The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Children, saddler, son of Richard Children and Ann Children
Generation No. 1
  1. John Children, saddler was the son of Richard Children and Ann Children. He was born 1775 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 5th Sep 1775 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, son of Ric Children and Ann Children; died 26th Oct 1849 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1849 Q4 Vol 5 Page 374, aged 75 years; buried after 26th Oct 1849 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Sophia Kipping on 9th Aug 1805 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. She was born 1783 at Hadlow, Kent; died Apr to June 1867, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q2 Vol 2a Page 291, aged 84 years. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born Dec 1805 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 11th Dec 1805 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, daughter of John Children and Sophia Children
  iiRichard who was born 7th Aug 1807 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 18th Nov 1807 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, son of John Children and Sophia Children
  iiiElizabeth who was born 3rd May 1809 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 5th Jul 1809 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, daughter of John Children and Sophia Children; died 7th Mar 1889 Tonbridge, Kent
  ivSarah who was born 26th Jan 1811 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 22nd Feb 1811 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, daughter of John Children and Sophia Children
  vGeorge who was born 29th Dec 1812 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 4th Jul 1813 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, son of John Children and Sophia Children
  viSophia who was born 1815 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 9th Jun 1815 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, daughter of John Children and Sophia Children; died 15th May 1871 Tonbridge, Kent
  viiEmily Martin who was born 1817 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 24th Aug 1817 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, daughter of John Children and Sophia Children; died 11th Aug 1894 Tonbridge, Kent
  viiiMaria who was born 1819 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 30th May 1819 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, daughter of John Children and Sophia Children
  ixCaroline who was born 1821 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 1st Jul 1821 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, daughter of John Children and Sophia Children; died 17th Apr 1890 Tonbridge, Kent
  xEllen who was born 1823 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 24th Aug 1823 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, daughter of John Children and Sophia Children
2 xiFrances who was born 1826 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 13th Mar 1826 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, daughter of John Children and Sophia Children
3 xiiJohn who was born 5th Jun 1828 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 19th Nov 1828 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, son of John Children and Sophia Children; died 23rd Apr 1899 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 70 years
  xiiiWilliam Arthur who was born 1830 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 2nd Sep 1830 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, son of John Children and Sophia Children
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Frances Older [Children] was the daughter of John Children, saddler and Sophia Children [Kipping]. She was born 1826 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 13th Mar 1826 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, daughter of John Children and Sophia Children
  She married William Older on Apr to June 1862, registered at St. Saviour, Southwark District, London, ref: 1862 Q2 Vol 1d Page 19. He was born c 1825
   
  3. John Children, farmer was the son of John Children, saddler and Sophia Children [Kipping]. He was born 5th Jun 1828 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 19th Nov 1828 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, son of John Children and Sophia Children; died 23rd Apr 1899 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1899 Q2 Vol 2a Page 433, aged 70 years
4 iRichard who was born 1861 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1861 Q4 Vol 2a Page 429; died 14th Sep 1918 Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Frances Waterhouse on Apr to June 1861, registered at St. Saviour, Southwark District, London, ref: 1861 Q2 Vol 1d Page 34. She was born 1838; died July to Sep 1866, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1866 Q3 Vol 2a Page 278, aged 28 years. They had the following children:
  iFanny who was born 1862 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1862 Q4 Vol 2a Page 453
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Richard Children, farmer was the son of John Children, farmer and Frances Waterhouse Children. He was born 1861 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1861 Q4 Vol 2a Page 429; died 14th Sep 1918 at 14 Pembury Road, Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Marion Ellen Punnett on Apr to June 1885, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1885 Q2 Vol 2a Page 956. She was born 1863 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iRichard Stuart who was born 1886 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q1 Vol 2a Page 724
  iiJohn Washington who was born 1887 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1887 Q3 Vol 2a Page 689
  iiiGeorge Alexander who was born 1889 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1889 Q3 Vol 3a Page 683
  ivArthur Edward who was born 1898 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1898 Q4 Vol 2a Page 723
   

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