National Burial Index

The Society has so far contributed 15,651 records to the National Burial Index (NBI) project, which is co-ordinated by the Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS).

The First Edition of the Index was published by the FFHS on CD-Rom in April 2001, and the Second Edition in August 2004. For further details about the project and how to obtain a copy, see www.ffhs.org.uk/General/Projects/NBI.htm

North West Kent FHS has also published some of its Kent NBI data on microfiche, while the remainder is available as a lookup service in response to an email. For each of the burials contributed to the NBI by the Society, you can obtain further information as follows:

Place / Church	Covering dates	No. of entries	Further Information
Deptford, St Paul	1788-1812	8,750	See the Publications List (m/fiche no.52 & CD-Rom No.1).
Deptford, St Paul	1813-1826	4,751	See the Publications List (m/fiche no.60 & CD-Rom No.1).
Deptford, Baptist Meeting House	1820-35	20	Contact Walter Eves, at
Lee, St Margaret	1796-1813	340
Lewisham, St Mary	1753-62, 1801-14	1,790

In contrast to the NBI, our published burials data contain the full details from each burial entry. This often includes useful information such as occupations, precise addresses, relationships to other members of the family, etc.

The Second Edition of the NBI has many more Kent churches than the First Edition (a total of 65). The new data has been contributed by the Kent FHS (mainly for churches in mid & east Kent), and Bromley Local Studies Library (west Kent).