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Hi, I am trying to get a Canterbury look up on Thomas Twyman, he married Mary Precious. He was born around 1808-09 in Blean, sturry, Canterbury, kent. Lots of places there, wow ! Can anyone help me pleeeeeeeeeeease. XXX

There is a Thomas and Mary Twyman on the 1881 census born 1811 in Kent...just them as a couple...google Latter day saints and check it out...then maybe someone will do a lookup for 1871 and back for you. UPDATE>>> He is 70 and she is 72 both born Kent....living at Old Vicarage, Hackington St. Stephen, Kent. Anne :))

Zoe If you are hoping to find all the answers to your family history research on this site, or even online, then you will have to wait a long time. There comes a point when you have to get to the records office/local history centre/archives. I have got a HUGE amount of information from various sites on the internet, but most of my census look-ups have been done at the Family Records Centre in London and I have been to Kew, Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, Essex Records Office, Richmond Local History Centre and Cambridge Records Office in the last 6 months alone. My husband's cousin had to trace her family tree entirely by going to records offices as it was done pre-Internet. As she lived in America, she had to do it all in trips over here. nell

Zoe, You've had lots of people helping you over the past few days when you have posted this request about 5 times. Lots of people (including me) have checked Ancestry and various other sites and not been able to find a birth or marriage for Thomas. You will have to check the Parish Records as all other methids have been exhausted. Once you get this far back there really is no other way to do it. I have nudged your other thread up, in case you haven't seen any of the replies on it. Sam

Sorry Zoe! Had a look but theres NO Mary Precious b. Kent No marriage in Kent and NO sign of a Thomas Twyman anywhere near Kent!!! Chose an easier family for me to look for!!!

hi. 1891 thomas twyman hd widow 81 living on own means bn sturry kent address alms house, st stephens, kent 1871 twyman on image Eliza Tayman 15 Herne, Kent, England Daughter Herne Kent May Tayman 62 Nonington, Kent, England Wife Herne Kent Thomas Tayman 67 Sturry, Kent, England Head Herne Kent ag lab address broomfield kent death thomas twyman 1894 dec quarter blean kent regards debs

To everyone who has helped me on my way, I really appreciate it. But I think I will give up as a bad job. I seem to come across wrong totally wrong. I am not a horrible person who wants now just a little frustrated with no money to travel. This was my new found hobby after having a baby and finally getting her to sleep through the night. Thanks again to everyone for all your help. Zoe x

Hi Zoe Don't give up, you could try following another family line. Unfortunately once you get pre-1837 it gets much more difficult to find any information as there were no birth/marriage/death certificates to help. Parish Records are usually the only way of continuing. Some are available online (non of the ones I want though!) or you could try posting a thread with a title that reflects what you actually want - something like 'Anyone Going to Canterbury Records Office' or similar. That way, anyone who is making a visit will look at your thread and may be kind enough to look up the people you are after. good luck Sam

Thanks Sam, much appreciated. I know what you mean, I am not that up on family history so was not sure if I could even get a birth cert for 1808. I now know. Many Thanks again Zoe

Zoe don't give up, this is a very frustrating hobby, take a break come back in a few days you may think of something while not thinking if you get what I mean. Try another branch of the family, but remember most of all don't rush it, your rellies have been there for many years and they are not going to go away now. More information comes on-line all the time it may have to be a question of waiting for it. I hope you accept this advice in the spirit it is intended and not take offence. Good hunting.

Zoe If you want to help yourself without spending money, you can join your local library. They should have a family history section with lots of books on different aspects of family history and can probably get others if you request it (this might cost a small amount). Then when you're frustrated and the baby is asleep you can read up a bit. The library may also have internet access and it will have a photocopier. My library has maps of the whole country which I have found very useful, as well as books on the history of virtually every county, which is great background reading for research. I didn't mean to upset you, but I thought your thread title was a bit moany, that's all. as you can see from this thread, lots of GR people have tried to find things for you. nell

Ken, Thanks for your advice its seems a good idea, I do know what you mean. Like when you lose something you find it when you least expect it. Zoe

Helen, You really do tell it straight and I like that, well it upsets me a bit but I really do understand what you mean the message wasn't meant to sound moany but I know it did. I didn't mean to disrespect anyone and I know everyone is very helpful and friendly I just hope I haven't blown it now because I was hoping to become a GR chatter. I will try my library I did ask in one nearby but they only had info on that area, I live in Sheffield and all my family come from down Kent, London area so I will try the big library in Sheffield city centre. Thankyou for your help Zoe

Susan, Wow a pirate, smuggler and whats a quack. I only have a travelling Jeweller thats the most interesting profession I have. I have been given an old Longfellow Birthday book though from my nan and that has some exact dates in maybe I shall look into that for now. Zoe

Zoe I've been looking for family in Essex and London for 20+ years and it isn't easy because I'm in New Zealand!! Be assured if they want you to find them, they will turn up!! Recently an aged aunt visited her local records office and sent me a photocopy of a page in 1805 which had my great great great grandmothers marriage as the first of four entries. She thought she had done so well (which she had even though I already had the date). What she hadn't seen was the last entry on the page which placed my Krafft family in Colchester 50 years before I thought they were there - and I had been searching Germany!! It is slow, sometimes you leave it, but you always come back. I can give my new grandson his maternal family back to all 32 of his gg granparents - if you stick to it you may be able to do the same for your bby - even if you are a grandmother first.... If you need help searching feel free to ask - I too can make time to help you, but recognise taht sometimes the answers aren't yet there..... Peter

Hi Zoe, Don`t know if anyone else has suggested this, but a lot of the Parish records are on film/fiche and these can be ordered in through any branch of the Mormon Church - you don`t have to be a church member. Living in New Zealand, I`ve had a lot of success tracking my elusive WALLIS family in London over the past few years using these records. Happy hunting! Sherryl

Hi Zoe, I know how frustrating it can be. I don't live anywhere near where any of my ancestors come from so use the LDS (as suggested by Sherryl). The LDS have filmed the parish record for Blean on film FHL BRITISH Film 1836031 Items 4-14 If you take the number to an LDS centre they will order it for you for £2.70 and you have a month to search it there. I use parloc to find nearby parishes and move outwards in a spiral. 6 years on I'm still searching for one elusive marriage. If you don't know where your nearest centre is this will help you find it http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Good Hunting, Gwynne

Hi Peter, Sherryl & Gwynne, Thanks for all your help, I will try that, I have been looking on google for parish churches that I can order from. I really wanted to do this for my nan, she is 86 bless her. I wanted to present her with her family tree all printed up. But I suppose she will have to wait a while, she is really interested and keeps asking me how I ask somebody on a computer when you can't see them, bless her. Thanks again Zoe

Hi Sausan, You have a really interesting family, perhaps thats why I can't find Thomas anywhere he was locked up for a abnk robbery or something(LOL). I am glad you have gone a little bit further in your tree though. Zoe

Hi Zoe, Searched for them on 1861, nothing, sorry. Debbie