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Am trying to help a lady in Australia who is descended from Thomas Heniker, born Westwell, Kent, 1799. Parents = Edward and Ann, nee Russell. Thomas emigrated in 1839 and she has family history from then on. It is the English family from earlier years which she finds hard to trace.
She would also love to make contact with any living descendants of Edward and Ann.
Sandra

Thomas Henniker
England Births and Christenings
Name
Thomas Henniker
Gender
Male
Christening Date
10 Mar 1799
Christening Place
Westwell, Kent, England
Father's Name
Edward Henniker
Mother's Name
Ann Henniker

Thomas Henniker
mentioned in the record of Thomas Henniker and Jemima Willis
Name
Thomas Henniker
Spouse's Name
Jemima Willis
Event Date
11 Sep 1826
Event Place
Westwell, Kent, England

5 children born to the marriage

Edward Henniker
mentioned in the record of Henry Henniker
Name
Edward Henniker
Sex
Male
Wife
Ann Henniker
Son
Henry Henniker
Other information in the record of Henry Henniker
from England Births and Christenings
Name
Henry Henniker
Gender
Male
Christening Date
09 Aug 1801
Christening Place
Westwell, Kent, England
Father's Name
Edward Henniker
Mother's Name
Ann Henniker

Edward Henniker
mentioned in the record of Charlotte Henniker
Name
Edward Henniker
Sex
Male
Wife
Ann Henniker
Daughter
Charlotte Henniker
Other information in the record of Charlotte Henniker
from England Births and Christenings
Name
Charlotte Henniker
Gender
Female
Christening Date
18 Jul 1806
Christening Place
Westwell, Kent, England
Father's Name
Edward Henniker
Mother's Name
Ann Henniker

Edward Henniker
mentioned in the record of John Henniker
Name
Edward Henniker
Sex
Male
Wife
Ann Henniker
Son
John Henniker
Other information in the record of John Henniker
from England Births and Christenings
Name
John Henniker
Gender
Male
Christening Date
02 Sep 1792
Christening Place
Westwell, Kent, England
Father's Name
Edward Henniker
Mother's Name
Ann Henniker

Edward Henniker
mentioned in the record of Harriet Henniker
Name
Edward Henniker
Sex
Male
Wife
Ann Henniker
Daughter
Harriet Henniker
Other information in the record of Harriet Henniker
from England Births and Christenings
Name
Harriet Henniker
Gender
Female
Christening Date
30 Apr 1815
Christening Place
Westwell, Kent, England
Father's Name
Edward Henniker
Mother's Name
Ann Henniker

Edward Henniker
mentioned in the record of Robert Henniker
Name
Edward Henniker
Sex
Male
Wife
Ann Henniker
Son
Robert Henniker
Other information in the record of Robert Henniker
from England Births and Christenings
Name
Robert Henniker
Gender
Male
Christening Date
19 Oct 1794
Christening Place
Westwell, Kent, England
Father's Name
Edward Henniker
Mother's Name
Ann Henniker

Edward Henniker
mentioned in the record of James Henniker
Name
Edward Henniker
Sex
Male
Wife
Ann Henniker
Son
James Henniker
Other information in the record of James Henniker
from England Births and Christenings
Name
James Henniker
Gender
Male
Christening Date
22 Jan 1797
Christening Place
Westwell, Kent, England
Father's Name
Edward Henniker
Mother's Name
Ann Henniker

Edward Henneker
mentioned in the record of Mary Henneker
Name
Edward Henneker
Sex
Male
Wife
Ann Henneker
Daughter
Mary Henneker
Other information in the record of Mary Henneker
from England Births and Christenings
Name
Mary Henneker
Gender
Female
Christening Date
20 Apr 1788
Christening Place
Westwell, Kent, England
Father's Name
Edward Henneker
Mother's Name
Ann Henneker

this is the only marriage I can find that could be Edward and ann

Edward Henecar
mentioned in the record of Edward Henecar and Ann Rupel
Name
Edward Henecar
Spouse's Name
Ann Rupel
Event Date
09 Jul 1782
Event Place
Little Chart, Kent, England

Edward Henniker
England Deaths and Burials
Name
Edward Henniker
Gender
Male
Death Date
02 Feb 1832
Death Place
Westwell, Kent, England
Age
76
Birth Date
1756

Thanks for all your help, Malyon, especially the last piece of information, which I will pass on
Sandra :-) :-)

Anne Henniker
England Deaths and Burials
Name
Anne Henniker
Gender
Female
Death Date
06 Sep 1818
Death Place
Westwell, Kent, England
Age
50
Birth Date
1768

this looks like ann and Edwards marriage

Ann Russell
mentioned in the record of Edward Henicar and Ann Russell
Name
Edward Henicar
Spouse's Name
Ann Russell
Event Date
09 Jul 1782
Event Place
Little Chart,Kent,England

could be ann birth

An Russell
England Births and Christenings
Name
An Russell
Gender
Female
Christening Date
29 Jun 1768
Christening Place1765
Father's Name
Edw Russell
Mother's Name
An
FOLKESTONE,KENT,ENGLAND
Birth Date

I find it almost impossible to follow the copypasta of unformated records like these ... so to summarize so I at least can see what we have

children of Edward and Ann

(for all these records just search at www.familysearch.org for surname Hen*r in Westwell Kent in your chosen date range, specify type of record if you like)

Mary bapt 1788
John bapt 1792
Robert 1794
James bapt 1797
Thomas bapt 1799 (our man)
Henry bapt 1801 - died 1827 **
Charlotte bapt 1806 - died 1806
Harriet bapt 1815 - died 1831

(** for deaths of Henry and his wife Charlotte see
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=153610387
they are the only graves indexed in that cemetery for surname starting with Hen)

that is a childbearing span of 33 years, unless the 1815 baptism was late, quite some time after birth, which would be possible.

However I might suspect that there was a son (or other relation) Edward whose baptism hasn't shown up, possibly born in the 1780s, and Harriet was a child of that son ...

... well there was an Edward, not known whose child, but he married a Mary

Name Edward Henikir
Spouse's Name Mary Ramsden
Event Date 14 Jul 1811
Event Place Westwell, Kent, England

anyway, it is descendants of these children that are the subject of the search

Sandra your friend was not aware of who the children were? or if she was, does that list match her info?

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searching UK census for any hen*r born in Westwell, we find John 1792

in 1861

Name: John Henniker
Age: 68
Estimated birth year: 1793
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Margaret Henniker
Gender: Male
Where born: Westwell, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Charing
Ecclesiastical parish: Canterbury
County/Island: Kent
Registration district: West Ashford
Sub-registration district: Calehill
John Henniker 68
Margaret Henniker 69

children would be gone by then

unfortunately, same situation in 1841

Name: John Henneker, agricultural labourer
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: abt 1791
Gender: Male
Where born: Kent, England
Civil Parish: Charing
Hundred: Calehill
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Registration district: West Ashford
Sub-registration district: Calehill
John Henneker 50
Margaret Henneker 50

however, also in Charing there is a possible son and family in the next district

James Henneker abt 1811 Kent, England Charing, Kent, agricultural labourer
wife Elizabeth Henneker abt 1811 Kent, England Charing, Kent
Lydia Henneker abt 1833 Kent, England Charing, Kent
George Henneker abt 1836 Kent, England Charing, Kent
Jesse Henneker abt 1838 Kent, England Charing, Kent
James Henneker abt 1841 Kent, England Charing, Kent



the Edward I mentioned is also there

1851

Edward Hentker 60 [c1791]
Mary Hentker 56
Jane Hentker 17 daughter

1861

Edward Henrriker 73 [c1788]
James Henrriker 33 son


but those are the only ones of that generation (not knowing daughter Mary's married name) I can see


no wait, James in 1841

Name: James Henniker, agricultural labourer
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1796
Gender: Male
Where born: Kent, England
Civil Parish: Moldash
Hundred: Felborough
County/Island: Kent
Registration district: East Ashford
Sub-registration district: Wye
James Henniker 45
Hanna Henniker 40
James Henniker 9

possibly Mary marrying a little late?

from familysearch

Name John Brenchley
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 13 Jun 1819
Event Place Charing, Kent, England
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Spouse's Name Mary Henneker
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Marital Status Single

looks like her in 1851

Name: Mary An Brenchley
Age: 62
Estimated birth year: abt 1789
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: John Brenchley
Gender: Female
Where born: Westwell
Civil Parish: Stalisfield
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
View related Ecclesiastical Parish
County/Island: Kent
Registration district: Faversham
Sub-registration district: Boughton
John Brenchley 58
Mary An Brenchley 62
John Brenchley 30 son
Sarah Brenchley 27 daughter

Sandra ... pleeeease reply here in the thread. Two months from now, I'll know what your message is about if it's here ... if it's in my inbox, I may have no idea.

:-)


From Sandra:

My word, Joonie, you HAVE been busy! This could take me some while to digest!
Many thanks
Sandra