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Edward Filmer 1779–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1779

Birth Location: Milstead, Kent, England ; 1667884

Death Date: 16 Aug 1854

Death Location: Milstead, Kent, England

Father: Robert Filmer

Mother: Mary Collins

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clinch

Children(s): Mary Filmer, Thomas Filmer, Hannah Filmer, Henrietta Filmer, Edward Fox)

Edward Filmer was born in 1779 in Milstead, Kent, England ; 1667884, the child of Robert Filmer And Mary Filmer Nee Collins. Edward Filmer married Elizabeth Filmer Nee Clinch, and had children including Edward Filmer Harriet Fox, Hannah Filmer, Henrietta Sears Nee Filmer, Mary Filmer, Thomas Filmer. Edward Filmer passed away in 1854 in Milstead, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Filmer was born in 1779 in Milstead, Kent, England ; 1667884, the child of Robert Filmer And Mary Filmer Nee Collins.
  • Edward Filmer married Elizabeth Filmer Nee Clinch, and had children including Edward Filmer Harriet Fox, Hannah Filmer, Henrietta Sears Nee Filmer, Mary Filmer, Thomas Filmer.
  • Edward Filmer passed away in 1854 in Milstead, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Filmer
1740–1816
Birth Location: Lenham, Kent, England
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Mary Collins
1742–1780
Birth Location: Biddenden, Kent, England
MC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Clinch
1782–1867
Birth Location: Stockbury, Kent, England
EC

Children(s)

Mary Filmer
1804–1854
Birth Location: Milstead, Kent, England ; 1667884
MF
Thomas Filmer
1806–1867
Birth Location: Milsted, Kent, England ; 1667884
TF
Hannah Filmer
1807–1893
Birth Location: Milstead, Kent, England
HF
Henrietta Filmer
1807–1892
Birth Location: Milstead, Kent, England ; 1667884
HF
Edward Fox)
1811–1882
Birth Location: Faversham, Kent, England
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Edward Filmer's Ancestors

Self
Edward Filmer
1779–1854
Birth Place: Milstead, Kent, England ; 1667884
Parents
Robert Filmer
1740–1816
Lenham, Kent, England
Mary (Filmer*, nee) Collins
1742–1780
Biddenden, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Filmer
1715–1790
Kent, United Kingdom
Mary (Filmer, nee) Millden
1716–1790
Lenham Kent England
Thomas (Collins*) Collings
1715–1813
Biddenden, Kent, England
Mary (Collins, nee) Davis
1716–1805
Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Jeffery Filmer
1685–1764
Mary Day
1690–1776
Unknown Millden
1690–
unknown Millden
1685–
William Collins
1680–1736
Elizabeth Mapesden
1677–1747
Edward Davis
1694–1766
Elizabeth Thorpe
1694–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sybil Filmer)
1662–1708
John Grandfather)
1615–1669
Joane Witt
1640–1690
Unknown Millden
1665–
William Collins
1640–1711
Elizabeth Stevenson
1636–1723
Thomas Maplesden
1641–1690
Mary(Maria) Reed
1650–1695
Peter Davis
1666–1754
Anne Hollands
1668–1729
Thomas Thorpe
1653–1708
Elizabeth Sherlock
1664–1717

Edward Filmer's Descendants

1.
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Edward Filmer (9 May 1779–16 Aug 1854) m. Elizabeth (Filmer, nee) Clinch (28 Jun; or 21 Jul 1782–10 Aug 1867)
  1. 1. Mary Filmer 1804–1854
  2. 2. Thomas Filmer 1806–1867 m. Ann (Elizabeth Filmer, nee) Fuller 1815–1840 m. Mary (Anne Filmer, nee) Champion 1816–1889
    1. 1. Anne (Elizabeth) Filmer 1840–1844
    2. 2. Thomas (John) Filmer 1853–1937 m. Sarah (Ann Filmer, nee) Martin 1848–1932
      1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Filmer 1876–1968
      2. 2. Ethel (Mildred) Filmer 1881–1976
      3. 3. Jessie (Marion) Filmer 1884–1977
      4. 4. Lillian (Ellen) Filmer 1887–1969
      5. 5. Sidney (Wickham Filmer -) (Accountant) 1877–1962 m. Frances (Ellen) Terry 1883–1937 m. Muriel (Edith Filmer, Elliott, nee) Hemsley 1895–1965
        1. 1. Ronald (Wickham) Filmer 1912–1986
        2. 2. Betty (Frances) Filmer 1920–1997
      6. 6. Percy (John) Filmer 1880–1881
  3. 3. Hannah Filmer 1807–1893
  4. 4. Henrietta (Sears, nee) Filmer 1807–1892 m. Robert Sears 1810–1874
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Sears 1833–1884
    2. 2. Frances Sears 1835–1911
    3. 3. Mary (Ann Le Feaver, nee) Sears 1830–1912 m. George (Le) Feaver 1826–1886
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Sears 1829–1890
  5. 5. Edward (Filmer (Harriet) Fox) 1811–1882 m. Harriett (Filmer, nee) Fox 1807–1887 m. Elizabeth Jeffery 1819–1895
    1. 1. George (Alfred Filmer) Snr 1837–1916 m. Emma ((J) Sarah Filmer, nee) Vallance 1844–1924 m. Ann ((George Alfred) Filmer) 1841–1862
      1. 1. George (Alfred Filmer (Caroline Homewood)) Jnr 1865–1898 m. Caroline (Filmer, nee) Homewood 1868–1931
      2. 2. Annie (Louise Filmer (William Leslie) Wildish) 1881–1942 m. William (Leslie) Wildish 1883–1956
      3. 3. Kate (Emma Whitebread, nee) Filmer 1868–1943 m. Ernest (George) Whitebread 1869–1957
        1. 1. Arthur (Edward) Whitebread 1912–1986
        2. 2. Kathleen (Hilda) Whitebread 1902–1982
        3. 3. Norah (Phyllis) Whitebread 1904–1998
        4. 4. Dorothy (Edith) Whitebread 1905–1971
        5. 5. Nellie (Mary) Whitebread 1907–1973
        6. 6. Gwendolen (Florence) Whitebread 1909–1992
        7. 7. Percy (George Kennet) Whitebread 1900–1967
        8. 8. Ernest (Thomas Filmer) Whitebread 1895–1965 m. Lilian (C Whitebread, nee) Smith 1898– m. Kathleen (May Stedman, Whitebread, nee) Long 1924–2011
      4. 4. Percy (William Filmer (Jessie Maud) Wildish) 1873–1929 m. Jessie (Maud) Filmer 1880–1969
        1. 1. Jessie (Nellie) Filmer 1904–2007 m. Harry Harvie 1905–1965 m. Frederick (William) Timms 1907–1994
        2. 2. Percy (Vallance) Filmer 1906–1929
        3. 3. Keith (Gerrald) Filmer 1910–1992 m. Violet (Irene Filmer, nee) Cheshire-Martin 1910–1989
        4. 4. Stella (Edna) Filmer 1914–2008
        5. 5. Lionel (Cuthbert) Filmer 1907–1991 m. Margaret (Mary(Peggy)) Filmer 1913–2002
      5. 5. Frank (Blackman) Filmer 1866–1943 m. Clara (Jane Filmer, nee) Russell 1868–1944
        1. 1. Hugh (Russell) Filmer 1901–1934
        2. 2. John (Russell) Filmer 1897–1982 m. Grace (Frances Filmer, nee) Burrows 1904–1961
        3. 3. Margaret (Russell Humphrey, nee) Filmer 1908–1944 m. George (John) Humphrey 1906–
      6. 6. Albert (Edward (Bert)) Filmer 1867–1942
      7. 7. Hilda (Mabel Millen, nee) Filmer 1879–1936 m. John ((Jack) Richard) Millen 1880–
      8. 8. Edith (Alice Wheatley, nee) Filmer 1887–1961 m. Edward*Edman (Belton) Wheatley 1883–1962
        1. 1. Edward (Guy Bolton*Belton) Wheatley 1918–1969
      9. 9. Alice (Mary) Filmer 1870–1876
      10. 10. Nellie (Gertrude) Filmer 1877–1900
      11. 11. John (Herbert) Filmer 1884–1941
      12. 12. Richard Filmer 1889–
    2. 2. John (Blackman) Filmer 1835–1835
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann Terry, nee) Filmer 1840–1901 m. William Terry 1826–1899
      1. 1. Laura (Elizabeth) Terry 1867–1932
    4. 4. John Filmer 1863–1943 m. Mary (Amelia) Filmer 1860–1940
      1. 1. Ellen (Annie (Nellie) (Annie Ellen)) Filmer 1892–1969 m. George (H N) Lake 1893–1962
        1. 1. George Lake 1914–1943
        2. 2. Dorothy (Edith) Lake 1915–1982
        3. 3. laura (violet) Lake 1919–2001
        4. 4. Clifford (Jack James) Lake 1924–1993
        5. 5. Barbara (Mabel) Lake 1920–2004
        6. 6. Margaret (K) Lake 1917–1917
        7. 7. John (B\E) Lake 1918–1918
        8. 8. Leonard (A) Lake 1922–1923
        9. 9. Gladys (Ivy) Lake 1925–1999
      2. 2. Amelia (Elizabeth (C?)) Filmer 1891–1918
      3. 3. John (Edward) Filmer 1894–1956 m. May (Ellen Filmer, nee) Bernthal 1898–
      4. 4. (Eveline) (Millicent) Filmer 1896–
      5. 5. Amelia (Elizabeth (C?)) Filmer 1891–1918
      6. 6. Millicent Filmer 1894–
      7. 7. Ellen (Annie (Nellie) (Annie Ellen)) Filmer 1892–1969
      8. 8. John (Edward) Filmer 1894–1956 m. Louisa (Filmer, nee) Jennings 1885–1963 m. Mary (Ellen) Bernthal 1898–1940
        1. 1. John (Edward Filmer Jnr. (Builder's) Lab). 1919–1987 m. Florence (Filmer, nee) Pearce 1926–2008
        2. 2. Lily Filmer 1926–1926
        3. 3. Eileen (Rose) Filmer 1933–1935
        4. 4. Joan (G) Filmer 1937–1937
        5. 5. May (Q) Filmer 1922–
      9. 9. Amelia (E) Filmer 1891–
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Webberly, nee) Filmer 1845–1923 m. Edmund Waberley*Webberley 1835–1889
      1. 1. Edmund (J.) Waberley 1874–1914
      2. 2. Ellen (F.) Waberley 1875–1941
      3. 3. Thomas Webberley 1885–1957 m. Ethel (Isabella Webberley, nee) Tomlinson 1883–1953
    6. 6. Ellen Filmer 1848–1912
    7. 7. Mary (Jane) Filmer 1846–1920 m. William Kennington 1842–1916
      1. 1. Florence (Edith Ellen) Kennington 1883–
      2. 2. Josephi(ne?) Kennington 1885–
      3. 3. Joseph Kennington 1867–1949 m. Mary ((Marianne)) Lambert 1869–1950 m. Alice (Kennington, nee) Gaiger 1871–1902
        1. 1. Margaret (Annie Ensor, nee) Kennington 1908–1935 m. Raymond (Claughton (G?)) Ensor 1907–1974
        2. 2. Grace (May) Kennington 1912–1978
        3. 3. Violet (Mabel Adelaide Timmins, nee) Kennington 1893–1973
        4. 4. Walter (Robert Leslie) Kennington 1894–1969 m. H\Ellen (Elizabeth (Elizabeth Helen) Kennington, nee) McCarthy 1901–1976
        5. 5. Joseph (William Charles) Kennington 1896–1946
        6. 6. Alice Kennington 1902–1902
        7. 7. Robert (William Leslie) Kennington 1895–1969
      4. 4. William (Charles) Kennington 1869–1875
      5. 5. Angelina Kennington 1870–1921 m. Henry (Arthur) Lee 1856–1940
        1. 1. Ellen (Louisa) Lee 1888–1973
        2. 2. Arthur Lee 1889–1972
        3. 3. Albert Lee 1890–1890
        4. 4. Esther (Lillian) Lee 1891–1970
        5. 5. Alice (Margaret) Lee 1893–1942
        6. 6. Sarah Lee 1895–1982
        7. 7. Mary (Jane) Lee 1897–1979
        8. 8. William (Charles Joy) Lee 1899–1977
        9. 9. Robert (Edward) Lee 1901–1983
        10. 10. Dorothy (Florence Catherine) Lee 1902–1979
        11. 11. Alfred (Joseph Henry) Lee 1907–1910
      6. 6. Florence (Ellen Edith) Kennington 1876–1877
      7. 7. Robert (Edward Joy) Kennington 1881–1892
      8. 8. Louisa (Mary Corbett) Kennington 1882–1961
    8. 8. Edward (Jethro) Filmer 1850–1883 m. Eliza (Elizabeth Filmer, nee) Blackman 1848–1933
      1. 1. James (Albert) Filmer 1880–1882
      2. 2. Caroline (Emma) Filmer 1871–1923
      3. 3. Charles ((Charlie) Thomas) Filmer 1874–1921 m. Mary (Ann Frances Filmer, nee) Baldwin 1872–1948
        1. 1. Florence (Agnes White) (Neice\Stepdaughter)) 1894–
      4. 4. Edward (John) Filmer 1876–1938
      5. 5. Henry ((Harry) William) Filmer 1877–1918
      6. 6. Olive (Fanny Annie) Filmer 1883–1929
      7. 7. Ernest Filmer 1888–1973 m. Mary (V ( or Dorothy?)) Miller 1890– m. Mary (Victoria Filmer, Miller nee,) Blackman 1887–1975
        1. 1. Henry (Kenneth) Filmer 1920–1989 m. Louisa (Filmer, nee) Francis 1922–
      8. 8. Eliza (Elizabeth) Filmer 1890–1891
      9. 9. John (Belgrave) Filmer 1885–1947 m. Rosa (Maude Victoria Filmer, nee) Clarke 1887–1974 m. Jessie (Eleanor Filmer, nee) Carr 1889–1945
        1. 1. John (Jenkinson) Filmer 1920–1994
    9. 9. Sarah (Hannah) Filmer 1853–1932
    10. 10. Thomas Filmer 1854–1874
    11. 11. Frances (Henrietta) Filmer 1857–1941 m. James Dodkins 1847–1926
      1. 1. James (Charles Filmer) Dodkins 1883–1949
      2. 2. Amy (Frances) Dodkins 1884–1887
      3. 3. Edward (Gilbert) Dodkins 1887–1971
      4. 4. William (John) Dodkins 1889–1889

Edward Filmer's Timeline

10 Records

1779
09 May 1779
Birth of Edward Filmer in Milstead, nr Doddington, Kent, England
Milstead, nr Doddington, Kent, England
1779
9 May 1779
Birth of Edward Filmer in Milstead, Kent, England ; 1667884
Milstead, Kent, England ; 1667884
1779
23 May 1779
Edward Filmer was baptized in Milstead, Kent, England
Milstead, Kent, England
1837
1837
Age 58
Edward Filmer resided here in Frinsted, Kent, England
Frinsted, Kent, England
1841
1841
Age 62
Edward Filmer resided here in Frinsted, Kent, England
Frinsted, Kent, England
1851
1851
Age 72
Edward Filmer resided here in Frinsted, Kent, England
Frinsted, Kent, England
1854
10 Aug 1854
Age 75
Death of Edward Filmer in Frinsted, Sittingbourne, nr Hollingbourn, Maidstone, Kent, England
Frinsted, Sittingbourne, nr Hollingbourn, Maidstone, Kent, England
1854
10 Aug 1854
Age 75
Death of Edward Filmer in Frinsted, Kent, England ; 1667602
Frinsted, Kent, England ; 1667602
1854
16 Aug 1854
Age 75
Burial of Edward Filmer in Milstead, Kent, England
Milstead, Kent, England
1855
5 Mar 1855
Age 76
Edward Filmer resided here in Frinsted, England
Frinsted, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 May 1779
    Event Place: Milstead, nr Doddington, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1779
    Event Place: Milstead, Kent, England ; 1667884
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1618; Folio: 200; Page: 4; GSU roll: 193519
    [2] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 457; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Frinsted; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 4; Page: 2; Line: 13; GSU roll: 306852.
    [3] Kent, England, Extracted Parish Records, Canterbury Marriage Licences, 1781-1809, vol 2; Author: A Willis; Publication Date: 1969; Publication Place: Canterbury, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 May 1779
    Event Place: Milstead, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Frinsted, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Frinsted, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 457; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Frinsted; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 4; Page: 2; Line: 13; GSU roll: 306852.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Frinsted, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1618; Folio: 200; Page: 4; GSU roll: 193519

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1855
    Event Place: Frinsted, England
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Wills, IHGS; The Tyler Collection; Notebook: Filmer; Notebook Number: 43(3?)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1854
    Event Place: Frinsted, Sittingbourne, nr Hollingbourn, Maidstone, Kent, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1854
    Event Place: Frinsted, Kent, England ; 1667602
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1854
    Event Place: Milstead, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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