Transcript
of Ann Castle's book in page order
There are also some recipe's, accounts and other
articles that have been transcribed to a different page.
Most pages are dedicated to a particular family but
occasionally, they spill over to an adjacent page.
Original grammar and spelling have been retained but some letters and words are illegible.
Mr Peerman preached his fairwell sermon 20 August 1876
Rainham
Ann Castle her book given her by father May 12th 1826
Thomas Grant left Rainham for America December 7th 1870
Liza Castle the daughter of W Castle left for Australia
August 19th 1876
D K B 1879
Little baby boy was bornd
George was bornd
Died August 6 1861
was bornd
Come to the **** May 13**
Mrs Sarah Lewis Bowden Hindmarsh Adalaid South Australia
Robert Vidgeon went to Hoo to live April ** 1871
Robert Vidgeon bought his residence at Hoo June 20th
1876
Robert Vidgeon went to Hoo to live 1871
1874
William Castle was bornd December 13th 1770
Ann Larking was bornd October 13th 1771
John Castle was bornd October 29th 1796
William Castle was bornd December 2nd 1797
James Castle was bornd January 16th 1799
Thomas Vidgeon put prentice August ** ****
Thomas Vidgeon Pretty put prentice August 1874
Hannah Castle was bornd September 22nd 1800
Thomas Castle was bornd November 19th 1802
Daniell Castle was bornd September 25th 1805
and departed this life November 29
Samuel Castle was bornd October 10th 1806
Ann Castle was bornd May 7th 1810
Sarah Castle was bornd September 16th 1812
Alfred Castle was bornd March 13th 1816
Mother died October 6th 1830
Father died July 3rd 1832
Mi*s
Samuel Castle died February
James Castle died at Strood July 4th 1887
Ann Vidgeon Pretty died June 27th 1861
Robert Allen Vidgeon September 27th 1876 100
Ann Castle died October 6 1830
William Castle died
Aunt Coveney died August 31 1862 aged 75 years
Doctor Newburys house was built in 1806
Doctor Newburys lady was found dead in her bed the 29th
of April 1824. Aged 61 years
Doctor Newbury was found in his bed the 21st December
1824
Doctor Newburys house was pulled down and ***** cottages
1850
Mrs Gallehawk took to the Union May 2nd 1881 27
Aunt Head died September 1st 1846
Mr Jackson left Halstow Mill
Mr Chaffe died April 21st 1843 and the house was sold to
Mr Grevy on August 6th 1843
Jarret family gave up the Mill
Mr Friend Doctor of Newington died December 7th 1846
aged 60 years
The first Sunday Mr Cobb don duty
Mr Payn left Halstow Mill April 8th 1851
The Mill was rebuilt and let to Mr Cloak the 17th May
1853
Mr Cloke moved back to Waltham the 10 of June 1857
Mr Jordan died at Upchurch March 29th 1845
Mr Hadlow of Upchurch died December 14th 1846
George Thacker of Upchurch was shot by his father
December 14th 1846
Mr Thomas Wakley of Rainham died March 10th 1849 aged 50
years
Mrs Hadlow of Upchurch died December May 17 1849
Mrs Roberts of Halstow died December 24th 1849 aged 50
years
Richard Baker died June 15th 1850 aged 34 years
Mr Roberts died September 7th 1860 aged 66 years. Died
at Linton buried at Halstow
William Hadlow of Upchurch died in London January 3rd
1846
Robert Brenchly left his home the 14th July and found
hanged in the wood the
Young Mrs W Vant died
Mr W Vant died June 22nd 1871 aged 60 years
Mr J Craydon died August 26 1850
Mrs S Craydon died July 22nd 1864
Mrs Read of Upchurch died January * 1851 aged 72 years
Mr Head died June 25 1852 aged 26 years
Mrs Giles died June 2 1853 aged 31 years
Mr Vant died August 2 1853
Hannah Rainer died May 6 1855
Thomas Rainer died September 28 1858
James Thomas Rainer died April 18th and was buried at
Stapleton cemetry
Edward Castle died January 4 1854
Eliza Castle died January 21 1856
Sarah Jordan died July 22nd 1856
John Castle died February 211862
Ann Elizabeth Larking Rainer died October 14 1869 aged
33 years
Mrs D Castle died April 20 1870
Daniel Kingsland died December 6th 1871 aged 72 years
Daniel Castle married June 2nd 1873
Thomas Lewis sailed for Australia November 21 1854
Robert Deen sailed for Australia November 28 1854
Thomas Lewis died April 11 1855
Mrs Adams died October 19 1858
Mr Woodruff of Upchurch died February 18th 1869 aged 64
years
Mrs A Kehurst died April 16th 1869
Mr A Kehurst died November 5th 1873
Mr Tudman died November 7th 1873 aged 42 years
Mrs Wildish died June 6th 1845
Sarah Wildish died July 29th 1864
Mrs Mudge died May 30th 1852
Mr Mudge died May 19th 1859
Shairper Trufs died February 25 1862
Mary Laid died August 8 1862 aged 64 years
John Thacker died November 8 1864
Mt Gilbert hung himself February 25th 1865
William Pretty was drownded June 15th 1866
William Wildish died June 17 1871
James Gilbert died
Mr John Friend Doctor of Rainham died March 23rd 1855
aged 46 years
Stephen Walter & William Webb was drowned July 2nd
1855
Mrs Wade died Janaury 11th 1857
Mr Pain of Rainham died February 22nd 1857
Mr Wade died February 17th 1879
Mrs Ashby of Breadgar died May 20 1857
Mr Smart of Rainham died April 9 1858 aged 80 years
Dr Poor of
Murson died
Sr John Tywin died May 18 1866
The Railway was open from Faversham to the Gibralter
Chatham January 26 1858
and from Gibralter to Strood the
Newington Station was open for passengers August 1 1862
James Randall died December 11th 1870
Mrs Wells died September 23rd 1858 aged 72 years
James Vidgeon died December the 5 1858 aged 48 years
Peter Alchin died December the 17 1858 aged 66 years
Mr Thomas Dood died May 30 1859
Emeline Baker died May 30 1859
James Baker Mr Craydons man died April 17 1860
Mr Wells died June 15th 1864 aged 80 years
William Vidgeon died October 19th 1857
Mrs Goble died August 29th 1866
Mr R Hubbard died July 15 1867 at Upchurch
Betsy Goble
Mrs Larkin died April 14 1868
Mrs J Wakely died January 31st 1878
Tinker Tom died February 1st 1878
Mr D Green destroyed his life February 1st 1880
John Jordan brought to Upchurch buried May 26 1881
Mrs Gallehawk went union May 27 1881 died July 4th 1881
James Castle died July 4th 1881
Rebaca Castle died May 15 1883
Mr J Dodd died July 19 1872
Mr Solomon died July 27 1872
Mr Solomon came to Gore Farm Upchurch October 1856
Mr Lewis left barksore farm & went to Key Street
February 11 1862
Courtenys war took place on the 31 of May 1838
Mr Lewis died August 9 1862 aged 76 years
Elizabeth Castle the wife of W Castle died May 16th 1852
Sarah Castle died May 16th 1852
John Castle died February 1st 1852
James Castle died August 24th 1859
John Castle died February 21 1862
William Castle died April 7 1865
Fred Castle died August 9th 1873 aged 26 y
Mr Dood land and property sold October 28 181
Mr Wakleys land & property sold May 25 1858
Mr Ludgate bought Mr Doods house on the green October
11th 1858
Sarah Ann Castle of Strood was married February 28 1859
Ted Castle died 1948
Emma Vidgeon and William England was married December 18
8881
Ader England bornd December 31st 1882
Emma England died July 9th 1888 aged 28 years
Ada England died April 5th 1905
Ann Vidgeon married May 20th 1882
Francis Hellen Smith born September 27 1883
William Smith born
Henrietta Smith born
George Smith born
William Smith died
Frances Hellen Smith died
Henrietta Smith died
George Smith died April 20th '89
Mr Kitchingham died February 8th 1883
James Vidgeon was married May 11 1861
Emma Vidgeon was bornd June 7th 1861
Ann Vidgeon was bornd October 18th 1862
Robert Vidgeon was bornd January 15th 1864
Elizabeth Vidgeon was bornd June 28th 1865
Frances Vidgeon was bornd January 10th 1867
Ellen Vidgeon was bornd December 12th 1868
Thomas George Vidgeon was bornd May 4th 1870
Heneretta Vidgeon was bornd January 4th 1872
James Vidgeon was bornd September 3rd 1873
James Vidgeon died January 15th 1876
James Vidgeon died January 28th 1876 aged 42 years
William Vidgeon bornd May 28th 18
William Vidgeon died September 13th 1877
Albert was bornd
Albert died December 5th 1911 aged 30 years
Mary Lewis was married to life February 8th 1863
The Gas brought to Rainham & lit for the first time
February 24 1868
Margery Doris Webb died July '99
Jessie Mildred Webb born
Richard Webb born July 20th 1902
Marion Irene Webb born June 6th 1904
Kathleen Ida born September 11th 1905
Richard died
Doris married Victor Hammond
1 son named John
Kathleen married Kenneth Knight - no children
Marion Webb died April 22 1976
Vic Hammond died My 31st 1967
Robert Vidgeon was married March 4th 1865
A little boy still bornd June 20th 1866
Annie Vidgeon bornd June 15 1867
Heneretta Vidgeon bornd August 20 1869
Daniel Vidgeon bornd November 12th 1871
Rose Vidgeon bornd November 28t 1874
Thomas Vidgeon bornd September 14th 1878
Edith Vidgeon was born June 19th 1881
Amy Vidgeon bornd February 25th 1883
Jessie Vidgeon born October 10 1885
Annie Vidgeon married to Richard Gold May 11th 1893
Henrietta Vidgeon married to Ernest John Webb February
19 1896
Margery Doris Webb born May 28th 1897
Doris Margery Webb born May 28 1897
See opposite side (This refers to the previous page)
Rose Vidgeon married to Hartnell Webb March 1/97
Richard Hartnell Vidgeon Webb born March 29.1899
Died April 7th 1899
Harold Webb born December 5th 02
Stella Webb born July 3 1906
Harold Webb died February 1949
Hilda Gold died
Ollie Gold 20-2-87 died
Annie Vidgeon married to Richard Charles Gold May 11th
1892
Hilda Gold born August 13th 1894
Reginald Gold born April 14th 1903
Oliver Richard Gold born March 15/05
Annie Vidgeon Gold died November 29th 1922
Richard Gold died March 6th 1928
(Grandpa) Robert Allen Vidgeon died 1905 November 26th
Sarah Ann Vidgeon wife of R A Vidgeon died
Jessie Vidgeon died June 12 1901 age 15
Amy Vidgeon married to Thomas Albert Mathews October
17th 1901
Edith Nellie Mathews born September 28th 1903
Marjorie Mathews born January 10th 1905
Masie Mathews died September 8th 1906
Dorothy Mary born Sept
Winnie Mathews Eva Mathews Ronald & Maurice all
married
Edith Mathews married Mafeking Waldren
3 children - Don, Joyce &
Edith died March 4th 1942 age 38
Edith Vidgeon married to Alfred Ernest John Price
February 18th 1903
3 children Lloyd, Wilmot & Vera
Alfred Price died April 15th 1932
Daniel Vidgeon married Mabel Constance Knight February
2nd 1910
They had 4 children
Allan Arthur Vidgeon born December 6th 1910
Donald Leslie Vidgeon born September 13th 1912
Gladys Audrey born June 17th 1914
Marjorie Joan born November 30th 1916
She married Bernard A Wilson November 28th 1942
Gladys Audrey Vidgeon married Edwin J Samways August
25th 1943
Allan Arthur Vidgeon married Jessie E Wright September
18th 1948
Daniel Vidgeon bought T Vidgeon's share of White House
& became whole owner of White House
Donald Leslie Vidgeon died October 8th 1944 age 32
Daniel Vidgeon died February 7.1948 aged 76
Hetty Webb died January 23rd 1949 age 80
Thomas Vidgeon died June 2nd 1953 age 74 cremated at
Charing
Edith Vidgeon (Price) died October 22.1973
Mabel Constance Vidgeon died 22-4-1964
John Baker died November 16.1881
John Fowler died November 26.1881
Thomas Vidgeon married Edith Smith February 8th 1910
They had 2 children
Robert Allen born April12th 1911
Norman Thomas born May 26th 1911
Robert A V married Ivy Roberts
Norman T V married Pam Burton
Robert A died 31-3-1980
Norman died 10-12-2000
Mrs Gallehawk went to the Union May 27 1881 died July 4
1881
W Ludgater was bornd November 22.187
H Wildish opened the brickfield on J Lewis from February
1st 1864
Wimond Ludgater died September 2.1848 Aged 16 years
Mr Ludgater died November 10th 1864
Mrs Mitchell of Upchurch died November 30th 1864 aged 57
years
Mr Ship died July 15th 1872
Mrs Manser died April 27th 1874
Mr T Manser died November 21.1870
Mr Gallihawk droped dead at work December
Mr Obee droped dead going to work December
Henry Hedgecock of Upchurch died
Mr E (or C) Adams died November 29 1872 aged 59 years
Mrs Gowings land sold April 28 1863
the plantation at
the largest lot Halstow J Lewis bought 675£
the small lot Do W Lewis bought 155£ (The 'Do' is under
Halstow)
Robert Timson left Grimberough marsh August 5 1863
W Lewis bought Halstow Crofe
Robert Timson died
Mr Wyles of Upchurch went to barmin asylem December 19th
1864
Emma Castle was married December 6th 1881
Edward Nicolls the son of Mary Nicolls was bornd
November the 14th 1825
Mr
Mr Jordan left Halstow & went to Upchurch October
1844
Alfred Castle went to his new house at Rainham January
25.1860
Charles Smith of Rainham died at the men of Kent
November 30 1861
Mr Creighton Troy Town Died September 12th 1863 aged 55
years
John Castle
was bornd
Sarah Castle was bornd January 2nd 1802
ChiWrin
John Castle was bornd October 9th 1822
Ann Castle was bornd November 28th 1823
Alfred Castle was bornd May 20th 1826
John Castle was bornd June 15th 1829
William Castle was bornd June 18th 1832
George Castle was bornd June 18th 1834
Edward Castle was bornd December 14 1836
Allan Arthur Vidgeon married Jessie Edith Wright
Arthur Daniel Vidgeon born June 13th 1954
Robert Allen Vidgeon born April 17th 1957
Arthur D Vidgeon married Yvonne Hardisty July 3rd 1976
Nichola Dawn Vidgeon born to Arthur & Yvonne
November 18th 1977
David Arthur Vidgeon born January 2nd 1980 to A & Y
Gladys Audrey Vidgeon married Edwin Jack Samways 25th
August 1943
Jean Leslie Samways born April 1st 1948 married Les
Verrell
Martin John Samways born December 11th 1950
Marjorie Joan Vidgeon married Bernard Alfred Wilson 1942
Allan Bernard born June 26th 1947
Ann Marjorie Wilson born 25th July 1950 married Geoff
Hammond 9-10-1971
Allan B Wilson died 25 December 1962
D Dann (Knight) died 26-2-1985
Ken Knight died 12-7-1985
Kath Knight (Webb) died 22-9-1985
Doris Hammond (Webb) died 9-3-1986
Fred Castle was married January 18th 1869
Rose Castle was married November 25th 1873
Edward Castle went to sea in the Golden Age October 9th
1866
Come home May 24th 1868
Edward Castle was drownded at sea June 12th 1873 on his
passage to Australia
John Head was married September 30th 1876
James Kitchingham was married April 26th 1873
Elizabeth Kitchingham was married November 1 1873
Edith bornd February 1st 1874
John Head married September 30 1876
Fanny Kitchingham married December 25 1876
Mrs H Castle married August 16th 1879 to a man that
calls himself Fred Beach
he was taken in charge September 16 1880 for stealing
his logers watch and gard value 5/- was cast for two months hard labour
September 20 1880 the same day they came and took all her furniture and lift her
homeless with a baby bornd July 14 1880 He came out of Canterbury prison 22
19 November and took to Rochester and and commited to Maidstone for two months
November 22 1880
Mike Hart took the Brittanni? June 23 1860
J Thomas took it of Hart October 11 1863
Wimond Gowing was married June 26 1860
Thomas Bean married October 1 1861
Charls Stiles married November 6.1862
Sarah Ann South married November 17 1862
Alfred Castle was married to Susan Hepton December 15
1862
Thomas Pretty married December 1862
Elizabeth Craydon was married to H South March 10th 1863
Sarah Mancer was married to Edward Selyes?? May 14th
1864
Robert Allen Vidgeon was married March 4.1865
Jesse Castle was married April 15th 1865
Francis Castle was married to John Seager December 11
1865
Mahala Castle was married 1865
Fred Castle was married January 18th 1869
William Lewis was married January 19 1852
William King was married April 20 1852
John Howlstock was married May 2 1858
Mr Giles was married June 19 1858
Mr William Vant maried to Mrs Miller June 27th 1859
James Rainer & Alfred adams entered on board ship
Ampheos?? August 2 1859
Emma Jordan & J Snoward was married December 24 1859
and the daughter was bornd
Mrs Fred Castle married
Elizabeth Botting of a daughter bornd May 20 1859 and
died January 11 1860
Grace Dennis of July 23rd 1860
Susan Hepton of son September 5th 1860
Mrs Cloak came on the quiz January 10 1861
Charles Maplested was killed on the line by putting his
hand on the mettle
Mr Orswell died
Robert Vidgeon took the Thomas Tuff June 8 1860
Elizabeth Rainer son was bornd March 12 1858
Alice Walton Dunbarr Scotland December 14 1861
Mr A Castle came to Lenham August 3/1865
Mr J Randall left the Tonns June 4th 1866
A Vidgeon went to Rigzell May 2nd 1866
Edward Castle came home January 2nd 1872
went away
Went to Rainham October 7 1865 Went Halstow 10
Went to Faversham 14 to see little Tom Pretty came back
to Lenham 21 Rainham 16
Ann Pretty went to Iwade to live September 28th 1860
Drove from home A Randall
Went to Strood October 18 1864 Returned 24th
Drove from home March 22nd 1865 came to Lenham March
25th
went to Rainham to my brothers funner**
April 9 1865 returned the 11 whent to Rainham April 25
whent
to Halstow 27 returned to Lenham 2nd May 1865
Went to Rainham June 24 came back to Lenham 28
went to Rainham August 21 went Halstow
**** back to Lenham 26
Went to Halstow November 9 & did not return to
Lenham till the 26 of February 1866
went to Halstow March 16 returned to Lenham 24 1866
went Riggsill
went to Rainham August 5th returned 7th 1866
brother Alfred came to Ottenden
Went to Rainham January 1 1887 came back to Lenham 19