Kipps Baldwin (bef. 1759 - bef. 1836)

Born before 20 May 1759 in Ightham, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Bone) Baldwin — married 12 Oct 1790 in Seal, Kent, England

Descendants

Died before 23 Feb 1836 at about age 76 in Ightham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Kipps Baldwin is the son of Reuben Baldwin and Elizabeth Stafford. His occupation stated in his children's marriage documents is Labourer.

Kipps's first name is taken from his paternal grandmother's surname - see Mary Kipps.

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Sources

• England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (ancestry.com). Baptism Date: 20 May 1759; Baptism Place: Ightham, Kent, England; Father: Reuben Baldwin; Mother: Elizabeth; FHL Film Number: 992524.
• Kent Marriages Transcription (findmypast.com.au). First name(s): Kipps, Last name: Baldwin, Role: Groom, Residence: Ightham, Marriage year: 1790, Marriage date: 12 Oct 1790, Place: Seal, Spouse's first name(s): Han, Spouse's last name: Bone, County: Kent, Country: England, Supplier: Kent Family History Society, Record source: West Kent Marriage Index, Seal marriages 1561-1812, Record set: Kent Marriages.
• Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1914 (ancestry.com). Name: Kipps Baldwin, Death Age: 76, Record Type: Burial, Birth Year: 1760, Burial Date: 23 Feb 1836, Burial Place: Ightham, Kent.
• UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893 (ancestry.com). Name: Kipps Baldwin, Poll Year: 1835, District: Tonbridge, Parish or Rectory: Ightham, County: Kent. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.au/imageviewer/collections/2410/images/32969_611411_1620-00072

See also:

• Archaeologia Cantiana Vol 48 1936. The Court Rolls and Other Records of the Manor of Ightham as a Contribution to Local History by Sir Edward Harrison. p. 188. “In the Court Roll of 1425 we get the name Baldewyn. Baldwins appear in Court Rolls, Parish Registers and Churchwardens and Overseers’ books with substantial continuity, and it is likely that for over 500 years there has always been a Baldwin connected with Ightham parish.” https://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Pub/ArchCant/Vol.048%20-%201936/048-10.pdf
• 'Names and Naming Patterns in England, 1538-1700. Oxford Historical Monographs, By Scott Smith-Bannister 1997. Names and Social Status. Pages 126-8. “Few surnames became Christian names until after 1600. An increasing proportion of all male peers were given surnames as forenames during the seventeenth century, although the trend was rather erratic. Yet there was one clear thread which united the practice of giving the sons of peers a surname as a forename: money. Some 72.4% of boys baptized and given a surname as a first name shared their name with their maternal grandfather. In 58.6% of cases the evidence drawn from ‘Complete Peerage’ pointed to the child’s mother being either an heiress or a co-heiress to her father’s estate. […] The giving of a surname as a first name has two main implications. Firstly, it often linked a child with the source of his future wealth and, secondly, it served to differentiate him from his fellow peers and, most especially, from those of lower social status – irrespective of the original reason for the giving of the surname. […] The most striking conclusion is that we can, without reservation, include first names among our list of characteristics which divided peers from the rest of society. The most common choices of first names for peers and those baptised in forty parishes were remarkably dissimilar.“