John Thomas Drake

[mekontrace]

Thanks for your reply.

There is a gap in the records because I have census extracts for Rachel Richards as a widow with two sons - one being John T (being Thomas).  It is in 1881 Census and has been edited to include Iverson.

[casalguidi]

Yes, the 1881 census would be the same family.

Rachel Lydia Drake RICHARDS widow of 64 Snargate Street, Dover died 15 January 1982.  Probate to James Adam Iverson RICHARDS, engineer and Mary Ann IVERSON spinster £48.

Elias Alfred RICHARDS of 114 Snargate Street, Dover died 7 May 1877.  Will proved by Rachel Lydia Drak RICHARDS, widow of the deceased and of the same address.  Effects under £100.

Mary Ann IVERSON of 114 Snargate Street, Dover died 16 May 1883.  Will proved by Elizabeth Major PITTOCK (daughter) and James John PITTOCK, master mariner, son in law of 64 Snargate Street Dover.  £205.

Casalguidi

[enwau]

Hi Everyone,

Okay, I have checked family search, the chatham christening  records on the medway site (all unindexed, took me three hours, no luck) anscestry doesn't have it either. I have done research on the chatham area, and it seems that there was ship building going on about the time he was born. "Mariner" is an occupation that carries on for most of the drake men further down the line, so I'm wondering a) Is there anywhere else I could try looking for his birth/christening records? I checked the medway records for st marys and i looked from 1810-1821 to cover all my bases. I found nothing. There is the John drake with parents william and sarah, but his father is listed as john drake on the marriage certificate when he married in 1838. B) can anyone tell me a place i might be able to find records of the men who worked on the boats there, and what were they called? mariners? were they part of some organization back then? everything i have stumbled across just gives the blurb about how ships were built there in chatham. c) st marys appears to be the only church in the area at the time so i am unsure where else to look. help? any ideas for me??

I may have found the Drake connection,that is if the family were aware of this distant link.In my tree I have Mildred Steward who married John Mummery.Her parents as far as I can see were probably Thomas Steward and Jane Drake,Thomas Steward was born in Devon in 1630 as was Jane Drake in 1631..The family have an explorer / mariner history.Janes father was sir William Drake 1596 and his wife margaret Westover.Sir William Drakes father was sir John Drake who married Dorothy Button.Lots of information online.He is Lady Dianas 10th great grandfather.Now I may be wrong but this may explain the use of Drake?