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My thanks to Paul Hensman for the picture from Littlebourne and Dave Dixon for those of Waltham. My thanks also to Karen Kappesser for the information on family baptisms in Chartham.
[Stephen ANDREWS] [Ann COUCHMAN] [Biography] [Children]
Stephen ANDREWS
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04 October 1850 in Elmsted, KEN
Stephen ANDREWS
Frances Ann SAWKINS
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01 January 1873 in parish church, Kingstone [sic], KEN
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18 October 1928 in Canterbury, KEN
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Ann COUCHMAN
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Stephen, son of Stephen and Frances Andrews, born 04 October in Elmsted, Kent.
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1851:
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Ann, daughter of Thomas and Ann Couchman, born 23 March in the parish of Upper Hardres, Kent. She was just in time to appear as a week old baby in the census, with the family living at Lynsore Bottom to the South East of Upper Hardres. Her father registered the birth on the 19 April. Five month old Stephen also appears in the census with his parents in Helchin, Elmsted.
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Stephen appears in the census with his parents at Hill Street in Elmsted. Ann is living with her parents in Stove Street, Kingstone (aka Kingston), where the family appear to have moved when she was 4 or 5 years old.
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Stephen is working as a Farm Servant for James Brice and lodging with him at Court Lodge Farm in the hamlet of Bossingham, one mile South from Upper Hardres (RG10/964 folio 68 p1 entry 4). James and his wife Margaret are comparatively well off. James Brice farms 200 acres and is able to employ a General Servant to help his wife, as well as providing lodgings for five Farm Servants. It was once the custom for young men to learn farming by living-in at a farm. They were usually employed on an annual contract. It is probably whilst working in this area that he meets his future wife, Ann Couchman.
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Waltham 1881 |
Stephen marries Ann Couchman at Kingstone Church on the 01 January. The marriage was conducted by the Rector, Percy Croft and witnessed by Richard Couchman and Eliza Couchman. At some point the couple move to the village of Waltham, since their first three children are born there.
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Milton 1877 |
However, by the census of this year Stephen and Ann are living in Milton Cottages in the parish of Chartham, Kent (RG11/0953 folio 12 p.17). After perusal of the census I believe this means they were living in a cottage in the hamlet of Milton, near to Chartham. Bagshaw’s 1847 History, Gazetteer and Directory of Kent notes that the in 1841 Milton had but one house and ten inhabitants. Perhaps the cottages were newly built as part of the improvements also mentioned by Bagshaw. Stephen is an agricultural labourer. They have three daughters, listed as Elizabeth (8), Minn (5) and Rose (3).
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The family have moved to Bramling Bottom near Littlebourne, Kent (RG12/705 folio 146 p. 33 entry 197). Elizabeth and Minnie are not at home and may well have married or be working in domestic service (TBC). However, Rose isn’t lonely as she has been joined by four more siblings, all born at Chartham. They are Stephen (9), Mary Jane (7), Edith (5) and Alice (2). Stephen was destined to be the couple’s only son and was probably spoilt rotten by his mother and sisters..
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Littlebourne 1821
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South Street 1821 |
Stephen and his son Stephen (19) are both working as agricultural labourers. The family has moved to South Street, a small hamlet about one mile from Boughton-under-Blean (RG13/802 folio 78 p.11 entry 63). Alice (12) is still living at home and there is another child, Louisa (6) who was born at Littlebourne.
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On April 2nd Stephen and Ann are living at Witherdens Hall near Wingham, Kent (RG78PN189 RD64 SD2 ED3 SN31). The couple are most likely living in a cottage associated with the hall, as they occupy just 5 rooms. Stephen is still working as a Farm Labourer and Ann is listed as a fruit- and hop-picker. It was Ann who filled out the census form. Ann has noted that they had no less than 11 children born alive, but that 5 of them have already died. The couple have their grandson John Charles Andrews (3) living with them. John was the illegitimate son of Alice Emily Andrews. The boy may have been living with his grandparents to enable Alice to continue working as a domestic servant.
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It is assumed that Ann dies some time before Stephen (TBC)
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Stephen dies on the 18 October from a combination of heart failure, senile decay and chronic bronchitis . He was living at 2 Railway Buildings, Canterbury at the time of his demise and was listed as a former agricultural labourer, suggesting that he had retired from work prior to his death. The death was registered by his daughter Mary Jane Austen. The National Probate Calendar was checked for the years 1928-1930 but no grant of probate was found, suggesting that Stephen died intestate.
This picture is believed to be
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Children
In the 1911 census Ann says she gave birth to 11 live children, but that 5 of them have died by the time she filled the form in. Therefore, there are 3 missing children to be found.
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Elizabeth Ann ANDREWS
Abt. 1873 in Waltham, KEN. Possibly Q1 1873 Bridge 2a 718.
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St Bartholomew at Waltham
St. Bartholomew
The Green, Chartham
Approach to St. Mary, Chartham
St. Mary The Virgin,
Chartham
Chartham
The Village Sign
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Minnie ANDREWS
Abt. 1875 in Waltham, KEN. Possibly Q3 1875 Bridge 2a 701.
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Rosa Emma ANDREWS
Abt. 1878 in Waltham, KEN. Possibly Q3 1877 Bridge 2a 707.
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Stephen ANDREWS
27 October 1881 in Chartham, KEN
11 December 1881 at Chartham, KEN
25 March 1968 in Bensted House, Faversham, KEN
09 November 1901 at Boughton-under-Blean, KEN
Agnes Annie STREATFIELD
24 April 1919 at St. Dunstan, Canterbury, KEN
Doris Annie BEERLING
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Mary Jane ANDREWS
Abt. 1884 in Chartham, KEN. Possibly Q1 1884 Bridge 2a 819.
02 March 1884 at Chartham, KEN
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16-23-30 Jun 1907 at Boughton-under-Blean, KEN
22 July 1907 at Boughton-under-Blean, KEN
Thomas AUSTEN of Mottingham, KEN
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Edith Annie ANDREWS
1886 in Chartham, KEN. Possibly Q2 18863 Bridge 2a 817.
02 May 1886 at Chartham, KEN
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5 November 1910 in Wingham, KEN
Frank WISE
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Alice Emily ANDREWS
1888 in Chartham, KEN. Possibly Q4 1888 Bridge 2a 790.
04 November 1888 at Chartham, KEN
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5 October 1912 at Independent Chapel, Wingham, KEN
George Frederick STREATFIELD
Alice had an illegitimate son, born in 1907. She and her husband George later went on to have at least six more children.
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Louisa Agnes ANDREWS
Abt. 1894 in Littlebourne, KEN. Possibly Q2 1894 Bridge 2a 7858.
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