Tag: Kent
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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…
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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…
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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. …
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HOLMANS, Arthur George (1897 – 1917)
#Deal #Eastry #Kent #Military #WWI Arthur George HOLMANS was the fifth of seven children born to William Graves HOLMANS (1859 – 1937), a Brewer, and Ellen Rebecca FRIEND (1866 – 1938). William seems to have come from very poor beginnings in the Eastry area. He was actually born in the Union Workhouse. Annie was born…
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ELLENDER, William (1861 – 1951)
#Chatham #Deserter #England #Kent #Military #Vancouver #WWI William1 ELLENDER was the eldest of two children born to William2 ELLENDER (1835 – 1907), a Labourer, and Maria WEBB (1840 – 1865). His father William2 seems to have lived all his life around Folkestone, Kent. Maria was also born in Elham District and they married Q2 1861…
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ELLENDER, Henry Robert (1872 – 1936)
#England #Kent #Military #WWI Henry1 was the fourth of eight children born to William1 ELLENDER (1835 – 1907), a Labourer, and Harriet REUBEN (1840 –1924). His father William1 seems to have lived all his life around Folkestone, Kent. He married Maria WEBB (1840 – 1865), also born in Elham District, Q2 1861 at about age…
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DRAYSON, Thomas Henry (1899 – 1918)
#England #Kent #Military #Sandwich #WWI Thomas Henry DRAYSON was the youngest of seven children born to James Dixon DRAYSON (1861 – 1922), a Brewer’s Drayman, and Agnes CLARK (1859– 1931). [Her birth is registered as Agness Clark and appears she is known as Isabel A. Clark for a time]. James’ family background is around the…
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DRAYSON, Ernest Dixon (1883 – 1963)
#England #Kent #Military #Sandwich #WWI Ernest Dixon DRAYSON was the eldest of seven children born to James Dixon DRAYSON (1861 – 1922), a Brewer’s Drayman, and Agnes CLARK (1859– 1931). [Her birth is registered as Agness Clark and appears she is known as Isabel A. Clark for a time]. James’ family background is around the…
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DRAYSON, Bertie (1889 – 1968)
#England #Kent #Military #Sandwich #WWI Bertie DRAYSON was the fourth of seven children born to James Dixon DRAYSON (1861 – 1922), a Brewer’s Drayman, and Agnes CLARK (1859– 1931). [Her birth is registered as Agness Clark and appears she is known as Isabel A. Clark for a time]. James’ family background is around the Eastry…
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DRAYSON, Arthur John (1891 – 1959)
#England #Kent #Military #Sandwich #WWI Arthur John DRAYSON was the fifth of seven children born to James Dixon DRAYSON (1861 – 1922), a Brewer’s Drayman, and Agnes CLARK (1859– 1931). [Her birth is registered as Agness Clark and appears she is known as Isabel A. Clark for a time]. James’ family background is around the…