Monumental Inscriptions are the transcriptions of the text on the gravestone or tombstone of an individual. In many cases there will be multiple burials in one grave so the inscription will provide information about other family members.
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | A History of the Abbey Church of Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyofabbeych00bramu... |
| Description: | A History of the Abbey Church of Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes a few monumental inscriptions. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, DNA Project, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | AUDLEY Family History |
| Link: | https://www.audleyfamilyhistory.com/ |
| Description: | AUDLEY Family History |
| Extra Info: | Research for the name AUDLEY and variants such as AIDLEY. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Burial Plots, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Billion Graves |
| Link: | https://billiongraves.com |
| Description: | Billion Graves |
| Extra Info: | Billion Graves says it is the world's largest resource for searchable GPS cemetery data. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.bolstridge.co.uk/genealogy/index.php |
| Description: | BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Use sources to search for types of information such as burials. |
| Classification: | Births, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | BRAILSFORD Family Name |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brailsford/genealog... |
| Description: | BRAILSFORD Family Name and Variants |
| Extra Info: | Includes some not in the published indexes. 1849, 1856, 1858, 1861. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | BREW One Name Study |
| Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
| Description: | BREW One Name Study |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | British Settlers on Argentina and Uruguay |
| Link: | http://www.argbrit.org/ |
| Description: | British Settlers on Argentina and Uruguay |
| Extra Info: | Many of the marriage records indicate place of birth. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Cemeteries - British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia |
| Link: | https://www.bacsa.org.uk/ |
| Description: | British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia |
| Extra Info: | Click on BACSAarchives for some transcriptions and gallery for pictures. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Births, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | CHITTENDEN One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.chittenden.com.au/ |
| Description: | CHITTENDEN One Name Study |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.cluett.org.uk/ |
| Description: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Part way down the home page is the Search link. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Pedigrees, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | DERING Family of Pluckley, Kent |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/genealogicalmem00haslgo... |
| Description: | DERING Family of Pluckley, Kent |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Dering and variants, includes pedigree charts and parish register extracts and more. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study |
| Title: | DUCKETT One Name Study |
| Link: | https://duckett.one-name.net/ |
| Description: | Research News for Duckett, Ducat, Duckitt, Duggett & other Variations of Duket |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | DUGMORE's of the Past |
| Link: | http://www.ancestorsofbirmingham.com/dugmore/dugmo... |
| Description: | DUGMORE's of the Past |
| Extra Info: | DUGMORE's family name, mainly concentrated in the Midlands area. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
| Link: | https://gander.one-name.net/ |
| Description: | GANDER / GANDAR One Name Study |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Genealogy Information and Records |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~gypsy/genealogy/ |
| Description: | Genealogy Information and Records , Mainly Folkestone and Hythe Areas |
| Extra Info: | Includes some records for gypsies, travellers and other itinerants in Kent. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Gravestone Photographs |
| Link: | https://www.gravestonephotos.com |
| Description: | Gravestone Photographs |
| Extra Info: | A great free resource which aims to collect many more photographs and details. Includes a surname search to help find your ancestors. Have you got any gravestone photographs that you could contribute? |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
| Link: | http://martleweb.co.uk/gumbleton/ |
| Description: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Place Study, Parish Records |
| Title: | Hastingleigh, Kent |
| Link: | http://www.hastingleigh.com/ |
| Description: | Hastingleigh, Kent - Records |
| Extra Info: | One place study. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Historic Canterbury |
| Link: | http://www.machadoink.com/ |
| Description: | Historic Canterbury - Records and Information |
| Extra Info: | Many interesting records of the area, including BMD's. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110611071735/http://h... |
| Description: | HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site -most information still seems to be available. HOLLINGWORTH and variations. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Internet Archive |
| Link: | http://archive.org/ |
| Description: | Internet Archive |
| Extra Info: | Has many scanned books, including some parish registers. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note baptism and baptisms give different results. |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Burial Plots, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study |
| Title: | KEMP(E) Family History |
| Link: | https://www.kempfamilyhistory.com |
| Description: | A one-name study into the KEMP, KEMPE KEMPF, KEMPS, KEMPT, CAMP and CAMPE names |
| Extra Info: | Worldwide research into the name and its variants. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Kent Archaeological Society |
| Link: | https://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk |
| Description: | Kent Archaeological Society Records |
| Extra Info: | Click on Research for monumental inscriptions, wills and more. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | LANCHBURY / LAINCHBURY |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150511054040/http://f... |
| Description: | LANCHBURY / LAINCHBURY |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not active at present. Most information still seems to be available. Mainly in Oxfordshire. Also census for other towns in Buckinghamshire - all surnames. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | LEECH / LEACH Family Genealogy |
| Link: | http://www.leechfamily.myzen.co.uk/ |
| Description: | LEECH / LEACH and Related Family Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Also includes Harris, Jordan / Jurdan, Sparrow, Wilson-Webb / Webb, Death, Doyle, and Savage. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | LEVEY Family History and Genealogy |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150911094613/http://w... |
| Description: | LEVEY Family History and Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site which is no longer active. Most of the parish registers and census information are still available. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | London Burial Grounds |
| Link: | https://www.londonburialgrounds.org.uk/ |
| Description: | London Burial Grounds |
| Extra Info: | Some monumental inscriptions within the site, but mainly details the burial grounds themselves, their current state and photographs. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20180114123904/http://... |
| Description: | LONGMORE Genealogy Resources |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information seems to be available, however it is slow to load. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Loose (Kent) Area History Society |
| Link: | https://www.looseareahistorysociety.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Loose (Kent) Area History Society |
| Extra Info: | Click on Our Archives for an e-book covering those mentioned on the war memorial. Also has a surname list of monumental inscriptions. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Officers Died Website |
| Link: | https://glosters.tripod.com/memindex3.htm |
| Description: | Officers Died Website |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | ORMEROD Family Website |
| Link: | http://www.ormerod.uk.net/index.htm |
| Description: | ORMEROD Family Website |
| Extra Info: | OMEROD and variants such as ORMEROID. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Parish of Benenden, Kent, Monuments, Vicars and Persons of Note |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishofbenenden00hasl |
| Description: | Parish of Benenden, Kent, Monuments, Vicars and Persons of Note |
| Extra Info: | Online book, published 1889. Includes the monumental inscriptions of the church and churchyard. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish of Boxley, Kent - History and Information |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyofboxleyp00cave |
| Description: | Parish of Boxley, Kent - History and Information |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some monumental inscriptions from the church. Also extracts from the parish registers. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish of Brasted, Kent - A History of the Church and Manor |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historybrastedi00cavego... |
| Description: | Parish of Brasted, Kent - A History of the Church and Manor |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes details of some of the monuments in the church. Also extracts of the parish registers for the CROW, HEATH and SEYLIARD families. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Parish of Bromley, Kent, The History, Antiquities and Improvements |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/historyantiquit00freego... |
| Description: | Parish of Bromley, Kent, The History, Antiquities and Improvements |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes some monumental inscriptions. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Parish of Charlton, Near Woolwich, Kent, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/charltonnearwool00mayl |
| Description: | Parish of Charlton, Near Woolwich, Kent, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Also includes a list of other burials not included in the monumental inscriptions. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish of Eastry and Royal Ville, Kent - Memorials |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/liberestriaeorme00shawr... |
| Description: | Memorials of the Royal Ville and Parish of Eastry, Kent |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes a few monumental inscriptions, a few marriages and burials (1562-1643). |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Parish of Lewisham, St. Mary's, Kent, A History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishchurchsai00duncgo... |
| Description: | Parish of Lewisham, St. Mary's, Kent, A History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes a few monumental inscriptions. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Parish of Staplehurst, Kent |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~staplehurst/genealo... |
| Description: | The Parish of Staplehurst, Kent |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Register Transcripts and Other Miscellaneous Records |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/genealogy/PR_... |
| Description: | Parish Register Transcripts and Other Miscellaneous Records |
| Extra Info: | Extracts of parish records for Somerset, Berkshire, Kent and Suffolk. |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Kingston, St. Giles, Kent |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishregisterso00kingr... |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Kingston, St. Giles, Kent |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Baptisms 1558-1812, marriages 1558-1837, burials 1558-1812, supplemented by the monumental inscriptions in the church and churchyard. Published 1893. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records |
| Title: | Parish Registers of Rochester, Cathedral Church, Kent |
| Link: | Parish Registers of Rochester, Cathedral Church, Kent |
| Description: | Parish Registers of Rochester, Cathedral Church, Kent (Ancestry) |
| Extra Info: | Parish Registers 1657-1837 |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study |
| Title: | PINCKNEY - The site for all UK PINCKNEYs |
| Link: | http://www.john-pinckney.co.uk/family/index.htm |
| Description: | PINCKNEY - The site for all UK PINCKNEYs and Variants |
| Extra Info: | Includes references to Pinckey, Pinckine, Pinckney, Pincknye, Pincney, Pinkene, Pinken, Pinkeny, Pinkine, Pinkney. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries |
| Title: | Police Roll of Honour |
| Link: | https://policememorial.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The National Police Officers Roll of Honour |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | PRATLEY One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.pratley.info/ |
| Description: | PRATLEY One Name Study |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Railway and Canal Historical Society |
| Link: | https://rchs.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Railway and Canal Historical Society |
| Extra Info: | Click on History for access to memorial and monuments search. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Sandwich Website |
| Link: | http://www.open-sandwich.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Sandwich Website - St. Clement's Church Monumental Inscriptions |
| Extra Info: | Click on History. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | SERCOMBE, SIRCOMBE, SURCOMBE, or SIRCOM One Name study |
| Link: | http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/sercombe.html |
| Description: | A Compilation of SERCOMBE Families |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down to sources of information. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
| Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/memindz1.ht... |
| Description: | Soldiers' Memorials Website |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | STERRY One Name Study |
| Link: | https://www.sterryworldwide.com/ |
| Description: | STERRY One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes extracts from civil registration, parish records and marriage licences. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
| Link: | https://www.sog.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
| Extra Info: | Can search for a surname for free, however a membership is required to access the detailed information. Click Search to see a list of the data online. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | THRALE / THRALL - History and Genealogy |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20130718055006/http://t... |
| Description: | THRALE / THRALL - History and Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy - most information stills seems to be available. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records |
| Title: | TIVEY Family Genealogy Project |
| Link: | http://www.tiveyfamilytree.com/ |
| Description: | TIVEY Family Genealogy Project |
| Extra Info: | Mainly around the Leicestershire area. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | TONG / TONGE / TONGUE Genealogy |
| Link: | http://www.tongefamily.info/ |
| Description: | TONG / TONGE / TONGUE Genealogy |
| Extra Info: | Mainly around Lancashire and Manchester. |
| Classification: | Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | VOUSDEN One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.vousden.name/ |
| Description: | VOUSDEN One Name Study |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Monumental Inscriptions, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Wakefield Family History Sharing Website |
| Link: | http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/index.shtml |
| Description: | Wakefield Family History Sharing Website |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down the page for census transcriptions, and other indexes. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.wanlessweb.org/TNG/index.php |
| Description: | WANLESS Web - A One Name Study of the surnames surnames Wanless, Wandless, Wanlass, Wandlass, Wanliss, and Wanlace |
| Classification: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Woodchurch Local and Family History |
| Link: | https://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Woodchurch Local and Family History |
| Extra Info: | The intention is to grow the amount of information on the website to aid those researching in the village. |
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