William
Children
Born in Headcorn, Kent, England
Ancestors 
Son of William Children
and Mary (Higgins) Children
Brother of
George Easter Children, Lydia (Children) Thorpe, Mary (Children) Thorpe, Elizabeth (Children) Diprose, Ann (Children) Spicer, Richard Children, Sarah (Children) Carew, John Children, Jane Children and Robert Children
Husband of
Abigail (Price) Children
— married
26 Mar 1810 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Children and John George Children
Died about
at about age 66
in Smarden, Kent, England
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2017
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Biography
He was baptized on 13 Jun 1787 in Headcorn, Kent, England [1] [2] and his parents were Mary (Higgins) and William Children (Sr.).
William Children (Jr.) married on 26 Mar 1810 in Headcorn, Kent, England to Abigail Price. [3]
He died on 10 Apr 1853 or 10 Apr 1855 in Smarden, Kent, England [4] and was buried there in the General Baptist Chapel burial ground. [5]
Residence
- 1841 Kingsnorth Wood, Ulcombe Parish, Kent, England [6]
- 1851 Cranbrook, Kent, England [7]
- 1852 Great Buckhurst,,Smarden, Kent, England [8]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings 1538-1975" database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NTLW-P22) citing FHL#1,751,915; index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; for William Children in Headcorn, Kent, England
- ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings 1538-1975 on ancestry.com
- ↑ England, Select Marriages 1538–1973 on ancestry.com
- ↑ FreeBMD England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index 1837-1915 on ancestry.com; citing General Register Office in London, England
- ↑ UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current on ancestry.com
- ↑ 1841 Census of Kingsnorth Wood, Ulcombe Parish, Kent, England; citing book#1; piece#464; class#HO107; GSU roll#306859; ed#14; folio#10; p12; line#3; William Childrens (Sr.), @55yrs; occ: farmer
- ↑ 1851 Census of Cranbrook, Kent, England; on ancestry.com citing Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851 Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO); class#HO107; piece#1619; folio#140; p14; GSU roll#193520; as William Childreud (sic)
- ↑ UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers 1538-1893 on ancestry.com citing UK and London Poll Books in London, England; res: Great Buckhurst, Kent, England; @65yrs; occ: famer with 54 acres
- Memorals of Smarden by Francis Haslewood; Inscriptions in General Baptist Chapel burial ground; #289 Memorial inscription ...
- Sacred to the memory of ...
- WILLIAM CHILDREN who died April 10 1853 aged 65 years.
- Also ABIGAIL wife of the above who died November 30th 1853 aged 65 years,
- had issue 2 sons and 6 daughters.
- WILLIAM died August 13th 1853 aged 40 years.
- LYDIA died September 5th 1853 aged 29 years.
- ESTHER died July 25th 1858 aged 28 years.
- JOHN died 1822 aged 6 months.
- ELIZABETH died 1831 aged 21 years.
- JANE died May 27th aged 25 years.
- MARY-ANN died March 28th 1849 aged 29 years.
- ANN died March 25th 1865 aged 49 years.
- Kent, England Online Parish Clerks for Headcorn MIs. with his father...
- 68. William CHILDREN of this parish, 3rd September 1831 aged 76.
- Mary, his wife, 5th November 1831 aged 75.
- Left surviving four sons and six daughters viz:
- George, William, Richard, Robert, Lydia, Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, Sarah and Jane.
- Ancestry Family Tree submitted by ancestry.com member
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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N Gauthier
Children-81 and Children-58 appear to represent the same person because: dups with same wife and same son
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