Each year a number enquiries are received in the Tourism Section asking for help with researching family history across Swale. Useful contact information.
Discover your past and connections with Faversham, Sittingbourne and the Isle of Sheppey
Each year a number enquiries are received in the Tourism Section asking for help with researching family history. Although we are not able to do this on your behalf, a list of contacts has been compiled to give you a starting point in tracing your family tree in the Swale area.
Parish Records and the Census Returns
Are held at Sittingbourne Library (Reference Section), Central Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 4AH.
Phone: 01795 476545
Swale Centre for Kentish Study, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1XQ.
Phone: 01622 694363 (for enquiries on the whole of Kent area)
Birth / Marriage / Death Certificates
Are held at Canterbury and Swale Registration Office, Wellington House, St Stephen's Road, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7RD.
Telephone: 01227 470480
You must ring for an appointment to view records.
Useful Contacts and Web Sites
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Organisation |
Address |
Contact Details |
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Sittingbourne Family History Society |
Mr K.F. Lainton, Algarve House, 140 Borden Lane, SITTINGBOURNE, Kent ME9 8HW |
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Faversham Society |
Fleur De Lis Heritage Centre, 13 Preston Street, Faversham, Kent ME13 8NS |
Website: Faversham Society |
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Queenborough Society |
Mrs L Vine, 8 North Road, Queenborough, Kent ME11 5EZ |
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Sheerness Society |
Mr B R Sinclair, 49 Alexandra Road, Sheerness, Kent ME12 2AS |
Tel: +44 (0) 1795 665285 |
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Sheppey Local History Society |
Lena Crowder 01795 875111 or Ken Ingleton 01795 873709 |
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Sittingbourne Society |
11 Farm Crescent, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 4QD |
Tel: +44 (0) 1795 423288 |
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Kent Family History Society |
Mrs J Horwood, Westgate House, Dickley Wood, Ashford Road, Maidstone, Kent ME17 1BL |
https://www.kfhs.org.uk/ |
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College of Arms |
Keeps all the English Herald records for the Commonwealth and Canada |
Tel: +44 (0) 171 248 2762 |
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Association of Genealogists and Record Agents |
Secretary Mrs D Young, 29 Badgers Close, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 5RU |
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Family Tree Magazine |
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Tel: +44 (0) 1487 711361 |
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The National Archives |
The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DU |
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Federation of Family History Societies |
Administrator Mrs P Saul, c/o The Benson Room, Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret Street, Birmingham B3 3BS |
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Society of Genealogists |
The Library, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London EC1M 7BA |
Tel: Library +44 (0) 20 7250 0291 |
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British Isles Family History Service Centre (The Mormons) |
185 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B76 1JU |
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General Register Office for Northern Ireland |
Oxford House, 49-55 Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 4HL |
Tel: +44 (0) 28 9025 2021 |
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National Records Office of Scotland |
HM General Register House |
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Public Records Office |
Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8876 3444 |
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Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN) |
Abden House, 1 Marchhall Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 5HW |
Tel: +44 (0) 131 662 1211 |
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Rootsweb |
The Internets oldest genealogy site |
Website: Rootsweb |
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Cyndi's List |
41,850 links, categorised and cross-referenced. |
Website: Cyndi's List |
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GenUKi |
Surname Listings |
Website: GenUKi |
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Genealogical Society of Utah |
751 Warwick Road, Solihull, Birmingham, B91 3DQ |
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The Mormons' International Genealogical Index |
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The WorldGenWeb Project |
Website: The WorldGenWeb Project |
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