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Local Wills

in Wills & Probate
14 February 2012, 10.11
Forename Surname Alternate Surname Profession Place Will Date Probate Date Notes Ann Adams Milton next...
No. of Hits 18
29 January 2012, 16.25
Stephenson, Henry, Thew, The Elizabethan People (New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1912) Transcribed by G Lamb for the HRGS.   p.40 From an account...
No. of Hits 40
29 January 2012, 15.52
Oldys, Francis, The Life of Thomas Pain (London: John Stockdale, 1791) pp.8-10   Transcribed by G Lamb for the HRGS.   p.8 Mary Lambert, who is...
No. of Hits 40

Morning Chronicle - 7 November 1812

in Transcribed Documents
18 January 2012, 14.13
Morning Chronicle - 7 November 1812 Transcribed by G Lamb for the HRGS.   The Earl of Liverpool left Walmer on Thursday, and proceeded to Margate and...
No. of Hits 76
18 January 2012, 13.54
Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald - 20 August 1887 Transcribed by G Lamb for the HRGS.   SITTINGBOURNE BRAVE RESCUE - A young man named Goatham,...
No. of Hits 67
18 January 2012, 13.44
Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald - 17 September 1887 Transcribed by G Lamb for the HRGS.   SITTINGBOURNE The guardians of Milton Union have had...
No. of Hits 68
18 January 2012, 13.29
Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald - 14 May 1887 Transcribed by G Lamb for the HRGS.   SITTINGBOURNE. A SEAMAN DROWNED. - While attempting to swim...
No. of Hits 76

Evening Telegraph - 8 September 1897

in Transcribed Documents
18 January 2012, 13.26
Evening Telegraph - 8 September 1897 Transcribed by G Lamb for the HRGS.   SITTINGBOURNE ACCIDENT. THREE BODIES RECOVERED. The three bodies of the...
No. of Hits 61

Dundee Courier - 16 February 1877

in Transcribed Documents
18 January 2012, 13.25
Dundee Courier - 16 February 1877 Transcribed by G Lamb for the HRGS.   A boy five years of age has been rescued from drowning in a creek at...
No. of Hits 68

Derby Mercury - 19 June 1752

in Transcribed Documents
18 January 2012, 12.47
Derby Mercury - 19 June 1752 Transcribed by G Lamb for the HRGS.   Canterbury, June 17.  Last Week died suddenly, and was buried at Sittingbourn,...
No. of Hits 70



 

The History of Cryalls House

The History of Cryalls House

A useful booklet written by the present owners of this ancient property. The study not only looks at the previous owners and the changes they have made but also considers the wider aspects of their social circle. A must for those interested in the earlier history of the area.

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The History of Paradise Chapel

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This is an HRGS publication. It is formatted as a pdf document, this enables you to search the text and zoom in and out. The text is copyrighted and up to 10% may be reproduced for research purposes but may not be resold or traded by a third party.  To purchase this download please click here.

 

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Milton-Next-Sittingbourne Memorial Inscriptions  

 

Milton Memorial Inscriptions

 

This document contains a description of the gravestone or tomb, a transcription (where possible) of the inscription, and a photograph of each gravemarker.
This document is still under construction (approximately 1/10th of the graveyard is complete) and will be updated as soon as more information is added.  This document currently contains the following surnames:-
Barham, Blaxland, Chrisfield, Coome, Creed, Dobbie, Dodd, Eason, Edwin, Emptage, English, Gibson, Glover, Harp, Harrison, Hopson, Hulburd, James, Keeble, Kingdom, Munn, Payne, Potter, Redman, Rigden, Rogers, Shrubsall, Silker, South, Taylor, Week, Williams, Wright.

This document can be downloaded once payment is received.

 

£1.00

 


 

Milton next Sittingbourne Burial Register Transcription Updated In  November 2011!!

 

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PDF document only - downloadable when payment is received.

This is still under construction and currently covers the years 1782 to 1802, 1806 to 1818, 1831 to 1835, 1887 to 1897.  There is also a non-chronological list of burials and their plot numbers from the old burial ground, but no plan is currently available.

 

This will be updated soon to cover more years.  The transcription includes Name, Abode, Date of Burial, Age at Death (where available).

 

Abrahams, Ackhurst, Acrist, Adams, Adsley, Akhurst, Alchin, Aldridge, Alexander, Alford, Allchin, Allen, Anchor, Anderson, Andrews, Ashby, Ashdown, Atkinson, Attwood, Atwater, Badcock, Badelle, Badop?, Bailey, Baker, Baldock, Baldwin, Ballard, Banks, Barkaway, Barkway, Barnard, Barnes, Barnett, Barns, Barranger, Barrett, Barrott, Bartholomew, Bartlett, Bass, Bassant, Bassett, Batchelor, Bates, Batt, Batty, Bayfield , Beach, Beal, Beale, Beamont, Bean, Beard, Beaumont, Beeney, Beer, Bell, Benge, Bennett, Benney, Bensted, Bentley, Berry, Bessant, Bigg, Bills, Bingham , Bingham, Bishop, Black, Blagg, Blaxland, Blow, Blyth, Bnrown, Bolton, Bonner, Bottle, Boughton, Bourne, Bowes, Box, Boyce, Boys, Bradley, Bran, Brand, Brandford, Brazier, Brenchley, Brett, Bridge, Bridgen, Brisenden, Brisley, Britcher, Broad, Broch, Bromley, Brooks, Brown, Brummage, Bryan, Budds, Burden, Burgess, Burley, Burns, Burton, Busbridge, Bush, Butcher, Butler,

 



 

 

The Sittingbourne Anomaly: The Plague In Sittingbourne

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The first ever study to consider the town of Sittingbourne in a national and regional context. This work examines the plague visitations of the 17th century and asks why Sittingbourne seemed to escape the expected high death toll in the 1665 and 1666 outbreaks.  To purchase The Sittingbourne Anomaly please click here.

 

£4.00

 

 


 

 
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