Forum: Kent county-wide forum

Does anyone have the DADDS family in their tree? I am looking for William Dadds, b. c.1791 Preston, Kent. He married Ann JARVIS, c. 1816. They had James Dadds, b. 1823 Preston, Kent and he married Elizabeth Kennett 20.12.1851 in Preston. She was daughter of James & Mercy Kennett. Children: ...

Does anyone have family recollections of, or know the history of, a boys’ grammar school on Aylesbury Road in Bromley, Kent? My father had strong memories of it as his first school. He would have started there in 1918, attending until, maybe, 1921/1922. We, as children, were oft reminded by...

I am having great difficulty in tracking the birth of Catherine Horton c1858. Shows in all census entries as being born in Deal. Have tried Eastry entries and also Elham, but no results. Have also tried different surnames as I know sometimes entries can get misread. Does anyone have any other...

Hi, Maybe someone can help me to look in the correct place ? I have a christian name and all of the initials. I have a street but no house number...and I have an approximate date/year that person resided here. I know also that the person moved abroad shortly afterwards. What search website...

I am searching for my g grandparents William, or John William and Charlotte Bennett (nee Cheeseman) and their children. I believe William as a Methodist Minister in the Ightham or Wrotham area. William's father was called William Jones and his mother Charlotte Bennett. I don't know when the...

Hi, I am looking for info on Hannah Sophia Spindler who's death certificate states that she was born at Sandhurst. She died in 1876 in Sydney NSW, her parents were listed as Ludwig Spindler Professor of music (I can't find out any thing on him at all) and her mother is listed as Hannah Grierson....

I am trying to find out the birth/baptism for an Elizabeth Mary Grubb C1807 whose birth place has eluded me so far. She married a Charles Shepperd, who was a bricklayer/maker. Documents suggest that Elizabeth's parents were James and Sarah Ann Grubb. The only marriage I can find for a James...

I'm trying to find the marriage of James Skey and Mary (possibly Divell) at Minster post January 1786, possibly in 1789. Also, the burial of Mary Skey post 1790. Any help would be very much appreciated. Peter

Rosina Matilda Rice Born 1839 Chatham, Kent England. Parents names : Francis and Mary Ann Rice ( Nee Pearman ) I found Rosina in the 1951 Census : she was in a Common Workhouse at the Parish : Saint Nicholas, Rochester, Kent England... No other Trace after that ..

My ancestor, Richard Denton, married Mary Grant in 1776 in St. Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent. All four of their children, Mary Bennett Denton, Ann Denton, Richard Denton and Jane Denton were christened in that same church. These records are from that terrific digital record website for Kent. ...

Hi all : I see on my on my Granduncle marriage Cerificate : John Watt Rice married a Alice Cork in 1919 at Strood, Kent He had his occupation down as a Licensed Victualler, and his address as 4 North Street, on doing some reseaching I noticed that 4 North Street was the Three Gardeners pub, I was...

Hi : I am reseaching the rice family tree and would like a bit of information on this matter. Peter James Rice B/1836 Chatham Kent married a Alice Matilda Watt B/1863 or Matilda Alice Watt:- in 1862 at South Sheilds Darham, They had four boys and a Girl :- Alfred and James rice came to New Zealand...

Hello Iam trying to locate the marriage of John Starling to Alice 1810-1816 John was baptised John Starling Seaber in Isleham, Cambridgeshire but later went under the name John Starling. According to the 1851 census, Alice was born in Brompton, Kent c.1780. I have checked for a marriage in...

Winifred's birth was registered December quarter 1905, in Elham registration district, and she was born in Hythe.. She was the daughter of Thomas Head Raddall and Ellen Gifford, and with her family sailed to Halifax Nova Scotia in 1913. She died, aged 103, on June 8th 2009, and I have a copy of...

I have a request this one may be a bit difficult as I am not sure of the surnames of these people. In the Brickenden Family tree that my grandmother`s cousin drew up for her he has names but no surnames and I can only guess they are Brickenden`s. He has a James ?? marrying a Harriet Knowlden...

James Brownfield (1823-1897) married Sarah James in 1844, all in Greenwich or Gravesend, Kent. They had at least 14 children, the youngest born in 1867. I have verified details for all this. I have census details for James and family from 1861-1891, all showing James as a river pilot. His family...

I am hoping someone with the time and the urge can find this family for me in 1891 please? I do not have a paid sub to any sites at the moment. There are two deaths on FreeBMD for two fellows about the right age, one before 1891, the other after, so I am curious as to which death is the right...

Can anyone find a marriage record for Henry William Breden born 28 October 1848 in Rotherfield, Sussex to Martha born approx 1851 in Penshurst, Kent? I think they had the following children: Florence Breden 1879 Henry William Breden 1881 Bertha Breden 1888 Fred Breden 1890 Ernest Breden...