Law and associated families |
A
history of the Miller, Law and associated families many of
whom originate in various parts of Kent.(Barry Miller) |
| Osborn
family history |
Mainly
from Kent - names include Osborn,Burch, Drayson. The site
is far from complete. (Alan Osborn) |
| Osborne-Waghorn
and associated families |
A
collection of family trees related to the names Osborne, Waghorn
and others. Chiefly from areas of Kent around Tonbridge, Maidston,
Sevenoaks, Biddenden. (Nigel Osborne) |
| Penny's
Genealogy Pages |
All
the names I'm researching in Kent, plus family trees of main
lines, mostly in Dover, Canterbury, Sturry and Faversham.
(Penny Vaughn) |
| PimmStyles
Family Tree OnLine |
This
is the family tree site of Vic Styles, it has about 1950 surnames
on the tree and many of the families come from Kent. (Vic
Styles) |
| Practical
Research Indexes |
Genealogical
Research Indexes and Directories including data on 100,000
postcards sent between 1890 and 1950 to UK addresses. Family
History Research carried out (Sandra Vane nee Hewetson) |
| Sally's
Genealogy Pages |
Information
on SMALLs in the Weald of Kent (and East Sussex), including
extracts of baptisms, marriages, burials and miscellaneous
records. (Sally Small) |
| Sheerness
and The Isle of Sheppey |
For
thousands of Sheppey names and details of Sheerness,Kent.
(Colin D. Penney) |
| Sherwood
One Name Study |
Includes
my SHERWOOD tree back to 1550 in the Ashford area, plus many
other trees/interests. (Phil Sherwood) |
| Staplehurst
in Kent - Genealogy and Local History |
Site
with transcripts of Baptism, Burials and Marriages (1695 to
1812 with more to come) for Staplehurst Kent. It also includes
transcriptions of the 1841 and 1891 census for Staplehurst.
(Cathy Goodwin) |
| Shrubsole
family tree, Sandra's |
This
site contains details of my SHRUBSOLE family tree of Kent.
(Sandra Collins) |
| Whatford/Watford
Family Tree |
Includes
Harman, Hounsell, Forster, Taylor Hughes, Gain, Mossman...
etc., from Kent, Sussex, London, NZ, Australia and South Africa.
(Colin Whatford) |
| Willard,
Ancestors of Mandy |
Most
of the ancestors identified on this site were from Sussex
but some were also from Kent parishes bordering Sussex. (Mandy
Willard) |
Non Member
Kent Related Sites
| The
Minter Exchange |
A
site specifically about the Minter family. A large part of
the information it contains relates to Kent families and a
lot of it was provided by Cliff Minter, who is a member of
the Society. |
Overseas Sites
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| Please
Note: The Kent Family History Society would like to
receive suggestions from their members about additional
sites to be added to this list. To add a site please
post a message to "The Global Group" headed
"KFHS Links" or send a message to the Webmaster
giving details of the site, a description in 25 words
or less and your KFHS membership number. |
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