Familia: Kent County Council (Canterbury)

Kent County Council (Canterbury)

Contents
Principal Public Libraries with family history resources
Research services Registrar General's Index Census records Directories Electoral registers	Poll books International Genealogical Index Unpublished indexes Parish registers Periodicals	Published transcripts Other materials Guides to collections Record Office address Other information

Library Services URL: http://www.kent.gov.uk/e&l/artslib/coutser.html
Chapman County Codes (BS 6879): KEN

2. Principal Libraries with Family History resources

Canterbury Library
High Street
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2JF
Tel: 01227 463608
Fax: 01227 768338
Email:
Contact: Chris Hall

Opening hours:

Monday: 1400-1700
Tuesday: 1400-1700
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 0930-1300; 1400-1700
Friday: 0930-1300; 1400-1700
Saturday: 0900-1300; 1400-1700
(Opening hours for Local Studies Room)

Other Libraries:

3. Research Service

Service available? Yes

Fee-based? Yes (first 30 minutes free then charges apply)

Provided by local Record Office? Yes
Contact: Canterbury Cathedral Archives, The Precincts, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury Tel: 01227-865330
Centre for Kentish Studies, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ Tel: 01622-694363

4. Births, Deaths and Marriages

Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855.

Locations None

5. Census returns

1841 to 1891 returns for Canterbury City
1851 to 1891 for Reculver, Seasalter, Sturry, Swalecliffe, Westbere and Whitstable ( 1841 returns missing at PRO)
1841 returns for much of East Kent
Wingham area 1841 to 1891
Chilham 1841-81

6. Directories

6(a) County and Regional Directories