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Kent, East Kent marriage index parish list

Search over 200,000 marriages from the records of the Canterbury Cathedral Archives. The index includes Anglican and Quaker marriages from more than 300 parishes including Canterbury, Dover, Tenterden, Maidstone and Deal. Discover your ancestor’s marriage place, marriage date and even occupation. Some of the names have been abbreviated and other records include more than one marriage place. Use a wildcard search to improve your results. To do a wildcard search type an asterisk at either side of subject, for example searching for (*)Dover St Mary(*) will give you Elizabeth Gibbon’s wedding at Dover St Mary or St James or Guston.

Below is a full list of the parishes included in these records.

Marriage place

From

To

Acrise

1561

1750

Adisham

1540

1753

Aldington

1559

1754

Alkham

1558

1753

Appledore

1563

1753

Ash

1558

1753

Ash Society of Friends

1658

1697

Ashford

1560

1754

Ashford Society of Friends

1667

1749

Badlesmere

1573

1744

Bapchild

1562

1753

Barfrestone

1564

1749

Barham

1559

1754

Bearsted

1563

1753

Bekesbourne

1558

1753

Benenden

1559

1754

Bethersden

1557

1753

Betteshanger

1571

1752

Bicknor

1578

1752

Biddenden

1538

1754

Bilsington

1560

1754

Birchington

1538

1754

Bishopsbourne

1563

1753

Blean

1559

1753

Bobbing

1560

1753

Bonnington

1563

1753

Borden

1556

1753

Boughton Aluph

1558

1752

Boughton Malherbe

1563

1753

Boughton Monchelsea

1560

1754

Boughton under Blean

1558

1754

Boxley

1559

1754

Brabourne

1558

1753

Bredgar

1559

1753

Bredhurst

1547

1753

Brenzett

1539

1753

Bridge

1561

1754

Brook

1563

1753

Brookland

1560

1753

Broomfield

1567

1753

Buckland next Dover

1563

1754

Buckland next Faversham

1590

1698

Burmarsh

1564

1752

Canterbury

1568

1697

Canterbury All Saints

1560

1754

Canterbury Cathedral

1579

1754

Canterbury Holy Cross

1564

1754

Canterbury Society of Friends

1673

1700

Canterbury St Alphege

1558

1754

Canterbury St Andrew

1538

1754

Canterbury St Dunstan

1560

1753

Canterbury St George

1538

1754

Canterbury St John's Hospital

1599

1690

Canterbury St Margaret

1562

1754

Canterbury St Martin

1578

1754

Canterbury St Mary Bredin

1563

1754

Canterbury St Mary Bredman

1559

1754

Canterbury St Mary Magdalen

1560

1753

Canterbury St Mary Northgate

1563

1754

Canterbury St Mildred

1559

1754

Canterbury St Paul

1562

1754

Canterbury St Peter

1561

1754

Canterbury Walloon

1583

1747

Capel le Ferne

1565

1754

Challock

1558

1754

Charing

1563

1754

Charlton

1599

1699

Charlton next Dover

1585

1753

Chart Sutton

1558

1752

Chartham

1558

1754

Cheriton

1563

1753

Chilham

1559

1753

Chillenden

1566

1751

Chislet

1561

1754

Coldred

1562

1753

Cranbrook

1559

1753

Crundale

1559

1753

Davington

1549

1752

Deal

1559

1753

Deal or Ripple

1665

1705

Deal or Shoulden

1642

1713

Deal Society of Friends

1675

1683

Denton

1561

1754

Detling

1563

1750

Doddington

1563

1754

Dover

1568

1610

Dover French Church

1647

1693

Dover Society of Friends

1673

1697

Dover St James

1564

1753

Dover St James or St Mary

1677

1754

Dover St Mary

1557

1754

Dover St Mary or Charlton

1642

1715

Dover St Mary or St James

1676

1750

Dymchurch

1563

1753

East Langdon

1550

1753

East Sutton

1560

1753

Eastchurch

1562

1754

Eastling

1560

1754

Eastry

1559

1753

Eastwell

1578

1753

Ebony

1566

1754

Egerton

1569

1753

Elham

1564

1754

Elmsted

1538

1754

Elmstone

1565

1751

Ewell

1563

1750

Eythorne

1559

1754

Fairfield

1559

1751

Faversham

1560

1754

Faversham or Preston next Faversham

1641

1739

Folkestone

1563

1753

Folkestone Society of Friends

1722

1753

Fordwich

1560

1753

Frinsted

1560

1753

Frittenden

1560

1753

Godmersham

1564

1753

Goodnestone

1602

1630

Goodnestone next Faversham

1567

1753

Goodnestone next Wingham

1559

1753

Goodnestone Society of Friends

1664

1669

Goudhurst

1558

1754

Graveney

1560

1752

Great Chart

1559

1754

Guston

1570

1754

Hackington

1561

1754

Halstow

1582

1753

Ham

1574

1752

Harbledown

1561

1753

Harbledown St Nicholas

1611

1641

Harrietsham

1538

1754

Hartlip

1538

1754

Harty

1560

1752

Hastingleigh

1560

1753

Hawkhurst

1550

1753

Hawkinge

1560

1751

Headcorn

1560

1754

Herne

1558

1754

Hernhill

1557

1753

High Halden

1559

1753

Hinxhill

1564

1754

Hoath

1559

1752

Hollingbourne

1557

1754

Hope

1571

1718

Hothfield

1563

1753

Hougham

1560

1754

Hucking

1564

1753

Hythe

1564

1754

Ickham

1559

1752

Ivychurch

1564

1753

Iwade

1562

1753

Kenardington

1547

1754

Kennington

1565

1753

Kingsdown

1565

1753

Kingsnorth

1539

1752

Kingston

1558

1753

Knowlton

1570

1751

Knowlton or Chillenden

1683

1701

Langley

1563

1754

Leaveland

1554

1749

Leeds

1557

1754

Lenham

1558

1754

Leysdown

1562

1752

Linton

1558

1753

Little Chart

1538

1753

Littlebourne

1561

1754

Loose

1559

1753

Lower Hardres

1561

1753

Luddenham

1547

1751

Lydd

1538

1754

Lydden

1540

1753

Lyminge

1564

1753

Lympne

1560

1753

Lynsted

1561

1754

Maidstone

1540

1754

Marden

1560

1754

Margate

1559

1754

Mersham

1559

1754

Milstead

1543

1753

Milton

1587

1625

Milton next Canterbury

1584

1680

Milton next Sittingbourne

1560

1753

Minster

1613

1613

Minster in Sheppey

1566

1754

Minster in Thanet

1557

1753

Molash

1558

1753

Mongeham

1572

1753

Monks Horton

1559

1753

Monkton

1570

1753

Murston

1561

1754

Nackington

1563

1754

New Romney

1564

1754

Newchurch

1565

1743

Newenden

1561

1753

Newington

1600

1619

Newington next Hythe

1560

1752

Newington next Sittingbourne

1558

1754

Newnham

1564

1753

Nonington

1538

1753

Nonington Society of Friends

1676

1704

Northbourne

1563

1754

Northbourne Society of Friends

1681

1681

Norton

1560

1754

Oare

1561

1747

Old Romney

1538

1753

Orlestone

1554

1752

Ospringe

1547

1753

Otham

1539

1753

Otterden

1570

1752

Oxney

1601

1601

Paddlesworth

1569

1753

Patrixbourne

1559

1753

Petham

1559

1754

Pluckley

1560

1754

Postling

1564

1753

Preston

1598

1609

Preston next Faversham

1564

1753

Preston next Wingham

1559

1754

Queenborough

1570

1753

Rainham

1560

1753

Reculver

1565

1753

Ringwould

1560

1752

Ripple

1563

1753

River

1567

1753

Rodmersham

1538

1754

Rolvenden

1558

1753

Ruckinge

1539

1753

Saltwood

1562

1753

Sandhurst

1560

1754

Sandwich

1614

1746

Sandwich Society of Friends

1673

1673

Sandwich St Bartholomew

1605

1638

Sandwich St Clement

1561

1754

Sandwich St Mary

1538

1754

Sandwich St Peter

1538

1754

Sandwich Year Book

1654

1657

Scott's Hall

1600

1600

Seasalter

1556

1754

Sellindge

1559

1753

Selling

1560

1753

Sellinge

1640

1644

Sevington

1565

1753

Shadoxhurst

1540

1753

Sheerness Dockyard Church

1744

1744

Sheldwich

1558

1754

Shepherdswell

1563

1753

Shepherdswell, Denton or Womenswold

1748

1748

Shoulden

1564

1753

Sittingbourne

1563

1754

Smarden

1560

1753

Smeeth

1569

1753

Smeeth church or chapel

1607

1607

Smeeth in the Hall chapel

1584

1584

Smeeth Scott's Hall Chapel

1641

1641

Snargate

1554

1752

Snave

1563

1754

Society of Friends

1671

1675

St Margaret's at Cliffe

1560

1752

St Mary in the Marsh

1564

1753

St Nicholas at Wade

1564

1753

Stalisfield

1564

1754

Stanford

1559

1752

Staple

1545

1753

Staplehurst

1538

1753

Stelling

1561

1753

Stockbury

1560

1753

Stodmarsh

1561

1745

Stone

1600

1616

Stone in Oxney

1538

1753

Stourmouth

1538

1753

Stowting

1539

1753

Sturry

1538

1754

Sutton Dover

1538

1753

Sutton Society of Friends

1692

1692

Sutton Valence

1564

1754

Swalecliffe

1560

1753

Swingfield

1564

1754

Swingfield Society of Friends

1703

1707

Tenterden

1544

1753

Teynham

1548

1753

Thanet St Lawrence

1559

1754

Thanet St Peter

1563

1754

Thanington

1559

1754

Throwley

1558

1753

Thurnham

1562

1754

Tilmanstone

1559

1754

Tong

1564

1754

Tunstal

1538

1752

Ulcombe

1560

1753

Upchurch

1561

1753

Upper Hardres

1563

1753

Waldershare

1567

1753

Walmer

1561

1753

Waltham

1538

1754

Warden

1583

1753

Warehorne

1563

1753

Warehorne Society of Friends

1667

1667

West Hythe

1603

1748

West Kent, East Malling

1737

1737

West Kent, East Peckham

1728

1729

West Kent, Great Peckham

1727

1727

West Kent, Hunton

1739

1739

West Kent, Leigh

1720

1720

West Kent, Yalding

1711

1711

West Langdon

1562

1749

Westbere

1560

1754

Westcliffe

1576

1754

Westwell

1559

1753

Whitfield

1574

1753

Whitstable

1550

1753

Wickhambreux

1558

1753

Wiilesborough

1596

1596

Willesborough

1539

1753

Wingham

1569

1753

Wingham Society of Friends

1672

1677

Wittersham

1550

1753

Womenswold

1575

1752

Woodchurch

1538

1754

Woodnesborough

1562

1754

Wootton

1546

1754

Wormshill

1564

1752

Worth

1564

1753

Worth Society of Friends

1664

1664

Wychling

1578

1753

Wye

1545

1754