Amongst our collection of archives we have been lucky to be given the family trees of the Fancett family, the Day family and the Couchmans. If you would like to see these trees we can put you in touch with the owners. If you have a Marden ancestors and family tree to share, or are looking for information about a branch of your family that others might be able to provide we can post your details here. Contact us at membership@mardenhistory.org.uk
Family trees available:
COLLINS – contact Rob Larkin
COLLINS – contact Richard Collins who also has details of the WEBB, HADAWAY, PERT, CROFT, LONGMAN families.
SALES – information online at http://www.wallwork.me.uk/sales.html
PACKHAM, also PEARSON, BLUNT, WHENHAM, HICKS, WILLIAMS, SMITH, GOLDSMITH, BUCKMAN, RELF, PATEMAN, COLLINS, TOLHURST, HOOK, SANDERS, MANN, BALDWIN, ASHBY, GOODWIN, MILLIN, PHILPOTT, BARTON, FRENCH, BROOKER – contact Sharon Lucille Packham
PECK, also BENGE, GASKIN, CHEESMAN and CROWHURST families who emigrated to New Zealand – information on line at Peck of Taita
PEEN – information online at http://www.peenfamily.co.uk/
PEEN – connections with Belgium, also email Werner Peene
DAY – contact Roy Day roy.day@blueyonder.co.uk who has in his possession a family tree entitled “The House of DAY” and is currently researching the Day families that lived on the Weald during the 17th century with the object of trying to prove they all had a common ancestor. He would like to hear from anyone with information.
USBORNE/OSBORNE/GASKIN – contact Craig Brown craigb59@gmail.com
WATERMAN – contact Linda Waterman linwater@ihug.co.nz Looking for family members: “I am currently looking for information on Walter Waterman b.1869 Marden who married Louisa Neve and their descendants. Walter is brother to my grandfather Albert Waterman b.December 1874 in Marden. Walter’s parents were William Waterman b.1819 Marden and All Hartnup b.1841 Hadlow. Please contact me if you have information.” Linda Waterman linwater@ihug.co.nz
Walter (also known as Richard) Sales of Milebush – an appeal for information from Kathy Wallwork, who can be contacted through the Marden History Group at history@mardenhistory.org.uk quoting Kathy’s name and this website. Jim Baker wesslingbaker@gmail.com would like to know of anyone who has information about the Price family of Marden.
POSSE – “I am currently trying to find the parentage of a Mary Posse who is supposed to have married a Michael Smitherman in Marden in 1750, their son Michael Smitherman married a Sarah Posse in Marden in 1780, I presume his cousin on mothers side, but I cannot find any records of either Posse parents.I hope someone out there can help, Helen Miller nee Smytherman.” h928miller@btinternet.com.
TAYLOR – I am trying to find out more information about Albert William Taylor (b. 1871) and his family, who was the inn keeper at the Unicorn in 1911. Albert was my partner’s great great grandfather. If anyone has any information on the Taylors, please get in touch. Ben Bradley (bradleyben@gmail.com).
Families researched & help available:
Sharp – High Halden – Marden
Swift – Tenterden – Kenardington
Bishop – Saleshurst and Benenden
Brown – Woodchurch – Kenardington – Shadoxhurst
Roberts – Bexhill – Kenardington
Vidler /Vilter – Hooe, Bexhill
Karen Mann (evansandmann@talktalk.net)