The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Sophy Towner [Brotherhood]
Generation No. 1
  1. Sophy Towner [Brotherhood] She was born 1815 at Penshurst, Kent
  She married William Towner, farm labourer on 15th Dec 1835 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. He was born 1815 at Tonbridge, Kent; died July to Sep 1859, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1859 Q3 Vol 2a Page 264. They had the following children:
2 iGeorge who was born 1837 at Penshurst, Kent
  iiSophy who was born 1839 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 17th Apr 1839 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, daughter of William Towner and Sophy Towner
3 iiiIsaac who was born 1842 at Penshurst, Kent
4 ivWilliam who was born 1844 at Penshurst, Kent
5 vThomas who was born 1846 at Penshurst, Kent
  viAlfred who was born 1848 at Penshurst, Kent
  viiEsther Ann who was born 1851 at Penshurst, Kent
  viiiLouisa who was born 1853 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 27th Feb 1853 St. Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent, daughter of William Towner and Sophy Towner
   
Generation No. 2
  2. George Towner, stone sawyer was the son of William Towner, farm labourer and Sophy Towner [Brotherhood]. He was born 1837 at Penshurst, Kent
  He married Harriet on Oct to Dec 1856, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1856 Q4 Vol 2a Page 629. She was born 1836 at Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1858 at Penshurst, Kent
   
  3. Isaac Towner, gardener was the son of William Towner, farm labourer and Sophy Towner [Brotherhood]. He was born 1842 at Penshurst, Kent
  He married Elizabeth on c 1863. She was born 1846 at Bexley, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAlbert who was born 1865 at Speldhurst, Kent
  iiAlice Louisa who was born 1870 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 24th Apr 1870 St. Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent, daughter of Isaac Towner and Elizabeth Towner
  iiiAlgo Orpha who was born 1873 at Penshurst, Kent
  ivAdelaide who was born 1876 at Penshurst, Kent
  vOliver Amelia who was born 1877 at Penshurst, Kent
   
  4. William Towner, farm labourer was the son of William Towner, farm labourer and Sophy Towner [Brotherhood]. He was born 1844 at Penshurst, Kent
  He married Sarah Ashby on July to Sep 1865, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1865 Q3 Vol 2a Page 719. She was born 1851 at Brasted, Kent. They had the following children:
  iHorace William who was born Nov 1865 at Leigh, Kent; christened 12th Nov 1865 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, son of William Towner and Sarah Towner
  iiEllen who was born 1868 at Leigh, Kent; christened 27th Sep 1868 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, daughter of William Towner and Sarah Towner
  iiiFrederick who was born 1871 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 21st May 1871 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, son of William Towner and Sarah Towner
  ivGeorge who was born 1875 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 7th Feb 1875 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, son of William Towner and Sarah Towner
   
  5. Thomas Towner, labourer was the son of William Towner, farm labourer and Sophy Towner [Brotherhood]. He was born 1846 at Penshurst, Kent
  He married Ann Godley on 24th Aug 1867 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent. She was born 1839 at Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iClara Alice who was born 1869 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 16th May 1869 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, daughter of Thomas Towner and Anne Towner
  iiElizabeth Anne who was born 1871 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1st Sep 1871 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, daughter of Thomas Towner and Anne Towner
6 iiiAlfred Timothy who was born 1873 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7th Dec 1873 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, son of Thomas Towner and Anne Towner; died 15th Jan 1934; buried after 15th Jan 1934 Rusthall, Kent
  ivLewis H. who was born 1876 at Penshurst, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Alfred Timothy Towner, boot and shoe maker was the son of Thomas Towner, labourer and Ann Towner [Godley]. He was born 1873 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7th Dec 1873 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, son of Thomas Towner and Anne Towner; died 15th Jan 1934; buried after 15th Jan 1934 at St Paul New Churchyard, Rusthall, Kent
  He married Hannah Baker on Oct to Dec 1896, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1896 Q4 Vol 2a Page 1292. She was born 1871 at Westfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
7 iMervyn Alfred who was born 27th Feb 1897 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 20th Jun 1897 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, son of Alfred Timothy Towner (boot maker) and Hannah Towner; died Apr to June 1959
  iiMildred Annie who was born 1898 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiNora who was born 1903 at Newhaven, Sussex
  ivSydney Fremantle who was born 1909 at Horley, Surrey
   
Generation No. 4
  7. Mervyn Alfred Towner was the son of Alfred Timothy Towner, boot and shoe maker and Hannah Towner [Baker]. He was born 27th Feb 1897 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 20th Jun 1897 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, son of Alfred Timothy Towner (boot maker) and Hannah Towner; died Apr to June 1959, registered at Hove District, Sussex, ref: 1959 Q2 Vol 5H Page 368
  He married Kathleen M Isard on Apr to June 1921, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1921 Q2 Vol 2a Page 1781. She was born 14th Oct 1899. They had the following children:
  iDonald B who was born 21st Dec 1923
   

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