FindMyPast to publish original Kent parish registers online for the first time

The new online collections will be created from over 2,500 handwritten parish registers dating from the early 16^th century up to 1918. The registers are currently held at the Kent History and Library Centre in Maidstone, and will be scanned and digitised in full colour by Kent County Council to ensure the 'highest possible image quality'. 

 

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Findmypast will be responsible for indexing, hosting and publishing the records, the first of which will be published later in 2018 and will be accessible to genealogists through both search and browse experiences on the website. 

 

 

Digitisation is now underway and thousands of fully indexed images of original baptism, banns, marriage and burial registers spanning more than 400 years of Kent history will be made available online for the first time. The project builds on an existing partnership between Findmypast and archives in Kent that has already led to the online publication of over 2.5 million Canterbury Archdeaconry records held by the Canterbury Cathedral Archives. 

 

Mike Hill, Kent County Council's Cabinet Member for Community and Regulatory Services, said: “Kent’s libraries are often the starting point for residents who want to investigate their family history, and this link with Findmypast will provide a valuable addition to the information available.