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The Woodcocks of East Kent, England

Our own Woodcock family story begins in Stonar House, Sandwich, Kent, in the latter half of the 17th Century. As our

genealogical research moved back through the generations it was at this point (in the 1680s) that we hit the proverbial

brick wall. Despite many happy hours spent in the dusty archives of Canterbury Cathedral, and in more recent years

scouring the Internet, I have been unable to trace this line any further back. Who knows where these Woodcocks were

before William Woodcock took up residence at Stonar House? Perhaps in time someone will find a clue, but for now

this gentleman has to be regarded as the founder of our Woodcock dynasty!

Names of other Woodcocks appear from time to time in and around the town of Sandwich; individuals and family

groups, and most, perhaps all of them, probably belong to this same dynasty. We might establish definite connections

for some, but for others we will never know. In addition to the main genealogy reports, notes will be added to this page,

where appropriate, that might help future family historians to find a place for these presently unconnected Woodcock

characters...