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Originally Posted by threesheds
Hi Rick we have some burial records for a few generations of Thayers in Beckenham of Thayers Farm which they may have owned or rented from a larger landowner.
also see www.beckenhamplaceparkfriends.org.uk follow history links for Beckenham. The page is regularly updated. I recently came across the Giles apprenticed to be a joiner etc.
The beckenham burials have been transcribed by other parties. The link to Flower may be the Flower family of Flower House, Southend, Lewisham and there may be a link to the Valentine family through Valentine Thayer. We have about 4 different ways of spelling the name as well including Gilles Thaires who married in Chiselhurst to a Katherine Rutledge which may well be connected. |
Thanks for this. I did stumble across the burials a couple of days ago and I'm trying to piece them together. It's surprising just how many Giles Theyers there were and I've encountered lots of spelling variations for the surname too!