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Title: WILKINS burials, Little Chart
Post by: Stovepipe on Saturday 27 August 11 20:27 BST (UK)
Hi RootsChatters,

The Family Search website in its IGI database has six burials at Little Chart for people named WILKINS. They are as follows:

Olive Wilkins, 20 Dec 1741
Joab Wilkins, 6 Jan 1799
Olley Wilkins, 9 Sep 1802
Hannah Wilkins, 23 Mar 1813
Richard Wilkins, 8 May 1813
Philip Wilkins, 20 Aug 1821

None of these records has age, residence or relationship information. Does any kind Kent RootsChatter have access to the Little Chart registers and can enhance these records with the missing data, especially age?

I'm particularly interested in the age and relationship of Hannah and Philip WILKINS - I'm trying to determine if they were man and wife. But any extra info on any of the six burials would be very appreciated. Do other sources agree with the name "Olley" for instance? Could it be a mistake for Olive? (Probably not since the IGI says the person was male, but burial records don't usually state the sex of the deceased.)

Thanks in advance,
Stovepipe
Title: Re: WILKINS burials, Little Chart
Post by: grandarog on Sunday 28 August 11 16:27 BST (UK)
Interesting that none of the Wilkins appear to have had Grave stones.
http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/MIs/MIsLittleChart/01.htm
Title: Re: WILKINS burials, Little Chart
Post by: panda40 on Tuesday 30 August 11 08:04 BST (UK)
Hannah Willkins gives her age as 66 burial date 23/3/1813. No relationship listed. Abode Charing
Regards panda
Title: Re: WILKINS burials, Little Chart
Post by: panda40 on Tuesday 30 August 11 08:07 BST (UK)
Just found Philp  burial date 20/8/1820 aged 86 at death no relationship listed.
Hope it helps.Abode listed as Hothfield
regards panda
Title: Re: WILKINS burials, Little Chart
Post by: bearkat on Tuesday 30 August 11 08:22 BST (UK)
Have a look at the Mid Kent Marriages Index

http://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/midkentmarriages/

 20th October 1767 Philip WILKINS to Hannah BARNS at Benenden
 29th December 1792 Phillip WILKINS to Anne CACKET at Little Chart

perhaps father and son??
Title: Re: WILKINS burials, Little Chart
Post by: grandarog on Tuesday 30 August 11 15:40 BST (UK)
 :)          Also

Richard Wilkins. age 7mths. 08 May 1813 .Little Chart.
Abode, Hothfield.

Title: Re: WILKINS burials, Little Chart
Post by: Stovepipe on Thursday 01 September 11 13:56 BST (UK)
Many thanks for all the replies, RootsChatters. They are very helpful.

To me it does look like Philip and Hannah were husband and wife, although the different abodes cast some doubt (but then there were some years between the burials). Abode Hothfield is significant in my research - several of my Philip and Hannah's grandchildren were baptised there.

I wonder which is the correct year for Philip's burial - the IGI's 1821 or 1820 from Panda's source?

Thanks again.
Stovepipe
Title: Re: WILKINS burials, Little Chart
Post by: panda40 on Thursday 01 September 11 21:27 BST (UK)
Have just double checked a transcript of the burial record and they do give 1820 as the year of death. You would need to check the parish records to confirm this. IGI often use Bishops transcripts for their records this can sometimes lead to confusion depending when the records were completed.
regards panda
Title: Re: WILKINS burials, Little Chart
Post by: Stovepipe on Saturday 03 September 11 15:39 BST (UK)
Thanks for double checking, Panda. Yes, the IGI source for Little Chart burials is the BT.
Title: Re: WILKINS burials, Little Chart
Post by: Kayehelen on Monday 24 March 14 13:25 GMT (UK)
I am doing a study of Little chart and would like to link any little chart family trees to aid my research. Please send me any info on the village or it's families. I have started a website to keep those with an interest in the village connected. Littlechart.weebly.com do you know what the occupations were or where in the village they lived?