« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 05 February 08 23:31 GMT (UK) »
Just a note to maybe clear the confusion of why Rainham is included in the City Ark project.
Until 1929 Rainham was part of Milton District and therefore under the borough of Swale. Then we became part of Gillingham and therefore Medway. Quite a few of the road names in Rainham had to change as they already existed in Gillingham and as far as I am aware the only duplicate left is the High Street. Although I must admit we have always had a bit of an identity crisis as until the postcode system began most of our post went via Rainham in Essex before it was redirected to us!
Hope this may be of help to someone
Happy hunting
Tina
John Edward STEWARD, John William STEWARD, Elizabeth GOSBEE.<br />Jeffries REYNOLDS, REYNOLDS of Outwood and Lingfield, Daisy WALKER.<br />Henry Griffith ROPER (Henry GRIFFITH,Henry GRIFFITHS)<br />Jane Harriett BALDOCK.<br />CHOULES (WIL and Fulham)<br />GALBRAITH Duns and Hammersmith (WEEDON)<br />BENSON and BETT (Hamilton)<br />PEDLEY, BRIGHT,HOOPER (Fulham)
STEWARD (Pimlico,Westminster,St Geo H Sq,Plymouth)
