The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Elizabeth Walfare [Hazleden]
Generation No. 1
  1. Elizabeth Walfare [Hazleden] She was born 26th Apr 1805 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 19th May 1805 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, natural daughter of Sarah Hazleden
  She married John Welfare, cricket ball maker on 26th May 1827 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses John Moon, Ann Welfare, Samuel Duplock & Mary Ann Hasilden. He was born 1804 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Jan 1804 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent, parents John & Ann Welfare. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born 1829 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 5th Jul 1829 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Jun 1896 Wandsworth, London; buried 22nd Jun 1896 Leigh, Kent, aged 67 years
2 iiJohn who was born 1831 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 4th Sep 1831 St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1833 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 17th Nov 1833 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; buried 19th May 1875 Leigh, Kent, aged 41 years
3 ivHenry who was born 1837 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 29th Oct 1837 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  vHarriet who was born 1840 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 16th Feb 1840 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1841 Penshurst, Kent
  viFanny who was born 1842 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 2nd Oct 1842 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1921 Croydon, Surrey, aged 78 years
4 viiSophia Jane who was born 1845 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 8th Jun 1845 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
5 viiiEmily who was born 1851 at Fordcombe, Kent; christened 16th Mar 1851 St Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. John Welfare, cricket ball maker was the son of John Welfare, cricket ball maker and Elizabeth Walfare [Hazleden]. He was born 1831 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 4th Sep 1831 at St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent
  He married Mary Wells on 14th Sep 1859 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses John & Fanny Wells, S A Mitchell & Mary Ann Welfare . She was born 1836 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent; christened 27th Nov 1836 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, parents John & Ann Wells. They had the following children:
6 iBertha who was born Oct to Dec 1860 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q4 Vol 2A Page 380
7 iiJohn who was born 1861 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 8th Dec 1861 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  iiiGeorge William who was born 1862 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 28th Dec 1862 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
8 ivEmily who was born Jan to Mar 1864 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1864 Q1 Vol 2A Page 466
   
  3. Henry Welfare, cricket ball maker was the son of John Welfare, cricket ball maker and Elizabeth Walfare [Hazleden]. He was born 1837 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 29th Oct 1837 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  He married Mary Ann Stubbings on 18th Aug 1864 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses Fanny, Mary Ann & Elizabeth Welfare. She was born 1841 at Ashurst, Kent; christened 21st Feb 1841 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent
   
  4. Sophia Jane Cheal [Welfare] was the daughter of John Welfare, cricket ball maker and Elizabeth Walfare [Hazleden]. She was born 1845 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 8th Jun 1845 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  She married Richard Cheal, aka Dick on 20th Jun 1866 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, witnesses John, Mary Ann & John Junr Welfare. He was born 1842 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 10th Jul 1842 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
   
  5. Emily Groves [Welfare] was the daughter of John Welfare, cricket ball maker and Elizabeth Walfare [Hazleden]. She was born 1851 at Fordcombe, Kent; christened 16th Mar 1851 at St Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent
  She married John James Groves on 16th Jan 1875 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, witnesses John & Mary Ann Welfare. He was born Jan to Mar 1849 at Edenbridge, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1849 Q1 Vol 5 Page 488
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Bertha Draper [Welfare] was the daughter of John Welfare, cricket ball maker and Mary Welfare [Wells]. She was born Oct to Dec 1860 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q4 Vol 2A Page 380
  She married Charles Draper, cricket ball maker on 14th Feb 1885 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses John welfare Senr, Emily Welfare, Henry Draper & Annie Margaret Jeffery. He was born 1860 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 6th May 1860 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
   
  7. John Welfare, cricket ball maker was the son of John Welfare, cricket ball maker and Mary Welfare [Wells]. He was born 1861 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 8th Dec 1861 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  He married Harriet Izzard on 29th Mar 1884 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses Richard Moore & George Chandler. She was born 1862 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 6th Apr 1862 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
   
  8. Emily Hillas [Welfare] was the daughter of John Welfare, cricket ball maker and Mary Welfare [Wells]. She was born Jan to Mar 1864 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1864 Q1 Vol 2A Page 466
  She married Jacob William Hills, coal merchant & contractor on 9th Jun 1890 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses John Welfare, Bertha & Charles Draper & Emily Hills. He was born Jan to Mar 1861 at Great Cornard, Suffolk, registered at Sudbury District, Suffolk, ref: 1861 Q1 Vol 4A Page 398; christened 8th Jun 1862 at Sudbiry, Suffolk
   

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