Place names

[Sandyhall]

Hi
I am hoping that someone could help with some Kent place names (I can't access original census pages on A******y)

1861 census has BECKTOWNE, KENT
1871 census has BECKMSHOURNE, KENT

can't find them on my up to date maps, are they old towns that may have disappeared or are they just the wrong spellings by the enumerator.
Thanks
Sandy

[kcapes]

Hi
I've lived in kent all my life and researching here. There is a Bekesbourne near Canterbury, if you give me details of people I could check for you. But your right it could one that does'nt show up on new maps, i'll dig out my old Kent map for you.

[busyglen]

Hi
I've lived in kent all my life and researching here. There is a Bekesbourne near Canterbury, if you give me details of people I could check for you. But your right it could one that does'nt show up on new maps, i'll dig out my old Kent map for you.

I live in Kent also, and I agree that it looks like Bekesbourne. I can't find any trace of anything remotely like the names you mention. It looks like a case of mistranscription, to me. ;)

Glenys

[Peter_uk_can]

Hi Sandy. If you send me the names I will look at the originals for you.

PM at your discretion

[Sandyhall]

Hi
Thanks for your help. I have

Mary Ann Warren b1831 Maidstone, Kent she married
Frederick Lawrence b 1828 (1861) Becktowne and (1871) Beckmshourne, Kent

I have found them Living in Bromley on the 61 & 71 Census

On 71 he is a retired builder, do you know if there is anyway one can find out who owned houses at this time, as I know his daughter had a private income of 30 shillings a week from property left to her, when she died this passed to her husband. I can't find a will for her father Frederick.

Sandy

[Peter_uk_can]

Ok, now I am confused. Is Frederick in Kent, other than Bromley, in the 1861 and 1871 ?

Your place name could be Beckenham..

[Sandyhall]

Peter

Frederick and Mary Ann both born in Kent but living in Bromley at the time of the 1861 and 1871 Census

Sandy

[Peter_uk_can]

Does this help ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckenham

I can't even find Frederick in 1861 Kent census

[Geoffers]

The 1871 census entry
RG10/574 f38 p12
Catherine St, Bromley
Fred LAWRENCE, hd, mar, 44, retired builder, bn Beackinsbourne, Kent
also wife M A Lawrence, and two daughters Ellen and Alice

[Peter_uk_can]

The place is the Parish of Beakesbourne

I think that Frederick was there in 1841,

It is an old name and goes back to Domesday records

[Sandyhall]

Thank you Geoffers

I have slapped my wrist and am standing in the corner because I can't copy what I've written down, also having a lot of blonde moments just lately or perhaps I've got my Aunt Sally head on as my work colleague used to say to me when I made silly mistakes at work.

Sandy

[kcapes]

Hi
If it's the one in Canterbury it's Bekesbourne without the (A)

[busyglen]

Just to confirm: BEAKSBOURNE, was a small village about 3 miles away from Canterbury that had a manor, anciently called Livingsbourne.

It later became known as Bekesbourne.

Glenys

PS: Sorry Peter, didn't see your message, obviously we have the same book!