Good vid, but feck’n annoying music 😱🤪😍😎👍, we used to paddle board round there, never got to see any bones etc etc ? But a beautiful place to paddle round... there’s not that many places there that are hard/shingle !! It’s very very silty/muddy So it’s not the kinda place everyone can just rock up an walk around 👍👍
I thought the bodies buried on Deadman's Island were from the quarantine period. That is, crew who succumbed to tropical and other diseases while their ship was quarantined in the Estuary. Once given the all clear, the ship was allowed to enter London with its cargo. The quarantine area was established by an act of parliament to stop the spread of contagious diseases. A lazarette for the sick was partly built on land nearby. I thought the prison hulks were further up the Medway towards Chatham & Gillingham. Prisoners were housed nearby to build the Napoleonic forts such as Horsted and Amherst. So there is a distinction between prison hulks (ships no longer seaworthy & moored permanently) and quarantine ships which were actively used for trade.
I remember exploring this when I was younger, rowed over in a dingy because we were told not to go there. It's a shallow graveyard alright, takes no time at all before you see bones strewn around. Never wanted to go back there after that, it's just unsettling. Thx for the drone footage though, that's brought back some odd memories
I can talk about this now because they are both dead. My two uncles went through a phase where at low tide and at night they would go and get sacks full of bones from there. They used to come back with tales of being stuck in the mud to being cut off by the tide etc. Their story to me was not to touch them because they were from the Great Plague and were brought down by the cart load and I might catch The Black Death ?
@@mhettie8615 His daughter-in-law inherited the house and was a "no clutter" person and threw everything out inc. Battle of Britain stuff. Luckily, he gave me all his wartime books inc. the one he used to collect signatures in when at the Museum.
Very Interesting. As a thought, did PoW's and "criminals" usually get buried in a coffin ? Could the people of Queenborough have been buried there especially if they died of something contagious. As for the posts they look like they have been installed at regular intervals and are all around the same height, perhaps suggesting a channel rather than a burial, which would probably have been mass graves in an epidemic. I assume you have been to the Records Office ! On Ancestry.co.uk there are a lot of names relating to death in the area around that time, perhaps there is other information at the PRO.
All the prisoners were buried in coffins as far as i'm aware, I'm pretty sure the people of Queenborough wasn't buried here tho. Someone did tell me the posts are to mark out the channel and to stop boats/ships from running aground on the marsh area but i'm not sure how correct this is. I haven't had chance to look into any records but would love to find out some information on the people buried here
@@Medwaydroneexploration very moving yes you is correct prison victims from. 1800s in close proximity with each other is no surprise they caught each others nasties and my he posts are to stop boats coming aground on banks 🐺🐾😱💀💀
very moving video mate, i remember when you first posted this and i commented, it was a shorter version though of this video. name of the music? can you find it on the youtube editor music library?
My 4th great grandfather was kept on a prison hulk then transported to Oz for stealing a Ewe, he got 10 years but was let out on good behaviour after 5 but never returned to the UK
Thank you 😊 Yeah if a prisoner was sent to the colonies then most of them would have ended up in Australia, it was a punishment back then, these days people want to move to Australia themselves!
@@Medwaydroneexploration If surviving the journey, many did very well once out there. Within my own family there are three ancestors sent for deportation to Australia (between 1818 and 1840) and all of them set up home there raising families.
@@sawleyram7405 wow that's pretty cool, so I guess the only punishment was never seeing their families back here, I always imagined they were sent there for hard labour or something like that
Our next prime minister will be dumping political prisoners out of aircraft over this place. Ever thought of hiring a microlight for a bit of camera joy riding. I think I saw a flight school on goofle maps..... ) They might offer a bit of cancelled flight time for a free advert.
Good vid, but feck’n annoying music 😱🤪😍😎👍, we used to paddle board round there, never got to see any bones etc etc ? But a beautiful place to paddle round... there’s not that many places there that are hard/shingle !! It’s very very silty/muddy So it’s not the kinda place everyone can just rock up an walk around 👍👍
sorry about the music, i'm no professional unfortunately.
I'd love to have a walk around the island, paddling around it must have been fun
I thought the bodies buried on Deadman's Island were from the quarantine period. That is, crew who succumbed to tropical and other diseases while their ship was quarantined in the Estuary. Once given the all clear, the ship was allowed to enter London with its cargo. The quarantine area was established by an act of parliament to stop the spread of contagious diseases. A lazarette for the sick was partly built on land nearby. I thought the prison hulks were further up the Medway towards Chatham & Gillingham. Prisoners were housed nearby to build the Napoleonic forts such as Horsted and Amherst. So there is a distinction between prison hulks (ships no longer seaworthy & moored permanently) and quarantine ships which were actively used for trade.
I'm not sure about this, there's some fair points, I'll look into it further. Thank you for the info 😊
Love the videos but find the music so repetitive it's putting me off watching. I think the last vid I watched had the same music too.
Yeah it's from the TH-cam music library, all they're music is hit and miss lol
I remember exploring this when I was younger, rowed over in a dingy because we were told not to go there. It's a shallow graveyard alright, takes no time at all before you see bones strewn around. Never wanted to go back there after that, it's just unsettling. Thx for the drone footage though, that's brought back some odd memories
Your welcome, I'd still love to go over to it and have a look around
I can talk about this now because they are both dead. My two uncles went through a phase where at low tide and at night they would go and get sacks full of bones from there. They used to come back with tales of being stuck in the mud to being cut off by the tide etc. Their story to me was not to touch them because they were from the Great Plague and were brought down by the cart load and I might catch The Black Death ?
I don't think you can catch anything from them now haha
@@Medwaydroneexploration They are the most washed bones in the UK !
What did they do with the bones?
That's a good question, imagine being caught with them at home they'd think you'd been murdering people 😂🤣
@@mhettie8615 His daughter-in-law inherited the house and was a "no clutter" person and threw everything out inc. Battle of Britain stuff. Luckily, he gave me all his wartime books inc. the one he used to collect signatures in when at the Museum.
The music Destroyed the whole video
You can mute it if you prefer 🤣
WARNING- best viewed with the sound off !
yeah my music isn't always the best! i'm no professional unfortunately haha
Medway% Gravesend - used to be THE approach to the british naval main dockyards. Sick, innit.
sure is :)
Very Interesting. As a thought, did PoW's and "criminals" usually get buried in a coffin ? Could the people of Queenborough have been buried there especially if they died of something contagious.
As for the posts they look like they have been installed at regular intervals and are all around the same height, perhaps suggesting a channel rather than a burial, which would probably have been mass graves in an epidemic. I assume you have been to the Records Office ! On Ancestry.co.uk there are a lot of names relating to death in the area around that time, perhaps there is other information at the PRO.
All the prisoners were buried in coffins as far as i'm aware, I'm pretty sure the people of Queenborough wasn't buried here tho. Someone did tell me the posts are to mark out the channel and to stop boats/ships from running aground on the marsh area but i'm not sure how correct this is. I haven't had chance to look into any records but would love to find out some information on the people buried here
@@Medwaydroneexploration very moving yes you is correct prison victims from. 1800s in close proximity with each other is no surprise they caught each others nasties and my he posts are to stop boats coming aground on banks 🐺🐾😱💀💀
@@anarchyfox325 I'm glad you liked the video, thank you for confirming what the posts are for 😊
@@Medwaydroneexploration NP dude 👍🐺🐾😉
Rather relaxing way to spend an afternoon... hovering.
It is indeed haha
Thank you.. These folks need Real Graves:(
Yes I agree, or atleast a memorial for them
very moving video mate, i remember when you first posted this and i commented, it was a shorter version though of this video. name of the music? can you find it on the youtube editor music library?
Thank you, I can't remember the music 😂🤣😂 I'll let you know when I find it haha
My 4th great grandfather was kept on a prison hulk then transported to Oz for stealing a Ewe, he got 10 years but was let out on good behaviour after 5 but never returned to the UK
I think if it was this day and age I'd happily stay in Oz too 😊
I would have stayed too
Cool video, I'm actually an Australian living on the island, seems surreal that a lot were destined to be transported there
Thank you 😊
Yeah if a prisoner was sent to the colonies then most of them would have ended up in Australia, it was a punishment back then, these days people want to move to Australia themselves!
@@Medwaydroneexploration If surviving the journey, many did very well once out there. Within my own family there are three ancestors sent for deportation to Australia (between 1818 and 1840) and all of them set up home there raising families.
@@sawleyram7405 wow that's pretty cool, so I guess the only punishment was never seeing their families back here, I always imagined they were sent there for hard labour or something like that
¡Genial!
I used to row there over 50 years ago when I was a kid. Fond memories.
They must be recovered. Shame!
I think the remains are too fragile and too scattered now to be able to move or piece the correct parts together
Our next prime minister will be dumping political prisoners out of aircraft over this place. Ever thought of hiring a microlight for a bit of camera joy riding. I think I saw a flight school on goofle maps..... )
They might offer a bit of cancelled flight time for a free advert.
Haha I don't think I'd enjoy a microlight, prefer my feet firmly on the floor 😂🤣😂
They were found, they can be intererred.
Unfortunately there is no plans to do anything with the remains