Darenth, Kent Genealogy

England   Kent



Parish History
Darenth is a village and civil parish in the Dartford district of Kent Darenth Wikipedia

Darenth St Margaret of Antioch is an Ancient Parish; the church of St Margaret, Darenth Hill has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building

Darenth North West Kent Family History Society and Darenth St Margaret of Antioch

South Darenth was shared with Horton Kirby, Kent see South Darenth North West Kent Family History Society

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Church records
Darenth St Margaret of Antioch Baptisms marriages and burials 1696-1976 reference P 109 digital images may be searched online at Medway Archives City Ark project http://cityark.medway.gov.uk

Kent Online Parish Clerks (OPC)

Family History Library film numbers

Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records.

Census records
Census returns for Darenth 1841-1891

Poor Law Unions
Dartford Poor Law Union, Kent

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Kent Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.