External Websites
The following links are very selective, concentrating on sites devoted to Kent and immediate environs and are provided for your convenience. Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of the Society. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Sites specialising with information about Kent and Great Britain.
| Website | Description |
| A History of South-East London Suburbs | Exploring the origins and significance of suburbia as revealed through the history of South-East London |
| All About Tunbridge Wells | Discover the fascinating people and places of Tunbridge Wells |
| Ask a Kent Librarian Research Service of the Kent Library Service | If you need help with research, homework, or a library service |
| BMD Register | For records of birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial from non-parish sources |
| Britain from Above | Aerial photographs of Britain, dating from 1919 to 2006 |
| British Listed Buildings | An online database of buildings and structures that are listed as being of special architectural and historic interest. |
| Cassini Genealogy | A range of historical Ordnance Survey maps. |
| Castle Garden | America's First Immigration Center: Records of immigrants arriving at the port of New York from 1820-1892 |
| Catholic Family History Society | Roman Catholic ancestors website |
| Charle's Booth's London | Search the catalogue of over 450 notebooks from the Inquiry into Life and Labour in London (1886-1903), view 41 digitised notebooks and explore London poverty maps. |
| China Families | A growing body of information about men and women of many different nationalities, professions and ages, who lived and worked in China between the 1850s and 1940s. |
| City of London Libraries & Archives | The City Corporation is the governing body of the Square Mile |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | The CWGC honours the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars, and ensures they will never be forgotten |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Photographic Project | The project to photograph every war grave, individual memorial, Ministry of Defence grave, and family memorial of serving military personnel from WWI to the present day. Due to its popularity this has been extended to cover all nationalities and military conflicts |
| Crowborough and District Historical Society | Promoting an awareness of the local history of the area |
| Cyndi's List | A comprehensive categorised and cross referenced list of links to help you with your genealogical research sites online |
| Dartford Historical & Antiquarian Society (UK) | Website devoted to the study of local antiquities in and around the Dartford area |
| Dartford Hospital Histories | A website devoted to the history of Dartford’s hospitals |
| Deceased Online | The central database for UK burials and cremations |
| DustyDocs | Links to free websites in the British Isles |
| East Sussex Record Office (The Keep) | Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1538 and other resources useful to Family Historians and Genealogists |
| electoralregisters.org.uk | Information about the electoral registers, electoral rolls, poll books from 1700 to the present day |
| Every One Remembered | The Royal British Legion website remembering those who gave their lives in the First World War |
| Families In British India Society | Help researching family history in India or South Asia between 1600 and 1947 |
| Family History Federation | The Federation of Family History Societies promotes interest in researching family history and encourages membership of member societies |
| Family Search | Discover your family's history through historical records |
| Forces War Records | Discover the Military Ancestor in your Family |
| Francis Frith Collection | Search for UK places and rediscover local old photos, maps & memories |
| FreeBMD | Online Births, Marriages and Deaths for England and Wales |
| FreeCEN | Online census records for England, Scotland, Wales and others |
| FreeREG | Online Parish Registers (U.K.) |
| Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries | promoting the conservation and appreciation of the Brockley & Ladywell cemeteries as places of remembrance, historic importance & natural beauty |
| Friends of Nunhead Cemetery (F.O.N.C.) | A group seeking to promote the conservation and appreciation of the cemetery as a place of remembrance, of historic importance and of natural beauty |
| Friends of the Metropolitan Police Historical Collection | Helping to preserve and promote the history and heritage of the Metropolitan Police Service |
| Gazetteer of British Place Names | Exhaustive Place Name Index to Great Britain |
| Genealogy Gophers | Search 80,000 genealogy books |
| GenealogyLinks | Over 50,000 genealogy links - browse by region |
| General Register Office (G.R.O.) | Civil registration in England and Wales - archive of all births, marriages and deaths back to 1837 |
| Genes Reunited | Register for free and search over 823 million names to discover your family story |
| GENfair | "One-Stop-Shop" for Family and Local Historians |
| GenGuide | Site providing Family Historians and Genealogists with information on UK and Irish genealogical sources, topics, finding aids and contacts |
| GENUKI | Genealogy for the UK |
| Historic England | Website devoted to celebrating England's historic environment |
| Historic England (Search on their Maps) | A register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England - listed buildings, scheduled monuments, protected wrecks, registered parks and gardens, and battlefields. |
| Imperial War Museum (I.W.M.) | Useful catalogues guides to help you start your family history research |
| JewishGen | Website featuring millions of records, research tools, and other resources to help those with Jewish ancestry |
| Kent Archaeological Society | Website devoted to promoting the study and publication of archaeology and history, especially within the ancient County of Kent |
| Kent Family History Society | Family History Society located in Kent |
| Kent Memorial Inscriptions | Collated information from the graveyards of Kent for over 100 years |
| Kent On-Line Parish Clerks | Providing free genealogical and historical data and information about a parish and its people in the county of Kent |
| Library and Archives Canada | An online resource for searching the Library and Archives of Canada |
| Lives of the First World War | A project undertaken by the Imperial War Museum |
| London Lives (1690-1800) | Searchable manuscripts from archives and datasets giving access to 3.35 million names |
| London Metropolitan Archives (L.M.A.) | Documents, images, maps, films and books about London |
| London Street Atlas (Historical Edition) | An online map of central London made up of extracts from the London Street Atlas - Historical Edition |
| Lost Cousins | A website able to match you with others researching the same ancestors |
| Magic | A website supplying geographic information about the natural environment. The information covers rural, urban, coastal and marine environments across Great Britain. |
| Mariners | Researching the Mariners and Ships of the Merchant Marine and the World's navies |
| Medway Archives | Online catalogues of the collections of collection of Medway Archives Centre and the Guildhall Museum, Rochester |
| National Archives (U.S.A.) | Online resource for searching the National Archives of the U.S.A. |
| National Archives of Australia | Responsible for accepting, preserving and making Commonwealth records of archival value accessible for current and future generations |
| National Army Collections | An online collection showcasing a selection of objects for you to discover and explore |
| National Library of Ireland | Library of manuscript, archive, moving image and digital collections |
| National Library of Scotland | Library of manuscript, archive, moving image and digital collections |
| National Library of Scotland (Maps) | Topograhical mapping of England, Scotland and Wales (1840's to 1950's) |
| National Maritime Museum (Research Guides) | Search the range of research guides produced by the Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum |
| NAVAL-HISTORY.NET | Preserving naval history research and memoirs |
| Old Maps | A comprehensive historical archive of maps of Britain |
| Parish Chest | Website offering Books, CDs and other Publications for sale |
| Prisoners of the First World War (ICRC Historical Archives) | List of prisoners sent to the ICRC |
| Quaker Family History Society | Tracing the history of Quaker families in the British Isles |
| Reclaim the Records (U.S.A.) | Group reclaiming important genealogical records sets that ought to be in the public domain |
| Romany & Traveller Family History Society | British FHS for people with Romany Gypsy, Traveller and Fairground roots |
| Rootsweb | A website which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers |
| Scotlands People | Search of Birth, Death, Marriage & Census Records |
| Ship Index | Site to help you research ships and vessels |
| Society of Genealogists (S.O.G.) | Promotes, encourages and fosters the study, science and knowledge of genealogy |
| Sussex Family History Group | Family History Group specialising in Sussex data and records |
| Swanley History Group | Dedicated to preserving the history and heritage fo Swanley, Kent |
| The British Library | Search the catalogues and collections of the British Library online |
| The Gazette | A combination of three publications: The London Gazette, The Belfast Gazette and The Edinburgh Gazette. |
| The Gravesend Historical & Antiquarian Society (UK) | Historical Society dedicated 'to encourage the study of local antiquities and to examine and record as far as possible all evidence of historic and prehistoric remains of antiquarian interest within the district' of Gravesend |
| The Great War (1914-1918) | A guide to the Western Front WW1 Battlefields and History of the First World War |
| The Guild of One Name Studies (G.O.O.N.S.) | People researching all occurrences of a particular surname and its variants |
| The Institute of Heraldic Studies | Wide range of Family History and Heraldry courses |
| The Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain | Dedicated to promoting the preservation of Jewish genealogical records and resources |
| The Long, Long Trail | A comprehensive online order of battle for the British Army in the First World War |
| The National Archives | Official archive and publisher for the UK Government, and for England and Wales |
| The National Archives of Ireland | Access catalogues, records appertaining to the public records of Ireland |
| The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island | Website allowing searching of passenger records |
| The Weald & Downland Living Museum | Discover rescued rural homes and buildings set in a beautiful landscape in the South Downs National Park. |
| The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex | Catalogues the people, places, maps, drawings, engravings, books, writings and numerous lists and directories that are over 70 years old of information about the Weald of Kent |
| The Workhouse | The story of an institution |
| Trove | Australian online resources: books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music and archives |
| UKBMD | Births, marriages, deaths indexes & census transcriptions (UK) |
| UKGDL | Genealogical directories and lists (UK) |
| UKMFH | Military Family History (UK) |
| University of Leicester | Historical Directories of England & Wales |
| University of Strathclyde | Offer a number of Genealogical courses |
| Vision of Britain | A vision of Britain from 1801 to now. Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions |
| Wills, Probate and Inheritance Government Records | Information on Wills and Probate issued by the UK Government |
| World War 2 Today | Follow World War 2 events on a day by day basis |