The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Young [Stronghill], daughter of Arthur Stronghill and Mary Stronghill [Scoons]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Young [Stronghill] was the daughter of Arthur Stronghill and Mary Stronghill [Scoons]. She was born 1757 at Headcorn, Kent; christened 31st Oct 1757 at Ss Peter & Paul Church, Headcorn, Kent, parents Arthur & Mary Stronghill
  She married Matthias Young on 1st May 1778 at St Mary's Church, Sutton Valence, Kent, by licence, groom from Speldhurst, witnesses Arthur Stronghill (father) & William Chittenden. He was born 1757 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 30th May 1757 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iRichard Stronghill who was born 1779 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7th Nov 1779 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  iiSarah who was born 1781 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 18th Nov 1781 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; died 17th Apr 1803 Speldhurst, Kent; buried 23rd Apr 1803 Speldhurst, Kent, aged 23 years
3 iiiDavid who was born 4th Mar 1785 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 3rd Apr 1785 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  ivAbel who was born 2nd Sep 1792 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 7th Oct 1792 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; buried 4th Oct 1793 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 13 months
  vAbel who was born 2nd Sep 1792 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 7th Oct 1792 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; buried 4th Oct 1793 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 13 months
  viAnn who was born 5th Apr 1797 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 7th May 1797 King Charles-the-Martyr Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Richard Stronghill Young was the son of Matthias Young and Mary Young [Stronghill]. He was born 1779 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7th Nov 1779 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  He married Rachel Stiles on 11th Jan 1804 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, by ;icence, bride of Cowden. She was born 1781 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 13th May 1781 at St. Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex
   
  3. David Young was the son of Matthias Young and Mary Young [Stronghill]. He was born 4th Mar 1785 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 3rd Apr 1785 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  He married Sarah Hugget on 21st Oct 1812 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses Robert Rogers & G Stidolh. She was born 1790 at Frant, Sussex; christened 16th Jan 1791 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, parents Thomas & Mary Huggett. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1814 at Pembury, Kent; christened 6th Jan 1815 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent; buried 9th Jan 1815 Pembury, Kent, aged 2 days
  iiWilliam who was born 1818 at Pembury, Kent; christened 22nd Mar 1818 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent; buried 16th Jan 1836 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, aged 17 years
  iiiSelina who was born 1820 at Pembury, Kent; christened 2nd Jul 1820 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent; buried 21st Jun 1853 Pembury, Kent, aged 34 years
4 ivJames who was born 1822 at Pembury, Kent; christened 23rd Jun 1822 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent; buried 22nd Dec 1888 Southborough, Kent, aged 66 years
  vEmily who was born 1825 at Pembury, Kent; christened 11th Sep 1825 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent; buried 9th Mar 1847 Pembury, Kent, aged 22 years
5 viMiriam who was born 1828 at Pembury, Kent; christened 29th Jun 1828 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
6 viiAdelaide who was born 1832 at Pembury, Kent; christened 13th May 1832 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent; died July to Sep 1863 Tonbridge, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  4. James Young, carrier was the son of David Young and Sarah Young [Hugget]. He was born 1822 at Pembury, Kent; christened 23rd Jun 1822 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent; buried 22nd Dec 1888 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent, aged 66 years
  He married (1) Martha Sharp on 13th Sep 1841 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, witnesses William Young & Mary Ann Nash. She was born 1824 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 7th Jan 1825 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent, parents Edward & Elizabeth Sharp; buried 8th Jul 1842 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent. They had the following children:
  iJohn Edward who was born 1842 at Pembury, Kent; christened 13th Mar 1842 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent; buried 11th Sep 1842 Pembury, Kent, aged 9 months
  He married (2) Mary Tutchener on 29th Jun 1845 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses George Tutchener & Emma Young. She was born 1822 at Tudeley-cum-Capel, Kent; christened 27th Jan 1822 at All Saints Church, Tudeley-cum-Capel, Kent, parents John & Sarah Titchener; buried 4th Mar 1852 at St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent, aged 30 years. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born 1851 at Southborough, Kent; christened 7th Sep 1851 St. Peter's Church, Southborough, Kent; buried 22nd Mar 1852 Southborough, Kent, aged 8 months
  He married (3) Elizabeth Aldridge on 16th Oct 1852 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses William & Hannah Hunt. She was born 1811 at Hastings, Sussex; christened 12th May 1811 at All Saints Church, Hastings, Sussex, parents William & Martha Aldridge
   
  5. Miriam Jeffery [Young] was the daughter of David Young and Sarah Young [Hugget]. She was born 1828 at Pembury, Kent; christened 29th Jun 1828 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
7 iMaria who was born Oct to Dec 1848 at Pembury, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1848 Q4 Vol 5 Page 518
  She married Richard Jeffery on 23rd Jul 1848 at All Saints Church, Brenchley, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1848 Q3 Vol 5 Page 579, witnesses Alice Jeffery & William Hodges. He was born 1827 at Brenchley, Kent. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1851 at Pembury, Kent
  iiThomas who was born 1856 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiCharles who was born 1861 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  6. Adelaide Towner [Young] was the daughter of David Young and Sarah Young [Hugget]. She was born 1832 at Pembury, Kent; christened 13th May 1832 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent; died July to Sep 1863 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1863 Q3 Vol 2A Page 287
  She married Henry Towner, brickmaker on 6th Mar 1855 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, witnesses Richard Jeffery & George Swift. He was born 1831 at Pembury, Kent; christened 4th Sep 1831 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, mother Sarah Towner. They had the following children:
8 iHenry Thomas who was born Jan to Mar 1856 at Pembury, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1856 Q1 Vol 2A Page 415; died 6th Nov 1936 Pembury, Kent
  iiSarah Ann who was born 1859 at Pembury, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1859 Q4 Vol 2A Page 437
   
Generation No. 4
  7. Maria Medhurst [Jeffery] was the daughter of Richard Jeffery and Miriam Jeffery [Young]. She was born Oct to Dec 1848 at Pembury, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1848 Q4 Vol 5 Page 518
  She married William Medhurst, farm labourer on 17th Jul 1880 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex, witnesses Charles & Thomas Jeffery & Mary Anne Jupp. He was born 1838 at Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex; christened 2nd Sep 1838 at St Mary's Parish Church, Lamberhurst, Kent and Sussex
   
  8. Henry Thomas Towner, police sergeant was the son of Henry Towner, brickmaker and Adelaide Towner [Young]. He was born Jan to Mar 1856 at Pembury, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1856 Q1 Vol 2A Page 415; died 6th Nov 1936 at Pembury, Kent
  He married Esther Mary Leet on Oct to Dec 1886 at Lewisham, London, registered at Lewisham District, London, ref: 1886 Q4 Vol 1D Page 1624. She was born 1857 at Hove, Sussex; died 18th May 1929 at Pembury, Kent
   

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