Kent History Centre

[mcmacey]

Please can someone advise me? Over the last 6 years I have developed quite a good family tree using mainly online resources, but I think I have now exhausted Findmypast and Familysearch. Most recently I have been using the text search facility in the Bishops Transcripts on Familysearch for parishes in SE Kent (although I can't see the images there are some leads I'd like to follow).

I am just not clear how good their coverage is and I am wondering whether there is anything to be gained by spending a few days in Maidstone looking at the originals. Do they still have records that aren't included in online sources?

I have a gap in my line between about 1755 and 1783 that is very frustrating!

Thanks in anticipation

Betty Macey

[StevieSteve]

Yes, they do, depending on the parish

Type your wanted parish name with the word Parish into the keyword field and see what you get

http://185.121.204.47/CalmView/advanced.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog

[miw]

Depending on the Parish you need to go to the Medway archives in Strood or Canterbury archives rather than Maidstone.  I also recommend the Kent Marriage index which is online.

[mcmacey]

Thanks for your replies.

[miw]

Sorry, my post should have said you might have to go to the other archives.   Most Medway registers can be viewed online at Cityark.