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James Relfe 1819 – 1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1819

Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England

Death Date: Jul 1893

Death Location: Hawkhurst, Kent, England.

Father: William Relf

Mother: Eleanor Mainard

Spouse(s): Ann Swatling

Children(s): William Relf, Edward Relf, Francis Relf, James Relf, Belard Relf, Belard Relf, Adelaide Relf, Frederick Relf, Edgar Relf, Annie Relf, Alfred Relf

In 1819, James Relfe entered the world in Benenden, Kent, England, born to William Relf and Eleanor Mainard. James Relfe married Ann Swatling, and had children including William Relf, Edward Relf, Francis Relf, James Relf, Belard Relf, Belard Relf, Adelaide Dinah Relf, Frederick Relf, Edgar Relf, Annie Relf, Alfred Relf. James Relfe passed away in 1893 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England..

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Biography

  • In 1819, James Relfe entered the world in Benenden, Kent, England, born to William Relf and Eleanor Mainard.
  • James Relfe married Ann Swatling, and had children including William Relf, Edward Relf, Francis Relf, James Relf, Belard Relf, Belard Relf, Adelaide Dinah Relf, Frederick Relf, Edgar Relf, Annie Relf, Alfred Relf.
  • James Relfe passed away in 1893 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England..

Immediate Family

Parents

William Relf
1796 – 1875
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Eleanor Mainard
1799 – 1867
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Ann Swatling
1823 – 1908
Birth Location: Sandhurst, Kent, England
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Children(s)

William Relf
1845 – 1874
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Edward Relf
1846 – 1929
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Francis Relf
1848 – 1873
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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James Relf
1849 – 1930
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Belard Relf
1851 –
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Belard Relf
1851 –
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Adelaide Relf
1851 – 1929
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England.
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Frederick Relf
1853 – 1887
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Edgar Relf
1856 – 1930
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Annie Relf
1860 – 1873
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Alfred Relf
1862 – 1949
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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James Relfe's Ancestors

Self
James Relfe
1819 – 1893
Birth Place: Benenden, Kent, England
Parents
William Relf
1796 – 1875
Benenden, Kent, England
Eleanor Mainard
1799 – 1867
Benenden, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Relf
1768 – 1836
Benenden, Kent, England
Elizabeth Butler
1771 – 1863
Benenden, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Relf
1745 – 1806
Elizabeth WEBB
1745 – 1806
John Butler
1737 – 1790
Mary Weller
1740 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Relfe
1691 – 1777
Mary (Sowton)
1710 – 1773
George Webb
1706 – 1771
Eliz. Walker
1711 –
John (Butler)
1711 – 1773
Elizabeth (Stik)
1703 – 1773

James Relfe's Descendants

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James Relfe (Jan 1819 – Jul 1893) m. Ann Swatling (abt 1823 – April 1908)
  1. 1. William Relf (January 1845 – 15 Feb 1874) m. Matilda (Ann) Lloyds (1844 – Apr 1892) m. Ellen (Harriet) Pearson (08 June 1845 – 1919)
    1. 1. William (George) RELF (Apr 1864 – Jul 1937) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Edmett (Mar 1873 – Jan 1945)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) Ralph (abt 1883 – )
      2. 2. Rosa (Annie) Ralph (1 Oct 1891 – 1974)
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Mary) Ralph (1894 – 1980)
      4. 4. Kate Ralph (July 1894 – Jul 1962)
      5. 5. George (Albert) Ralph (28 Sep 1894 – Oct 1966)
      6. 6. William (James) Ralph (Apr 1896 – )
      7. 7. Carrie Ralph (abt 1897 – )
      8. 8. Walter (John) Ralph (27 Jun 1898 – Jan 1979)
      9. 9. Ada (May) Ralph (abt 1900 – 1948)
      10. 10. Nellie Ralph (July 1903 – 14 Apr 1963)
      11. 11. Annie Ralph (4 Jul 1903 – Mar 1982)
      12. 12. Dorothy (Amy Beatrice) Ralph (4 Aug 1906 – 1958)
      13. 13. Frederick (Percy) Ralph (1911 – 1996)
      14. 14. Ralph (abt 1911 – )
    2. 2. Edward (Walter) Relf (Jan 1866 – Apr 1933) m. Catherine ((Kate)) Beale (21 Aug 1868 – Mar 1946)
      1. 1. Walter Ralph (Abt. 1890 – 24 Oct 1914)
      2. 2. William Ralph (abt 1895 – Abt. 1976)
      3. 3. Daisy Ralph (abt 1896 – )
      4. 4. Thomas Ralph (abt 1899 – )
      5. 5. Frank Ralph (abt 1901 – )
      6. 6. Earnest Ralph (abt 1903 – )
    3. 3. Kate (Emily) Relf\Ralph (Jul 1870 – 17 Dec 1953)
  2. 2. Edward Relf (April 1846 – Jun 1929) m. Jane HUGGINS (Apr 1849 – Mar 1872) m. Mary BOOTH (Jul 1846 – Jul 1889)
    1. 1. Fanny RELF (Jul 1877 – Aft. 1901)
    2. 2. Rosa RELF (Oct 1879 – October 1891)
    3. 3. Florence (Edith) RELF (Oct 1881 – 1987)
    4. 4. Edward (Frank) RELF (22 Sep 1884 – Jan 1969)
    5. 5. Alfred (Henry) RELF (06 Jun 1887 – 24 Oct 1965) m. Elizabeth (Ann Meaton) (Relf) (1882 – 19 May 1944) m. May (Catherine) Massnick (09 Jun 1887 – 03 Oct 1969)
      1. 1. Grace (Edith Wicks) (Relf) (23 May 1911 – 9 Oct 1976)
      2. 2. Alfred (Edward) Relf (27 MAY 1916 – 28 Oct 1983)
      3. 3. Thelma (Elizabeth) Relf (17 Feb 1917 – 30 Jul 1984)
      4. 4. Jack (Victor) Relf (16 Jul 1919 – Mar 1981)
      5. 5. Eleanor Relf (8 Aug 1925 – 9 Aug 1925)
  3. 3. Francis Relf (April 1848 – Abt 1873)
  4. 4. James Relf (13 May 1849 – 8 Dec 1930) m. Anne LAWRENCE (19 Jul 1861 – 04 Jan 1908)
    1. 1. Ernest (James) RELF (11 Mar 1884 – 07 Mar 1974)
    2. 2. Frederick (William) RELF (20 Jun 1888 – 21 Mar 1958)
    3. 3. Albert (Edward) RELF (16 Aug 1904 – 24 Oct 1977)
  5. 5. Belard Relf (Abt. 1851 – )
  6. 6. Belard Relf (Abt. 1851 – )
  7. 7. Adelaide (Dinah) Relf (Mar 1851 – Dec 1929) m. James Austen (abt 1838 – )
    1. 1. Ernest (J.) Austen (abt 1870 – )
    2. 2. Ernest (James) Austin (abt 1870 – Mar 1954)
  8. 8. Frederick Relf (July 1853 – 28 May 1887) m. Abigail GOLDSMITH (Jan 1863 – Dec 1923)
    1. 1. Sidney (Thomas) RELF (Jul 1886 – Apr 1887)
  9. 9. Edgar Relf (16 sep 1856 – 9 Jun 1930) m. Ellen Boyce (30 Nov 1857 – Dec 1942)
    1. 1. Lily Relf (3 Oct 1877 – Dec 1959) m. Henry O'Hagan (abt 1875 – Mar 1946)
      1. 1. Barbara O'Hagan (abt 1905 – )
      2. 2. Bernard O'Hagan (12 Feb 1908 – Jun 1983)
      3. 3. Margaret (R) O'Hagan (October 1910 – July 1911)
    2. 2. Minnie (Rose) Relf (April 1879 – April 1904)
    3. 3. Fanny (Jane) Relf (October 1880 – Jun 1939) m. Alfred (William) Yates (Apr 1878 – Jul 1932)
      1. 1. Charles (Walter) Yates (Jan 1902 – Jun 1938)
      2. 2. William (Henry) Yates (Apr 1905 – Sep 1938)
      3. 3. Elsie (May) Yates (08 Jun 1907 – Dec 2002)
      4. 4. Doris (Ethel) Yates (1 Feb 1909 – 29 Jun 1997)
      5. 5. Olive (Maud) Yates (1 Nov 1910 – 23 Dec 2003)
      6. 6. Florence (Annie) Yates (21 Oct 1912 – 19 Sep 1986)
      7. 7. Frederick (A) YATES (Oct 1914 – )
      8. 8. Arthur Yates (1917 – 1938)
      9. 9. Edith (G) Yates (abt 1919 – )
      10. 10. Irene (P) Yates (17 Mar 1919 – )
      11. 11. Sydney (Edward) YATES (Apr 1921 – )
      12. 12. Dennis (Donald) Yates (Jan 1924 – 4 May 1948)
    4. 4. Charles Relf (abt 1882 – )
    5. 5. Herbert (Edward) RELF (1883 – Jun 1963) m. Sarah (Ann) WYTON (11 Mar 1876 – Jan 1954)
    6. 6. Florence (Marian) Relf (22 Jan 1886 – 22 December 1963) m. Arthur (William) Footman (28 Jul 1882 – 10 April 1953)
      1. 1. Rosie Footman (18 June 1907 – 4 March 1996)
    7. 7. Alice Relf (22 May 1888 – Mar 1949) m. Whitehead m. Harry Lane (13 Jul 1879 – 30 July 1962)
      1. 1. Ivy (Kathleen) Lane (29 Sep 1910 – Dec 1993)
      2. 2. Kenneth (Harry) Lane (6 May 1912 – 12 Apr 1986)
      3. 3. Vera (Rosalie) Lane (8 Jan 1916 – 18 Jun 2001)
      4. 4. Gladys (J) Lane (26 Jan 1924 – )
    8. 8. Charles Relf (19 Apr 1889 – 28 October 1965) m. Esther (Jane) Isted (27 Jul 1874 – 1 January 1953)
      1. 1. Minnie (Rose) Relf (05 Aug 1902 – Jul 1946) m. Hugh (Havelock) Degnin (06 Feb 1898 – Jan 1955)
      2. 2. Charles (Robert Edgar) Relf (6 Apr 1904 – Mar 1973) m. Dorothy (Lilian) Simmons (2 Feb 1907 – 06 Jan 2003)
        1. 1. Charles (Frederick Edgar) Relf (22 Feb 1928 – Jun 2001) m. Wenda (E) Mills (1930 – )
        2. 2. Audrey (Lilian) Relf (20 Apr 1930 – Nov 2004) m. James Clarke m. Frederick (Ernest Lewis) Gearing (31 Oct 1918 – 15 Jul 1990)
        3. 3. Brian (Robert) Relf (24 May 1935 – 10 Nov 1990)
      3. 3. Queenie (Shoesmith) Relf (28 Jun 1906 – May 1995) m. William (Edward) Turner (25 Aug 1904 – 24 Jun 1969)
        1. 1. Dennis (William) Turner (2 Dec 1925 – 28 Feb 1997)
        2. 2. Patricia (Ann) Turner (25 Jul 1927 – 23 Nov 2012)
      4. 4. Violet (Annie) Relf (13 Apr 1908 – Jun 1978) m. Arthur (Robert James) BLAIR (16 Feb 1907 – 1997)
        1. 1. Graham (Robert Charles) Blair (1928 – )
        2. 2. Allen (Norman) BLAIR (Oct 1932 – 21 Oct 2015)
        3. 3. Robert (Arthur) Blair (1939 – )
      5. 5. Vera (Nellie) RELF (July 1911 – January 1912)
      6. 6. Frederick (Herbert William) Relf (23 Jun 1914 – 10 May 1991) m. Margaret (Tamar) Pettman (23 January 1915 – 17 JUly 1999)
      7. 7. Edgar Relf (Jun 1916 – Sep 1918)
      8. 8. Leslie Relf (25 Feb 1920 – Dec 1983) m. Lilly (Patricia) LOVEGROVE (11 Mar 1916 – Oct 2000)
    9. 9. Ellen Relf (1891 – )
    10. 10. Ethel Relf (January 1891 – ) m. George Farmer (12 Feb 1888 – Jul 1959)
      1. 1. Ronald (George) Farmer (31 Aug 1921 – Mar 1972)
      2. 2. Bernard (Albert) Farmer (8 Apr 1926 – 22 Mar 1997)
      3. 3. Doris (Joan) Farmer (1 Jun 1930 – Mar 2004)
      4. 4. Martin Farmer
    11. 11. Nelly Relf (11 Apr 1893 – Sep 1982) m. Charles (Tanner) Butler (1892 – 27 Oct 1972)
      1. 1. Doris (Irene) Butler (22 Apr 1920 – Mar 2004)
      2. 2. Joyce (E) Butler (1925 – )
      3. 3. Jean (M) Butler (1934 – )
    12. 12. Annie Relf (28 Jul 1895 – 13 Mar 1962) m. Frank Whibley (2 Oct 1896 – 13 Aug 1959)
      1. 1. Frances (E) Whibley (Dec 1927 – Sep 1928)
      2. 2. Eileen (Emily) Whibley (5 Nov 1929 – 16 May 2003)
      3. 3. David (Frank) Whibley (17 Jun 1935 – Jul 1996)
    13. 13. Frederick (William) Relf (4 May 1897 – Mar 1965) m. Victoria (Alicia) Haydon (5 Sep 1896 – Sep 1980)
      1. 1. Ruby (Victoria Freda) Relf (10 Nov 1924 – Feb 2007) m. Horatio Bedford (Apr 1917 – 10 May 2008)
      2. 2. Iris (Joyce) RELF (24 Oct 1925 – June 1953)
      3. 3. Winifred (Rita Yvonne) RELF (Mar 1929 – Mar 1929)
    14. 14. Lillian Relf
  10. 10. Annie Relf (July 1860 – Abt. 1873)
  11. 11. Alfred Relf (27 Dec 1862 – Mar 1949) m. Mary REED (20 Feb 1866 – Jan 1949)
    1. 1. Ernest (James) RELF (Apr 1890 – Dec 1905)
    2. 2. Lionel (Frank) RELF (Jul 1892 – 23 Oct 1918)
    3. 3. Dorothy (May) RELF (15 Aug 1901 – Mar 1973)

James Relfe's Timeline

2 Records

1819
Jan 1819
Birth of James Relfe in Benenden, Kent, England
Benenden, Kent, England
1893
Jul 1893
Age 74
Death of James Relfe in Hawkhurst, Kent, England.
Hawkhurst, Kent, England.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1819
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1893
    Event Place: Hawkhurst, Kent, England.
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