Kent Online Parish Clerks

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All of the parish register links for Chatham have now been updated and were fully functional at 5:00 p.m. EDT, today. I have also updated all of the links on the main Chatham parish page. The links are
http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Chatham.html
http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/ChathamPRList.html

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For those who haven’t caught up with the news, the GRO (General Register Office – UK) have made available digital images of registrations for UK births (1837- 1922) and deaths (1837-1887). Instant access is available for £2.50. Up until now the best access has been via a PDF file at a cost of £7 with a four day wait for download. Here is a link to the latest LostCousins newsletter that sets out everything you need to know about this new initiative from GRO.

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Here's an update on the 1931 Canadian census for all of you who have ancestors and relatives that emigrated. The 1931 Canada Census is up and running well. Ancestry put its' AI indexing to work on it at the beginning of June and now most of the census is completely indexed! They say it's still a work-in-progress for the indexing but today I have found all my ancestors and relatives, including my mother, in Toronto using the index with very few hiccups. I will say, though, that the search works better from the general search of collections rather than going to the card catalogue for just the 1931 census.

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Canada’s 1931 census has been released! Canada released its 1931 census on June 1. Looking for your people? Here’s a summary of where to find it and how to search it!

For those of you who might have ancestors or family members that emigrated to Canada you might be interested in this news. The 1931 Canadian Census has now been released! It is available to browse for free on the Canadian Archives website. It is also available with a subscription to Ancestry.com and MyHeritage. It is not yet indexed! So, you will need to have a fairly good idea as to where your ancestors were living on the 1st of June of, 1931.


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The parish page has undergone a revamp with all links updated. I've also updated the Kent OPC pages that link to it into the current format. It appears there are a few issues with the tables on those pages but they display fine. It's an aesthetics problem that I'll work on tonight. Enjoy!
http://www.kent-opc.org/Parishes/Maidstone.html

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The MOD War Detectives are trying to make contact with any descendants of Thelma nee Pearce and her husband Cyril D. H. Harris. They had at least one daughter named Gillian M. Harris whose birth was registered March Quarter 1960 at Maidstone District. She may have had an association with Linear Financial Services at Chart Edge Farm, Chart Hill Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 3EX as recent as 2020. If anyone has any information concerning Gillian Harris please contact the MOD War Detectives.