Sydenham Town Forum

Hi Steve , Thankyou very much for that - it's certainly of interest and definitely my family - it begins to look like the Healey family were in the area (Deptford/Sydenham ) further back than i first thought as this inscription seems to imply Joshua Healey Snr was buried locally despite the family l...

Hi Steve , Thankyou very much for that info and advice i will certainly follow it up and see if they can help with any references . I'm really interested in your thoughts on the location of the Fort Place property as i begin to wonder if Joshua Healey held another property in the Sydenham area which...

Hi Mary , Sorry for the delay in this reply - i couldn't get back to the PC until now but i'm extremely grateful for your very kind offer , thankyou very much i really appreciate your help . I'll look through what i have on the families involved but basically all i have so far on them is from "...

Hi Mary , Many thanks for your help - this info is really interesting and i reckon there's a good chance that these plots belonged to my families , though i will have to get more on the records which hopefully should confirm it . Although i'm down near the south kent coast i'm unable to travel up to...

Hi Mary , Yes Steve s correct i first posted on another existing thread but reposted on this one - in case it's of interest others i thought it might be useful if i reposted my original followup to Steve's reply here . "Nando, a person called Healey was awarded land under the Lewisham Enclosure...

Hi Mary , Thanks very much for this info i'm sure those must be references to my families - really interesting to find out anything relating to those names in the area around that time . I recently found out the Healey family were associated with a John Forster of Lincolns Inn who i believe from an ...

Hi , Apologies to any that saw this previously but i wasn't sure if i sent to the right thread so i'm reposting here . I'm new to the Forum but i came upon this site and am amazed at the info that's been posted here on the history of the area .For some years i've been researching parts of my family ...

Thankyou Steve , that info is very intersting as i wasn't aware of the Lewisham Enclosure detail - Joshua Healey is one of the ancestors & families i am researching . I've had the Will for some time which details him as a shareholder in the Croydon Canal Co with an exstensive Estate with propert...

Hi , I'm new to the Forum but i came upon this site and am amazed at the info that's been posted here on the history of the area .For some years i've been researching parts of my family known to have lived in Sydenham and Penge Common circ 1790-1830 and wondered if anyone here on the forum might rec...