Who Saw What Part Ten

And finally, the line of Charles Albert Eldridge, if this is all correct, reaches its embarkation point, deep in the middle of the thirteenth century, and beginning with the Hobbes family of Romney Marshes, and the Tylman and Holloway families of Snodland.

Note also on this map, Battle in Sussex just to the South West of Romney Marsh. Battle had one of the heaviest concentrations of Eldridges in the United Kingdom.

Who Saw What Part Nine

As the line of Charles Albert Eldridge recedes into the mists of time, there are hints of well-off families, of land purchases and family seats belonging to the Kent gentry. As richer people, more mobility is in evidence, as they scanned the county for greater opportunities.