The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Hester Spencer [Hooker]
Generation No. 1
  1. Hester Spencer [Hooker] She was born c 1784 at Little Stanmore, Middlesex
  She married John Spencer on 1st Mar 1806 at St Lawrence's Church, Little Stanmore, Middlesex, John Spencer a bchelor of this parish by & with the consent of Joseph Spencer his father. He was born c 1787 at ??. They had the following children:
2 iCaroline who was born 25th Apr 1806 at Little Stanmore, Middlesex; christened 17th Jun 1806 St Lwrence's Church, Little Stanmore, Middlesex, parents John & Hester Spencer [Hooker]
3 iiThomas Cooper who was born 5th Jun 1808 at Little Stanmore, Middlesex; christened 6th Jul 1808 St Lawrence's Church, Little Stanmore, Middlesex
  iiiJohn Hooker who was born 14th Sep 1810 at Little Stanmore, Middlesex; christened 25th Oct 1810 St Lawrence's Church, Little Stanmore, Middlesex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Caroline Woodhams [Spencer] was the daughter of John Spencer and Hester Spencer [Hooker]. She was born 25th Apr 1806 at Little Stanmore, Middlesex; christened 17th Jun 1806 at St Lwrence's Church, Little Stanmore, Middlesex, parents John & Hester Spencer [Hooker]
  She married William Woodhams, farmer on 16th Mar 1829 at St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London, witnesses Richard Collier Ballyll & Sarah Good. He was born 1805 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 22nd Mar 1805 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 5th Apr 1868 at Frindsbury, Kent, will proved by Henry Everest of Frindsbury Esquire and William Woodhams of Rocheste, \merchant and Frank Woodhams of Frindsbury Farmer the sonsr, effects under £3,000; buried 10th Apr 1868 at All Saints Church, Frindsbury, Kent, aged 63 years. They had the following children:
4 iWilliam who was born c Nov 1829 at Rochester, Kent; christened 27th Dec 1829 St Nicholas Church, Rochester, Kent
5 iiSusannah who was born 1832 at Rochester, Kent; christened 4th Aug 1832 St Nicholas Church, Rochester, Kent; buried 1st Jul 1863 Shoreham, Kent, aged 30 years
  iiiSpencer who was born 1834 at Rochester, Kent; christened 23rd Nov 1834 St Nicholas Church, Rochester, Kent; buried 24th Aug 1835 Rochester, Kent, aged 10 months
6 ivCaroline who was born 29th May 1839 at Newington, Surrey, registered at Newington District, Surrey, ref: 1839 Q3 Vol 4 Page 294; died 5th Sep 1915 Pennsylvania, USA
7 vFrank who was born 3rd Apr 1841 at Dover Road, Newington, Surrey; christened 22nd Aug 1841 Holy Trinity Church, Newington, Surrey
   
  3. Thomas Cooper Spencer, farmer was the son of John Spencer and Hester Spencer [Hooker]. He was born 5th Jun 1808 at Little Stanmore, Middlesex; christened 6th Jul 1808 at St Lawrence's Church, Little Stanmore, Middlesex
  He married Harriet Boys on 28th Mar 1835 at St. George's Church, Wrotham, Kent, witnesses Bery Boys & Joanna & Hester Spencer. She was born 1803 at Wrotham, Kent; christened 24th Jul 1803 at St. George's Church, Wrotham, Kent, parents Benjamin & Mary Boys. They had the following children:
  iHerbert who was born 1836 at Wrotham, Kent; christened 21st Aug 1836 St. George's Church, Wrotham, Kent
8 iiFrank who was born 1837 at Ightham, Kent; christened 23rd Dec 1837 St. Peter's Church, Ightham, Kent
  iiiAlfred John who was born 1841 at Ightham, Kent; christened 24th Nov 1841 St. Peter's Church, Ightham, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  4. William Woodhams was the son of William Woodhams, farmer and Caroline Woodhams [Spencer]. He was born c Nov 1829 at Rochester, Kent; christened 27th Dec 1829 at St Nicholas Church, Rochester, Kent
  He married Frances Payne on 24th Aug 1853 at St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, witnesses William Edmund Payne & William Woodhams. She was born 1831 at Chatham, Kent; christened 24th Jun 1831 at St Mary's Church, Chatham, Kent, parents William & Patience Payne
   
  5. Susannah Spencer [Woodhams] was the daughter of William Woodhams, farmer and Caroline Woodhams [Spencer]. She was born 1832 at Rochester, Kent; christened 4th Aug 1832 at St Nicholas Church, Rochester, Kent; buried 1st Jul 1863 at St Peter and St Paul, Shoreham, Kent, aged 30 years
  She married Frank Spencer on 29th Oct 1862 at All Saints Church, Frindsbury, Kent, witnesses William & Caroline Woodhams & Laura Hodsoll?. He was born 1837 at Ightham, Kent; christened 23rd Dec 1837 at St. Peter's Church, Ightham, Kent
   
  6. Caroline Henwood [Woodhams] was the daughter of William Woodhams, farmer and Caroline Woodhams [Spencer]. She was born 29th May 1839 at Newington, Surrey, registered at Newington District, Surrey, ref: 1839 Q3 Vol 4 Page 294; emigrated 17th Aug 1912 to New York, USA, left Glasgow on MV Columbia for New York; died 5th Sep 1915 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  She married Francis Giles Henwood on 31st Aug 1864 at Greenwich, Kent, On the 31st ult, at Greenwich, Frank G Henwood, fourth son of William Henwood, Esq, MCINA, late Master Shipbuilder, Royal Dockyard, Sheerness, to Caroline, only surviving daughter of William Woodhams, Esq, of Frindsbury. He was born 11th Feb 1835 at 53 Orange Street, Portsea, Hampshire, parents William Henwood, naval architect & Mary Anne Henwood nee Moody daughter of Thomas Moody of Andover; died 24th Dec 1882 at 161 Highbury New Park, Islington, London, will was proved by Caroline Henwood of 161 Highbury New Park widow the relict, George Thompson Henwood of 6 Star Hill Tearrace, Rochester, gentleman the brother and Frank Woodhams of Frindsbury, farmer
   
  7. Frank Woodhams was the son of William Woodhams, farmer and Caroline Woodhams [Spencer]. He was born 3rd Apr 1841 at Dover Road, Newington, Surrey; christened 22nd Aug 1841 at Holy Trinity Church, Newington, Surrey
  He married Frances Emma Wakeley on 7th Jul 1875 at St Margaret's Church, Rainham, Kent, witnesses John Wakeley & Sarah Banfield. She was born 1844 at Rainham, Kent; christened 8th Aug 1844 at St Margaret's Church, Rainham, Kent, parents Thomas & Mary Wakeley
   
  8. Frank Spencer was the son of Thomas Cooper Spencer, farmer and Harriet Spencer [Boys]. He was born 1837 at Ightham, Kent; christened 23rd Dec 1837 at St. Peter's Church, Ightham, Kent
  He married Susannah Woodhams on 29th Oct 1862 at All Saints Church, Frindsbury, Kent, witnesses William & Caroline Woodhams & Laura Hodsoll?. She was born 1832 at Rochester, Kent; christened 4th Aug 1832 at St Nicholas Church, Rochester, Kent; buried 1st Jul 1863 at St Peter and St Paul, Shoreham, Kent, aged 30 years
   

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