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William J Foreman 1850–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1850

Birth Location: Boughton, Kent, England

Death Date: 7 Apr 1922

Death Location: Kent, England

Father: Elijah Foreman

Mother: Mary Jackson

Spouse(s): Kate Rook

Children(s): Ada Rook, Ellen Foreman, William Foreman, Lily Foreman, Louisa Foreman

William J Foreman was born in 1850 in Boughton, Kent, England, the child of Elijah Foreman And Mary A Jackson. In 1851, William J Foreman resided in Boughton under Blean, Kent, England. William J Foreman married Kate Rook, and had children including Ada Rook, Ellen Mary Foreman, Lily K Foreman, Louisa Gay Foreman, William Jackson Foreman. William J Foreman passed away in 1922 in Kent, England.

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Biography

  • William J Foreman was born in 1850 in Boughton, Kent, England, the child of Elijah Foreman And Mary A Jackson.
  • In 1851, William J Foreman resided in Boughton under Blean, Kent, England.
  • William J Foreman married Kate Rook, and had children including Ada Rook, Ellen Mary Foreman, Lily K Foreman, Louisa Gay Foreman, William Jackson Foreman.
  • William J Foreman passed away in 1922 in Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Foreman
1816–1884
Birth Location: Hernhill, Kent, England
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Mary Jackson
1827–1908
Birth Location: Westwell, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Kate Rook
1847–1937
Birth Location: Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Ada Rook
1867–1955
Birth Location: Boughton; Blean Kent England
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Ellen Foreman
1870–1941
Birth Location: Boughton; Blean Kent England
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William Foreman
1874–1946
Birth Location: Boughton Blean, Kent, England
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Lily Foreman
1876–1963
Birth Location: Boughton Blean, Kent, England
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Louisa Foreman
1877–1962
Birth Location: Boughton Blean, Kent, England
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William Foreman's Ancestors

Self
William Foreman
1850–1922
Birth Place: Boughton, Kent, England
Parents
Elijah Foreman
1816–1884
Hernhill, Kent, England
Mary (A) Jackson
1827–1908
Westwell, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Foreman
1787–1861
Hernhill, Kent, England
Ann Wills
1786–1866
Hernhill, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
James Foreman
1758–1817
Elizabeth Trice
1765–1852
William Wills
1760–1811
Elizabeth King
1766–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Foreman
1714–1767
Elizabeth Downe
1726–1802
William Trice
1725–1793
Mary Bullers
1724–1809
William Wills
1732–1801
Elizabeth Frost
1735–1766
Edward King
1733–1807
Elizabeth Howten
1739–1810

William Foreman's Descendants

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William (J) Foreman (abt 1850–7 Apr 1922) m. Kate Rook (January 1847–Jan 1937)
  1. 1. Ada Rook 1867–1955 m. Robert Rook 1872–1957
    1. 1. Robert (Richard) Rook 1897–1932
    2. 2. Norman (William) Rook 1900–1993 m. Nellie (Maud) Golding 1901–1982
      1. 1. Norma (Jean) Rook 1925–2007 m. Alfred (David) Griffiths 1916–1998
    3. 3. Amy Rook 1895–1990 m. Thomas (G) Howlett 1896–1967
    4. 4. Sydney (Thomas) Rook 1902–1979
    5. 5. Leslie (Sharpe) Rook 1905–1993 m. Kathleen Newman 1914–2018
  2. 2. Ellen (Mary) Foreman 1870–1941 m. Percy (William) Kay 1870–1932
    1. 1. Harold (Sydney) Kay 1893–1982 m. Rubina (K) Butcher 1898–1978
    2. 2. Lilian (Irene) Kay 1896–1965 m. Walter (Alexander) Smith 1894–1955
      1. 1. Bryan (Alexander) Smith 1929–1987 m. Joan (M) Taylor 1925–
        1. 1. Anne (Susan) Allchin 1948–2000
    3. 3. William Kay 1899–1961 m. Grace (Victoria) Pepper 1898–1981
      1. 1. Dennis (William) Kay 1925–1999 m. Muriel (Ada) Evans 1922–1995
    4. 4. Doris (Ethne) Kay 1901–1978 m. Horace (W) Davies 1902–1979
      1. 1. Roy (William) Davies 1933–1999
    5. 5. Percy (James) Kay 1903–1933
    6. 6. Nellie (Kate) Kay 1905–1980 m. Arthur (Rowland) Davies 1904–1998
    7. 7. Donald Kay 1907–1976
  3. 3. William (Jackson) Foreman 1874–1946 m. Olive (Frances) Adsley 1879–1957
    1. 1. Minnie (Adsley) Foreman 1907–1987 m. Albert (Henry) Smith 1899– m. George (Edward) Wadey 1916–1980
      1. 1. Derrick (R) Smith 1924–
  4. 4. Lily (K) Foreman 1876–1963 m. George Sargent 1869–1959
    1. 1. Lily Sargent 1900–1922
    2. 2. Joan (Margaret) Sargent 1908–2004 m. Arthur (Dudley) Ellis 1907–1998
    3. 3. Georgina (Ruth) Sargent 1915–2003 m. Ralph (J) Sage 1913–
  5. 5. Louisa (Gay) Foreman 1877–1962 m. Thomas (William) Hockless 1873–1946

William Foreman's Timeline

11 Records

1849
8 Jul 1849
William J Foreman was baptized in Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
1850
abt 1850
Birth of William J Foreman in Boughton, Kent, England
Boughton, Kent, England
1851
1851
Age 1
William J Foreman resided here in Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
1861
1861
Age 11
William J Foreman resided here in Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
1869
October 1869
Age 19
William J Foreman was married in Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom
Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom
1871
1871
Age 21
William J Foreman resided here in Boughton, Kent, England
Boughton, Kent, England
1881
1881
Age 31
William J Foreman resided here in Boughton Under Blean, Kent, England
Boughton Under Blean, Kent, England
1901
1901
Age 51
William J Foreman resided here in Boughton, Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
Boughton, Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 61
William J Foreman resided here in Boughton under Blean, England
Boughton under Blean, England
1922
7 Apr 1922
Age 72
Death of William J Foreman in Kent, England
Kent, England
1922
5 May 1922
Age 72
William J Foreman - Probate in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1850
    Event Place: Boughton, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1849
    Event Place: Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1869
    Event Place: Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Boughton, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 977; Folio: 20; Page: 31; GSU roll: 838717

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Boughton Under Blean, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 967; Folio: 15; Page: 24; GSU roll: 1341230

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Boughton, Boughton under Blean, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 802; Folio: 94; Page: 11

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Boughton under Blean, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1922
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 5 May 1922
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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