The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Welfare [Wells]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Welfare [Wells] She was born 1836 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent; christened 27th Nov 1836 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, parents John & Ann Wells
  She married John Welfare, cricket ball maker on 14th Sep 1859 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses John & Fanny Wells, S A Mitchell & Mary Ann Welfare . He was born 1831 at Bidborough, Kent; christened 4th Sep 1831 at St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iBertha who was born Oct to Dec 1860 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q4 Vol 2A Page 380
3 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
4 ivEmily who was born Jan to Mar 1864 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1864 Q1 Vol 2A Page 466
   
Generation No. 2
  2. 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
   
  3. 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
   
  4. 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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