Question: How is the following James DURAND connected to the rest of the DURAND, SCRIVEN, PORTER and MAYNE families on this page. Could some kind soul look in the Parish Registers of Westerham (Seven Oaks?) and see if Joan/Joanne DURAND has a parent such as James DURAND & ANN Shepherd?........ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James DURAND: b. Abt 1753 St. Mary, Dover, Kent; m. 25 Oct 1790 St. Mary, Virgin, Westerham, Kent; d. Sep 1831: Ann SHEPHARD: b. 30 Jun 1765 , Kent; d. Dec 1830 Dover.( Dates are spread out but they are all buried together & lived together in Dover at various times, along with a JOAN DURAND on Adrian Street later years. Could Joanne be a product of a first marriage for James???) parent of: William Durand b: 1802 (proven) Samuel Durand b: 1803 (proven) Daniel Durand b: 1808 (proven) possible parent of: Joanne DURAND: b. Abt 1790 and F Frederick MAYNE: m. 7 Nov 1806 St. Mary the Vir, Dover, Kent, England and Thomas SCRIVEN: b. 4 Jul 1784 West Cowes, Isle of Wight; m. , Isle of Wight; d. 24 Feb 1848* West Cowes, Isle of Wight &Sarah:b. Abt 1780; d. 12 Jan 1832 . parents of: Frederick James MAYNE: c. 14 Aug 1814 Dover, Kent, England; m. 10 Jun 1851 Northwood, Isle of Wight, England , to: Sophia SCRIVEN-51: b. 1821 Cowes, Isle of Wight and John PORTER-: c. 29 Oct 1822 Spondon, Derbyshire; m. 23 Jun 1851 Spondon, Derbyshire, England; d. 26 Jun 1908 Spondon, Derbyshire & Sarah Ann BRENTNALL-: b. 15 Mar 1835 Ilkeston, Derbyshire; d. 10 Jan 1903 Spondon, Derbyshire parents of: Elizabeth Anne Mayne b. 17 Dec 1852 West Cowes, Isle of Wight, England; d. 16 Apr 1906, in Spondon, Derbyshire and George Henry PORTER-14: b. 3 Dec 1860 Kilbourne, Derbyshire; m. 10 Mar 1881 Register Office, Derbyshire; d. 14 Jul 1908 Spondon, Derbyshire who are parents of: John PORTER: b. 25 Aug 1890 Spondon, , Derbyshire, England; d. 1 Oct 1973 Kingsway Hospital, Derby, Derbyshire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THERE IS A CONNECTION SOMEWHERE........THE NAMES ARE INTERDISPERSED IN EACH FAMILY. Ann Phillis Mayne, Ann Mayne Durand, James Frederick Durand Mayne, Frederick Dewran Mayne etc. My own mother was Ivy Phillis Durand......... I think the connection has to be found somewhere in KENT as I think it was the SCRIVEN's who came from Hampshire and the PORTERS appear to have come from Derbyshire. I think Frederick James Mayne moved from Dover, Kent to Isle of Wight . HELP anyone????? Again, have I given too much information??? Marilyn Phelps