Francis Head Bt (abt. 1670 - 1716)

Born about 1670 in Rochester, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Smithsby) Head — married 5 May 1692 in London, England

Descendants

Died 20 Aug 1716 at about age 46 in Canterbury, Kent, England [uncertain]

Biography

Francis Head Bt was born in Rochester, Kent, England.

Sir Francis Head was born in 1670 in Rochester, Kent, England to parents Francis Head and Sarah Ent. He was the 2nd Baronet of The Hermitage, Higham, Kent.^[1]

He married Margaret Smithsby on 5 May 1692 in Saint Peter le Poer, London, England. ^[2]

Children: Francis, Richard, Sarah, James, Margaret, ^[3] George, John, Henry. ^{[4] [5]}

He died on 20 Aug 1716 in Canterbury, Kent, England. ^{[6] [7][8]}

Sources

1. ↑ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_baronets Head Baronets
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKG5-8LV : 13 Mar 2020), Francis Head, 1692.
3. ↑ "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNK-MYJL : 19 April 2019), Francis in entry for Margaret Head, 9 Oct 1698; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Baptism, Ickham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
4. ↑ "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNV-BG92 : 19 April 2019), Francis in entry for Henry Head, 14 Oct 1702; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Baptism, Ickham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
5. ↑ "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNL-KG87 : 19 April 2019), Francis in entry for Henry Head, 20 Nov 1706; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Burial, Ickham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48254771/francis-head: accessed 14 August 2022), memorial page for Sir Francis Head (1669–20 Aug 1716), Find A Grave: Memorial #48254771, citing St. Mildred with St. Mary de Castro Church, Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England; Maintained by *♥ ღ Celeste ღ ♥'* (contributor 48585739).
7. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8K4-J2D : 11 Apr 2018), Francis Head, burial 26 Aug 1716; citing Canterbury, Kent, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,736,588.
8. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8PZ-C5N : 11 Apr 2018), Francis Head, burial 26 Aug 1716; citing St. Mildred, Canterbury, Kent, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,751,627.