We hold the largest collection of historic material relating to the ancient county of Kent, most of which you can access. The collections are made up of printed, manuscript (original) and audio-visual material.
Examples of documents:
parish registers (records of marriages, baptisms and burials)
tithes (payment in kind to support the parish church and its clergy)
probate records (wills)
bishops’ transcripts
official documents
records of local administration and businesses
records of estates and landed families
personal items such as letters and diaries.