Forum: Kent county-wide forum

Hello everyone I hope that you are all well. Anyone familiar with the family of the late Thomas Simmonds and wife Hannah Long, I have so far their 1841 census where Thomas is 41 years of age and Hannah 40, children Thomas 17yrs, James 13yrs, Phillis 8yrs (my ancestor) Agnes 5yrs, Sophie...

Hello fellow history mavens: I am interested in knowing more about Shoreham aka Lullingstone (the ancient one, not the new) Castle in Kent. It seems in the 1460s it was under the jurisdiction of the Newburgh family out of Dorset Co., by way of their blood relationship to the Poyntz family. By...

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...

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'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 ..

I'm trying to find the maiden name of my 7thX great grandmother Joanna Kennard (kenward) died 1709 East Farleigh Kent, her husband John Kennard (Kenward) died 1719 East Farleigh, I have his second marriage to Sarah Elliott in March 1712 at East Farleigh but I can't find anything about his first...

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...