Wells - Gadshill

[didowells]

Does anyone have Wells ancestors in Gadshill in 1841?

[buddysmum]

hi just reading through, Where is the gads hill you need ?
The reason i ask is did you know that there was a hill in Gillingham Kent
 know as Gads Hill also know locally as pug hill 
Dont know if this helps if so you can then try medway city ark for church records ect.
kind regards 

[didowells]

Hi thanks for that.  Yes its Gads Hill in Gillingham that Im looking for.  There seem to be loads of Wells in Gillingham and Chatham but cant sort out which are mine!  Have been on City Ark and got quite a lot of info but how many William and Marys are there.
My other Kent surname interests connected to Wells are Gransb(ur)y, Mason, Watson, Oxford and Denn.  Any takers?

[Tracy Wise]

I may have a link in that my GG Grandfather Arthur Henry Wells b 1883 was brought up by by his stepfather Richard Wells b 1860? who married Arthur's Mother Dorcas Mason in  1890 . Richard is from a family who ran "The Victory "public House in Gads Hill Gillingham during the  1800's. Richards father and mother were Richard W ( William?) and Harriet who was seemingly the landlady as Richard Senior is listed as a mariner in 1871 census.

Any interest to you?

Regards

Tracy Wise (Nee Wells)

[KPM]

Hi

Sorry to hijack the thread but I've lived in the Medway Towns all my life and have many ancestors in Gads Hill (no Wells though I'm afraid)  but have never heard of it referred to as Pug Hill. 

Buddysmum - any idea of the origin of this, its really interesting

KPM

[buddysmum]

hi  kpm
      dont know why its called that but my mum was one off 11 children and so have a large family in medway towns and we all know it as pug hill
      my nan lived in christmas street  and many of the roads round there for many years every one knows her as she was a lady chimmney sweep starting in the 1914 1918 war and going on past the 2nd war      Im sure i did read a book once on local history that said why it was called pug hill
sorry cant say what book
kind regardess 

[KPM]

Hi Buddysmum

Thanks for your reply.  I have a great aunt who came from the Gads Hill area, so I'll see whether she knows anything. 

Your Nan sounds a very interesting character - a lady chimney sweep.  I would imagine our two families have probably crossed paths in the past as both sides lived for many years in that area.

I have a few local history books - i'll have a look through and see if I can find anything more.

Anne-Marie