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New URL for Medway Archives formerly Cityark
« on: Saturday 10 February 18 17:38 GMT (UK) »
For anyone using the old Cityark database for Medway Archives /Rochester Archdiocesan parishes, it has now been migrated to a new server as the old one was unreliable. The new URL is http://www.medway.gov.uk/leisurecultureandsport/medwayarchivescentre/searchthecollections.aspx
It is still not searchable by name but once you are in the relevant file it is easier to scroll through the records.


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Re: New URL for Medway Archives formerly Cityark
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 07 April 18 01:03 BST (UK) »
 Thanks for the new link but im having trouble finding the parish records.
Can some one please  direct me how to get into them now?
Thanks Leonie
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Re: New URL for Medway Archives formerly Cityark
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 07 April 18 07:57 BST (UK) »
Try this link which hopefully will take you straight to the list of parishes

http://medway.adlibhosting.com/results

the format is quite odd :-\
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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Re: New URL for Medway Archives formerly Cityark
« Reply #3 on: Monday 09 April 18 07:14 BST (UK) »
Thank you.
I finally worked out that I have to click on the plus sign.  :P
Leonie
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Re: New URL for Medway Archives formerly Cityark
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 23 January 19 04:38 GMT (UK) »
How did you finally get in to the parish records? Since the changed the old site, I still can't find my way in.
Greenock, Scotland: Millar
Devon: Dimond/Diment/Diamond, Baily.
Somerset: Druce/Drews, Rawlings
Durham: Fenton, Emmerson
Staffordshire & Shropshire: Ray Brown, Jones, Goulding/Golding
Wiltshire: Conduit, Fruen, Alford, Dyer, Titt, Butt, Potter, Wilkins/Wilkens/Wilkence, Dunning, Garrett, Newman, Shrimpton, Goodall/Good, Harding/e, Geoffrie, Gibbs, Franklin, Elliot, Hinton, Pearce.
Kent: Percival, Kidd, Green, Croft, Baker, Eason,
Cornwall, Eng: Jewell,
Middlesex: Percival, Blake, Cooper

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Re: New URL for Medway Archives formerly Cityark
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 23 January 19 05:02 GMT (UK) »
from here https://cityark.medway.gov.uk  select  'Parish Records (Archdeaconry of Rochester'

eventually a list of parishes appears.
Choose your parish

At the next screen, click on the blue PLUS sign to the left of the name of the parish

at 'Incumbent Registers and services"  click the plus sign next to that  when you find the file you want to look at click on it. It changes colour to red.  Then Towards the top of the screen you will see the words "Digitised version" and next to that some numbers and PDF.  Click on that and the image of the parish register will download and open. (It can take a while)



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Re: New URL for Medway Archives formerly Cityark
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 23 January 19 05:24 GMT (UK) »
Fantastic, Thank you.  I've fund my way in as far as the blue plus sign.  :)
Greenock, Scotland: Millar
Devon: Dimond/Diment/Diamond, Baily.
Somerset: Druce/Drews, Rawlings
Durham: Fenton, Emmerson
Staffordshire & Shropshire: Ray Brown, Jones, Goulding/Golding
Wiltshire: Conduit, Fruen, Alford, Dyer, Titt, Butt, Potter, Wilkins/Wilkens/Wilkence, Dunning, Garrett, Newman, Shrimpton, Goodall/Good, Harding/e, Geoffrie, Gibbs, Franklin, Elliot, Hinton, Pearce.
Kent: Percival, Kidd, Green, Croft, Baker, Eason,
Cornwall, Eng: Jewell,
Middlesex: Percival, Blake, Cooper

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Re: New URL for Medway Archives formerly Cityark
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 15 June 19 22:14 BST (UK) »
Has anybody been able to access the new website this evening - I just keep getting an error message?

Thanks
Billy