The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Joseph Boakes, basket maker He was born 1804 at St. John the Baptist Church, Marden, Kent; christened 26^th Aug 1804 at St. John the Baptist Church, Marden, Kent, parents Joseph & Ruth Boake; died May 1891 at Cranbrook Union House, Cranbrook, Kent; buried 8^th May 1891 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent, aged 86 years
	He married Lydia Suters on 31^st Oct 1827 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent, witnesses James Boak & John Waters. She was born 1811 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 4^th Dec 1814 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent, parents Joseph & Hester Suters, this child was three years old; buried 4^th Apr 1856 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent, aged 45 years. They had the following children:
2	i	Lydia Louisa who was born 1829 at Staplehurst, Kent; christened 23^rd Aug 1829 All Saints Church, Staplehurst, Kent
3	ii	Joseph who was born 1833 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 7^th Apr 1833 St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
4	iii	John who was born 1834 at Goudhurst, Kent
5	iv	James who was born 1839 at Goudhurst, Kent

Generation No. 2
	2. Lydia Louisa Francis [Boakes] was the daughter of Joseph Boakes, basket maker and Lydia Boakes [Suters]. She was born 1829 at Staplehurst, Kent; christened 23^rd Aug 1829 at All Saints Church, Staplehurst, Kent
	She married John Francis on 26^th Apr 1858 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses Robert & Sarah Coutie?. He was born 11^th Jan 1836 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 6^th Dec 1846 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex

	3. Joseph Boakes was the son of Joseph Boakes, basket maker and Lydia Boakes [Suters]. He was born 1833 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 7^th Apr 1833 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
	He married Elizabeth Smith on 1^st Oct 1864 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent, witnesses James & Eliza Boakes. She was born 1837 at Ilford, Essex

	4. John Boakes, farm labourer was the son of Joseph Boakes, basket maker and Lydia Boakes [Suters]. He was born 1834 at Goudhurst, Kent
	i	Alfred who was born Oct to Dec 1861 at Cranbrook, Kent, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1861 Q4 Vol 2A Page 491; died Jan to Mar 1862 Cranbrook, Kent
	He married Elizabeth Drawbridge on 15^th Apr 1861 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent, witnesses Charlotte Haylor & Charles Bradfield. She was born 1838 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 25^th Oct 1838 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, parents William & Ann Drawbridge. They had the following children:
	i	Ruth who was born 28^th Oct 1862 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 22^nd Mar 1863 Christ Church, Kilndown, Kent; buried 30^th Nov 1863 Goudhurst, Kent
	ii	William who was born 22^nd Feb 1864 at Curtisden Green, Goudhurst, Kent; christened 18^th Apr 1865 St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent; buried 25^th Apr 1865 Goudhurst, Kent
	iii	Alfred John who was born 23^rd Jan 1865 at Curtisden Green, Goudhurst, Kent; christened 22^nd Apr 1865 St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent
	iv	Kate who was born Apr to June 1866 at Goudhurst, Kent, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1866 Q2 Vol 2A Page 547

	5. James Boakes, farm labourer was the son of Joseph Boakes, basket maker and Lydia Boakes [Suters]. He was born 1839 at Goudhurst, Kent
	i	James who was born July to Sep 1858 at Goudhurst, Kent, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1858 Q3 Vol 2A Page 431
	He married Eliza Drawbridge on 26^th Feb 1859 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent, witnesses James Chepson & Mary Ann Morris. She was born 1837 at Goudhurst, Kent, parents Thomas & Mary Drawbridge. They had the following children:
6	i	Frances Mary who was born 17^th Sep 1866 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 25^th Nov 1866 St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent
	ii	Louisa Ann who was born 2^nd Feb 1870 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 26^th Feb 1870 St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent; buried 2^nd Apr 1870 Goudhurst, Kent, aged 7 weeks
	iii	Charles who was born 18^th Mar 1872 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 14^th Apr 1873 St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent
7	iv	Arthur who was born 15^th Jun 1875 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 4^th May 1894 St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent

Generation No. 3
	6. Frances Mary Woodhouse [Boakes] was the daughter of James Boakes, farm labourer and Eliza Boakes [Drawbridge]. She was born 17^th Sep 1866 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 25^th Nov 1866 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent
	She married Arthur Alfred Woodhouse on Apr to June 1884 at Cranbrook, Kent, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1884 Q2 Vol 2A Page 1169. He was born c 1865 at ??. They had the following children:
	i	Florence May who was born 16^th Jul 1884 at Trillinghurst, Goudhurst, Kent; christened 26^th Aug 1885 St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent

	7. Arthur Boakes was the son of James Boakes, farm labourer and Eliza Boakes [Drawbridge]. He was born 15^th Jun 1875 at Goudhurst, Kent; christened 4^th May 1894 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent
	He married Flora Wallis on 19^th May 1894 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex. She was born 1873 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 6^th Jul 1873 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	William Spencer who was born 5^th Jun 1895 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1895 Q2 Vol 2B Page 112