Thomas Nell

b. circa 1841

Parents:

Father: John Nell b. c 1802, d. 1889
Mother: Martha Dobson b. c 1803, d. bt 1871 - 1881
Last Edited: 17 Aug 2016

Family:

Elizabeth (?) b. c 1844

Emily Nell

b. circa 1834

Parents:

Father: John Nell b. c 1802, d. 1889
Mother: Martha Dobson b. c 1803, d. bt 1871 - 1881
Last Edited: 18 May 2011

Hannah Nell

b. circa 1838

Parents:

Father: John Nell b. c 1802, d. 1889
Mother: Martha Dobson b. c 1803, d. bt 1871 - 1881
Last Edited: 18 May 2011

Elizabeth (?)

b. circa 1844
Last Edited: 17 Aug 2016

Family:

Thomas Nell b. c 1841

Robert Isaac Barber

b. 22 August 1871, d. 1871

Parents:

Father: Robert Isaac Barber b. 16 Nov 1839, d. 4 Jan 1885
Mother: Matilda Ellis b. 1849, d. 1888
Last Edited: 18 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S23] Online Index to Baptisms, 1538 onwards, compiled by Sussex Family History Group, http://www.sfhg.uk/, ongoing project,.
  2. [S13] General Register Office: Indexes to Birth, Marriages, Deaths, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Jul-Sep 1871, Brighton RD, Vol 2b Page 144."

Sarah Forest

b. circa 1796, d. 1850
Last Edited: 3 Jan 2014
  • 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

Family:

George Barber b. 9 Sep 1791, d. 1869

Children:

Charles Barber b. 21 Aug 1813
George Barber b. 4 Apr 1815
Mary Barber b. 9 Feb 1817

Citations

  1. [S240] Parish Register of Ospringe, Kent, England, 1740- (KHLC: U3/123/1/1) "U3/123/1/8."
  2. [S239] Upper Scray Petty Sessions Minutes, 27 Oct 1814. (KHLC: PS US7).
  3. [S241] Transcript of the Parish Register of Tunstall, Kent, England, to 1881 (KHLC:) "age 62 years."

George Humphrey

b. 22 October 1826, d. 1911

Parents:

Father: William Humphrey b. c 1800, d. 1872
Mother: Margaret Barber b. 6 Mar 1788, d. 1875
Last Edited: 23 Sep 2014

Family 1:

Jane Large b. 25 Oct 1835, d. b 1867

Children:

John George Humphrey+ b. 1855, d. 1912
Mary Humphrey b. 1857
Jane Humphrey b. 1863
William Humphrey b. c 1866

Family 2:

Caroline Emily Wood b. c 1838, d. 1903

Children:

Emily Humphrey b. c 1869
John Humphrey b. c 1875
Albert Humphrey+ b. 1879

Citations

  1. [S16] 1851 Census for England "HO107 piece 1615 folio 277 page 6."
  2. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Oct-Dec 1853, Tunbridge Wells, Vol 2a Page 608."
  3. [S16] 1851 Census for England "RG09 piece 495 folio 48 page 9."
  4. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Apr-Jun 1867, Tunbridge Wells, Vol 2a Page 758."
  5. [S69] 1871 Census for England, "RG10 piece 934 folio 19 page 31."
  6. [S72] 1901 Census for England "Class: RG13; Piece: 759; Folio: 63; Page: 23."

Thomas Humphrey

b. 19 October 1828, d. 1921

Parents:

Father: William Humphrey b. c 1800, d. 1872
Mother: Margaret Barber b. 6 Mar 1788, d. 1875
Last Edited: 21 Sep 2014
  • Baptism*: Thomas Humphrey was baptized on 19 October 1828 at Hadlow, Kent, EnglandB.
  • 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, EnglandB, 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, EnglandB.

Family:

Sarah Ann Ring b. c 1836

Children:

Thomas Humphrey b. c 1859
George Humphrey b. 1860
Mary Esther Humphrey+ b. 1863
Eliza Humphrey b. 1865
William Humphrey b. 1867
John Humphrey b. c 1870
Edgar Humphrey+ b. 1872, d. 18 Jun 1953
Henry Humphrey b. c 1874
Kate Edith Beatrice Humphrey+ b. 18 Mar 1877, d. 13 Dec 1957
Fanny Rose Humphrey b. 1880

Citations

  1. [S16] 1851 Census for England "HO107 piece 1615 folio 277 page 6."
  2. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Oct-Dec 1856, Tunbridge Wells, Vol 2a Page 658."
  3. [S16] 1851 Census for England "RG09 piece 495 folio 48 page 9."
  4. [S69] 1871 Census for England, "RG10 piece 916 folio 85 page 65."
  5. [S70] 1881 Census for England, "RG11 piece 898 folio 84 page 30."

Mary Ann Humphrey

b. 1856

Parents:

Father: James Humphrey b. 16 Aug 1830, d. 1906
Mother: Harriet Russell b. c 1830, d. 1858
Last Edited: 23 Sep 2014

Citations

  1. [S69] 1871 Census for England, "RG10 piece 934 folio 38 page 24."
  2. [S142] General Register Office: Indexes to Births, Sep 1837-2006, "Jan-Mar 1856, Tonbridge, Vol 2a Page 403."

William Humphrey

b. circa 1858

Parents:

Father: James Humphrey b. 16 Aug 1830, d. 1906
Mother: Harriet Russell b. c 1830, d. 1858
Last Edited: 28 Jan 2013

Citations

  1. [S69] 1871 Census for England, "RG10 piece 934 folio 38 page 24."

Esther Walter Corbett

b. 3 April 1796, d. 1870

Parents:

Father: Richard Corbett
Mother: Henrietta Gillbee b. c 1770
Last Edited: 21 Oct 2017

Family:

Samuel Nicholas Barber b. 4 Nov 1798, d. 13 Dec 1845

Children:

Mary Esther Barber+ b. 15 Apr 1821, d. 26 Feb 1858
Samuel Barber b. 20 May 1823
William Barber b. 31 Jul 1825

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "London Metropolitan Archives, St Nicholas, Plumstead, Register of marriages, Oct 1817-Jun 1827, p97/nic/022."
  2. [S67] 1841 Census for England "Class: HO107; Piece: 488; Book: 9; Civil Parish: St Paul; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 13; Page: 19; Line: 25;."
  3. [S16] 1851 Census for England "Class: HO107; Piece: 1584; Folio: 247; Page: 40;."
  4. [S68] 1861 Census for England, "Class: RG 9; Piece: 395; Folio: 139; Page: 30;."
  5. [S141] General Register Office: Indexes to Deaths, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Jan-Mar 1870, Greenwich, Vol 1d Page 520, age 73 years."

Mary Esther Barber

b. 15 April 1821, d. 26 February 1858

Parents:

Father: Samuel Nicholas Barber b. 4 Nov 1798, d. 13 Dec 1845
Mother: Esther Walter Corbett b. 3 Apr 1796, d. 1870
Last Edited: 22 Jul 2020
  • Birth*: Mary Esther Barber was born on 15 April 1821 at Plumstead, Kent, EnglandB; 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.)

Family:

Hesketh Davis Wells b. 6 Aug 1806, d. 22 May 1873

Children:

Mary Barber b. c 1846
Herbert Wells Barber+ b. 20 Apr 1847, d. 16 Nov 1915
Alice Wells Barber+ b. c 1849, d. 2 Feb 1898
Walter Barber+ b. c 1852, d. 27 Oct 1886
James Wells Barber+ b. 1854, d. 18 Feb 1928
Ellen Barber+ b. 1855, d. 31 Mar 1929

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "London Metropolitan Archives, St Mary Magdalene, Woolwich, Register of baptisms, Jul 1819-Jun 1823, p97/mry/013."
  2. [S16] 1851 Census for England "Class: HO107; Piece: 1584; Folio: 247; Page: 40;."
  3. [S67] 1841 Census for England "Class: HO107; Piece: 488; Book: 9; Civil Parish: St Paul; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 13; Page: 19; Line: 24;."
  4. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Mary, Lewisham, Register of Marriages, P86/MRY, Item 026."
  5. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Oct-Dec 1852, Lewisham, Vol 1d Page 915."
  6. [S506] Death certificate of Mary Esther Barber, died 26 Feb 1858, registered 6 Mar 1858 in the Registration District of Greenwich, Kent, England (GRO Index Ref: Vol 1d Page 373).

Samuel Barber

b. 20 May 1823

Parents:

Father: Samuel Nicholas Barber b. 4 Nov 1798, d. 13 Dec 1845
Mother: Esther Walter Corbett b. 3 Apr 1796, d. 1870
Last Edited: 15 Oct 2017

Citations

  1. [S244] Website "Ancestry" (http://www.ancestry.co.uk/) "Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014."
  2. [S67] 1841 Census for England "Class: HO107; Piece: 488; Book: 9; Civil Parish: St Paul; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 13; Page: 19; Line: 25;."

Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton

b. 1862, d. 29 October 1921

Parents:

Father: John Stapleton b. c 1822
Mother: Amelia Haycock b. 1838, d. 1902
Last Edited: 10 Aug 2016

Family:

George Edward Meek b. 1 Jun 1868, d. 2 Mar 1921

Children:

Jocelyn Stewart Meek b. 24 May 1898, d. 1 Sep 1898
Mildred May Meek b. 2 Feb 1902, d. 28 May 1983

Citations

  1. [S142] General Register Office: Indexes to Births, Sep 1837-2006, "Oct-Dec 1862, Windsor RD, Vol 2c Page 387."
  2. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Oct-Dec 1895, Eastbourne RD, Vol 2b Page 185."
  3. [S13] General Register Office: Indexes to Birth, Marriages, Deaths, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Apr-Jun 1902, Eastbourne RD, Vol 2b Page 49."
  4. [S141] General Register Office: Indexes to Deaths, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Oct-Dec 1921, Eastbourne RD, Vol 2b Page 99."
  5. [S192] Bill Coxall & Clive Griggs, "George Meek, Labouring Man: Protege of H.G. Wells", New Millenium, 1st Edition (1996) 1 85845 073 X "page 458."

Jocelyn Stewart Meek

b. 24 May 1898, d. 1 September 1898

Parents:

Father: George Edward Meek b. 1 Jun 1868, d. 2 Mar 1921
Mother: Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton b. 1862, d. 29 Oct 1921
Last Edited: 27 Dec 2011

Citations

  1. [S142] General Register Office: Indexes to Births, Sep 1837-2006, "Apr-Jun 1898, Eastbourne RD, Vol 2b Page 74."
  2. [S141] General Register Office: Indexes to Deaths, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Jul-Sep 1898, Eastbourne RD, Vol 2b Page 49."

Mildred May Meek

b. 2 February 1902, d. 28 May 1983

Parents:

Father: George Edward Meek b. 1 Jun 1868, d. 2 Mar 1921
Mother: Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton b. 1862, d. 29 Oct 1921
Last Edited: 27 Dec 2011

Family:

Alfred Pettit b. 28 Sep 1901, d. 6 Apr 1972

Citations

  1. [S142] General Register Office: Indexes to Births, Sep 1837-2006, "Jan-Mar 1902, Eastbourne RD, Vol 2b Page 67."
  2. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Apr-Jun 1926, Eastbourne RD, Vol 2b Page 179."
  3. [S192] Bill Coxall & Clive Griggs, "George Meek, Labouring Man: Protege of H.G. Wells", New Millenium, 1st Edition (1996) 1 85845 073 X "page 459."
  4. [S141] General Register Office: Indexes to Deaths, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Apr-Jun 1983, Eastbourne RD, Vol 18 Page 0662."
  5. [S192] Bill Coxall & Clive Griggs, "George Meek, Labouring Man: Protege of H.G. Wells", New Millenium, 1st Edition (1996) 1 85845 073 X "page 460."

Alfred Pettit

b. 28 September 1901, d. 6 April 1972
Last Edited: 27 Dec 2011

Family:

Mildred May Meek b. 2 Feb 1902, d. 28 May 1983

Citations

  1. [S142] General Register Office: Indexes to Births, Sep 1837-2006, "Oct-Dec 1901, Eastbourne RD, Vol 2b Page 75."
  2. [S192] Bill Coxall & Clive Griggs, "George Meek, Labouring Man: Protege of H.G. Wells", New Millenium, 1st Edition (1996) 1 85845 073 X "page 461."
  3. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Apr-Jun 1926, Eastbourne RD, Vol 2b Page 179."
  4. [S192] Bill Coxall & Clive Griggs, "George Meek, Labouring Man: Protege of H.G. Wells", New Millenium, 1st Edition (1996) 1 85845 073 X "page 459."
  5. [S141] General Register Office: Indexes to Deaths, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Apr-Jun 1972, Eastbourne RD, Vol 5h Page 710."

Amelia Haycock

b. 1838, d. 1902
Last Edited: 27 Dec 2011

Family:

John Stapleton b. c 1822

Child:

Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton+ b. 1862, d. 29 Oct 1921

Citations

  1. [S142] General Register Office: Indexes to Births, Sep 1837-2006, "Jan-Mar 1838, Eton, Vol 6 Page 345."
  2. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Jan-Mar 1861, Windsor, Vol 2c Page 532."
  3. [S13] General Register Office: Indexes to Birth, Marriages, Deaths, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Apr-Jun 1902, Eastbourne RD, Vol 2b Page 49."

John Stapleton

b. circa 1822
Last Edited: 27 Dec 2011

Family:

Amelia Haycock b. 1838, d. 1902

Child:

Sarah Mildred Kathleen Stapleton+ b. 1862, d. 29 Oct 1921

Citations

  1. [S143] General Register Office: Indexes to Marriages, Sep 1837 - 2006, "Jan-Mar 1861, Windsor, Vol 2c Page 532."

William Wigzell

b. 27 November 1643, d. 12 February 1724
Headstone - William Wigzell 1724

Parents:

Father: William Wigzell b. 3 Oct 1595, d. 8 May 1669
Mother: Martha Chapman b. c 1620, d. 13 May 1669
Last Edited: 12 Dec 2023

Family:

Elizabeth (?) b. c 1649, d. 23 Aug 1731

Children:

George Wigzell b. 15 Jan 1673
William Wigzell+ b. 2 May 1675, d. 1754
John Wigzell b. 14 Dec 1676
Elizabeth Wigzell b. 10 Nov 1678
Richard Wigzell b. 10 Nov 1680
Thomas Wigzell b. 20 Aug 1682
Robert Wigzell b. 25 Jun 1684
Stephen Wigzell+ b. 21 Mar 1685, d. May 1762
Margaret Wigzell+ b. 18 Jul 1688
Martha Wigzell b. 13 Jul 1690
Jane Wigzell b. 13 Mar 1691
Sarah Wigzell b. 15 Feb 1693
Mary Wigzell b. 18 Feb 1696

Citations

  1. [S504] Website "Findagrave" (http://www.findagrave.com/) "Memorial Id: 261899229."

Elizabeth (?)

b. circa 1649, d. 23 August 1731
Elizabeth Wigzell (c1649-1731)
Last Edited: 12 Dec 2023

Family:

William Wigzell b. 27 Nov 1643, d. 12 Feb 1724

Children:

George Wigzell b. 15 Jan 1673
William Wigzell+ b. 2 May 1675, d. 1754
John Wigzell b. 14 Dec 1676
Elizabeth Wigzell b. 10 Nov 1678
Richard Wigzell b. 10 Nov 1680
Thomas Wigzell b. 20 Aug 1682
Robert Wigzell b. 25 Jun 1684
Stephen Wigzell+ b. 21 Mar 1685, d. May 1762
Margaret Wigzell+ b. 18 Jul 1688
Martha Wigzell b. 13 Jul 1690
Jane Wigzell b. 13 Mar 1691
Sarah Wigzell b. 15 Feb 1693
Mary Wigzell b. 18 Feb 1696

Citations

  1. [S504] Website "Findagrave" (http://www.findagrave.com/) "Memorial Id: 233764491."
  2. [S606] Website "BillionGraves" (http://www.BillionGraves.com/).