Kent Underground Research Group-Kent Villages and Mines. UNDERGROUNDKENT-from the Napoleonic Wars through to WWII exploring and documenting underground and military sites in Kent. Continuing with The Royal Academy Pictures-a supplement to The Magazine of Art (founded in 1838) 1892 Edition (Part 4)-Dorothy Evelyn Kennard born 1890, Abergavenny, Wales.

Kent Underground Research Group.

If you are interested in local/family history, this website is worthwhile looking at.  Villages often grew up around mining sites, sites that have now disappeared or stopped working. Chalk Mines, Coal Mines, Deneholes, Domestic Facilities, and various other mines, such as Flint, Fullers Earth, Iron , Limestone, Tunnels & Secret Passages and Wells are all covered by articles and photographs.  Kent Underground

UNDERGROUNDKENT.

This is another site full of information and photographs that provide a lot of background information for family historians, including videos. Especially if your ancestors and family served in the British Army and Navy in Kent. The site covers the period from the Napoleonic Wars through to WWII exploring and documenting underground and military sites in Kent.

It also covers some counties outside of Kent. Underground Kent

Continuing with The Royal Academy Pictures-a supplement to The Magazine of Art (founded in 1838) 1892 Edition (Part 4).

Published in Victorian Times it provided pictures of various artists, some of which illustrated the lives of 'ordinary' people. It also carried advertisements some of which included letters and in some instances photographs of family members. One such advertisement was for Mellin's Emulsion a food for "Delicate Children and Weakly Adults". The advert contained letters from users praising the product. The letters also contained the names and addresses of the writers plus photographs of the children who 'benefited' from the food. These letters and photographs came from all over the country and as far a field as Australia.

Dorothy Evelyn Kennard born 1890, Abergavenny, Wales.

                                          " Llwynda Court, Abergavenny, Aug. 2, 1891.

Mrs. R. W Kennard has much pleasure in sending a photo of her baby girl, aged 7 months, to Messrs. Mellin. Mrs. Kennard has fed the child entirely on Messrs. Mellin's Food since it was nine weeks old, and since then the child has never ailed anything. She has four teeth, which she has cut without the slightest trouble, and she is as big as most children double her age. .Mrs. Kennard may mention that the child was most delicate, so much so that at a fortnight old she was privately baptised. She now is nearly nine months old and weighs 23 Ibs"

1891 census gives the following information for Llwynda Court, Abergavenny, Wales.

Robert William Kennard Head 33 abt 1858 Male Paddington London England
Rose Nicholl Kennard Wife 32 abt 1859 Female Reigate Surrey England
Gwendolen Mary Kennard Daughter 6 abt 1885 Female Reigate Surrey England
Dorothy Evelyn Kennard Daughter 5  months abt 1890 Female Abegavenny Monmouthshire Wales
Edith Charlott Hegan Cousin 42 abt 1849 Female Hann Weald Middlesex England
Charles John Hegan Visitor 46 abt 1845 Male Paris add add
Emillie Louie Richards Visitor 27 abt 1864 Female County Wicklon add Ireland
Louisa Davies Servant 39 abt 1852 Female Bradfield Berkshire England
Annie Mary Mail Servant 29 abt 1862 Female Madley Herefordshire England
Ruth Jerkins Servant 21 abt 1870 Female Blaenavon Monmouthshire Wales
Mary Williams Servant 21 abt 1870 Female Rowlstone Herefordshire England
Mary Ashton Servant 56 abt 1835 Female Ramerethen, Llandilo 
Harry Brydges Servant 16 abt 1875 Male Ledbury Herefordshire England
Bertha Burger Servant 17 abt 1874 Female Switzerland

Robert William Kennard, Gentleman, married Rose Nichols Byass on 2 Aug 1881 at Paddington St John, Westminster. His address at marriage was 20 Hyde Park Terrace and hers was given as Dalesford, Worcestershire. Names of the fathers, Howard John Kennard, Gentleman and Robert Nicholl Byass.