Something that has appeared recently on the KFHS list but may have escaped some listers here, is an invaluable tip for using the marriages section of the KCC BDM online service at http://extranet3.kent.gov.uk/sp/rois/home.html Please excuse me if you have already seen this, but it is too good to not share widely. From Graeme Kitney: The *really* interesting thing about the search is not so much the information that is presented, but rather what is 'hidden' from view. Instead of clicking on the name of the person of interest, hover the cursor over the link and look at the bottom of the browser. There you will see the link into the KCC's database. This link gives the date of the marriage! My own addition: When you search in the normal way, the results appear as a list. If you then "hover" your mouse pointer over a name on the list and look at the bottom left of your screen, just above the START button (assuming you are using Windows XP then you will see a long list of what might seem like computer gobbledegook. The last item on that line is the detailed date relating to the item you are hovering on. It's obviously a piece of internal data from the KRS database and seeing it actually displayed is unusual but very useful! Just for clarification - it's a quirk of their system and using it is certainly not prohibited or wrong in any way. What you actually see is (part of) the URL for the page that you would go to if you click on the link. They obviously use the date and register reference to name their web database links. If the line disappears off your screen another method is to right-click on the target name and left-click "properties". Part of the code is a reference to the church, and a downloadable list of these codes is being compiled at http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/famhistory/kentregcodes.htm (credit to Brenda Paternoster for her work. Chris

Hi Further to Chris's BDM tip - Just to add to this. Lots of people commented on not seeing all of the details. If you get completely stuck: Right-click on the desired name - click on copy shortcut - and then paste it to Word or something similar - and hey presto you will see all of the details including dates. Hope this extra info, helps some of you. Best wishes, Louise.