About the Catalogue and Practical Guide to Kent Probate Records:

Probate records to most people mean wills, but there are many other types of material, often of equal or greater historical and genealogical value. This particularly applies in Kent where some of the other classes are easily the earliest and best in England: how many Tudor records will reveal a man's age and birthplace?

For the first time the Kentish researcher now has an overview in one volume of all the surviving and splendid probate material for the county, housed in various repositories in Kent and London. The location and full archive references are given for the documents, as well as all known indexes.

An historical introduction is accompanied by an extensive glossary, hints on problem solving, and details of all the archive offices. There are introductions to the two Dioceses of Rochester and Canterbury, followed by detailed listings of their records. The many probate classes of the National Prerogative Court of Canterbury are also described, along with the equally important Death Duty Registers and the Principal Probate Registry. There is also a master index of Kent parishes by probate courts.

The author's three books are the culmination of thirty years' work as a genealogist and historian with deep local knowledge.

The Guide consists of 64 pages of text and maps and is soft bound. ISBN 09517580 3 9
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