Person:Thomas Oyler (1)

Epitaths & Inscriptions from Churches in Kent by Thomas H. Oyler 1912 Very interesting notes of these churches particularly those that have been lost since the time of publication.

The two men also laid out Littlestone golf course, which became very popular with Members of Parliament and Government ministers. In 1913, the Strand Magazine told the story of how a day's golfing at Littlestone led to a wager being taken up by T.H. Oyler that he could drive a golf ball the twenty six miles (as the crow flies) from Linton Park at Linton to L:ittlestone in under 2,000 strokes. He actually covered thirty five miles in the three days and 1,087 strokes it took him to win the bet, losing seventeen balls on the way. Modern traffic makes it unlikely that the feat will ever be repeated; certainly not by Mr Oyler who died, aged ninety one, in May 1941.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 1881 British Census, Record Type: CD, Film: 1341199
   Recorded 03 Oct 2004.
2. ↑ Bryant Family Website.
3. ↑ 1851 British Census.
4. ↑ 1861 British Census Ancestry Plus. 1861 British Census.
5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 1871 British Census.
6. ↑ Kent Born in Headcorn, Kent age 1.
7. ↑ Kent Age 11, born in Headcorn, Kent, England.
8. ↑ Kent Age 21, born Headcorn, Kent.
9. ↑ Staplehurst Road New Barn