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NEW RECORDS: More than Two Million UK Records Reveal East Kent’s Fascinating Past
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NEW RECORDS: More than Two Million UK Records Reveal East Kent’s Fascinating Past

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NEW UK RECORDS AVAILABLE TO SEARCH ONLINE STATE OF THE ART LOCAL ARCHIVE CENTRE REOPENS AFTER REFURBISHMENT For the first time today, records covering baptisms, marriages and burials from Canterbury’s past have been made fully searchable online by leading family history site findmypast.com The Canterbury Collection of parish records dating back to 1538 has been … Continue reading »

Record spotlight: How to search parish records
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Record spotlight: How to search parish records

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Parishes are renowned for keeping detailed records of congregation members, including baptismal, marriage and funeral records. Findmypast.com has more than 45 million parish records including those from Ireland, Wales, England and Scotland that date all the way back to 1538. “Parish records offer a wealth of information for genealogists,” said D. Joshua Taylor, findmypast.com lead … Continue reading »