Find your ancestors in Kent Banns

Search for the banns of couples read in over 57 parishes in Kent, England, between 1653 and 1962. Discover when your ancestors’ banns were read, when they got married, and their previous marital status.

Each record includes a transcript of the original banns book. The information in each transcript may vary, but most will include the following information:

• Groom’s name
• Bride’s name
• Year
• Banns date
• Groom’s parish
• Bride’s parish
• Groom’s marital status
• Bride’s marital status
• Place
• Notes

Many of the bride and groom’s parish is listed as ‘Otp,’ which means ‘Of this parish.’ It means that the bride or groom are apart of the parish in which the Banns announcements are taking place.

Kent Banns parish list

These records are not intended to be a comprehensive survey of all the burials in Kent. Below are lists of all the parishes or places included in Kent burials. The year ranges given are not inclusive and some parishes may have gaps in their records.