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Jane BECKE
Abt 1659 - Yes, date unknown
Has no ancestors but 5 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Jane BECKE Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1659 - From age on marriage licence (for her first marriage) though it seems probable that it was mis-recorded or mis-transcribed by Cowper, since her last child appears to have been baptism in 1711, so she may have been a few years younger.
I have not found a likely baptism for Jane which might clarify this - I suspect from her name she was from a Walloon family (other events in Sandwich suggest an alternate version was de B(a/e)cke, and I have searched on that as well without success) and may well have been baptised in a non-conformist church, possibly one whose records don't survive.
Gender Female Residence 1692 Sandwich, Kent, England 
- At the time of her marriage to John Sladden
Died Yes, date unknown Person ID I30378 All Last Modified 17 Jan 2020
Family 1 Henry GOFFE, d. Bef 1692 Married Jun 1686 The Parish Church, Elmstone, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 16 Jan 2020)
"1686 Henery Goffe unto Jone Bocke vir June 1?" - under heading 'Mariages'
(2nd digit of date hidden in centre of register)
Marriage License 12 Jun 1686 Canterbury, Kent, England - "Goffe, Henry, of Deal, mariner, and
Jane Becke of Sandwich, spr ., 27.
At Elmstone. Edwd. Ellis of Swalecliffe
husb[andman]., bonds. June 12, 1686."
Last Modified 17 Jan 2020 Family ID F11676 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 John SLADDEN, bap. 2 Mar 1660/61, St. Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent, England , bur. 26 Aug 1694, St. Leonard’s Church, Deal, Kent, England (Age ~ 33 years)
Other Partners: Johanna SCARLETT m. 2 May 1690Marriage License 28 Oct 1692 Canterbury, Kent, England - "Sladden, John, of Deal, mariner, widr.,
and Jane Gaffe of Sandwich, w. At
S. Clement in Sandwich or Woodnesborough.
John Jenner of Cant.,
husb., ·bonds. Oct. 28, 1692."
Married 30 Oct 1692 St. Mary the Blessed Virgin’s Church, Woodnesborough, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 16 Jan 2020)
"Married John Sladden of Deale Widower & Jane Goff of St Clements Sandwich by licence"
Last Modified 16 Jan 2020 Family ID F11675 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 3 John STRINGER, Gent, d. Yes, date unknown Married 1696 - Marriage date assumed from licence. Marriage not found but appears to have occurred as children seem to have followed. Although the baptism of the first few was in a non-conformist church, only marriages in the Church of England was valid at this time so I don't think that explains the marriage not being found.
One of the 3 possible churches was Knowlton - PRs only survive from 1711, and although there are BTs, and transcriptons by the KFHS there is a gap in marriages between 1663 and 1786. Another possible location was Betteshanger. I have browsed the PR images on FMP and the marriage appears not to be recorded there but the registers are quite messy and it is possible some entries are missing. Long gaps between marriages may indicate this - or just that few took place in the parish. I have browsed the PRs for Sandwich St Clement's and they are neat and appear well kept but there is not sign of the marriage there. It semms probable it was at Knowlton, possibly at Betteshanger.
Children
From age on marriage licence when she first married Jane would appear to be too old for the children baptised in 1710 and 1711. This could indicate they were children of a different John and Jane Stringer, two marriages had taken place in East Kent in the 1680s of John Stringers to Janes, but neither close to Sandwich and it seems very unlikely either were the parents (so unlikley I have not followed up those couples).
More likely is that Jane's age is wrong in the marrige licence index for her first marriage - or at least in Cowper's transcription of it.
Another possibility is clearly that John Stinger had married Jane, the widow of a different Sladden. However, the description of her as 'of Deal' would make this very unlikely; there appears to have been no other Sladden family in Deal at the time.
Marriage License 9 Mar 1696/97 Canterbury, Kent, England - "Stringer, John, g., ba., and Jane
Sladden, w., both of Sandwich. At
S. Clement in Sandwich, Knowlton,
or Bettishanger. March 9, 1696."
Children5 children Last Modified 17 Jan 2020 Family ID F11677 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From age on marriage licence (for her first marriage) though it seems probable that it was mis-recorded or mis-transcribed by Cowper, since her last child appears to have been baptism in 1711, so she may have been a few years younger.
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Married - Jun 1686 - The Parish Church, Elmstone, Kent, England 
Marriage License - 12 Jun 1686 - Canterbury, Kent, England 
Residence - 1692 - Sandwich, Kent, England Marriage License - 28 Oct 1692 - Canterbury, Kent, England 
Married - 30 Oct 1692 - St. Mary the Blessed Virgin’s Church, Woodnesborough, Kent, England Marriage License - 9 Mar 1696/97 - Canterbury, Kent, England 
Child - Ann STRINGER - 29 Jul 1710 - St. Mary’s Church, Sandwich, Kent, England Child - John STRINGER - 28 Nov 1711 - St. Mary’s Church, Sandwich, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
