Thackland Farm

[Little Mac]

In 1851 Charles Rich owned Thackland Farm, Rainham, Kent.  Unable to find any records other than census return.  Any ideas where I should look?  Doesn't appear to be around now!

[casalguidi]

Mac, are you sure it's Thackland and not Mackland? 

Casalguidi

[Little Mac]

Hi there - do you know I think you're right!  I have just revisited the census return and it could quite well be Mackland Farm House.  If it is, do you have any info on it? Many thanks Little Mac

[casalguidi]

I'm sorry but I don't know anything about it - I'm not that familiar with the area - just looked up place names in Rainham early 1900s here:

http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/KPN/A/01/01.htm

Have you tried http://www.historicaldirectories.org ?

There is a Macklands on the Images of England site but I'm not sure that it would have been Macklands Farm http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/ - you will need to register to view the picture.

I have noticed a property for sale, Macklands Cottages, which I presume would be in the vicinity http://www.propertyforkent.co.uk/localprices.aspx?val=ME9%207UT with a link to a current day map of the area.

It would appear there are some documents at the Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/index.asp

You should be able to find it on an old map (c1870s?) but it takes a while to move around and zoom in on Rainham http://www.old-maps.co.uk/indexmappage2.aspx

Casalguidi

[Little Mac]

Wow! Thanks for all that - I feel so inadequate now!

Will certainly check it all out.

Thank you so much 

Little Mac

[Steward till I die!]

Hello Little Mac

I have been looking out of a kitchen window at Mackland's House all morning! 

If you would like any photos or any info that I can give you on the area please just ask? 

Macklands was an area in Rainham in what is now called Station Road but was originally White Horse Lane.  There is a pub, of which I used to be a regular, called The Mackland Arms.  Mackland's House used to be privately owned but is now a residential home for the elderly.  Bungalows have been built in the grounds and the rest of the orchards etc that surrounded it were sold off in the 1970's for a housing estate.  From what I can remember they were orchards of pear trees.

Hope this is of some help

Tina

[Little Mac]

Hi Tina

Wow thanks for that - it still exists then?  On the census it is Macklands Farm House - it is the same place is it?  This is so exciting!

I'd love any info you could send me, thank you so much.

Wendy

[Steward till I die!]

Hello Wendy

Sorry it has taken me a while to get back to you, the Grandchildren descended on us over the weekend and the books that I needed to look in were in the loft of all places. 

I will PM you for your email address as I am not sure it I can add a PDF on here or even if I would be breaking the copyright laws if I did as it is scanned pages from a book.

Regards
Tina

[Steward till I die!]

This is Mackland House taken this week.