Kentish Gazette, Tuesday 4th February 1862.

James Stone, of the "Man of Kent" beerhouse, Sittingbourne was summoned for suffering gaming in his house on Saturday night, 11th Jan.

There was a second charge for keeping open the house after prohibited hours on the same night.

There being no direct evidence that the card playing was for money or money's worth, the bench dismissed the first charge and inflicted a fine of 20s., including costs, for keeping open the house during prohibited hours.

Kentish Gazette, Tuesday 17 June 1873.

Triple Birth.

On Friday the wife of Mr. Henry Anderson, keeper of the "Man of Kent, beerhouse, Cockleshell Walk, Sittingbourne, was prematurely confined of three children - all girls.

Neither Mrs. Anderson or the children survives. She was about 34 years of age, and leaves a family of five or six young children to mourn her loss.

East Kent Gazette, Saturday 10th October 1925.

Death of a Former Parishioner.

The death recently occurred at 1, Cockleshell Walk, Sittingbourne, of Mr. Edwin James Anderson, at the advanced age of 82 years. Mr. Anderson was a native of Bapchild, and as man and boy he worked on the estate of the late Mr. W. W. Gascoigne, and since then for Mr. B. E. Gascoigne. The deceased man was for many years a shepherd, and was very successful in his rearing of lambs. Altogether he worked on the estate for 40 years. On giving up from work he took the "Man of Kent" beerhouse, Sittingbourne, for a time and after that moved into another house in the same locality, where he lived until his death. He leaves a widow, one son, and five daughters. The funeral took place on Thursday in last week's, at the Sittingbourne Cemetery, the Rev. A Hawkins Jones, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Sittingbourne, officiating.