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Hilda Beatrice May Bateman

Hilda Beatrice May Thompson (nee Bateman) when she was about 15 with her little brother William Ernest Victor Bateman. Photo courtesy of her granddaughter Debbie Acton (2014).

Parents:

• Birth*: Hilda Beatrice May Bateman was born on 8 April 1897 at Weymouth, Dorset, England.
• She was the daughter of Charles Thomas Bateman and Mary Jane Stone.
• Marriage*: Hilda Beatrice May Bateman married Andrew Thompson on 14 March 1917 at Weymouth, Dorset, England.
• Married Name: As of 14 March 1917, her married name was Thompson.
• Death*: Hilda Beatrice May Bateman died on 19 March 1984 at Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, at age 86.

Andrew Thompson

• Birth*: Andrew Thompson was born on 7 July 1893 at Dybble Farm, Deborah, Tiaro District, Queensland, Australia.
• Marriage*: Andrew Thompson married Hilda Beatrice May Bateman, daughter of Charles Thomas Bateman and Mary Jane Stone, on 14 March 1917 at Weymouth, Dorset, England.
• Death*: Andrew Thompson died on 23 July 1936 at Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, at age 43.

Charles William Richard Bateman

Parents:

• Birth*: Charles William Richard Bateman was born in 1890 at England.
• He was the son of Charles Thomas Bateman and Mary Jane Stone.

Winifred Alice Bateman

Parents:

• Birth*: Winifred Alice Bateman was born on 2 July 1895 at Weymouth, Dorset, England.
• She was the daughter of Charles Thomas Bateman and Mary Jane Stone.

Walter James Burgess Bateman

Parents:

• Death*: Walter James Burgess Bateman died in 1904 at Weymouth, Dorset, England.
• Birth*: Walter James Burgess Bateman was born in 1904 at Weymouth, Dorset, England.
• He was the son of Charles Thomas Bateman and Mary Jane Stone.

Mercy Bailey

Parents:

• Birth*: Mercy Bailey was born circa 1853 at Hampstead, Middlesex, England.¹
• She was the daughter of James Bailey.
• Marriage*: Mercy Bailey married William James Wilson, son of James Fogo Wilson and Emma Barber, on 30 July 1878 at Holy Trinity, Kilburn, Middlesex, England.²
• Married Name: As of 30 July 1878, her married name was Wilson.
• Residence*: On 2 April 1911 Mercy Bailey and William James Wilson lived at 24 Drakefield Rd, Upper Tooting, London, England.³

Alice Gertrude Wilson

Parents:

• Birth*: Alice Gertrude Wilson was born circa 1880 at Camberwell, Surrey, England.
• She was the daughter of William James Wilson and Mercy Bailey.
• Marriage*: Alice Gertrude Wilson married John Edward Spary on 28 November 1897 at St Saviour, Brixton Hill, Surrey, England.
• Married Name: As of 28 November 1897, her married name was Spary.
• Occupation*: Alice Gertrude Wilson was a school mistress on 2 April 1911.
• Death*: Alice Gertrude Wilson died in 1940 at Croydon, Surrey, England.

William James Bailey Wilson

Parents:

• Birth*: William James Bailey Wilson was born on 30 December 1880 at Camberwell, Surrey, England.¹
• He was the son of William James Wilson and Mercy Bailey.
• Baptism: William James Bailey Wilson was baptized on 6 March 1881 at St Philip the Apostle, Camberwell, Surrey, England.
• Marriage*: William James Bailey Wilson married Ethel Mary Shuttleworth circa 1900.
• Death*: William James Bailey Wilson died on 9 January 1936 at Stockholm, Sweden, at age 55.

Ethel Mary Shuttleworth

• Birth*: Ethel Mary Shuttleworth was born on 10 February 1873 at Meath, Ireland.
• Marriage*: Ethel Mary Shuttleworth married William James Bailey Wilson, son of William James Wilson and Mercy Bailey, circa 1900.
• Married Name: As of circa 1900, her married name was Wilson.
• Death*: Ethel Mary Shuttleworth died on 10 April 1965 at Gothenburg, Sweden, at age 92.

Dorothy Eileen Wilson

Parents:

• Birth*: Dorothy Eileen Wilson was born on 19 November 1913 at Turku, Lansi-Suomen Laani, Finland.
• She was the daughter of William James Bailey Wilson and Ethel Mary Shuttleworth.
• Marriage*: Dorothy Eileen Wilson married Basil Norman Archibald Lankester on 27 June 1939 at Children's Church, Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya.
• Married Name: As of 27 June 1939, her married name was Lankester.
• Death*: Dorothy Eileen Wilson died on 29 January 1995 at "Rosea", Little Torrington, Devon, England, at age 81.

Basil Norman Archibald Lankester

• Birth*: Basil Norman Archibald Lankester was born on 23 June 1910 at 1 Rectory Place, Guildford, Surrey, England.
• Marriage*: Basil Norman Archibald Lankester married Dorothy Eileen Wilson, daughter of William James Bailey Wilson and Ethel Mary Shuttleworth, on 27 June 1939 at Children's Church, Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya.
• Death*: Basil Norman Archibald Lankester died on 18 February 2001 at Torridge, Devon, England, at age 90.

Ernest Alfred Wilson

Parents:

• Birth*: Ernest Alfred Wilson was born circa 1885 at Clapham, London, England.
• He was the son of William James Wilson and Mercy Bailey.
• Baptism: Ernest Alfred Wilson was baptized on 15 March 1885 at Balham Hill Ascension, London, England.
• Marriage*: Ernest Alfred Wilson married Robina Briton Pratt on 24 June 1911 at Streatham, London, England.

Harold Wilson

Parents:

• Birth*: Harold Wilson was born circa 1888 at Clapham, London, England.
• He was the son of William James Wilson and Mercy Bailey.
• Baptism: Harold Wilson was baptized on 18 March 1888 at Balham Hill Ascension, London, England.

Frank Gordon Wilson

Parents:

• Birth*: Frank Gordon Wilson was born circa 1891 at Clapham, London, England.
• He was the son of William James Wilson and Mercy Bailey.
• Baptism: Frank Gordon Wilson was baptized on 15 February 1891 at Balham Hill Ascension, London, England.

Jane Hadlow

• Marriage*: Jane Hadlow married John Waite, son of Edward Waite and Elizabeth (?), on 10 May 1710 at East Malling, Kent, England^B.¹
• Married Name: As of 10 May 1710, her married name was Waite.
• Anecdote*: John Waite's probate was investigated by Gillian Rickard who found that administration of his estate was granted to his wife Jane, with a probate inventory dated 14 February 1732 and presented to the court on 22 March 1733. It survives amongst the records of the Archdeaconry Court of Rochester (Kent History Centre: Dra/Pi 16/8). The value of his estate came to £505 6s 6d, a large sum for the time (being the eldest surviving son of an eldest surviving son probably helped!). A detailed inventory of his estate apparently survives, but has not been sighted although it is mentioned in Chalklin's 1962 paper "The Rural Economy of a Kentish Wealden Parish 1650-1750".²

John Waite

Parents:

• Baptism*: John Waite was baptized in 1720 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.
• He was the son of John Waite and Jane Hadlow.

Jenny Waite

Parents:

• Baptism*: Jenny Waite was baptized in 1722 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.
• She was the daughter of John Waite and Jane Hadlow.

Samuel Waite

Parents:

• Baptism*: Samuel Waite was baptized in 1727 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.
• He was the son of John Waite and Jane Hadlow.
• Death*: Samuel Waite died in 1810 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.¹

Richard Waite

Parents:

• Birth*: Richard Waite was born in 1731 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.¹
• He was the son of John Waite and Jane Hadlow.
• Death*: Richard Waite died in 1818 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.¹

William Hunt

• Birth*: William Hunt was born circa 1620 at Kent, England.
• Anecdote*: Possible marriage to Sarah Brett on 30 Jun 1643 at Tonbridge, Kent.¹

Hannah Hunt

Parents:

• Birth: Hannah Hunt was born in 1652 at Hadlow, Kent, England^B.
• Baptism*: Hannah Hunt was baptized on 10 November 1652 at Hadlow, Kent, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of William Hunt.
• Marriage*: Hannah Hunt married Thomas Blackwell on 30 August 1684 at St George the Martyr, Southwark, Surrey, England.²
• Married Name: As of 30 August 1684, her married name was Blackwell.
• Marriage*: Hannah Hunt married Thomas Gilpin on 18 April 1695 at Farningham, Kent, England, Thomas Gilpin of St. Mary Cray, and Hannah Blackwell of Sevenoaks. (by licence). (PR Transcripts.)³
• Married Name: As of 18 April 1695, her married name was Gilpin.
• Will*: Hannah Hunt left a will made on 20 July 1724 at Sevenoaks, Kent, England^B.⁴
• Will/Adm Transcript*: In the Name of God Amen
  This twentieth day of July in the tenth Yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereign Lord George by the grace of God of Greate Brittaine France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith; or Anno Dom. 1724
  I Hanna Gilpin of Sevenoaks in the County of Kent widow being in Good Health and of Sound and disposing mind and memory Thanks be to Almighty God Do make and ordaine this my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme following (that is to say) First and principally I doe comend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God as into the hands of a faithful Creator and a most Merciful Redeemer hoping that for the Merits of my only Saviour Jesus Christ I shall rise again to Everlasting Life And my Body I Commit to the Earth from whence it came to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named And as to what worldly Estate it hath pleased God to blesse me withal I give and dispose thereof as followeth Item I give and bequeath unto the Son and Daughters of my Sister Joane Waite Wife of Wm Waite namely Edward Waite Elizabeth Rutter Joan Collier and Mary Gravit five pounds apeece to be paid unto them and every of them within one Yeare next after my decease by my Executor hereafter named Item I give and bequeath unto Ann Thompson five shillings and also the Debt that is due to me from Francis Thompson upon Bond her husband to be paid unto her and discharged by my Executor hereafter named within one Yeare next after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Thompson Daughter of my Brother Henry Hunt and wife of Matthew Thompson five pounds to be paid unto her by my Executor hereafter named within one yeare next after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Son Thomas Gilpin Twenty Pounds of lawful money to be paid unto him within one Yeare next after my decease by my Executor hereafter named Item I give and bequeath unto my Sister Elizabeth Weller forty shillings to be paid aforesaid within one yeare by my Executor Item I give and bequeath unto the Daughters of my Sister Elizabeth Thornton namely to Hanna Church the sume of Twenty Pounds of lawful money To Mary Thornton five pounds of lawful money and to Elizabeth Gibbs five shillings to be paid unto them and every of them by my Executor hereafter named within One Yeare next after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto the Children of my Cosen [cousin] Thomas Thornton namely John Thornton Avice Thornton Mary Thornton Thomas Thornton and Elizabeth Thornton One Guinea apeece to be paid unto them and every of them by my Executor hereafter named when they shall attaine to their severall Ages of One and Twenty Yeares or be married Item I give and devise unto my cosen [cousin] John Waite Son of my Sister Joane Waite All my Messuage or Tenement Lands Outhouses hereditaments and premises with the Appurtenances Situate in Tonbridge in the Tenure of William Latter To hold to him and his Heirs and Assignes for ever Provided always never the less that if there should not be money enough to satisfy my Debts Legacies and funeral expences my Will and Meaning is that my said Messuage Lands Tenements and promises before mentioned shall be charged and chargeable with the payment of such Legacies sume and sumes of money as is before herein mentioned and expressed to be given And if Default shall happen to be made in payment of all or any the said Legacies sume or sumes of money before mentioned at the respective times before limited for payment thereof It shall and may be lawful to and for the said persons or such of them respectively whose respective Legacy shall be so unpaid to enter into the said Messuage Lands Tenements and premises respectively so as aforesaid charged with the same and the rents and profits thereof to receive and take to his her or their respective use or uses until he she or they shall be fully paid and satisfied his her or their respective Legacy or Legacies with reasonable costs Item As to my Household Goods and Wareing Apparell I give and dispose thereof as will be found mentioned in an Inventory under my own hand writing And I desire my Executor hereafter named to see the same delivered to such persons as shall be therein mentioned Item All the Rest and Residue of my ready money bills bonds mortgages and personal estate I give unto my said Cosen [cousin] John Waite towards the payment of Debts Legacies and funeral expences whom I make Sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said Hannah Gilpin have to this my Last Will and Testament (Revoking all former Wills by me heretofore made) Written in two sheets of paper to each sheet thereof set my hand and seale the day and yeare first above written -- HANNAH GILPIN -- Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Hannah Gilpin to be her Last Will and Testament in the presence of Us who in her presence subscribed our hands as Witnesses hereunto Thos. Pounder
  John Cogger
  Geor. Tomlyn (mark)
  Probate 22 April 1726
  (Transcribed by Geoffrey Barber, July 2014.)
• Death*: Hannah Hunt died in 1726 at Sevenoaks, Kent, England^B.
• Probate*: Her estate was probated on 22 April 1726.
• Anecdote: The property mentioned in the Will as being Situate in Tonbridge in the Tenure of William Latter is in fact Marden's Farm in Philpot's Lane, Hildenborough, which is confirmed in the manorial records. For full details see the booklet History of the Old House (Originally Marden's Farm) in Hildenbrough, Kent which can be dowloaded here.⁵
  

Henry Hunt

Parents:

• Baptism*: Henry Hunt was baptized on 8 October 1656 at Hadlow, Kent, England^B.¹
• He was the son of William Hunt.
• Anecdote*: Note that the baptism record does not give his first name. However, the will of his sister Hannah Gilpin (nee Hunt) mentions a brother, Henry, so this could be his name.²
• Marriage*: Henry Hunt married Martha Russell on 8 September 1687 at Chatham, Kent, England^B.³
• Anecdote: Daughter Elizabeth is also mentioned in Hannah Gilpin's will. Note that there is a baptism of an Elizabeth Hunt on 21 Dec 1690 to Henry Hunt and Elizabeth at Bapchild, Kent. The marriage to Margaret Russell is not certain - further work required.⁴

Thomas Blackwell

• Marriage*: Thomas Blackwell married Hannah Hunt, daughter of William Hunt, on 30 August 1684 at St George the Martyr, Southwark, Surrey, England.¹
• Occupation*: Thomas Blackwell was a yeoman in 1691.
• Will*: Thomas Blackwell left a will made on 24 August 1691 at Swanscombe, Kent, England.²
• Anecdote*: The will does not mention any children, suggesting that there were none. His wife Hannah is appointed Executor.
• Death*: Thomas Blackwell died in September 1691 at Swanscombe, Kent, England.
• Probate*: His estate was probated on 22 September 1691 at Prerogative Court of Canterbury (National Archives: PROB 11/405/412.)
• Anecdote: An inventory of his estate is held at the The National Archives (PROB 4/21950) but is not available in digital form.

Thomas Gilpin

• Marriage*: Thomas Gilpin married Katherine Start on 4 February 1691 at Farningham, Kent, England, both of St. Mary Cray (by licence). (PR Transcripts.)¹
• Marriage*: Thomas Gilpin married Hannah Hunt, daughter of William Hunt, on 18 April 1695 at Farningham, Kent, England, Thomas Gilpin of St. Mary Cray, and Hannah Blackwell of Sevenoaks. (by licence). (PR Transcripts.)²
• Will*: Thomas Gilpin left a will made on 13 November 1704 at Sevenoaks, Kent, England^B.³
• Will/Adm Transcript*: See source reference for copy of will - not yet transcribed.
• Death*: Thomas Gilpin died in 1705 at Sevenoaks, Kent, England^B.
• Probate*: His estate was probated on 9 May 1705 at England.

(?) Collier

• Marriage*: (?) Collier married Joan Waite, daughter of William Waite and Joan Hunt, circa 1705 at England.¹

James Gravit

• Marriage*: James Gravit married Mary Waite, daughter of William Waite and Joan Hunt, on 11 January 1719 at Leigh, Kent, England^B, James GRAVETT of Maidstone.^1,2

Elizabeth Waite

Parents:

• Birth*: Elizabeth Waite was born circa 1676 at Kent, England.¹
• She was the daughter of William Waite and Joan Hunt.
• Marriage*: Elizabeth Waite married Richard Rutter on 19 November 1699 at Sevenoaks, Kent, England^B.¹
• Married Name: As of 19 November 1699, her married name was Rutter.

Richard Rutter

• Marriage*: Richard Rutter married Elizabeth Waite, daughter of William Waite and Joan Hunt, on 19 November 1699 at Sevenoaks, Kent, England^B.¹

Thomas Gilpin

Parents:

• Birth*: Thomas Gilpin was born on 7 July 1693 at St Mary Cray, Kent, England; (PR Transcripts.)¹
• He was the son of Thomas Gilpin and Katherine Start.
• Anecdote*: Possible marriage on 6 Feb 1743 at Woolwich to Jane Wheeler, widower and widow. Marriage licence 5 Feb 1743 (Rochester marriage licence).²