Kent Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Kent Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12617 people with the Kent surname? In that year Kent was ranked number 322 for popularity in the UK. |
Kent records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Kent family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"KENT. A family of this name, evidently English vassals of the Stewards, were settled at Innerwick in East Lothian, in the middle of the twelfth century. Radulfus de Kent received some lands in Ennyrwic from Walter the Steward c. 1165 (RMP., p. 5), and before 1177 he witnessed the gift of the church of Gruff in (Craigie) in Kyle to the monks of Paisley (ibid., p. 232). Robert de Kent gave a territory in Inneruic to the monks of Melrose in the reign of William the Lion (Melros, p. 59), and a grant to the Abbey of Kelso c. 1190 (Kelso, p. 213). Thomas de Kent witnessed a charter by Alan Ronald's son, c. 1200-33 (Melros, p. 227), and as Thomas de Cantia (the Latin form of his name) witnessed a charter by John, son of Michael de Methldl, to Melrose, c. 1230 (Wemyss, n, p. xlvi). Robert de Kent of the county of Lanark rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, n, p. 204), William de Kent was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1408 (NSCM., i, p. 3), another William Kent had a lease of the auchtene part of Maistertoun in Fife, c. 1570 (RD., p. 487), and Robert Kent was a burgess of Burntisland in 1612 (Laing, 1639). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Kent Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kent Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Kent family tree.
Look at Kent Parish Records at Find My Past.
Search the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Kent family name using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Kent family records.
Search MyHeritage for Kent family data.
Explore the LDS Database for records of the Kent family.
Research the Kent surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kent Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 16029 people with the Kent surname in the UK? Kent is now ranked number 347 for popularity in the UK. |
Kent Genealogy Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Kent family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Kent data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Kent family and people looking to contact living Kent relations.
Investigate GENi for Kent family records.
Find your Irish Kent relatives on findmypast.ie
Kent Forums
Research the Kent surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 51650 people with the Kent surname in the USA? Kent is ranked number 140 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kent Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Kent family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Kent surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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