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many of these are eatinct like LOllK€§pdf§ ginger
beer maker, basketmaker and Collar maker; other
continue from one generation to another like
Farrier, Surgeon and Policemanc As in the l8th
century the same names repeat themselves in the
village like Hogben, Denne and Collard; another
great influence was the presence of the army both
at Canterbury and at the annual camps on Barham
Downsv The Adjutant of the East Kent Militia, the
Staff Sergeant of the hth Depot and a Private in as
lst Life Guards were all married in Bridge Churchu
There were also several who came to the village to
get married: a clerk in the East India Docks in
1862, a Warder at Millbank Prison, a Clerk in the
Bank of England, a pilot from Dover l878 and in
l839 a horse trainer. Besides the resident vicar
there was help from the Vicar of Patrixbourne who
was also domestic chaplain to the Conyngham family
and help from a visiting parsonc In l86O hr, keene;
Chaplain at the Kingis School officiated at a
wedding ~ also the Reverend Methuen (of the
publishing family) and the Revs A@M.V¢ Mallett from
the British chapel at Bruges, whose son lived at
Highland Courtc His grandson was in charge of
the Dieppe landings in l9e2 and was subsequently
Conservative M.P@ for S, Croydon. Others mentioned
are the Revs C.J. lrwin,Colonial Chaplain in Bong
Kong and the Rev“ JG Lombard from Queenstown in
Ireland. One of the most interesting entries is
that of the Watchmaker Mr. Hardeman in l8l8: his
watches are now very valuable and one reached £320
last year at Christie's the London auctioneerso In
none of the cases is the wife's profession listed
except as spinster or domestic servant and all were
married before the passing of the Married Women's
Property Act in l885@
Ja J. WILLIAMSON

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