Known History

Living in Wye, Kent with parents at 1841 census

Married 1846 (Sep 12) Ashford, Kent
    to Eliza Hill (1817 - 1895)

A leather dresser in Ashford, Kent at 1851 census
A dyer living in Ashford, Kent at 1861 census
A machinist in Ashford, Kent at 1871 census
A herbalist & seedsman in Ashford in 1881 census
A machine driller in Ashford, Kent at 1891 census

Married 1896 (1st Qtr) Tonbridge, Kent
    to Martha Mead (1853 - 1940)

An iron driller in Willesborough at 1901 census
A retired driller in Willesborough at 1911 census

Spouses

Eliza Hill baptised 1817 (Feb 9) Ashford, Kent
    (parents Samuel Hill and Eliza Shilling)
  - buried 1895 (Mar 9) Ashford, Kent

Martha Mead:
  - born 1853 (Oct 4) Collingbourne, Wiltshire
    (parents Thomas Mead and Sarah Marshment?)
  - with parents in Collingbourne at 1861 census
  - a servant in Upper Clatford, Hampshire in 1871
  - a cook living in Andover, Hants at 1881 census
  - a cook in Wandsworth, London at 1881 census
  - living with sister in Ashford, Kent at 1921 census
  - living with her sisters in Ashford, Kent in 1939
  - died 1940 (2nd Qtr) Ashford, Kent

Children

Emma born 1847 (3rd Qtr) Ashford, Kent
  - with parents in Ashford at 1851/1861 census
  - buried 1865 (May 28) Ashford, Kent

Ellen born 1851 (3rd Qtr) Ashford, Kent
  - living with parents in Ashford at 1861 census
  - a shop assistant in Lydd, Kent at 1871 census
  - married 1874 (Dec 13) Ashford, Kent
      to William Honess Ferneley (1849 - 1914)
  - living in Ashford, Kent at 1881/1891/1901 census
  - living in Canterbury, Kent at 1911 census
  - boarding at a hotel in Rye, Kent at 1921 census
  - died 1929 (2nd Qtr) Brentford, London

Elizabeth Rebecca:
  - born 1853 (1st Qtr) Ashford, Kent
  - with parents in Ashford at 1861/1871 census
    (described as a milliner in 1871 census schedule)
  - married 1875 (Sep 8) Ashford, Kent
      to Robert Simes Baker (1839 - 1881)
  - a widow with parents in Ashford at 1881 census
  - married 1888 (3rd Qtr) Ashford, Kent
      to Henry Smith (1856 - 1933)
  - living in Wateringbury, Kent at 1891 census
  - living in Chatham, Kent at 1901 census
  - living in Frindsbury, Kent at 1911 census
  - living in Ashford, Kent at 1921 census
  - died 1936 (Oct 10) Chartham, Kent

Evalina born 1855 (1st Qtr) Ashford, Kent
  - with parents in Ashford in 1861, 1871 & 1881
    (described as a milliner in 1881 census schedule)
  - married 1881 (2nd Qtr) Ashford, Kent
      to Arthur Simmonds (1856 - 1932)
  - living in Torquay, Devon at 1891 census
  - living in Faversham, Kent at 1901 census
  - living in Ryde, Isle of Wight at 1911/1921 census
    (she was then running a confectionery business)
  - died 1930 (Aug 16) Southsea, Hampshire