The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Eleanor Dival [Gibbs]
Generation No. 1
  1. Eleanor Dival [Gibbs] She was born 1829 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married John Divall, gardener on Jan to Mar 1852, registered at St. George District, Southwark, ref: 1852 Q1 Vol 1d Page 115. He was born 1831 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 28th Aug 1831 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born c Aug 1852 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 5th Sep 1852 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
2 iiEllen who was born 1854 at Chiddingstone, Kent
3 iiiWilliam who was born 1857 at Chiddingstone, Kent
4 ivEmily who was born 1861 at St. Leonards On Sea, Sussex
  vFanny who was born 1863 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  viAnnie who was born 1866 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  viiJohn A. who was born 1870 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  viiiElizabeth A. who was born 1873 at Chiddingstone, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Ellen Coomber [Dival] was the daughter of John Divall, gardener and Eleanor Dival [Gibbs]. She was born 1854 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married Stephen Coomber, farm labourer on 17th Nov 1877 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. He was born 1851 at Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
5 iStephen who was born July to Sep 1878 at Finch Green, Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiJohn H. who was born 1880 at Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  3. William Dival, bricklayer was the son of John Divall, gardener and Eleanor Dival [Gibbs]. He was born 1857 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Myra Elizabeth on 10th Jul 1880 at Tonbridge, Kent. She was born 20th Nov 1861 at Hilborough, Norfolk. They had the following children:
6 iWilliam Ernest who was born 9th Feb 1881 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiMyra who was born 1st Nov 1882 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiMinnie who was born 18th Nov 1884 at Tonbridge, Kent
  ivLilian who was born 8th May 1887 at Tonbridge, Kent
  vCharles who was born 19th Sep 1889 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viLilian who was born 5th Nov 1892 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viiEmma who was born 1st Mar 1895 at Tonbridge, Kent
  viiiMabel who was born 21st Jul 1899 at Tonbridge, Kent
  ixEdith who was born 29th Oct 1902 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  4. Emily Buckwell [Dival] was the daughter of John Divall, gardener and Eleanor Dival [Gibbs]. She was born 1861 at St. Leonards On Sea, Sussex
  She married Rufus Buckwell on 17th Sep 1881 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. He was born 1852 at Cowden, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Stephen Coomber, labourer was the son of Stephen Coomber, farm labourer and Ellen Coomber [Dival]. He was born July to Sep 1878 at Finch Green, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Ellen Wheatley on Oct to Dec 1904, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1904 Q4. She was born 1879 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 26th Oct 1879 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of James Wheatley (labourer) & Margaret Wheatley. They had the following children:
7 iEllen Margaret who was born 20th Nov 1904, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1904 Q4; died Jan 1999 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiIrene who was born Apr to June 1907, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1907 Q2
  iiiStephen who was born Apr to June 1908, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1908 Q2
  ivLily who was born Jan to Mar 1911, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1911 Q1
  vWilliam C. F. who was born July to Sep 1915, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1915 Q3
  viBessie K. who was born Oct to Dec 1917, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1917 Q4
  viiEric John who was born 21st May 1922, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1922 Q2; died May 1997 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  6. William Ernest Divall was the son of William Dival, bricklayer and Myra Elizabeth Divall. He was born 9th Feb 1881 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iLeonard at Leicestershire
  iiFrank at Coventry, West Midlands
  He married Edith Beatrice F. on Oct to Dec 1906, registered at St. Albans District, Hertfordshire, ref: 1906 Q4 Vol 3a Page 1310. She was born 1882 at London. They had the following children:
8 iCharles Ernest who was born 14th Jul 1910
   
Generation No. 4
  7. Ellen Margaret Westguard [Wheatley] was the daughter of Stephen Coomber, labourer and Ellen Coomber [Wheatley]. She was born 20th Nov 1904, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1904 Q4; died Jan 1999 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  She married Ernest Frank Westguard on Apr to June 1927, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1927 Q2. He was born 20th Dec 1904, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1904 Q4
   
  8. Charles Ernest Divall was the son of William Ernest Divall and Edith Beatrice F. Divall. He was born 14th Jul 1910
  He married Alice Elizabeth on 26th Aug 1933 at Coventry, West Midlands. She was born 12th Nov 1910 at Coventry, West Midlands. They had the following children:
9 iJohn Ernest who was born 2nd Oct 1937 at Coventry, West Midlands
   
Generation No. 5
  9. John Ernest Divall was the son of Charles Ernest Divall and Alice Elizabeth Divall. He was born 2nd Oct 1937 at Coventry, West Midlands
  He married Edith Erna on 3rd Jan 1963 at Lichtenberg Council House, Berlin, Germany. She was born 24th Dec 1919 at Berlin, Germany; died 24th Jan 1999 at Zurich, Switzerland
   

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