My Maternal 7th. Great English Grandmother, Mary Litherer

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Name: Mary Litherer, daughter of Thomas and Ellen Lytherer 

Born: about 1645 in Margate, Kent, England

Margate-Town in England
Margate is a town on England’s southeast coast. It’s known for its sandy beach. Near the Harbour Arm stone pier, the modern Turner Contemporary art gallery has rotating exhibitions. Dreamland Margate is an amusement park with vintage rides. Millions of seashells decorate the Shell Grotto’s underground passages. In a former police station in the old town, the Margate Museum has local history displays. source: Wikipedia

Married: 29 Dec. 1670 in Saint Margaret’s, Canterbury, Kent, England to Thomas Castle, Sr.

Children: (4) Thomas, Jr, Elizabeth, John, and Elisabeth Castle

Margate, Kent, England beach

Margate, Kent, England beach

Died: 18 Feb. 1708 in Margate, Kent, England

Buried: 18 Feb. 1708 at Saint John the Baptist Church Cemetery, Margate, Kent, England

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My Maternal 9th Great English Grandfather, Richard Castle, Sr.

Chislet, Kent, England

Chislet, Kent, England

Chislet is an English village and rural parish in northeast Kent between Canterbury and the Isle of Thanet. The parish is the second largest in the district. A former spelling, ‘Chistlet’, is seen in 1418. The population of the civil parish includes the hamlet of Marshside. source: Wikipedia

Name: Richard Castle Sr.

Born: 1576–1623 • 9WNL-P6C​​

Marriage: 30 Apr 1594 in Chislett, Kent, England to Ursula Anderson
Children: (5)

Richard Castle Jr.   1604–1668 • K2PJ-R8J​​

Mary Castle           1606–Deceased • K8MV-QKG​​

Elazor Castle         1609–Deceased • MW5C-X14​​

Daniell Castle       1612–DeceasedL4ZD-DGX

John Castle           1614–Deceased • 93GN-TLL

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West Hanningfield is a small village and civil parish in south Essex, England. It is located approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) south-southeast of the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the borough of Chelmsford and in the parliamentary constituency of Rayleigh.

It is located to the north of Hanningfield Reservoir. Surrounding villages include South Hanningfield, Stock, Rettendon and East Hanningfield. It is also close to the Chelmsford suburbs of Galleywood and Great Baddow. source: Wikipedia

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Faversham Market, Ed Webster – Faversham, 2011

Faversham /ˈfævərʃəm/ is a market town and civil parish in the Swale district of Kent, England, United Kingdom. The town is 48 miles from London and 10 miles from Canterbury and lies next to the Swale, a strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames Estuary. It is close to the A2, which follows an ancient British trackway which was used by the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons, and known as Watling Street. The Faversham name is of Latin via Old English origin, meaning “the metal-worker’s village”.

Richard Castle
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

Name: Richard Castle
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 20 Oct 1623
Burial Place: Faversham, Kent, England

source: FamilySearch.org

My Maternal 8th. Great English Grandfather, Richard Castle, Jr.

St John The Baptist Margate the original church dates from about 1050 extensively enlarged between 1100 and 1250 when it was gutted by fire

St John The Baptist Margate, Kent, England – The original church dates from 1050 extensively enlarged between 1100 and 1250 when it was gutted by fire

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Christened: 8 Oct. 1604 in St. John, Margate, Kent, England
Marriage: 22 Oct 1633 in St. John, Margate, Kent, England to Elizabethae Tomlin
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Children: (5)
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Saint John, Margate, Kent, England
Saint John, Margate, Kent, England
Richard Cassell aka Richard Castle

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name:
Richard Cassell
Residence Place:
Margate, Kent, England
Gender:
Male
Christening Date:
08 Oct 1604
Christening Date (Original):
8 Oct 1604
Christening Place:
Margate, Kent, England
Father’s Name:
Richard Cassell

source: FamilySearch.org

St. John's Margate Parish Church Cemetery, Kent, England

St. John the Baptist Church Cemetery, Margate, Kent, England

Richard Castle
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

Name:
Richard Castle
Burial Date: 16 May 1668
Burial Place: St. John, Margate, Kent, England

source: FamilySearch.org

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Margate is a seaside town in the Isle of Thanet and a civil parish in the Thanet district of Kent. 

Richard Castle, Jr
BIRTH 8 Oct 1604
Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
DEATH 16 May 1668 (aged 63)
Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
BURIAL
St John the Baptist Church
Margate, Thanet District, Kent, England
MEMORIAL ID 201343307 

Created by: Sally Frederick-Johnson

July 20, 2019

My Maternal 7th. Great English Grandfather, Thomas Castle

St. John's Margate Parish Church Cemetery, Kent, England

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                                    Saint John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England

Name: Thomas Castle, Sr, son of Richard Castle, Jr. and Elizabethae Tomlin

Born: 1644 in Margate, Kent, England

Christened: 12 Jan. 1644 in Saint John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England

St. Margaret's Canterbury, Kent, England

                                 St. Margaret’s Canterbury, Kent, England

Married: 29 Dec. 1670 in Canterbury Saint Margaret’s, Canterbury, Kent, England to Mary Litherer

Children: (3) Elizabeth (died young), John, Thomas, Jr, and Elizabeth Castle (Fagg)

Died: Sept. 1724 in Margate, Kent, England

St. John's Margate Parish Church Cemetery, Kent, England

                  Saint John the Baptist Church Cemetery, Margate, Kent, England

Burial: 16 Sept. 1724 in Saint John the Baptist Church Cemetery, Margate, Kent, England

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My Maternal 6th. Great Grandmother, Elisabeth Castle Fagg, England

                St. John’s Margate Parish Church, Kent, England

Name: Elisabeth Castle, daughter of Thomas Castle and Mary Litherer

Born: 1702 in Margate, Kent, England

Christened: 8 March 1702 in Saint John the Baptist Church, Margate, Kent, England

St. John's Margate Parish Church Cemetery, Kent, England
       Saint John the Baptist Church Cemetery, Margate, Kent, England

St Stephens Church, Hackington, Kent, England
                   St. Stephen’s Church, Hackington, Kent, England

Married: 11 March 1731 in St. Stephen’s Church, Hackington, Kent, England to James Fagg, Jr.

Children: (5) Elisabetha, Susanna, Sibilla, Martha, and Sarah Castle

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Died: 18 June 1783 in Margate, Kent, England

St. John's Margate Parish Church Cemetery, Kent, England
    Saint John the Baptist Church Cemetery, Margate, Kent, England

Burial: 18 June 1783 in Saint John the Baptist Church Cemetery, Margate, Kent, England

Margate is a town on England’s southeast coast. It’s known for its sandy beach. Near the Harbour Arm stone pier, the modern Turner Contemporary art gallery has rotating exhibitions. Dreamland Margate is an amusement park with vintage rides. Millions of seashells decorate the Shell Grotto’s underground passages. In a former police station in the old town, the Margate Museum has local history displays.