Deaths, registration, funerals and cemeteries

Kent Registration Service - births marriages and deaths

The Registration Service - part of Kent County Council - is responsible for the registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships. It licenses venues where civil marriages and civil partnerships may be conducted and registered and provides citizenship, baby welcoming and renewal of vows ceremonies. In addition, it is the custodian of all birth, death and marriage registers dating from 1 July 1837

· Births - information about births in Kent, including how and where to register a birth.
· Marriages- information about weddings in Kent
· Civil partnerships -information for same sex couples wishing to formalise their relationship by registering as a civil partnership
· Cemeteries in Shepway details and locations 
· Ceremonies and venues - information about ceremonies and venues for marriages and civil partnerships
· Deaths -information about deaths in Kent, including how to register a death
· Citizenship -information about being accepted for naturalisation or registration as a British citizen including details of the citizenship ceremony
· Local and ancestry information - local and ancestry information available from Kent county council
· Local offices and their facilities