Pam, Just to clear things up and prevent researchers who are not in the know from getting thing the wrong way round regarding Hoo and Milton in relation to Sittingbourne. There are three Miltons on Kent. The Milton in the City Ark records is Milton by Gravesend. The other Milton, now part of Sittingbourne, is the one "next Sittingbourne" and is not in the Medway Archives. Hoo is not and never has been and never will be "next Sittingbourne". Please note that the parishes on the City Ark web site are all in the Deanery of Rochester. Milton (Sittingbourne) and Milton in East Kent are well outside the interests of the Medway Archives. Miton by Gravesend strickly speaking is outside of Medway but as they hold the Rochester Deanery records, Milton by Gravesend is in City Ark. One last important point. The politically administration of Medway, (Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham with some surrounding parishes is no longer part of the County of Kent. Hope this will help many researchers not familiar with Kent Geography. Kind regards, Dennis Bramble. ----- Original Message ----- From: "pam hillier" <pamhillier24@virginbroadband.com.au> To: "KENT-ENG-L rootsweb" <KENT-ENG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 7:21 AM Subject: Re: [KENT-ENG] Edward Rossiter & Rosina Rossiter family connectionfrom1911 > Hi Ivan > I suggest you have a good wander around the City ark website. It has > online > Parish records for Milton and also Hoo St Werburgh next Sittingbourne. > It's a trifle awkward when first navigating this website. > The home page (email addy) shows on the left online Parish > records.......click on that and Milton is there, plus hoo St Werburgh next > sittingbourne. > You can also search the entire site (top right search engine) by name or > place. > Happy hunting > Pam from Adelaide Australia > > >> Hi All >> >> Can anybody help me please I have just found Edward Rossiter b 1867 >> Sittingbourne on the 1911 census with his family. He is the brother of >> my >> Gt Grandfather Henry Rossiter b 1852 Milton Kent. >> I am trying to find anybody connected to the family I can't find the >> marriage of Edward and Rosina Rossiter and I am trying to find out if any >> of the children got married. >> >> Info from the 1911 sensus >> Edward Rossiter b 1868 Milton Kent >> Rosina Rossiter b 1875 wife Hants Portsmouth >> children >> Edward Rossiter b 1904 Sittingbourne >> Emily Rossiter b 1905 Sittingbourne >> Florence Rossiter b 1907 Sittingbourne >> Thomas Rossiter b 1908 Sittingbourne >> John Rossiter b 1910 Sittingbourne >> They were living at 30 new Road Sittingbourne 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 > > ______________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by Netintelligence > http://www.netintelligence.com/email > ______________________________________________ This email has been scanned by Netintelligence http://www.netintelligence.com/email

Hi Dennis, Thank you for explaining Hoo/Milton/Milton/Milton/Sittingbourne/Medway to us foreigners. Clear as mud. No wonder I've been searching for the family for sixteen years without success - they could be anywhere! For a small county, it sure sounds complicated. Cheers Trish Nowra NSW > Pam, Just to clear things up and prevent researchers who are not in the > know > from getting thing the wrong way round regarding Hoo and Milton in > relation > to Sittingbourne. > Kind regards, Dennis Bramble.

Hi Dennis, Yes you are right. When I went into the city ark records to see if Milton was there (I was sure it was), I also did a search for sittingbourne and it came up Sittingbourne Hoo St Werburgh and I read it wrong. My appologies if I misled anyone. It is very confusing for us ex-pats. Grin !!! I think if his family are in the general area it might be worth a hoot around there. Cheers Pam > Pam, Just to clear things up and prevent researchers who are not in the > know from getting thing the wrong way round regarding Hoo and Milton in > relation to Sittingbourne. > > There are three Miltons on Kent. The Milton in the City Ark records is > Milton by Gravesend. The other Milton, now part of Sittingbourne, is the > one "next Sittingbourne" and is not in the Medway Archives. Hoo is not and > never has been and never will be "next Sittingbourne".