St. Mary's Church, Chilham, Baptism records

[casalguidi]

Which William Henry PHILPOTT, Smudger?  There are several and it would help to know more details ie. his wife/children.

Casalguidi

[smudger-p]

This William Henry Philpott was married to Sophia Smith in 1878 and was the father of Alexander Charles, b. 1892 .

I believe his family lived in Old Wives Lees, Chilham, Kent.

[redtonyt]

A possible scenario.

William Henry is the illegitimate son of Sarah Ann Philpott.  She in turn is the daughter of George and Sarah Philpott baptised in Chilham on 4 September 1836.

Baptism at
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N188-QZN

The 1871 census for Faversham RG10, Piece 979, Folio 101, Page 26 has
William Hampshire 30 born Ospringe
Sarah Ann Hampshire 34 born Chilham
>>William H Hampshire 11 born Chilham
Edith Hampshire 6
Jane Elizabeth Hampshire 6 months

Sarah Ann Philpott married William Hampshire in Faversham District in the March Quarter of 1863 Vol 2a page 822.

However, the only satisfactory way forward it to get hold of (buy if necessary) a copy of William Henry’s Marriage Certificate to find his father’s name, if there is one on the certificate.

Hope this helps.

Regards, Tony

[smudger-p]

Many  thanks, Tony - This would definitely answer why I have had the problem tracing William and why he was living with his grand parents.

Smudger

[redtonyt]

You're welcome Smudger. 

One further piece of information that I have found which should be useful and that is the detail of Sarah Ann's marriage to William Hampshire.

12 February 1863 at Sittingbourne
William Hampshire, Ba - Labourer - s/o William, Labourer
Sarah Ann Philpott, Sp - d/o George, Labourer
Witnesses - James Griggs and Fanny Bedelly

 

Regards,
Tony

[Beaujolaiswine]

Hi Panda

Thanks for agreeing to have another look at the records. Hope you had a nice holiday.

Regards

Richard

[EJJ]

Hi DNo3

This is an old post so not sure if you are still here, but Charles Edwin Stacey was my great grandfather, if you are interested in swapping info.

[sarah]

Welcome to RootsChat EJJ, when you reply to a topic the members are notified by an email notification, hopefully DNo3 will reply soon.

Regards

Sarah