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-LATEST WEBSITE NEWS-
15 Jul 10 - The Baptisms, Marriages and Burials for the Neighbouring Parish of Stowting (1603-1812) have now been transcribed Click
08 Jul 10 - Yet more lost souls on the various out of Parish Census lists have come to light and have been added to the census pages Click
(who would have thought Hastingleigh could be spelled Haistingleigh, Hartingleigh, Hartinleigh, Hartenleigh or Hartenley !!)08 Jul 10 - Some Correspondence between St Thomas' Hospital, London and their tenants in Hastingleigh have been transcribed Click here
29 May 10 - Apologies for the fact there have been no updates in the past couple of months. This has been due to a sudden family
bereavement. The backlog will now get sorted through in the coming weeks. There have been some photographic updates
to the cemetery inscriptions page, and to the church gallery, where an old photo of the stolen church sundial has been added.29 May 10 - The Village Halls page has been updated with information and photos of the Methodist Chapel. Click here
10 Mar 10 - Some Challock Parish records have been added (Click) also a 1949 book called 'Good Farming in Action' by V.C. Fishwick
has been added to the books and publications list........... (Click)28 Feb 10 - Churchyard Maps of the grave stone positions and a brief history of the graveyard (Click)
25 Feb 10 - Brook Parish Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1899-1930 (click)
10 Feb 10 - Church Lychgate page is now online (click)
05 Feb 10 - Brian Berrys Book Hastingleigh 1000-2000 A.D. has now gone online. You will need a pdf reader on your computer to
access it. Visit this page for information on this website's latest (and largest) addition (Click)30 Jan 10 - Wills page has been updated with several more additions (Click) and most interesting was the will of Arthur Godfrey (Click)
a humble and generous shepherd at Coombe farm.25 Jan 10 - Waltham Baptisms 1700-1900 completed (click)
13 Jan 10 - Added photographs of Josie Kurton -one of Hastingleigh's Land Army girls in WW2. Generously sent in by her family to add
to Josie's memories of life in Hastingleigh during the war. (Click)13 Jan 10 - The missing Hastingleigh births, marriages and deaths from 1640-1641 now added to the Archdeacon records pages. (Click)
04 Jan 10 - Elmsted Births, Marriages and Deaths 1700-1900 now completed,
Waltham Marriages 1700-1900 completed, Waltham burials 1700-1892 completed.30 Dec 09 - The family of the author of the Land Army memories have contacted me and given their permission for it to remain
on this website. (click)12 Dec 09 - Added the description of the Living of Elmsted Vicarage written by Gostwyck Prideaux in 1835 (click)
8 Dec 09 - Added images of the memorials and bust of Rev. William Welfitt, (Rector of Hastingleigh 1795-1833)
to be found in Canterbury Cathedral (click)4 Dec 09 - Alphabetical List of some pupils at Hastingleigh and Elmsted School in the late 19th century. (click)
11 Nov 09 - Updated with a few hundred more Waltham parish BMDs (click)
1 Nov 09 - 1678 Indenture contract between Mr. Thomas Crux and St. Thomas Hospital for the manors of Court Lodge
and Aldelose (New Barn) (click)11 Oct 09 - several more Wills added to the website. (click)
28 Jul 09 - List of the Transcribed inscriptions on the memorials and headstones with links to their respective photographs (click)
28 Jul 09 - List of Surnames on the memorials and headstones in the Church and the Churchyard (click)
28 Jul 09 - 1942 Farm Survey - list of the occupiers and owners for the various farms in Hastingleigh circa 1942 (click)
28 Jul 09 - War Memorials page(s) are now working. There will be updates to the content on some individual pages soon. (click)
14 Jul 09 - The War Memorials page is in the process of changing to be a directory of biographies. This
will be completed within the next week- apologies if you spot a broken link in the meantime- please check back.
The revised list will include some new names and biographies.05 Apr 09 - Vestry Appointments (Click) and Parochial Church Council PCC Records (Click)
05 Apr 09 - Hastingleigh and Elmsted School section has now been added, some sections are awaiting completion (click)
01 Apr 09 - Land Taxes have been transcribed and show many names of heads of households between 1780 - 1832,
they are across two pages with 1780-1800(click) and 1801-1832(click)21 Mar 09 - World War 2 - some pages added - they are listed at the bottom of the index page (click)
21 Mar 09 - Kellys Trade Directory and other 19th century Directories have been added (click)
21 Mar 09 - Hastingleigh and Elmsted School Pages are now uploaded (click) - with more to come.
12 Jan 09 - The 1911 census records have been released by the Public Archives. I am in the process of adding
Hastingleigh's records, dwelling by dwelling - so keep checking the web page - (click)
12 Jan 09 - Also the War Memorial Biographies are being updated in light of the 1911 census data (click)
07 Jan 09 - Oh Calamity! - The wooden cricket pavillion in the field behind the Bowl Inn, accidentally caught fire
and has suffered quite a bit of damage, a tractor was also caught by the sparks. Luckily no one was
injured and some of the equipment inside was saved.
There is a small article in the Kentish Express Newspaper . (--click to see paper--) and on the website cricket page (click)15 Dec 08 - 1881 census for those born in Hastingleigh but living elsewhere is now added (click)
11 Dec 08 - Tappendens Stores page added
09 Dec 08 - Parish Room History and Coronation Day 1953 pages have been added.
03 Dec 08 - Rectors of Hastingleigh page has been updated. Parish Baptisms has also been updated.
03 Dec 08 - Brian Berry's book Hastingleigh 1000-2000AD is available from the Hastingleigh Churchwardens.
He has donated the very last copies of his hard back book, to raise funds for Hastingleigh Church building fund.
Copies are available from the church wardens in exchange for a donation.
Please e-mail hastingleigh@hotmail.com for details.
09 Nov 08 - Bertie George Hayward - transcription of WW1 records added (click) and the memorial page updated. (click)
04 Nov 08 - several images now loaded up on the miscellaneous documents section of the index page. (click)
29 Oct 08 - Aviation page is now live (click)
25 Oct 08 - 1861 census for people born in Hastingleigh but living elsewhere, has now been added.
23 Oct 08 - Wills page 3 has been updated
22 Oct 08 - Aviation page is now written and coded for the website.
Just awaiting copyright permission before it can be launched on here.
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