Definitive traces of human activity on the island of Thanet stretch back as far as 8000 BC. By around 5000BC the area was quite well populated with early farmers and Thanet became a major Stone Age settlement. Early Britons known to have been in Thanet were a mix of Neolithic farmers from the Mediterranean circa 3000BC and "Beaker' people (so called because of the kind of pottery they used), from the Rhineland circa 1700 BC. Trade in Corn, lead, tin and skins from Thanet ports to Ireland and the Continent were already established in the Bronze age circa 1800 BC or even earlier. Romans came to Thanet, establishing forts at Richborough and Reculver. After the Romans came the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. The Anglo-Saxons were peaceful colonists while the Jutes and Danes were war like and vicious and Kent was the first part of Britain to be colonised by these warriors from the North. During the 12th and 14th centuries life centered around small fishing settlements on the coast or farming hamlets in land. Brewers in Margate, fisherman and ropemakers in Ramsgate, exporters of wool, flax and hemp to Europe, coopers, carpenters, bakers and smiths prospered in a 13th Century trade boom from the Island. Ramsgate was primarily a fishing port, Broadstairs built up a substantial cod fleet and Margate prospered from herring fishing. Thanet was famous for the quality of its agriculture, due to advanced systems of crop rotations, cheap improved drainage as well as the use of seaweed as both fertilizer and animal fodder. Up until the 18th Century, Thanet consisted of a group of farming and fishing villages living as communities based around Churches and Harbours. Improved communication and leisure travel, as well as trade, helped develop the Island's seaside industry. In 1815, Paddle Steamers had started to ferry in passengers in greater numbers, but the real developers and exploiters of the travel market were the railway companies, which began to arrive in Thanet in 1846. By the turn of the Century, Margate had established itself as among the foremost of Britain's Holiday resorts. Tourist soon began visiting neighbouring Broadstairs which attracted a more refined holiday maker, while busy Ramsgate, thrived around the Harbour which developed from a small fishing port to a Harbour handling cargo ships, a cross channel ferry service and now an international yacht marina. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.4/332 - Release Date: 5/4/06

Margaret id recorded as being the first seaside resort to make a donkey ride a familiar seaside amusement. Thanet's donkeys were described as "bearing angels by day and spirits by night", a reference to the local smuggling industry which had been using donkeys for centuries before they became popular with holiday makers. Bennett's Asinarium or donkey stud in Margate High Street had more than three score animals. At Margate, ladies would sit astride, but in Cliftonville, which attracted a higher class of holiday maker, they sat side saddle. At Westgate, the Parish council didn't like the thought of people strolling along the prom and having to look at Donkey's backsides, so it was decreed that the animals should be tethered with their rears facing the sea and their heads facing the prom so as not to cause offence. As well as the donkey rides, children could also enjoy a ride on carts which were pulled by goats or dogs and 9d an hour in 1911. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.4/332 - Release Date: 5/4/06

Hi all just found out Winifred M CORDER born 1921Thanet Ramsgate area died in a mental institition the snippet of info i got was "She died fairly young in a menatl Inst"I am thinking probably 30 to 40 as she probably had Huntingtons Disease. Her parents being Frederick CORDER and Edith PACKER Question: where would this place likely to be? and how would I find her are there online ref to search? debbie

Hi Suzannah, Would it be possible for you to see if you have anything in your fund of knowledge on the incident below? What I would really like to know is the age of Thomas. We have 2 Thomas' in the family (uncle and nephew), both smack owners and we'd like to know which this was. Thank you (and anyone else) for any information you can give. Best wishes, Terry Taylor, F.J. Lance-Corpl. RE. Case 31815 On the 1st February 1902, owing to the capsizing of a boat in which he was leaving his wrecked smack, Thomas Foster was thrown into the sea at Ramsgate. It was very cold and rough at the time. Taylor, at great risk, jumped in and was successful in saving him. From ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY BRONZE MEDALS CITATIONS TAKEN FROM THE ANNUAL REPORT 1902 Compiled by Peter Helmore

Debbie, Another lister has pointed you towards the asylum for Kent. However, clinical records are subject to a 100 year closure rule, so they would not be available to you for someone born in 1921. You might get admission and next of kin details, but only if you are next of kin ( or with their permission if you are not) I don't know of any hospital records online. HTH Anne On 5 May 2006, at 02:02, Debbie Corder wrote: > Hi all > just found out Winifred M CORDER born 1921Thanet Ramsgate area died in > a mental institition the snippet of info i got was "She died fairly > young in a menatl Inst"I am thinking probably 30 to 40 as she probably > had Huntingtons Disease. > Her parents being Frederick CORDER and Edith PACKER > Question: where would this place likely to be? and how would I find > her are there online ref to search? > debbie >

Hi Stan, Any clue as to where in Ramsgate they may have been ? I've not heard of them & I haven't seen them on my travels, but I'll keep a look out as I walk the streets !! :o) Pat.xxx :o)) A Maid of Kent My apologies if this query has appeared previously. I've had problems with the List and am not sure if my postings are getting through. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does anyone know anything about COWELL's COTTAGES, RAMSGATE please? Do they still exist? Where are/were they located? My 3 x gt. grandmother died there in 1867. Stan Weeks

My apologies if this query has appeared previously. I've had problems with the List and am not sure if my postings are getting through. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does anyone know anything about COWELL's COTTAGES, RAMSGATE please? Do they still exist? Where are/were they located? My 3 x gt. grandmother died there in 1867. Stan Weeks

Hi Suzannah Thanks so much for that info.....I did have some of that but some of it is new too. Thanks heaps again. Regards Shelley ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 13:11:10 +0100 From: "suzannah.foad" <suzannah.foad@btopenworld.com> To: Isle-of-Thanet-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000501c66f99$758d1ee0$9c007ad5@h0e8l4> Subject: Re: [IOT] PEARCE - Margate Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=Windows-1252 Additions ___________________________________________________ Try the New Netscape Mail Today! Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List http://mail.netscape.com

Hi Debbie, Possibly St, Augustine's Hospital, Chartham near Canterbury. It's a beautiful building but is no longer a hospital. It was the lunatic asylum & then a psychiatric hospital up to the 1980's when it closed down. However, as it isn't it Thanet, you'd be better off asking for more info on the Kent list. Pat.xxx :o)) A Maid of Kent Hi all just found out Winifred M CORDER born 1921Thanet Ramsgate area died in a mental institition the snippet of info i got was "She died fairly young in a menatl Inst"I am thinking probably 30 to 40 as she probably had Huntingtons Disease. Her parents being Frederick CORDER and Edith PACKER Question: where would this place likely to be? and how would I find her are there online ref to search? debbie

Another good site is http://www.genseek.net but I can't guarantee dates from and to. Mike Hodgman Hobart > Barbara, The National Archives of Australia has a factsheet with > guidance > > http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs227.html > > and this site has links to lots of sources > http://www.coraweb.com.au/shipsite.htm > > HTH > Anne > On 3 May 2006, at 16:55, Barbara wrote: > > > I have been trying to find when my Father immigrated from England to > > Australia.Could anyone advise me where I might be able to locate > > records?Many thanks. > > Barbara. > > Western Australia > > >

Additions William H died 1910 as you correctly said Deaths Mar 1910 Pearce William Harlow 67 Thanet 2a 654 1851 Census Name:William Harlow Peerce Age:8 Estimated birth year:abt 1843 Relation:Son Gender:Male Where born:Margate, Kent, England Civil parish:Margate St John the Baptist Town:Margate Isle of Thanet County/Island:Kent Country:England Source information:HO107/1629 Registration district:Thanet Sub-registration district:Minster ED, institution, or vessel:1 Folio:154 Page:7 Church Street Margate, James an Agr Labourer Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island James Peerce abt 1814 Margate, Kent, England Head Margate St John the Baptist Kent Mary Peerce abt 1815 Tunstal, Kent, England Wife Margate St John the Baptist Kent James William Peerce abt 1841 Margate, Kent, England Son Margate St John the Baptist Kent Mary Ann Peerce abt 1850 Margate, Kent, England Daughter Margate St John the Baptist Kent Robert John Peerce abt 1846 Margate, Kent, England Son Margate St John the Baptist Kent William Harlow Peerce abt 1843 Margate, Kent, England Son Margate St John the Baptist 1861 Census Name: William Pierce Age: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1843 Relation: Lodger Gender: Male Where born: Margate, Kent, England Civil parish: Margate St John the Baptist Ecclesiastical parish: St John Baptist County/Island: Kent Country: England Source information: RG9/534 Registration district: Thanet Sub-registration district: Margate ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Folio: 8 Page: 10 Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island Harriet Holley abt 1816 Margate, Kent, England Wife Margate St John the Baptist Kent John Holley abt 1816 Birchington, Kent, England Head Margate St John the Baptist Kent William Pierce abt 1843 Margate, Kent, England Lodger Margate St John the Baptist Kent William a Carter 1861 Census, father James born St Peters Name: James Pierce Age: 46 Estimated birth year: abt 1815 Relation: Head Gender: Male Where born: St Peter, Kent, England Civil parish: Margate St John the Baptist County/Island: Kent Country: England Source information: RG9/534 Registration district: Thanet Sub-registration district: Margate ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Folio: 40 Page: 3 Church Street, James an Agr labourer, son Robert labourer Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island James Pierce abt 1815 St Peter, Kent, England Head Margate St John the Baptist Kent Mary Pierce abt 1817 Seal, Kent, England Wife Margate St John the Baptist Kent George Pierce abt 1852 Margate, Kent, England Son Margate St John the Baptist Kent Mary Ann Pierce abt 1850 Margate, Kent, England Daughter Margate St John the Baptist Kent Robert Pierce abt 1846 Margate, Kent, England Son Margate St John the Baptist Kent 1871 Census Name: William H Pearce Age: 28 Estimated birth year: abt 1843 Relation: Head Gender: Male Where born: Margate, Kent, England Civil Parish: Margate St John Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity Town: Northdown County/Island: Kent Country: England Source information: RG10/991 Registration district: Thanet Sub-registration district: Margate ED, institution, or vessel: 3 Folio: 48 Page: 15 Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island William H Pearce abt 1843 Margate, Kent, England Head Margate St John Kent Eliza Pearce abt 1843 Margate, Kent, England Wife Margate St John Kent Eliza A Pearce abt 1867 Margate, Kent, England Daughter Margate St John Kent Fanny E Pearce abt 1870 Margate, Kent, England Daughter Margate St John Kent George H Pearce abt 1869 Margate, Kent, England Son Margate St John Kent James W Pearce abt 1865 Margate, Kent, England Son Margate St John Kent Northdown. Farm Labourer 1881 Census, father born St Peter's Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability Wm. PEARCE Head M Male 38 Margate, Kent, England Ag Lab Eliza PEARCE Wife M Female 38 Northdown, Kent, England Wm. PEARCE Son U Male 16 Reading St, Kent, England Ag Lab Eliza PEARCE Daur U Female 14 Northdown, Kent, England Scholar George PEARCE Son Male 12 Northdown, Kent, England Scholar Fanny PEARCE Daur Female 10 Northdown, Kent, England Scholar Lucy PEARCE Daur Female 9 Northdown, Kent, England Scholar John PEARCE Son Male 6 Northdown, Kent, England Scholar Clara PEARCE Daur Female 4 Northdown, Kent, England Scholar Alfred PEARCE Son Male 1 Northdown, Kent, England James PEARCE Grand Father Male 68 St Peters, Kent, England Ag Lab ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Source Information: Dwelling West Northdown Cottage Census Place Margate St John Baptist, Kent, England Family History Library Film 1341234 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 0984 / 4 Page Number 2 1871 Census, James born St Peter's again Name: James Pearce Age: 60 Estimated birth year: abt 1811 Relation: Head Gender: Male Where born: St Peter, Kent, England Civil Parish: Margate Ecclesiastical parish: St John Town: Margate County/Island: Kent Country: England Source information: RG10/991 Registration district: Thanet Sub-registration district: Margate ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Folio: 57 Page: 6 Widowed living on his own at 3 Church Street Cottages, Church Street Margate Agr Labourer. Deaths Mar 1890 Pearce James 78 Thanet 2a 610 His Wife Deaths Dec 1866 Pearce Mary A 49 Thanet 2a 447 Will have a look for William Harlow Pearce's Children's marriages later! William H PEARCE ---------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1843, Margate, Kent, England Died: Possibley 1910 (Only a Guess) Father: James PEARCE (~1813-?) Spouse: Eliza ATWELL Birth: abt 1843, Margate, Kent, England Marr: 1863, Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent, England Died: Possibley 1907 (Only a Guess) Father: James ATWELL (1807-possibley 1879) Mother: (Eliza)beth ANDREWS (1812- possibley 1880) Children: Emily (1863 - after 1881) born in Margate James (William) (~1865 - after 1881) born in Margate Eliza Anne (1866 -after 1901) born in Margate m. James BUSHELL in 1888 in Thanet George H (~1869 - after 1891) born in Margate Fanny Elizabeth (~1870-1939) born in Margate (Unmarried) Lucy Jane (1872 -after 1891) born in Northdown, Kent John A (~1875 - after 1891) born in Northdown, Kent Clara (~1877 - after 1891) born in Northdown, Kent Alfred A (~1880 -after 1891) born in Northdown, Kent Walter J (~1883 - after 1891) born in Margate Freddy (~1884 - after 1891) born in Margate -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.2/329 - Release Date: 5/2/06

Hi Peter This is what I have so far on my PEARCE'S. I still have more researched to do. (It was my distant cousin Eliza ATWELL that married William PEARCE). William H PEARCE ---------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1843, Margate, Kent, England Died: Possibley 1910 (Only a Guess) Father: James PEARCE (~1813-?) Spouse: Eliza ATWELL Birth: abt 1843, Margate, Kent, England Marr: 1863, Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent, England Died: Possibley 1907 (Only a Guess) Father: James ATWELL (1807-possibley 1879) Mother: (Eliza)beth ANDREWS (1812- possibley 1880) Children: Emily (1863 - after 1881) born in Margate James (William) (~1865 - after 1881) born in Margate Eliza Anne (1866 -after 1901) born in Margate m. James BUSHELL in 1888 in Thanet George H (~1869 - after 1891) born in Margate Fanny Elizabeth (~1870-1939) born in Margate (Unmarried) Lucy Jane (1872 -after 1891) born in Northdown, Kent John A (~1875 - after 1891) born in Northdown, Kent Clara (~1877 - after 1891) born in Northdown, Kent Alfred A (~1880 -after 1891) born in Northdown, Kent Walter J (~1883 - after 1891) born in Margate Freddy (~1884 - after 1891) born in Margate Regards Shelley Chambers Australia ------------------------------ X-Message: #9 Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 20:31:01 +0100 From: "Peter Blackburn" <peter200@hotmail.com> To: Isle-of-Thanet-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <BAY102-F10FCF5288082F2E9222B18BB70@phx.gbl> Subject: PEARCE- Margate Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Hi Shelly, I read your Email on the listings and the names you are researching may tie in with one of my lines. My Grandfather, William James BLACKBURN married a Lillian Ester PEARCE (b. 1883) in 1905. Her father was Thomas PEARCE, no dates for him. Regards Peter Blackburn Scotland ___________________________________________________ Try the New Netscape Mail Today! Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List http://mail.netscape.com

I have been trying to find when my Father immigrated from England to Australia.Could anyone advise me where I might be able to locate records?Many thanks. Barbara. Western Australia

List, A little story from across the Wantsum with some relevance to IOT, please bear with me. Or close the e-mail right now, as you wish! I have a copy of a tape made in 1975 of a lady called Helen GRIGGS (nee LILLIOTT), who was born in Westmarsh (Ash) in 1878 and lived to be 105. Helen GRIGGS recalls (when she was still only very young) the death of man called Mr BUSHELL, who was the baker in Grove Corner. "Old Mr BUSHELL lived there, Mr BUSHELL at Stourmouth is his grandson. When the old man died his son from Margate or Ramsgate came and took the business. But I can remember the old man dying and what a tiny little girl I must have been, because my mother went round there - course, you used to look at the corpse in those days. Everybody used to have to go and look at the corpse in the coffin. And my mother went round and took me with her. I was so frightened I thought he would jump out. So I must have been very young." He was called Stephen BUSHELL and he died in 1886 aged 68 years. He was born in Preston-next-Wingham, and was a baker. I don't know the connection with Margate oand/or Ramsgate. When he died he was living at Ivy House, Grove Corner, which was a bakehouse. This may be of interest to some BUSHELL descendents. I found it very interesting to hear of having to visit the corpse so. Regards, Russell HENSON OPC for Preston and Elmstone

Hi Shelly, I read your Email on the listings and the names you are researching may tie in with one of my lines. My Grandfather, William James BLACKBURN married a Lillian Ester PEARCE (b. 1883) in 1905. Her father was Thomas PEARCE, no dates for him. Regards Peter Blackburn Scotland

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Barbara, The National Archives of Australia has a factsheet with guidance http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/fact_sheets/fs227.html and this site has links to lots of sources http://www.coraweb.com.au/shipsite.htm HTH Anne On 3 May 2006, at 16:55, Barbara wrote: > I have been trying to find when my Father immigrated from England to > Australia.Could anyone advise me where I might be able to locate > records?Many thanks. > Barbara. > Western Australia >

Me, too, please. Russell Henson Louise Harris <henny.harris@virgin.net> wrote: I would like to see his pedigree. thanks Louise suzannah.foad wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Keith Hayward" >To: "suzannah.foad" >Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:06 PM >Subject: Re: [IoT] KENNETT Graves, St Laurence Churcyard > > > > >>This is John Kennett, Mayor of Ramsgate, and his 2nd wife. I have a >> >> >pedigree > > >>of this family if anyone would be interested. >> >>Regards >> >>Keith Hayward >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "suzannah.foad" >>To: >>Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 4:28 PM >>Subject: [IoT] KENNETT Graves, St Laurence Churcyard >> >> >> >> >>>In loving memory of >>>John KENNETT >>>Born 14th June 1817 >>>Died 28th October 1903 >>> >>>Also of his wife Jane >>>Born 1st August 1827 >>>Died 9th August 1908 >>> >>>Also of Bertha Lucy KENNETT >>>Youngest daughter of the above >>>Born 12th May 1868 >>>Died 20th April 1875? >>> >>>Separate Stone >>> >>>In affectionate remembrance of >>>John Walk KENNETT >>>Who died 7th March 1875 aged 26 years >>> >>>Also of Emily Rose >>>Only child of J W and Fanny >>>Died December 22nd 1871 aged 4 months >>> >>>Also of Emily >>>Wife of Edward Goodban EDWARDS >>>Who died 6th Feb 1872 aged 26 years. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/327 - Release Date: 4/28/06 >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.2/329 - Release Date: 5/2/06 >> >> >> >> > > > > >

I would like to see his pedigree. thanks Louise suzannah.foad wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Keith Hayward" <keith.hayward@britishlibrary.net> >To: "suzannah.foad" <suzannah.foad@btopenworld.com> >Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:06 PM >Subject: Re: [IoT] KENNETT Graves, St Laurence Churcyard > > > > >>This is John Kennett, Mayor of Ramsgate, and his 2nd wife. I have a >> >> >pedigree > > >>of this family if anyone would be interested. >> >>Regards >> >>Keith Hayward >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "suzannah.foad" <suzannah.foad@btopenworld.com> >>To: <Isle-of-Thanet-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 4:28 PM >>Subject: [IoT] KENNETT Graves, St Laurence Churcyard >> >> >> >> >>>In loving memory of >>>John KENNETT >>>Born 14th June 1817 >>>Died 28th October 1903 >>> >>>Also of his wife Jane >>>Born 1st August 1827 >>>Died 9th August 1908 >>> >>>Also of Bertha Lucy KENNETT >>>Youngest daughter of the above >>>Born 12th May 1868 >>>Died 20th April 1875? >>> >>>Separate Stone >>> >>>In affectionate remembrance of >>>John Walk KENNETT >>>Who died 7th March 1875 aged 26 years >>> >>>Also of Emily Rose >>>Only child of J W and Fanny >>>Died December 22nd 1871 aged 4 months >>> >>>Also of Emily >>>Wife of Edward Goodban EDWARDS >>>Who died 6th Feb 1872 aged 26 years. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/327 - Release Date: 4/28/06 >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.2/329 - Release Date: 5/2/06 >> >> >> >> > > > > >