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Wendy

Wendy Report 19 Apr 2012 16:38

You know what, I have a pile of old photographs here I am sifting through, trying to link them to ancestors. Nan had pictures of everyone, but very few have names to them. I think I saw a postcard with Kemps written on it..brb as I dig back in and see if I can find it..how exciting!

Wendy

Wendy Report 19 Apr 2012 16:30

Ty again :)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Apr 2012 16:30

1911
KEMP, Charles Head Married M 37 1874 Bricklayer Kent Malling E VIEW
KEMP, Grace Wife Married
4 years F 28 1883 London Canning Town VIEW
KEMP, Grace Daughter F 3 1908 Kent Birling VIEW
KEMP, Harry Son M 0 (9 MONTHS) 1911 Kent Snodland VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
3975 Reference:
RG14PN3975 RG78PN151 RD48 SD1 ED13 SN166

Registration District:
Malling Sub District:
Aylesford Enumeration District:
13 Parish:
Snodland

Address:
Malling Road Snodland County:
Kent

married 4 years 2 children born to date

Wendy

Wendy Report 19 Apr 2012 16:30

Oh my gosh, wouldn't that stuff my tree up if she married Charles Fish. John Town married Harriet Smith, and her sister Eliza married Albert Fish. LOL

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Apr 2012 16:28

she married Charles Kemp

Name: Grace B J T Kemp
Birth Date: abt 1883
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1958
Age at Death: 75
Registration district: Chatham
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 5b
Page: 395

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Apr 2012 16:26


Name: TOWN, Grace Beatrice J T
Registration district: West Ham
County: Essex
Year of registration: 1906
Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's last name: Not available before 1912
Volume no: 4A
Page no: 436
MarriageFinder: Grace Beatrice J T Town married one of the following people:

FISH, Charles Robert
KEMP, Charles
LEES, Mabel Florence

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Apr 2012 16:23

this looks like Grace

Name: TOWN, Grace Beatrice J T
Registration district: West Ham
County: Essex
Year of registration: 1883
Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Mother's maiden name: Not available before 1911 Q3
Volume no: 4A
Page no: 171


West Ham covered Canning Town

Wendy

Wendy Report 19 Apr 2012 16:20

Great work again.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Apr 2012 16:02

Name: John Town occ mariner
Age: Full Age
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850
Spouse Name: Caroline Bellamy
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 8 Dec 1850
Parish: Rotherhithe St Mary
Borough: Southwark
Father Name: John Town grocer
Spouse Father Name: James Bellamy sawyer
Register Type: Parish Register

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Apr 2012 15:59

1861

Name: John Town
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Caroline Town
Gender: Male
Where born: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
Civil parish: Poplar All Saints
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street Address:7 Gough Street

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

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Registration district: Poplar
Sub-registration district: Poplar
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 228
Piece: 306
Folio: 125
Page Number: 39
Household Members:
Name Age
Caroline Town 36
John Town 6
Henry Town 5
Ellen Letts 20 visitor

Source Citation: Class: RG 9; Piece: 306; Folio: 125; Page: 39; GSU roll: 542611.

Wendy

Wendy Report 19 Apr 2012 15:56

Well that will surprise Mum in the morning when I tell her about yet another distance cousin line we didn't know about!
Ty again.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Apr 2012 15:55

1871
nd Census about John Town
Name: John Town
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Son
Mother's Name: Caroline Town
Gender: Male
Where born: Rotherhithe
Civil parish: Poplar
Ecclesiastical parish: St Stephen
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: Poplar
Sub-registration district: Poplar
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Household schedule number: 359
Piece: 582
Folio: 116
Page Number: 59
Household Members:
Name Age
Caroline Town 45 mariners wife
John Town 15 errand boy
Henry Town 14 errand boy

Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 582; Folio: 116; Page: 59; GSU roll: 824896.

address 25 Gough Street

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Apr 2012 15:51

sorry yes Mariner my spell check must have missed it without me noticing !

Wendy

Wendy Report 19 Apr 2012 15:44

I am going to hazard a guess that a mainer should read mariner?

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Apr 2012 15:38

so she died before your John married so looks promising

Name: Sarah Jane Town
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1899
Age at Death: 40
Registration district: West Ham
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 193

Wendy

Wendy Report 19 Apr 2012 15:35

Well....nice work Shirley!

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Apr 2012 15:35

Name: Sarah Jane Pickering
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Spouse Name: John Town
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 5 Oct 1877
Parish: Poplar St Saviour
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: John Pickering moulder
Spouse Father Name: John Town master mainer
Register Type: Parish Register

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Apr 2012 15:32

maybe he was a widower agian the cert will tell you

1901 ??
Name: John Town
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Poplar, Middlesex, England
Civil parish: Walthamstow
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: Walthamstow
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address:50 Edinburgh Street

Occupation:Porter at GPO

Condition as to marriage:widower

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: West Ham
Sub-registration district: Walthamstow
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 42
Piece: 1625
Folio: 61
Page Number: 8
Household Members:
Name Age
John Town 45
Grace B Town 18

Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 1625; Folio: 61; Page: 8.

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1891
ame: John Town
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah J Town
Gender: Male
Where born: Deptford, London, England
Civil parish: West Ham
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address:26 Lawrence Street

Occupation:milk dairyman ( milkman)

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: West Ham
Sub-registration district: West Ham
ED, institution, or vessel: 23
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1321
Folio: 130
Page Number: 67
Household Members:
Name Age
John Town 35
Sarah J Town 32 b Canning Town
Grace B Town 8 b Canning Town
Florence E Pickering 16 sister

Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 1321; Folio: 130; Page: 67; GSU roll: 6096431.

Wendy

Wendy Report 19 Apr 2012 15:26

If there is anything else that can be found, I will thank in advance, otherwise, thankyou very much for helping me fill in John's details.

Wendy

Wendy Report 19 Apr 2012 15:24

My apologies...maths was never one of my strong points, and I was looking at some completely non connected notes at the time regarding his age. I think you have find the correct John.