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Born William about 1861 Lenham area Kent.

What is it you want to know, Kenneth?

Is this him on the 1871 census?

Daniel Feakins 31
Sophia Feakins 30
William Feakins 10
Sarah Feakins 7
Mary Feakins 2

FEAKINS, WILLIAM mms WATTS
GRO Reference: 1861 S Quarter in HOLLINGBOURN Volume 02A Page 477

How much do you already know about him, Kenneth?

He's on all the censuses 1871 - 1911:

William Feakins
in the 1911 England Census
Name: William Feakins
Age in 1911: 51
Estimated birth year: abt 1860
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Lenham, Kent
Civil Parish: Harrietsham
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address: Fairbourne, Harrietsham, Nr Maidstone
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farm Bailiff
Registration district: Hollingbourne
Registration District Number: 52
Sub-registration district: Lenham
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Household schedule number: 10
Piece: 4172
Household Members:
Name Age
William Feakins 51
Charlotte Feakins 52
Allan Charman 20


Marriages Dec 1879 (>99%)
FEAKINS William Hollingbourn 2a 1189
MILLEN Charlotte Hollingbourn 2a 1189

His parents' marriage:

Marriages Sep 1859 (>99%)
Fekins Daniel Tenterden 2a 763
Watts Sophia Tenterden 2a 763

Daniel Feakins
in the 1861 England Census
Name: Daniel Feakins
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: 1833
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sophia Feakins
Gender: Male
Where born: Lenham, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Lenham
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
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Registration district: Hollinbourn
Sub-registration district: Lenham
ED, institution, or vessel: 7e
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 147
Piece: 505
Folio: 76
Page Number: 23
Household Members:
Name Age
Daniel Feakins 28
Sophia Feakins 22




Daniel Fekens
in the 1851 England Census
Name: Daniel Fekens
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1835
Relation: Servant
Gender: Male
Where born: Lenham, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Frinsted
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
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County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Disability:
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Registration district: Hollingbourn
Sub-registration district: Hollingbourn
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 14
Piece: 1618
Folio: 200
Page Number: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Palmer 35
Eliza Palmer 36
Edward Palmer 5
Mary Jane Palmer 2
James Hills 19
William Boorman 19
Daniel Fekens 16
Elizabeth Gambrill 16

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Daniel Fekins
England Births and Christenings
Name Daniel Fekins
Residence Place Kent, England
Gender Male
Christening Date 10 Aug 1834
Christening Date (Original) 10 Aug 1834
Christening Place Lenham, Kent, England
Father's Name George Fekins
Mother's Name Amy

Daniel Frakans
in the 1841 England Census
Name: Daniel Frakans
[Daniel Feakens]
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1834
Gender: Male
Where born: Kent, England
Civil Parish: Benenden
Hundred: Rolvenden
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
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Registration district: Cranbrook
Sub-registration district: Cranbrook
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 471
Book: 5
Folio: 39
Page Number: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Daniel Frakans 7
Richard Bishop 3

In same household but not transcribed as such on Ancestry;

William Bishop 60, Elizabeth Bishop 50, Ann Bishop 20, Charles Bishop 15, Daniel Bishop 12.

Daniel's father and brother in 1841 ???

George Feakins
in the 1841 England Census
Name: George Feakins
Age: 27
Estimated birth year: abt 1814
Gender: Male
Where born: Kent, England
Civil Parish: Lenham
Hundred: Eyhorne
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
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Registration district: Hollingbourn
Sub-registration district: Lenham
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 459
Book: 19
Folio: 28
Page Number: 24
Household Members:
Name Age
George Feakins 27
William Feakins 2


In same household:

Jacob 49, Amy 46, Sarah 17, William 13, Richard 9, Abraham 4. all Feakins.

George is listed after all of them, with William 2 after him, so presumably he's William's father.


William 's birth ?

FEAKINS, WILLIAM HENRY mms BISHOP
GRO Reference: 1839 M Quarter in THE HOLLINGBOURN UNION Volume 05 Page 245

So Daniel was with grandparents in 1841.

Another sibling of Daniel:

Henry Fekins
from England Births and Christenings
Name Henry Fekins
Residence Place Kent, England
Gender Male
Christening Date 14 Dec 1836
Christening Date (Original) 14 Dec 1836
Christening Place Lenham, Kent, England
Father's Name George Fekins
Mother's Name Amy



Amy's death:

Amy Feakins
England Deaths and Burials
Name Amy Feakins
Gender Female
Burial Date 09 May 1841
Burial Place Lenham, Kent, England

Amy's christening:


Amy Bishop
England Births and Christenings
Name Amy Bishop
Residence Place Benenden, Kent, England
Gender Female
Christening Date 09 Feb 1812
Christening Date (Original) 9 Feb 1812
Christening Place Parish Church of Benenden, Kent, England
Father's Name William Bishop
Mother's Name Elizabeth Bishop

Back to William 1861 -

presumably his death, though there's no middle initial in any earlier record:

William J Feakins
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: William J Feakins
Death Age: 85
Birth Date: abt 1861
Registration Date: Jun 1946
Registration district: Sittingbourne
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 1331

His wife's death:

Charlotte Sarah Anne Feakins
in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
Name: Charlotte Sarah Anne Feakins
Death Date: 12 Oct 1949
Death Place: Kent, England
Probate Date: 28 Dec 1949
Registry: London, England

Address: Ivy Cottage, Charing, Kent.
She was a widow.
Administration to Lilian White, widow.


And her birth just for good measure:

Births Mar 1858 (>99%)
Millen Charlotte Sarah Ann Hollingbourne 2a 462

Re William & Charlotte's children:


Charlotte Feakins
in the 1891 England Census
Name: Charlotte Feakins
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Relationship: Wife
Birth Year: 1858
Spouse: William Feakins
Child: Lilly Feakins
Jane Feakins
Frank Feakins
Birth Place: Lenham, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Harriestham
Ecclesiastical parish: Harriestham
Residence Place: Frinsted, Harriestham, Kent, England
Registration district: Hollingbourn
Sub registration district: Lenham
ED, Institution or Vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 692
Folio: 21
Household Members:
Name Age
William Feakins 30
Charlotte Feakins 33
Lilly Feakins 9 - Lenham
Jane Feakins 6 - Harrietsham
Frank Feakins 2 - Harrietsham


1911 census says they'd had 4 children, one had died.


FEAKINGS, LILLY mms MILLEN
GRO Reference: 1881 S Quarter in HOLLINGBOURNE Volume 02A Page 700


FEAKINS, FRANK mms MILLEN
GRO Reference: 1888 S Quarter in HOLLINGBOURNE Volume 02A Page 705

FEAKINS, DAISY JANE mms MILLEN
GRO Reference: 1884 J Quarter in HOLLINGBOURNE Volume 02A Page 732


And the one who died:

FEAKINS, ERNEST mms MILLEN
GRO Reference: 1880 J Quarter in HOLLINGBOURNE Volume 02A Page 719

Deaths Jun 1880 (>99%)
Feakins Ernest 0 Hollingbourn 2a 385

FreeReg Marriage entry Link for reporting error in transcription Field Value
County Kent
Place (link for place information) Tenterden
Church name St Mildred
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 451
Marriage date 19 Jul 1859
Groom forename Daniel
Groom surname FEKINS
Groom age 20
Groom condition Bachelor
Groom occupation Labourer
Bride forename Sophia
Bride surname WATTS
Bride age 19
Bride condition Spinster
Groom father forename George
Groom father surname FEKINS
Groom father occupation Labourer
Bride father forename Richard
Bride father surname WATTS
Bride father occupation Labourer
Witness Samuel WATTS
Witness Charlotte CLARK
Register note She signs X.
Transcriber notes

Related ?

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
Feakins Household (2 People)
Breach Cottages , Cranbrook R.D., Kent, England

Silliam Feakins <<<<<< William on image
DOB 16 Aug 1861
SEX Male
OCCUPATION Old Age Pensioner
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 127
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 1

Ada Feakins
DOB 03 Jul 1875
SEX Female
OCCUPATION Unpaid Domestic Duties
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 127
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 2
Ref: RG101/1805C/018/18 Letter Code: DJCC
© Findmypast Ltd

I expect that's this couple, RG - so not the William Kenneth is asking about, although probably some relation.

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EDIT:
Having investigated further in this post, it's hard to know which William is which.
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Marriages Dec 1899 (>99%)
Feakins William Cranbrook 2a 1737
Woolgar Ada Cranbrook 2a 1737


Births Sep 1875 (>99%)
Woolgar Ada Cranbrook 2a 646


The William married to Ada was born in Lenham, but in 1863 (per 1911), 1862 (per 1901)


1891 ??

William Feakine
in the 1891 England Census
Name: William Feakine
[William Feakins]
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Relationship: Head
Birth Year: 1861
Spouse: Elizabeth Feakine
Child: Sydney Wm Feakine
Birth Place: Lenham; Heath, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Cranbrook
Ecclesiastical parish: St Dunstan
Residence Place: Cranbrook, Cranbrook, Kent, England
Registration district: Cranbrook
Sub registration district: Cranbrook
ED, Institution or Vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 694
Folio: 49
Household Members:
Name Age
William Feakine 30
Elizabeth Feakine 30
Sydney Wm Feakine 1
George Terrill 72


So which William is this ???

FEAKINS, WILLIAM mms CHAMBERS
GRO Reference: 1859 J Quarter in HOLLINGBOURN Volume 02A Page 456

Parents of that one:

Marriages Jun 1857 (>99%)
CHAMBERS Macy Hollingbourne 2a 667
Chambers Mercy Hollingbourn 2a 667
Feakins William Hollingbourn 2a 667


William Feakins
in the 1871 England Census
Name: William Feakins
Age: 12
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Relation: Son
Father's name: William Feakins
Mother's name: Mercey Feakins
Gender: Male
Where born: Sittingbourne, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Sittingbourne
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
Town: Sittingbourne
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Registration district: Milton
Sub-registration district: Milton
ED, institution, or vessel: 31
Household schedule number: 122
Piece: 984
Folio: 42
Page Number: 24
Household Members:
Name Age
William Feakins 38
Mercey Feakins 36
Jemima Feakins 14
William Feakins 12
Alfred Feakins 9
Mary Ann Feakins 6
Elizabeth Feakins 3
Edward Feakins 6 Months

It will be good if Kenneth will come back to the thread, to let us know if he has any other info about William.

PM sent.

No idea if below relates, her Father as Daniel...

Chris :)

County Kent
Place Chatham
Church name St Mary the Virgin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 247
Marriage date 18 Dec 1892
Groom forename Thomas Herbert
Groom surname FOWKES
Groom age 24
Groom condition bachelor
Groom abode 21 Cross Street, Chatham
Groom occupation Labourer HMD
Bride forename Amy
Bride surname FEAKINS
Bride age 24
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode 4 Solomans Court, Chatham
Groom father forename Thomas
Groom father surname FOWKES
Groom father occupation Skilled Labourer
Bride father forename Daniel
Bride father surname FEAKINS
Bride father occupation Labourer
Witness George FOWKES
Witness Rose BAKER
Register note On Superintendent Registrar Certificate. Bride signs X

https://www.freereg.org.uk/

Yes, looks like Daniel & Sophia's daughter:

FEAKINS, AMY mms WATTS
GRO Reference: 1869 S Quarter in HOLLINGBOURN Volume 02A Page 606

Thank you for all the info you have let me see, I can get a lot from this , But I must have time to go over and connect with what I have.But thank you once again,
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