http://marzy.blogdrive.com/ marzy Sat, 30 Apr 2005 00:50:08 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2005. http://marzy.blogdrive.com/archive/2.html Sat, 30 Apr 2005 08:45:55 GMT Edward Hasted, the author of "The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent" was born in London on the 31st of December 1732, the son of Edward Hasted by his wife Ann of Sutton-at-Hone near Dartford. His grandfather, Joseph Hasted (1662-1732), had been employed as chief painter in the Royal Navy at Chatham dockyard, but he was also a skilled financier and as such was able to establish an annual income of £1000/~. His son Edward was to become a wealthy barrister, and Edward, his son, was educated at the Kings School, Rochester between 1740-1744. From there he went to Eton College... (more) http://marzy.blogdrive.com/comments?id=2 http://marzy.blogdrive.com/archive/1.html Sat, 30 Apr 2005 08:45:17 GMT The Fugger family or Fuggers was a historically prominent group of European bankers. The first reference to the Fugger family in the Bavarian Free City of Augsburg is the arrival of Hans Fugger recorded in the tax register of 1357. He married Klara Widolf and became an Augsburg citizen. After Klara's death, he married Elizabeth Gfattermann. He joined the Weaver's Guild, and by 1396 he was ranked high in the list of taxpayers. His eldest son, Andreas Fugger, was a merchant in the weaving trade, and was nicknamed 'the rich Fugger', buying land and other properties. Andreas' son, Lucas... (more) http://marzy.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1