Hi Robert Further to the email below, I have now had a bit more time to check the two websites and two of the villages listed in the Maidstone Registration District (i.e Burham and Wouldham) appear on the CityArk website. there are many more than that in theMaidstone distict, so chances are your man wasn't born in either, still it is worth a look, and if you later find that the family may have been in that area earlier then the website is well worth a look. best wishes joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce Shaw" <joyceshaw1@btinternet.com> To: "KEMSLEY, Robert N. G." <robtricia@optusnet.com.au> Cc: <Essex-UK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [Ess] Seeking to find SWAINs of Walthamstow > Hi Robert > > There is a Samuel Stephen Swain born during the Sept quarter of 1865 in > the Maidstone registration district (Ref 2a 524). This is the only entry > for anyone of that name between 1860 and 1875. > > If you go to http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/maidstone.html > you will see that there are many villages in the Maidstone district that > he could have been born in so you will need to get the certificate to see > just where it is. If you then google "Cityark" and go to the Medway > Archives you will find that many of the parishes in the Medway area are > available on line. The actual pages of the registers have been digitised > and are availble there to search free of charge. This is an ongoing > project for that area. It is possible that some of the villages in the > Maidstone district are covered under the Medway Archives, I haven't > cross-referenced the sites, but you never know your luck. > > Hope this helps > > best wishes > > Joyce > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "KEMSLEY, Robert N. G." <robtricia@optusnet.com.au> > To: <Essex-UK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 12:31 AM > Subject: [Ess] Seeking to find SWAINs of Walthamstow > > >> I am seeking to find my SWAIN family: the only info I have on at this >> time, is as follows: >> >> Sarah Ann KEMSLEY >> Born) 28 Sep 1867, Whitstable, Kent >> Died) 5 Oct 1893, 28 Springfield Road, Walthamstow, Essex >> >> Married) 23 Aug 1891, Parish Church, Oare, Kent >> >> Samuel Stephen SWAIN >> Born) abt 1867 >> >> Child to the Marriage: >> William Herbert Henry SWAIN >> Born) 21 Jul 1892, 28 Springfield Road, Walthamstow, Essex >> >> The above is all I know of this family. >> >> Is anyone researching this family and could perhaps help me to get on >> the right track finding or is anyone able to assist with or guide me in >> the >> right direction to finding? >> >> All or any assistance or guidance, would be most gratefully received. >> >> Kindest Regards; >> Robert KEMSLEY >> Australia >> >> >> > > > >