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Thomas Nell

Parents:

• Birth*: Thomas Nell was born circa 1841 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• He was the son of John Nell and Martha Dobson.
• Occupation*: Thomas Nell was a carpenter journeyman on 7 April 1861.
• Marriage*: Thomas Nell married Elizabeth (?) circa 1870 at Sussex, England.

Emily Nell

Parents:

• Birth*: Emily Nell was born circa 1834 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• She was the daughter of John Nell and Martha Dobson.

Hannah Nell

Parents:

• Birth*: Hannah Nell was born circa 1838 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.
• She was the daughter of John Nell and Martha Dobson.
• Occupation*: Hannah Nell was a dressmaker on 7 April 1861.

Elizabeth (?)

• Birth*: Elizabeth (?) was born circa 1844 at Stibbard, Norfolk, England.
• Marriage*: Elizabeth (?) married Thomas Nell, son of John Nell and Martha Dobson, circa 1870 at Sussex, England.
• Married Name: As of circa 1870, her married name was Nell.

Robert Isaac Barber

Parents:

• Baptism*: Robert Isaac Barber was baptized on 22 August 1871 at St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England^B, private baptism.¹
• He was the son of Robert Isaac Barber and Matilda Ellis.
• Death*: Robert Isaac Barber died in 1871 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B. Jul-Sep 1871, Brighton RD, Vol 2b Page 144, age 0 years.²

Sarah Forest

• Birth*: Sarah Forest was born circa 1796 at Kent, England.
• Marriage*: Sarah Forest married George Barber, son of Thomas Barber and Mary Lipscomb, on 20 June 1812 at Ospringe, Kent, England, by banns. Both of this parish. Both made marks. Witnesses: John Tong and John Lot (usually signs, probably parish clerk.)¹
• Married Name: As of 20 June 1812, her married name was Barber.
• Anecdote*: The following minutes were found in the Upper Scray Petty Sessions Minutes for 27 Oct 1814 regarding George and Sarah Barber's settlement in Tunstall:
  ‘Ospringe. George Barber examined to his Settlement says that he bargained for a year a fortnight before Mich[aelma]s in the year 1810 with Mr. Wm. Twopeny in the Parish of Tunstall and served the same and has gained no Settlement since - says he is chargeable.
  Sarah ux [his wife], Charles 14 Months.
  George X Barber his mark.
  [fee] 2s 6d.’.²
• Residence: On 7 June 1841 Sarah Forest and George Barber lived at Tunstall St, Tunstall, Kent, England.
• Death*: Sarah Forest died in 1850 at Tunstall, Kent, England.
• Burial*: Sarah Forest was buried on 24 September 1850 at Tunstall, Kent, England, age 62 years.³

George Humphrey

Parents:

• Baptism*: George Humphrey was baptized on 22 October 1826 at Hadlow, Kent, England^B.
• He was the son of William Humphrey and Margaret Barber.
• Residence*: On 30 March 1851 George Humphrey lived at Tonbridge Road, Hadlow, Kent, England, living with parents William and Margaret Humphey. George is unmarried and working as a farm labourer.¹
• Marriage*: George Humphrey married Jane Large in 1853 at Kent, England.²
• Residence*: On 7 April 1861 George Humphrey and Jane Large lived at Hartlike, Hadlow, Kent, England, with their son John Geo. Humphry age 5 years.³
• Marriage*: George Humphrey married Caroline Emily Wood in 1867 at Kent, England.⁴
• Residence*: On 2 April 1871 George Humphrey and Caroline Emily Wood lived at Higham Lane, Hadlow, Kent, England, with their four children and two foundlings: Richard Twitten and Herbert Rayner both aged 2 years.⁵
• Occupation*: George Humphrey was an "ordinary agricultural labourer" on 31 March 1901.⁶
• Residence: On 31 March 1901 George Humphrey and Caroline Emily Wood lived at Hadlow Golden Green, Hadlow, Kent, England, with son Albert and granddaughter Edith.⁶
• Death*: George Humphrey died in 1911 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.

Thomas Humphrey

Parents:

• Baptism*: Thomas Humphrey was baptized on 19 October 1828 at Hadlow, Kent, England^B.
• He was the son of William Humphrey and Margaret Barber.
• Residence*: On 30 March 1851 Thomas Humphrey lived at Tonbridge Road, Hadlow, Kent, England, living with parents William and Margaret Humphey. Thomas is unmarried and working as a farm labourer.¹
• Marriage*: Thomas Humphrey married Sarah Ann Ring, daughter of William Ring, on 8 November 1856 at Hadlow, Kent, England^B, Marriage certificate sighted.²
• Anecdote*: The 1861 census lists the family in Hadlow but names Thomas's wife as Elizabeth. This is probably an error as he married Sarah Ann Ring in 1856 and living with them in the 1861 census is Ann Ring, widow, age 83 yrs, who is presumably the mother of Sarah Ann. The 1871 census has the family in Malling, with Thomas's wife given as Sarah Ann, showing that there was no re-marriage to an Elizabeth.
• Residence: On 7 April 1861 Thomas Humphrey lived at Hartlike, Hadlow, Kent, England, with their son Geo. Humphry and Ann Ring, widow aged 83 years.³
• Residence*: On 2 April 1871 Thomas Humphrey and Sarah Ann Ring lived at Holboro, Snodland, Kent, England.⁴
• Occupation*: Thomas Humphrey was a labourer on 3 April 1881.⁵
• Residence: On 3 April 1881 Thomas Humphrey and Sarah Ann Ring lived at Birling, Kent, England.⁵
• Death*: Thomas Humphrey died in 1921 at Eastry, Kent, England^B.

Mary Ann Humphrey

Parents:

• Birth*: Mary Ann Humphrey was born in 1856 at Capel, Kent, England.^1,2
• She was the daughter of James Humphrey and Harriet Russell.

William Humphrey

Parents:

• Birth*: William Humphrey was born circa 1858 at Capel, Kent, England.¹
• He was the son of James Humphrey and Harriet Russell.

Esther Walter Corbett

Parents:

• Birth: Esther Walter Corbett was born in 1796 at Bromley, Kent, England.
• Baptism*: Esther Walter Corbett was baptized on 3 April 1796 at Bromley, Kent, England.
• She was the daughter of Richard Corbett and Henrietta Gillbee.
• Marriage: Esther Walter Corbett married Samuel Nicholas Barber, son of Thomas Barber and Mary Lipscomb, on 29 October 1820 at St Nicholas Church, Plumstead, Kent, England^B.¹
  
• Anecdote*: The witnesses to their wedding were James and Eliza Ann Larking. Eliza is Esther's sister as James Larking married Elizabeth Ann Corbett on 7 Dec 1811 at St Margaret, Lee, Kent.
• Married Name: As of 29 October 1820, her married name was Barber.
• Residence: On 7 June 1841 Esther Walter Corbett and Samuel Nicholas Barber lived at Charles St, Deptford, Kent, England, with children Mary (19 years) and Samuel (18 years, a stonemason.)²
• Residence*: On 30 March 1851 Esther Walter Corbett lived at 15 Friendly Place, St Paul Deptford, Greenwich, Kent, England, living with daughter Mary Barber and her grandchildren Mary Barber, Herbert Barber and Alice Barber.³
• Occupation*: Esther Walter Corbett was a dressmaker on 30 March 1851.³
• Residence: On 7 April 1861 Esther Walter Corbett lived at 44 Douglas St, Deptford, Kent, England, a widow living with five grandchildren (daughter Mary's children - Mary died in 1858), a visitor, John Hooker, a proprietor of houses and Hannah Sims, a 17 year old domestic servant.⁴
• Death*: Esther Walter Corbett died in 1870 at Douglas Street, Greenwich, Kent, England. "age 73 years."⁵
• Burial*: Esther Walter Corbett was buried on 8 February 1870 at Plot P17, Brockley Cemetery, Deptford, Kent, England, "widow of Samuel Barber; age 74 years; plot P number 17". (Source: parish register). Buried with her daughter Mary Esther Barber.
  

Mary Esther Barber

Parents:

• Birth*: Mary Esther Barber was born on 15 April 1821 at Plumstead, Kent, England^B; abode: Deptford.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Samuel Nicholas Barber and Esther Walter Corbett.
• Baptism: Mary Esther Barber was baptized on 8 July 1821 at St Mary Magdalen, Woolwich, Kent, England.¹
  
• Residence: On 7 June 1841 Mary Esther Barber lived at Charles Street, Deptford, Kent, England, living with her parents and brother Samuel. No occupation given.³
• Anecdote: It would appear that sometime between 1843 and 1846 Mary Esther Barber began a long term relationship with Hesketh Davis Wells, probably her employer as she is recorded as a domestic servant on her death certificate in 1858. Hesketh appears to have kept the relationship and the resulting six children hidden to some degree, as Mary and the children lived apart from Hesketh but in the same town of Deptford. She probably continued to work for Hesketh while living separately with her mother and the children. It is possible that Hesketh would have regarded the relationship with Mary as potentially damaging to his social and business interests, she being a lower class domestic servant, but another possibility is that his marriage settlement with his wife Mary Ann Catherine Garner (the "indenture" mentioned in her will) may have held financial disincentives for him to marry again. Perhaps the marriage settlement meant that many of the assets that his wife brought to the marriage were now held in trust for her children after her death and Hesketh only had use of the assets subject to certain restrictions and not ownership ?
  Hesketh probably provided some support for the children he had with Mary Esther Barber (as the relationship lasted some time) and may have assisted the boys get a start in the shipping industry as clerks (Hesketh's legitimate son Hesketh James Wells was also a shipping clerk in 1871). Two of the boys he had with Mary, Herbert and James, were to emigrate to the USA and create significant wealth from their own shipping line, the "Barber Line".
• Residence*: On 30 March 1851 Mary Esther Barber lived at 15 Friendly Place, St Paul Deptford, Greenwich, Kent, England, living with her mother Esther Barber (widow) and her three children Mary, Herbert and Alice. No occupation given.²
• Anecdote*: Note that there is a marriage in 1852 of a Mary Easter Barber and William Ezekiel Johnson at Lewisham, Kent. This has been checked and is not Mary Esther Barber, as the father is given as William Barber, a surveyor for H.M. Customs.^4,5
• Occupation*: Mary Esther Barber was a domestic servant in 1858.⁶
• Death*: Mary Esther Barber died on 26 February 1858 at 44 Douglas St, Deptford, Kent, England, at age 36. She died of pneumonia (12 days). Informant was Ann Waterman of 6 Wilson Street, Deptford, present at the death.⁶
• Burial*: Mary Esther Barber was buried on 6 March 1858 at Plot P17, Brockley Cemetery, Deptford, Kent, England, "Domestic Servant; 37 years; place of death: 44 Douglas St, Deptford; Plot P number 17". (Source: parish register.)
  

Samuel Barber

Parents:

• Birth*: Samuel Barber was born on 20 May 1823 at Charlton, Kent, England^B.
• He was the son of Samuel Nicholas Barber and Esther Walter Corbett.
• Baptism: Samuel Barber was baptized on 3 August 1823 at St Luke's, Charlton, Kent, England^B.¹
• Residence*: On 7 June 1841 Samuel Barber lived at Charles St, Deptford, Kent, England, living with his parents and sister Mary.²
• Occupation*: Samuel Barber was a stone mason on 7 June 1841.²

Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton

Parents:

• Birth*: Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton was born in 1862 at Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹
• She was the daughter of John Stapleton and Amelia Haycock.
• Residence: On 2 April 1871 Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton lived at Bexley St, Clewer, Windsor, Berkshire, England, with her parents John and Amelia Stapleton.
• Residence: On 5 April 1891 Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton lived at 2 Garfield Place, New Windsor, Berkshire, England, with her widowed mother, Amelia Stapleton (nee Haycock.)
• Marriage: Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton married George Edward Meek, son of Joseph Edward Meek and Sarah Humphries, on 23 November 1895 at Eastbourne, Sussex, England^B.²
• Married Name: As of 23 November 1895, her married name was Meek.
• Residence*: On 31 March 1901 Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton lived at 4 Claremont Rd, Folkestone, Kent, England.
• Occupation*: Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton was a laundress on 31 March 1901.
• (Witness) Death: Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton witnessed the death of Amelia Haycock in 1902 at Eastbourne, Sussex, England^B.³
• Death*: Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton died on 29 October 1921 at Eastbourne, Sussex, England^B.⁴
• Burial*: Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton was buried after 29 October 1921 at Ocklynge cemetery, Eastbourne, Sussex, England.⁵

Jocelyn Stewart Meek

Parents:

• Birth*: Jocelyn Stewart Meek was born on 24 May 1898 at Eastbourne, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of George Edward Meek and Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton.
• Death*: Jocelyn Stewart Meek died on 1 September 1898 at Eastbourne, Sussex, England^B.²

Mildred May Meek

Parents:

• Birth*: Mildred May Meek was born on 2 February 1902 at Eastbourne, Sussex, England^B.¹
• She was the daughter of George Edward Meek and Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton.
• Marriage*: Mildred May Meek married Alfred Pettit on 26 April 1926 at Eastbourne, Sussex, England^B.^2,3
• Married Name: As of 26 April 1926, her married name was Pettit.
• Death*: Mildred May Meek died on 28 May 1983 at Eastbourne, Sussex, England^B, at age 81.^4,5

Alfred Pettit

• Birth*: Alfred Pettit was born on 28 September 1901 at 1 Ocklynge Cottages, Eastbourne, Sussex, England.^1,2
• Marriage*: Alfred Pettit married Mildred May Meek, daughter of George Edward Meek and Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton, on 26 April 1926 at Eastbourne, Sussex, England^B.^3,4
• Death*: Alfred Pettit died on 6 April 1972 at Eastbourne, Sussex, England^B, at age 70.^5,2

Amelia Haycock

• Birth*: Amelia Haycock was born in 1838 at Eton, Buckinghamshire, England.¹
• Marriage*: Amelia Haycock married John Stapleton in 1861 at Windsor, Berkshire, England.²
• Married Name: As of 1861, her married name was Stapleton.
• Occupation*: Amelia Haycock was a laundress, widow on 5 April 1891.
• Death*: Amelia Haycock died in 1902 at Eastbourne, Sussex, England^B.³

John Stapleton

• Birth*: John Stapleton was born circa 1822 at Bedfordshire, England.
• Marriage*: John Stapleton married Amelia Haycock in 1861 at Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹

William Wigzell

Headstone - William Wigzell 1724

Parents:

• Birth: William Wigzell was born in 1643 at Sevenoaks, Kent, England^B.
• Baptism*: William Wigzell was baptized on 27 November 1643 at Sevenoaks, Kent, England^B.
• He was the son of William Wigzell and Martha Chapman.
• Marriage*: William Wigzell married Elizabeth (?) circa 1672.
• Death*: William Wigzell died on 12 February 1724 at Kemsing, Kent, England^B, at age 80.¹
• Burial*: William Wigzell was buried on 19 February 1724 at St Mary the Virgin, Kemsing, Kent, England, "age 81 years."¹
• Mon-Inscr: A gravestone inscription at St Mary the Virgin, Kemsing, for William Wigzell was recorded as
  Here lieth ye body of
  William Wigzell, yeoman of this Parish who died February ye 12th 1724 aged 81.
  William Wigzell had by Elizabeth his wife thirteen children borned and baptized seven sons and six daughters - George, William, John, Elizabeth, Richard, Thomas, Robert, Stephen, Margaret, Martha, Jane, Sarah and Mary.¹

Elizabeth (?)

Elizabeth Wigzell (c1649-1731)

• Birth*: Elizabeth (?) was born circa 1649 at Kent, England.
• Marriage*: Elizabeth (?) married William Wigzell, son of William Wigzell and Martha Chapman, circa 1672.
• Married Name: As of circa 1672, her married name was Wigzell.
• Death*: Elizabeth (?) died on 23 August 1731 at Kemsing, Kent, England^B.¹
• Burial*: Elizabeth (?) was buried in August 1731 at St Mary's, Kemsing, Kent, England^B.
• Mon-Inscr: A gravestone inscription at St Mary the Virgin, Kemsing, for Elizabeth (?) was recorded as
  Elizabeth wife of William Wigzell died 23.8.1731 aged 82. Oh I am come to be thy guest Let me in some dark lodging rest For I am weary full of pain And of my pilgrimage complain.^2,1