Like many people I’m interested in finding out who my ancestors were, where they came from, and what they did for a living. This page contains a list of the family names I’ve found so far, along with where the family lived and when they lived there. I’ve also included any other information that I’ve managed to discover.
| Name: | Location: | Date: |
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| BARKER | London and Kent | 19th Century |
| BAWDEN | Pilton, Barnstaple, Devon and Chatham, Kent | 1840s onwards |
| BICKHAM | Hampshire and London | 19th Century |
| CAIRO | Italy | 1880s |
| DOWNS | London and Hampshire | 19th Century |
| DUNN | Chatham, Kent | 19th Century |
| GOVER | London/Any | 19th Century |
| HIBBERD | London | 19th-20th Century |
| KING | Kent | 19th Century |
| LEAKER | Pilton, Barnstaple, Devon and Kent | 19th Century |
| OLIVA | London | 1900s |
| ROSS | London, Hampshire and Kent | 19th Century |
| ROSSINI | Italy, USA and UK | 19th Century |
| SAROLLI | Italy and UK | 1900s |
| VINCENT | Wiltshire and Kent | 19th Century |
| WING | London | 19th Century |
| ZAMBARDI | Italy, France, USA and UK | 19th Century |
The following details could not be fitted into the table above, but may be helpful.
The are arranged in order of surname.
Served in the Army as a driver during the Second World War in Africa and India. Later worked as a welder in HM Dockyard, Chatham.
Killed whilst serving as a trimmer in the Royal Naval Reserve on HM Trawler Strymon.
The Strymon was a trawler of 198 tons, built in 1899, and had a port number of GY912. This indicates that she was registered at Grimsby. She was hired as a minesweeper in Aug 1915, and armed with a 12-pounder gun. She was sunk on 27 October 1917 by a mine off the Shipwash Light Vessel, which is about 20 miles East North East of Harwich.
His name is recorded on the central memorial at the Royal Naval War Memorial, Chatham. He is one of the many who have no known grave.
Ran away from home at 16 to join the Royal Marines Light Infantry in Portsmouth. He lied about his age to get in, and was eventually awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and Victory Medal for fighting in the First World War.
After WW1 he joined the Royal Marines Military Police, whose job it was to protect the Royal Dockyards. He was stationed at Chatham and lived in Gillingham until his death.
Served in the British Army Intelligence Corps during the Second World War, as a translator.
After the war he founded a successful chain of cafés and fish & chip shops. He used to own the Borough Cafe in Southwark, before selling it to buy what is now the Little Chef outside Godstone.
The information regarding HM Trawler Strymon was provided by Forrest Anderson, of Forrest Research. Click here to visit his web site.
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