The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Thomas Shoebridge
Generation No. 1
  1. Thomas Shoebridge He was born 1761 at Leigh, Kent; christened 28th Mar 1761 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, parents Richard & Mary Shoebridge
  He married Mary Franks on 5th Oct 1783 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, witnesses James Medhurst & James Farrant. She was born 1763 at Sundridge, Kent; christened 22nd Oct 1763 at St. Mary the Virgin, Sundridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iSophia who was born c Nov 1783 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 14th Dec 1783 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; buried 10th Feb 1811 Sevenoaks, Kent
2 iiJesse who was born 16th Mar 1786 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 9th Apr 1786 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
3 iiiCharlotte who was born 28th Dec 1788 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 25th Jan 1789 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 1833 Seal, Kent; buried 7th Nov 1833 Sevenoaks, Kent, aged 45 years
  ivGeroge who was born 21st May 1791 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 26th May 1791 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  vSarah who was born 13th Oct 1793 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 10th Nov 1793 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
4 viMichael who was born 20th Jan 1796 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 21st Feb 1796 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
5 viiJoshua who was born 7th Apr 1798 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 10th Jun 1798 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Jesse Shoebridge, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Shoebridge and Mary Shoebridge [Franks]. He was born 16th Mar 1786 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 9th Apr 1786 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married (1) Ann Boakes on 25th Mar 1811 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, witnesses John & Rachel Seares. She was born 28th Feb 1795 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 29th Mar 1795 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent; buried 25th Mar 1821 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, aged 26 years. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born 1813 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 14th Mar 1813 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, daughter of Jesse Shoebridge & Ann Shoebridge; buried 23rd Mar 1813 Sevenoaks, Kent, aged 1 month
6 iiLucy who was born 1814 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 20th Feb 1814 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, daughter of Jesse Shoebridge & Ann Shoebridge
  iiiMary Ann who was born 1816 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 11th Feb 1816 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, daughter of Jesse Shoebridge & Ann Shoebridge
  ivJesse who was born 1817 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 21st Dec 1817 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, son of Jesse Shoebridge & Ann Shoebridge
  vSarah who was born 1819 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 21st Mar 1819 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, daughter of Jesse Shoebridge & Ann Shoebridge
  viRachel who was born 1821 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 15th May 1821 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, daughter of Jesse Shoebridge & Ann Shoebridge; buried 31st Jan 1822 Sevenoaks, Kent, ged 10 months
7 viiEliza who was born 1828 at Poor House, Leigh, Kent; christened 18th Jan 1829 St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, christened Eliza Draper, mother Sarah Draper
  He married (2) Sarah Draper on 3rd Sep 1830 at Parish Church, Plaxtol, Kent, witnesses Samuel & Anne Shoebridge. She was born 6th Sep 1808 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 30th Oct 1808 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEmma who was born Oct 1830 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 14th Nov 1830 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, daughter of Jesse Shoebridge & Sarah Shoebridge
  iiAnna Elizabeth who was born 1832 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 6th Jan 1833 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, daughter of Jesse Shoebridge & Sarah Shoebridge
8 iiiJob who was born 1835 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  ivJane who was born 1837 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 6th May 1837 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, daughter of Jesse Shoebridge & Sarah Shoebridge
  vMartha who was born 1840 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  viEllen who was born 1842 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  viiLouisa who was born 1844 at Sevenoaks, Kent
   
  3. Charlotte Shoebridge was the daughter of Thomas Shoebridge and Mary Shoebridge [Franks]. She was born 28th Dec 1788 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 25th Jan 1789 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 1833 at Seal, Kent; buried 7th Nov 1833 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, aged 45 years
  She married unknown father on c 1810. They had the following children:
9 iCharlotte Dolton who was born 6th Mar 1812 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 12th Jul 1812 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1858
   
  4. Michael Shoebridge was the son of Thomas Shoebridge and Mary Shoebridge [Franks]. He was born 20th Jan 1796 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 21st Feb 1796 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Letitia Kadwell on 14th Jun 1820 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, witnesses John Kedwell & Hannah Wroght. She was born 1803 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 27th Feb 1803 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent, parents Thomas & Letty Kadwell
   
  5. Joshua Shoebridge was the son of Thomas Shoebridge and Mary Shoebridge [Franks]. He was born 7th Apr 1798 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 10th Jun 1798 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Sarah Quinnell on 19th May 1827 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, witnesses Michael & Letitia Shoebridge. She was born 10th Jun 1795 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Lucy Wickins [Shoebridge] was the daughter of Jesse Shoebridge, farm labourer and Ann Shoebridge [Boakes]. She was born 1814 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 20th Feb 1814 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, daughter of Jesse Shoebridge & Ann Shoebridge
  She married Henry Wickins on 30th Jan 1851 at Barming Heath, Kent, witnesses Thomas Taylor & Mary Willey. He was born c 1790 at ??
   
  7. Eliza Boakes [Shoebridge] was the daughter of Jesse Shoebridge, farm labourer and Sarah Shoebridge [Draper]. She was born 1828 at Poor House, Leigh, Kent; christened 18th Jan 1829 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent, christened Eliza Draper, mother Sarah Draper
  She married William Boakes, labourer on 26th Apr 1852 at St Botolph, Chevening, Kent, witnesses Emma Shoebridge (sister) & James Twiner. He was born 1832 at Chevening, Kent; christened 13th Mar 1832 at St Botolph, Chevening, Kent, parents Jonathan & Mary Ann Boaks. They had the following children:
10 iSidney who was born 27th Jan 1862 at Chevening, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1862 Q1 Vol 2A Page 414, 1939 register has birth year 1860
   
  8. Job Shoebridge, labourer was the son of Jesse Shoebridge, farm labourer and Sarah Shoebridge [Draper]. He was born 1835 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  He married Emily Underwood on July to Sep 1856, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1856 Q3 Vol 2a Page 601. She was born 1833 at Sevenoaks, Kent. They had the following children:
  iDavid who was born 1858 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  iiAlice who was born 1866 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  iiiDavid who was born 1868 at Sevenoaks, Kent
  ivAgnes who was born 1873 at Sevenoaks, Kent
   
  9. Charlotte Dolton Orchard [Shoebridge] was the daughter of unknown father and Charlotte Shoebridge. She was born 6th Mar 1812 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 12th Jul 1812 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1858, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1858 Q1 Vol 2a Page 274
  She married George Edward Orchard, confectioner on 1832. He was born 10th Apr 1809 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 11th Jun 1809 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent; died Apr to June 1880, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1880 Q2 Vol 2a Page 328. They had the following children:
  iGeorge Orchard who was born 1833 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 27th Nov 1833 St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, mother Charlotte single woman; buried 2nd Dec 1833 Sevenoaks, Kent, aged 5 days
  iiHarriet who was born 1837 at Chiddingstone, Kent, born and baptised as Shoebridge; christened 7th May 1837 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
11 iiiGeorge Frederick who was born 24th Feb 1841 at Chiddingstone, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1841 Q1 Vol 5 Page 403, born and baptised as Shoebridge; christened 22nd Mar 1841 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 18th Feb 1883
  ivRosa who was born July to Sep 1849 at Chiddingstone, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1849 Q3 Vol 5 Page 446, birth registered as Shoebridge
12 vFrederick George who was born Jan to Mar 1854 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1854 Q1 Vol 2a Page 332, born and baptised as Shoebridge; died Apr to June 1914
   
Generation No. 4
  10. Sidney Boakes, gardener was the son of William Boakes, labourer and Eliza Boakes [Shoebridge]. He was born 27th Jan 1862 at Chevening, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1862 Q1 Vol 2A Page 414, 1939 register has birth year 1860
  He married Mary Ellen Sears on 26th Mar 1893 at St George's Church, Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, witnesses Walter & Agnes Harriet Sears (brother & sister). She was born 1864 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent; christened 10th Jul 1864 at St George's Church, Sevenoaks Weald, Kent
   
  11. George Frederick Orchard was the son of George Edward Orchard, confectioner and Charlotte Dolton Orchard [Shoebridge]. He was born 24th Feb 1841 at Chiddingstone, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1841 Q1 Vol 5 Page 403, born and baptised as Shoebridge; christened 22nd Mar 1841 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died 18th Feb 1883, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1883 Q1 Vol 2a Page 327
  He married (1) Ruth Hezelden on 13th Dec 1863 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 18th Jun 1866 at Frant, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrederick William who was born Jan to Mar 1864 at Frant, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q1 Vol 2b Page 95; christened 10th Apr 1864 St. Stephen's Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died 14th Oct 1894 Whitechapel, London
  iiGeorge Edward who was born July to Sep 1865 at Frant, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1865 Q3 Vol 2b Page 85; died 18th Jan 1866 Frant, Sussex
  He married (2) Jane Keen on 1871 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Jane Keen recorded as Jane Keem. She was born 1844 at Preston, Kent; died July to Sep 1899 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1899 Q3 Vol 2a Page 497. They had the following children:
13 iEdward Henry George who was born July to Sep 1872 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q3 Vol 2a Page 546
  iiEmily Rose who was born Jan to Mar 1874 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1874 Q1 Vol 2a Page 584; died Jan to Mar 1874 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiKate Mary Anne who was born July to Sep 1875 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1875 Q3 Vol 2a Page 558; died Jan to Mar 1878 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
14 ivGeorge who was born 1877 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  vPercy Charles who was born Oct to Dec 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1878 Q4 Vol 2a Page 501; died July to Sep 1879 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viArthur Ernest who was born May 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1880 Q2 Vol 2a Page 651
15 viiCharles Albert who was born 1881 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
16 viiiBeatrice Maud who was born July to Sep 1883 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1883 Q3 Vol 2a Page 643
   
  12. Frederick George Orchard was the son of George Edward Orchard, confectioner and Charlotte Dolton Orchard [Shoebridge]. He was born Jan to Mar 1854 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1854 Q1 Vol 2a Page 332, born and baptised as Shoebridge; died Apr to June 1914, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1914 Q2 Vol 2a Page 882
17 iFrederick Orchard who was born 23rd Nov 1878 at Hounslow, London, registered at Brentford District, Middlesex, ref: 1879 Q1 Vol 3a Page 54; christened 14th Nov 1897 Sevenoaks, Kent, Christened as Frederick Orchard
18 iiAlice Ellen who was born July to Sep 1884 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1884 Q3 Vol 2a Page 623
19 iiiRosa who was born July to Sep 1887 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1887 Q3 Vol 2a Page 650
  ivCharles Oliver who was born Apr to June 1891 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1891 Q2 Vol 2a Page 681
20 vAnnie who was born Apr to June 1894 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1894 Q2 Vol 2a Page 636
  viDorothy who was born Apr to June 1899 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1899 Q2 Vol 2a Page 742
   
Generation No. 5
  13. Edward Henry George Orchard was the son of George Frederick Orchard and Jane Orchard [Keen]. He was born July to Sep 1872 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q3 Vol 2a Page 546
  He married Hannah Mercy Richardson on Jan to Mar 1896, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1896 Q1 Vol 2a Page 823. She was born 1876 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
   
  14. George Orchard was the son of George Frederick Orchard and Jane Orchard [Keen]. He was born 1877 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  He married Sophia Mary Keen on July to Sep 1900, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1900 Q3 Vol 2a Page 1463. She was born 1877 at East Mosely
   
  15. Charles Albert Orchard was the son of George Frederick Orchard and Jane Orchard [Keen]. He was born 1881 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  He married Alice/Ada Harvey on Jan to Mar 1908, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1908 Q1 Vol 2a Page 1069. She was born 1882
   
  16. Beatrice Maud Watchous [Orchard] was the daughter of George Frederick Orchard and Jane Orchard [Keen]. She was born July to Sep 1883 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1883 Q3 Vol 2a Page 643
  She married William George Watchous on Apr to June 1906, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1906 Q2 Vol 2a Page 1560. He was born 1882 at Paddock Wood, Kent
   
  17. Frederick Orchard Brown was the son of Frederick George Orchard and Annie Maria Orchard [Brown]. He was born 23rd Nov 1878 at Hounslow, London, registered at Brentford District, Middlesex, ref: 1879 Q1 Vol 3a Page 54; christened 14th Nov 1897 at Sevenoaks, Kent, Christened as Frederick Orchard
  He married Lily Elizabeth H. Dadswell on Jan to Mar 1909, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1909 Q1 Vol 2a Page 1025. She was born 1882
   
  18. Alice Ellen Snelling [Orchard] was the daughter of Frederick George Orchard and Annie Maria Orchard [Brown]. She was born July to Sep 1884 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1884 Q3 Vol 2a Page 623
  She married Hector George Snelling on Jan to Mar 1910, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1910 Q1 Vol 2a Page 1196. He was born 1883 at Aylesbury
   
  19. Rosa Williams [Orchard] was the daughter of Frederick George Orchard and Annie Maria Orchard [Brown]. She was born July to Sep 1887 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1887 Q3 Vol 2a Page 650
  She married Frederick Russell Williams on c 1915. He was born 1883
   
  20. Annie Kirby [Orchard] was the daughter of Frederick George Orchard and Annie Maria Orchard [Brown]. She was born Apr to June 1894 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1894 Q2 Vol 2a Page 636
  She married Douglas Thomas Kirby on c Apr to June 1918, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1918 Q2 Vol 2a Page 1686. He was born 1892
   

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