The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Thomas Hopkins
Generation No. 1
  1. Thomas Hopkins He was born 11th Apr 1789 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7th Jun 1789 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, parents John & Mary Hopkins
  He married Ann Young on 10th Dec 1811 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses Edward Young & Mary Hopkins. She was born 30th Aug 1788 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7th Sep 1788 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, parents John & Sarah Young. They had the following children:
2 iMary who was born 3rd Mar 1812 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 5th Apr 1812 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  iiAnn who was born 1814 at Green Lane, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2nd Oct 1814 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  iiiJohn who was born 1816 at Poundsbridge, Speldhurst, Kent; christened 26th Jan 1817 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 27th Apr 1818 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 15 months
3 ivSarah who was born 1819 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 28th Feb 1819 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
4 vHarriet who was born 1821 at Poundsbridge, Penshurst, Kent; christened 2nd Sep 1821 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
5 viWilliam who was born 1823 at Poundsbridge, Penshurst, Kent; christened 15th Jun 1823 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
6 viiEllen who was born 1826 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 6th Aug 1826 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 10th Mar 1878 Penshurst, Kent; buried after 10th Mar 1878 Fordcombe, Kent
  viiiThomas Robert who was born 1828 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 4th Jan 1829 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
7 ixSelina Adelaide who was born 1831 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 13th Feb 1831 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Wickham [Hopkins] was the daughter of Thomas Hopkins and Ann Hopkins [Young]. She was born 3rd Mar 1812 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 5th Apr 1812 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  She married Thomas Wickham, carpenter on 29th Oct 1833 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses james Goodwin & Mary Hopkins. He was born 1806 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 7th Dec 1806 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Wickham. They had the following children:
8 iThomas who was born 1838 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 26th Aug 1838 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
9 iiHarry who was born 1847 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 11th Jul 1847 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
10 iiiJohn who was born 1850 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 31st Mar 1850 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
   
  3. Sarah Faircloth [Hopkins] was the daughter of Thomas Hopkins and Ann Hopkins [Young]. She was born 1819 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 28th Feb 1819 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  She married William Faircloth, wheelwright on 12th Oct 1837 at Parish Church, Plaxtol, Kent, witnesses Thomas & Mary Wickham. He was born 1810 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 10th Sep 1810 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, parents Thomas & Sarah Faircloth
   
  4. Harriet Edwards [Hopkins] was the daughter of Thomas Hopkins and Ann Hopkins [Young]. She was born 1821 at Poundsbridge, Penshurst, Kent; christened 2nd Sep 1821 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  She married George Edwards on 26th Nov 1840 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1840 Q4 Vol 5 Page 521, witnesses William Carruthers & Richard Bannister. He was born 26th Jun 1819 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 18th Jul 1819 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
11 iHenry who was born 1844 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiJohn who was born 1846 at Chiddingstone, Kent
12 iiiMark who was born 1849 at Chiddingstone, Kent
13 ivThomas who was born 1852 at Chiddingstone, Kent
14 vMary Ann who was born 1854 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  viElizabeth who was born 1861 at Chiddingstone, Kent
15 viiFrederick who was born 1863 at Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  5. William Hopkins, farmer was the son of Thomas Hopkins and Ann Hopkins [Young]. He was born 1823 at Poundsbridge, Penshurst, Kent; christened 15th Jun 1823 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  He married Eleanor Barber on 19th Apr 1860 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses John & Ellen Barber. She was born 6th Jul 1830 at Marylebone, London; christened 24th Oct 1830 at Paddington Chapel, New Road, Paddington, London, parents Thomas & Mary Ann Barber. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born 1861 at Penshurst, Kent
  iiEmily who was born 1865 at Penshurst, Kent
   
  6. Ellen Barber [Hopkins] was the daughter of Thomas Hopkins and Ann Hopkins [Young]. She was born 1826 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 6th Aug 1826 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 10th Mar 1878 at Penshurst, Kent; buried after 10th Mar 1878 at St. Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent
  She married John Barber, carpenter and joiner on 28th Aug 1857 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses William & Selina Adelaide Hopkins. He was born 3rd Aug 1825 at 5 St Johns Terrace, St Johns Wood, Marylebone, London; christened 18th Dec 1825 at Paddington Chapel, New Road, Paddington, London, parents Thomas & Mary Ann Barber. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1858 at Penshurst, Kent
  iiMary A. who was born 1868 at Penshurst, Kent
  iiiHenry G. who was born 1870 at Penshurst, Kent
   
  7. Selina Adelaide Bonwick [Hopkins] was the son of Thomas Hopkins and Ann Hopkins [Young]. He was born 1831 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 13th Feb 1831 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  He married William Bonwick on July to Sep 1864 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1864 Q3 Vol 2A Page 743. She was born 1845 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 9th Nov 1845 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, parents James & Mary Bonwick
   
Generation No. 3
  8. Thomas Wickham, carpenter was the son of Thomas Wickham, carpenter and Mary Wickham [Hopkins]. He was born 1838 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 26th Aug 1838 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  He married Fanny Wiles on 16th Sep 1861 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses Richard & Harriet Willes. She was born 1833 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 3rd Feb 1833 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, parents John & Hannah Wildes. They had the following children:
  iFlora who was born 1870 at Reigate, Surrey
   
  9. Harry Wickham, carpenter was the son of Thomas Wickham, carpenter and Mary Wickham [Hopkins]. He was born 1847 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 11th Jul 1847 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  He married Emily Alice Maud Parrack on 24th Nov 1867 at Sopley, Hampshire. She was born 1845 at Fulbeck, Lincolnshire; christened 16th Mar 1845 at Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, parents James & Mary Parrack. They had the following children:
  iThomas Harry who was born 1869 at Avon, Hampshire
  iiMarian who was born 1870 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  10. John Wickham, carpenter was the son of Thomas Wickham, carpenter and Mary Wickham [Hopkins]. He was born 1850 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 31st Mar 1850 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  He married Mary Brown on July to Sep 1873 at Kensington, London, registered at Kensington District, London, ref: 1873 Q3 Vol 1A Page 32. She was born 1849 at Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire; christened 30th Mar 1849 at Christ Church, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, parents Thomas & Catherine Brown. They had the following children:
  iThomas Brown who was born 1876 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  11. Henry Edwards, bricklayer was the son of George Edwards and Harriet Edwards [Hopkins]. He was born 1844 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Harriett Munday on c 1869. She was born 1849 at Shoreham, Kent. They had the following children:
  iErnest who was born 1872 at Shoreham, Kent
  iiAlbert who was born 1874 at Shoreham, Kent
  iiiEdith who was born 1876 at Shoreham, Kent
  ivAda who was born 1878 at Shoreham, Kent
  vFlora who was born 1879 at Shoreham, Kent
   
  12. Mark Edwards, bricklayer was the son of George Edwards and Harriet Edwards [Hopkins]. He was born 1849 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Mary on c 1869. She was born 1841 at Southborough, Kent. They had the following children:
  iLouisa who was born 1878 at Southborough, Kent
  iiAlice who was born 1880 at Southborough, Kent
  iiiKate who was born Feb 1881 at Southborough, Kent
   
  13. Thomas Edwards, bricklayer was the son of George Edwards and Harriet Edwards [Hopkins]. He was born 1852 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Esther on c 1873. She was born 1853 at Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1876 at Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  14. Mary Ann Kenward [Edwards] was the daughter of George Edwards and Harriet Edwards [Hopkins]. She was born 1854 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married George Kenward, miller on Apr to June 1873 at , Sevenoaks District: Vol 2a Page 805. He was born 1854 at Newick, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iCaroline who was born 1879 at Hever, Kent
  iiMary Ann who was born Jan 1881 at Hever, Kent
   
  15. Frederick Edwards, miller was the son of George Edwards and Harriet Edwards [Hopkins]. He was born 1863 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Mary Ann on c 1882. She was born 1863 at Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
  iFrederick J who was born 1886 at Hever, Kent
  iiCharles H who was born 1890 at Tarring, Sussex
   

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