Just received in the post three postcard pictures of Rainham.Sender gave no name.Was this you Roger ?.Will be back in contact soon.
Dave.

While I am not the source of the postcard pictures received by Dave, his message does remind me that a number of old images are being published to raise funds for repairs to Rainham church, most of which may be viewed in proof copy format at http://thenet.uk.net/content.php?_p_=879. They can be purchased through Sunburst Books, 21-23 Station Road.

My Great Great Grandparents were married in Rainham. What beautiful pictures! I have centuries of family history in Kent. I live in Canada can you please tell me where to order these pictures?
Much appreciated!

Lori

Sunburst Books are probably not geared up for sending postcards abroad, so I suggest you contact Rainham National Map Centre the printers of them at email address rainham@mapsnmc.co.uk. They are on the upstairs floor at Station Road and probably more used to posting out items. The postcards are a bargain at 40p each, and the printers also supply A5 and A4 prints for £1.85 and £3.50.

Should they be unable to assist you, then let me know and I can probably arrange something myself.

Just out of interest, what were the names of your great great grandparents?

searching for any info on the Wills family of Rainham. my Great grandfather was Fred Wills emmigrated to New Zealand in 1910. he was a brickmaker and his father Robert Wills was a brickmaker living on station road who died in 1930. would love to hear from anyone who has any info

jasonswills@hotmail.com

For those who do not realise it, if you hit the "subscribe" box and put your email address in, you will automatically receive an email each time there is a new post on the site....It costs nothing and saves you the time of visiting the site to see if there are new messages.

According to my 1937 Kellys Directory, there was still a Thos WILLS at 172 Station Road even later. Have you looked up your ancestors in the various Census returns yet? It is also possible to access the Rainham parish registers through Cityark (the particular link being http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/query/results...archWords=&DateList).

yes ive found them on the census right back to 1841, just wanting photos and stories and find living relatives mainly

Jason, Thos WILLS stayed at 172 Station Road until the 1955 Kellys Directory, but was not there for the following edition in 1957. As far as possible living relatives are concerned, the best chance appears to be R Wills Tel: (01634) 848902 Gibraltar Fm Ham La, Gillingham, ME7 3JJ. Although this is beyond the other side of Rainham, farmers do tend to be less mobile than most people - so you might strike lucky and find there is some connection.

What happend at 44 Berrengrave Lane, it is mentioned at the start of this page?

Many thanks

CM

Presumably what you referring to is this message posted some time ago - "Hi i used to live with my family at 44 berengrave lane. I am just wondering if that house is still there? Also i know many bad things happend there (prior to us living there and during our lives there) so i'm wondering if that fate carried on or if someone now happily lives there". I am unaware of any sinister history to the house that I went past today and which looked like all the others there, with a very pretty robinia tree in the garden behind it. Hopefully any bad spell has been broken.

davidauger1@hotmail.com

I was reading back through some messages and found one from McGregor family. I remember Johnny McGregor from when my parents ran the Nursery in Rainham behind the Co-op. He was part of the gang who used to meet up down at the Rec. I think the leader of the gang was Mick Day who was always in trouble. Is that the same McGregor family? Where is Johnny now? I am in Australia. Linda@peek.ws

Hi Linda
i am not John but i was his neighbour at no 26 where he lived at no 28 John now lives on the Isle of Sheppey just a dozen or so miles away and i believe he works for BT.
I see him now and then and he always looks well

kind regards

Mark Hollinsworth
< replied-to message removed by QT >

Odd and random question, trying to track someone down who lives in rainham, their name is Jason, and they are about 20ish. Dont know if anyone can help, but its owrth a shot.

is there a surname / nickname or rough address ?
< replied-to message removed by QT >

The gang from Tudor Grove, 1941 - could any leave a message for me ie John Waldron, Teddy Spicer, Frankie Day, Mollie Day, Jean Bilbow, Alan Allgood or Clive Williams.