Canterbury Christchurch Cathedral, Kent Genealogy

England   Kent   Kent Parishes

Here is a "Comprehensive List of Parishes and Churches within the City of Canterbury".

Parish History
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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
Family History Library film numbers original records in possession of Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Canterbury, Kent, England. Canterbury Cathedral Archives no.: U3/146/1/1-11

original records housed at the Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Canterbury, Kent. Canterbury Cathedral Archives no.: DCb/BT2/46

For an overview of the City Canterbury Kent Online Parish Clerks FamilySearch microfilm holdings are not readily pin pointed due to the hierarchy of the currently available catalogue online, the search terms England, Kent, Canterbury produce 206 microfilm holdings.

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
Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

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
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