The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Bridger, farm labourer
Generation No. 1
  1. John Bridger, farm labourer He was born 1823 at Penshurst, Kent
  He married Emma Russell on c 1843. She was born 1821 at Chelsea, London. They had the following children:
2 iElizabeth who was born 1846 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 11th Oct 1846 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  iiSusanna who was born 1849 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 21st Jan 1849 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  iiiWalter who was born 1855 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 25th May 1855 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 1938
  ivEdwin who was born 1858 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 9th Mar 1858 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Jun 1860 Penshurst, Kent; buried 10th Jun 1860 Penshurst, Kent
  vCharles William who was born 1863 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 25th Oct 1863 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  viAnnie who was born 1868 at Southborough, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Elizabeth Wickenden [Bridger] was the daughter of John Bridger, farm labourer and Emma Bridger [Russell]. She was born 1846 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 11th Oct 1846 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  She married James Wickenden on 17th Jul 1867 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q3 Vol 2a Page 829, witnesses: Jane Wickenden and Jesse Skinner. He was born 1839 at Southborough, Kent; christened 6th Oct 1839 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent; died 9th May 1904 at Southborough, Kent; buried 14th May 1904 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth Kate who was born 1868 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 14th Jun 1868 St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent
3 iiSamuel Frank who was born 1875 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 29th Aug 1875 St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Samuel Frank Wickenden was the son of James Wickenden and Elizabeth Wickenden [Bridger]. He was born 1875 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 29th Aug 1875 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent
  He married Esther Hockley on 4th Sep 1897 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent. She was born c 1875, daughter of James Hockley. They had the following children:
  iEditg Annie who was born 21st Feb 1903 at Southborough, Kent; christened 26th Apr 1903 St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent
   

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