The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Cole, butcher, son of William Cole, farmer and Ann Cole [Waite]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Cole, butcher was the son of William Cole, farmer and Ann Cole [Waite]. He was born 1746 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 15th Feb 1746 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died Apr 1812 at Chiddingstone, Kent, aged 67 years; buried 17th Apr 1812 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Elizabeth Denman on 22nd Aug 1776 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, witness: William Piggott. She was born c 1750; died Jul 1839 at Chiddingstone, Kent, aged 88 years; buried 21st Jul 1839 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1777 at Hever, Kent; christened 13th Jul 1777 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  iiWilliam who was born 1781 at Brasted, Kent; christened 24th Aug 1781 St. Martin's Church, Brasted, Kent
2 iiiRichard who was born 15th Jun 1784 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened after 15th Jun 1784 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 1868
  ivMary who was born 1st Jan 1787 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened after 1st Jan 1787 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  vEdward who was born 15th Sep 1789 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened after 15th Sep 1789 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  viThomas who was born 27th Mar 1792 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened after 27th Mar 1792 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  viiJoseph who was born 12th Dec 1793 at Chiddingstone, Kent; died Apr 1818 Chiddingstone, Kent, aged 24 years; buried 13th Apr 1818 Chiddingstone, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Richard Cole was the son of John Cole, butcher and Elizabeth Cole [Denman]. He was born 15th Jun 1784 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened after 15th Jun 1784 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 1868
  He married Sarah White on 10th Jan 1818 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent, witnesses: Elizabeth White and James Bedford. She was born c 1785; died 1862. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 16th Aug 1819 at Hever, Kent
3 iiJohn who was born 1821 at Hever, Kent; christened 2nd Sep 1821 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died 1893
  iiiJane who was born c 1824 at Chiddingstone, Kent
4 ivRichard who was born 1826 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 23rd Apr 1826 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
5 vJoseph who was born 1828 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 29th Jun 1828 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 25th Dec 1901 Chiddingstone, Kent, aged 73 years; buried after 25th Dec 1901 Chiddingstone, Kent, Monument in the churchyard
  viElizabeth who was born 1832 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 8th Apr 1832 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  3. John Cole, farm labourer was the son of Richard Cole and Sarah Cole [White]. He was born 1821 at Hever, Kent; christened 2nd Sep 1821 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died 1893
  He married Elizabeth Murrell on 10th Feb 1846 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1846 Q1 Vol 5 Page 475. She was born 1825 at Penshurst, Kent, daughter of Jesse Murrell. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1847 at Penshurst, Kent
6 iiRichard who was born 1849 at Penshurst, Kent
  iiiJoseph who was born 1850 at Penshurst, Kent
7 ivJane who was born 1855 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 29th Apr 1855 St. Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent
  vElizabeth who was born 1858 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 22nd Apr 1858 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  viAnn who was born 1860 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 5th Aug 1860 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  viiSophia who was born 1863 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 5th Apr 1863 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
8 viiiAlice who was born 1865 at Chiddingstone, Kent
9 ixEdward who was born 1867 at Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  4. Richard Cole, farm labourer was the son of Richard Cole and Sarah Cole [White]. He was born 1826 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 23rd Apr 1826 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  He married Rachel Chapman on Apr to June 1859, registered at Marylebone District, London, ref: 1859 Q2 Vol 1a Page 750. She was born 1838 at Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
  iHarriett who was born 1861 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiThomas who was born 1863 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiiErnest who was born 1867 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  ivElizabeth who was born 1872 at Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  5. Joseph Cole, cowman was the son of Richard Cole and Sarah Cole [White]. He was born 1828 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 29th Jun 1828 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 25th Dec 1901 at Chiddingstone, Kent, aged 73 years; buried after 25th Dec 1901 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, Monument in the churchyard
  He married Mary Peerless on 24th Jun 1861 at King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1861 Q2 Vol 2a Page 664, witnesses Aylesbury Batstone & Fanny Peerless. She was born 1826 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 26th Nov 1826 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, parents George & Jane Peerless. They had the following children:
  iCaroline who was born July to Sep 1862 at Chiddingstone, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1862 Q3 Voll 2A Page 407; buried 26th Jul 1868 Chiddingstone, Kent, aged 6 years
  iiJoseph who was born Jan to Mar 1867 at Chiddingstone, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q1 Vol 2A Page 503; christened 7th Apr 1867 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 18th Sep 1868 Chiddingstone, Kent, aged 1 year 11 months
   
Generation No. 4
  6. Richard Cole, farm labourer was the son of John Cole, farm labourer and Elizabeth Cole [Murrell]. He was born 1849 at Penshurst, Kent
  He married Annie Still on Apr to June 1871, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1871 Q2 Vol 2a Page 737. She was born 1847 at Cowden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAnn E. who was born 1872 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiAlice M. who was born 1875 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiiRichard J. who was born 1878 at Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  7. Jane King [Cole] was the daughter of John Cole, farm labourer and Elizabeth Cole [Murrell]. She was born 1855 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 29th Apr 1855 at St. Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent
  She married William King, gardener on 8th Jul 1874 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. He was born Apr to June 1849 at Chiddingstone, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1849 Q2 Vol 5 Page 457. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1876 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 1st Oct 1876 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiRose Constance who was born Oct to Dec 1883 at Westerham, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1883 Q4 Vol 2A Page 629
   
  8. Alice Brooman [Cole] was the daughter of John Cole, farm labourer and Elizabeth Cole [Murrell]. She was born 1865 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married James Brooman on 1890, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1890. He was born 1866 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1866 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJames Edward who was born c 1890 at Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  9. Edward Cole, mechanic was the son of John Cole, farm labourer and Elizabeth Cole [Murrell]. He was born 1867 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Florence Elizabeth Hills on 1907. She was born 21st Jul 1868 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 25th Oct 1868 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of William Hills (blacksmith) & Nancy Hills
   

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