Can someone help please

After receiving numerous enquiries pertaining to Wouldham
and Wouldham life I have decide to add this page to the site
to allow people to ask for help regarding anything to do with
the village.

Whether it is a request for help in the garden or volunteers
for a Fete or with your family tree or even a question, just
leave your message via the question / answer button and I
will post iton this page.

In the near future this system will be replaced by a full
blown forum which wil place you comments automatically.

Originally posted 14/03/2008 by Pam Fray.

An Australian has contacted me re. his family. Rayfield or Rayefield or Rafield. A
Nicolas Rafield b.17th century, Wouldham, married Elizabeth Dobson. Also a William
Rayefield b. 17th century, lived at Burham.Anyone know of any Rayfields in the area
please?

Originally posted 30/05/2008 by Martin

I would like to use every means possible to raise awarness of the plight currently
facing RAVENS KNOWLE residents and their lovely shared communial garden.
Trenport's attemp to secure this land were made this week (28/05/08) and will be met
by stiff opposition from all residents. Come and see our garden, share our fight and
give us your support. Email your support including any memories of Ravens Knowle
and its Garden to : ravensknowle@googlemail.com

Originally posted 06/08/2008 by Paul Price

Hi!
Nice site, well done. I once lived in Wouldham in the very early 1960's. My dad had
the Rose & Crown Public House, but I notice that it is not listed (presumably because it
no longer exists). Does anyone know what happened to it and even better does
anyone have any old pictures of it?

Originally posted 06/04/2008 by Sean Beard

Hi my name is Sean Beard I live in Bournemouth and I am interested in tracing my
family history my Grandmother was a Stevens she is Buried in the local church I have
only been to Wouldham once to find a grave can you help me?

Originally posted 13/06/2008 by Pamela Cory

Hi there my name is Pam, I am very new to Wouldham in Pilgrims Way......
and I was hoping that I could put an ad in your site to say that I do ironing from 50
pence an item ...
I am not in work at the moment due to having cancer, please could you help?

Originally posted 17/06/2008 by Cheryl O'Rourke

Hi
Do you have any historical information on Forge House, I'm curious to know what it
was used for and when it was built?

Originally posted 29/06/2008 by Derek Gordon

Dear Admin,
My stepbrother Barrie Cook played for Wouldham in the 60's and late 70's.. There were
some old photos of Wouldham football team in the Medway Inn pub when I lived in the
village from 1952 to 1983. Do you know if the landlord still has them, and how I can get
copies?

Originally posted 19/08/2008 by Thelma Winikajtis

Hello I hope you can help me .
The other Wednesday my sister, two cousins and I were tracing our family tree ,and it
lead us to Wouldham where our great grand parents are buried also our great uncle
who has his name on the church gate .
What I would like to know more about, is Wouldham Court Farm house when it was a
working farm I was told they had their own slaughter house and owned the village
butchers in which my great uncle ran and owned when he married their daughter. I
know its now a bed and breakfast and that the butchers shop is now a house.
If you have any details to confirm this or any old pictures I would be very pleased to
see them.
Hoping you can help

Originally posted 29/09/2008 by Christine Gayler

Hi
I am currently tracing my family tree, most seem to come from Snodland, Burham and
Wouldham. I had a great aunt born in Wouldham Workhouse (Rosina Caller born 1881).
Rosina’s mother Elizabeth Caller (my great grandmother) lived at 4 Medway Place and
my great grandfather Thomas Chevous lived at no.10 or maybe the other way round, I
do not have the paperwork with me at the moment). Thomas & Elizabeth married and
moved to Church Street, Burham and subsequently Canada, taking 2 children with
them and leaving two married daughters behind in either 1905 or 1906. Any knowledge
concerning the above would be a huge help.
Many thanks

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Originally posted 04/10/2008 by Henny Smith

This is about family research for the family of AUSTIN, George b1812 Spalding,
Linconlshire d 1907 Wouldham, Kent AUSTIN, Sarah b1828 Kings Lynn, Norfolk d 1901
Wouldham, Kent (nee BALLS - I believe) Children Mary Ann, Esther, Sarah, Elizabeth,
William, Fanny, Amey, Harriet, George, Charles From census records its seems George
Snr and a couple of the boys worked at the Lime Works or Chalk Works. I have them
living No 8 The Square, Church Place and in High Street. The daughter Harriet marries
John David Beaney. I believe that both Harriet and John Beaney were killed in Strood,
Kent when a flying bomb (V2?) hit their house. If any one knows of this family or
ancestors of the same, it would be great hearing from them. I am researching this from
Pingelly in Western Australia, so am not able to come to your town to do any research
and have to rely on getting in touch with people via the internet. Any help would be
appreciated.
Thanks

Originally posted 09/10/2008 by Mel Williams

I moved into Wouldham Village in February this year and the house I have moved into
has a Creda Comfortair electric warm air heater. I am trying to find a company that
would come to service the heater. I am led to believe that a few houses in Wouldham
have electric warm air heating and wondered if anyone could pass on any details of
who I can contact.
Many thanks