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Alice Annie was my grandmother, and the only couple of photos we had were destroyed by a non-family member. She was the daughter of Frank Alfred Marsh and Elizabeth Ann Marsh, nee Anderson] of Blean.

Hello everyone.
Once again I'm amazed at the response, and so quick. I have seen him referred to as 'Sir' Victor etc. in many places. I was aware of him from 1945 when I was 8yrs old [now 86], but only in Mum's conversations with her siblings. To reiterate, he was Mum's 1st cousin and 6 yrs younger than her, and I might have met him as a child. If he wasn't knighted then that does become a mystery Mystery, if you see what I mean.
I have subscriptions to 2 major genealogy sites and can't afford more, and use others. I have delved into them as far as is possible, so I'm grateful for any info and suggestions of where else to look, and what for, and had already tried some before crying 'help'. It isn't important in the scheme of things, but the curiosity is great! We were such an ordinary family with strong rural origins in the lower orders from the Whitstable-Blean-Canterbury area, and I have always appreciated that.
The internet is so important in that I live in Oz, so can't go and do any direct stuff with my ancestry as it is all UK-based as far as written records [like churches etc] are concerned, and I am not in communication with any of my closest living relatives - those that are still alive. Mum & her sisters were great oral historians, which has been useful.
Thanks again.

Hanes - This looks as if it is the houses you pointed out. This is as seen through the grave/church yard on the link given.
Kate S

https://streetviewmaps.co.uk/england/essex/manuden.php

The snip-it pic I sent was too large but this link might show it. I was able to move slightly further along the road and zoom in, and immediately past the tree - kept on the far right - and got a view of just about all the houses. They look to probably be among the oldest in the village. I couldn't believe it. What a day for me; can't wait to show my husband!
Kate S

Hello Hanes, another big 'Thank you'.
 All of you deserve a big hug from a happy old woman!
I cannot afford to join yet another genealogy site so I can't access the 1921 Census - not yet anyway, but so much is coming up I might need to make myself afford it!
I have done some indexing so know how difficult it can be for indexers to correctly interpret older styles of handwriting and that one from 'Horner' to 'Homer' is quite forgivable, I think. I'll try and follow up on the newspaper links
I did, a couple of years back, contact someone about family stuff in Manuden and Berden [Frederick Tant's home village], and also do a lot of satellite and Street View looking to give me an idea of the villages in general - albeit now very different. I would have cycled in the general area back in the 1950s without realising Gran came from the district.
Thank you all again.

Well, Davedrave, that makes a lot more sense as Manuden is the village that branch of the Tants came from. There's quite a few of them and their branches with the Petchy/Peacheys and others.
Thanks again. I'll explore that avenue.
Cheers.