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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Kent => Topic started by: Chris in 1066Land on Monday 23 November 09 10:32 GMT (UK)
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Hi Kent Researchers
Just received this query by e-mail, can anybody help with it please
Hello- I wi=onder if yiu can help. I have a diary in manuscript from 1793 for the cranbrook area. Names mentioned JANE WESTON (sister of author) THOMAS ("my son") WILLIAM ("my brother") - My initial research es within Stringer/Weston and Austen families but I have drawn a blank as to actual identity of the author. He was a famer judging by the content of the diary with sheep on Romney marsh.. Can you help?
kind regards,
John
Would appreciate some help
Chris in 1066
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The Mid Kent Marriage index covers a wide area including the Cranbrook & Romney Marsh areas
http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/index.php
There are certainly some WESTONS & STRINGERS around. AUSTEN is a very common name in the weald of Kent.
There some some later STRINGERS buried in New Romney but no AUSTENS or WESTONs among the MIs
http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIsNewRomney/01.htm
Entry 515 among the Tenterden MIs:
http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIsTenterden/MIsTenterden.htm
mentions a Thomas WESTON (died 1819, aged 73 years) who had children called Elizabeth Hyland, Harriot, Jane, Thomas and John Tempest. So Thomas & Jane could be family names but they're fairly common.
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The New Romney Tithe award schedule
http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Maps/NER/02.htm
shows
Thomas WESTON
John Tempest WESTON
occupying land in New Romney.
This is 3 or 4 decades later than the diary though.
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Hi Bearkat
Thank you for your imput, I have forwarded it on to John
Will let you know if he comes back to me with any success
Appreciate your help
Chris in 1066
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According to Pigot's Directory of 1840
http://www.janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/pigots_1840_-_tenterden_&c_.htm
the following WESTONS were living in the Tenterden area:
WESTON Miss, East Cross
WESTON John T esq, Boars Isle
WESTON Mrs Thomas, Kench Hill
no mention of a William. ???
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Hi
This is the latest reply from John
Hello- many thanks for that information. My man is almost certainly Thomas Weston below- he mentions sons Thomas and John, and the name Harriet and his sister Jane .Just need to tie up the ends!
Kind regards,
John Underwood
Chris in 1066
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Tenterden and District Museum has a website
http://www.ukpages.net/kent/museum.htm
It mentions someone who may be able to help with geanealogical & historical enquiries.
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hi
i have a sarah A weston b 1841 in warehorne shehad a son thomas b in 1862 great chart
sarah went on to marry a a henry sindon in 1866
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In Cranbrook,
William b 1758 to Capt John Weston and Elizabeth
Thomas b 1746
Jane 1747
Stringer 1750 plus others, no Harriet at this time
Then later to Mr Thomas & Elizabeth
Eliz Hyland b 1770
Harriet b 1773 and Jane b 1775
All in Cranbrook
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I am very interested as I am descended on my mother's side from the Weston family of Wilsley House, Cranbrook and have done considerable research. You mention a diary. Please could you give me some details? There is variation in the spelling of Wilsley.
Barbie Ann
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Hi Chris,
I think that the author of your diary is Thomas Weston of Tenterden (1746-1819). In 1793 he had the following living siblings: Elizabeth (1748-1797), Stringer (1750-1803), Mary (1751-1829), Sarah (1753-1824), Jane (1756-1817), William (1758-1815), George (1761-1801) and Richard (1763-1764); and children Elizabeth Hyland (1771-1846), Harriot (1773-1855), Jane (1776-1863), Thomas (1780-1827), and John Tempest (1784-1848) (my ancestor).
Thomas's widowed mother Elizabeth had lived at Old Wilsley outside Cranbrook until her death in 1788, but Thomas's main property seems to have been Cheyne Court near Ivychurch in Romney Marsh and he was a member of the town corporation of Tenterden. There is a wall plaque about him in St. Mildred's church there.
As a descendant, I would be very interested in seeing a copy of his diary.
Regards,
Ian Christopher Weston.