CD 36 West Kent Marriage Index 1538-1812 (also available to download see https://www.kfhs.org.uk/downloads-cd-252)

In 2013 Sydney Smith generously offered the society his index to marriages that took place in West Kent between 1538 and 1812. The index comprised some 160,000 slips contained on 5" x 3" slips in over 40 index drawers filed by male surname. The slips were scanned and then typed by volunteers from the society.   
 About the Index  
The Marriage Index, containing all known marriages between in 133 churches and chapelries, was compiled over a period of 15 years from 1976 to 1990. It covers all those parishes in the ancient Diocese of Rochester, including the Deanery of Shoreham, i.e. the whole of Kent, west of the Medway, including the large Medway towns of Chatham and Rochester, and all those parishes up to Deptford in South East London. There are also a substantial number of "out of county" strays.   
The marriages have been taken from a number of sources, including transcripts, BT's, various printed sources, and some Licences, as well as the original registers. It must be remembered that the index was primarily designed as a "finding aid", and the entry should be checked in the appropriate register. However, each entry contains all the relevant details from the parish register entry. Widows are shown, as are places of abode (other than "of this parish"), whilst marriages by Licence are noted as such. Only the names of witnesses and Ministers were not included.   
The records on the CD have been transcribed by members of Kent Family History Society and are in pdf format.   
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Contents

Addington 1560-1812, Allington 1640-1812, Ash 1562-1812, Ashurst 1693-1812, Aylesford 1653-1812, Barming 1541-1812, Beckenham 1538-1812, Bexley 1565-1812

Bidborough 1701-1812, Birling 1711-1812, Brasted 1557-1812, Brenchley 1560-1812, Bromley 1575-1812, Burham 1626-1812, Chalk 1661-1812, Charlton 1562-1812

Chatham 1568-1812, Chelsfield 1558-1812, Chevening 1564-1812, Chiddingstone 1558-1812, Chislehurst 1558-1812, Cliffe 1558-1812, Cobham 1676-1812

Cooling 1707-1812, Cowden 1566-1812, Cray, Foots 1567-1812, Cray, North 1538-1812, Cray, St.Mary 1580-1812, Cray, St.Paul 1581-1812, Crayford 1558-1812

Cudham 1653-1812, Cuxton 1560-1812, Darenth 1686-1812, Dartford 1561-1812, Deptford, St.Nicholas 1571-1812, Deptford, St.Paul 1730-1812, Ditton1665-1812

Downe 1538-1812, Edenbridge 1545-1812, Eltham 1583-1812. Erith (extracts only) 1625-1754, Erith BT's1801-1812, Eynsford 1538-1812

Farleigh, East 1580-1812, Farleigh,West 1558-1812, Farnborough 1538-1812, Farningham 1589-1812, Fawkham BT's 1808-1812, Fawkham register 1569-1755

Frant,Sussex 1544-1812, Frindsbury 1669-1812, Gillingham 1558-1812, Gravesend 1653-1812, Grain1664-1812, Greenwich 1615-1812

Greenwich Hospital 1724-1754, Hadlow 1558-1812, Halling 1706-1812, Halstead 1561-1812, High Halstow 1654-1812, Hartley 1712-1812, Hayes 1539-1812

Hever 1632-1812, Higham 1565-1812, Hoo, All Hallows 1629-1812, Hoo, St.Mary 1695-1812, Hoo, St. Werburgh 1588-1812, Horsmonden1558-1812

Horton Kirby 1684-1812. Hunton1589-1812, Ifield1751-1812, Ightham1559-1812, Kemsing 1562-1812, Keston 1540-1812, Kingsdown1719-1812. Knockholt 1550-1812

Lamberhurst 1564-1812, Lee 1579-1812, Leigh 1560-1812, Lewisham 1700-1812, Leybourne1560-1812, Longfield 1563-1812, Luddesdown 1681-1812

Lullingstone 1582-1812, Maidstone 1542-1754, Malling, East 1570-1812, Malling, West 1700-1812, Meopham 1575-1812, Mereworth 1559-1812

Milton next Gravesend 1559-1812, Morden College 1702-1754, Nettlestead 1640-1812, Northfleet 1539-1812, Nurstead 1562-1812, Offham1538-1812, Orpington1560-1812,

Otford1631-1812, Peckham, East 1558-1812, Peckham, West 1560-1812, Pembury 1560-1812, Penshurst 1647-1812, Plaxtol 1649-1812, Plumstead 1654-1812, Ridley 1631-1812

Rochester Cathedral 1660-1754, Rochester, St.Margaret 1653-1812, Rochester, St.Nicholas 1624-1812, Ryarsh 1561-1812, Seal 1561-1812, Sevenoaks 1559-1812,

Shipbourne 1560-1812, Shoreham1559-1812, Shorne1538-1812, Snodland 1559-1812, Southfleet 1558-1812, Speldhurst 1559-1812, Stansted 1602-1812, Stoke 1700-1812,

Stone next Dartford 1722-1812, Strood 1565-1812, Sundridge 1562-1812, Sutton at Hone 1607-1812, Swanscombe 1559-1812, Teston 1538-1812, Tonbridge 1558-1812, Trottiscliffe 1540-1812, Tudeley-cum-Capel 1663-1812, Wateringbury 1705-1812, Westerham 1559-1812, Wickham, East 1730-1812, Wickham, West 1558-1812,

Wilmington 1685-1812, Woolwich 1570-1812, Wouldham 1569-1812, Wrotham 1540-1812, Yalding 1559-1812