The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Frances Snell [Wallis], daughter of William Wallis, surgeon and Sarah Wallis [Neve]
Generation No. 1
  1. Frances Snell [Wallis] was the daughter of William Wallis, surgeon and Sarah Wallis [Neve]. She was born 1794 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1794 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Wallis and Sarah Wallis
  She married John Snell, bricklayer on 18th Jan 1815 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses Matt Rogers & Sarah Wallis. He was born 27th Jun 1790 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 9th Aug 1790 at King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iMary who was born Mar 1815 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 7th Apr 1815 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
3 iiLouisa who was born 1818 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 4th Mar 1818 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  iiiEliza who was born 1819 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 3rd Oct 1819 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  ivJohn who was born 1821 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 4th Aug 1821 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  vSophia who was born 19th Mar 1824 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 26th Mar 1824 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viWilliam who was born 20th Apr 1826 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 26th Apr 1826 Wesleyan Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 25th Jan 1827 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 9 months
  viiHenry who was born 30th Jul 1827 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 2nd Sep 1827 Wesleyan Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 2nd Jun 1830 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, aged 2 years 6 months
  viiiMartha who was born 29th Feb 1832 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 15th Apr 1832 Mount Sion Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Thorpe [Snell] was the daughter of John Snell, bricklayer and Frances Snell [Wallis]. She was born Mar 1815 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 7th Apr 1815 at King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  She married Henry Thorpe on 19th Apr 1837 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, witnesses John & Louisa Snell & Mary Sayers. He was born 22nd Jun 1812 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 2nd Aug 1812 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, parents David & Ann Thorpe. They had the following children:
4 iBenjamin who was born Jan to Mar 1838 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1838 Q1 Vol 5 Page 454
  iiEliza who was born Apr to June 1839 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1839 Q2 Vol 5 Page 445
  iiiHenry who was born Oct to Dec 1840 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1840 Q4 Vol 5 Page 463; buried 29th Jun 1841 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, aged 9 months
  ivLouisa who was born Apr to June 1842 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1842 Q2 Vol 5 Page 462
5 vMary who was born July to Sep 1844 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1844 Q3 Vol 5 Page 480
  viFrances who was born July to Sep 1846 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1846 Q3 Vol 5 Page 514; died Oct to Dec 1896 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 51 years
  viiEsther who was born July to Sep 1848 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1848 Q3 Vol 5 Page 538
6 viiiJosiah who was born Apr to June 1850 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1850 Q2 Vol 5 Page 558
7 ixEmily who was born July to Sep 1852 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1852 Q3 Vol 2A Page 332
8 xHerbert who was born Oct to Dec 1854 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1854 Q4 Vol 2A Page 325
  xiJasper who was born Oct to Dec 1859 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1859 Q4 Vol 2A Page 411
   
  3. Louisa Constable [Snell] was the daughter of John Snell, bricklayer and Frances Snell [Wallis]. She was born 1818 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 4th Mar 1818 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; emigrated 16th Aug 1853 to Melbourne, Australia, arrived in Port Phillip on SS Hempsyke from London
  She married William Constable, aka William Coulstick, wheelwright on 16th May 1842 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses John Snell Susannah Apps. He was born 1808 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 6th Mar 1808 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, baseborn, mother Sarah Constable reputed father Ellis Coulstock; emigrated 16th Aug 1853 to Melbourne, Australia, arrived in Port Phillip on SS Hempsyke from London. They had the following children:
  iWalter who was born 1st Jun 1843 at Pembury, Kent
  iiJesse who was born 5th Dec 1844 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiGeorge who was born 10th Jul 1846 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ivEsther who was born 20th Aug 1848 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  vSarah who was born 6th Oct 1851 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viWilliam who was born 14th Jan 1854 at Kensington, Victoria, Australia
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Benjamin Thorpe was the son of Henry Thorpe and Mary Thorpe [Snell]. He was born Jan to Mar 1838 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1838 Q1 Vol 5 Page 454
  He married Emma Carpenter on 25th Dec 1858 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses Henry William & Jane Botting Carpenter. She was born 5th Dec 1835 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 14th Feb 1836 at Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
  iHarriet who was born Jan to Mar 1860 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2A Page 297; died Jan to Mar 1860 Tonbridge, Kent
  iiEliza who was born Apr to June 1861 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2A Page 432; died Apr to June 1861 Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiJane who was born July to Sep 1862 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2A Page 420; died July to Sep 1862 Tonbridge, Kent
  ivEmma who was born 26th Aug 1863 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 11th May 1840 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  vAlice who was born 31st Oct 1865 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died Apr to June 1951 Tonbridge, Kent
  viHenry William who was born Oct to Dec 1868 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2A Page 558
   
  5. Mary Kettle [Thorpe] was the daughter of Henry Thorpe and Mary Thorpe [Snell]. She was born July to Sep 1844 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1844 Q3 Vol 5 Page 480
  She married William Henry Kettle on July to Sep 1874 at Lewisham, London, registered at Lewisham District, London, ref: 1874 Q3 Vol 1D Page 1233. He was born 1841 at Kingston, Canada
   
  6. Josiah Thorpe was the son of Henry Thorpe and Mary Thorpe [Snell]. He was born Apr to June 1850 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1850 Q2 Vol 5 Page 558
  He married Eliza Brown on 20th Aug 1870 at Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, witnesses James Brown & Hester Thorpe. She was born 1850 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 16th Jun 1850 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, parents James & Eliza Brown. They had the following children:
  iAlbert who was born 1872 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiAda S. who was born 1873 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiHenry V. who was born 1875 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ivLouis C. who was born 1877 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  7. Emily Bearsley [Thorpe] was the daughter of Henry Thorpe and Mary Thorpe [Snell]. She was born July to Sep 1852 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1852 Q3 Vol 2A Page 332
  She married Arthur Howard Bearsby on 5th Nov 1882 at St Mary's Church, Paddington, London, witnesses William Thurgwat & Emily Surann. He was born Oct to Dec 1851 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1851 Q4 Vol 5 Page 584; christened 20th Aug 1854 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Bearsby
   
  8. Herbert Thorpe, carpenter was the son of Henry Thorpe and Mary Thorpe [Snell]. He was born Oct to Dec 1854 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1854 Q4 Vol 2A Page 325
  He married Emily on 1874. She was born 1855 at Pembury, Kent; christened 30th Sep 1855 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, parents John & Jane Hewitt. They had the following children:
  iHerbert Thorpe who was born 1876 at Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 24th Sep 1876 St. John's Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiFrank who was born 1877 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 25th Nov 1877 St. James' Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   

The Weald is at  Database version 14.05 which has ongoing updates to the 395,000 people; 9,000 places; 613 maps; 3,308 pictures, engravings and photographs; and 248 books loaded in the previous version

ODNB  
British Libarary  
High Weald  
Sussex Record Society  
Sussex Archaeological Society  
Kent Archaeological Society  
Mid Kent Marriages  
Ancestry  
Genes Reunited  
International Genealogical Index  
National Archives  

Top
of the
page