William's Tree

Timeline 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.

Family Sheet Links & Information

Name Birth Birthplace 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911
William Offen 1799 Smarden Smarden [a]
Farmer
Smarden
Farmer
Smarden [b]
Ret Farmer
Smarden
Ret Farmer
Emmerline Offen (?) 1813 Smarden Smarden [a] Smarden Smarden [b] Smarden Smarden (1)
Living on own means, wid
Richard Offen 1839 Smarden
Mary Offen 1840 Smarden
William Offen 1842 Smarden Smarden [a] Smarden Smarden
Farmer
Smarden
Farmer
Lympne
Farmer
Smarden
Licensed Victular
Smarden
Licensed Victular
Grace Day (Offen) 1843 Smarden Smarden [a] Smarden Smarden
Wife of Edward Day
Smarden
Wife of Edward Day
Charing
Housekeeper
Biddenden
Visiting
John Offen 1845 Smarden Smarden [a] Smarden Smarden [c]
Farmer
Smarden
Farmer
Smarden
Farmer
Charles Offen 1847 Smarden
Emmerline Cooper (Offen) 1847 Smarden Smarden [a] Smarden Smarden
Wife of Albert Cooper
Yalding
Wife of Albert Cooper
Otford
wid
Sutton Valance
Housekeeper, wid
Staplehurst
Housekeeper, wid
Winifred Offen 1851 Smarden Smarden [a] Smarden
Seline Hope (Offen) 1853 Smarden Smarden Smarden [b] Stalisfield
Wife of James Hope
Ospringe
Wife of James Hope
Lenham
Wife of James Hope
Maidstone
Wife of James Hope
Sarah Oliver (Offen) 1856 Smarden Smarden Smarden [b] High Halden
Wife of William Oliver
High Halden
Wife of William Oliver
High Halden
Wife of William Oliver
High Halden
Wife of William Oliver

Address Key

[a] Whates House, Smarden
[b] 3 High Street, Smarden
[c] Skinners, Smarden
(1) Julia Day, visitor, s, 17, b.1874, Charing

Census Returns

1911 Emmerline Cooper (Offen)

1911 Seline Hope (Offen)

1911 Sarah Oliver (Offen)

Gravestones

In loving memory of WILLIAM OFFEN of this parish, died January 10th 1882, aged 82 years. Left surviving a widow, 2 sons and 4 daughters viz William, Grace, John, Emeline, Selina, and Sarah. Also of Winifred, daughter of the above died January 6th 1877, aged 27 years. Also of Richard, Mary and Charles, died in their infancy.

Sacred to the memory of RICHARD OFFEN, yeoman, of this Parish, who departed this life June 28th 1843, aged 74 years. Also MARY, Wife of the above who departed this life June 21st 1846, aged 79 years. Left issue 2 sons, viz., John and William

Notes

Emmerline Offen died Mar 1894, Sevenoaks, 2a, 439, age 78 } Ancestor.
Grace Offen married Edward Day, Mar 1867, Maidstone, 2a, 671 } FreeBMD
William Offen married Emily Cornes, Dec 1867, W.Ashford, 2a, 1077} FreeBMD
Richard Offen born dec 1839, w.ashford, 5, 18} FreeBMD
Mary Offen born dec 1840, w.ashford, 5, 20} FreeBMD
Richard & Mary Offen died dec 1840, w.ashford, 5, 13} FreeBMD
Charles Offen born jun 1847, w.ashford, 5, 20 } FreeBMD
Charles Offen died, sept 1847, w.ashford, 5, 13} FreeBMD
Emma Offen marries Albert Cooper, sept 1870, w.ashford, 2a, 905} FreeBMD
Selina Offen marries James Frederick Hope, jun 1873, w.ashford, 2a, 1030} FreeBMD
Sarah Offen marries William Oliver, dec 1879, w.ashford, 2a, 1259 } FreeBMD


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