Tag: Bridge

  • Photo Postcards

    #Bridge #BOAKES #Canterbury #CHAPMAN #Elham #England #Faversham #Folkestone #HADLOW #HerneBay #KEELER #Kent #MARSH #Photographer #Photography #Postcard #RILEY #Studio #SWAIN #SWAN #TASELL A few years ago I received into my possession a number of photo postcards from someone’s personal archive. They do not relate to my family (or very far back if they do) and would…

  • SPAIN, Ernest Frank (1915 – 1945)

    #Kent #KIA #Military #WWII Ernest Frank SPAIN was the only child born to Ernest Thomas SPAIN (1884 – 1954), a Baker, and Minnie May SAWYER (1888 – 1962). His father was born in the Dover area but the family had moved around west Kent prior to this it appears.  His mother’s family were from around…

  • LAWRENCE, George Henry (1895 – 1915)

    #Bridge #Deal #Kent #KIA #Military #WWI George Henry LAWRENCE was the eldest of eleven children born to John LAWRENCE (1871 – 1956), a Labourer, and Edith Harriet FAGG (1878 – 1936). John’s ancestors moved from Deal towards Bridge it seems.  Edith was born near Ash and her parents lived around that little bit of Kent. …