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Title: Shorncliffe and St Margarets
Post by: adrian7886 on Friday 26 December 08 16:21 GMT (UK)

Hello
Looking for a little help please

I may have found some Kent ancestors being listed in the 1901 and 1911 census listed as being born in Shorncliffe and another in St Margarets. I can find St Margarets-At-Cliffe which I presume is the same. I cant find anywhere called  Shorncliffe apart from a military barracks. Any ideas?

Many thanks in advance

Title: Re: Shorncliffe and St Margarets
Post by: patrish on Friday 26 December 08 17:12 GMT (UK)

I dont think Shorncliffe is an actual dist or parish I think it was just the name of the barracks there,

It was near Folkestone and Sandgate

Title: Re: Shorncliffe and St Margarets
Post by: BettyofKent on Friday 26 December 08 20:07 GMT (UK)

There is an area known as Shorncliffe, in Folkestone.
If you google Shorncliffe Kent, you will get some interesting links.

Betty

Quote from: adrian7886 on Friday 26 December 08 16:21 GMT (UK)

Hello
Looking for a little help please

I may have found some Kent ancestors being listed in the 1901 and 1911 census listed as being born in Shorncliffe and another in St Margarets. I can find St Margarets-At-Cliffe which I presume is the same. I cant find anywhere called  Shorncliffe apart from a military barracks. Any ideas?

Many thanks in advance

Title: Re: Shorncliffe and St Margarets
Post by: adrian7886 on Saturday 27 December 08 10:07 GMT (UK)

Quote from: patrish on Friday 26 December 08 17:12 GMT (UK)

I dont think Shorncliffe is an actual dist or parish I think it was just the name of the barracks there,

It was near Folkestone and Sandgate

Please would you know what district or Parish the barracks would have been in?
Thank you

Title: Re: Shorncliffe and St Margarets
Post by: patrish on Saturday 27 December 08 12:38 GMT (UK)

I have just checked Genuki registration districts for Kent but  Shorncliffe does not appear on any of them.

I would imagine  as Betty said there was an area known as Shorncliffe in Folkestone..... that would be my hunch.

http://www.sandgate-kent.org.uk/shorn1.htm

http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/greatwar/shorncliffecamp.html

Title: Re: Shorncliffe and St Margarets
Post by: Jebber on Saturday 27 December 08 13:45 GMT (UK)

There are, or were three barracks at Folkestone, known as Shorncliffe Camp.

Go to Google maps and put Shorncliffe Camp into the search box  and you can view the map and or the satellite picture which will show you exactly where it is.

http://maps.google.co.uk/

Jebber

Title: Re: Shorncliffe and St Margarets
Post by: Reidragon on Sunday 28 December 08 09:14 GMT (UK)

Hi
Shorncliffe is in the Folkestone district close to Cheriton and Sandgate.
The district for records will be ELHAM.

Title: Re: Shorncliffe and St Margarets
Post by: patrish on Sunday 28 December 08 10:01 GMT (UK)

  :)

Title: Re: Shorncliffe and St Margarets
Post by: Celt666 on Monday 12 January 09 18:46 GMT (UK)

And you could actually be born IN the army camp,as my partners mother was in 1935 whilst her father was stationed there  ;)