Dear Suzanne, Sorry, no connection to Sarah CLARKE. My CLARK(E)'s are from Ramsgate, Margate, St Paul's / Mary's Cray and before that (Abt 1820's) the Hemel Hempstead area (Boxmoor / Bovingdon / etc .) Best wishes Elizabeth On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 7:00 AM, Suzanne Hearn <suzanne.hearn@ntlworld.com>wrote: > Thanks to all for your input - sorry I'm a little slow in responding - we > have some technical problems here! > > > > > On a slight tangent, to Elizabeth Clark: are you descended from ancestors > of > Caroline Chesterman? If so I have some original documents that might be of > interest to you including the original marriage certificate of James > Chesterman and Sarah Clarke and lots more! > > > > Thanks again for your suggestions so far! > > > > Suzanne > > > > From: isle-of-thanet-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:isle-of-thanet-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Clark > Sent: 05 December 2010 14:01 > To: isle-of-thanet@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Isle-of-Thanet] Buddington Page Spain > > > > No, Caroline wasn't married previously according to her marriage cert (May > 13th, 1888). She was 29 years old and names her father as James CHESTERMAN, > Decorator. William says his father was John BUDDINGTON, Deceased, Labourer. > > According to the census that Suzannah quoted, John and Frank were both born > in Garlinge. Would be a good idea to check the PR to see if you can find > their baptisms. Perhaps Frank wasn't their son, but son of relative and > brought up with this couple. > > Best wishes > > Elizabeth > > On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 7:38 AM, Suzannah Foad < > suzannah.foad@btopenworld.com > > wrote: > > > I see on the 1891 Census William is listed with two sons that he had with > > Harriet > > > > William Buddington 31 > > Caroline Buddington 36 > > John W Buddington 6 > > Frank A Buddington 5 > > Hannah K Buddington 1 > > > > Births Jun 1884 > > Buddington John William Thanet 2a 916 > > > > Births Mar 1886 > > BUDDINGTON Francis Anthony Thanet 2a 965 > > Name: Francis A C Buddington > > Death: Camberwell, London, England > > Death: Oct-Nov-Dec 1957 > > > > You say that FJ Page mentions your grandmother siblings, but does he > > mention them as his own siblings? I take it this would Caroline > Chesterman > > that the letters were addressed to? Was she married previously? > > > > > > Margate Local & Family History > > > > > > --- On Thu, 2/12/10, Suzanne Hearn <suzanne.hearn@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > > > From: Suzanne Hearn <suzanne.hearn@ntlworld.com> > > > Subject: [Isle-of-Thanet] Buddington Page Spain > > > To: isle-of-thanet@rootsweb.com > > > Date: Thursday, 2 December, 2010, 17:50 > > > Dear Suzannah, > > > > > > > > > > > > I wonder if anyone can help me, I have a full-scale mystery > > > on my hands! My > > > Great grandfather, William Buddington (born 1859 in Minster > > > in Thanet) . He > > > was married twice, once to Harriet Spain who died in a > > > drowning incident in > > > 1886 and then to Caroline Chesterman. I am aware of most of > > > his offspring > > > (including my grandmother). Until recently I thought he had > > > only had one > > > child with Harriet Spain but I have recently been given > > > some letters which > > > reveal he had a son who was in the army (Royal Warwickshire > > > regiment) and > > > who died of pneumonia in Dublin in December 1901. > > > > > > Along with the letters from him (John William Buddington) > > > there were also > > > letters and the army's 'Little Book' belonging to a > > > Frederick John Page. > > > There were also letters from FJ Page addressed to 'mother' > > > and mentioning by > > > name my grandmothers siblings as brothers and sisters. I > > > don't understand > > > how it can be that this soldier (from the 3rd battalion > > > Royal West Kent > > > Regiment) could be related to my great grandparents. > > > > > > It's all a bit of a mystery - I wonder if you have any idea > > > how I could > > > start to unravel the clues? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanking you in anticipation > > > > > > > > > > > > Suzanne Hearn > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ISLE-OF-THANET-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 > > ISLE-OF-THANET-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 > ISLE-OF-THANET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _____ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1170 / Virus Database: 426/3299 - Release Date: 12/05/10 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ISLE-OF-THANET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >