Hi Elizabeth Could you fill me in regarding the family connections of the three families. I have drawn a tree up for John Bayly but would alos like to add the Rapson's. No rush, just whenever you have time Regards Suzannah Margate Local & Family History --- On Fri, 5/11/10, Suzannah Foad <suzannah.foad@btopenworld.com> wrote: > From: Suzannah Foad <suzannah.foad@btopenworld.com> > Subject: Re: [Isle-of-Thanet] MARGATE HOY COMPANY 1910 - Rapson - Bayly > To: isle-of-thanet@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, 5 November, 2010, 12:57 > I have photocopy pictures of all > Mayors you mention, if you would like copies, ask away! x I > have been working on all Maragte Mayors for many years, > collecting tit bits and pictures, plus building up mini > biographies > > Suzannah > > Margate Local & Family History > > > --- On Fri, 5/11/10, Elizabeth Brooker <ebrooker@pathcom.com> > wrote: > > > From: Elizabeth Brooker <ebrooker@pathcom.com> > > Subject: Re: [Isle-of-Thanet] MARGATE HOY COMPANY 1910 > - Rapson - Bayly > > To: isle-of-thanet@rootsweb.com > > Date: Friday, 5 November, 2010, 0:33 > > I missed finding that Edward Rapson > > was also a Margate Mayor, Suzannah. > > Henry's father was named Edward Rapson and I think > this was > > the only Rapson > > family in Margate so the 1868 mayor was probably > Henry's > > father.  Such > > politically minded people -- that makes three mayors > of > > Margate: John Bayly, > > Edward Rapson and Edward S. Wootton. > > > > I tried to look at the Mayors of Margate website but > it is > > no longer > > available. > > > > The families of Rapson, Wootton and Keble, of the > Gazette, > > lived in houses > > side by side on High St. for many years in Margate. > > > > Thank you so much for continuing to give us so much, > > Suzannah !! > > Elizabeth Brooker > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Suzannah Foad" <suzannah.foad@btopenworld.com> > > To: <isle-of-thanet@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 6:11 PM > > Subject: Re: [Isle-of-Thanet] MARGATE HOY COMPANY 1910 > - > > Rapson - Bayly > > > > > > There was an Edward Rapson who was Margate Mayor in > 1868-9 > > too. > > > > Margate Local & Family History > > > > > > --- On Thu, 4/11/10, Elizabeth Brooker <ebrooker@pathcom.com> > > wrote: > > > > > From: Elizabeth Brooker <ebrooker@pathcom.com> > > > Subject: Re: [Isle-of-Thanet] MARGATE HOY > > COMPANY  1910 > > > To: isle-of-thanet@rootsweb.com > > > Date: Thursday, 4 November, 2010, 21:26 > > > Again many thanks, Suzannah. > > > This time you have sent three familiar names > > > in this newspaper article: John Bayly (Chairman) > is > > > the father of A.W. > > > Bayly (Arthur Webber Bayly and Arthur), Henry > Wootton > > and > > > John Bayly were > > > 4th cousins, and Robert Rapson was Henry's > brother in > > law. > > > > > > John Bayly was a mayor of Margate in 1881/2 and > Henry > > > Wootton's brother, > > > Edward Staple Wootton was a mayor of Margate in > > > 1893/4. I wondered if the > > > Bayly and Wootton families knew each other -- > > obviously the > > > answer is yes!! > > > > > > Elizabeth Brooker > > > Etobicoke, Ont. Canada > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Suzannah Foad" <suzannah.foad@btopenworld.com> > > > To: <isle-of-thanet-l@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 7:14 AM > > > Subject: [Isle-of-Thanet] MARGATE HOY COMPANY > 1910 > > > > > > > > > > > > Isle of Thanet Gazette 26th March 1910. > > > > > > 'MARGATE HOY COMPANY' - At the ordinary general > > meeting of > > > this > > > Company, held at the Registered Office, 53, High > > Street, > > > Margate, on Monday > > > evening, the following report was received from > the > > > Directors, who are > > > Messrs. John Bayly (Chairman), A.W. Bayly, H. > Wootton, > > R. > > > Rapson, l.A. Drain > > > and George Judge:- "The Directors submit the > accounts > > for > > > the twelve months > > > ending January 30th, 1910, and regret the > working > > shows a > > > small loss, partly > > > accounted for by the reduction of rates and the > > running of > > > two barges during > > > the winter months, in order that the connection > might > > be > > > kept together. The > > > retiring Directors by rotation are Mr. Henry > Wootton > > and > > > Mr. Robert Rapson > > > who, being eligible, offer themselves for > > re-election". The > > > balance sheet > > > showed liabilities on the capital account in > shares > > and > > > debentures of > > > £2,750, and on the revenue account, to > creditors. > > £156. > > > 3s. 6d., and cash > > > due to the bank £85. 18s. 7d.; total £2,992. > 2s. 1d. > > As > > > as setts the > > > Company's property was valued at £2,550, and on > the > > > revenue side of the > > >  account £5. 13s. 6d. was put down to petty > > cash, and > > > £87. Os. 8d. as > > > outstanding accounts to collect, whilst the > balance > > at > > > debit on the profit > > > and loss account was stated to be £349. 7s. 11d. > No > > > dividends were, under the circumstances, payable > to > > the > > > shareholders. > > > > > > Margate Local & Family History > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > >