See also

Barbara Walder (1829-1922)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1829

  • Lindfield, Sussex3 4

  • Census (living with parents):

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 11-12)

  • 1841 Census - living with parents

  • spouse:

  • 1902 (age 72-73)

  • Death of spouse George5

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 82)

  • Wadhurst, Sussex6

  •  

  • Address: near Wadhurst Station

    The household consisted of Barbara, her granddaughter Edith (age 25) and George Jupp who was boarder. Barbara and Edith are still living in the same house as in the 1901 Census. Barbara is shown as having private means which means that she is living on the savings that her husband George made as a miller and cattle dealer - probably mostly from the latter occupation.

  • Death:

  • 1922 (age 92)

  • Wadhurst, Sussex5

  •  

  • It is assumed that she died in Wadhurst where she had lived for the latter part of her life.

Marriage

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All Saints Church

  • Spouse:

  • George Kennard (1833-1902)

  • Children:

  • Herbert Kennard (1857- )

  •  

  • Ephraim Alfred Kennard (1860-1912)

  • Marriage Banns:

  • 30 Oct 1853 (age 23-24)

  • All Saints Parish Church7

  •  

  • Address: Lindfield, Sussex

  • Marriage:

  • 20 Nov 1853 (age 23)

  • All Saints Parish Church8 2 3

  •  

  • Address: Lindfield, Sussex

    The witnesses were probably the bride's siblings. The wedding may have been attended by the couples parents but who else was there is not known.

  • Census for household:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 31-32)

  • Worthing, Sussex4

  •  

  • Address: Hazelgrove Cottage, Tarring Lane, West Tarring

    The household consisted of George, his wife Barbara and their children George (age 7), Ellen (age 5), Herbert (age 4), Alfred (age 2) and Ephraim.

  • Census for household:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 41-42)

  • Darrington, Sussex9

  •  

  • Address: Windmill Cottage

    The household consisted of George, his wife Barbara, and their eight children Ellen (age 15), Herbert (age 14), Ephraim (age 12), Alfred (age 10), Ann (age 8), Benjamin (age 7), Harris (age 5), Edwin (age 4) and Alice (age 2). Only Herbert and Ephraim are included in this database.

  • Census for household:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 51-52)

  • Wadhurst, Sussex10

  •  

  • Address: Mill Cottage, Risedon

    The household consisted of George who is working as a miller, his wife Barbara and their six children Ephraim (age 23), Alfred (age 20), Horace (age 15), Edwin (age 13), Alice (age 11) and Frederick (age 9). They shared the cottage with an agricultural labourer George Smith and his wife. Next door Riseden Mill was occupied by the family of George White who is described a Miller using windmill and 4 acres, and employing 2 men. Presumably on of the men was George Kennard who is described as a miller grinder. The other was probably George Smith.

  • Census for household:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 61-62)

  • Wadhurst, Sussex11

  •  

  • Address: Rock Robin

    The household consisted of George, his wife Barbara, four of their children - Annie (age 26), Edwin (age 24), Alice (age 22) and Fredrick (age 20) - and their granddaughter Edith Kennard.

  • Census for household:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 71-72)

  • Wadhurst, Sussex12

  •  

  • Address: near Wadhurst Station

    All their children having left home the household consisted of George, his wife Barbara and their granddaughter Edith. They also had two boarders Bertie Lille who was a railway worker and Henry Collis who was stockman. He may have worked for George who is now dealing in cattle on his own account.

Sources

1.

1871 England Census for Household of George Kennard in Darrington, Sussex, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG10/1107, Folio 113, Page 13, Schedule 63; Barbara Kennard age 41 born in Lindfield, Sussex. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/1107.

2.

England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, George Kennard and Barbara Walder, Q4 1853, Cuckfield, Vol 2b Page 230, General Register Office.

3.

1871 England Census for Household of George Kennard in Darrington, Sussex, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG10/1107, Folio 113, Page 13, Schedule 63; Barbara Kennard age 41 born in Lindfield, Sussex. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/1107.

4.

1861 United Kingdom census, Hazelgrove Cottage, Tarring Lane, West Tarring, Worthing, Sussex, RG9/614, Folio 195, Page 19, Schedule 119, head of household: George Kennard, National Archives.

5.

England and Wales Death Registration Index, Barbara Kennard, Q4 1922, Ticehurst, Vol. 2b, Page 143, General Register Office.

6.

1911 United Kingdom census, near Wadhurst Station, Wadhurst, Sussex, RG14/4904, head of household: Barbara Walder, National Archives.

7.

Parish Register for Banns of George Kennard and Barbara Walder, All Saints, Lindfield, Sussex, 30 October 1853, West Sussex Record Office.

8.

Parish Register for Marriage of George Kennard and Barbara Walder, All Saints, Lindfield, Sussex, 20 November 1853, West Sussex Record Office.

9.

1871 England Census for Household of George Kennard in Darrington, Sussex, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG10/1107, Folio 113, Page 13, Schedule 63; National Archives. Call Number: RG10/1107.

10.

1881 United Kingdom census, Mill Cottage, Wadhurst, Sussex, RG11/1048, Folio 13, Page 1, Schedule 2, head of household: George Kennard, National Archives.

11.

1891 United Kingdom census, Rock Robin, Wadhurst, Sussex, RG12/790, Folio 18, Page 8, Schedule 36, head of household: George Kennard, National Archives.

12.

1901 United Kingdom census, Station, Wadhurst, Sussex, RG13/894, Folio 24, Page 15, Schedule 82, head of household: George Kennard, National Archives.