John's TreeTimeline Context
1760 King George III; 1820 King George IV; 1830 King William IV; 1837 Queen Victoria; 1901 King Edward VII; 1910 King George V
1789-1799 French Revolution; 1803-1815 Napoleonic Wars; 1805 Battle of Trafagar; 1815 Battle of Waterloo; 1850 Taiping Rebellion; 1853-1856 Crimean War; 1899-1902 Boer War
1817-1826 Aldington Gang; 1830 Swing Riots
Family Sheet Links & Information
| Name | Birth | Birthplace | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Offen | 1792 | Smarden | Boughton Malherbe |
Boughton Malherbe Farmer, wid |
Boughton Malherbe [d] Farmer |
Boughton Malherbe [c] Retired farmer,wid |
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| Harriet Offen (Batt) | 1793 | Smarden | Boughton Malherbe |
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| Charles Offen | 1812 | Smarden | Egerton | Egerton | Egerton | |||||
| Thomas Offen | 1817 | Smarden | Boughton Malherbe |
Bethersden Farmer |
Bethersden Farmer |
Bethersden Widow of Thomas |
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| Frederick Offen | ? | ? | ||||||||
| Henry Offen | ? | ? | ||||||||
| John Offen Jnr | 1819 | Boughton Malherbe |
Boughton Malherbe |
Boughton Malherbe Farmer |
Catsfield Farmer |
Smarden wid |
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| Alfred Offen | 1821 | Smarden | Boughton Malherbe |
Bethersden farmer |
Boxley Farmer |
Boxley Farmer |
Boxley Farmer |
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| Mary Ann Offen | 1822 | Boughton Malherbe |
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| Sarah Ann Champion (Offen) | 1826 | Boughton Malherbe |
Boughton Malherbe |
Boughton Malherbe Housekeeper |
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| Elzabeth Anne Homewood (Offen) | 1826 | Boughton Malherbe |
Boughton Malherbe |
Smarden [a] Wife of Edward Homewood |
Smarden [a] Wife of Edward Homewood |
Smarden Wife of Edward Homewood |
Bethersden [b] Wife of Edward Homewood |
Smarden Wife of Edward Homewood |
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| Jemima Offen | ? | ? | ||||||||
| Richard Offen |
1829 | Boughton Malherbe | Boughton Malherbe | Boughton Malherbe | Boughton Malherbe Farmer |
Boughton Malherbe (1) Farmer |
Boughton Malherbe | Boughton Malherbe | ||
| George Offen | 1831 | Boughton Malherbe |
Boughton Malherbe |
Boughton Malherbe |
Boughton Malherbe |
Boughton Malherbe |
Lenham | Lenham | Lenham | |
| James Offen | 1838 | Boughton Malherbe |
Boughton Malherbe |
Boughton Malherbe |
Boughton Malherbe [d] |
Boughton Malherbe [c]Ag.Lab. |
Boughton Malherbe [c]Ag.Lab. |
Boughton Malherbe [c]Ag.Lab. |
Boughton Malherbe [c]Ag.Lab. |
Boughton Malherbe Old age pensioner |
Address Key
| [a] | Swift Green, Smarden |
| [b] | Potter Farm, Bethersden |
| [c] | Thorndon House, Boughton Malherbe |
| [d] | Park House, Boughton Malherbe |
| (1) | Harriett Offen, niece, s, 19, dom serv, 1852, Boughton Malherbe. |
Certificates
Edward Homewood (of age, Farmer, Smarden, Father: James Homewood, Farmer) married Elizabeth Anne Offen (of age, spinster, Boughton Malherbe,
Father: John Offen) on 7th July 1847 at Boughton Malhiebe. Witness: Thomas Offen, Sarah Ann Offen
Trade Directories
Boughton Malberbe 1850 John Offen, Farmer, Park House Farm
Bethersden 1845 Thomas Alfred Offen, Farmer
Bethersden 1855 Thomas Offen, Farmer, Freed Farm
Smarden 1858 William Offen, Farmer
Smarden 1858 Thomas Offen, brickmaker
Smarden 1858 Benjamin Offen, Farmer
Smarden 1891 Edwin Offen, Farmer, Marley Farm
Smarden 1891 John Offen, Farmer
Smarden 1891 Thomas Offen, Farmer
Gravestones - Boughton Malherbe
: Harriett wife of John OFFEN of this Parish who died September 7th 1849 aged 56 years.
Also the above John Offen who died May 29 1871 aged 79. Left issue 9 sons and 4 daughters viz
Charles, Thomas, Frederick, Henry, John, Alfred, Mary Ann, Sarah Anne, Elizabeth Ann, Jemima,
Richard, George and James.
In memory of Sarah Ann wife of Joseph CHAMPION and second daughter of John and Harriett OFFEN
who departed this life September 10th 1856 aged 32 years. Leaving 2 children viz Harriett and Amy.
Weep not for me my children dear I m only gone one stage before And when the Lord doth call his race
I hope in Heaven to see your face.
Joseph CHAMPION of this parish died November 7 1887 aged 70.
The National Probate Calendar, 1861-1941
Parish Records
Smarden
Baptism's
| 1812 | 19th july | Charles Offen | John & Harriet Offen |
Boughton Malherbe
Baptism's
| 1822 | Mary Ann Offen | John & Harriett Offen Farmer | |
| 1825 | Elizabeth Ann Offen | John & Harriett Offen Farmer | |
| 1826 | Sarah Ann Offen | John & Harriett Offen Farmer | |
| 1828 | Richard Offen | John & Harriett Offen Farmer | |
| 1835 | George Offen | John & Harriett Offen Farmer |
Tithes 1838 - Boughton Malherbe
Notes
Alfred Offen married Ann Clinch: mar 1845, w.ashford, 5, 19 } FreeBMD
John Offen marries Harriet Batt, St Mildred, Canterbury, 19th Oct 1810 } IGI
Harriet Batt born 7th Apr 1793, at Smarden, to Stephen & Mary Batt.} IGI
Sarah Ann Offen married Joseph Champion, Sept 1850, N.Aylesford, 5, 485 } FreeBMD
Sarah Ann Champion died 10th sept 1856 @ Boughton Malherbe } Ancestry
