This is a very tenuous reply to an inquiry about the queen attending a christening in the area. But the timing could be right.. My family has a tradition that my great-grandmother, Ann Rebecca Wood (born 1844 at Little Goldwell farm between Hothfield and Great Chart), was given a christening dress by a lady-in-waiting to the queen. Little Goldwell was owned at that time by Lord Thanet, but I don't know if his wife ever was a lady in waiting or even if the story is true. However my family still has the dress and the female descendants have worn it, up to the present. I am not suggesting that the queen attended Ann Rebecca's christening, but perhaps that was a tradition at the time? Were there crown lands near W oodchurch? However, I am always looking for connections to the Wood family who did live in Woodchurch for some generations before moving to Great Chart. Also looking for connections in Little Chart, Kenardington, Hothfield and High Halden. plus surnames including Chittenden, Noakes, Elvy, Small, Brown, Wraight. Lois Squire. <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.