FREE genealogy since 1999 - History belongs to all of us!
Add YOUR Family To This Page
History of Kent County, England
Journey back in time to Kent County, England
Visit Kent County, England. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.
Are you from Kent County? Do you have ancestors from there? Tell us YOUR story!
Kent County, England
Kent is best known as the 'Garden of England', a phrase first coined by Henry VIII.
travelaboutbritain.com
There is MUCH more to discover about Kent County, England. Read on!
- 1547 - (Kent) - The Royal Navy first used the River Medway in 1547 when a storehouse was rented on 'Jyllingham Water'.
wikipedia.org - 1553 - Thomas Wyatt led an army into London from Kent in 1553, against Mary I.
wikipedia.org - 1667 - (Kent) - Forts were built all along the coast following a daring raid by the Dutch navy on the shipyards of the Medway towns in 1667
wikipedia.org - 1801 - (Kent) - As an indication of the area's military importance, the first Ordnance Survey map ever drawn was the 1 inch map of Kent, published in 1801. Work on the map started in 1795.
wikipedia.org 
The Fryars at Aylesford
W. H. Ireland, A new and complete History of the County of Kent (1828-1830)
Artwork
St.Georges Church, Ramsgate
W. H. Ireland, A new and complete History of the County of Kent (1828-1830)
Artwork
1830 - On Saturday night, 28 August 1830, a widespread uprising by rural workers began in East Kent, with the destruction of threshing machines in the Elham Valley area and by the third week of October, over one hundred machines had been destroyed.
The uprising, that eventually became known as the Swing Riots, spread across southern England and East Anglia. The general unrest, particularly about the state of the workhouses, was instrumental in the introduction of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834.
wikipedia.org- 1895 - Kent County
Kent, a county of England, forming the S.E. extremity of Great Britain, and having N. the Thames and North Sea, S.E. the Straits of Dover, S. Sussex and the English Channel. Area, 1570 square miles. Two principal ranges of hills, contiguous with the North Downs of Surrey and Hants, extend through...Read MORE... - 1916
Kent, a county of England, forming the SE. extremity of Great Britain and adjoining the counties of Essex (from which it is separated by the Thames), Middlesex, Surrey, and Sussex. The Strait of Dover bounds it on the SE. Area, 1570 sq. m. Two principal ranges of hills, a continuation of the North...Read MORE... 
Folkestone, Madeira Walk
Postcard
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Kent County, England
Kent County, England
Artwork
 )
The Fryars at Aylesford
W. H. Ireland, A new and complete History of the County of Kent (1828-1830)
Kent County, England
Artwork
 )
St.Georges Church, Ramsgate
W. H. Ireland, A new and complete History of the County of Kent (1828-1830)
Kent County, England
Postcard
Folkestone, Madeira Walk
History, News and Stories of Kent County, England
Add History/News/Story-
1547 - (Kent) - The Royal Navy first used the River Medway in 1547 when a storehouse was rented on 'Jyllingham Water'.
wikipedia.org
-
1553 - Thomas Wyatt led an army into London from Kent in 1553, against Mary I.
wikipedia.org
-
1667 - (Kent) - Forts were built all along the coast following a daring raid by the Dutch navy on the shipyards of the Medway towns in 1667
wikipedia.org
-
1801 - (Kent) - As an indication of the area's military importance, the first Ordnance Survey map ever drawn was the 1 inch map of Kent, published in 1801. Work on the map started in 1795.
wikipedia.org
1830 - On Saturday night, 28 August 1830, a widespread uprising by rural workers began in East Kent, with the destruction of threshing machines in the Elham Valley area and by the third week of October, over one hundred machines had been destroyed.
The uprising, that eventually became known as the Swing Riots, spread across southern England and East Anglia. The general unrest, particularly about the state of the workhouses, was instrumental in the introduction of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834.
wikipedia.org
-
1895 - Kent County
Kent, a county of England, forming the S.E. extremity of Great Britain, and having N. the Thames and North Sea, S.E. the Straits of Dover, S. Sussex and the English Channel. Area, 1570 square miles. Two principal ranges of hills, contiguous with the North Downs of Surrey and Hants, extend through... Read MORE...
-
1916
Kent, a county of England, forming the SE. extremity of Great Britain and adjoining the counties of Essex (from which it is separated by the Thames), Middlesex, Surrey, and Sussex. The Strait of Dover bounds it on the SE. Area, 1570 sq. m. Two principal ranges of hills, a continuation of the North... Read MORE...
-
-
Kent County, England Genealogy
Not the place you are looking for? Try again!
Search for Your Family by Place
Who Are You Searching For?
Search for Your Family by Name
NOTE: If you don't know your ancestor's whole name or are unsure of the spelling, specify part of the name.Updated: 4/19/2023 8:44:16 AM
Are you from Kent County? Do you have ancestors from there? Tell us YOUR story!
If you'd like to be contacted by others who have ancestors from Kent County, leave a message here!The comments you read here belong only to the person who posted them. We reserve the right to remove off-topic and inappropriate comments.