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Hi I may be able to shed some light on Susan Stutely who married Robert Kimber in 1841. She was born 1801, father Joseph Stutely. She had previously married Charles Brissenden in 1832 and had a daughter Emma Brissenden born 1833 in Sheerness, Sheppey.  Robert and Susan (baker in Sheerness High Street) had Susan Kimber in 1841 and Sarah Kimber in 1843. Susan Kimber married Atrchibald Forster in 1861.  Robert Kimber died Sheerness in 1861 and Susan Kimber (nee Stutely) died in Sheerness in 1866.

I therefore don't think this Susan Stutely is the one baptised in Queenborough in 1829. She may have been daughter of one of Susan's sibling's?  When I have time I will try and check the parish registers and 1841 census which I hold.

Hope this helps clarify a bit. Nick Kimber

Hi Sus

Sheerness would come under parish of Minster, Ilse of Sheppey, Kent; have checked Minster parish baptism records (1569-1916) and nothing for/similar to Sursham.

Can't see Sursham's on 1841 census, but John and Mary are on 1851 census in Norfolk - but no John.

Regards
Nick K

Hi Peter

According to her marriage certificate, James ROYLE was a labourer - not a lot to go on I'm afraid. Perhaps her father died before 1841.  I get Lostock Gralam as her birth from later census - she married John Steele in 1855.

Thanks for help, Nick K

Allan & CP

Many thanks for this - the Harrietsham link of a James Davis with a son William looks promising - also the lack of a father! I will try and check out the birth for his full name.

Nick K

Jane - I have Philip and Jane Miller's marriage certificate - they married New Romney, then living Dymchurch. Philip's father was another Philip (Sailor). Jane's father was  Joseph Miller (fisherman). She was born in Portland Dorset. Philip was a coastguard. Then moved to All Hallows, Sholden, and then stationed at Scrapsgate Minster Sheppy. Then retired coastguard (greenwich penshioner). Philip isburied at Halfway Cemetary Sheerness (Colin Penney Sheerness very good site has listings for cemetary http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~penney/)

Children
Henry Philip Byrant POWER b.1848 All Hallows
Thomas POWER b 1850 All Hallows
Walter Joseph POWER b 1854 (my gx2 grandfather) Eastry
Mary J POWER b.1858 Sholden
Philip POWER b.1860 Minster, Sheppy

Henry married Caroline Harrington - I have Henry Philip Byrant Power buried in Halfway cemetary 1911 as well (what a name!)
Philip & Caroline children (all Sheerness)
Elizabeth Jane b 1878 m John Hoskin 1900
Alice Mary b.1880 m Mathhew Inglis 1901 (both witness my great grandparents wedding !)
Florence Maud 1881 - laundry hand 1901
Rose Ellen 1883 - m Alfred Edwin Jago 1903
Ethel b.1891

No further info on Philip's son Thomas

Walter POWER m. Mary Marshall 1875 (b Ireland 1875)
Children
Martha Jane b.1876 (my great grandmother)
Walter Samuel b.1878 - didn't marry lived with Martha
Charles Henry b.1880 m. ? (Daughters Violet, Mabel, Sheila and son Charlie)
William b.1883 m. E Ivy GEORGE 1910
Mary b.1885 m. Albert SOLOMON 1923 (daughter Kitty)
Letitia b.1889 - didn't marry lived Herne Hill
Kate b.1892 - didn't marry lived Brixton
(I'm sure mother said either Kate or Letitia lived in Rainham at one time - I'll check next time we speak)

Mary Jane POWER m. John GRIFFITHS 1884
Children:
John b 1885
Stephen P b1887
Eliza J 1889
Maria E 1889 m Leonard F CUNNINGHAM 1919

Philip POWER unfortunately is recorded in county lunatic asylum in 1881 and died in 1886 - poor soul may have been ill. I haven't researched  cause of death yet.

Martha Jane Power (Walter's daughter) m John STEELE 1897
Children:
John James Walter STEELE b1899 m. Nellie COCKRELL in 1923
Edith Matha M STEELE b1899
Emily Eliza STEELE b1903 m. Frederick James DAVIS in 1924 (my Grandparents - daughter Shauneen DAVIS b. 1930 m Ronald KIMBER 1951)
Walter James John b1908 m Ethel Mollie COX 1931
Elizabeth M STEELE b1913 m. Edward COLEMAN in 1934
George Edward STEELE b1915 m. Lilian DOWELL in 1941

The STEELE, KIMBER & COLEMAN families are large (and now geographically diverse!)

If you wish to send private message with e-mail address please do and I will send family tree extracts - think I can do GEDCOM - otherwise have narrative.

Hopefully others may find names from those listed above -
Please let me know where your family fit in - I assume from Henry Phillip Byrant's side of the family? Great to hear from another branch - goes to show they are not just all old names - but someone else's family! Nick Kimber