The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for James Constable
Generation No. 1
  1. James Constable He was born 1802 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 7th Nov 1802 at St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent, parents John & Elizabeth Constable
  He married Mary Wallis on 14th Oct 1824 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses Stephen & Mary Constable. She was born 1800 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1800 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents Sarah Wallis & Thomas Humphry, a farmer's servant (supposed father). They had the following children:
2 iJames who was born Nov 1824 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 26th Dec 1824 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
3 iiJohn who was born 1827 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 25th Nov 1827 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiWilliam who was born 1830 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 2nd May 1830 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1883 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 52 years
  ivMary who was born 1832 at Cage Green, Tonbridge, Kent; christened 11th Nov 1832 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
4 vGeorge who was born 1835 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 5th Apr 1835 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; buried 3rd Nov 1875 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 41 years
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Constable, bootmaker was the son of James Constable and Mary Constable [Wallis]. He was born Nov 1824 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 26th Dec 1824 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; emigrated 9th Apr 1872 to New York, USA, arrived from Cardiff on ship Laurens
  He married Rachel Ledger on 11th Apr 1847 at All Saints Church, Ulcombe, Kent, witnesses Jesse Smith & Sarah Ann Ledger. She was born 1823 at Harrietsham, Kent; christened 19th Apr 1823 at St John's Church, Harrietsham, Kent, paerrents Richard & Ann Ledger; emigrated 18th Nov 1872 to New York, USA, arrived from Liverpool on SS City of Bristol with children James, Alfred & Alice. They had the following children:
5 iEdward who was born 1848 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 4th Aug 1856 St John's Church, Harrietsham, Kent, aged 9 years
  iiAnn who was born July to Sep 1849 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1849 Q3 Vol 5 Page 511; died Jan to Mar 1850 Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiJames who was born July to Sep 1850 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 5 Page 523; christened 4th Aug 1856 St John's Church, Harrietsham, Kent, aged 6 years
6 ivWilliam who was born Oct to Dec 1851 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1851 Q4 Vol 5 Page 571; christened 4th Aug 1856 St John's Church, Harrietsham, Kent, aged 5 years
   
  3. John Constable, bricklayer was the son of James Constable and Mary Constable [Wallis]. He was born 1827 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 25th Nov 1827 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iJohn who was born Apr to June 1849 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1849 Q2 Vol 5 Page 545; christened 6th May 1849 Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1854 Tonbridge, Kent
  He married (1) Ann Duplock on 7th Jan 1849 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses Ann Cook & John Corfield. She was born 23rd Jan 1825 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 11th Jul 1841 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1854 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1854 Q1 Vol 2A Page 222. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born July to Sep 1850 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 5 Page 542; christened 3rd Nov 1850 Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 29th Jan 1923 Rusthall, Kent
  iiAnn who was born Oct to Dec 1853 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1853 Q4 Vol 2A Page 346; died Jan to Mar 1854 Tonbridge, Kent
  He married (2) Sophia Russell on 2nd Jul 1855 at Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, witnesses William & Ann Cook. She was born 1827 at Stanwell, Middlesex; christened 8th Apr 1827 at St Mary's Church, Stanwell, Middlesex, parents Thomas & Mary Russell
   
  4. George Constable, carpenter was the son of James Constable and Mary Constable [Wallis]. He was born 1835 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 5th Apr 1835 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; buried 3rd Nov 1875 at St. Stephen's Church, Tonbridge, Kent, aged 41 years
  iThomas William who was born July to Sep 1863 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1863 Q3 Vol 2A Page 451; christened 11th Jun 1865 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Aug 1892 Pembury, Kent; buried 13th Aug 1892 Hildenborough, Kent
  He married Rebecca Wood [Page] [Constable] [Bishop] on 4th Apr 1863 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses Adolphus & Eden Prickett. She was born 1843 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 4th Jun 1843 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, parents James & Mary Bishop. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1865 at Tonbridge, Kent, twin of Thomas William; christened 11th Jun 1865 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Feb 1908 Pembury, Kent; buried 25th Feb 1908 Hildenborough, Kent
7 iiCharles Henry who was born 13th Jan 1872 at St Margaret's Place, Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q1 Vol 2A Page 583, baptism record gives birth year as 1876; christened 30th Apr 1876 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiJane who was born 1875 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Edward Constable, baker was the son of James Constable, bootmaker and Rachel Constable [Ledger]. He was born 1848 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 4th Aug 1856 at St John's Church, Harrietsham, Kent, aged 9 years; emigrated 9th Apr 1872 to New York, USA, arrived from Cardiff on ship Laurens
  He married Harriet Elizabeth Blyth on Apr to June 1871 at Yarmouth, Norfolk, registered at Yarmouth District , Norfolk, ref: 1871 Q2 Vol 4B Page 39. She was born Jan to Mar 1848 at Yarmouth, Norfolk; emigrated 9th Apr 1872 to New York, USA, arrived from Cardiff on ship Laurens
   
  6. William Constable was the son of James Constable, bootmaker and Rachel Constable [Ledger]. He was born Oct to Dec 1851 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1851 Q4 Vol 5 Page 571; christened 4th Aug 1856 at St John's Church, Harrietsham, Kent, aged 5 years
  He married Elizabeth Cruikshank on Oct to Dec 1871 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1871 Q4 Vol 2A Page 952. She was born Jan to Mar 1847 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1847 Q1 Vol 5 Page 463. They had the following children:
8 iWilliam James who was born July to Sep 1872 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q3 Vol 2A {age 530
  iiAlice who was born Jan to Mar 1875 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1875 Q1 Vp; 2A Page 548
9 iiiAlfred Albert who was born Jan to Mar 1879 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1879 Q1 Vol 2A Page 592
   
  7. Charles Henry Constable was the son of George Constable, carpenter and Rebecca Wood [Page] [Constable] [Bishop]. He was born 13th Jan 1872 at St Margaret's Place, Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q1 Vol 2A Page 583, baptism record gives birth year as 1876; christened 30th Apr 1876 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Catherine Banfield on 19th Jan 1897 at St. Johns Parish Church, Hildenborough, Kent, witnesses Thomas Thorne & Mary Ann Banfield. She was born July to Sep 1866 at Malling Union Workhouse, West Malling, Kent, registered at Malling District, Kent, ref: 1866 Q3 Vol 2A Page 440
   
Generation No. 4
  8. William James Constable was the son of William Constable and Elizabeth Constable [Cruikshank]. He was born July to Sep 1872 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q3 Vol 2A {age 530
  He married Annie Claydon on 9th Jul 1910 at St John's Church, Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, witnesses Albert Constable, Herbert Ernest Burgess & Florence Claydon. She was born 1870 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 10th Jul 1870 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
   
  9. Alfred Albert Constable, soldier was the son of William Constable and Elizabeth Constable [Cruikshank]. He was born Jan to Mar 1879 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1879 Q1 Vol 2A Page 592
  He married Adele Guinfred Tourle on 8th Jun 1905 at All Souls Church, Eastbourne, Sussex, witnesses Algernon Bede Tourle & Hilda Thynne Tourle. She was born 16th Oct 1879 at Croydon, Surrey; christened 7th Jan 1880 at St John's Church, Croydon, Surrey
   

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