Don't know if it's any help, but St. John's Church in Margate has A LOT (apparently!) of old records...not sure how much they would have put onto the net...they do have their own website (as you prob know!) so may be worth asking if you haven't already.. Bernie X ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart" <stuartford10805@btinternet.com> To: <isle-of-thanet@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 3:08 PM Subject: [ISLE-OF-THANET] FORDs in Thanet > Hi all, > > Just wondering if anyone had any connections or interest in the FORD name > in Thanet, specifically around Margate, St Peters or Broadstairs? > > I have an ancestor, John FORD, living in Whitechapel in E. London between > c. 1825 until his death in 1856. I know he was born in Margate around > 1790 and that his father was also John FORD. Looking at the parish > records in the area (actually mainly St Peters), I have a constructed a > plausible FORD tree back to the early 1700's and I'd love to hear from > anyone else who might share a common tree. > > Secondly, does anyone know of any historical records, apart from the > parish registers (and these excellent list archives), relating to Thanet > from c. 1780 to 1840? ie I have exhausted the parish registers - what > would be the next resource(s) to try if I wanted more information from the > pre-census era? > > Thanks very much, > Stuart Ford. > > stuartford10805@btinternet.com > > ------------------------------- > 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