Category Archives: Kent

The Butlers of Benenden, Kent, England.

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Mary Pallet (Pellet), daughter of William and Mary, was baptised in Benenden, Kent, England on 11 March 1769. Alexander Butler and Mary were married on 16 July 1788 in Benenden.[1] I have identified only two children of Alexander and Mary.  Alexander Junior was born in 1790 and another son, George was born on 5th October 1800.[2]&[3]  George is my GGG Grandfather. When George was nineteen, he married Charlotte Gladwish on 27 March 1820 at Ticehurst, Sussex.  The Minister was Henry … Continue reading

Letters from Thomas: A Battle of Waterloo survivor.

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The emotional letter, written by a soldier in hospital following the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, was ragged and well-worn from being passed down through generations. I have extracted the essential messages and adapted them to today’s spelling and writing style. ‘For Mrs Jacobs Near the Half Acre Old Brentford, 
England’ Written from Brussels on 5 Aug 1815 to his sister Amy, who had married William Jacobs in 1813, her eldest brother Thomas began by thanking her for … Continue reading