Re: do you know you have family in bournemouth
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In reply to:
do you know you have family in bournemouth
2/06/02
Hi Ben,
This is a message from Arthur Swift in Perth, Western Oz, The Camfield family lived in Southampton in the 1800's & travelled all over UK as publicans & Furniture dealers.
You have a cousin in Bournemouth, called Robert Mathews, his Ph # is code 1202 525677. He has a long Camfield tree going back to the 1600's of which I am a part.
The origins were in Tunbridge Wells, Kent & the name descends from the aristocrats, the de Camvilles in France in the middle ages 11th & 12th centuries.
There are also branches of the family in Essex & South Wales. I emigrated here in 1982 & have much history.
The Kent branch of which Robert & I are a part, owned some Large homes in Groombridge Village called Groombridge Place & Burrswood.... both are on the 'net.
Regards, Arthur