| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. Benjamin Thorpe was the son of Henry Thorpe and Mary Thorpe [Snell]. He was born Jan to Mar 1838 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1838 Q1 Vol 5 Page 454 | |||
| He married Emma Carpenter on 25th Dec 1858 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent, witnesses Henry William & Jane Botting Carpenter. She was born 5th Dec 1835 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 14th Feb 1836 at Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Harriet who was born Jan to Mar 1860 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2A Page 297; died Jan to Mar 1860 Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| ii | Eliza who was born Apr to June 1861 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2A Page 432; died Apr to June 1861 Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| iii | Jane who was born July to Sep 1862 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2A Page 420; died July to Sep 1862 Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| iv | Emma who was born 26th Aug 1863 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 11th May 1840 Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| v | Alice who was born 31st Oct 1865 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died Apr to June 1951 Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| vi | Henry William who was born Oct to Dec 1868 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2A Page 558 | ||
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