KERSLAKE family name lookup request Taunton 1821

[Jules37]

Hi,

I am looking for any information on my G G G Grandmother Caroline Kerslake, born 1821 in Taunton, Somerset.  She married Thomas Dennis (widower, Fruit Dealer) on 16th october 1843.  Any info. would be very gratefully received.

Many thanks,
 

[allibaker]

looking through the cencus she does indeed say born taunton but on the 1871 when shes living with married daughter emma she says herne somerset.i can see no sign of her on the 1841 cencus i presume you have the marriage certificate?
if so can you give us her fathers name then we might be able to trace her with family before marriage.
regards
alli

[Jules37]

Thanks Ali, am waiting for birth certificate to come in post.

Jules
 

[aalg]

Jules

I linked up with you recently via Dennis, Kent.
I wondered if you would be able to provide me with any further info re Caroline Kerslake or Thomas Dennis

Jen

[Jules37]

Hi Jen,

Details I have for Thomas Dennis & Caroline Kerslake are:

Thomas b1811, Molash, Kent (sometimes spelt Molish)
Died 9 June 1869, Rainham, Kent
Married 1st to Jane (no surname), no date or place, but had children:
 William Thomas Dennis b1839, Upchurch, Kent
 Thomas Dennis b1836, Upchurch, Kent
 Eliza Ann Dennis b1841, Upchurch, Kent
 George Dennis b1833, Upchurch, Kent

Married 2nd to Caroline Kerslake, on 16 Oct 1843, in Milton, Rainham, Kent
Child - Emma Jane Ashdowne Dennis b1844, Upchurch, Kent

Caroline b1821 in Taunton, Somerset (Herne)
No date or place for death

Hope this helps,
Let me know if there's a link.

Kind regards,
Julia

[aalg]

Many thanks for the info. It pretty much matches mine.  I think Jane died in March 1843 (Milton 5/306) in childbirth - Sarah Dennis (Milton March1843 - didn't record the reference, sorry)

Both Caroline and Thomas are direct ancestors. Let me know if you want to chat.
jen

[Dobrytin]

My great great grandfather Thomas Dennis married my great great grandmother Jane Ann Alexander,29 May 1830 in Upchurch,Kent.
 Thomas was born abt 1806 in Molash,Kent, son of Thomas Dennis and Elizabeth Coppin.

Jane died in 1843, a few weeks after giving birth to their daughter Sarah.

Thomas Dennis married Caroline Kerslake later in 1843(Caroline was born abt 1821 in Taunton, Somerset ): they had three children, born in 1844, 1846 and 1847.
Their daughter Emma Jane Ashdown Dennis was baptised 14 April 1844 in Upchurch.
Emma Dennis married Henry John Swan in 1863. They lived initially in Rainham,Kent and later moved to Herne,Kent (also known as Herne Street).
Henry John Swan was a brother of my great grandmother Amelia Jane Dennis (nee. Swan).

In the 1840 Directory for Newington and Rainham there is a Caroline Kerslake listed as "Linen Draper, Rainham".

The story gets more complicated.

[Dobrytin]

Regarding the question "Hanna : Kent/Ireland?", my great aunt Amelia Jane Dennis married Robert Hanna in 1909 in Rainham,Kent.
I know that Robert Hanna was from Ireland and that he was a Math teacher.
My great aunt died in 1965 in Haywards Heath , Sussex.

[aalg]

Always interested to find out more about the ancestors.

Thomas Dennis and Caroline Kerslake are gr-gr-grandparents of my mother in law through their daughter Emma. The other two children died.

I am guessing your gr grandmother Amelia Jane Swan was the wife of William Thomas Dennis -my Emma's half brother.

You say Henry John Swan was her brother. So far I have 6 siblings for him - but no Amelia. Can you tell me her dob and where she fits in? Also I have some patchy info on Henry John's parents and siblings - perhaps we could share info?

Thanks for the info about Caroline.

Jules - for your info since we were last in touch i have a possible death record for Caroline - Oct/Dec 1895 Kensington 67yrs (should probably be 74yrs!) 1a/78. You may have this already.