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James WHITEHEAD



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Name James WHITEHEAD Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1788 Stockbury, Kent, England [1]
Baptised 26 Oct 1788 St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Stockbury, Kent, England Gender Male Residence 1841 Norton Green, Stockbury, Kent, England With family - With (presumably) wife and their 6 children; also 3 Sifleet - as this was wife's maiden name I think these are probably her parents and younger sister.
Occupation 1841 Ag lab Occupation 1851 Stockbury, Kent, England Parish Labourer (Ag) Died Oct 1853 Stockbury, Kent, England - GRO ref: Whitehead, James q4 1853 Hollingbourn RD 2a 272; GRO online index shows age at death as 66
Buried 28 Oct 1853 St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Stockbury, Kent, England Siblings
4 brothers and 6 sisters Half-siblings
1 half sister (family of Richard WHITEHEAD and Ann STOCKWELL) Half-siblings
1 half sister (family of Richard WHITEHEAD and Rachael WOOD) Patriarch & Matriarch Thomas WHITEHEAD, b. Est 1677, d. Aug 1732 (Age ~ 55 years) (Great Grandfather)
Susanna, b. Est 1702, d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandmother)Notes - James had 18 children with his 2 wives, the first of 7 with his first wife born when he was just 19, the last of these 7 being born when he was no more than 30. Aged about 35 he married again, his second wife being about 14 years younger, his last child was born when he was aged about 58, and was sadly only about 7 when he died..
Living in Valley, Stockbury with wife and 7 children, 1851?
Person ID I5912 All | The descendants (and other halves) of Richard Whitehead and Mary née Grigsby Last Modified 22 Jun 2024
Father Richard WHITEHEAD, b. Abt 1739, d. Sep 1830, Stockbury, Kent, England (Age ~ 91 years)
Other Partners: Ann STOCKWELL; Rachael WOODMother Mary GRIGSBY, b. Abt 1756, Hucking, Kent, England , d. 27 Oct 1840, Stockbury, Kent, England
(Age ~ 84 years)
Banns of marriage From 11 Sep 1774 to 25 Sep 1774 - From register entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jul 2019)
Married 20 Feb 1776 St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Stockbury, Kent, England [2]
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jul 2019)
It is interesting that the marriage took place so long after the banns were read - about 18 months later. (were the banns still valid? - to be checked) Mary was a minor and Richard seems to have been some years older so perhaps her parents did not consent at first. She was still a minor when they did marry, but being about 6 months pregnant at the time perhaps further resistance seemed hopeless! It seems unlikely that they would have been too bothered about her being pregnant and not married - her mother had an illegitimate child and then was about six months pregnant with another when she did marry, and two of Mary's sisters went on to have 3 illegitimate children between them, and one was also about 6 months pregnant at marriage.
Family ID F841 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Elizabeth HOPPER, d. Yes, date unknown Married 26 Oct 1807 St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Stockbury, Kent, England [3]
Children
7 children Last Modified 2 Apr 2011 Family ID F854 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Sarah SIFLEET, b. Abt 1802, Newington next Sittingbourne, Kent, England , d. Feb 1878, Stockbury, Kent, England
(Age ~ 76 years)
Married 4 Nov 1823 St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Stockbury, Kent, England [4]
Children
11 children Last Modified 14 Sep 2012 Family ID F855 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Event Map Click to hide Born - Abt 1788 - Stockbury, Kent, England Baptised - 26 Oct 1788 - St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Stockbury, Kent, England Married - 26 Oct 1807 - St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Stockbury, Kent, England Child - Chrissy Nelson WHITEHEAD - Abt 1808 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - Judith WHITEHEAD - Abt 1809 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - James WHITEHEAD - Abt 1811 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - Celia WHITEHEAD - Abt 1814 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - George WHITEHEAD - Abt 1816 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - David WHITEHEAD - Abt 1818 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - Moses WHITEHEAD - Abt 1819 - Stockbury, Kent, England Married - 4 Nov 1823 - St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Stockbury, Kent, England Child - John WHITEHEAD - Abt 1824 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - Springfield WHITEHEAD - Abt 1825 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - Jane WHITEHEAD - Abt 1827 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - Robert WHITEHEAD - Abt 1829 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - Jesse WHITEHEAD - Abt 1831 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - Elizabeth ("Lizzy") WHITEHEAD - 19 Feb 1834 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - Frederick William WHITEHEAD - Jun Q 1838 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - Caroline WHITEHEAD - Abt 1841 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - William WHITEHEAD - Jun Q 1844 - Stockbury, Kent, England Child - Richard WHITEHEAD - Sep Q 1846 - Stockbury, Kent, England Occupation - Parish Labourer (Ag) - 1851 - Stockbury, Kent, England Died - Oct 1853 - Stockbury, Kent, England Buried - 28 Oct 1853 - St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Stockbury, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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Sources - [S41] Stockbury Parish Registers (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, accessed 2 Apr 2011), Entry for baptism of James Whitehead. (Reliability: 3).
1371 1788 Oct 26 James s Richard and Mary WHITEHEAD - [S41] Stockbury Parish Registers (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, accessed 2 Apr 2011), Entry for the marriage of Richard Whitehead to Mary Grigsby. (Reliability: 3).
303 1776 Feb 20 Richard WHITEHEAD X Tp Mary GRIGSBY X Tp B Thos. Bannor X John Kerby - [S41] Stockbury Parish Registers (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, accessed 2 Apr 2011), Entry for the marriage of James Whitehead to Elizabeth Hooper. (Reliability: 3).
409 1807 Oct 26 James WHITEHEAD B X otp Elizabeth HOPPER Sp X otp Banns Saml Cheeseman Anne Whitehead - [S41] Stockbury Parish Registers (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, accessed 2 Apr 2011), Entry for the marriage of James Whitehead to Sarah Sifleet. (Reliability: 3).
434 1823 Nov 4 James WHITEHEAD Wid X otp Sarah SIFLEET Sp X otp Banns X John Wills Saml Cheeseman