The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mercy Keeys [Bassett]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mercy Keeys [Bassett] She was born 28th Jan 1731 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 2nd Feb 1731 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 22nd Mar 1810 at Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 28th Mar 1810 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married Richard Keeys on 14th Oct 1753 at Chirst Church Newgate St, London. He was born 1722 at ??; died 2nd Apr 1788 at Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 6th Apr 1788 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iRichard who was born 22nd Jan 1756 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 6th Feb 1756 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 17th Jun 1830 Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 23rd Jun 1830 Chiddingstone, Kent
3 iiMercy who was born 6th Sep 1758 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 24th Sep 1758 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 6th Apr 1800 Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 9th Apr 1800 Chiddingstone, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Richard Keeys, miller and farmer was the son of Richard Keeys and Mercy Keeys [Bassett]. He was born 22nd Jan 1756 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 6th Feb 1756 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 17th Jun 1830 at Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 23rd Jun 1830 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married (1) Elizabeth Miles on 20th Jun 1778 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent. She was born 1757 at Leigh, Kent; christened 19th Jan 1758 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent; buried 19th Oct 1778 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent
  He married (2) Hannah Barton on 8th Dec 1782 at St James' Church, East Malling, Kent. She was born 1758 at Brenchley, Kent; christened 3rd Sep 1758 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent; died c 5th Apr 1830 at Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 9th Apr 1830 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
  iRichard who was born 1783 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 14th Jun 1783 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 29th Apr 1851 Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 4th May 1851 Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiFrances who was born 1784 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 6th Dec 1784 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiiJohn who was born 12th May 1786 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 16th May 1786 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 28th Jun 1786 Chiddingstone, Kent
4 ivJohn Barton who was born 26th Jul 1787 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 31st Jul 1787 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, private baptism, parents Richard & Hannah, received 20th August 1787; died Jul 1874 Brighton, Sussex; buried 19th Jul 1874 Hever, Kent
5 vRobert who was born 24th Feb 1789 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 23rd Mar 1789 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  viMaria who was born 17th Dec 1790 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 16th Jan 1791 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 21st Nov 1831 Hever, Kent; buried 25th Nov 1831 Chiddingstone, Kent
  viiWilliam who was born 27th Sep 1792 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 1st Nov 1794 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died Dec 1795 Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 2nd Jan 1796 Chiddingstone, Kent
6 viiiThomas who was born 1794 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 22nd Apr 1794 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  3. Mercy Taylor [Keeys] was the daughter of Richard Keeys and Mercy Keeys [Bassett]. She was born 6th Sep 1758 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 24th Sep 1758 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 6th Apr 1800 at Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 9th Apr 1800 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married William Taylor on 10th Sep 1777 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. He was born 8th Feb 1757 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 13th Feb 1757 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 26th Jul 1836 at Chiddingstone, Kent; buried 30th Jul 1836 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
7 iRichard who was born 2nd Mar 1778 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 27th Mar 1778 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
8 iiElizabeth who was born 14th Aug 1780 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 3rd Sep 1780 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, parents William & Mercy Taylor
   
Generation No. 3
  4. 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:
9 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
10 iiThomas who was born 8th Jun 1811 at Hever, Kent; christened 30th Jun 1811 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
11 iiiKezia who was born 31st May 1812 at Hever, Kent; christened 21st Jun 1812 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
12 ivCaroline who was born 1814 at Hever, Kent; christened 21st Feb 1814 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
13 vFrances who was born 1815 at Hever, Kent; christened 14th May 1815 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
14 viJohn Barton who was born 1816 at Hever, Kent; christened 23rd Apr 1816 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
15 viiHannah Elizabeth who was born 1817 at Hever, Kent; christened 15th Jun 1817 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
16 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
17 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
18 xiiCharles Henry who was born 1829 at Four Elms Farm, Hever, Kent; christened 30th Jun 1829 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
   
  5. Robert Keeys was the son of Richard Keeys, miller and farmer and Hannah Keeys [Barton]. He was born 24th Feb 1789 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 23rd Mar 1789 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Mary Ring on 15th Apr 1811 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 1st Sep 1793 at Frant, Sussex; christened 3rd Nov 1793 at Countess of Huntingdon Church, Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
  iCatherine Mary who was born 13th Jul 1812 at Frant, Sussex; christened 10th Sep 1812 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died Apr to June 1842 Malling, Kent
19 iiRichard who was born 10th Nov 1817 at Croucher's Farm, Four Elms, Hever, Kent; christened 15th Apr 1819 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
20 iiiRobert Bowles who was born 19th Jun 1820 at Croucher's Farm, Four Elms, Hever, Kent; christened 22nd Oct 1820 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
21 ivGeorge who was born 3rd Mar 1822 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 11th Aug 1822 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  6. Thomas Keeys was the son of Richard Keeys, miller and farmer and Hannah Keeys [Barton]. He was born 1794 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 22nd Apr 1794 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Sarah Mitchell on 10th Jul 1814 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex. She was born 28th Jan 1796 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 2nd Mar 1796 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  7. Richard Taylor, inn keeper was the son of William Taylor and Mercy Taylor [Keeys]. He was born 2nd Mar 1778 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 27th Mar 1778 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Elizabeth Sutton on 10th Oct 1800 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witness James Faulkner. She was born 1777 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 1st Jan 1778 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, parents Thomas & Elizabeth Sutton. They had the following children:
  iRichard who was born 1st Mar 1801 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 3rd Apr 1801 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 6th Jul 1823 Penshurst, Kent, Richard TAYLOR son of Richard & Elizabeth Taylor died 6 July 1823 aged 22 years
22 iiEleanor who was born 1803 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 4th Mar 1803 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 30th Jul 1835 Gloucestershire
  iiiJames who was born 1806 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1806 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
  ivMary Ann who was born 1807 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1807 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
  vSarah who was born 1810 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 10th Jun 1810 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
  viJohn who was born 1813 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1813 St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex
23 viiHenry who was born 1816 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 29th Jul 1816 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 17th Apr 1891 Penshurst, Kent; buried after 17th Apr 1891 Fordcombe, Kent
   
  8. Elizabeth Gower [Taylor] was the daughter of William Taylor and Mercy Taylor [Keeys]. She was born 14th Aug 1780 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 3rd Sep 1780 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, parents William & Mercy Taylor
24 iMercy who was born 1803 at Hever, Kent; christened 10th Apr 1803 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; buried 1st May 1840 Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married Thomas Gower on 6th Feb 1803 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent, witnesses William Chapman, John Everest & Mercy Taylor. He was born 1782 at Hever, Kent; christened 5th May 1782 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent, mother Sarah Gower, base born. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1804 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 6th Jan 1805 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  9. 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
   
  10. 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 ??
   
  11. 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
   
  12. 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
   
  13. 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 ??
   
  14. 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
25 ivRichard Walton who was born July to Sep 1850 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 5 Page 447
26 vMaria who was born Jan to Mar 1852 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1852 Q1 Vol 2a Page 345
27 viMatilda Lydia who was born Jan to Mar 1855 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1855 Q1 Vol 2a Page 353
28 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
29 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
   
  15. 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 ??
   
  16. 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 ??
   
  17. 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 ??
   
  18. 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
30 iiiRichard William who was born 1864 at Brighton, Sussex; died 5th Jul 1909 Hartfield, Sussex; buried after 5th Jul 1909 Hartfield, Sussex
   
  19. Richard Keeys, butcher was the son of Robert Keeys and Mary Keeys [Ring]. He was born 10th Nov 1817 at Croucher's Farm, Four Elms, Hever, Kent; christened 15th Apr 1819 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  He married Kezia Woodhams on 11th Dec 1842 at St John the Baptist Church, Erith, Kent, registered at Dartford District, Kent, ref: 1842 Q4 Vol 5 Page 162. She was born 1821 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 22nd Apr 1821 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
   
  20. Robert Bowles Keeys, butcher & gardener was the son of Robert Keeys and Mary Keeys [Ring]. He was born 19th Jun 1820 at Croucher's Farm, Four Elms, Hever, Kent; christened 22nd Oct 1820 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  He married Esther Woodhams on 26th Oct 1841 at St George the Martyr Church, Southwark, London. She was born 1818 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 15th Feb 1818 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
   
  21. George Keeys, baker & confectioner was the son of Robert Keeys and Mary Keeys [Ring]. He was born 3rd Mar 1822 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 11th Aug 1822 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Jane Hunt on 14th Jan 1845 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent. She was born 1817 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 4th Jun 1817 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent. They had the following children:
31 iJane Ann who was born Jan to Mar 1846 at Brenchley, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1846 Q1 Vol 5 Page 519
32 iiMary Adelaide who was born Oct to Dec 1848 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1848 Q4 Vol 5 Page 456
  iiiEllen H. who was born 1855 at Sevenoaks, Kent
   
  22. Eleanor Battyll [Taylor] was the daughter of Richard Taylor, inn keeper and Elizabeth Taylor [Sutton]. She was born 1803 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 4th Mar 1803 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 30th Jul 1835 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
  She married Richard Collier Battyll on 8th Jul 1830 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses Richard & Henry Taylor, Susanna Woodhams & Frances Balfour. He was born 1791 at Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire; christened 27th Jul 1791 at All Saints Church, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, parents Richard Collier & Elizabeth Battyll; buried 27th Aug 1869 at All Souls Cemetery, Kensal Green, London
   
  23. Henry Taylor, farmer was the son of Richard Taylor, inn keeper and Elizabeth Taylor [Sutton]. He was born 1816 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 29th Jul 1816 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 17th Apr 1891 at Ford Place Farm, Penshurst, Kent; buried after 17th Apr 1891 at St. Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent
  He married Elizabeth Fielder Hook on 3rd Nov 1842 at St Mary's Church, Dover, Kent, witnesses William Taylor, Imogene Garthwaite & J Jeffries Jnr. She was born 1816 at Dover, Kent; christened 15th Sep 1816 at St Mary's Church, Dover, Kent, parents George & ELizabeth Hook; died 6th Aug 1871 at Ford Place Farm, Penshurst, Kent; buried after 6th Aug 1871 at St. Peter's Church, Fordcombe, Kent. They had the following children:
33 iRichard Henry who was born 1843 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; christened 10th Dec 1843 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; buried 2nd May 1883 Hildenborough, Kent, aged 39 years
  iiEleanor who was born 1847 at Penshurst, Kent
34 iiiClara Elizabeth who was born 1850 at Penshurst, Kent
35 ivHenry George who was born Oct to Dec 1855 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1855 Q4 Vol 2A Page 329; christened 30th Dec 1855 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
   
  24. Mercy Towner [Gower] was the daughter of Thomas Gower and Elizabeth Gower [Taylor]. She was born 1803 at Hever, Kent; christened 10th Apr 1803 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; buried 1st May 1840 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  iJane who was born 1827 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 1st Apr 1827 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiRobert who was born 1832 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married John Towner on 31st Dec 1838 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, witnesses George Bridge & Harriet Gower. He was born 1806 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 9th Nov 1806 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, parents Edmund & Mercy Towner. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1839 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 10th Mar 1839 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
   
Generation No. 5
  25. 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
   
  26. 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
   
  27. 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
   
  28. 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
   
  29. 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
   
  30. 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
   
  31. Jane Ann Marsh [Keeys] was the daughter of George Keeys, baker & confectioner and Jane Keeys [Hunt]. She was born Jan to Mar 1846 at Brenchley, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1846 Q1 Vol 5 Page 519
  She married Thomas Drayson Marsh, boot maker on Oct to Dec 1869 at sevenoak, Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1869 Q4 Vol 2A Page 787. He was born Apr to June 1845 at Eastry, Kent, registered at Eastry District, Kent, ref: 1845 Q2 Vol 5 Page 139. They had the following children:
  iGeorge Drayson who was born July to Sep 1870 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1870 Q3 Vol 2A Page 518
36 iiThomas Drayson who was born July to Sep 1874 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1874 Q3 Vol 2A Page 538
  iiiWilliam Charlie who was born Jan to Mar 1877 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Alcester District, Warwickshire, ref: 1877 Q1 Vol 2A Page 600
  ivAdelaide Minnie. who was born July to Sep 1878 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1878 Q3 Vol 2A Page 586
37 vErnest Harry who was born Jan to Mar 1882 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1882 Q1 Vol 2A Page 648
   
  32. Mary Adelaide Stringer [Keeys] was the daughter of George Keeys, baker & confectioner and Jane Keeys [Hunt]. She was born Oct to Dec 1848 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1848 Q4 Vol 5 Page 456
  She married Thomas Gates Stringer, mastrer grocer on Apr to June 1879 at Hackney, London, registered at Hackney District, London, ref: 1879 Q2 Vol 1B Page 837. He was born Jan 1853 at Eltham, London; christened 13th Feb 1853 at St John's Church, Eltham, London, parents Thomas & Caroline Matilda Stringer
   
  33. Richard Henry Taylor, corn merchant was the son of Henry Taylor, farmer and Elizabeth Fielder Taylor [Hook]. He was born 1843 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; christened 10th Dec 1843 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; buried 2nd May 1883 at St. Johns Parish Church, Hildenborough, Kent, aged 39 years
  He married Emma Head on 9th Sep 1874 at Felbridge, Surrey, registered at Godstone District, Surrey, ref: 1874 Q3 Vol 2a Page 269, witnesses George & S ? Head. She was born 1843 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 9th Aug 1843 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, daughter of George Head (banker) and Sarah Head
   
  34. Clara Elizabeth Hutchins [Taylor] was the daughter of Henry Taylor, farmer and Elizabeth Fielder Taylor [Hook]. She was born 1850 at Penshurst, Kent
  She married James Benjamin Hutchins on 22nd Sep 1881 at St Matthew's Church, Earls Court, London, witnesses Henry & Eleanor Taylor, Elizabeth Stephens & Olive Hutchins. He was born 20th Dec 1835 at London; christened 15th Jan 1836 at St John Zachary Church, Gresham Street, London, parents Charles Coryton & Amelia Caroline Hutchims
   
  35. Henry George Taylor, farmer was the son of Henry Taylor, farmer and Elizabeth Fielder Taylor [Hook]. He was born Oct to Dec 1855 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1855 Q4 Vol 2A Page 329; christened 30th Dec 1855 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  He married Margaret Foster on 26th May 1883 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, witnesses Henry Taylor & Henry & Caroline Foster. She was born July to Sep 1860 at Penshurst, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q3 Vol 2A Page 383; christened 9th Sep 1860 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
   
Generation No. 6
  36. Thomas Drayson Marsh was the son of Thomas Drayson Marsh, boot maker and Jane Ann Marsh [Keeys]. He was born July to Sep 1874 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1874 Q3 Vol 2A Page 538
  He married Gertrude Emma Booker on 26th Dec 1895 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Otford, Kent. She was born Apr to June 1875 at Otford, Kent
   
  37. Ernest Harry Marsh was the son of Thomas Drayson Marsh, boot maker and Jane Ann Marsh [Keeys]. He was born Jan to Mar 1882 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1882 Q1 Vol 2A Page 648
  He married Ethel Constance Heath on 8th Nov 1909 at St Bridget's Church, West Kirby, Cheshire. She was born July to Sep 1886 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q3 Vol 2A Page 663; christened 17th Oct 1886 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks Weald, Kent
   

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