Tag Archives: Kent

Are you related to the BORER, MERRETT, LIGHT or COMFORT families from Middlesex, Wiltshire and Hampshire?

Posted on April 16, 2024 by charnwoodgenealogy

Another lovely old photographic postcard that I found recently, as below, showed a girls baton group that was based in Bournemouth – the card was posted in 1914 from Bournemouth to a Miss E BORER in Wealdstone in Middlesex – … Continue reading →

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Are you related to the HURLEY family from Rochester in Kent?

Posted on March 7, 2022 by charnwoodgenealogy

I have recently found this lovely old family photograph which had very useful information written on the reverse as follows; “With best wishes for Xmas 1915 from Mr & Mrs W T HURLEY – Langdale, York Road, Rochester” Having a … Continue reading →

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Are you related to the GUTTERIDGE family from Gravesend in Kent?

Posted on June 17, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

A lovely old photograph find a while back had very helpful writing on the back and stated that it was of Edith Mary GUTTERIDGE who was born 2nd April 1869 and that the photograph had been taken in May 1871 … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: A postcard sent from Italy in 1910 to Henry LONGLEY in Tunbridge Wells and a link to a Vice-Admiral

Posted on March 31, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

Update: Last weekend I received a lovey email from a direct descendant of Henry LONGLEY whose mother had  come across my original blog post whilst browsing/searching the internet for family information. Henry LONGLEY was her Great Grandfather and she was … Continue reading →

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The CAMERON family from Kent – are you connected?

Posted on June 24, 2019 by charnwoodgenealogy

In a box of old mixed social photograph postcards at the Reading postcard Fair yesterday I found a lovely photograph of a young baby, which on the reverse was written ‘John  Grant CAMERON aged 5 months’ – knowing I could … Continue reading →

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Well Known Local Dover School Mistress – Miss R K CLOUT

Posted on June 2, 2017 by charnwoodgenealogy

Another interesting photographic postcard find was of a well known local School Mistress from Dover Miss R K CLOUT taken on 10th December 1923. The writing on back says that Miss R K CLOUT (Well Known Local School Mistress) is … Continue reading →

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