A Guide to Tracing Your Family in Kent County originally compiled in 1979 by Helen Blackburn; updated in 1988 by Cheri Arthurs, Pat Bedford and Marilyn Wild; revised and updated in 1994 by Jo-Anne Hendry
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Chatham and limited Kent County newspapers (1841-present) are indexed to 2000 by surname and subject
Directories for Chatham, Wallaceburg, the County of Kent, and an assortment of other counties:
Cemetery transcriptions for Kent County, arranged by township and indexed.
Indexes to Kent Country Census ReturnsChristian name and surname listed alphabetically, occupation, birthplace, religion, and page number on microfilm:
Miscellaneous Census Tracts1851 agricultural census for Kent County
Records of the Old St. Paul’s Church of England, Chatham, Ontario, 1829-1841
Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Kent, Ontario
Voters’ lists for the Townships of:
Mariages et Sépultures Paroisse l’imaculée Conception de Paincourt, 1851-1988
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