See also
Name:
John Botten1
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
1794, Register Entry for Baptism of John Botten
Birth:
Oct 1794
Brenchley, Kent
Baptism:
14 Dec 1794 (age 0)
All Saints Parish Church2
Address: Brenchley, Kent
Who else was there is not known.
Occupation:
frm 1807 to 1870 (age 12-76)
In the register for his son John's baptism in 1833 he is described as a labourer and in the 1841 Census as an agricultural labourer probably having started work at the age of 12. By the time of the 1851 Census he was renting 18 acres on the edge of Brenchley and describes himself as a farmer. However, by 1861 he had given up his holding and returned to employment as an agricultural labourer possibly on his son's farm.
Parent:
3 Mar 1822 (age 27)
Baptism of son John
Census (living with son and daughter-in-law):
2 Apr 1871 (age 76)
1871 Census - living with son and daughter-in-law
Death:
1875 (age 81)
the registration district of Sevenoaks6
Brenchley, where he lived all his life is not in the Sevenoaks Registration District but the registration fits his age at death of 81 and the burial date of 12 July 1875 given in MyHeritage which comes from a record in FamilySearch which is not supported by any sources.
Burial:
12 Jul 1875
Churchyard of All Saints
Address: Brenchley, Kent
The date and place came from and entry in FamilySearch which is not supported by sources.
1815, Register Entry for Banns of Marriage between John Botten and Elizabeth Read
1815, Register Entry for the Marriage of John Botten and Elizabeth Reed
1841, 1841 Census for Household of John Botten ib Brenchley, Kent
1851, 1851 Census for Household of John Bottten in Brenchley, Kent
1861, 1861 Census for John and Elizabeth Botten lodging with John Smith in Brenchley, Kent
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage Banns:
15 Oct 1815 (age 20-21)
St Mary's Parish Church
Address: Goudhurst, Kent
Marriage:
2 Nov 1815 (age 21)
St Mary's Parish Church7
Address: Goudhurst, Kent
The relationship of Thomas Barden to the couple is not known - probably a friend. George Stephens was either a churchwarden or the clerk as he signed as the second witness for all marriages where the first witness signed with their mark. Who else was there is not known.
Census for household:
6 Jun 1841 (age 45)
Brenchley, Kent3
Address: Castle Hill
The household consisted of John, his wife Elizabeth and their daughter Harriett (age 10). They had the cottage to themselves.
Census for household:
30 Mar 1851 (age 56)
Brenchley, Kent4
Address: Castle Hill
The household consisted of John, his wife Elizabeth and their grandchildren William (age 10) and Jane (age 9) Castledon. John is now farming 18 acres.
Census for household:
7 Apr 1861 (age 68)
Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent5
Address: Bushes Farm, Castle Hill
The household consisted of John Smith who is a brickmaker and a bachelor aged 21, John and Eizabeth and their grandaughter Jane Casseldine (age 19) who is housekeeping. John who is shown as an agricultural labourer is probably working for his son.
Parish Register for Baptism of John Botten, All Saints, Brenchley, Kent, 3 March 1822, Kent History & Library Centre.
Parish Register for Baptism of John Botton, All Saints, Brenchley, Kent, 14 December 1794, Kent History & Library Centre.
1841 England, Wales & Scotland census, Castle Hill, Brenchley, Kent, HO107/456, Book 15, Folio 6, Page 4, Schedule 1629, head of household: John Botten, National Archives.
1851 England, Wales & Scotland census, Castle Hill, Brenchley, Kent, head of household: John Botten, National Archives.
1861 England and Wales census, Bushes Farm, Castle Hill, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, RG9/496, Folio 26, Page 15, Schedule 71, head of household: John Botten, National Archives.
England and Wales Death Registration Index, John Botten, Q3 1875, Sevenoaks, Vol. 2a Page 301, General Register Office.
Parish Register for Marriage of John Botten and Elizabeth Reed, St Mary, Goudhurst, Kent, 2 November 1815, Kent History & Library Centre.