| Home Surname List Name Index Sources | Fifth Generation31. William Sales
was born before 16 Nov 1760. He was baptized on 16 Nov 1760 in St
Mary, Leigh, Kent.82 He
was living in Mar 1794 in Tonbridge, Kent.83
He was living on 30 Mar 1794 in Tonbridge, Kent.84 He was living on 27 Feb 1814 in Tunbridge, Kent.85 He was living on 18 Jun 1814
in Kettles, Charcott, Kent.86
On 18 Jun 1814 he was a farmer in Kettles, Charcott, Kent.86 He was living on 5 May 1816 in Kettles, Charcott, Kent.87 On 5 May 1816 he was a farmer
in Kettles, Charcott, Kent.87
He was living on 5 Apr 1818 in Kettles, Charcott, Kent.88 On 5 Apr 1818 he was a farmer in Kettles, Charcott,
Kent.88 He was living on
11 Jun 1820 in Kettles, Charcott, Kent.89
On 11 Jun 1820 he was a farmer in Kettles, Charcott, Kent.89 He was living on 19 Feb 1823 in Kettles, Charcott,
Kent.90 On 19 Feb 1823
he was a farmer in Kettles, Charcott, Kent.2
He died before 20 Jul 1835.91
He was buried on 20 Jul 1835 in St Mary, Leigh, Kent.91 William and his wife, Mary Eastland, had eight children
placed with them in the previous version of the "John Sales born about 1680"
pages. However if this had been the case, the children who were baptised from
1814 to 1823 were born when their parents were in their fifties, an unlikely
occurrence. This was picked up when we ran a 'problem list' on our genealogy
software. We have now found a suitable burial record for Mary (see her details).
It is reasonably certain that the children baptised from 1814 to 1823 belong
to William Sales and Mary Chapman, who both originally had estimated birth years
of 1790 and were married on 27 Feb 1814. Both William Sales and Mary Eastland
and William Sales and Mary Chapman were married in Tonbridge. Looking at the
information available, when William Sales and Mary Chapman were married, William
was a widower (Mary Chapman was a spinster). We think, therefore, that both
of the Williams mentioned above are the same person, and that it was this William
who took over farming at Kettles (and also Jessops) at Charcott (but now at Chiddingstone
Causeway) - William appears in the Rate Books for these farms over the correct
period. What we have done is to merge the Williams, and move the children from
1814-1823 to William Sales and Mary Chapman. If we find other evidence to refute
this, a further correction will be made. Any (polite) comments are welcome.
William Sales and Mary Eastland had their banns read in Mar 1794 in St Peter
& St Paul, Tonbridge, Kent.83
Banns read 2, 9 and 16 Mar 1794. They were married on 30 Mar 1794 in Tonbridge,
Kent.84,92 Mary Eastland (daughter of
William Eastland and Ann) was born before 27 Jan 1765. She was baptized
on 27 Jan 1765 in St Peter & St Paul, Tonbridge, Kent.93 She was living in Mar 1794 in Tonbridge, Kent.83 She was living on 30 Mar 1794
in Tonbridge, Kent.84 She
died before 12 May 1801. Her age at death is given as 36, which ties
in exactly with the calculated age at death in this record. She was buried on
12 May 1801 in St Peter & St Paul, Tonbridge, Kent.94 William Sales and Mary Eastland had the following children:
William Sales
and Mary Chapman were married on 27 Feb 1814 in St Peter & St Paul, Tonbridge,
Kent.85 William Sales widower,
Mary Chapman spinster, both signed their names.
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