Hi All, I was wondering if anyone knows/possesses some nice colour photos of the uniform (front, sides & cap) of the Kent Volunteer Rifle Corps and a brief history from c1820s-c1890s? Many thanks for any assistance, Best wishes, Peter

Hi Peter, If you Google Kent Volunteer Rifle Corps you should find http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=5645 with a picture uniform topic. Hope this helps. Kind regards, Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Ryan" <peter@cussen.org> To: <kent-eng@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 3:52 AM Subject: [KENT-ENG] KENT VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS > Hi All, > I was wondering if anyone knows/possesses some nice colour photos of the > uniform (front, sides & cap) of the Kent Volunteer Rifle Corps and a brief > history from c1820s-c1890s? > Many thanks for any assistance, > Best wishes, > Peter > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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I checked the baptism entries for Ickham over the relevant period on familysearch, and on findmypast using their images from the Canterbury Cathedral Archives. The familysearch entries are wrong by 1 year for baptisms between Jan 1 and Mar 25. Allowing for this, the two match, except for 2 extra entries on familysearch which are only indexed on findmypast. These are probably the first two following the Aug 15 1779 baptism of Mary AYRES. The images on findmypast have been chopped below the 15 Aug 1779 baptism. Henry's baptism on 13 Feb 1780 starts a new page in the register. This would leave an estimated 3-4 missing baptisms between 10 Oct 1779 and 13 Feb 1780. Has anyone seen these? I have listed the baptisms below. Best viewed with a monospaced font. -Graham Petley CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL ARCHIVES /     FAMILYSEARCH 1779 Jan  3 Hogben Mary                1778 1779 Jan  5 Minter William             1778 1779 Jan 24 Norris Mary                1778 1779 Feb  7 Tumber John                1778 1779 May  2 Prett Richard             Y 1779 May  2 Brenchley Sarah           Y 1779 May 16 Elvery Robert             Y 1779 May 30 Brown Mary                Y 1779 Jun 13 Hatcher Edward            Y 1779 Jun 20 Richards James            Y 1779 Jul 25 Stone Elisabeth           Y 1779 Aug 15 Ayres Mary                Y 1780 Feb 13 Petley Henry               1779 1780 Mar 19 Hooker Susan               1779 1780 Apr 30 Barrett Emma              Y 1780 May  7 Bushel Elisabeth Anne     Y 1780 Aug 13 Shaxtead Anne             Y 1780 Aug 13 Fox Charlotte             Y 1780 Oct 22 Ayres George              Y 1780 Nov 12 Hooker James              Y 1780 Nov 12 Measdey Mary              Y 1780 Dec 24 Fuller Jane               Y 1781 Jan 21 Norris Fanny               1780 1781 Jan 22 Bedwell Richard            1780 1781 Jan 28 Hatcher William            1780 1781 Jan 28 Brown Anne                 1780 1781 Feb 18 Hogben James               1780 1781 Mar 18 Maxtead Henry              1780 1781 Mar 18 Sithers Isaac              1780 1781 Mar 30 Minter Eleanor-Lushington Y FAMILYSEARCH /              CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL ARCHIVES 1779 Aug 29 Morris William  indexed but not on image 1779 Oct 10 Griggs John     indexed as Davis, John Griggs                             but not on image EOF

Graham, I'm sure that what Sue says is true but I assume you used FamilySearch which does not have the same gap and come up with your list of 7 children every couple of years apart from the first two which are less than 6m apart. As both the burial record and the 1861 census put his birth c1779 which corresponds with Henry's baptism I think it would be worth checking the original PR to if either it has been transcribed wrongly or perhaps "Henry" was "Henry Samuel" or even they were twins. Peter Hi Graham Looking at the Ickham PRs on findmypast it looks as though there are some gaps - 15 Aug 1777 is followed by 13 Feb 1780! I don't know if you can get a look at the original PRs Sue I am looking for the baptism of Samuel PETLEY who died at Staple on 11 Oct 1864 aged 85. In the 1851 and 1861 censuses he was living in Ash and gave his birthplace as Ickham. The only PETLEYs at Ickham were Henry PETLEY and Sarah HOLDEN who had 7 other children baptised at Ickham between 1775 and 1785. Samuel is the only one whose baptism I have not been able to find. -Graham Petley

Hi Graham Looking at the Ickham PRs on findmypast it looks as though there are some gaps - 15 Aug 1777 is followed by 13 Feb 1780! I don't know if you can get a look at the original PRs Sue -----Original Message----- From: kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Graham Petley Sent: 17 July 2013 17:43 To: kent-eng@rootsweb.com Subject: [KENT-ENG] Samuel PETLEY 1779-1864 I am looking for the baptism of Samuel PETLEY who died at Staple on 11 Oct 1864 aged 85. In the 1851 and 1861 censuses he was living in Ash and gave his birthplace as Ickham. The only PETLEYs at Ickham were Henry PETLEY and Sarah HOLDEN who had 7 other children baptised at Ickham between 1775 and 1785. Samuel is the only one whose baptism I have not been able to find. -Graham Petley ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am looking for the baptism of Samuel PETLEY who died at Staple on 11 Oct 1864 aged 85. In the 1851 and 1861 censuses he was living in Ash and gave his birthplace as Ickham. The only PETLEYs at Ickham were Henry PETLEY and Sarah HOLDEN who had 7 other children baptised at Ickham between 1775 and 1785. Samuel is the only one whose baptism I have not been able to find. -Graham Petley

Sarah SINGYARD baptised 17 June 1787 East Peckham, Kent Parents = Edward & Elizabeth Sarah SINGYARD baptised 9 June 1793 East Peckham, Kent Parents = Thomas & Sarah Thomas SINGYARD married Sarah CHEESEMAN in East Peckham 1 November 1785 That was on Find My Past Connie -----Original Message----- From: kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Connie Sent: Saturday, 13 July 2013 8:09 PM To: kent-eng@rootsweb.com Subject: [KENT-ENG] Sarah LINGYARD b abt 1797 I'm trying to find the baptism of Sarah/Sarah Ann LINGYARD or SINGYARD. She was born around 1791 and married Robert POORE in Jan 1823 in Middlesex. It's not clear from the image whether her surname is LINGYARD or SINGYARD. She gave her place of birth as Great Peckham, Kent, in the 1851 census. I haven't been able to find her in the 1861 census for confirmation of her birthplace. She died in 1870 in Middlesex. Can anyone help with the baptism please? I've had a look on FMP and FamilySearch with no luck. -- Connie http://oursalmons.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sue Slater wrote: > Hi Connie > > It looks like she is at 3 Philip Street, St George in the East, Tower > Hamlets, Middx in 1861 with husband Robert and children Richard and Amelia. > Baptisms for all the children are on Ancestry. Hallo Thank you. That's her all right. I thought it was another case of me not seeing the entry but it wasn't. That page doesn't come up in the index, even using the address. I've now been able to provisionally take her maternal grandfather's family back to 1598. Her father's only goes back to his parents. It's wonderful what a helpful list, a dog and an action film can do. Thank you again -- Connie http://oursalmons.wordpress.com/

Hi Connie It looks like she is at 3 Philip Street, St George in the East, Tower Hamlets, Middx in 1861 with husband Robert and children Richard and Amelia. Baptisms for all the children are on Ancestry. Sue -----Original Message----- From: kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Connie Sent: 13 July 2013 13:16 To: kent-eng@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KENT-ENG] Sarah LINGYARD b abt 1797 John wrote: > Sarah SINGYARD baptised 17 June 1787 East Peckham, Kent > Parents = Edward & Elizabeth > > Sarah SINGYARD baptised 9 June 1793 East Peckham, Kent > Parents = Thomas & Sarah > > Thomas SINGYARD married Sarah CHEESEMAN in East Peckham 1 November 1785 > > > That was on Find My Past Connie Hallo Thank you. I thought I'd checked SINGYARD. I was probably distracted by one or other of the disabled teens I look after weekends. The 1793 Sarah is closer to the age in 1851. I'll have another look in the 1861 for her. Thank you again. -- An embarrassed Connie http://oursalmons.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

John wrote: > Sarah SINGYARD baptised 17 June 1787 East Peckham, Kent > Parents = Edward & Elizabeth > > Sarah SINGYARD baptised 9 June 1793 East Peckham, Kent > Parents = Thomas & Sarah > > Thomas SINGYARD married Sarah CHEESEMAN in East Peckham 1 November 1785 > > > That was on Find My Past Connie Hallo Thank you. I thought I'd checked SINGYARD. I was probably distracted by one or other of the disabled teens I look after weekends. The 1793 Sarah is closer to the age in 1851. I'll have another look in the 1861 for her. Thank you again. -- An embarrassed Connie http://oursalmons.wordpress.com/

Congratulations on completing such a huge work! If you could send one to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, I'm sure they would appreciate it very much, and it would be available to many, many researchers. For information about donations, go to https://familysearch.org/locations/saltlakecity-library and scroll down the page to the blue box. Venita Family History and Other Fascinations venitap.com On Jul 13, 2013, at 2:06 AM, Connie <connie.sparrer@gmail.com> wrote: > John Wells wrote: > >> I am very proud to announce the publication of a book about the >> genealogy of my Wells family. We trace our ancestors to >> Willesborough and Boughton Aluph, Kent, from 1452. The book is a >> detailed and sourced journey that ends in the American South. I >> would like to donate a copy or copies to appropriate libraries in >> Kent. Would you be so kind as to suggest which repositories would >> be best. > > Hallo > > Congratulations on the publication. > > The Society of Genealogists would likely welcome a copy. They are not > in Kent but they accept research from all over the country. > Researchers from all over the country belong to the SoG and go there > to research. > > -- > Connie > http://oursalmons.wordpress.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm trying to find the baptism of Sarah/Sarah Ann LINGYARD or SINGYARD. She was born around 1791 and married Robert POORE in Jan 1823 in Middlesex. It's not clear from the image whether her surname is LINGYARD or SINGYARD. She gave her place of birth as Great Peckham, Kent, in the 1851 census. I haven't been able to find her in the 1861 census for confirmation of her birthplace. She died in 1870 in Middlesex. Can anyone help with the baptism please? I've had a look on FMP and FamilySearch with no luck. -- Connie http://oursalmons.wordpress.com/

I'm sure the new Kent Archive/History Centre at Maidstone might welcome a copy ... Steve Baldock B.Sc.(Hons)(Eng) *contact@baldockfaggfamily.org.uk* *http://baldockfaggfamily.org.uk* Facebook: baldockfaggfamily <http://www.facebook.com/baldockfaggfamily> Twitter: @baldockfaggfam <http://twitter.com/baldockfaggfam> Norfolk FHS # *12782* Kent FHS # *12869* GOONS #* 5618*

Dear John I would suggest the Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre in Chatham - http://www.medway.gov.uk/leisureandculture/libraries/archivesandlocalstudies .aspx And maybe the Kent Family History Society - http://www.kfhs.org.uk/library.htm Regards June

John Wells wrote: > I am very proud to announce the publication of a book about the > genealogy of my Wells family. We trace our ancestors to > Willesborough and Boughton Aluph, Kent, from 1452. The book is a > detailed and sourced journey that ends in the American South. I > would like to donate a copy or copies to appropriate libraries in > Kent. Would you be so kind as to suggest which repositories would > be best. Hallo Congratulations on the publication. The Society of Genealogists would likely welcome a copy. They are not in Kent but they accept research from all over the country. Researchers from all over the country belong to the SoG and go there to research. -- Connie http://oursalmons.wordpress.com/

Ashford Library would probably welcome a copy as would the archives at Canterbury Cathedral - you can find their contact details on the Web. regards, Dot On 13 July 2013 01:14, John Wells <wellsga@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Hello listers! > > I am very proud to announce the publication of a book about the genealogy > of my Wells family. We trace our ancestors to Willesborough and Boughton > Aluph, Kent, from 1452. The book is a detailed and sourced journey that > ends in the American South. I would like to donate a copy or copies to > appropriate libraries in Kent. Would you be so kind as to suggest which > repositories would be best. > > Regards, > John B. Wells > Newnan, Georgia > "A Man of Kent" > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Dot Holden Dover Kent UK There are three things that can never be retrieved, the spoken word, time past and the neglected opportunity

Hello listers! I am very proud to announce the publication of a book about the genealogy of my Wells family. We trace our ancestors to Willesborough and Boughton Aluph, Kent, from 1452. The book is a detailed and sourced journey that ends in the American South. I would like to donate a copy or copies to appropriate libraries in Kent. Would you be so kind as to suggest which repositories would be best. Regards, John B. Wells Newnan, Georgia "A Man of Kent"

Thanks. have just found the marriage entry in the parish register as someone suggested using the marriage locator site and bingo. Thanks for replying though karen On 27 June 2013 21:49, Caroline Bradford <caroline.bradford@btinternet.com>wrote: > Hi Karen > > Non-conformist church records can be very elusive and there is always the > possibility that this was, in fact, a civil marriage. Time to raid the > piggy bank for the certificate, I think! > > Caroline > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 27 Jun 2013, at 21:41, Karen Hicks <kehicks57@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have a marriage between Samuel John Gosling and Sarah Ann Tranah dec > > quarter 1863 in Medway. > > We have not been able to locate the church where they married nor can we > > trace any other information on Samuel. > > I've checked the parish records on Medway Ark for Rochester, I found the > > marriage on free BMD > > > > It is possible there was a non conformist link - > > any help with this would be gratefully received > > Many thanks > > Karen > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KENT-ENG-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 > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

You are an absolute star have never been told about this site or seen any reference to it anywhere but has immediately knocked down a brickwall. Have found the marriage entry and therefore the name of Samuels father. The witnesses to the marriage also enable me to understand why Sarah was then living where we found her in the 1871 census, something which couldn't be explained at all I am so grateful to you. many many thanks karen On 28 June 2013 09:01, Steve Baldock <contact@baldockfaggfamily.org.uk>wrote: > Karen > Marriage Locator (www.marriage-locator.co.uk) says it was at Chatham > (St. Mary the Virgin) > > > Steve Baldock > B.Sc.(Hons)(Eng) > *contact@baldockfaggfamily.org.uk* > *http://baldockfaggfamily.org.uk* > Facebook: baldockfaggfamily <http://www.facebook.com/baldockfaggfamily> > Twitter: @baldockfaggfam <http://twitter.com/baldockfaggfam> > Norfolk FHS # *12782* > Kent FHS # *12869* > GOONS #* 5618* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >