Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Kent, England
Surname/tag: Huckstep

Contents 1 A study of the branch of the Huckstep family which populated Kent east of Canterbury from the 18th century 1.1 Eastern Kent 1.1.1 Communities of Eastern Kent 1.2 Hucksteps in Eastern Kent 1.2.1 Descendants of William Huckstep and Anne Blackman 1.2.1.1 First generation 1.2.1.1.1 William and Anne 1.2.1.2 Second generation 1.2.1.2.1 John and Elizabeth 1.2.1.2.2 Thomas and Harriet 1.2.1.2.3 William and Jane 1.2.1.3 Third generation 1.2.1.3.1 Thomas and Ann 1.2.1.4 Fourth generation 1.2.1.4.1 George and Grace

A study of the branch of the Huckstep family which populated Kent east of Canterbury from the 18th century

This research page is part of the Huckstep name study.

Eastern Kent

Under this heading we are including the part of Kent between Canterbury and the east coast.

Communities of Eastern Kent

The principal communities are:

• Canterbury
• Wickhambreaux
• Ickham
• Preston by Wingham
• Sandwich
• Ash next Sandwich
• Eastry

Hucksteps in Eastern Kent

Descendants of William Huckstep and Anne Blackman

First generation

William and Anne

William Huckstep married Anne Blackman in 1792 in Ickham. Their children were baptised in Ickham:

• Sarah Huckstep, b 1792, who married Thomas Munday
• John Keel Huckstep, b 1793, who married Elizabeth Sharp -- see John and Elizabeth
• Thomas Huckstep, b 1795, who married Harriet Piesden -- see Thomas and Harriet
• Anne Huckstep, b 1797, who married Samuel Beerling
• William Huckstep, b 1802, who married Jane Wood, though they seem not to have had children. See William and Jane
• Mary Huckstep, chr 1806
• Stephen Huckstep, chr 1806
• Rachel Huckstep, chr 1809, who married William Reynolds

Second generation

John and Elizabeth

John Keel Huckstep, son of William and Anne, married Elizabeth Sharp in 1830 in Ickham. Their children were:

• Mary Huckstep, chr 1831 in Canterbury
• Ann Huckstep, chr 1833 in Canterbury, who married Edward Brickenden
• John Huckstep, chr 1836 in ickham
• Thomas Huckstep, chr 1836 in ickham

The family was found in Ickham at the 1841 census and in Wickhambreux in 1851 and 1861.

Thomas and Harriet

Thomas Huckstep, son of William and Anne, married Harriet Piesden in 1832 in Ash-next-Wingham. Their children were:

• Thomas William Huckstep, chr 1834 in Canterbury, who married Ann Jarvis -- see Thomas and Ann
• George Huckstep, chr 1837 in Canterbury
• William Huckstep, chr 1840 in Ash-next-Sandwich.
• Harriet Huxstep, chr 1844 in Ash-next-Sandwich

Before the 1851 census they moved to Woodnesborough, where they stayed at least until 1871.

William and Jane

William Huckstep, son of William and Anne, married Jane Wood in 1833 in Ash-next-Sandwich. The census returns of 1841, 1851 and 1881 all show them living in Ash. They do not seem to have had children.

Third generation

Thomas and Ann

Thomas William Huckstep, son of Thomas and Harriet, married Ann Jarvis in 1858 in Ash. Their children included:

• Emma Jane Huckstep, chr 1859 in Ash; she married Frederick Wall
• Hannah Rosetta Huckstep, chr 1861 in Ash; she married James Pay
• Harriet Ann Huckstep, chr 1862 in Ash
• Ellen Maria Huckstep, chr 1865 in Ash
• Jane Huckstep, chr 1867 in Ash
• Alice Elizabeth Huckstep, chr 1870 in Sandwich, died in 1878
• Clara Huckstep, chr 1872 in Sandwich
• Louisa Huckstep, chr 1875 in Sandwich
• William Thomas Huckstep, chr 1878 in Sandwich
• George Pysden Huckstep, born c 1884, who married Grace Coppins; see George and Grace

For the 1861 census Thomas and Ann were living in Ash; for 1871 and 1881 they were in Sandwich, but in 1891 and 1901 they were in Ash again.

Fourth generation

George and Grace

George Pysden Huckstep, son of Thomas and Ann, married Grace Coppins in 1907 in the district of Eastry, Kent. Amongst their children were:

• Joyce Grace Huckstep, b 1908 in Walmer, Kent
• Sylvia Jennie Mary Huckstep, b c 1909 in Walmer

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This page forms part of the Huckstep Name Study.