The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Henry Thorpe
Generation No. 1
  1. Henry Thorpe He was born 22nd Jun 1812 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2nd Aug 1812 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, parents David & Ann Thorpe
  He married Mary Snell on 19th Apr 1837 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses John & Louisa Snell & Mary Sayers. She was born Mar 1815 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 7th Apr 1815 at King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iBenjamin who was born Jan to Mar 1838 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1838 Q1 Vol 5 Page 454
  iiEliza who was born Apr to June 1839 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1839 Q2 Vol 5 Page 445
  iiiHenry who was born Oct to Dec 1840 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1840 Q4 Vol 5 Page 463; buried 29th Jun 1841 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, aged 9 months
  ivLouisa who was born Apr to June 1842 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1842 Q2 Vol 5 Page 462
3 vMary who was born July to Sep 1844 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1844 Q3 Vol 5 Page 480
  viFrances who was born July to Sep 1846 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1846 Q3 Vol 5 Page 514; died Oct to Dec 1896 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 51 years
  viiEsther who was born July to Sep 1848 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1848 Q3 Vol 5 Page 538
4 viiiJosiah who was born Apr to June 1850 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1850 Q2 Vol 5 Page 558
5 ixEmily who was born July to Sep 1852 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1852 Q3 Vol 2A Page 332
6 xHerbert who was born Oct to Dec 1854 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1854 Q4 Vol 2A Page 325
  xiJasper who was born Oct to Dec 1859 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1859 Q4 Vol 2A Page 411
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Benjamin Thorpe was the son of Henry Thorpe and Mary Thorpe [Snell]. He was born Jan to Mar 1838 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1838 Q1 Vol 5 Page 454
  He married Emma Carpenter on 25th Dec 1858 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses Henry William & Jane Botting Carpenter. She was born 5th Dec 1835 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 14th Feb 1836 at Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
  iHarriet who was born Jan to Mar 1860 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2A Page 297; died Jan to Mar 1860 Tonbridge, Kent
  iiEliza who was born Apr to June 1861 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2A Page 432; died Apr to June 1861 Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiJane who was born July to Sep 1862 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2A Page 420; died July to Sep 1862 Tonbridge, Kent
  ivEmma who was born 26th Aug 1863 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 11th May 1840 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  vAlice who was born 31st Oct 1865 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died Apr to June 1951 Tonbridge, Kent
  viHenry William who was born Oct to Dec 1868 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2A Page 558
   
  3. Mary Kettle [Thorpe] was the daughter of Henry Thorpe and Mary Thorpe [Snell]. She was born July to Sep 1844 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1844 Q3 Vol 5 Page 480
  She married William Henry Kettle on July to Sep 1874 at Lewisham, London, registered at Lewisham District, London, ref: 1874 Q3 Vol 1D Page 1233. He was born 1841 at Kingston, Canada
   
  4. Josiah Thorpe was the son of Henry Thorpe and Mary Thorpe [Snell]. He was born Apr to June 1850 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1850 Q2 Vol 5 Page 558
  He married Eliza Brown on 20th Aug 1870 at Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, witnesses James Brown & Hester Thorpe. She was born 1850 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 16th Jun 1850 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, parents James & Eliza Brown. They had the following children:
  iAlbert who was born 1872 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiAda S. who was born 1873 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiHenry V. who was born 1875 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ivLouis C. who was born 1877 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  5. Emily Bearsley [Thorpe] was the daughter of Henry Thorpe and Mary Thorpe [Snell]. She was born July to Sep 1852 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1852 Q3 Vol 2A Page 332
  She married Arthur Howard Bearsby on 5th Nov 1882 at St Mary's Church, Paddington, London, witnesses William Thurgwat & Emily Surann. He was born Oct to Dec 1851 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1851 Q4 Vol 5 Page 584; christened 20th Aug 1854 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Bearsby
   
  6. Herbert Thorpe, carpenter was the son of Henry Thorpe and Mary Thorpe [Snell]. He was born Oct to Dec 1854 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1854 Q4 Vol 2A Page 325
  He married Emily on 1874. She was born 1855 at Pembury, Kent; christened 30th Sep 1855 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, parents John & Jane Hewitt. They had the following children:
  iHerbert Thorpe who was born 1876 at Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 24th Sep 1876 St. John's Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiFrank who was born 1877 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 25th Nov 1877 St. James' Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   

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