Kensington Genealogy (in Philadelphia County, PA)

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Kensington Birth Records

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Church of the Good Shepherd Baptism, Burial Register 1925-1938 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Baptism, Burial Register 1946-1976 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Parish Register 1869-1947 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Parish Register 1940-1950 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Personal Register 1875-1896 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Emmanuel Church Parish Register 1890-1921 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Emmanuel Church Parish Register 1919-1992 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Pennsylvania Births, 1852-1854 Ancestry online

Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-present Pennsylvania Department of Health

St Barnabas Parish Register 1887-1904 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

St Barrabas Parish Register 1904-1943 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

St Luke's Church Parish Register 1942-1975 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Kensington Cemetery Records

Cemetery records, 1831-1890 [St. Michael's Catholic] FamilySearch Library

Cemetery records, 1859-1978 [Kensington or Palmer] FamilySearch Library

Cemetery records, 1859-ca.1958 [St. Anne's Catholic] FamilySearch Library

Franklin Cemetery (Defunct) Find a Grave online

Moyamensing Almshouse Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mutual of Kensington Cemetery (defunct) Find a Grave online

Kensington Census Records

Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Kensington Church Records

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Annals of the Kensington Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, 1801-1893 FamilySearch Library

Church of the Good Shepherd Baptism, Burial Register 1925-1938 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Baptism, Burial Register 1946-1976 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Marriage Register 1884-1937 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Parish Register 1869-1947 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Parish Register 1940-1950 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Personal Register 1875-1896 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church records, 1814-1900 [First Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1814-1952 [First Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1832-1846 [Second Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1832-1896 [First Independent Christian] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1836-1921 [Emmanuel Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1869-1939 [Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1875-1950 [St. Barnabus Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1942-1951 [St. Luke's Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Emmanuel Church Marriage Register 1921-1947 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Emmanuel Church Parish Register 1890-1921 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Emmanuel Church Parish Register 1919-1992 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

St Barnabas Parish Register 1887-1904 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

St Barrabas Parish Register 1904-1943 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

St Barrabas Parish Register, Marriage records 1939-1942 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

St Luke's Church Parish Register 1942-1975 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Kensington Death Records

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1906-1964 Pennsylvania Death Index MyHeritage online

1906-1967 Pennsylvania Death Certificates Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Baptism, Burial Register 1925-1938 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Baptism, Burial Register 1946-1976 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Parish Register 1869-1947 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Parish Register 1940-1950 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Personal Register 1875-1896 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Emmanuel Church Parish Register 1890-1921 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Emmanuel Church Parish Register 1919-1992 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Pennsylvania, Death Records, 1906-present Pennsylvania Department of Health

Pennsylvania, Oliver H. Bair Funeral Records Indexes, 1920-1980 Ancestry online

St Barnabas Parish Register 1887-1904 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

St Barrabas Parish Register 1904-1943 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

St Luke's Church Parish Register 1942-1975 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Kensington Histories and Genealogies

FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage online

Kensington; a city within a city : an historical and industrial review FamilySearch Library

MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage online

Kensington Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, 1836-1838 FamilySearch Library

Indexes to Naturalization Petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1951 Ancestry online

Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775 Ancestry online

Names of Foreigners who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775 Google Books online

Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Philadelphia, 1800-1819 Ancestry online

Passengers and Ships Prior to 1684 Ancestry online

Pennsylvania German Pioneers: Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. I Ancestry online

Pennsylvania German Pioneers: Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. II Ancestry online

Persons Naturalized in the Province of Pennsylvania, 1740-1773 Ancestry online

Petitions for naturalization, 1836-1837 FamilySearch Library

Philadelphia, 1789-1880 Naturalization Records Ancestry online

Philadelphia, 1800-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists Ancestry online

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Passenger Lists, 1883-1945 MyHeritage online

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Passenger Lists, 1800-1882 MyHeritage online

U.S., Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1924 Ancestry online

Kensington Map Records

Manuscript map of Kensington in Philadelphia, 1820 Library of Congress online

Kensington Marriage Records

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1700-1821 Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry online

1823-1997 Pennsylvania Marriages (incomplete) MyHeritage online

Church of the Good Shepherd Marriage Register 1884-1937 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Parish Register 1869-1947 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Parish Register 1940-1950 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Church of the Good Shepherd Personal Register 1875-1896 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Emmanuel Church Marriage Register 1921-1947 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Emmanuel Church Parish Register 1890-1921 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Emmanuel Church Parish Register 1919-1992 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

St Barnabas Parish Register 1887-1904 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

St Barrabas Parish Register 1904-1943 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

St Barrabas Parish Register, Marriage records 1939-1942 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

St Luke's Church Parish Register 1942-1975 (included in Pennsylvania, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Records) Ancestry online

Kensington Minority Records

U.S., Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1924 Ancestry online

Kensington Newspapers and Obituaries

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Offline Newspapers for Kensington

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Kensingtonian. (Kensington [Philadelphia, Pa.]) 1909-1923

Kensington Probate Records

1683-1993 Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Kensington Tax Records

Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 Ancestry online



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