The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for John Barton Keeys, son of John Barton Keeys, farmer & miller and Elizabeth Keeys [Hider]
Generation No. 1
  1. John Barton Keeys was the son of John Barton Keeys, farmer & miller and Elizabeth Keeys [Hider]. He was born 1816 at Hever, Kent; christened 23rd Apr 1816 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
  He married Matilda Chilman on 14th Oct 1844 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1844 Q4 Vol 5 Page 601. She was born 27th Dec 1821 at Brasted, Kent; christened 27th Jan 1822 at St. Martin's Church, Brasted, Kent, daughter of Stephen Chilman & Annis Chilman; died 20th Nov 1922 at Park Cottage, Westerham Road, Brasted, Kent; buried 22nd Nov 1922 at St. Martin's Church, Brasted, Kent. They had the following children:
  iJohn B. who was born 1846 at Hever, Kent
  iiMary Ann who was born Jan to Mar 1847 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1847 Q1 Vol 5 Page 435
  iiiCharles Newton who was born July to Sep 1848 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1848 Q3 Vol 5 Page 455
2 ivRichard Walton who was born July to Sep 1850 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 5 Page 447
3 vMaria who was born Jan to Mar 1852 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1852 Q1 Vol 2a Page 345
4 viMatilda Lydia who was born Jan to Mar 1855 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1855 Q1 Vol 2a Page 353
5 viiAgnes Rosa who was born Jan to Mar 1858 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1857 Q1 Vol 2a Page 379; died 21st Apr 1935 Epsom, Surrey
6 viiiSarah Alice who was born Apr to June 1863 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1863 Q2 Vol 2a Page 440; died 14th Oct 1912 Shropshire
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Richard Walton Keeys, coachman was the son of John Barton Keeys and Matilda Dennis [Keeys] [Chilman]. He was born July to Sep 1850 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 5 Page 447; emigrated 3rd Sep 1891 to Wellington, New Zealand, on the SS Doric, arrived December 1891
  He married Julia Chilman on July to Sep 1874, registered at St. Saviour, Southwark District, London, ref: 1874 Q3 Vol 1d Page 278. She was born 1st Jun 1849 at Charles Street, Hampsted Road; emigrated 3rd Sep 1891 to Wellington, New Zealand, on the SS Doric, arrived December 1891. They had the following children:
  iBarton Walton who was born 29th Sep 1877 at Newington, Surrey; died 1920
  iiHorace Stanley who was born 1880 at Newington, Surrey
  iiiAlfred who was born 30th Dec 1885 at Brasted, Kent
  ivLeonard who was born 16th May 1887 at Brasted, Kent
  vVictor Wesley who was born 1889 at Brasted, Kent; died 30th Nov 1918
   
  3. Maria Penson [Keeys] was the daughter of John Barton Keeys and Matilda Dennis [Keeys] [Chilman]. She was born Jan to Mar 1852 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1852 Q1 Vol 2a Page 345
  She married George Penson, Shipping agent on c 1869 at Kentish Town, London. He was born 1839 at St Austell, Cornwall; died 21st Jul 1899 at Chislehurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEllen Isabel who was born Oct to Dec 1869 at Kentish Town, London, registered at Pancras District, London, ref: 1869 Q4 Vol 1B Page 169
  iiGeorge Erskine C who was born Jan to Mar 1871 at Kentish Town, London, registered at Pancras District, London, ref: 1871 Q1 Vol 1B Page 155
  iiiAlice Beatrice who was born Jan to Mar 1875 at Kentish Town, London, registered at Pancras District, London, ref: 1875 Q1 Vol 1B page 197
  ivMay Matilda who was born Apr to June 1876 at Kentish Town, London, registered at Pancras District, London, ref: 1876 Q2 Vol 1B Page 216
   
  4. Matilda Lydia Chilman [Keeys] was the daughter of John Barton Keeys and Matilda Dennis [Keeys] [Chilman]. She was born Jan to Mar 1855 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1855 Q1 Vol 2a Page 353
  She married Charles Herbert Chilman on Apr to June 1881 at St Saviour, Southwark, London, registered at St. Saviour, Southwark District, London, ref: 1881 Q2 Vol 1D Page 330. He was born 20th Oct 1858 at 6, Graham Street, Walworth, Surrey; died 31st Aug 1901 at Edmonton, Canada
   
  5. Agnes Rosa Ayre [Keeys] was the daughter of John Barton Keeys and Matilda Dennis [Keeys] [Chilman]. She was born Jan to Mar 1858 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1857 Q1 Vol 2a Page 379; died 21st Apr 1935 at Horton Mental Hospital, Epsom, Surrey
  She married Frederick George Shopland Ayre on 11th Sep 1879 at St James' Church, Clerkenwell, London. He was born 6th Aug 1851 at Holy Trinity, Exeter, Devon, parents Abraham & maria Ayre; died 25th Feb 1904 at 88 Church Road, Islington, London
   
  6. Sarah Alice Penson [Keeys] was the daughter of John Barton Keeys and Matilda Dennis [Keeys] [Chilman]. She was born Apr to June 1863 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1863 Q2 Vol 2a Page 440; died 14th Oct 1912 at Shropshire
  She married George Penson, Shipping agent on 29th Nov 1884 at St Mary's Church, Islington, London. He was born 1839 at St Austell, Cornwall; died 21st Jul 1899 at Chislehurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEva who was born 5th Sep 1886 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q4 Vol 2A Page 662; died 15th Aug 1937 Gloucestershire; buried 18th Aug 1937 Gloucestershire
  iiRoy who was born July to Sep 1901 at Epsom, Surrey, registered at Epsom District, Surrey, ref: 1901 Q3 Vol 2A Page 4
   

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