William Jenner (bef. 1812 - bef. 1896)

Born before 15 Mar 1812 in Cowden, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor (Sears) Jenner — married 15 Oct 1832 in Chiddingstone, Kent, England

Died before 31 Mar 1896 at about age 84 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William was the eldest son of Fanny Read and Abraham Jenner. His baptism took place at St Mary Magdalene in Cowden.

He married in 1832 at Chiddingstone, Kent, to Eleanor (Ellen) Sears.

By the 1841 Census William and Ellen have 5 children, Ellen 8, George 6, William 4, Samuel 2 and an unnamed infant 9 days old ( Gideon? ). The family lived at Kent Water Mill, Cowden owned by Thomas Mellish, a Miller. A servant Caroline Barnett is employed by Thomas Mellish and also living there.

William became a Farmer running a property of 25 acres and employing 2 men in the parish of Shipbourne, Kent. He later increased the size of the property to 70 acres and had 4 men working for him. By 1891, William and Ellen were living at Budds Farm. William was now in his 70's and still farming and several of the grandchildren were living with them.

William Jenner died in 1896 aged 81. His death was registered in the March quarter at Tonbridge

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQXV-5T5 BAPTISM
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD2-J52Q MARRIAGE

• FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2W-WRX CENSUS 1841
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGLF-3DP CENSUS 1851
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MP-83D3 CENSUS 1861
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFXF-KY1 CENSUS 1871
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27W-HFMP CENSUS 1881
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCT-MZM CENSUS 1891