The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Barbara Boakes [West]
Generation No. 1
  1. Barbara Boakes [West] She was born 27th Oct 1825 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 11th Dec 1825 at St. Martin of Tours, Ashurst, Kent, parents George & Hannah West
  She married John Boakes, farm labourer on 14th Nov 1846 at Cowden, Kent. He was born 1818 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 31st May 1818 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iThomas James who was born 1847 at Cowden, Kent; christened 24th Oct 1847 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  iiEsther who was born 1849 at Cowden, Kent; christened 7th May 1849 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
3 iiiJohn who was born 1851 at Cowden, Kent; christened 6th Jul 1851 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  ivJames who was born 1859 at Cowden, Kent
  vHenry who was born 1862 at Cowden, Kent
  viFanny who was born 1865 at Cowden, Kent
  viiWilliam who was born 1867 at Cowden, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Thomas James Boakes was the son of John Boakes, farm labourer and Barbara Boakes [West]. He was born 1847 at Cowden, Kent; christened 24th Oct 1847 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  iTom who was born 1871 at Woolwich, London
  He married Rhoda Crockford on Apr to June 1875 at Woolwich, Kent, registered at Woolwich District, London, ref: 1975 Q2 Vol 1D Page 1189. She was born 1850 at Leatherhead, Surrey; christened 27th Mar 1850 at St Mary & St Nicholas Church, Leatherhead, Surrey
   
  3. John Boakes was the son of John Boakes, farm labourer and Barbara Boakes [West]. He was born 1851 at Cowden, Kent; christened 6th Jul 1851 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  He married (1) Mary on 1st Nov 1873 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1851 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 25th May 1851 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, daughter of Elisabeth Howlet; buried 16th Apr 1876 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, aged 25 years. They had the following children:
4 iFrederick who was born 10th Aug 1874 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q3 Vol 2B Page 125
  He married (2) Esther Fermor on 26th Jan 1878 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1856 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Apr 1856 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnnie who was born 1879 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1879 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
5 iiAlice Mary who was born 3rd Jun 1880 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiBarbara who was born 1883 at Withyham, Sussex
  ivJohn who was born 1885 at Hartfield, Sussex
  vHarry who was born 1887 at Hartfield, Sussex
  viWilliam who was born 1890 at Hartfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Frederick Boakes was the son of John Boakes and Mary Howlet, aka Mary Ann Cottenham. He was born 10th Aug 1874 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q3 Vol 2B Page 125
  He married Edith Susan on Apr to June 1905 at East Grinstead, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1905 Q2 Vol 2B Page 287. She was born 23rd Aug 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  5. Alice Mary Crittenden [Boakes] was the daughter of John Boakes and Esther Boakes [Fermor]. She was born 3rd Jun 1880 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married Albert Ernest Crittenden on Oct to Dec 1907 at East Grinstead, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1907 Q4 Vol 2B Page 320. He was born 1874 at Hartfield, Sussex
   

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