The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Thomas Boakes
Generation No. 1
  1. Thomas Boakes He was born 1797 at Chevening, Kent; christened 21st Oct 1797 at St Botolph, Chevening, Kent, parents Thomas & Susannah Boakes
  He married Sarah Oliver on 25th Oct 1814 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, by licence, witnesses John Wells & Jane Boakes. She was born 13th Sep 1792 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 4th Nov 1792 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, parents Thomas & Sarah Oliver; died Apr to June 1840 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1840 Q2 Vol 5 Page 310. They had the following children:
2 iThomas who was born 1815 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent; christened 5th Feb 1815 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
3 iiJohn who was born 1816 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent; christened 23rd Jun 1816 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
  iiiWilliam who was born 1817 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent; christened 2nd Nov 1817 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
4 ivGeorge who was born 1819 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent; christened 26th Sep 1819 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
5 vStephen who was born 1821 at Chevening, Kent; christened 15th Apr 1821 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, parents Thomas & Sarah Boakes; died Jan to Mar 1886 Tonbridge, Kent
  viSarah who was born 1823 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent; christened 25th May 1823 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
  viiCharlotte who was born 1824 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent; christened 16th Jan 1825 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent; died Apr to June 1841 Seal, Kent
6 viiiLawrence who was born 1826 at Seal, Kent; christened 22nd Oct 1826 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
7 ixRhoda Maria who was born 1829 at Seal, Kent; christened 11th Jun 1843 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Thomas Boakes, labourer was the son of Thomas Boakes and Sarah Boakes [Oliver]. He was born 1815 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent; christened 5th Feb 1815 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
  He married Frances Bellingham on 3rd Mar 1840 at St. Mary the Virgin, Sundridge, Kent, bride's father's name ggiven as John. She was born 1819 at The Priory Farm, Leigh, Kent; christened 11th Apr 1819 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, daughter of George & Mercy Bellingham. They had the following children:
  iSarah A. who was born 1845 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent
  iiRhoda who was born 1849 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent
  iiiFanny who was born 1851 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent
  ivWilliam who was born 1854 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent
  vPriscilla who was born 1858 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent
  viJane who was born 1860 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent
  viiFrederick who was born 1863 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent
  viiiFloa who was born 1869 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent
   
  3. John Boakes, labourer was the son of Thomas Boakes and Sarah Boakes [Oliver]. He was born 1816 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent; christened 23rd Jun 1816 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
  He married Esther Miller on Jan to Mar 1845 at Lewisham, London, registered at Lewisham District, London, ref: 1845 Q1 Vol 5 Page 328. She was born 1819 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 25th Apr 1819 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, parents William & Elizabeth Miller. They had the following children:
  iWalter Henry who was born Oct to Dec 1847 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1847 Q4 Vol 5 Page 419; buried 11th Jul 1858 Sevenoaks, Kent, aged 11 years
8 iiErnest Edward who was born Apr to June 1857 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 857 Q2 Vol 2A Page 344
   
  4. George Boakes was the son of Thomas Boakes and Sarah Boakes [Oliver]. He was born 1819 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent; christened 26th Sep 1819 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
  He married Harriet Purdy on 23rd Aug 1846 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, witnesses Richard Moore & Dinah Wood. She was born 1826 at Riverhead, Kent; christened 2nd Jul 1826 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, parents William & Mary Purday
   
  5. Stephen Boakes, road labourer was the son of Thomas Boakes and Sarah Boakes [Oliver]. He was born 1821 at Chevening, Kent; christened 15th Apr 1821 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, parents Thomas & Sarah Boakes; died Jan to Mar 1886 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q1 Vol 2A Page 462
  He married Emma Taylor on 19th Jan 1867 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q1 Vol 2a Page 6363, witnesses George & Jane Crittenden. She was born 1832 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 15th Feb 1832 at King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, daughter of William and Jane Taylor; died Jan to Mar 1908 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1908 Q1 Vol 2A Page 568
   
  6. Lawrence Boakes, plumber and builder was the son of Thomas Boakes and Sarah Boakes [Oliver]. He was born 1826 at Seal, Kent; christened 22nd Oct 1826 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
  He married Deborah Holliday Timbs on Apr to June 1856 at Southwark, London, registered at St. Olave, Southwark District, London, ref: 1856 Q2 Vol 1D Page 63. She was born 26th Apr 1834 at Southwark, London; christened 17th Jul 1834 at St Saviour's Church, Southwark, London, parents William & Ann Timbs; died 1st Jun 1903 at Ewell Grove, Ewell, Surrey. They had the following children:
9 iEmily Deborah who was born Apr to June 1857 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1857 Q2 Vol 2A Page 346
  iiFlorence who was born July to Sep 1858 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1858 Q3 Vol 2A Page 341; christened 24th Jan 1864 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
  iiiCarolina who was born July to Sep 1860 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q3 Vol 2A Page 380; christened 24th Jan 1864 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
10 ivWilliam Timbs who was born Apr to June 1862 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1862 Q2 |Vol 2A Page 407
  vCharles Henry who was born Dec 1863 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 24th Jan 1864 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 20th Sep 1864 Sevenoaks, Kent, aged 9 months
  viLawrence Percy who was born Oct to Dec 1865 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1865 Q4 Vol 2A Page 461; christened 5th Nov 1865 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 5th May 1869 Sevenoaks, Kent
11 viiHerbert James who was born Jan to Mar 1868 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1868 Q1 Vol 2A Page 537; christened 26th Apr 1868 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
12 viiiWalter Anthony who was born July to Sep 1870 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1870 Q3 Vol 2A Page 513; christened 7th Aug 1870 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
  ixElizabeth who was born Jan to Mar 1874 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1874 Q1 Vol 2A Page 555; christened 26th Apr 1874 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
13 xHenry who was born 7th Jul 1875 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 13th Aug 1876 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
   
  7. Rhoda Maria Card [Boakes] was the daughter of Thomas Boakes and Sarah Boakes [Oliver]. She was born 1829 at Seal, Kent; christened 11th Jun 1843 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
  She married John Card on 31st Mar 1852 at Southwark, London. He was born 1819 at Woodlesford, Yorkshire
   
Generation No. 3
  8. Ernest Edward Boakes, cellar man was the son of John Boakes, labourer and Esther Boakes [Miller]. He was born Apr to June 1857 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 857 Q2 Vol 2A Page 344
  He married Rose Smith on 25th Dec 1879 at St. John's Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born Jan to Mar 1861 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1861 Q1 Vol 2A Page 435; christened 10th Aug 1861 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
   
  9. Emily Deborah Evans [Boakes] was the daughter of Lawrence Boakes, plumber and builder and Deborah Holliday Boakes [Timbs]. She was born Apr to June 1857 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1857 Q2 Vol 2A Page 346
  She married David Treharne Evans on 18th Dec 1875 at St Mary's Church, Lewisham, London, witnesses Richard Aneurin & Mary Ann Morgan. He was born 21st Apr 1849 at Glan-y-mychyd Farm, Llantrisant, parents Thomas & anne Evans; died 14th Aug 1907 at Ewell Grove, Ewell, Surrey
   
  10. William Timbs Boakes was the son of Lawrence Boakes, plumber and builder and Deborah Holliday Boakes [Timbs]. He was born Apr to June 1862 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1862 Q2 |Vol 2A Page 407
  He married Margaret Rose Cady on 28th Apr 1900 at Beccles, Suffolk. She was born 4th Jun 1864 at Spexhall, Suffolk; christened 3rd Jul 1864 at St Peter's Church, Spexhall, Suffolk, parents Samuel & EMily Cady. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1901 at Beccles, Suffolk
   
  11. Herbert James Boakes was the son of Lawrence Boakes, plumber and builder and Deborah Holliday Boakes [Timbs]. He was born Jan to Mar 1868 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1868 Q1 Vol 2A Page 537; christened 26th Apr 1868 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
  He married Edith Amy Finch on 1897 at St Stephen's Church, Rochester Row, Westminster, London. She was born 1874 at Westminster, London; christened 12th Feb 1874 at St Stephen's Church, Rochester Row, Westminster, London, parents William & Ruth Finch
   
  12. Walter Anthony Boakes was the son of Lawrence Boakes, plumber and builder and Deborah Holliday Boakes [Timbs]. He was born July to Sep 1870 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1870 Q3 Vol 2A Page 513; christened 7th Aug 1870 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
  He married Rosa Alice Brown on July to Sep 1896 at Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1896 Q2 Vol 2A Page 616. She was born Apr to June 1876 at Longley Road, Croydon, Surrey, registered at Wandsworth District, London, ref: 1876 Q2 Vol 1D Page 709, mother's maiden name Ray; christened 21st Oct 1877 at Christ Church, Broad Green, Croydon, Surrey, parents George & Sophia Brown
   
  13. Henry Boakes was the son of Lawrence Boakes, plumber and builder and Deborah Holliday Boakes [Timbs]. He was born 7th Jul 1875 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 13th Aug 1876 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
  He married Minnie Clark on 17th Apr 1899 at St Mary's Church, Bryanston Square, Marylebone, London. She was born 7th Jun 1869 at Westminster, London, parents John & Sarah Clark
   

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