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Volume 9 No 7
September 2002
NORTH WEST KENT FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Founded 1978
Registered Charity No.282627
Member of the Federation of Family History Societies
PRESIDENT
Jean Stirk
VICE PRESIDENTS: Stella Szachnowski , David Cufley, Susan Pittman, Joan
Field & Joyce Hoad .
COMMITTEE
Waiter Eves, 11 Cl iftonville Ave. ,Cliftonville, Kent, CT9 2AJ
Chairman:
Vice Chairman : Stelia Baggaley, Saddlers House , High St, Farningham, DA4 ODT
Treasurer:
Bob Woodward, 25 St Francis Ave, Gravesend, DA 12 4SY
Secretary:
Vera Bailey,58 Clarend on Gdns, Stone, DA2 6EZ
Journal Editor:
Stelia Baggaley, see above
Librarian:
Audrey Rainer, 82 Plantation Road , Hextable, Swanley, BR8 7SB
Publicity:
Post Vacant
Minutes Sec
Post Vacant
Projects (1891) : Brian Waymont,2 Lawrence Hill Gnds,Dartford, DA1 3AP
Maureen Fearn , 1a Knoll Road, Sidcup, DA14 4QT
Publications:
Computer Branch Ron Anthony, 2 Perry House, Chislehurst Rd , Sidcup, DA 14 6BE
Bromley rep:
Ron Anthony, see above
Janet Rose, 15 Knockhall Chase, Greenhithe, DA9 9EW
Dartford rep :
Sevenoaks rep : Nic Tregaske, 12 Rowfield , Edenbridge, TN8 6DB
THE OBJECTIVES of the SOCiety are to encourage and aid the study of family
history, genealogy and heraldry in S.E. London and N.W. Kent.
MEMBERSHIP of the Society costs £8.00 per year (individual);£1 0.00 for family
membership (two or more persons at the same address receiving one copy of the
Journal). The subscription year is 1st January to 31st December. Four journals are
issued per year, March , June, September and December.
MEMBERSHIP ENQUIRIES should be sent to the Membership Secretary: Stelia
Rhys , 6 Windermere Road, Bexleyheath, Kent , DA76PW
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS should be sent to Mrs Maureen Griffiths , 30 Bladindon
Drive, Bexley Kent DAS 3BP
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE on Society matters should be addressed to the
Secretary (address above).
THE SOCIETY'S HOME PAGE
www.nwkfhs.org.uk
NORTH WEST KENT FAMILY HISTORY is a quarterly journal produced and
published by the North West Kent Family History Society. The contents may not be
reproduced without permission of the Editor
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NORTH WEST KENT FAMILY HISTORY
Vol 9, No 7 September 2002
Editor Stella Baggaley, Saddlers House, High St, Farningham , DA40DT
CONTENTS
The Presidents Panel
From the Editors Desk
The Chairman's Report
Stu art Bligh
Best Brewers of Chatham , Part 1
Indexes Beware
Found in a London Orphan Asylum
Astray in a Valley of Flowers
Descended from Prince Albert
It's a Wise Child
From an Autograph Book
Helpful Funeral Directors
Society Matters
Jean Stirk
Stella Baggaley
Waiter Eves
David Cufley
Janet Dyas
Jean Stirk
Valerie Richards
Norma Smith
Karen Tayler
Maureen Simmons
June Biggs
Ron Gray
****** FUTURE PROGRAMME ******
A ll members are welcome at any of the venues.
BROMLEY
16 October
Records of the Crimean War
20 November
Victorian Deaths
4 December
Portraits & historical research
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Brian Old ham
Tom Doig
JUlia Page
N.B.December meeting on f irst W ednesday
Meeti ngs will be held at Bromley Civic Centre, Rochester Ave, Bromley, Kent and the
doors are open from 7.15pm. Why not allow plenty of time to browse at the Bookstall
before and after the talk, which normally begins at 8.00pm. We are open until 10.00pm.
DARTFORD
5 October
To Coin a phrase
Meryl Chatty
2 November
'Death Clouds'
Geoff Sewell
7 December
Thames Sailing Barges
Tony Farnham
Meetings will be held at Dartford Grammar School for Girls, Shepherds Lane, Dartford
and sta rt at 10.30am. The hall will be open from 10am to 12.30pm. Please come early if
you are seeking help with your fam ily history.
SEVENOAKS
10 October
Talking Shop
Audrey Coli ins
14 November
Changing Role of women
Dr John Ray
December
NO MEETING
NB Meetings are now on the 2nd Thursday of each mo nth
Meetings will be held at Sevenoaks Community Social Club , Otford Road , Sevenoaks
and start at 8pm. The Bookstall will be open from 7pm so do come early if you can.
COMPUTER BRANCH
1 October
Census info from home via internet
5 November
How I do my family History with computer help
3 Decem ber
M.ls from 100 Kent churches via Internet
Peter Searle
Ted Connell
& Helen Dasley
Ted Connell
Meetings will be held at The Sm all Hall, Crofton Halls Orpington 7.45pm - 10.15pm
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THE PRESIDENT'S PANEL
Jean Stirk
O
nce a year the President invites the Vice-Presidents and the
Society Chairman to conside r the awards from the Josephine
Birchenough Bursary Fund . This fu nd was set up in her memory from
contributions by members to encourage members to share their research
experiences. The bursary fu nd is available to assist persons who wish to
follow some form of research or carry out a specific Family History project,
which fulfils the objects of the Society. This aspect of the bursary has no
closing date and members ca n apply for an award by completing an
application, which are availab.le from the Society Secretary or Branch
Secretaries. No one has made an application this year.
The other aspect of the bursary is to make an award for an article
or articles in the Journal, which help and encourage and widen the horizons
of the readers in their research and hopefully encourage other members to
write for the Journal.
We realise that not everyone finds it easy to write an article. Try
making a simple plan for each paragraph so the 'story' flows. Keep
sentences short and to the point. Try to be a little imaginative and tell a
story rather than just list information. Remember that readers do not know
your family, so relate each one mentioned to one person , especially to
disting uish those with the same names. Try to show how you extended your
research beyond the basic records and commenting on their usefulness.
With a proliferation of indexes and other guides on computer, it is
essential to consult the original records to ensure the indexes are correct
and to develop abetter understanding of the records themselves. Mention
any useful pointers about using particular indexes and records . Writing an
article about your own experiences should be helpful and encou rag ing to
other members in progressing thei r own family research .
We used the fo llowing simple criteria, wh ich reflect the aims of the
Society:
An interesting sto ry, well written which shows how readers
might tackle their own research.
show the way the research was approached
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what sources were used, with class and reference
nu mbers, and where those sources may be found
how the information was confirmed
how problems were. overcome
A simple fa mily tree to clarify relationships
Illustrations if available add interest.
For 2001 we have decided to make an award of £15 to Barry
Langri dge for his article "Glory or Poverty -the chances for a late Victorian
soldier" wh ich appeared in the Decem ber 2001 Journal. This was an
interesting article giving the background to the life of a soldier using not
only th e basic records but utilizin g other prime sources and books which
help to put the "flesh on the bones". He quoted the sources used and their
location . Although not fu lfilling all the criteria on which we were basing our
judgement, it was an article, wh ich pointed the direction in which we felt we
shou ld be moving.
The Bursary is there to be used. Try writing an article, keeping the
criteria an d suggestion s in mi nd, and put it forward to the Editor for
publication . All published articles will be considered for an award.
Jean Stirk, President
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
Stelia Baggaley
I am still working through the articles that members have sent after
my plea and it is always an editor' s aim to have articles in stock. Next year
2003 will be the 25 th An niversary of the Society an d we hope to produce a
special edition in March to celebrate that. We would like to encourage
members to write something special and it would be even better if the
articles could be considered for the Josephine Birchenough award, details
of the criteria outl ined above in the President's report.
From th is issue th ere will be details of th e location of the Library
and how to get there. We would encourage more members to use the
facil ity as the more that the Library is used the more probable it is that the
resources will be expanded.
The Editor
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Waiter Eves
THE CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
T
he Govern ment has proposed on e of the biggest shake-ups in
Civil Reg istration and a White Paper has been issued for
consultation. Howeve r, the government intends to use a proced ure that in
effect short cuts the usual Parliamentary process to enable the proposed
changes to take effect as soon as possible. I do not have the space to go
into detail on the proposed changes but outline can be found on the
Federation of Family History Web page www. ffhsorg.uk/ as well as the
initial response from the Federation , our initial response is sh own below.
You can read the document or down load it at www.statistics. gov.uk/ Click
on Registration of births, marriages and deaths this will take you the page
where you can access the White Paper.
In short the proposal is to divide the present Marriage, Birth and
Death Registers into two, Historical (over 100 years old) and Active (less
than 100 years old). Historical records would no longer requ ire a certificate.
The idea is to make them 'free' to access, it should be noted that th is does
not mean that a fee would not sti ll be payable (However, the White Paper is
not clear how this would be achieved, thoug h it does state that a not for
profit organization could apply and or they could be deposited in local
records offices.)
The problem lies with records less than 100 years old . They would
be heavily restricted. This would have a major impact on fam ily Historians.
The government also wo uld wish to restrict access to Church Reg isters
less than a hundred years old. It also intends to en gage the Ch urch of.
Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints in discussions with a view to restricting its
ability to provide copies of such records in this country, even th oug h they
would be still be freely available outside the Jurisdiction of this Country. The
Federation of Family History Societies has lodged an initial reply pointing
out the major difficulties inherent in these proposals. What happens to
Registers and filmed copies of Reg isters in local Records Offices? The
information would still be avai lable outside th e UK. W hat will be the
Churches views on this? And there are many more. What would be the
effect on the access to the Records of the first World War Soldiers? Would
Published Family Histories giving the details that wou ld be illegal under this
Act also have to be restricted?
Though it is understood that the desire to prevent fraud , of all
types, is one of the reasons for this W hite Paper many believe that it would
not do so and would cause many problems in its present form. On behalf of
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the Society the Committee asked me to lodge initial comments on behalf of
the Society. I have reproduced a copy of my letter below. The Branches
have been asked to supply any comm ents they have to the Main
Committee so they can be incorporated into a fulle r response.
Whatever you r views I would urge you to write expressing then as
soon as possible. You are more than welcome to adapt th e letter below if
you so wish . Send to: Lorraine Cole, Civil Registration Review Programme,
General Register Office,Smediey Hyd ro, Trafalga r Rd ,Southport PRO 2HH
Government White Paper: Civil Registration - Vital Changes.
Following the relea se of the above document I have been asked to write
to you to convey our initial response . The Society has some 2000 members and as
you will appreciate the proposals have a number of implication s, some good, but
some adverse, for all of them. We wish to allow our branches the opportunity of
advising us of their views before submitting a more detailed response.
We welcome the proposals for older records to be made open to family
historians and other researchers. We especially welcome the ending of the need to
buy expensive certificates. The transfer of historic regi sters to Records Offices,
allowing them to be open to public inspection and the abi lity to obtain low cost
uncertified paper copies would be of positive benefit. We also give a cautious
welcome to the plan s to support any not-for- profit organization wh ich would wish to
invest in enabling electronic access to the 'older' records that the Government
does not pla n to computerize. As a Family History Society one of our core aims is
to index and by publishing to make available such records. W e would always be
willing to assist such a project.
However, we have strong reservations about other proposals within the
W hite Paper. For instance the restrictions on the information available for more
recent registrations, occu pations, addresses and the cause of death. The proposal
to create a distinction between historic records and those relating to the active
population by restricti ng such information on people born less than 100 years ago
is we believe not workable. As would be the restriction on access to church
registers to prevent the obtaining of such information . Many have already been
indexed, coverin g at least part of the period concerned . Copies of such regi sters
also exist outside of the Country, which can be easily consulted by anyone
determined to obtain such information.
We realize that as the Wh ite Paper is part of a consultative process many of the
proposals are described in principle. However, we believe that the proposals as
described contain anomalies and some potential problems. We hope to detail
these in ou r more detailed response. Yours SincerelY,Walter J Eves. Chairman
NWKFHS.
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APPRECIATION OF STUART SUGH LOCAL STUDIES
MANA6ER AT LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY.
David Cufley
A
sad day is dawn ing for the London Borou gh of Bexley, Local
History Centre at Townley Road , Bexleyheath and all ou r
members who use that faci lity. Stuart Blig h the manager of the Centre
leaves on the 31 Ju ly 2002 for a new job. In the writer's opinion he's
changed the Centre for the better since he's been there and has gathered
about him one of the friendliest groups of staff one could wish to meet.
Originally the Centre was at Hall Place, Bexley, housed in one of
th e roo ms that in 1650 had been the parlour. Not ideal as a library but it did
have the perfect am bience for historic research . Stuart brought a modern
enthusiastic view to the access of th e information with an undercurrent
feel ing of fun and cheerfu lness. The poor storage of some of the records
did not dampen this enthusiasm although the conditions were not of the
highest quality. The move to Townley Road and this newer building
improved the conditions but did not change the atmosphere he and his staff
created. Where else wo uld a simple request about two brickmaking
photographs handed into the centre end up with Stuart and Oliver (the
arch ivist) dashing about, with two of his customers on a summer's Saturday
afternoon, delving into the records to confirm who they depicted and when
the photographs were taken . Some members have also recounted
memories of him as a football mad librarian fro m their research days at
Croydon Local Studies at the tim e it was exi led to Norbury.
To every cloud there is a silver lining . Stuart is transferrin g to the
Centre for Kentish Studies to help with the challenges of that establishm ent.
We wish him all the very best for his new job. Let us hope the same friendly
atmosphere will soon invade that establishment. Perhaps even the sound
of laughter may be heard above a low buzz of th e work being done as
people enjoy discovering their historic past.
D.C.
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BEST BREWERS OF CHATHAM
Part 1
Janet Dyas
A
t the beginn ing of the 1980's I was studying local history with
the University of Kent. During this period I made a study of the
ledgers of the Best family brewery of Chatham stored at the
Arch ive Office in Maidstone. Because the Arch ive Office was closed for
work at that ti me special arrangements were made to transport the ledgers
to Tonbridge Libra ry for me to examin e. This made it much easier for me to
look the ledgers but also made it difficult to cover all the documents relating
to the family. I was also working to strict limitations on the length of
dissertation and time allowed for research, which also made it difficult to
double check all the information. As a result the information I was able to
extract is somewhat limited in scope, relating mainly to the general day to
day runn ing of the brewery, but could be of use to the family historian in that
it contains the names of many of th e brewery and fa rm workers. For this
account I have, therefore, concentrated more on the people working for and
associated with the Best fam ily, rather than the details of production and
the ru nning of the business. I must point out though that in many cases only
the surnames of workers were recorded, and there is rarely any indication
of exactly where they lived or wh ere they came from. If anyone does any
subsequent research on these papers and fi nds any errors or om issions I
would be grateful if they could let me know so that I can make the
necessary corrections.
A Brief Historical Introduction.
Between 1600 and 1801 the population of Chatham rose from
approximately 1000 to over 10,000, and by the beginning of the nineteenth
century the town was well known for its dockyard and for servicing the
needs of wa rships, sailors and troops. These functio ns significantly affected
the growth of the brewery, particularly in the mid-eighteenth century when
Bests were the main suppliers of beer to the victualling office. The
Napoleonic Wars brought greater activity to the dockyard and town, seventy
vessels bei ng launched from private yards during these years. Because
military accommodation was frequently inadequate, soldiers were often
billeted at public houses, which, together with the rise in population and the
expansion of the dockyard led to a greate r demand for housing, stimulating
local trades and industries and thus creating a greater demand for
beer.
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The population continued to grow in the nineteenth century,
encouraging the proliferation of a variety of trades and professions.
Wheelwrights, blacks mith s, collarmakers, carpenters, plumbers, hoymen ,
butchers, grocers, stationers, fa rmers and naval and military personnel all
appear in the brewery ledgers, demonstrating the interdependence of
traders, dockyard, brewery and agricu ltu re.
The BEST family were brewers in Chatham as early as the
seventeenth century. After Thomas sen ior' s death in 1660, Thomas junior
expanded th e business, first renting premises opposite the brewery from a
Mr. MAU DESLEY, which he later inherited after marrying MAUDESLEY'S
daughter. He also began bu ying property and lords hips, .a policy continued
by son MAWDESLEY who pu rchased Park House Estate in 1720, and
Rome House and grounds in Rome Lane, Chatham, later in the 1720' s.
Chatham House was built in 1742. From 1727 to 1729 MAWDESLEY and
his father Thomas had been tru stees of an Act to widen and re pair the road
between Rochester and St. Dunstan's near Canterbury, and both
MAWDESLEY and James BEST Snr. were Sheriffs of Kent and J.Ps.
Ledger B1 [1746-1753] reco rds 52 public houses supplied by the brewery
located in Chatham, Brompton, Stroud, Rochester, Frindsbury, St.
Margarets, Luton and Eastgate .
As we ll as supplying public houses there were also a number of private
customers shown in the above ledger, incl ud ing the following:
Mr. Joh n BANYARD Smith s Forge, Chatham Yard [Docks] .
Victg. Office.
Chatham April 1746 -March 1747. [Victualling Office].
James BEST
Chatham .
Mr. SEDGER
Mr. Emman uel GR EEN. Fri ndsbury.
Mr. John PI NFOLD
Chatham. The Dockyard.
Mr. CABLE
Chatham . The Quarry.
Mrs. Ann DUNN
The Taphouse at the Dock.
The Coffee House.
Mrs. NEARN
The business pros pered under James BEST, but the brewery and
estate were divided after his death in 1782 , with son Thomas inheriting
Park House Estate, Boxley, wh ilst James, Georg e and Richard, his three
youngest sons, shared the brewery. Richard died in 1801 , after which the
bu siness was managed by the family solicitors W m. and Edward
TWOPENNY, ostensibly beca use of the extravagances of the three
younger sons. In 1807 the brewery deeds and papers were transferred to a
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Mr. WOODGATE severing the legal connection with Wm. and Edward
TWOPENNY, and in 1809 a new Ledger was started with the inscription
inside the front cover "James BEST Esq. 25th March 1809".
When James died in 1828 the brewery passed to his nephew
James [also referred to as The Colonel] son of Thomas, and so the
brewery and Park House Estate at Boxley were reunited. Although James
(the Colon el] an d his wife Harriet had quite a large family, three of their
sons died before James, including James, the ir oldest son. The brewery
then passed to a younger son, Major Mawdistley Gausson BEST and in
1851 the business wa s leased to Edward WINCH, who had been the tenant
of The Sun Tavern , Chatham, from 1834. W inch was a prominent name in
Chatham and Rochester, connected with disti lling and brewing, Richard
WINCH being recorded in Bagshaw's 1847 Directory as an Alderman of
Rochester. After leasing the business the Bests retired to their estates,
whilst still extracting a substantial yearly income from the lease until the
sale of the brewery in 1894. Major Mawdistly Gausson BEST died in 1906.
The Brewery.
In 1807 part of Chatham High Street was dominated by the Best's
fam ily brewery. Includ ed were residences for senior staff, Chatham House,
the brewtlouse, engine room, storehouses and sheds, behind which an
estate extended south , comprising paths, yards, outbuildings, lawns,
gardens and tree lined wa lks, with Richard Street, James Street, Rhode
Street, Clover Street and Best Street giving frontage to workers' dwellings.
The brewery produced Porter, Amber, Ale, Small and Table Beer, as well
as a product called Hock, which appeared to be another type of ale. To
brew beer malt was ground and mixed with hot water, forming a sweet
extract, "wort". Th is was strained through the base of the mash-tun (a large
open topped vessel] leaving the spent grains, an d then boiled with hops for
both flavour and preservation. It was subsequently strained into cooling
trays , re-heated and fermented with yeast, the excess yeast produced
being skim med off and sold locally. Ma!t2 and HOpS3 were purchased from
a number of suppliers in the South East and London over the years, some
of who m were also publicans. Orig inally Porter was left to mature for about
nine months, but it was discovered th at by adding stale beer to new,
storage times could be reduced to approximately six weeks. This brought
greater flexibility as demand tended to va ry con siderably in Chatham
according to naval and military activity in the town.
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Professor Mathias' s researches ind icated that
"Below the level of staff, very little evidence has survived
about the people employed in the breweries, their
conditions of employment, their payor their precise
functions. "
In contrast to this the Best's Petty Cash Ledgers reveal much
information re lating to the brewery workers, but little regarding senior staff.
Workers ' names and weekly wages were clearly set out, the following list
appearing on 2nd. May 1807
BRISTOW £1.10s, BEN FIELD £1 .6s, COOK £1 .8s, HORTON &
SAUN DERS £1.4s, JESSUP, BROOKES & BAKER £1 .1s, Phillip
WOOLLEY & FORR ISTER £1, HUNTLEY, MOORE & SUMMERS 18s,
KING, BAKER, EVERSFIELD ( later listed as Mrs WEllS was recorded
dead on 28 January 1809) , John WOOllEY, Hill, MORGAN , HUNT,
HAYESMORE 16s,
FAIRWEATHER, GAMMON ,
FIGG, HO l T &
WRIGHT, DAVEY, HOLDSTOCK, MILLER & DRIVER 14s,
There were 30 workers includ ing the farm team, the cook, Phillip
WOOLLEY the gardener, and COOK a thrasher. BRISTOW, a millwright
was respon sible for the machinery, and other workers included coopers,
draymen, tu nmen and storehousemen . In 1828 the first list specifying
individual functions appeared showing the following : two millwrights, one
miller, one engineer, on e stoker, two tunmen , four coopers, four
storehousemen, six draymen, four farm tea m, two oddmen , one
horsekeeper, three gardeners , one jun ior gardener, one huntsman, one
keeper, one watchman and two pension ers, totalling 35 excluding th e two
pensioners.
Extra men and women were employed weekly fo r un loading coal
and malt, cutting hedges, weeding and variou s other odd jobs, providing a
valuable source of casual labour for local people. Others , incl uding
th rashers worked at Rome Hou se, then set in cornfields, and a wood reeve,
with his sons, was employed on the estate woods to plant and fell trees and
supervise the making and main tenance of hedges. Soldiers were also
employed occasionally to press hops.
The Colonel made few changes after inheriting the Brewery on his
uncle's death in 1828. There was a slight reduction in staff, which had
ten ded to increase under his uncle, although two bargemen were later
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employed to convey Barclay's Porter from Lon don on the barge
"Rocheford" originally hired , then pu rchased from Alderman HUM PHREY
and Henry KEMP for £2,800 in 1850.
Senior staff incl uded brewers and clerks. Mr. Edward W ICKHAM
was Mr. BEST's Confidential Clerk, and Mr. WH ITEHEAD his Princi pal
Clerk. Both appear to have been responsible for the general management
of the business, includi ng the purch ase of raw materials and administration
relating to public houses, wh ilst a Mr. WARING supervised the harvesting
and ag ricu ltural labourers for many years. Gustavu s WAR ING and
Humphrey W ICKHAM were brewers, Humphrey's son Edwin being
apprenticed to the Colonel in 1829. Little information is available regarding
their salaries, but Mr. Edward W ICKHAM employed a servant, Hester
HINKLEY at £1 2.12s per annum , which suggests he enjoyed a fairly high
salary. Only John OLIVE's salary account appears in some of the later main
ledgers. His salary began at £11 0.0s per annum , plus rent and taxes,
thereafter increasing by £10 per year, approaching a middle class income,
although his exact position is not recorded .
Brewery worke rs received a daily beer allowance, and the staff an
allowance varying from Y4 barrel per month to one barrel per week
depending on seniority. The Colonel's personal account details beer sent to
Rome House, Park House, Brighton and Ramsgate, possibly for a family
holiday. The house servants were paid board wages, but these were rarely
mentioned , their wages being met from the personal drawings of the BEST
family. James and Edward BAKER were Mr. BEST's servants in 1820,
when Edward's wages were 20s. per week, whilst James was paid 14s.
plus perquisites of 5s. per week. Wages were high wh en compared with the
average county wage of 12s. per week, particularly when added to free
housing, beer allowance and other gratuities. However, they do not appear
exceptionally high when compared with the general wage rates for
Chatham or th e dockyard , detailed in pawnbrokers' records included in the
proceedings of the Comm ittee investigating the fire of 1820.
( To be continued, including sources)
Janet Oyas,5 Ashden Wa lk, Tonbridge, TN10 3RJ
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INDEXES - BE AWARE
H
Jean Stirk
ave you ever been 'caught out' by an index?
Indexes are excellent fi nding tools - but they are just that. Using an
index saves us time, travel and money, and may even help locate an
ancestor, or an event, that was unlikely to be found easily, or at all, without
that index. However, an index is only that - an index - a pOinter to a
particular source of information, so we need to see the original record if at
all possible, or a copy of that original.
It is wo rthwhile looking at the actual record, as I know from
checking an original parish register. In penci l, in the margin next to the
father' s name in his son's baptism entry, the clergyman had written 'the
carpenter who made our new Iych gate'. At another time, an added piece
of information, 'his second wife' helped me distinguish between an
ancestor's two wives, both called Phoebe. No index would have yielded
such gratuitous details. If it is absolutely impossible to check the original
source of information, or a copy, then th e information in the index may, at
least, suggest a different geog raphical area to search or point to an
alternative kind of record to confirm or elaborate on details given in the
index.
As an index is essentially a fin ding tool, the source and exact
reference of the detail should be given so that the searcher can check the
original source. This is necessary, if at all possible, to ensure that every
piece of information has been extracted and that what has been noted has
been indexed correctly. People are fallible, however careful and some
scripts are more difficult to read than others.
However, despite the advantages gained from having an index to
consult, there are also pitfalls. To avoid such traps we need to understand
how an index has been compiled and its particular purpose . There may be
notes explaining how this has been done and, where appropriate, its
purpose - but how often do we read those notes? Many of us, eagerly
wanting to 'dip in' and search the listings for a fam iliar name or place, bypass such introductions an d explanations. W ithout reading those notes we
may not appreciate the full extent of clues the index might give.
The most immediate need is to know the coverage of an index, but
that is not always obvious from its title. For instance, an index of burials in
a particular place over a specified period should be clear, assuming any
gaps in the information have been noted. However, wh ich records have
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been researched for an index to, say, inhabitants in a particular area, or an
index of men and women in a particular occupation, is unlikely to be
indicated by the title .
One question to ask - is the index comprehensive? Th at is, does it
cover every possible occurrence or instance of a particular kind of event
during a stated period? If the source is a bound book of records of an
institution, such as a city guild's records of Freemen 's, in which the same
details are recorded for every person and event mention ed, then th e
chances are that the index will be com prehensive. That means it will be a
comprehensive index to those records, but it may not be a com plete history
of that person other than as a Freeman.
From our own experience of researching we all know how easy it is
to miss an entry , or mis-read it, because we are tired or anxious, perhaps
watch ing the clock as we have a train to catch , or it nears closing time at a
record office. Cou ld a name li ke Rice become Price th rough mis-typing, or
a card (for there are still many) be mis-fi led , even an item com pletely
missed in copying or transposing? Even using a com puter is not
necessarily rel iable for the imputer, however carefu l, may make a mistake,
or hit one wrong key and eliminate part of an index.
There may be gaps or omissions that are not mentioned . We tend
to accept an index as a whole in good faith, perhaps assume, because the
ancestor's name is not listed that he or she was not in that place or not
involved in that activity. Loose papers, such as apprenticeship indentures,
mayor may not constitute a full record . Some time periods could be shown
as missing but, if loose documents were not numbered in sequence when
they were drawn up, then we can not be sure they form a co mplete set.
Has an index been systematically compiled on e might ask. If
information has been culled from, say, census, has the extraction been
systematic by geograph ical location, or system atically extracted from , say,
service records by regiment or by year. Th is is part of the coverage
question, but knowing the approach may help interpretation. Always read
the notes - just in casei
An associated question is whether th e index has been checked by
a second person or team of people, or is it the work of just one person's
most careful hard work? No dou bt we may reason ably assume that a
published index on fiche, or in a booklet, will have been doubly checked by
an independent person or group of people but, occasionally, this may not
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be so. The notes should indicate this. The internet is a very useful find ing
tool but the same caveats apply; anyone can put an y details on a website
without any mechan ism to check the validity or accuracy of those details.
One other possible pitfall for the unwary is the use of multiple
indexes. In some books there is more than one index, each for a different
aspect of the topic in question, perhaps a name index, one for subjects and
another for organisations. Old parish reg isters someti mes have an index
for each section of the register at intervals through the book. At the end of
an index check for the possibility of a supplementary index.
Indexers sometimes offer to search their indexes, perhaps
because it is not computerised or, more often, because compilation is
continuous, and from a variety of sources, as in an occupational index.
Completion can never be achieved because the range of possible people
and events, and therefore record s, can never be kn own . My own index of
paper maker craftsmen, apprentices and paper mill proprietors is just such
a one. W hile a set list of events, achievements or situations could be
defined, a finite nu mber of people that wou ld fi t those categ ories could not
because there is no single record sou rce to check. Other factors, including
the clandesti ne nature of illegal com binations of craftsmen that precluded
extensive record keeping before trade unions were legally recognised , also
make it impossible to include every paper maker in that kind of index.
The cost of using an index va ries widely. A society, whose
members have voluntarily searched for information and created an index,
will generally seek a modest income from that work to fund the next project.
It may sell an index in a printed booklet, as a microfiche or as a com puter
printout, or charge a small fee for a search to be made. An individual
com piling an index for his or her own use or as an altruistic act will usually
charge sufficient to cover postag e, stationery and photocopy costs. Those
who research and produce indexes as parts of their regular employment
(often self-employed) usually charge a fee that must take into account his
or her time, expertise and overheads. The wide range of cha rges mainly
reflects the voluntary or employment premise from which each is working.
W hat one receives in an swer to a request for a search wi ll almost
certainly vary. A simple note of a person' s name, date, place and event is
one example. Another reply may be detailed with an explanation of what
the entry means or implies, some backgroun d in formation and possibly
other sources of information. The latter may come from a professional
researcher or from an individual with indexes of a specialist interest. It may
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be far less than the enquirer hopes, or far more than could ever be
expected.
All these caveats apply to com puter indexes an d internet sites; they
are all extremely useful findin g tools but the original material always needs
to be checked. We are all fallible . Where wou ld we be without indexes?
Be aware!
(Based on an article in Practical Family History issue February 2001 .)
FOUND IN THE LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM
Valerie Richards
H
ere goes I wo uld like to share with you the outcome of my
missing ancestor Louisa Elizabeth COLEPEPER. Louisa was
the sister of my gt. grandmother Harriet Bridget COLEPEPER. Louisa died
around 1928 and left a considerable fortune as the widow of the Rev.
BOURTON from Norfolk.
Back in 185 1 it was quite a different story. Poor Louisa was the
eldest of five children -becoming fatherless when she was only eight. Her
father had died in 1848 in Stepn ey and her widowed mother I discovered
living in Church Street, Deptford aged 31 with 2 of her five children. Her
occupation was recorded as shirt maker. My problem was 'where were the
three girls, Louisa, Harriet an d Mary Emily'? Their father was a Master
Mariner for th e East India Company and had died of a liver complaint -not
an uncom mon illness for a naval man back then I wou ld think!
Since 1982 I have, on an d off, (don't want you to think I'm an
obsessive genealogist) tried to find out what happened to this poor
unfortunate widow, but have not foun d her on any census since 1851, nor
can I find a death certificate -looking up until she would have been 100!
Looked also for a possible second marriage, but only up to 1862, although
feel I may have looked longer years ago when I had more stamina. She is
also not mentioned on any of her children's' marriage certificates or on
census' of them or her brother.
After joining the NWK rootsweb list I have had a change of fortune
relating to this family. I have also uncovered other mysteries of other
branches of my family, but I will stick to this story .Louisa Emily (mother of
these five ch ildren) had a widowed mother who married John Spencer
COLEPEPER the brother of Louisa's husband Frederick. JSC was a
magistrate in Colom bo, Ceylon and up until a few months ago I couldn't find
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a marriage of this co uple. I knew of the marriage from an entry of the
Sussex
Archealogical
Collections
book
about
the
COLEPEPERS/CULPEPPERS. I put the question on the NWK rootsweb list
and back came a reply from a lady in the US that JSC and Harriet
Thompson married in 1835 at Wapping. She had fo und th e entrY in Pallot's
Marriage Index.
I was still no nearer finding the missin g children, but thought maybe
their uncle and grandmother -gets confusing -h ad the children with them on
the 1851 census. I sent an email to Hackney Archives asking if any child ren
with the surname CO LEPEPER were in an 185 1 Census Index in Hackney.
They located Louisa E COLEP EPPER (2 ps) at the London Orphan
Asylum. (later Reeds School in Cobham, Surrey).
At first I was saddened to think of this lonely 11 year old, but then
found information to change my opinion. Th ere is much in formation about
th is foundation . It was created by a very young Rev. Andrew RE ED in 1813
for the fatherless children where their father's had died in the services of
the Army, Navy or Marines. Th e Institution was run on the lines of a
boarding school and child re n went home during the holidays . The ch ildren
were from mainly 'respectable families who father's had unfortu nately died
leaving the family without fun ds to ed ucate thei r ch ildren ' .The idea was to
give the children a good education including music, the arts and religion
played an important part -very much a private or public school. The children
were elected by votes of patron s of the school.
A book from the Hackney Archives is fasci nating reading on this
school called 'Education by Election, Reeds School, Clapton and Watford'
by Norman Alvey .. Afte r reading th is book, full of lovely photog raphs of
various times, I rea lized that Louisa had an excellent education at what
appears to be a very good and 'humane' boarding school -un like some of
the public schools of the day.
I just want to add a little note -Louisa married twice, til e second
marriage to the Rev. BOU RTON and left in her Will £300 to the London
Orphan Asylum and £300 to the Hospital for Incurables, Putney. Two of th e
many charities set up by Andrew REED.
All I want to know now is where was Harriet S and Mary E and I
also wonder what happened to their mother? That Hospital for the
Incurables, Putney seems worth investigating!
Valerie Richards, Eight Oaks, Headcorn Road, Sutton Valence, ME17 3MI
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ASTRAY IN THE. \l ALLEY Of" FL.oW'E.RS
Norma Smith
W
hen the monks of the Cistercian order began to look for a site I
for their new monastery in West Wales, th ey came upon the
peaceful, sheltered valley of the River Teifi about 8 miles inland from
Aberystwyth, and it was here that in 11 84 they began to build . Because so
many flowers bloomed in the valley, it became known as the Abbey of
Strata Florida -the Valley of Flowers .
We visited it one bitter Au gust afternoon, and walked among the
rema ins that were left after the depredations of Hen ry 8th . There was one
area containing, presumably, the remains of the tom bs of some of the
monks; and although the abbey was not near a town or village, there had
been a number of recent burials there, from the surrounding area.
We wandered there for some time, not searching, but just noticing
how the clean-cut local slate was giving way to black marble and gilt. We
also noted the generou s local habit of giving the full address of the
deceased .
We all know how, when we are searching, a fa miliar name or place
will jum p out at us from the page or screen . On this occasion, the line that
brought me to a standstill was as incongruous as it could be; it was:
156, High Road Willesden and the names below it were David and
Elizabeth MORGAN.
At once I cou ld hear again my grand mother's indignant voice:" But
I've always had my milk from Mr Morgan" she was saying. !
My grandparents also lived in the High Road for many years, and
with their large family, must have been good customers of Morgan's Dairy
and when, in the th irties, they moved to Wembley, the Morgan rou ndsmen
still reached them. But when W W2 started, milk rounds were "zoned" to
save fu el only one dairy was allowed to serve each road , and my
grandmother was served by one of the national companies, this she
considered a person al rebuff.
Du ring the 18th _1 9th centuries, cattle farmers of Wales and
Shropshire sent their cattle to be sold at the London markets by way of the
Drove Roads .But sometimes a farmer or drover would find a suitable piece
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of land to buy or rent, keep back a few cows, and set up a dairy, and David
MORGAN must have been one of these.
Thus in the 19th _20 th centu ries, in the high streets of the towns
and villages to the north and west of London it was quite common to see a
family dairy business, usually with a Welsh name over the door. Opposite
the Dairy was Pitts Stores, the Grocery, where the manager and his wife
were friends of my parents. When I next visited the widow of the grocer, I
told her of the Welsh incident. She told me that the MORGANs had
retained their Welsh lilt so they must have grown up in Wales and been the
first generation of their fa mi!y to come to London.
After their long period of service to the busy London suburb, they
could not have found a more peacefu l resti ng place.
Norma Smith, 55 Sandy Ridge, Chis/ehurst, BR7 5DP
DESCENDED fROM PRINCE ALB£RT.
Karen Tayler
I
magine my surprise when the 1905 marriage certificate of
Frederick Charles PATTENDEN arrived, showing him to be 22
years of age, a bachelor, Labourer of 26 Garvan Road, Fulham, son of
Prince Albert PATTENDEN (deceased) Farm Labou re r.
Son of whom? A Prince and a Farm Labourer? Was this another
branch of the family with Pearly Kings and Queens in or was Prince an
unusual first name? The witnesses did not help to identify the family as they
were John and Alice TOWILL, relatives of Ch arles Frederick's bride,
Elizabeth Jane TOWILL.
Of course, there was no bi rth registration for a Fred erick Charles
PATTENDEN around 1883. The only possible person I do have is my great
uncle Frederick MEDHURST. He could be the son of my great grandfather
Albert PATTENDEN 1840- 1884, farm labourer and my great grandmother
Elizabeth Ann MEDHURST 1855- 1916 or he could be the son of Elizabeth
Ann MEDHURST's first cousin (and later husband) W illiam Hen ry
MEDHURST 1844 -1903 and his first wife Mercy TAMPLl N 1842 -1886.
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After Mercy's death in July 1886, Elizabeth Ann married her first
cousi n William Henry MEDHURST in December 1887. The 1891 census for
Cudham , Kent shows the family at Snag Lane. Wi lliam MEDHURST, his
wife Eliza and six sons an d two daughters all named Medhurst, including
Harry MEDHURST aged 11, scholar, born Dunton Green.
I am sure 'Harry MEDHURST' is my grandfather 'Snaggy
PATTENDEN' of Snag Lane, Cudham who appeared on the 1881 census
for Dunton Green as Henry Thomas PADDINGTON aged 11 months, son
of Albert PATTENDEN and Eliza Ann MEDHURST. His birth certificate
shows Henry Thomas to be the son of Albert PATTENDEN and Eliza An n
Pattenden fo rm erly MEDH URST and he was christened as Henry Thomas
PATTINGTON .
Was Frederick 'M EDHURST' also the son of Albert PATTEN DEN
and Elizabeth Ann MEDHURST? Albert was certainly a (deceased) Farm
Labourer by 1905 when Frederick PATTEN DEN married but where did he
come by the name Pri nce Albert PATTENDEN? The MEDHURSTS were
said to be the 'posh', side of the fami ly. W hat had Frederick's mother been
telling him about 'his father' after both Albert PATTENDEN and William
Henry MEDHURST had died?
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Maureen Simmons
IT'S A WISE CHILD £TC
I
Had been looking for my JOH NSON fami ly for $everal years when
I had an incredible break through. My mother was Florence
JOHNSON b. 1892 in Tottenham. Her father was Richard JOHNSON , but
that was all I knew. When I started researching, my mother's generation
had gone, and cousins were very vague, assuming Richard had been born
in London . However, I remembered my mother saying that he told her that
he had lived in a workhouse and th at when he was a boy he had seen
Charles Dickens coming out of Gads Hi ll Place Rochester. He died in 1928
and my mother used to ta ke me with her every few weeks to the grave at
Northfleet and my job, as a small girl, was to clean the gravestone with a bit
of rag while she dealt with the flowe rs. So it was imprinted on my brain
'Richard JOH NSON died 1928 ag ed 73'
With the help of Lynne Marsh I got his birth certificate which stated
that he was born 23 rd May 1855 in Rochester, Kent. His father was Richard
JOHNSON, railway porter and his mother Sarah Joh nson formerly CAREY.
Sarah was born in Sheerness and baptised in the Methodist Chapel. The
family moved to Rochester and in 1841 Sarah was living with her moth er
Mary and sister Catherine, her father having died in 1834.
Later in 1841 Sarah had an illegitimate son William and in 1846
she married James HAWKINS, a sailor, both living in Strood. In 1855 , she
gave birth to my grandfather at her mother's house in Rochester. So did
James HAWKINS die, I have never found his death and marry Richard
JOHNSON? There was no trace of Sarah and Richard in th e 185 1 census.
I tracked up and down the railway li ne since as a porter I assumed he
would live near a station, but no trace was foun d, they had disappeared
totally.
I left them for several years and then saw that a Mr J LYONS was
researching CAREYs in Kent and wrote to him . To my amazement he
replied saying that he had had a letter from Mrs Molly MANFIELD in
Wolverhampton who was also looking for Sarah CAR EY, married to James
HAWKINS with a son William etc. I couldn't wait to write; so I phoned her.
She couldn't believe it either as she had been trying to fin d out what had
happened to Sarah after 1851.
In 1850, Sarah had given birth to a daug hter Emma, in, of all
places, South Shields, Richard JOHNSON being stated as the father. What
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on earth was she doing so far fro m home? In 1851 , Sarah and Rich ard
were living in Thirsk, Yorkshire, which was Richard's home town , where
there were quite a few JOHNSON relatives. Richard's job was driving a
coach and horses between the town and the station.
The Sarah disappeared again, leaving Emma (Molly's
grand mothe r) with Richard's mother. Emma was told later that her mother
had died when she was born .
I suppose it was possible that James HAWKINS was on the
Medway to Newcastle run , with lime and coal, but did Sarah travel up with
him and then leave the ship, and if so 'why? Did she meet Richard
JOHNSON then and how and when did she retu rn to Rochester? Was
Richard JOHNSON really the father of my grandfather or did she meet
someone else on the way? We shall never know.
My grandfather was rig ht, as they did live in what was an old
workhouse which had been converted into tenements. Sarah died of T.B. in
1864 when Richard junior was 9.
Richard senior, married, as a bachelor, in 1862 a Mary WOO D,
who also van ished . He died of typhus in 1868. My grandfathe r was told th at
his father had died before he was born.
Maureen Simmons, South Dean. Old Road, Liskeard, Corn wall, PL 14 6DL
FROM AN AUTOGRAPH BOOK
June Biggs
This was written by my Aunt Alice in her daughter Muriel's autograph book.
As I & my wife at the window one day
Stood watching a man & a monkey
A cart came along with a broth of a boy
W ho was driving a smart little donkey
Says I to my wife, in the way of a joke,
There's a relation of yo urs in that carriage
At which she replied as the donkey she spied
Ah yes a relation by Marriage.
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HE L.PF UL FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Ron Gray
Y
OU can get a great deal of help from the local Funeral Director
and Cemetery offices when looking for fam ily details. Recently
my cousin in Australia asked for my help in finding information regarding
her husband Don's family I live in Toronto and his family had lived here but
living in Australia he had lost contact with them over the years.
His grandparents had em igrated to England from Lithuania around
the 1880's and had lived in Manchester wh ere Don's fa ther was born . Then
the family came to Canada and settled in Toronto where Don was born. His
father John and grandfather W illiam died in Toronto but he had few details.
He thought they were buried in Mt. Pleasant ce metery but a call to their
offices and a check on their computer said they were not there.
Don was able to provide the name of th e funeral parlour that handled his
father's funeral.
I called the funeral director's office and they were very helpfu l. They
confirmed they had handled the arrangements for John but said they would
have to check their records for more inform ation. I mentioned to them the
Lith uanian connection and the young man immediately said to check Mt.
Hope Catholic cemetery, as that is where most of the Lithuanian commun ity
were buried.
A call to Mt. Hope confirmed that grandfather William was buried
there in 1950 with his wife Margueretta who died 1932 . Her name, the
cemetery name, and the year of their deaths was new information. Another
ca ll to the funeral director provided the details of the fu neral for John.
They gave the exact date, said it was a cremation, and gave Riverside as
the name of the cemetery where his ashes were deposited.
With the exact date, I was able to go to the Toronto reference
library and access the files of the Toronto Star, the daily newspaper an d
search the obituaries. I soon fou nd the one for John which gave family
details including the spelling of his wife's maiden name. It had been a
problem because her name was French and no one was quite sure of the
spelling. We have filled quite a few blanks in Don's family history thanks to
the help from the funeral director.
Don Gray, 797, Saddle Crescent, Missisauga. Ontario, L4Y 2V9
e-mail Gravx4@aol.com
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BUZZACOTT
CAKEBREAD
CARTER
CASTLETINE
CATT
CHAP MAN
CHELL
CHITTENDEN
CHURCH
CHURCH ER
CLARKE
CLEMENT
COFFEE
CONSTABLE
COOK
COOPER
COPE
COWELL
CRAWFORD
CROUCHER
CUTHBERT
DAVIDSON
DAVIS
18c
19c
19-20c
17-21c
1800s
1750+
19c
19c
18c
19c
Any
18c
19c
18c
19c
19c
18-19c
19c
18c
c1850-19c
19c
20c
18-19c
18-19c
20c
20c
1750-1823
1840+
18c
from 19c
1830 on
18c
18/19c
DELWORTH
DIETT
DIPROSE
DODDS
DODGE
DOWSING
DOWSOTT
DREWETT
DUMANS
DUMMONS
DUNGATE
DUTTON
EARLEY
EASTON
ELLlS
EVES
FARMER
FORREST
FOWLER
FRENCH
FULLMAN
GALLOP
GASCOYNE
GATES
GILLESPIE
GOOCH
GREEN
GREENSLADE
GRIFFIN
HANCOCK
HARDING
HAWKINS
HENSON
HETHERINGTON
HILL
HILLS
20c
Any
19c .
19c
17-19c
18-20c
19c
1850s on
18c
18c
18-19c
18-21 c
17-20c
18c
18-20c
18c
19c
1800s
19c
18-19c
19c
19c
19-20c
19c
19c
19c
19c
19c
1800+
19-20c
Any
18c
1750-1830
1850s on
19-20c
1800+
19c
19c
Knockholt KEN
St Saviour Southwark SRY
Bethnal Green MDX
Any KEN
Bromley KEN
Tiverton DEV
Epping ESS
Widmore KEN
Woolwich KEN
Leigh on Sea ESS
Sheerness KEN
Dartford KE N
Greenwich/Lewisham/Deptford KEN
Crich DBY
Strood KEN
Epping ESS
Any LND/MDX
Lambeth SRY & Woolwich KEN
Dartford KEN
Deptford KEN
Sheerness KEN & Partsea HAM
Rotherhithe SRY
N.W.KEN area
Stelling KEN
Poplar MDX
N.W.Kent area
Sulton at Hone KEN
Poplar MDX
Ightham/Shipbourne KEN
Any SFKlLND
Brasted/Sundridge/St Pauls CrayIWoolwich KEN
Sultan at Hone KEN
Dartford KEN
SouthwarkIWalworth SRY
Greenwich KEN
Deptford St Paul KEN
Deptford/Greenwich KEN & LND
Bromley/Biddenden/Benenden/Any KEN
Any KEN/SRY
Strood/Dartford KEN
Battersea SRY
Monkswearmouth DUR
Brixham DEV
Swanley Village KEN
Woolwich/Charlton/Greenwich/Chatham KEN
Any KEN
Sandgate KEN
Any NFK
Eynsford KEN
Swanley KEN
Camberwell SRY
Blaby Union LEI
Sevenoaks/Chevening/Sundridge KEN
Birling KEN
Hastings/Allsaints SSX
Bromley KEN
Hastings/AlIsaints SSX
Bexley KEN
Any
Bexley KEN
StroodlDartford KEN
Bampton DEV
Hoo/Stoke/Northfleet KEN
Cork IRL
Greenwich KEN & Gosport HAM
Any KEN
Battersea SRY
North Cray/Bexley KEN
Allendale
Plumstead KEN
Dover KEN
5415
5438
5416
5413
5379
5347
5405
5344
5355
5388
5388
5367
5411
5411
5255
5405
5389
5438
5367
5388
5388
5388
5388
5408
5388
5354
5344
5347
5367
5389
5376
5412
5378
5338
5321
5353
5405
5402
5389
5255
5417
5411
5411
5367
5374
5408
5367
5408
5367
5367
5379
5405
5376
5411
5255
5416
5255
5356
5340
5356
5255
5347
5408
5408
4496
5344
5417
5346
5347
5438
5355
North West Kent
Family History Society
I
Covering north-west Kent and the ancient Kent
parishes now in south-east London
Publications List
Society publications are available at Bromley, Sevenoaks and Dartford meetings, and by post
from: Mrs Barbara Attwaters, 141 Princes Road, Dartford, Kent, DAl 3HJ.
Order form available on page 4 of this leaflet or from our website www.nwkfhs.org.uk
CD Publications
Ref.
CD 1
Deptford
Price
Details
Place
SI. Paul, transcri t & index Burials
1788-1842 ** New Publication **
£12.50
UK
O/seas
p&p
p&p
£1.00
£2.00
Paper Publications
Price
Details
Item
UK
O/seas
p&p p&p
West Kent
Sources
A Guide to Family and Local History Research in the
Diocese of Rochester (120pp., 3rd edition, 1998)
£5.95
75p
£2.00
Memories of
Lewisham
Reminiscences of the town c.1900 by local resident
William lames Golsby (72pp.)
£3.75
SOp
£1.20
Microfiche Publications - Census Indexes
Fiche
Ref.
29
Place
Details
Fiche Price UK O/seas
in set
p&p p&p
Bromley Reg. Dist 1851 Census index. Vol I, name index
(17,000 names)
Dartford Reg. Dist 1851 Census index. Vol V, name index
(27,000 names)
32 Deptford Parishes 1851 Census index. Vol Ill, name index
(32,000 names)
50
62 Greenwich Parishes 1851 Census index. Vol VII, name index
(35,000 names)
New on fiche
i**
**1
2
£2.50
24p £1.00
3
£3.25
24p £1.00
4
£4.00
24p £1.00
4
£4.00
24p £1.00
49
Lewisham Reg. Dst. 1851 Census index. Vol IV, name index
(35,000 names)
4
£4.00
24p £1.00
59
Sevenoaks Reg.
District.
1851 Census index. Vol VI, name index
(22,000 names)
2
£2.50
24p £1.00
19
Woolwich Parish
1851 Census index. Vol 11, name index
(32,000 names)
4
£4.00
24p £1.00
Registered Charity No. 282627
Sent200?
Microfiche Publications - ,P arish Registers
Details
Fiche
Place
Ref.
55 Beckenham
S1. George transcript & index Burials
1538-1717
St. George transcript & index Burials
56 Beckenham
1717-1812
St. George transcript & index Burials
57 Beckenham
1813-1976
SI. Martin, transcript & index
3 Brasted
Chr & Bur 1813- 1867, Mar 1754-1867
23 Bromley Common Holy Trinity Burials 1844-1883
St. Martin index to Bap & Bur &
7 Chelsfield
Orpington, Holy Innocents ind to Bur.
SI. Nicholas index to PRs & MIs
38 Chislehurst
St. Margaret, transcript
27 Darenth
Mar 18 13-1837, Bur 1813-1884
St. Paul, ts & index Bur 1788-1812
52 Deptford
St. Paul, ts & index Bur 1813-1842
60 Deptford
New Publication
St. Giles the Abbot PRs 1538-1652,
42 Farnborough
transcript & index
See Che!sfleld
7 Orpington
St. John the Baptist, transcript & index
33 Sutlon-at -Hone
Bap 1813-1868
St Faul, ts & index Bur /862-1940
17a Swanley
St Paul, ts & index Bur 1941-198 i
17b Swanley
1**
**1
Fiche Price UK O/seas
in set
p&p p&p
2 £2.50 24p £1.00
2
£2.50
24p
£1.00
3
£3.25
24p
£1.00
3
£3.25
24p
£1.00
1
1
£1.50
£1.50
24p
24p
£1.00
£1.00
9
1
£6.50
£1.50
32p
24p
£ 1.00
£1.00
3
£3.25
£4.50
24p
24p
£1.00
£1.00
£1.50
24p
£1.00
£2,50
24p
£1.00
£1.50
£1.50
24p
24p
£1.00
£1.00
5
2
Microfiche Publications - .Monumental Inscriptions
Place
Fiche
Ref.
58 Beckenham
6 Bexley
Detail
St. George
St. Mary&
Footscray, Ali Saints & Baptist
5 Bromley Common Holy Trinity
SI. Mary. Pbistow
37 Broinley
SL Mary, Romar. Catholic
26 Chislehurst
All Souls (C/E) & Union Baptist
12 Crockenhill
St. Margaret
21 Darenth
St. John the Baptist
8 Dunton Green
St. Martin
39 Eynsford
43 Eynsford
Baptist Church
See Bexley
6 Footscray
13 Fordcombe
St. Peter (Penshurst) & Woodlands, St.
Mary the Virgin
9 Halstead
St. Margaret
24 Hayes
St. Mary
15 Horton Kirby
St. Mary
22 Ide Hill
SI. Mary the Virgin & Calvin Ark
Registered
~harity
No. 282627
2
Fiche Price UK O/seas
in set
p&p p&p
4 £4.00 24p £1.00
£1.50 24p £1.00
3
2
2
4
3
1
4
£3.25
£2 .50
£2,50
£4.00
£3.25
£1.50
£4.00
£1.50
24p
24p
24p
24p
24p
24p
24p
24p
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
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£2.50
24p
£1.00
2
5
3
2
£2.50
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24p
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Microfich e Publications - Monumental Inscriptions (Cont.)
Fiche
Ref.
25
40
4
18
2
13
28
47
10
31
16
45
51
20
13
Detail
Place
Knockholt
Lullingstone
Lee
Mark Beech
Orpington
Penshurst
St. Katherine
St. Botolph
St. Margaret
Holy Trinity
All Saints
See Fordcombe
Riverhead
St. Mary Cray
Southborough
Stansted
SUlton-at-Hone
Swanley
West Wickham .
Westerham
Woodlands
St. Mary
St. Mary
St. Peter
St. Mary
St. John the Baptist
St. Paul
St. John the Baptist
St. Mary
See Fordcombe
Fiche
in set
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
5
2
6
7
Price UK
p&p
£2.50 24p
£1.50 24p
£2.50 24p
£1.50 24p
£1.50 24p
O/seas
£2.50
£2.50
£3.25
£2.50
£4.50
£2.50
£5.00
£5.50
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
24p
24p
24p
24p
24p
24p
24p
32p
p&p
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
Microfiche Publications - Miscellaneous
Details
Fiche
Fiche Price
R ef.
in set
4 1 Index to Kent Brickmakers
2 £2.50
44 Index to Judicial Records, Part 1 1560-1750; covers Hever.
2 £2.50
Westerham, Brasted, Sundridge, Edenbridge& Chiddingstone
3 £3.25
53 Index to Judicial Records, Part 2 1750-1850
00 Index to Bromley Journal & West Kent Herald
2 £2.50
Births, Marriages & Deaths 1869-1875
34 Index to Bromley Journal & West Kent Herald
2 £2.50
Births, Marriages & Deaths 1876- 1880
35 Index to Bromley Journal & West Kent Herald
2 £2.50
Births, Marriages & Deaths 1881-1885
2 £2.50
46 Sevenoaks Union Workhouse; Census Index 1851-1891,
Births & Baptisms 1846-1922, Deaths 1866-1899
36 Stone next Dartford - St. Mary's Female Penitentiary;
£1.50
Cen.suses 187111881/1891 transcript & index
48 Directory ofNWKFHS Members' Interests 1999
2 £2.50
30 Name index to Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
2 £2.50
1914-1919 published. 1924
54 Dunn's Funeral Directors of Bromley; Name Index to
2 £2.50
Account Books (1803-1839)
Registered Charity No. 282627
3
UK O/seas
p&p p&p
24p £1.00
24p £1.00
24p
£1.00
24p
£1.00
24p
£1.00
24p
£1.00
24p
£1.00
24p
£1.00
24p
24p
£1.00
£1.00
24p
£1.00
Sept 2002
North West Kent Family History Society
Publications Order Form
Payment with order in sterling only please
Cheques should be made payable to NWK FHS.
Overseas p{)stage covers despatch by airmail. Please enclose
either a self-addressed envelope (minimum AS size)
or
a large adhesive self-addressed label.
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141 Princes Road
Dartford, Kent
DA13HJ
England.
Delivery will nonnally be within 30 days, but please allow up to 60 days.
Ref. No.
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delivery of the goods. The goods must be returned properly packed and in good condition at the expense of the
buyer. A refund will be made less a processing charge of£3.
Registered Charity No. 282627
4
Sept 2002
HILL(S)
HODGE
HOLDAWAY
HOLMES
HOLTUM
HOODIT
HUDSON
ID DEN DEN
IVES
JACKSON
JOHNSON
18-19c
1790+
17-18c
19-20c
19c
1700+
19c
17-21 c
1890+
19c
19c
19c
JONES
KENT
KERR
KIMMINS
KING
LAKER
LANGFORD
LEE
LEICESTER
LOVE
LUMKIN
MARCHANT
MARRIOTT
19c
1800s
20c
1600+
19c
18c
18-19c
18c
Early 19c
17-21c
18-19c
Any
1780 on
1850 on
19c
19c
19c
19c
1790+
18c
19-20c
19-20c
18c
1840+
19c
1870
19c
18-19c
18-19c
18c
Any
17-19c
18-21 c
18-19c
19c
18-19c
18-19c
19c
18c
19c
18c
18-20c
18c
1800+
18-19c
19c
18c
20c
19c
18c
17-20c
19c
19c
18c
from 19c
c1787
Any
19c
MARSHALL
MARTIN
MASON
MAURI
MAYBERRY
MELLA
MEREDITH
MILLS
MOORE
MORETON
NEWMAN
ONION
OUTRAM/OUT(T)RIM
OUTRED
PALlN
PANNET/PANNETT
PARKINSON
PARRIS
PAYNE
PEARSON
PETERS
PETTIKIN
PETTY
PICKMAN
PLAYFORD
POCKNALL
POTTS
PRIOR
PUCKNELL
RICHMOND
RIDLEY
ROBERTS
ROBINSON
ROOKS
ROUND
ROWE
RUSSELL
SANDS
SAYERS
Downe/Keston KEN
Greenwich KEN
SouthfleeVGravesend KEN
Bethnal Green MDX
Dover KEN
Tiverton DEV
Deptford/Lewisham KEN
Any KEN
Wockingham BRK
St Saviour Southwark SRY
Greenwich KEN
Cliffe/Strood KEN
Any KEN
Deptford/GreenwichlThanet KEN
Camberwell SRY
West WickhamlDeptford KEN & Newington SRY
Tiverton DEV
Greenwich/Charlton KEN
Sandgate KEN
Any MDX
Brighton SSX
Beckenham KEN
Canterbury/Herne Bay KEN
Blythburgh SFK
Footscray/St Mary,St Pauls, North Cray/Eynesford KEN
Wood ford cum Membris NTH
PlumsteadlWoolwich KEN
Dartford KEN
Charlton KEN
PlumsteadlWoolwich KEN
Southwark SRY
Greenwich KEN
Walsall STS
Camberwell SRY
Camberwell SRY
Shoreham KEN
Poplar MDX
Edenbridge KEN
Deptford KEN
Woolwich KEN
Bermondsey/SouthwarklRotherhithe SRY
BrastedIWesterham KEN
Oxted SRY
Any KEN
Bromley/Any KEN
Wilmington/Sidcup/Any KEN, SSX,SRY
Greenwich KEN
Cliffe/Strood KEN
Rotherhithe/Bermondsey SRY
NewingtonlWalworth SRY
Bexley KEN
Any
Orpington KEN
Mundon ESS
Gt Yarmouth NFK
EynsfordlWesterham KEN
Iwade KEN
MundonESS
Hastings/P,IIsaints KEN
EynsfordlWesterham KEN
Prittlewell ESS
BrastedIWesterham KEN
Lingfield SRY
Any NTH
Lewisham KEN & Shadwell MDX
Lambeth SRY
Any KEN
AnySFKlLND
Horton Kirby?/Plumstead? KEN
Footscray/St Mary,St Pauls, North Cray/Eynesford KEN
Ch ic hester SSX
5415
5347
5422
5416
5355
5347
5398
5413
5347
5438
5321
5255
5389
5405
5379
5338
5347
5425
. 5367
5389
5412
5351
5413
5355
4863
5376
5376
5255
5438
5438
5411
5347
5412
5355
5355
5344
5347
5358
5355
5438
5398
5415
5415
5408
5402
5295
5425
5255
5416
5398
5356
5388
5340
5355
5355
5367
5347
5355
5255
5367
5388
5415
5415
5408
5425
5255
5344
5389
5409
4863
5411
SEARLES
SELBY
SELVEY
SILK
SKEETISKEAT(E)(S)
SMITH
SNIPP
SONE
SPACEY
SPAIN
STANLEY
STAPLE
STINSON
STOCKS
STONE
STREETLY
SUTTON
SYER
TAYLOR
TENCH
TETHER
THRAVES
TINGLEY
TIPET
TWEDDLE
VINCENT
WALLBANK
WALLER
WALTER
WEBB
WEED EN
WHEELER
WHIFFINIWHIFFEN
WHITEHEAD
WILLlAMS
WIMSHURST
WISE
WOOD
WOODS
WORKMAN
WRIGHT
19-20c
1800-1850
Any
18-19c
19c
18c
19c
Any
18c
19c
18c
18-19c
20c
Any
18c
18c
1800+
19c
Any
19c
19c
18c
20c
19c
19c
19c
Any
18c
1800+
1820s
18c
18c
Any
18c
L 18-20c
L 19-20c
Early 19c
19c
19c
18-19c
19c
19-20c
19c
c1800
19c
18-19c
18c
1877 on
1860-90
from 19c
North CraylBexley KEN
Dartford KEN
The Crays KEN, Dorking SRY & Tring BDF
Any KEN
Downe KEN
Farningham KEN
St Mary Cray KEN
Faversham KEN
Sevenoaks area KEN
SevenoakslWest Mailing KEN
Deptford KEN
Deptfordl Lewisham KEN
Plumstead KEN
Any KEN
GreenwichlCobhaml Frindsbury KEN
Farninghaml Sevenoaks KEN
Whitwick LEI
Mile Endl Shadwell MDX
The Crays KEN , Dorking SRY & Tring BDF
Bexley KEN
Deptfordl GreenwichlThanet KEN
Bradwell ESS
Cullercoats NBL
Sheerness KEN I Any
Any LDNISRY
Woolwich KEN
Any KEN
Milton by Gravesend KEN
Stanhope DUR
Keston KEN
Gt Yarmouth NFK
Any NW KENIESS
Any KEN
Gravesend KEN
Crayford KEN
Battersea SRY
Dartford KEN
Any
Plum stead lWoolwich KEN
Bromley KEN
Tonbridge/Sevenoaks KEN
Sundridge KEN
Sevenoaks KEN
Rotherhithe SRY
Stepney MDX
SidcuplSt Mary,St Pauls,N. Cray, Footscray KEN
Dartford KEN
St Saviour Southwark/St Mary Newington SRY
Chelsea MDX
Any ESSILND
5346
5344
4863
5425
5415
5412
5340
5321
5366
5411
5350
5350
5380
5380
4496
5367
5347
5416
4863
5356
5405
5355
5416
5388
5416
5365
5359
5344
5347
5417
5355
5388
5359
5367
5417
5417
5417
5340
5438
5415,·
5358
5358
5255
5344
5344
5310
5367
5413
5417
5389
CORRECTIONS (Please amend the June su pplement manu ally to avoid future problems )
Contributors - Member no 5297 is Mrs AD.Solway. Ms Fiona Reynolds is member no 5293 !lQ1..5297
Surname Interests - The surname ARDLEY was listed incorrectly and should have read ARDRE Y
The surname WELLARD should be linked to contributor 5293 not 5297.
Our apologies for any confusion or inconvenience caused.
S PECIALISED INTERESTSI One Name Studies
Romany GiseslTravellers (esp Lee, Smith , Boswell, Davis)
Queens Royal West Kent Regiment 1" & 2nd WW
CHANGES OF ADDRESS (aIIUK unless otherwise stated)
974
RAWSON Mrs Maureen, 10052 Nesbitt Ave S, BLOOMINGTON , MN 5543 7-2209 , USA
2929
ELLSON Mr Allan , 40 Lodge Field Rd , Chestfield, WHITSTABLE, CT5 3RF
3123
WALL Mrs Patricia M, 8 Hywell Way, PEMBROKE, SA71 4EF
3243
PAYS Mr Ron, 106 Gravel Rd , BROMLEY BR2 8PN
3274
MAYBOURNE Mrs Margaret M F, Flat 2, 9 Westcliff Rd , BROADSTAIRS, CT10 nu
3464
WILLlAMS Mr Robert Chris., 101 Ravensworth Rd , Mottingham, LONDON , SE9 4LX
SLOMAN Mr Phillip Eric, 46 Cross mead Ave, NEW MILTON, BH25 6NF
4034
4131
NORRIS Mr Col in Ph ilip , 10 Summer Court, Wellcombe Crescent, EASTBOURNE, BN20 7XW
5253
KEYSE Mr Geoffrev. 23 Qu ilter Rd . FELlXSTOWE. IP11 7JJ
5412
5356
310
GROUPS
HOUSE
At our House Groups members meet together in small groups in their own
homes to help each other with family history problems , do project work and make
new friend s.
Each House Group has its own character. Sizes vary as some can only
accommodate small numbers; a few groups concentrate on projects requiring
experienced research; some mostly discuss their own family histories; others have
a wide variety of activities. Anyone belonging to NWKFHS can apply to join any
House Group but mutual compatibility is essential and each group, through its
leader, has the option on accepting additional members.
Existing groups and contacts are listed below. The venues do not
necessarily represent the areas of interest of those attending. If there is no House
Group near you but you would like to join or form one anywhere in the UK or
overseas, contact: Stella Szachnowski: Woodcote', Laurel Grove, Penge, SE20
020 8778 2327
8QJ if
Sally Jones
or
Lawrence White
Barbara Godfrey
BEXLEY/CHISLEHURST
Val Feakins
BROMLEY
Day:
:::vening:
Roy Lynch
Joan Goodwins
MEOPHAM
Jean Rawling
ORPINGTON&PETIS WOOD
Maisie Hadaway
SEVENOAKS Day :
Linda Meaden
##SEVENOAKS SEAL
Joan Field
SH IRLEY&WEST W ICKHAM
Barbara Godfrey
SIDCUP
Stella Szachnowski
SOUTH LONDON
Pamela Eagles
##STO NE&DARENTH
##BECKENHAM
0208 650 4042
0208 650 5757
02083037561
0208460 2209
0208 464 2040
01474 812596
01689 876385
01732 456646
01732 762679
0208 777 5273
02083037561
0208 778 2327
01 474 705523
GLOS.AREA This group no longer meets but Mrs Lesley Henry has offered to help
if possible with queries in that area. Write to her, enclosing an s.a.e., at the Coach
House , New Barn Lane , Cheltenham, Glos. GL5 3LD
#If. THESE HOUSE GROUPS HAVE VACAN CI ES AND WOU LD BE
PLEASE D TO HEAR FROM ANYONE LIVING IN THEI R AREAS WHO
WOULD LIKE TO JOI N TH EM
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BRA NCH REPORTS
BROMLEY
Brenda Stenlake
David CufJey's talk in April was an object lesson in diligent enquiry into
one's ancestors' ways of life. His 3g grandfather's occupation as a Rat catcher,
disclosed in the 1851 census for Enfield . provoked his painstaking research beyond
the simple assumption that this forebear was engaged in pest control. David's
discovery was that there was a steady market for live, hopefully disease-free,
brown rats for the blood sport in which they were pitted, for a wager, against dogs
and sometimes ferrets. One prom oter claimed his dog could kill 190 rats in 10
minutes, but 200 an hour seems to have been quite the norm. David's research
also revealed to him - and to his fascinated audience - the delicacy of rat pie,
favoured he admitted by only a (very) few. David paused for breath while a
recording, specia lly made by local artists, was played of "The Ratcatcher's
Daughter", a ballad of Old London. W hile he was not universally generally regarded
as being of the cream of society, we noted that a Ratcatcher's earnings exceeded
those of an Ag Lab, at least in the south of the country . A memorable evening .
At our Ann ual Branch Meeting, held in April , outgoing chairman Angela
Verrells was wa rmly thanked for her 5 years in office, Ann Fox was elected to the
Committee and Rosemary Shiret was appointed the new Chairman .
Mary Moore, our speaker in May, combined her interests in photography
and London history to give us a fascinating ins:ght into London Ceremonies. Her
slides included a service for clowns at Holy Trinity Church in Dalston in February,
the Druids' celebration of the Spring Equinox, private Fire Brigade contests at the
Guildhall Yard in May, Beating Retreat at Horse Guard s Parade in June, cart
marking in July, the Billingsgate Harvest Festival and the Lord Mayor's Show in
November. These, and the many other ceremonies mentioned , showed Members
that even though we think we know London, it could still surprise us.
In June Dr. Nick Barratt, of "House Detectives" fame, came to explain how
to research the history of houses that we, and our ancestors, have occupied.
Studying the architecture and the local area, talking to neighbours, researching
local and national archives and using the Intern et are among the ways to extend
our knowledge. Maps, plans, deeds, cen sus returns, newspapers and directories
are also useful sources of information.
Brenda Stenlake,2 Aberdare Close, West Wickham, BR4 9LP
SEVENOAKS
Keith Stewart
In April, Dianne Jarrett spoke to us about the Salvation Army. It was
apparent that their well-established reputation for confidentiality and reli ability
together with their wide range of contacts often enables them to locate lost relatives
or missing persons. Together with tact and patience they have their own means of
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helping distressed individuals, but liaison with theS.A. may also be of help anyone
rese arch ing their family history to discover new ways of discovering more about
their relatives. Some of the experiences Oianne related were both entertaining and
they illustrated how the most improbable coincidences sometimes occur and lead to
unexpected sol utions to problems.
In May, Cathy Chater outlined some of the responsibilities coroners had
undertaken since the end of the 12th century, when they were first mentioned in
historical records. The ten duties of coroners listed by Jervis included looking into
crimes, treasure trove , shipwrecks; and when deaths occur an inquest is held
where the identity of the victim is investigated and the circumstances of their death.
The coroners' reports are of wide interest, although newspaper reports of those
inquests are often of even greater interest to family historians. It was a widera nging talk and new avenues suggested fo r research following on from coroners'
inquests cou ld well prove very rewarding.
Vice Chairman: Keith Stewart. Hutton Mount, Brassey Road, Limpsfield, RH8 OEU
Report for June meeting.
Nic Tregaskes
As the newly-elected Branch Chairman, I welcomed everyone, including
two visitors from the Bromley Branch, to listen to a talk by Elizabeth Hughes. She
works at the East Sussex Records office, which is in an old converted brewery
building in Lewes. Apart from the usual description of all the different types of
records that are held there, Elizabeth, with the help of slides, showed some of the
amazing processes involved in conservation of old documents. The documents that
they someti mes have to deal with arrive at their offices in the most appalling state,
having suffered from exposure to water, fire, rust from metal boxes and insects.
They do a trul y remarkable job, all for us to glean more on our family histories.
Nic Tregaskes , 12, Rowfield, Edenbridge, TN8 60B
DARTFORD
Sheila Elisak
The April meeting was our NWK's AG M which was hosted by our Oartford
Branch. This whole day event was a great success with 111 members & 1 visitor
attending. In the morning Lee Ault's talk encompassed clothes worn for births,
marriages & deaths. After the lunchtime buffet Anne Carter gave a talk which
showed another side to the life of "We are not amused" Queen Victoria. Victoria
was a lover of the theatre, ballet & opera. She wrote many letters & was a wellrespected artist. True to her beloved Albert to her death, she lay in state with her
wedding veil surrounding her face. She reigned for a magnificent 63 years.
May's attendance was 97. We were sad to hear that Pam Laing had died.
Ou r speaker was Francis Ward who gave us a very enlightening talk about the
Woolwich Arsenal. It was encouraging to hear that it is now an historic site & its
bui ldings are gradually being brought back to their former glory. So once more we
may hear the sound of marching feet & the ear shattering sound of guns .
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June's attendances were 74 members & 7 visitors 2 of which became
members at the end of the meeting. Our speaker was Malcolm Barr-Hamilton who
is the Borough Archivist for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets . The wealth of
holdings shows an insight into the cha nges, which occurred in the area. The
archives contain many photographs showi ng the deprivation of the poor.
Publicity: Sheila Elisak, 19 Billings Hill Shaw ,Hartley Nr Longfield, DA3 BEU
Denise Rason
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Useful Web Sites
www.gencircles.com
A free site for information on names
www. spud .co.uk/fgillinks .html
Links to search eng ines
Networker
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THE NORTH WEST KENT FHS COMPUTER BRANCH
Ron Anthony
In April, Peter Searle introduced us to "FreeBMD",
<www.freebmd.rootsweb.com».This is a project to put the PRO indexes, free, online. At present there are about 25 million entries, say 15%, so they are getting
there !
In May we had a talk by Ted Connell , "Family Treemaker Revisited" ,
giving further ideas on using this very popular program .
At our 'J une' meeting , held on the 30th May for reasons beyond our
control, we had an outside speaker, David Annal, a member of the Biggin Hill,
Independent Computer Products User Group, who gave an excellent presentation
on "Scanning , Editing & Pri nting Photographs and Graphics". The general
message seemed to be, 'there can be disadvantages in using the maximum power
of you r scanner and printer'. His presentation also included a demonstration of a
free photo manipulation prog ram , 'The Gimp', which he compared favourably with
some expensive prog rams, although probably less suitable for beginners. This can
be down loaded from <http: //www2.arnes.si/-sopjsimo/gimp/> . He also gave the
followi ng web site as a useful follow-u p to his talk, <www.scantips.com>
Please note that these web sites are delineated by the < > symbols to make sure
no odd punctuation marks are included. You don't type in these symbols. Please
note also that with many sites you can ignore the element http://, but always include
it if your first attempt doesn't work.
Ron Anthony, 2 Perry House, Chis/ehurst Road, Side up, DA 14 6BE
The Society's website :-
www.nwkfhs.org.uk
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North West Kent FHS
Library.
The Society Library opened in January
2001 at the Hextable Heritage Centre. It
has the complete Society collection of
books, fiche and other reference material.
Location. The Heritage Centre is located
off College Road, Hextable. Take Dawson
Drive, wh ich is the second turning on the
right from the mini rou ndabout in the centre
of Hextable. Then turn left into 'Crawfords'.
Straight on into the car park.
Train access - via Swanley Station or
Dartford Station.
Bus access - On weekdays and
Saturdays the 477 bus leaves Swanley,
Azalea Drive - which is on the south side of
the station, about two minutes walk - at 25
and 45 minutes past each hour to Hextable
Crossways. They return at 5 and 45
minutes past each hour from Hextable
Crossways to Azalea Drive. Buses leave
Dartford, Market Street stop at 32 and 52
minutes past the hour to come to Hextable
and 34 and 54 minutes past the hour from Hextable Crossways to Dartford .
Opening hours. Every Wed nesday 10 am - 4 pm .
3 rd Satu rday of every month 2 pm - 4 pm.
Facilities. Tea and coffee is available. There are toilets in the building and
wheelchair access is possible because the Library is at ground floor level.
Internet. The Library catalogue is available on the NWKFHS web site:http://www.nwkfhs.org .uk/
Acquisitions.
NORFOLK
Norwich Rosary Cemetery - Monumental inscriptions 181 9 - 1986
- Burials 1821 - 1837
Norfolk and Norwich Hearth Tax Assessment - Lady Day 1666
Norfolk Hearth Tax Assessment - Michaelmas 1664
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Norfolk Hearth Tax Assessment - Michaelmas 1664
Norfolk Peculiar Jurisdictions - Index to Probate Records 141 6 - 1857
- Index of Marriage Licence Bonds 1624 - 1860
Norfolk Ped igrees, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5.
Great Yarmouth Apprenticeship Indentures 1563 - 1665
An Index to Norwich City Officers 1453 - 1835
The Parish Registers of Diss 1551 - 1837
Index to Norwich Marriages 1813 - 1837
Other attra ctions. The Heritag e centre and gardens are a small portion of the
grounds of the former Swanley Horticultural College. The gardens are pleasant to
walk in although still in the process of redevelopment. They contain a range of
shrubs and bulbs, which provide interest through the seasons. A network of paths
leads the visitor through an area of formal planting within more natural areas where
a variety of wildlife may be observed. An Art Deco style pergola leads from the
pedestrian gate to the only remaining building of the college, the botany laboratory,
built in 1928 and now rescued from its derelict state to provide the Heritage Centre.
From the grade Jl listed gate and railings of the former Hextable House can be seen
the avenue of Limes. These have recently been partially replanted to replace
diseased and dying trees. At least 250 years old they formed the entrance to the
Hou se .
Audrey Rainer
INTERNA TlONAL GENEALOGICAL INDEX
The IGI for Great Britain and a few other countries is available for
consultation at Society meetings as follows: 1988 at Dartford and 1984 at
Sevenoaks. Joyce Hoad has the other 1984 edition and the Stone & Darenth
House group has the 1981 edition. It will be possible for members to have it in their
own homes fo r consultation or for House Groups to have it at their meetings by
arrangement with the Branch Secretary concerned. Please note however that it will
be necessary for the borrower to collect and return the fiche.
PROJECTS
1891 Census Project
e-mail
Brian Waymont
brian. wavmont@ntworldcom
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
6 Windermere Road, Bexleyheath OA 7 6PW
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Maureen Griffiths
RENEWALS SECRETARY
Maureen Griffith s, 30,Bladindon Road, Blendon, Bexley DA5 3P
INDEX OF INHABITA NTS OF NORTH WEST KENT
Linda Meaden
Linda Meaden, 7 Middle Lane, Seal, Sevenoaks TN15 OBB will check for
specific surnames in th is index. Please send s. a. e. or 2 IRCs; no search will be
made unless an s.a.e. or 2 IRCs are provid ed. No charg e is made but donations
are welcome.
NAME ENQUIRIES OFFICER
Lynn Searle
Lynn Searle, 14 Links Road, West Wickham, Kent BR4 OQW keeps a
record of all names being researched by members and wil l answer and record
name inquiries from members and non-members. Thi s is separate from and
complementary to Linda Meaden's Index of Inhabitants of N.W. Kent. This service
is free but donations to the Society are welcome to cover expenses. Please send
s.a.e or 2 IRCs to cover postage.
THE 1881 CENSUS INDEX
Our co-ordinator, Ted Finley, will provide a postal service search for
members; send him as many details of you r ancestor as you can , give the county
you want searched, the surname, forename, age, and, if known, place of birth .
The cost is £1 per surname, stamps or cheque payable to NWKF HS, and sae:
overseas members four IRC's.
Members may borrow the fiche to search themselves but must collect
them from Ted and deliver them back within seven days. This service is not for one
name studies or multiple extractions.
The fiche for the county of Kent are available at all three of our monthly
meetings but must not be taken away.
Co-ordinator: Ted Fin/ey, 10 The Chame, Offord, Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 5LS
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OUT-OF -AREA CO-ORDINA TOR
Margaret W atsonl Stella 8aggaley
Margaret is no longer able to carry out the full duties of the task of
'Out of area coordinator' and so Ste"a w ill be takin g over s ome of t he
research tasks. You will be able to w rite or e-mail Margaret or contact Ste"a
directly.
Members living in the UK but unable to attend meetings because of
distance or disability may contact me for help with their research.
If you have a problem, I can refer to some of ou r very experienced
members to hopefully point you in the right direction. I am able to consult the
Society's library on your behalf and would be prepared to look up a specific item in
local records. However please remember this is not a resea rch service. Please
give information clearly. A brief 'tree' is often easier to gra sp , than a long rambling
letter!
Margaret Watson.· 9 Featherbed Lane, Addington, Croydon CRO 9AE
e-mail marjon@fbed.freeserve.co.uk.
Stella Baggaley: Saddlers House, High Street, Famingham, OA4 OOT
e-mail stelbag@aol.com
OVERSEAS CO-ORDINA TOR
The Overseas Co-ordination service is run by the Meopham House Group
and they answer general querie s on local family history topics, which our overseas
members cannot answer for themselves from their local sources. It is not a
research service but information can be drawn from the Society library, local
libraries and record offices and the Group's own references. If you have a problem
with your research and they cannot help then they know and can consult with some
of our very experienced members who may have the answer.
The address is:- Meopham House Group, clo
Joan Goodwins, 35 Cheyne Walk, Meopham, Kent OA 13 OPF
OTHER FAMIL Y HISTORY SOCIETIES information
KentFHS
Mrs K Slater, Bullockstone Farm, Bullockstone Rd, Hem e Bay, CT67NL
Woolwich & District FHS
Mrs E Reynolds, 54 Parkhill Road, Bexley, OA5 1H Y
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East Surrey FHS
Hon Sec., 27 Burley Close, London, SW1 6 4QQ
Sussex FHS
Mrs J Goddard, 54 Shirfey Drive, Hove, Sussex, BN3 6UF
Tunbridge Wells FHS
Old Cottage, Langton Rd, Langton Green, Tun bridge Wells, TN30BA
Bexley Local Studies
Central Library 8exleyheath. Opening hours Mon to Frid 9.30 - 5.30 late night
Thurs to 8.00, Sat 9.30 to 5.00 and from September Sunday 10.00 to 2. 00 ~
020 8301 1545
e-mail arch ives@bexleycouncil .freeserve .co.uk
Medway Local Studies Centre and Archives
Check out their web site for the latest information www.medway .gov.uk
The catalogue is on http://cityark. medway.gov.uk
Lewisham Local Studies and Archives Centre
Lewisham Local Studies and Archives, Lewisham Library, 199-201 Lewisham High
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0208 297 0682
e-mail
St London SE13 6LG
local .studies@lewisham. gov.uk
1851 CENSUS - INTERIM INDEX SEARCH SERVICE
The Society offers a search service to the 1851 Census for our area that
has been transcribed and indexed but remains as yet unpublished. The service,
gives full names, ages and folio numbers and now covers the following parishes :W rotham, Offham, Add ington, Trottiscliffe, Stansted, Ightham, Northfleet, Nursted,
Ifield, Meopham , Luddesdown, Cobham , Denton, Chalk, and Shorne (14,000
names). Searches will be made for inquirer's by Linda Meaden, 7 Middle Lane,
Seal, Sevenoaks TN1 5 OBB
If no entry is found the inquirer will be notified and a note kept to check
against later interim indexes. If the entry sought appears in a subsequent interim
index to that parish, the enquirer will then be notified. Please give forenames and
approximate ages of those sought if possible. The charge is £2 .00 per enquiry
payable in advance + foolscap s. a.e.
Please make Cheques payable to the N.W .Kent F.H.S . and in Sterling
only. Postal requests only please.
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PUBLICA nONS
Maureen Fearn
If you wish to ord er any publications from us, please order from:
Mrs Barbara Attwaters, 141 Pri nces Road , Dartford, Kent, DA1 3HJ.
enclosing an A5 self-addressed envelope or a large self-addressed adhesive label.
Cheques, in sterling on ly please, should be made out to NWKFHS.
In future , the publications list and order form will be printed in fu ll only in
the March and September issues of the journal. A brief list of the new items will
appear (as below) in the June and December issues. You can, of course, always
visit the website at www.nwkfhs.org. uk where you will find an up-to-date
publications list and order form together with news about new publications.
Maureen Feam, 1A Knoll Road, Side up, DA14 4QT
mfeam@g/obalnet.eo.uk
NWKFHS TAPES LIBRARY
Stella Nicholls
Members can obta in a complete list of NWK and Network 11 Tapes 1985 -2000, by
sending 30p + an Sae 11 x 22 cm . Norma l quarterly updates will continue to appear
in the Journal. Tapes can be borrowed by member in the U.K. from NWK Tape
Library, 1 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford, Kent. Cost £1 .60 by post only, for 14
days hire . Cheques/P.O. should be made payable to N.W.K.F.H.S.
310 UNDERGROUND KENT
31 1 C HATHAM HISTORI C DOCKYA RD
312 "QU EEN V ICTORIA"
313 THE SALVATION ARM Y
314 THE ROYAL ARSENAL
John E Vigar. Mar 2002
A nthony Morse. Mar 2002
An n Carter. Apr 2002
Dian ne Jarrett. Apr 2002
Fra ncis Ward . May 2002
To conform with copyright laws and undertakings given to speakers, TAPES ARE
FOR INDIVIDUAL USE AND AVAILABLE TO U.K MEMBERS ON LY
NETWORK 11
TAPE LIBRARY LISTS
KENT F H S
Tapes are available for hire, at a cost of £1 .60 including postage &
packing, for 14 days. Please make all cheques payable to: KE NT FHS
Please give NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHON E NUMBER, your FHS &
MEMBERSHIP NUMBER (UK members only)
Send requests to: KENT FHS TAPE LIBRARY, Two ways', Salisbury Rd, Sf
Margaret's Bay, eT1S 6DP
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WOOLWICH & DISTRICT F H S
Tapes may be hired at a cost of £1 .60 including p&p for 14 days. Please make all
cheques payable to WOOLWICH & DISTRICT FHS. Please give NAME,
ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, you r FHS and Membership Number. (UK
mem bers only )
Send requests to: Woolwich & District FHS Tape Library, 129 Yorkland Ave,
Welling, Kent DA 16 2LQ
WEST MIDDLESEX FHS
Tapes may be hired, at a cost of £1.60 including p & P for 14 days.
Please make cheques payable to WEST MIDDLESEX FHS. Please give your
NAM E, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, FHS & MEMBERSHIP NUMBER.
( UK Members only )
99/5
99/6
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ROUNHEAD OR CAVALI ER
RAILWAYMEN AND THEIR REC ORD S
HILLINGDON HERITAGE LIBRARY
WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A ROW
SEX LIES AND CIVIL REGISTRATION
Col. I Swinnerton
David Hawkins
Carolynne Cotton
Jean Debney
Audrey Call ins
Send requests to : West Middlesex FHS Tape Library, clo Muriel Sprott, 1 Camellia
Place, Whitton, Twickenham, Mdx, TW2 7HZ
COURIER SERVICES
To The Family Records Centre: A courier service to order, collect and post
certificates of birth, marriage and death for Eng land & Wales (1 837 on) from The
Family Records Centre. Searches will cover 2 years i.e. eight quarters. Send a note
of name of person for wh om a certifi cate is sought, place or area, and the two years
to be searched; precise details if possible . Cost £8.50. Overseas readers STERLING only please. Since the Census is now at the Family Records Centre I
would be prepared to locate and copy a PRECISE address ONLY, giving number,
street anc;l district, for urban areas and do a search of a village in rural areas. I am
afraid that I cannot undertake blanket searches of any area other than a SMALL
village as it takes too long. PCC wills pre 1858 will be searched fo r and copied on
receipt of fu ll details. For both PCC wills and census the charge would be £2.50
per search . Please enclose an A5 stamped addressed envelope with your
requests, if more than 2 certificates or copies are requested the higher rate of
postage is needed.
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To the Principal Probate Registry, a courier service to order, collect and
post copy Wills and Letters of Administration fo r Eng land & Wales (1858 on) from
First Avenu e House. Search will cover 5 ye ars. Cost £7.00 for each search. Please
send a note of name of deceased for whom a wi ll is sought, place or area, and the
five years to be searched ; precise details if possible please. Overseas readers STERLING only please .
U.K. and Overseas readers: Please apply to and make cheques payable
to Stella Baggaley, Saddlers House, High Street, Farningham, Kent DA4 DOT.
Please mark letter NWK UK or OIS allowi ng 4/5 weeks and 6/7 weeks for a reply
respectively. e-mail stelbag@aol.com
OFFERS OF HELP
Those responding to Offers of Help should enclose an SA E or IRCs as appropriate.
We welcome entries for both the HELP WANTED and OFFERS OF HELP sections
of the Journal. Please send both queries and offe rs of help to Miss Caroline
Blackett, 58a London Road, Bromley, Kent, BRt 3QZ.
HELP WANTED
Those submitting Queries are expected to have already attempted a certain amount
of research before using this service. Please submit entries in the forma t as printed
below.
HATHERLEY MEWS
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Mrs V Owen, Oransay, 197 Savick Way, Lea, Preston,
Lancashire, PR2 1XF wonders if anyone kn ows anything
about Hatherley Mews, Foots Cray around the time of the
1881 census. Her great grandfath er, a plumber and
his fi rst ch ild was born in Lavenham, Suffo lk in 1876 and
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the next back in Lavenham in 1882.
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PHILLlPS
WALL
ROWLERSON
BURCHATT
PETTIFER
COWELL
TIPET
NWKFHS
Mr Peter Klein, Lyndhurst, High Street, Pembridge
Leominster.Herefordshire,HR690 T Would like to hear
from anyone who has any information on the following, the
ages in brackets are at 1901.
Arth ur Charl es PHILLlPS (15), his grandfather, and his
si blings, Frederick William PHILLlPS (18), Percy Sydney
PH ILLlPS (9), Edith Maud PHILLlPS (7) and Mabel Ethel
PHILLlPS (4 months). Their parents were Frederick
PHILLl PS (43) and Emma Matilda (44) and the family lived
at Harcourt Road, Bexleyheath.
Mr John Biggs, 51 Woodside Crescent, Smallfield, Horley,
Surrey, RH6 9NA.The photograph printed on the front
cover includes his great grandfather Joseph John WALL
(1 830 - 1915). Is there anyone who can tell where this
photograph was taken. Joseph WALL was a railway
signalman, he believes at Paddock Wood .
Mr Michael A Rowlerson, 12 Molesey Park Avenue, West
Molesey. Surrey, KT8 2LO is seeking information on his
Great great grandfather Edward ROWLERSON born about
1780 in Stone nr Dartford according to family legend . On
the 1851 census aged 70 he was lodging at Castle Hill, St
Nicholas, Rochester with his bi rthplace given as 'not
known'. Edward's daughter Jane ROWLERSON born
about 1821 married Edward BURCHATI in Rochester on
6 July 1851 and had Elizabeth 1857, New Brompton, John
1865 and Archibald 1870 in Rochester and Ernest 1878
in Islington. Archibald was most likely Elizabeth's child as
Jane wou ld have been too old.
John Pettifer, Paddock House, Little London ,
Whitch urch, Aylesbury, HP22 4LE is seeking
information on Samuel COWELL, a miller of Sutton
at Hone c 1798 to 1815. It is understood that there
may have a mill in Frog Lane and another opposite
St Margaret's Church. Any local knowledge of mills
at Sutton at Hone would be really welcome. Samuel
married An n TI PET in 1789 at Mi lton by Gravesend ;
thei r children are known a bout, but any information
a bout the o rig ins of Sa muel COWELL and/or Ann
TI PET, or their whereabouts prior to 1789, would be
most gratefully rece ived.
Email: pettifer@iee.org
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HUNT
HUMPHREY
CLARKE
BUSSEY
tURPHY
Joan Hedberg,# 5708 - 20fr St, Langley, BC Canada
Is seeking information on the following:
Charles HU NT bricklayer married Mary HUMPHREY 6 Sep
1818 in Hoo S1. Werburg h children:- Ann 1822, George
1824, Charles 1826, Henry Wi lliam 1828, Harriet Catherine
1831, Jane 1833 and James 1836 Chatham.
Henry William HUNT, variously a baker and a bank
messenger, marri ed Sarah CLARKE ( b. 1826) 1 Sept
1850 in Lambeth , daughter of Edward CLARKE and they
had the following children:- Francis Alice 1851 Chatham,
Annie 1854 Lambeth, Mary 1857, Sarah Jane 1859 ,
Charles 1864 and Emma 1867 St Georges Hanover
Square.
Mary HUNT ma rried Charles Stuttfield BUSSEY (b. 1856)
3 June 1880 in Poplar, son of William BU SSEY and
Catherine MURPHY. Mary died 1911 and Charles 1943
both in West Ham . ihedberq@telus.net
1901 Census
Still no sign !' ! Full details of prog ress are available on the PRO website.
The PR O intends to conti nue digitisi ng the other 19th C census returns.
They hope to have the 1891 census fo r London on line by Spring 2002.
For more information visit the website www.census.pro.gov.uk
RECORD OFFICE NEWS
FAMILY RECORD CENTRE
The use of Mobile phones has been restricted to telephone area and they need to
be switched off in th e search rooms.
For information Tel 0208 392 5300 or visit the PRO's homepages on the internet..
ONS contact 1 Myddelton Street, Islington. London. EC1 R 1UW
Internet: http://www.open. gov.uk/pro/prohome.htm
e-mail: enquiry. pro.rsd.kew@ gtnet.gov.uk
GRO Certificate enq uiries the dedicated number for this is 0870 243 7788 and it
is staffed from 8.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Thursday, 8.00am to 5.00pm on
Friday and 10.00am to 4.00 pm on Saturday.
To subscribe to the electronic version of the Fam ily Record please send and e-mail
to : FRC -Newsletter@pro.gov.u k with the word 'subscribe' in the subject heading.
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PRO KEW
There is now an on line catalog ue of the PRO holdings available. The catalogue
allows basic searching on keywords or allows users to browse. This catalogue is an
interim one until the new fully comprehensive PROCAT is ready in 2001. The
electronic catalogue enables users to make more efficient use of their time at Kew,
having already obtained the references that they need
Further information Public Record Office, Ruskin Ave.,Kew. Surrey, TW9 4DU Tel.
0208 392 5200 or visit the PRO's home pages on the Internet :
http://www.open.gov.uk/pro/prohome.htm e-mail enquiry.pro. rsd. kew@gnet.gov.uk
LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES
The LMA will be opening for 2 Saturdays each month for a trial period of 1 year as
from November 2001. Keep up to date, use the web site.
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0207 332 3820 London Metropolitan Archives, 40 North Hampton Road,
London EC1 R OHE
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/archives/lma email ma@corpoflondon.go v. uk
FEDERA TION OF FAMIL Y HISTORY SOCIETIES
For general FFHS enquiries
e-mail info@ffhs.org.uk
A2A: Providing Access to London's Archives
Access to Archives - the English strand of the UK Arch ives Network.
'An important feature of A2A is the potential which it brings for identifying
useful archives held in unexpected places. www.a2a.pro.gov.uk
RECORD OFFICE CLOSURES
Family Records Centre Closed Bank Holidays
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Closed during Bank Holidays. Now open on Saturday.
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INDEXES & RESEARCH AIDS
National Burial Index this has now been published obtainable from branches price
£23 , £24 with UK postage and £25 overseas. Post orders to Treasurer please.
Free BMD a project operated entirely by volunteers to computerise the main index
of births, deaths and marriages. As these events are reported to the co-ordinators
they are added to the database, which are made freely available to all. Anyone with
a computer can volunteer to input this information. For information log on to:
http://freebmd.rootsweb .co m
Parish Register Transcription Society This Society was formed in April 1999
with the aim to publish transcripts of Parish Registers and is non-profit making. A
catalogue of material available can be obtained from P.V. Elmes, 50 Silvester
Road, Cowplain, Water/oavil/e, Hampshire, POB BTL mail@prtsoc.org.uk
http://www.prtsoc.org.uk
CONFERENCES, EXHIBITIONS & FAMIL Y HISTORY FAIRS.
29 September
6 October
Wednesdays 9
Oct to 13 Nov
19 October
20 October
23 October
27 October
2 November
9 November
17 November
24 November
17 December
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LAN Family History Fair - Ormskirk Road Aintree
GLS Cheltenham Family Histo ry Fair -Pittville Pump
Room s, Pittville Park
Peopling Westminster - City of Westminster Archives
Centre 6pm to 7. 30pm
Oxfordshire FHS Open Research Day - Exeter Hall
Kidlington
Hampshire Family History Fair - Fleming Park
Leisure Centre, Passfield Ave, Eastleigh
Imperial War Museum Galleries - Specialists advise
North West Group of FHSs Family History FairManchester Town Hall
WSFHS family History Fair and Open Day -Woking
Conservation of arch ives -City of Westminster
Arch ives Centre 10am to 4pm
Norfolk Family History Fair - St Andrew's Hall, St
Andrew's Plain,Norwich
Dorset Family History Fair - Queen Elizabeth Leisure
Centre, Blandford Road, Wimborne
10 Generations: London Lives -City of Westm inster
Archives Centre
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April 3 - 6 2003
Aug 28 - 31 2003
Spring Conference 'WESTWARD HO! ' - hosted by
South West Area Group FHSs at Un iversity of Exeter
Detai ls John Hurley, 21 Elizabeth drive, Devizes,
SN 103SB hurley@tin yonline. co.uk Westward Ho in
subject line.
Autumn Conference The Victorian Era - hostedby
Essex FHS at Essex University. Details Mrs F Feather
52 Symons A ve, Leigh on sea, SS9 5QE
heather feather1. demon. co. uk
COURSES, LECTURES & VISITS
PRO KEW
Details from PRO by post or on line http://www.pro. gov. uk/events/calendar.htm
Behind the scenes tours every 2nd Friday .
~9ctober
Saturda}"
31 October Thursday
9 NovSa tu r~
Lecture: Taxes & Taxpayers in England c 1200- 1700
Lecture: The Necropol is of the Metropolis
Costume event: Tommy, a WW1 soldier
THE INSTITUTE OF HERALDIC AND GENEALOGICAL STUDIES
79 - 82 North Gate, Canterbury CT1 1BA. ~: 0 122 7 768664 .
21 September
12 October
15-17 Nov
Day School: Palaeography
Day School: Heraldry for Family Historians
Residential Course: Tracing the History ~f a House
E-mail principal@ihgs.ac.uk
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WEBSITE www.ihgs .ac.uk
SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS
14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Rd. London EC 1M 7BA.W : 020 7253 5235
Rob Th om pson, Sales and Marketing Manager at SOG e-mail sa les@sog.org.uk
Join the mail service by sending the message 'subscribe' to SOG-NEWS-Lrequest@AEA-Rootsweb.com. To book events write to Administrative Centre, 9
Dallington Street, EC1V OBO Tel: 02075533290 events@sog.org.uk
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OCTOBER
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Sat 5
14.00
Sun 13
Wed 16
Sat 19
11.00 to
16.00
14.00
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Wed 23
14.00
Sat 26
10.30
10 WEEK COURSE: What's in it for me Looking in depth
at the library contents. (£50/£40)
TUTORIAL: Scanning and enhancing Photographs
Jeanne Bunting ( £7/£5.60)
OPEN DAY: For non members Free
TUTORIAL: Legacy Family Tree. Alec Tritton (£7/£5.60
HALF DAY COURSE: Ancestors in the King's Service.
Michael Gandl' ( £10/£8}
TUTORIAL: Using English Origi ns Databases.
Society's Genealogy Officer (£7/£5.60
STUDY DAY: Internet for Genealogy. (£20/£16)
NOVEMBER
Sat 2
10. 30
Sat 9
10.30
Wed 13
14.00
Tues 19
Wed 20
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14.00
Thu 2 1
14.00
Wed 27
10.30
Sat 30
14.00
TUTORIAL: Extracting, Convert8ng and using
computer data . John Hanson ( £7./£5.60)
DAY COURSE: Advanced Palaeography. Hilary Marshall
Max 20 (£20/£16)
TUTORIAL: Getting the best from the 1881 census CD.
Joh n Hanson ( £7/£5.60
MEMBERS EVENING
LECTURE : Working Lives: 19'" and early 20'" century
domestic servants. Pamela Horn ( £4/£3.20)
VISIT: British Li brary, Oriental and India Office
collections. Max 20 (£9/£7.20)
DAY COURSE: Genealogy for Li brarians and
Archivists. Else Churchill et al (£20/£16)
TUTORI AL: PCC Wills on line from the PRO. Barney
Tyrwhitt-Drake (£7/£5.60)
DECEMBER
Sat 7
14.00
Tues 10
10.45
NWKFHS
LECTUR E: Professor Pepper's Magic La ntern. A
Victorian entertainment and social history. Nick Seahill
( £7/£5 .60)
VISIT: Public Record Office induction day. Max30
( £9/£7.20)
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THE CLIQUE
New Web site listing old and out of print books UKBookWorld.com
Michael Cole, 7 Pulleyn Drive, York Y024 1D Y www.clique.co.uk
BOOKS A VAILABLE
Family History on the Web 20 02/3
England & Wales
ISBN 1 86006 154 0
Stuart Raymond £5.95
Scotland
ISBN 1 86006 151 6
Stuart Raymond £4.95
Record Offices and how to find them 9t h Ed
ISBN 1 86006 126 5
Jeremy Gibson & Pamela Peskett £3.95
ISB N 1 860061 524
Probate Jurisd ictions 5th Ed.
Jeremy Gibson & Else Ch urch ill
£4.50
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Local newspapers 1750-1920 2nd Ed.
Jeremy Gibson , Brett Langston & Brenda W Smith £4.95
Tracing Your Germ an Ancestors 2n d Ed.
ISBN 1 860061400
Peter Towey £4.50
Genealog ical Resources within the Jewish Home and Family
Rosemary Wenzerul £5.95
ISBN 1 860061 48 6
Finding Genealogy on the Internet 2nd Ed.
ISBN 0 948151 234 Peter Christian £1.80
East Kent Paris hes IS BN 0 9517580 1 2 David Wright £17 .50 (Overseas
£20 .50) from 71, Island Wall, Whitstable, CT5 1EL
FAMIL Y HISTORY COURSES
12 October 2002
14 January 2003
10 - 12 noon
15 January 2003
1 - 3pm
NWKFHS
Day Course : Early records & Jean Stirk
Research problems,
Tonbridge Adult Ed. Centre
11 week course for begi nners: Jean Stirk
Curious abo ut Your Roots
Tonbridge Adu lt Ed. Centre
11 w eek course : Tracing the Jean Stirk
History of Your House.
Sevenoaks Adu lt Ed Centre
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INMEMORIUM
We are sad to announce that one of ou r founder members, Rita Biggs,
sister of our recently retired President, June Biggs, and our member
Margaret Biggs, died recently. Rita was one of th e founder members of
our Society and did a lot to help in the early days behind the scenes,
notably in the Journal Distribution and was of great assistance to June
when she was Projects Officer.
We offer our sympathies to June and Margaret.
Member 4222 Pamela Laing although a recent member she attended
Dartford Branch regularly, qu ickly becoming actively involved in projects.
She will be sad ly missed. Ou r thoughts are with her husband Alex.
Member 73 Dorothy Gladwyn one of the early members of the Society.
She was a great help to beginners, with her fount of knowledge, often
presiding over the Genealogical Problem Table at Dartford meetings. A
willing contributor in discussions and possessing a good sense of humour,
she will be sad ly missed. We offer sym pathy to her family and friends.
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N, W.KENT F.H.S J OURNA L BA CK ISSUES
Back issues of journals from 1998 Volume 8 No. 1 onwards can be obtai ned from:
Maureen Feam,1A Knoll Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 4QT
e-mail: backjournals@nwkfhs.org.uk
Photocopies of individual articles from all issues of the NWKFHS journal (i. e. from
Volume 1 No 1 onwards) can also be obtained from Maureen at the above address.
The Society's website contains a name and subject index to articles wh ich have
appeared in journal back issues. Printed copies of the indexes fo r Volu mes 1, 2, 3
and 4 are available from Maureen.
Cost (inc. p& p)
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