The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Rachel Constable [Ledger]
Generation No. 1
  1. Rachel Constable [Ledger] She was born 1823 at Harrietsham, Kent; christened 19th Apr 1823 at St John's Church, Harrietsham, Kent, paerrents Richard & Ann Ledger; emigrated 18th Nov 1872 to New York, USA, arrived from Liverpool on SS City of Bristol with children James, Alfred & Alice
  She married James Constable, bootmaker on 11th Apr 1847 at All Saints Church, Ulcombe, Kent, witnesses Jesse Smith & Sarah Ann Ledger. He was born Nov 1824 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 26th Dec 1824 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; emigrated 9th Apr 1872 to New York, USA, arrived from Cardiff on ship Laurens. They had the following children:
2 iEdward who was born 1848 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 4th Aug 1856 St John's Church, Harrietsham, Kent, aged 9 years
  iiAnn who was born July to Sep 1849 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1849 Q3 Vol 5 Page 511; died Jan to Mar 1850 Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiJames who was born July to Sep 1850 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 5 Page 523; christened 4th Aug 1856 St John's Church, Harrietsham, Kent, aged 6 years
3 ivWilliam who was born Oct to Dec 1851 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1851 Q4 Vol 5 Page 571; christened 4th Aug 1856 St John's Church, Harrietsham, Kent, aged 5 years
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Edward Constable, baker was the son of James Constable, bootmaker and Rachel Constable [Ledger]. He was born 1848 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 4th Aug 1856 at St John's Church, Harrietsham, Kent, aged 9 years; emigrated 9th Apr 1872 to New York, USA, arrived from Cardiff on ship Laurens
  He married Harriet Elizabeth Blyth on Apr to June 1871 at Yarmouth, Norfolk, registered at Yarmouth District , Norfolk, ref: 1871 Q2 Vol 4B Page 39. She was born Jan to Mar 1848 at Yarmouth, Norfolk; emigrated 9th Apr 1872 to New York, USA, arrived from Cardiff on ship Laurens
   
  3. William Constable was the son of James Constable, bootmaker and Rachel Constable [Ledger]. He was born Oct to Dec 1851 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1851 Q4 Vol 5 Page 571; christened 4th Aug 1856 at St John's Church, Harrietsham, Kent, aged 5 years
  He married Elizabeth Cruikshank on Oct to Dec 1871 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1871 Q4 Vol 2A Page 952. She was born Jan to Mar 1847 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1847 Q1 Vol 5 Page 463. They had the following children:
4 iWilliam James who was born July to Sep 1872 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q3 Vol 2A {age 530
  iiAlice who was born Jan to Mar 1875 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1875 Q1 Vp; 2A Page 548
5 iiiAlfred Albert who was born Jan to Mar 1879 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1879 Q1 Vol 2A Page 592
   
Generation No. 3
  4. William James Constable was the son of William Constable and Elizabeth Constable [Cruikshank]. He was born July to Sep 1872 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q3 Vol 2A {age 530
  He married Annie Claydon on 9th Jul 1910 at St John's Church, Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, witnesses Albert Constable, Herbert Ernest Burgess & Florence Claydon. She was born 1870 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 10th Jul 1870 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent
   
  5. Alfred Albert Constable, soldier was the son of William Constable and Elizabeth Constable [Cruikshank]. He was born Jan to Mar 1879 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1879 Q1 Vol 2A Page 592
  He married Adele Guinfred Tourle on 8th Jun 1905 at All Souls Church, Eastbourne, Sussex, witnesses Algernon Bede Tourle & Hilda Thynne Tourle. She was born 16th Oct 1879 at Croydon, Surrey; christened 7th Jan 1880 at St John's Church, Croydon, Surrey
   

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