Giles Cookman

Birthabout 1773, WiltshireG,1
Marriage26 February 1797, Fisherton Anger, WiltshireGHannah Samells2
Giles Cookman, of Fisherton Anger, Wiltshire, was born in WiltshireG about 1773.1 He married at Fisherton Anger, WiltshireG, on 26 February 1797, Hannah Samells.2

Children of Giles Cookman and Hannah Samells

  • Susannah Cookman b. 9 Nov 1797
  • Giles Cookman b. 17 Jul 1801
  • Samuel Cookman+ b. 1804, d. 11 Oct 1885
  • Hannah Cookman b. 1808

 Notes & Citations

  1. Giles's birth date is stated as 1773 on the basis that he would have been the Giles Cookman Junior who was admitted as an outpatient to Salisbury Infirmary on 28 August 1773 and discharged on 6 May 1775. If so, then his father was also Giles Cookman. [Salisbury Infirmary Admissions and Discharges, Find My Past transcription.]
  2. Marriage, Fisherton Anger, Wiltshire (database, Ancestry.co.uk), "26 Feb 1797, Giles Cookman, bachelor, & Hannah Samells, spinster, both of this parish. Banns."
Last Edited19 Dec 2014

Hannah Samells

Birthsay 1775, WiltshireG
Marriage26 February 1797, Fisherton Anger, WiltshireGGiles Cookman1
Hannah Samells was born in WiltshireG say 1775. Her parents have not been identified. She married at Fisherton Anger, WiltshireG, on 26 February 1797, Giles Cookman.1

Children of Hannah Samells and Giles Cookman

  • Susannah Cookman b. 9 Nov 1797
  • Giles Cookman b. 17 Jul 1801
  • Samuel Cookman+ b. 1804, d. 11 Oct 1885
  • Hannah Cookman b. 1808

 Notes & Citations

  1. Marriage, Fisherton Anger, Wiltshire (database, Ancestry.co.uk), "26 Feb 1797, Giles Cookman, bachelor, & Hannah Samells, spinster, both of this parish. Banns."
Last Edited15 Dec 2014

James Addison

Birthsay 1770
James Addison, probably of Sussex, was born say 1770. His parents have not been identified.

Child of James Addison

Last Edited15 Dec 2014

William Edwards

Birthabout 1759, SussexG,1
Death1842, Hastings, SussexG,2
Marriage28 September 1797, Hastings, SussexGMartha Lee3
William Edwards, builder, of Hastings, Sussex, was born in SussexG about 1759.1 He died aged 83 in Hastings, SussexG, in 18422 and was buried at All Saints Church, HastingsG, on 4 April 1842.4 His parents have not been identified. He married at St Clement's Church, Hastings, SussexG, on 28 September 1797, Martha Lee.3
     In 1841 William was living at St Clement, Hastings, SussexG, in the household of his son William and daughter-in-law Sarah, and was recorded in the census as William Edwards, a builder, aged 80+ and born in Sussex.5

Children of William Edwards and Martha Lee

  • John Lee Edwards b. 1800
  • William Edwards+ b. 1802, d. 1870
  • Martha Edwards b. 1804
  • Ann Edwards b. 1806
  • Eliza Edwards b. 1809

 Notes & Citations

  1. Date of birth based on age at death.
  2. "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837–1915" (Ancestry transcript), "Jun qtr 1842. Edwards, William. Hastings. 7:249."
  3. Marriages Register, St Clement's, Hastngs, Sussex (FamilySearch transcript), "28 Sep 1797, William Edwards & Martha Lee."
  4. Burial, All Saints, Hastings, Sussex (England, Sussex, Parish Registers, LDS FamilySearch), "4 Apr 1842, William Edwards, 83."
  5. 1841 England census, HO107, piece 1107, book 5, folio 22, p. 8, GSU roll 464158
    St Clement, Hastings, Sussex
    William Edwards, 80+, builder, b. Sussex
    William Edwards, 35+, builder, b. Sussex
    Sarah Edwards, 35+, b. Sussex
    Jane Edwards, 15+, b. Sussex
    Richard Edwards, 15+, b. Sussex, grocer
    Henry Edwards, 14, b. Sussex, carpenter
    Sarah Edwards, 11, b. Sussex
    William Edwards, 12, b. Sussex
    Elizabeth Edwards, 9, b. Sussex
    Charles Edwards, 7, b. Sussex
    George Edwards, 5, b. Sussex
    Harriett Edwards, 3, b. Sussex
    Anne Edwards, 2, b. Sussex
    Thomas Edwards, 10 mos, b. Sussex
    Edward Collins, 7, b. Sussex
    Ann Beacher, 20, fs, b. Sussex.
Last Edited19 Dec 2014

Martha Lee

Birthsay 1770
Marriage28 September 1797, Hastings, SussexGWilliam Edwards1
Martha Lee was born say 1770. Her parents have not been identified. She married at St Clement's Church, Hastings, SussexG, on 28 September 1797, William Edwards.1

Children of Martha Lee and William Edwards

  • John Lee Edwards b. 1800
  • William Edwards+ b. 1802, d. 1870
  • Martha Edwards b. 1804
  • Ann Edwards b. 1806
  • Eliza Edwards b. 1809

 Notes & Citations

  1. Marriages Register, St Clement's, Hastngs, Sussex (FamilySearch transcript), "28 Sep 1797, William Edwards & Martha Lee."
Last Edited15 Dec 2014

Frances Clements

Birthsay 1795
Marriage23 June 1823, BristolGElias Palmer1
Frances Clements was born say 1795. Her parents have not been identified. She married in BristolG on 23 June 1823, Elias Palmer.1

Children of Frances Clements and Elias Palmer

  • Mary Ann Palmer b. 26 Dec 1824
  • Elias Palmer b. c 1825
  • William Palmer b. c 1827
  • Charles Palmer b. c 1830
  • George Palmer+ b. c 1833, d. 20 Feb 1890
  • Thomas Palmer b. c 1834

 Notes & Citations

  1. Marriages Register, Bristol, Gloucestershire (Findmypast transcript), "23 Jun 1823, Elias Palmer & Frances Clements."
Last Edited14 Dec 2014

James Freeman

Birthsay 1780
Marriage10 April 1803, Norwich, NorfolkGElizabeth Hurry1
James Freeman, of Norwich, Norfolk, was born say 1780. His parents have not been identified. He married at St Edmund's Church, Norwich, NorfolkG, on 10 April 1803, Elizabeth Hurry, daughter of William Hurry and Mary Warnes.1

Children of James Freeman and Elizabeth Hurry

  • George Freeman b. 1803, d. Sep 1803
  • Ann Freeman b. 1804
  • Samuel Freeman b. 1806
  • James Freeman+ b. 2 Dec 1806, d. 12 Oct 1876
  • George Freeman b. 16 Dec 1808
  • Elizabeth Freeman b. 2 Apr 1813
  • William Freeman b. 1816
  • Hannah Freeman b. 25 Sep 1816
  • Jane Freeman b. 1818

 Notes & Citations

  1. Marriage, St Edmund's, Norwich, Norfolk (England Marriages, LDS FamilySearch), "10 Apr 1803, James Freeman & Elizabeth Hurry."
Last Edited19 Dec 2014

Elizabeth Hurry

FatherWilliam Hurry (1745-1826)
MotherMary Warnes (1745-1826)
Birth1781, Norwich, NorfolkG
Baptism8 April 1781, NorwichG,1
Marriage10 April 1803, Norwich, NorfolkGJames Freeman2
Elizabeth Hurry, daughter of William Hurry and Mary Warnes, was born in Norwich, NorfolkG, in 1781 and baptized at St Edmund's Church, NorwichG, on 8 April 1781.1 She married in St Edmund's Church, Norwich, NorfolkG, on 10 April 1803, James Freeman.2

Children of Elizabeth Hurry and James Freeman

  • George Freeman b. 1803, d. Sep 1803
  • Ann Freeman b. 1804
  • Samuel Freeman b. 1806
  • James Freeman+ b. 2 Dec 1806, d. 12 Oct 1876
  • George Freeman b. 16 Dec 1808
  • Elizabeth Freeman b. 2 Apr 1813
  • William Freeman b. 1816
  • Hannah Freeman b. 25 Sep 1816
  • Jane Freeman b. 1818

 Notes & Citations

  1. Baptism, St Edmund, Norwich, Norfolk (England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, LDS FamilySearch), "8 Apr 1781, Elizabeth Hurry, d. of William Hurry & Mary."
  2. Marriage, St Edmund's, Norwich, Norfolk (England Marriages, LDS FamilySearch), "10 Apr 1803, James Freeman & Elizabeth Hurry."
Last Edited17 Dec 2014

Mary Russell

Birthabout 17971
Marriage25 December 1828, Newchurch, KentGAkers Stoakes/Rogers2
Mary Russell was born about 1797.1 Her parents have not been identified. She married at Newchurch, KentG, on 25 December 1828, Akers Stoakes/Rogers, son of Samuel Rogers and Frances Tampkin.2
     In 1851 Mary was living at Sutton Farm, Dymchurch, KentG, in the household of her husband Akhurst, 57, an agricultural labourer, and was recorded in the census as Mary Stoakes, aged 54, birthplace not known. Living with them was their unmarried son George, aged 20.3

Children of Mary Russell and Akers Stoakes/Rogers

 Notes & Citations

  1. Census.
  2. Marriages Register, Newchurch, Kent (Findmypast transcript), "25 Dec 1828, Acors Stoakes & Mary Russell."
  3. 1851 England census, HO107, piece 1634, folio 29, p. 13
    Dymchurch, Kent
    Akhurst Stoakes, head, married, 57, agr labr, b. NK
    Mary Stoakes, wife, 54, b. NK
    George Stoakes, son, unm, 20, agr labr, b. Kent, Newchurch
    Joseph Ransley, lodger, unm, 23, agr labr, b. Dymchurch.
Last Edited15 Dec 2014

Frances Tampkin

FatherSamuel Tampkin (say 1735-)
MotherElizabeth ___ (say 1735-)
Birth1762, High Halden, KentG
Baptism7 September 1763, Halden, KentG,1,2,3
Marriage14 May 1784, High Halden, KentGWilliam Stoakes4
Marriage6 December 1800, Aldington, KentGSamuel Rogers5
Frances Tampkin, daughter of Samuel Tampkin and Elizabeth ___, was born in High Halden, KentG, in 1762 and baptized there on 7 September 1763.1,2,3 She married first in High Halden, KentG, on 14 May 1784, William Stoakes.4 She married second in Aldington, KentG, on 6 December 1800, Samuel Rogers, son of William Rogers and Anne Willis.5

Children of Frances Tampkin and William Stoakes

  • Mary Stoakes b. 1787
  • Mary Stoakes b. 1788

Children of Frances Tampkin and Samuel Rogers

  • Michael Stoakes b. 1793
  • Akers Stoakes/Rogers+ b. c 1794, d. 1864
  • Anne Maria Stoakes b. 1795
  • Edward Stoakes b. 1798
  • Mary Stoakes b. 1799
  • Watt Rogers b. 1801
  • Ellener Rogers b. 1803

 Notes & Citations

  1. Baptism, Halden, Kent (England Births and Christenings, LDS FamilySearch), "7 Sep 1763, Frances Tampkin, d. of Samuel Tampkin & Sarah."
  2. "High Halden, Kent, Baptisms Register" (Findmypast transcript), "7 Sep 1763, Frances Tampkin, d. of Samuel & Elizabeth, being 1 & half years old."
  3. There is a discrepancy in the mother's name, Sarah or Elizabeth, between the two transcripts. An image is not available.
  4. Marriage, High Halden, Kent (England Marriages, LDS FamilySearch), "14 May 1784, William Stoakes & Frances Tampkin."
  5. Marriage, Aldington, Kent (England Marriages, LDS FamilySearch), "6 Dec 1800, Samuel Rogers & Frances Stoakes."
Last Edited17 Dec 2014