Hi jon, thanks for your reply, i't's really interesting to hear even small information about my family as i have none. Basically i'm after all the usual information one seeks when researching family history, where the fisher's were from, who the"fishers'' were ect... You mentioned that the shop was sold around 1910, do you know what became of the fisher family? Obvoiusly some or one of them emigrated to australia at some point, but could there be any relations of mine still residing in the kent/sussex area? i read that a John b Fisher was buried or cremated at woodchurch parish in 1988, and lived on shirkoak rd or something of the sort. Sorry for crapping on, but any info would be greatly appreciated. thanks mate, Gerald Fisher --- Jon Chaplin <jon@frontrd.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Hi G (Fisher) > > I live in Woodchurch 100 yards from the shop that > Mr.Fischer had early in > the 20th century. Recently I was trawling the > censuses (1841-1891) to figure > out who lived in that property and its neighbours. > Mr.Fisher arrived there > after 1901, buying the shop from a Horace Jarvis. I > know an Yvonne Russell > whose family bought the shop from Mr.Fisher about > 1910 I think. She knows a > lot about your Mr.Fisher but I am unclear what you > are trying to find out. > > I have no more time now as I have to go off for 3 > hours to fetch > grandchildren for a stay here. > > Let me know what you want to find out and maybe I > can oblige > > Cheers - Jon (Chaplin) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-ken-woodchurch-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-ken-woodchurch-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Peter Walker > Sent: 09 April 2007 09:06 > To: eng-ken-woodchurch@rootsweb.com; > ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH] Fisher > > eng-ken-woodchurch-bounces@rootsweb.com wrote: > > To whom it may concern, > > I'm a young guy from australia researching(sort > of) my > > family history and as i am getting no help from my > > immediate family, i thought i might call on you > guys > > as you seem the most likely option. My family name > is > > Fisher, and my understanding is that the Fisher's > > we're from Rye, but i have a postcard sent to my > great > > aunt Gwen Fisher(now deceased) with the woodchurch > > parish in the backgroud, Gwen as a child is in the > > picture along with two large buildings behind her, > > with the initials W.A Fisher grocer, draper on the > > entrance to one. I was wondering if any of you > have > > any information concerning the Fisher family as i > am > > at a loss. i would like to know where my family > came > > from, and it is a touchy subject for the > grandfather > > so i thought i might travel down other paths to > get > > any information possible. Even a reply to this > e-mail > > would be greatly appreciated. cheers, G Fisher > > Dear 'G', > > The important thing with tracing your family history > is to start from what > you know and work backwards. I think to get any help > you would need to give > more information about your immediate ancestors, > names, dates etc What is > the date on the postcard? > > The booklet "Then and Now" says that at the > beginning of the 20th century, > the shop at 1-3 The Green at Woodchurch was both a > grocery and a drapery and > was owned by Mr Jarvis, who sold out in 1906 to Mr > Fisher. This sounds like > the same shop. > > Peter Walker > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH-request@rootsweb.com with the > word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to ENG-KEN-WOODCHURCH-request@rootsweb.com with the > word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com