The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Barton Keeys, farmer & miller, son of Richard Keeys, miller and farmer and Hannah Keeys [Barton]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Barton Keeys, farmer & miller was the son of Richard Keeys, miller and farmer and Hannah Keeys [Barton]. He was born 26th Jul 1787 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 31st Jul 1787 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, private baptism, parents Richard & Hannah, received 20th August 1787; died Jul 1874 at Brighton, Sussex; buried 19th Jul 1874 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  He married Elizabeth Hider on 4th Sep 1809 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. She was born 20th Feb 1786 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 20th Apr 1786 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, parents Joseph & Martha; died Jan 1855 at Four Elms Farm, Hever, Kent; buried 25th Jan 1855 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iSophia who was born 14th Jun 1810 at Hever, Kent; christened 20th Jun 1810 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Apr 1836 Croydon, Surrey; buried 30th Apr 1836 Chiddingstone, Kent
3 iiThomas who was born 8th Jun 1811 at Hever, Kent; christened 30th Jun 1811 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
4 iiiKezia who was born 31st May 1812 at Hever, Kent; christened 21st Jun 1812 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
5 ivCaroline who was born 1814 at Hever, Kent; christened 21st Feb 1814 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
6 vFrances who was born 1815 at Hever, Kent; christened 14th May 1815 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
7 viJohn Barton who was born 1816 at Hever, Kent; christened 23rd Apr 1816 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
8 viiHannah Elizabeth who was born 1817 at Hever, Kent; christened 15th Jun 1817 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
9 viiiMercy who was born 18th Sep 1818 at Four Elms Farm, Hever, Kent; christened 18th Oct 1818 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  ixRichard who was born 4th Feb 1820 at Four Elms Farm, Hever, Kent; christened 24th Apr 1820 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
10 xWilliam who was born 1823 at Hever, Kent; christened 30th Nov 1823 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  xiMary Anne who was born 24th Sep 1827 at Four Elms Farm, Hever, Kent; christened 30th Jun 1829 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
11 xiiCharles Henry who was born 1829 at Four Elms Farm, Hever, Kent; christened 30th Jun 1829 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Sophia Huggett [Keeys] was the daughter of John Barton Keeys, farmer & miller and Elizabeth Keeys [Hider]. She was born 14th Jun 1810 at Hever, Kent; christened 20th Jun 1810 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Apr 1836 at Croydon, Surrey; buried 30th Apr 1836 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married George Huggett on 6th Feb 1831 at St John the Baptist Church, Croydon, Surrey. He was born 29th Mar 1809 at Croydon, Surrey, illegitimate son of Jemima Huggett; christened 9th Apr 1809 at St John the Bpatist Church, Croydon, Surrey
   
  3. Thomas Keeys was the son of John Barton Keeys, farmer & miller and Elizabeth Keeys [Hider]. He was born 8th Jun 1811 at Hever, Kent; christened 30th Jun 1811 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  He married Elizabeth Bartingale on 13th Jul 1846 at Trinity Church, Lambeth, London. She was born c 1815 at ??
   
  4. Kezia Jessup [Keeys] was the daughter of John Barton Keeys, farmer & miller and Elizabeth Keeys [Hider]. She was born 31st May 1812 at Hever, Kent; christened 21st Jun 1812 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  She married William Jessup on 17th Jul 1841 at St Swithun's Church, Kennington, Surrey. He was born 1810 at Seal, Kent; christened 3rd Jun 1810 at St. Peter's Church, Seal, Kent
   
  5. Caroline Brooker [Keeys] was the daughter of John Barton Keeys, farmer & miller and Elizabeth Keeys [Hider]. She was born 1814 at Hever, Kent; christened 21st Feb 1814 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  iJohn Barton who was born 1837 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1837 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of Ambrose (farmer) & Caroline Brooker
  She married Ambrose on 14th Feb 1837 at Southwark, London. He was born 1816 at Worth, Sussex; christened 18th Feb 1816 at Worth Parish Church, Worth, Sussex, son of Ambrose (farmer) & Mary Brooker. They had the following children:
  iAmbrose who was born 10th May 1839 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1840 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of Ambrose (farmer) & Caroline Brooker
  iiCaroline who was born 1840 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1840 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of Ambrose (farmer) & Caroline Brooker
   
  6. Frances King [Keeys] was the daughter of John Barton Keeys, farmer & miller and Elizabeth Keeys [Hider]. She was born 1815 at Hever, Kent; christened 14th May 1815 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  She married Jonas King on 1st Nov 1843 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. He was born c 1815 at ??
   
  7. John Barton Keeys was the son of John Barton Keeys, farmer & miller and Elizabeth Keeys [Hider]. He was born 1816 at Hever, Kent; christened 23rd Apr 1816 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  He married Matilda Chilman on 14th Oct 1844 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1844 Q4 Vol 5 Page 601. She was born 27th Dec 1821 at Brasted, Kent; christened 27th Jan 1822 at St. Martin's Church, Brasted, Kent, daughter of Stephen Chilman & Annis Chilman; died 20th Nov 1922 at Park Cottage, Westerham Road, Brasted, Kent; buried 22nd Nov 1922 at St. Martin's Church, Brasted, Kent. They had the following children:
  iJohn B. who was born 1846 at Hever, Kent
  iiMary Ann who was born Jan to Mar 1847 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1847 Q1 Vol 5 Page 435
  iiiCharles Newton who was born July to Sep 1848 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1848 Q3 Vol 5 Page 455
12 ivRichard Walton who was born July to Sep 1850 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 5 Page 447
13 vMaria who was born Jan to Mar 1852 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1852 Q1 Vol 2a Page 345
14 viMatilda Lydia who was born Jan to Mar 1855 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1855 Q1 Vol 2a Page 353
15 viiAgnes Rosa who was born Jan to Mar 1858 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1857 Q1 Vol 2a Page 379; died 21st Apr 1935 Epsom, Surrey
16 viiiSarah Alice who was born Apr to June 1863 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1863 Q2 Vol 2a Page 440; died 14th Oct 1912 Shropshire
   
  8. Hannah Elizabeth Holman [Keeys] was the daughter of John Barton Keeys, farmer & miller and Elizabeth Keeys [Hider]. She was born 1817 at Hever, Kent; christened 15th Jun 1817 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  She married James Holman on 30th Jun 1850 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent. He was born c 1815 at ??
   
  9. Mercy Wallis [Keeys] was the daughter of John Barton Keeys, farmer & miller and Elizabeth Keeys [Hider]. She was born 18th Sep 1818 at Four Elms Farm, Hever, Kent; christened 18th Oct 1818 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  She married Samuel Wallis on 24th Jan 1841 at St Mary's Church, Ewell, Surrey. He was born c 1815 at ??
   
  10. William Keeys was the son of John Barton Keeys, farmer & miller and Elizabeth Keeys [Hider]. He was born 1823 at Hever, Kent; christened 30th Nov 1823 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  He married Anne Carpenter on 29th Mar 1858 at Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born c 1825 at ??
   
  11. Charles Henry Keeys, master plumber was the son of John Barton Keeys, farmer & miller and Elizabeth Keeys [Hider]. He was born 1829 at Four Elms Farm, Hever, Kent; christened 30th Jun 1829 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  He married Jane Philcox on 12th Oct 1852 at St Dunstan in the West, Fleet Street, London. She was born 1827 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jun 1827 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth Ellen who was born 1859 at Hove, Sussex; christened 20th Mar 1859 St Andrew's Church, Hove, Sussex
  iiJane F. who was born 1861 at Brighton, Sussex
17 iiiRichard William who was born 1864 at Brighton, Sussex; died 5th Jul 1909 Hartfield, Sussex; buried after 5th Jul 1909 Hartfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  12. Richard Walton Keeys, coachman was the son of John Barton Keeys and Matilda Dennis [Keeys] [Chilman]. He was born July to Sep 1850 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 5 Page 447; emigrated 3rd Sep 1891 to Wellington, New Zealand, on the SS Doric, arrived December 1891
  He married Julia Chilman on July to Sep 1874, registered at St. Saviour, Southwark District, London, ref: 1874 Q3 Vol 1d Page 278. She was born 1st Jun 1849 at Charles Street, Hampsted Road; emigrated 3rd Sep 1891 to Wellington, New Zealand, on the SS Doric, arrived December 1891. They had the following children:
  iBarton Walton who was born 29th Sep 1877 at Newington, Surrey; died 1920
  iiHorace Stanley who was born 1880 at Newington, Surrey
  iiiAlfred who was born 30th Dec 1885 at Brasted, Kent
  ivLeonard who was born 16th May 1887 at Brasted, Kent
  vVictor Wesley who was born 1889 at Brasted, Kent; died 30th Nov 1918
   
  13. Maria Penson [Keeys] was the daughter of John Barton Keeys and Matilda Dennis [Keeys] [Chilman]. She was born Jan to Mar 1852 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1852 Q1 Vol 2a Page 345
  She married George Penson, Shipping agent on c 1869 at Kentish Town, London. He was born 1839 at St Austell, Cornwall; died 21st Jul 1899 at Chislehurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEllen Isabel who was born Oct to Dec 1869 at Kentish Town, London, registered at Pancras District, London, ref: 1869 Q4 Vol 1B Page 169
  iiGeorge Erskine C who was born Jan to Mar 1871 at Kentish Town, London, registered at Pancras District, London, ref: 1871 Q1 Vol 1B Page 155
  iiiAlice Beatrice who was born Jan to Mar 1875 at Kentish Town, London, registered at Pancras District, London, ref: 1875 Q1 Vol 1B page 197
  ivMay Matilda who was born Apr to June 1876 at Kentish Town, London, registered at Pancras District, London, ref: 1876 Q2 Vol 1B Page 216
   
  14. Matilda Lydia Chilman [Keeys] was the daughter of John Barton Keeys and Matilda Dennis [Keeys] [Chilman]. She was born Jan to Mar 1855 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1855 Q1 Vol 2a Page 353
  She married Charles Herbert Chilman on Apr to June 1881 at St Saviour, Southwark, London, registered at St. Saviour, Southwark District, London, ref: 1881 Q2 Vol 1D Page 330. He was born 20th Oct 1858 at 6, Graham Street, Walworth, Surrey; died 31st Aug 1901 at Edmonton, Canada
   
  15. Agnes Rosa Ayre [Keeys] was the daughter of John Barton Keeys and Matilda Dennis [Keeys] [Chilman]. She was born Jan to Mar 1858 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1857 Q1 Vol 2a Page 379; died 21st Apr 1935 at Horton Mental Hospital, Epsom, Surrey
  She married Frederick George Shopland Ayre on 11th Sep 1879 at St James' Church, Clerkenwell, London. He was born 6th Aug 1851 at Holy Trinity, Exeter, Devon, parents Abraham & maria Ayre; died 25th Feb 1904 at 88 Church Road, Islington, London
   
  16. Sarah Alice Penson [Keeys] was the daughter of John Barton Keeys and Matilda Dennis [Keeys] [Chilman]. She was born Apr to June 1863 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1863 Q2 Vol 2a Page 440; died 14th Oct 1912 at Shropshire
  She married George Penson, Shipping agent on 29th Nov 1884 at St Mary's Church, Islington, London. He was born 1839 at St Austell, Cornwall; died 21st Jul 1899 at Chislehurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEva who was born 5th Sep 1886 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q4 Vol 2A Page 662; died 15th Aug 1937 Gloucestershire; buried 18th Aug 1937 Gloucestershire
  iiRoy who was born July to Sep 1901 at Epsom, Surrey, registered at Epsom District, Surrey, ref: 1901 Q3 Vol 2A Page 4
   
  17. Richard William Keeys, plumber and decorator was the son of Charles Henry Keeys, master plumber and Jane Keeys [Philcox]. He was born 1864 at Brighton, Sussex; died 5th Jul 1909 at Hartfield, Sussex; buried after 5th Jul 1909 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Sophia Edwards Young on Apr to June 1887 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1887 Q2 Vol 2B Page 401. She was born 1869 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 17th Feb 1932 at Hartfield, Sussex; buried after 17th Feb 1932 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge H who was born 1888 at Forest Row, Sussex
  iiAlfred W who was born 1890 at Forest Row, Sussex
   

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