Cranbrook District

Registers have not been released by the following parishes to the Archives: Cranbrook (from 1857), Frittenden (from 1837), Goudhurst (from 1888) and Sissinghurst (from 1854). So you may be aware of the existence of a marriage which does not appear in this index.

Parishes Included

Benenden (to 1911)
Cranbrook (to 1857 only)*
Frittenden (to 30 June 1837 only)*
Goudhurst (to 1888 only)*
Hawkhurst (to 1911)
Kilndown (from 1843)
Sandhurst (to 1911)

Sissinghurst: Part of Cranbrook parish. Has not handed in the marriage register for marriages starting 1854.

From 1 July 1837 there may also have been marriages in the Cranbrook Register Office and in the various non-conformist chapels which existed in these parishes. Among these chapels were (in 1859):

Benenden: Dissenting Meeting House
Cranbrook: Seven places of worship for dissenters
Sandhurst: Weslyan and Baptist chapels

Registers used in this Index

Parish	Dates	Register
Benenden	1754 - 1783	P20/1/5
	1783 - 1812	P20/1/6
	1813 - 1837	P20/1/7
	1837 - 1892	P20/1/12
	1892 - 1911	P20/1/13 (part)
Cranbrook	1754 - 1790	P100/1/7
	1790 - 1808	P100/1/8
	1808 - 1812	P100/1/9
	1813 - 1837	P100/1/10
	1837 - 1857	P100/1/18
	1857 -	Register still at parish
Frittenden	1754 - 1812	P152/1/6
	1813 - 1837	P152/1/7
	1837 -	Register still at parish

Parish	Dates	Register
Goudhurst	1754 - 1791	P157/1/8
	1792 - 1812	P157/1/9
	1813 - 1837	P157/1/10
	1837 - 1888	P157/1/11
	1888 -	Register still at parish
Hawkhurst	1754 - 1794	P178/1/10
	1795 - 1812	P178/1/11
	1813 - 1837	P178/1/12
	1837 - 1871	P178/1/13
	1871 - 1888	P178/1/14
	1888 - 1911	P178/1/24 (part)
Kilndown	1843 - 1911	P157B/1/3 (part)
Sandhurst	1754 - 1812	P321/1/9
	1813 - 1838	P321/1/10
	1837 - 1900	P321/1/11
	1901 - 1911	P321/1/12 (part)

Indexed by David Hills, August-October 2002