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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Kent Lookup Requests => Kent => England => Kent Completed Lookup Requests => Topic started by: peckham on Monday 24 April 06 18:04 BST (UK)
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The two addresses are both from the same death certificate of an ancestor who died in Hawkhurst, Kent.
Address 1 reads:
“Twentieth October 1867 ???????? Cottage, Hawkhurst”
Address 2 reads:
“The Mark of Alice Bird Present at the death ????? ???? ?????? Hawkhurst”.
Thanks for any input.
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I think the last one is "Four Throws"
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I thought the first one could be Furniss Cottage ???
Really difficult this one :-\
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Hi,
I would say that the first one is Feniss Cottage?
Romilly.
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How about Fenix Cottage and Fa*er Her son.
Agree on this being a difficult one. Lesanne
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The first one looks to me like Fenix Cottage, a mis-spelling of Phoenix. The 1861 census shows that Alice Bird is living in London Road, Hawkhurst, and on the same page (also London Road) are three households enumerated as Phoenix Cottages.
I can't read Alice Bird's address on your certificate, but she appears in Hawkhurst in several of the censuses.
Anna
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There is a hamlet very near Hawkhurst called Four Throws!
Kerry :)
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The 1871 census looks like Fenen cottage
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Yes, the more I look Four Throws seems good...
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In 1871, Alice is living at (what appears to be) "Fenen Cottages", Rye St.
A few doors away at "Four Throws" is the George & Dragon Inn!
Hope this helps
Dave
SNAP!
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Many thanks for the quick response and input. As a result . . . :
Address 1
I am leaning to Fenix because what I now consider to definitely be a dot over the lowercase “i” is as similar and as misplaced as the dot over the “i” in the word “Twentieth”. Also, Fenix makes for a phonetic spelling of Phoenix.
Address 2
Four Throws seems good . . . I can now see similarities between the “Th” of what could be “Th”rows and the “Th” in the wording “Th"e Mark of Aice Bird.
My thanks for your assistance.
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Hi, I can confirm the existence of Fenex Cottages in Four Throws just outside Hawkhurst. It is a terrace of 4 weatherboarded cottages located on the Rye Road on the left hand side towards Sandhurst. I lived there for a while a few years ago. Regards.
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Hello Jkirb
Many thanks for your input. Quite amazing to find someone who not only knows the place/structure but also has first hand experience of it.
I can now rewrite the that portion of my documentation to make it specific versus my current speculative interpretation.
If I may impose on you some more . . . Obviously the cottages have changed somewhat over the years, e.g., the interiors - electric/gas, modernised etc . . . but could you provide any details of how they might have been . . . slate roof . . . number of rooms . . . one level or two . . .
Not often one gets a chance to put actual detail (nd a mental picture) together.
Regards
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I appreciate that your post was made a long while ago, but the lady Alice BIRD that you mention was my gt grandmother. Out of curiosity what was the name of your ancestor who died ?
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If I may impose on you some more . . . Obviously the cottages have changed somewhat over the years, e.g., the interiors - electric/gas, modernised etc . . . but could you provide any details of how they might have been . . . slate roof . . . number of rooms . . . one level or two . . .
Not often one gets a chance to put actual detail (nd a mental picture) together.
Regards
You can see a photo of one of the cottages and it's modernised interior on these estate agents details
http://www.findaproperty.com/displayprop.aspx?edid=00&salerent=0&pid=8324214
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Thank you for posting the information. I have added the details to my ancestry documentation. One can only speculate on what my ancestor would now make of it all, but i says a lot that a structure erected in 1834 has continued to provide accommodation.
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Did you see pollycat's post?
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Yes - I did see that posting and we have been in communication with each other.
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Great ;D