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Kent Family History Society

We are pleased to be working in partnership with the Kent Family History Society.

Established in 1974, Kent Family History Society is one of the oldest family history societies in England, with more than 4,000 members. The region of interest that it covers is the east and west area of the county of Kent in southern England.

Regular meetings, which are open to non-members, take place at Ashford, Canterbury, Deal, Maidstone, Strood and Birchington. The quarterly publication “The Kent FHS Journal” enables members at home and further afield to enjoy general articles on family history, learn more about the area of their ancestors, and be kept up to date with events and all the services that the Society offers.

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Vital records

The Kent Family History Society have made significant contributions to our collection of vital records for Kent - including records of baptisms, burials, marriages and banns. If you had ancestors from Kent, then these record sets are the perfect place to start your family history research:

The society has also contributed to the vast National Burial Index for England & Wales.

Kent Poor Law and Occupations

Thanks to our partnership with the Kent Family History Society, you can now search for your Kent ancestors in this index of poor law and occupation records. This rich collection includes church registers, alehouse keepers' licenses and poor law documentation.

These records may help you uncover a baptisms date and year, occupation, age and death year for your ancestor.

Search Kent Poor Law and Occupations
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Kent Monumental Inscriptions

You can also delve into this collection of monumental inscriptions for Kent to discover your ancestor's final resting place. With over 100,000 records in the collection, if you have family roots in Kent, then this collection could be a great place to start making new discoveries.

Search Kent Monumental Inscriptions

Additional information about the society

Members’ interests are available (to members only) via the website, which also contains details of the society’s activities and its large range of publications. The Society has one of the largest collections of transcribed records on microfiche and CD, with over 2,000 on microfiche and 16 CDs. Project work to transcribe parish records continues.

Kent Family History Society is a data provider for the Federation of Family History Societies.