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Five Bells Lane, Rochester, Kent — Local Past

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Five Bells Lane, Rochester, Kent

Approximate location near Rochester

This place page was added on 19 July 2026.

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2 April 1871
Census
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026
Census of Five Bells Lane, Rochester, Kent
Date
2 April 1871
Place
Five Bells Lane, Rochester, Kent
People
Richard Durrant
Head. Married. 37. Fisherman. Born: St Margaret, Kent
Ann Mellish
Visitor. Widow. 21. Born: Chatham, Kent
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26 November 1882

Marriage

Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026

Marriage of Henry Cornelius Lea and Ann Elizabeth Jarman

Groom: Henry Cornelius Lea
Full age. Bachelor. Labourer
Five Bells Lane, Rochester, Kent
Bride: Ann Elizabeth Jarman
Recorded as Ann Elizabeth Durrant
Widow
Five Bells Lane, Rochester, Kent
Date: 26 November 1882
Place: Rochester, Kent
Recorded as Parish of St Peter, Rochester, Kent
Groom's father: Thomas Lea
Painter
Bride's father: Thomas Jarman
Labourer
Witnesses: Edwin Mulford
Susan Smith

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