The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Woodhams [Ray], daughter of Michael Ray and Elizabeth Ray [Taylor]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Woodhams [Ray] was the daughter of Michael Ray and Elizabeth Ray [Taylor]. She was born 1735 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 27th Mar 1735 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent; died 14th Mar 1777 at Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 19th Mar 1777 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married John Woodhams on 25th Oct 1766 at St. Gile's Church, Shipbourne, Kent. He was born 1718 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 17th Nov 1718 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 28th Dec 1794 at Black House Farm, Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 2nd Jan 1795 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iMichael who was born 25th Oct 1767 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 8th Nov 1767 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
3 iiJohn who was born 19th Sep 1769 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 8th Oct 1769 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
4 iiiWilliam who was born 7th Mar 1771 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 30th Mar 1771 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died Aug 1844 Hartfield, Sussex; buried 25th Aug 1844 Hartfield, Sussex
5 ivElizabeth who was born 26th Feb 1774 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 18th Mar 1774 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Michael Woodhams was the son of John Woodhams and Mary Woodhams [Ray]. He was born 25th Oct 1767 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 8th Nov 1767 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Mary Sawyers on 6th May 1790 at All Saints Church, Orpington, Kent. She was born c 1860 at ??. They had the following children:
6 iElizabeth who was born 21st Jul 1790 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 15th Aug 1790 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiAnn who was born 27th Jul 1792 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 19th Aug 1792 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 6th Sep 1813 Chiddingstone, Kent, aged 21 years
7 iiiMary who was born 20th Aug 1794 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 21st Sep 1794 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
8 ivFanny who was born 13th Jun 1796 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 10th Jul 1796 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
9 vJohn who was born 15th Oct 1801 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 15th Nov 1801 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, parents Michael & Mary Woodhams
   
  3. John Woodhams was the son of John Woodhams and Mary Woodhams [Ray]. He was born 19th Sep 1769 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 8th Oct 1769 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Martha Cole on 7th Sep 1791 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. She was born 1766 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 25th May 1766 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 21st Feb 1792 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiJohn who was born 1793 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Sep 1793 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  iiiWilliam who was born 1795 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1795 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  ivElizabeth who was born 1797 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 12th Feb 1797 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  vSarah who was born 1798 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 28th Oct 1798 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
10 viHarriet who was born 15th Apr 1802 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 16th May 1802 St. Peter's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
11 viiMichael who was born 14th Aug 1805 at Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  4. William Woodhams was the son of John Woodhams and Mary Woodhams [Ray]. He was born 7th Mar 1771 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 30th Mar 1771 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died Aug 1844 at Gallypot Street, Hartfield, Sussex; buried 25th Aug 1844 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  He married Fanny Edwards on 29th Mar 1799 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. She was born 1775 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 14th May 1775 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of John Edwards and Sarah Edwards; died Jun 1844 at Gallypot Street, Hartfield, Sussex; buried 17th Jun 1844 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born c Jun 1799 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jul 1799 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  iiSophia who was born 1800 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 21st Apr 1800 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1806 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 11th Jan 1806 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  ivFanny who was born 1809 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1809 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
   
  5. Elizabeth Winter [Woodhams] was the daughter of John Woodhams and Mary Woodhams [Ray]. She was born 26th Feb 1774 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 18th Mar 1774 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married William Winter on 8th Oct 1800 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent. He was born 1761 at Edenbridge, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Elizabeth Woodhams was the daughter of Michael Woodhams and Mary Woodhams [Sawyers]. She was born 21st Jul 1790 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 15th Aug 1790 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married unknown father on 1814. They had the following children:
12 iJosiah who was born 1815 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 27th Aug 1815 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  7. Mary Potter [Woodhams] was the daughter of Michael Woodhams and Mary Woodhams [Sawyers]. She was born 20th Aug 1794 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 21st Sep 1794 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married Michael Potter on 8th Aug 1814 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, witnesses Thomas Chapman & William Goodwin. He was born 23rd Feb 1793 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 24th Mar 1793 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  8. Fanny Woodhams was the daughter of Michael Woodhams and Mary Woodhams [Sawyers]. She was born 13th Jun 1796 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 10th Jul 1796 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married unknown father on 1814. They had the following children:
  iPeter Avis who was born 1815 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 29th Jan 1815 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  9. John Woodhams was the son of Michael Woodhams and Mary Woodhams [Sawyers]. He was born 15th Oct 1801 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 15th Nov 1801 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, parents Michael & Mary Woodhams
  He married Elizabeth Denton on 27th Nov 1824 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. She was born 1806 at Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iMichael who was born 1825 at Hever, Kent; christened 8th May 1825 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  iiWilliam who was born c 1825 at Kent
  iiiJohn who was born 1827 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 10th Jun 1827 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  ivMary who was born 1829 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 29th Mar 1829 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
13 vRobert who was born 1831 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 22nd May 1831 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
14 viEliza who was born 1834 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 20th Apr 1834 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  viiElizabeth who was born 1836 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 18th Sep 1836 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  viiiCharlotte who was born 1838 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 25th Dec 1838 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
15 ixThomas who was born 1840 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 25th Dec 1840 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  xJames who was born 1843 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 4th Jun 1843 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  xiSarah who was born 1847 at Sundridge, Kent
  xiiHenry who was born 1850 at Sundridge, Kent
   
  10. Harriet Chapman [Woodhams] was the daughter of John Woodhams and Martha Woodhams [Cole]. She was born 15th Apr 1802 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 16th May 1802 at St. Peter's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married Thomas Chapman on 5th May 1819 at St. Martin's Church, Brasted, Kent. He was born 1798 at Waltham Abbey, Essex; christened 30th Sep 1798 at Waltham Abbey, Essex, parents Thomas & Mary Chapman Private in the West Kent Militia. They had the following children:
16 iAmos who was born 1843 at Brasted, Kent
   
  11. Michael Woodhams was the son of John Woodhams and Martha Woodhams [Cole]. He was born 14th Aug 1805 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Jane Hurrion on 17th Sep 1827 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. She was born 1806 at Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born c 1828 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiMary who was born 1829 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 13th Dec 1829 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiiHarriet who was born 1832 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 23rd Oct 1832 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  ivEdward who was born 1835 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 6th Sep 1835 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  vMichael who was born 1838 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 9th Sep 1838 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
17 viJames who was born 1841 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 21st Feb 1841 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  viiSamuel who was born 1842 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 25th Dec 1842 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  viiiRichard who was born 1845 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 6th Jul 1845 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  ixWilliam who was born 1847 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  xHenry who was born 1850 at West Farleigh, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  12. Josiah Woodhams was the son of unknown father and Elizabeth Woodhams. He was born 1815 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 27th Aug 1815 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Jane Roberts on 29th Sep 1842 at St Peter's Church, Ightham, Kent, witnesses Henry Pryer & Kezia Potter. She was born 1822 at Ightham, Kent; christened 4th Aug 1822 at St Peter's Church, Ightham, Kent, parents James & Sarah Roberts. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1843 at Ightham, Kent; christened 20th Aug 1843 St Peter's Church, Ightham, Kent
  iiJohn who was born 1844 at Ightham, Kent; christened 6th Oct 1844 St Peter's Church, Ightham, Kent
   
  13. Robert Woodhams was the son of John Woodhams and Elizabeth Woodhams [Denton]. He was born 1831 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 22nd May 1831 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Jane on c 1860. She was born 1840 at Sundridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iMoses who was born 1861 at Sundridge, Kent
  iiReuben who was born 1867 at Sundridge, Kent
   
  14. Eliza Crittle [Woodhams] was the daughter of John Woodhams and Elizabeth Woodhams [Denton]. She was born 1834 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 20th Apr 1834 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married William Crittle on 9th Apr 1853 at St. Martin's Church, Brasted, Kent, witnesses James & Hester Crittle. He was born 1828 at Brasted, Kent; christened 13th Apr 1828 at St. Martin's Church, Brasted, Kent
   
  15. Thomas Woodhams was the son of John Woodhams and Elizabeth Woodhams [Denton]. He was born 1840 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 25th Dec 1840 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Emma Bartholomew on Jan to Mar 1868, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1868 Q1 Vol 2a Page 545. She was born 1841 at Sundridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iCharles Peter who was born c Apr to June 1868 at Sundridge, Kent
  iiGeorge who was born 1869 at Sundridge, Kent
  iiiAlfred Thomas who was born 1870 at Sundridge, Kent
  ivAlbert who was born 1874 at Sundridge, Kent
  vThomas who was born 1877 at Sundridge, Kent
   
  16. Amos Chapman, carpenter was the son of Thomas Chapman and Harriet Chapman [Woodhams]. He was born 1843 at Brasted, Kent
  He married Mary Dorcas Miles on 3rd Jun 1865 at St James Church, Shoreditch, London, witnesses James Baker, Annie Amy Miles & Ellan Chapman. She was born 1835 at Chislehurst, Kent; christened 12th Jul 1835 at St Nicholas Church, Chiselhurst, Kent, parents John & Patience Miles. They had the following children:
  iAmos W. who was born 1866 at Finsbury, London
18 iiThomas Arthur who was born 21st Oct 1871 at Pimlico, London, registered at St. Georges, Hanover Square District, London, ref: 1871 Q4 Vol 1A Page 332
  iiiFrederick P. who was born 1877 at Forest Hill, Kent
   
  17. James Woodhams was the son of Michael Woodhams and Jane Woodhams [Hurrion]. He was born 1841 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 21st Feb 1841 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Emily Augusta on c 1862. She was born 1844 at West Farleigh, Kent. They had the following children:
  iKate Jane who was born 1864 at East Farleigh, Kent
  iiClara Elizabeth who was born 1868 at West Farleigh, Kent
  iiiHerbert James who was born 1870 at West Farleigh, Kent
   
Generation No. 5
  18. Thomas Arthur Chapman was the son of Amos Chapman, carpenter and Mary Dorcas Chapman [Miles]. He was born 21st Oct 1871 at Pimlico, London, registered at St. Georges, Hanover Square District, London, ref: 1871 Q4 Vol 1A Page 332
  He married Ellen Beatrice Constable on July to Sep 1902 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1902 Q3 Vol 2A Page 1582. She was born 28th Jun 1881 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 3rd Dec 1882 at St John's Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, mother Elizabeth Constable, single woman
   

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