Boorman family tree details of individuals

^4/3 Charles Spencer Boorman Miller of Stanford-le-Hope, Essex

1823-1906			Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Boorman

						Age	Source
		Born in 1823 in Snodland, Kent					C
		Baptised 24 Jan 1824 at Snodland All Saints					K2
		Married Caroline Moss 27 July 1853 at the parish church, Basildon, Essex, by licence (licence not found at Essex, Faculty Office or Vicar General)				30	B
		Father of	Thomas Benjamin	1854 in Fobbing (registered Q2 Orsett)		31	C, B
			Mary Ann	1856 in Fobbing (reg. Q4 Orsett)		33	C, B
			Caroline ^3/2	5 Jan 1859 in Fobbing (reg. Q1 Orsett)		36	C, B
			Elizabeth Annie	1861 in Fobbing (reg. Q4 Orsett)		38	C, B
			Fanny	1863 in Fobbing (reg. Q4 Orsett)		40	C, B
			Emma	1866 in Fobbing (reg. Q1 Orsett)		43	C, B
			Ada	1868 in Fobbing (reg. Q1 Orsett)		45	C, B
			Eva	May 1872 (reg. Q2) (buried Aug 1872, reg. Q3)(memorial at Stanford Le Hope)		49	X4, B
			Hilda Moss	1873 in Stanford le Hope (reg. Q4 Orsett)		50	C, B
			Charles Moss	1877 in Stanford le Hope (reg. Q2 Orsett)		54	C, B
		Died 24 Apr 1906 age 82 at the Grove, Stanford le Hope, of pleurisy and pneumonia following a chill (reg. Q2 Orsett)(Essex Newsman 28 Apr p.1)				82	B, F5, H61


1841	He was resident with his parents at 10 Milton Road, Gravesend					17	C
(1848-1850 Fobbing mill was occupied by John Burls)							J10, J20
1850-1869 A Miller of Fobbing, Essex					26-46
1850-1869	He occupied Fobbing mill with a house and 10 acres of land owned by James Sawell, rent £59 8s 9d then £40				26-46		J20
1851	A Miller and baker of Mill House, Fobbing, with his brother William					27	C
1853,1855	A Miller of Fobbing, Essex				30,32		B,G7
1856-1868	Of Fobbing. Suppler of bread and flour for Orsett workhouse (Essex Herald, many issues)				33-45		H61
1859	A Miller and baker of Fobbing					36	B
1860-1869	Occupier of Fobbing Mill				37-46		J10
1861	A Miller of Mill House, Fobbing with his wife, three children and one domestic servant					37	C
1866	A Miller of Fobbing					43	G7
1868	He was still resident in Fobbing (from his daughter Ada's place of birth)					45	C
1870-1906 A Miller of Stanford-le-Hope					47-82
1870 Apr	W Binder, architect, designed a new residence and steam mill near Stanford le Hope station for him which were carried out by Mr Thomas Clements, contractor of Rochester, Kent (Chelmsford Chronicle 15 Apr p.8)					47	H61
1870	A Miller and baker of Stanford le Hope					47	G7
1870 July	Of Stanford le Hope. Supplier of bread and flour for Orsett workhouse (Chelmsford Chronicle)					47	H61
1871 Apr	A Miller and baker of Bakersthorpe Mill, Stanford le Hope, with his wife, four children, a servant and a governess (entry no. 34)					48	C
1875 Jan	He was executor of his father Thomas' will. He was bequeathed £200					52	F5
1878	Occupier of a freehold house, land and a steam mill near the Railway Tavern in Stanford le Hope					56	J10
1878 Apr	He was one of the gentlemen appointed to oversee the restoration of Stanford le Hope parish church (Chelmsford Chronicle 26 Apr p.5)					56	H61
1878	A Miller and baker of Stanford le Hope					56	G7
1879	He was executor of his father in law ^5/7 Benjamin Moss' will					56	F5
1881 Apr	A Miller of Southend Road, Stanford le Hope with his wife, eight children and one domestic servant					57	C
1882-1894	A Miller and baker of Stanford le Hope, with a steam-powered mill				58-70		G7
1883 Jan	Thomas Taylor was charged at Chelmsford Petty Sessions with stealing a quantity of his coal (Essex Newsman 27 Jan p.2)					59	H61
1885 Mar	His foreman William Pigram was injured when a pulley rope broke and a grinding stone fell on his hand (Essex Herald and Essex Newsman 28 Mar pp.3)					62	H61
1891 Apr	A Miller, baker and corn dealer of Southend Road, Stanford le Hope, with his wife, five children, a grandson and one servant					67	C
1894	On 1^st December there was a 'terrible explosion' at his mill when the end of his tubular boiler blew out. The boiler flew across the road and knocked a garden wall down, ploughed its way up the garden, stopping within 6 inches of his house. It weighed 5 tons and ended up 70 feet from where it started. Nobody was hurt although there were four men in the mill. The engine house was a complete wreck. The explosion was heard three miles away (Chelmsford Chronicle 14 Dec p.2)					70	H61
1895 Jan	The Board of Trade court blamed him for the recent explosion of a boiler at his mills because he had worked the boiler for 27 years without any examination (Essex Herald 22 Jan p.7, Essex Newsman 26 Jan p.4)					71	H61
1895	His wife Caroline died November 14 (reg. Q4 Orsett)(memorial at Stanford le Hope)					71	X4, B
1898-1902	He was resident at Stanford House, Stanford le Hope				74-79		G7
1901	A retired flour miller at Southend Road, Stanford le Hope, with his unmarried daughters Mary Ann and Ada, son Charles, two married daughters Emma and Hilda and two servants					77	C
1903 Aug	He attended a garden party at The Gables, Horndon. Mr and Mrs Kerly took over the quaint old house from the late Mr SW Squier^5/1F (Chelmsford Chronicle 14 Aug p.2)					79	H61
1905	Resident at Stanford Villas. He owned cottages in King Street					81	J10
1906	Resident at the Grove, Stanford le Hope					82	G7,F5
1906	Although over 80 years of age he would have passed for a much younger man. Conscientious and upright in his dealings, kind to the poor, of sound business judgement, he was highly esteemed and he will be much missed (Essex Newsman 28 Apr p.1)						H61
	The family were very well off. They were bakers						A4
1906	His will was proved 25 June at the Central Registry, London. Probate was granted to Thomas Benjamin Boorman, miller and Thomas Henry Dunch. Effects £31,971 10s 10d						F5


Wife Caroline Moss 1832-1895 Daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Moss of Basildon							B
1832	She was baptised 19 June at Basildon Holy Cross						J2
1841	She was at Shop House school in Pitsea, Essex					9	C
1853	Her marriage was witnessed by Benjamin Moss and Mary Ann Moss					21	B
1878	She was bequeathed £1000 by her father Benjamin					45	D5a
1886-1888	She placed several advertisements in the Chelmsford Chronicle and Essex Newsman for domestic help wanted				54-56		H61
1895	She died 14 November, age 63 (reg. Dec 95, Orsett) (memorial at Stanford le Hope, seen in 1991)					63	X4, B


Son ^AThomas Benjamin Boorman 1854-1927				A Baker of Stanford le Hope
1881	He married Grace, daughter of Charles Bull, 21 June at Little Dunmow (Chelmsford Chronicle 24th and Essex Newsman 25th June)					27	C, H61
1882-1884	Father of Janet 1882, Eva 1883 and Edith 1884 (reg. Orsett)				28-30		B
1886-1895	Father of Isabel 1886, Tom Spencer 1887 and Reginald Charles 1895 in Stanford le Hope (reg. Orsett)				32-41		C, B
1891	A Baker of Ashton Villa, Stanford le Hope, with three children and one servant					35	C
1898-1908	A Miller and baker of Stanford le Hope, with a steam-powered mill				44-54		G7
1901	A flour miller of King Street, Stanford le Hope					46	C
1903	He wrote to the Chelmsford Chronicle complaining of ‘nuisance’ from manholes ventilating (27 March p.8)					48	H61
1906	He owned The Mills, Stanford le Hope and had a dwelling near the Tavern					52	J10
1910-1922	He was a baker of Stanford le Hope				56-68		G7
1922,1927	He was resident at Mill House, Stanford le Hope				68,73		G7,F5
1927	Died 29 July. His will was proved 2 Nov at the Central Registry. T.B. Boorman and sons, corn merchants and millers. Freehold dwelling house, shop, mill, bakehouse and garden. Effects £12,411						F5


Daughter ^DElizabeth Annie 1861-1939
1889	Married Henry Huggins of Greenwich 11 Sept at Stanford le Hope (Essex Newsman 16 Sept p.4)					28	H61
1891-1894	Mother of Henry Charles 1891, Hilda Elizabeth 1893 and Gerald Farns Huggins 1894 in Gravesend				30-33		B, C
1901-1911	With Husband Henry, a journalist and author, their three children and a domestic servant at Clarence Place, Milton, Gravesend, Kent				40-50		C
1939	Probably died age 77 (reg. Q1 Gravesend)					77	B


Daughter ^FEmma 1866-1949
1897	Married Thomas Henry Dunch, an architect and surveyor (reg. Q3 Orsett)					31	B, C
1898-1900	Mother of Dudley Spencer Dunch 1898 and Eric Spencer Dunch 1900 (reg. Gravesend)				32-34		B, C
1901 Mar	With her husband, son Eric and her father at Southend Rd, Stanford le Hope					35	C
1903-1906	Mother of Muriel Dunch 1903 and Eileen Dunch 1906 (reg. Gravesend)				37-40		B, C
1911 Apr	With her husband, two daughters, a sister in law and a servant at 59 Darnley Road, Gravesend, Kent					45	C
1949	Possibly died age 83 (reg. Q3 Chatham)					83	B


Daughter ^IHilda Moss Boorman 1873-
1901	Married William Archer King (reg. Q1 Orsett)					28	B, C
1901 Mar	Married, with her father at Southend Road, Stanford le Hope					29	C


Son ^JCharles Moss Boorman 1877-
1901 Mar	Unmarried, with his father at Southend Road, Stanford le Hope					24	C



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^5/5 Thomas Boorman			Miller of Milton, Gravesend, Kent
1790-1874			Son of John and Mary Boorman

						Age	Source
		Born 2 November 1790 in Headcorn, Kent					D2
		Baptised at the General Baptist Chapel, Headcorn					C, D2
		Married Mary Ann Gorham 21 Feb 1821 at Rochester St. Nicholas, by banns. They both signed the register				30	C, K2
		Father of	Mary Ann	1822, baptised 8 Mar at Snodland All Saints		32	K2
			Charles Spencer^4/3	1824, baptised 24 Jan at Snodland		34	C, K2
		He was baptised C of E as an adult, 24 Jan 1824 at Snodland				34	K2
		Father of	William	1826 in Northfleet, baptised 10 Dec at Snodland		36	C, K2
			Thomas Augustus	1830 in Northfleet, baptised 12 Feb 1837 at Milton by Gravesend SS Peter and Paul		40	C, K2
			Elizabeth Ann	1834 in Gravesend, baptised 12 Feb 1837 at Milton by Gravesend		44	C, K2
		Died 23 Nov 1874 age 84 at 14 Parrock Street, Milton (reg. Q4 Gravesend)				84	F5, B

1817-1824 A Miller of Snodland, Kent					27-34
1817 Dec 1	He and Mary Ann Gorham witnessed his sister Charlotte's wedding at Snodland to William Gorham, his future wife's brother					27	K2
1819-1823	He occupied a windmill and cottage in Snodland, rent £30 & £3				29-33		K20
1821	He was a miller of Snodland (Kentish Weekly Post 9 March p.4)					30	H61
1821	A batchelor 'of the parish of Rochester St. Nicholas'					30	K2
1821-1822	He was one of the poor rate assessors at Snodland					31	K20
1821-1824	He occupied a house and garden in Snodland, rent £7, tithe 10s					31-34	KS20
1822	A miller of Snodland (from daughter Mary Ann's baptism)					32	K2
1824	A miller of Snodland. He was re-baptised into the Church of England 24 Jan at Snodland All Saints (the same day his son Charles Spencer was baptised)					34	K2
1826	A miller of Birling, Kent (from his son William's baptism)					36	K2
1826-1830 He was in Northfleet, Kent					36-40		C
1834-1859 A Mealman and miller of Milton next Gravesend, Kent					44-69
1834	He was in Milton (his daughter Elizabeth Ann's place of birth)					44	C
1837	A miller of Windmill Hill, Milton (from his children's baptisms)					47	K2
1841-1850	A mealman of 10 Milton Road, Gravesend with his wife and three children				51,55		C, G7
1843 Nov.	He occupied 10 Milton Road, a house owned by John Munns, rental £21, rateable value £13 10s					53	KS20
1847	A corn factor and corn miller of 10 Milton Road, Gravesend					57	G7
1851	Miller and corn dealer of 10 Milton Road, Gravesend and of Rural Vale, Northfleet					61	G7
1851,1853	A miller of 10 Milton Road, Gravesend with his wife and two children					61	C, B
1852-1859	He occupied 10 Milton Rd now owned by James Munns, rental £25, RV £17				62-69		KS20
1855	A miller and corn dealer of 10 Milton Road, Gravesend					65	G7
1858	His wife Mary Ann died					68	B
1859	A miller and corn & flour dealer of 10 Milton Road					69	G7
1861-1866	He and his son William were rated together for 10 Milton Road				71-76		KS20
By 1859	He had purchased two houses at 14 and 15 Parrock Street, Milton					69	KS20
1859-1871	He occupied his house at 14 Parrock Street while number 15 was occupied by Samuel Dodds then Ann Capon then Edward Stibbs. Both houses were rental £25 dropping to £22, rateable value £17				69-81		KS20
1861-1874 A retired miller of Milton next Gravesend, Kent					71-84
1861	A retired miller of 14 Parrock St, Milton next Gravesend with his daughter Elizabeth Ann and a servant					70	C
1862-1874	A miller of 14 Parrock Street, Milton next Gravesend				71-84		G7
1870 May	A miller of 14 Parrock Street, Milton next Gravesend. He bequeathed £200 to his son Charles Spencer and his leasehold mill and warehouse in Northfleet to sons William and Thomas Augustus					79	F5
1871	A miller of 14 Parrock Street with his niece Mary Gorham, a 'housekeeper'					80	C
1875	His will was proved 16 Jan at the Central Registry by sons ^4/3 Charles Spencer, William and Thomas Augustus, executors. Effects £1500						F5


^5/5 Thomas Boorman (continued)

						Age	Source
Wife Mary Ann Gorham 1795-1858				Daughter of William and Mary Gorham

1795	She was born in Birling, Kent						C, K2
1821	She was 'of Chatham' (Kentish Weekly Post 9 March p.4)					26	H61
1821	She was a spinster 'of Rochester St. Nicholas parish'					26	K2
1848	She was bequeathed a quarter share of various cottages in Snodland and a cottage in Birling in her mother’s will					53	D5
1858	She died in Gravesend age 63 (reg. Sept Gravesend)					63	B


^C Son William Boorman 1826-1914			A miller and corn merchant of Gravesend, Kent

1826	He was born in Northfleet						C
	Could he have been named after William who died in Headcorn in December 1825, who was probably Thomas' uncle? All Thomas' other children had two names						JVS
1841	He was with his aunt Sarah, a corn dealer, in Northfleet					14	C
1851	A miller in Fobbing, Essex, with his brother ^4/3 Charles Spencer					24	C
1859	Of Milton Road, Gravesend. Married Lucy Moss, daughter of ^5/7Benjamin Moss, 20 Oct at Basildon, Essex (reg. Q4 Billericay)(Chelmsford Chronicle 28 Oct p.3, Essex Standard 2 Nov p.4)					33	C, H61
1860-1877	He was father of Frederick William 1860, Albert & Ernest 1861, Lucy 1864, Frank 1867, Mabel 1874 and Harold 1877 in Gravesend, Kent				35-51		C, B
1861-1866	He and his father were rated for the house at 10 Milton Road				35-40		KS20
1862-1866	A miller and corn merchant of 10 Milton Road, Gravesend				36-40		G7
1866-1874	He was resident at 4 The Grove, Gravesend				40-48		G7
1867	A miller, etc. of 10 Milton Road and of Northfleet					41	G7
1869	Father of Walter, who died 18 Feb 1870 age 6 months at 4 The Grove, Gravesend (Chelmsford Chronicle 25 Feb p.8)					43	H61
1870-1874	A miller and corn merchant of 17 Milton Road, Gravesend				44-48		G7
1875 Jan	A corn merchant of 17 Milton Road, Milton, tenant of his father's mill in Northfleet. He was executor of his father's will					49	F5, G7
1881	A miller and corn merchant of 2 and 3 The Grove, Milton with his wife, children, his brother, a cousin and one domestic servant					54	C
1901	A retired corn merchant at 3 The Grove, Milton with his wife, daughter, brother, niece and one servant. His son Albert, a corn merchant, was next door at no. 4 with his wife and two children					74	C
1911	A gentleman of 3 The Grove, Gravesend (from deeds re. the estate of Benjamin Moss^5/7, ref. D/DU 660/10)					84	J36
1914	Died age 87 (registered Gravesend)					87	B
1923	His wife Lucy probably died age 89 (reg. Q4 Lewisham)						B


^D Son Thomas Augustus Boorman 1830-1903 A miller and corn dealer of Milton, Gravesend, Kent

1830	He was born in Northfleet. Baptised 12 Feb 1837 at Milton					7	C, K2
1862-1866	A miller and corn dealer of 10 Milton Road, Gravesend				32-36		G7
1867	A miller & corn dealer of 10 Milton Road and of Northfleet					37	G7
1870-1874	A miller and corn dealer of 17 Milton Road				40-44		G7
1875 Jan	A corn merchant of 17 Milton Road, Milton, tenant of his father's mill in Northfleet. He was executor of his father's will					45	F5, G7
1881 Apr	A miller, with his brother William and his cousin Mary Gorham at 2 and 3 The Grove, Milton in Gravesend					51	C
1882-1890	Possibly resident in Stanford le Hope?				52-60		G7
1891	An unmarried miller, with his brother William at The Grove, Milton					61	C
1901	With his brother William in Milton					71	C
1903	Died age 73 (registered Q4 Dartford)					73	B



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^6/9 John Boorman			Miller of Headcorn and Snodland, Kent
1754-1837			Probably the son of John and Elizabeth Boorman

						Age	Source
		He was born about 1754 (from age at burial)					K2
		He married Mary Dence in London (from son Thomas’ baptism) (not found in LMA or Westminster registers, no ML found at Faculty Office, Vicar General, Canterbury Diocese or Rochester Archdeaconry)					D2
		Father of	Thomas ^5/5	2 Nov 1790, baptised at Headcorn Baptist Chapel (rebaptised C of E in 1824)		36	D2, K2
			John	10 Jan 1792 at Headcorn		38	D2
			Robert	16 Oct 1793 (buried 15 Mar 1794 at Headcorn Baptist)		39	D2, D2
			Mary	8 Jan 1796 (rebaptised 9 May 1826 at Snodland)		42	D2, K2
			Charlotte	18 Mar 1797 (rebaptised 9 May 1826 at Snodland)		43	D2,C,K2
			Elizabeth	25 Feb 1799 at Headcorn		45	D2
			Sarah	19 Sept 1800 (rebaptised 20 Nov 1836 at Snodland)		46	D2,C,K2
			Lydia	20 Aug 1802 at Headcorn		48	D2
			Frederic	9 July 1803 (rebaptised 20 Nov 1836 at Snodland)		49	D2, K2
			Emily	7 Sept 1807 (rebaptised 9 May 1826 at Snodland)		53	D2,C,K2
			Edith	(rebaptised C of E as an adult 19 July 1840 at Snodland)			K2
		Buried 23 Apr 1837 at Snodland All Saints, age 83				83	K2

1778-1795	He was rated for three properties in Headcorn, total rent £57				24-41		K20
1782	He probably witnessed the marriage of Elizabeth Boorman and William Kingfold 10 June at Headcorn SS Peter and Paul					28	K2
1782-1784	He was one of the overseers of the poor in Headcorn				28-30		K20
1785	He and 15 others signed approval of the overseers’ accounts					31	K20
1786	His father John bought Chantry farm, Headcorn (memorial at Love Lane Baptist graveyard, ref. TR2661)					32	K4
1786-1816 A miller of Headcorn, Kent					32-62
1786 Sept	He and (probably) his brother William, millers of Headcorn, insured their timber-built windmill at Headcorn for £500 at a premium of £1 5s (Sun Fire insurance policy 522002)					32	I38
1787 Oct	He and William, millers of Headcorn, re-insured the windmill for £400 and the utensils and stock therein for £100 (Sun Fire insurance policy 536570)					33	I38
1788-1816	He owned and occupied property in Headcorn, rent £8				34-62		K21
1789-1816	He was rated for the mill in Headcorn (previously John Boorman senior's), rent £17 rising to £25				35-62		K20
1790 Feb	A miller of Headcorn. He took out policy 565812 with Sun Fire insurance on an unfurnished house in Headcorn, brick, timber & tiled, value £300					36	I38
1790-1807	A miller. A member of the General Baptist Chapel in Headcorn				36-53		C, D2
1799	Probably an assessor of the land tax in Headcorn					45	K21
1799 Feb	A miller of Headcorn. He took out Sun Fire insurance policy 565812					45	I38
1800	Probably co-signatory to a letter sent from Headcorn to the Dover Baptist Church about removing Brother Martin (Kent Studies ref. U442 Q13)					46	A16/K52
1802	Owned property in Headcorn. Voted for Filmer Honywood Esq in the county poll					48	H12
1806-11	Probably an assessor of the land tax in Headcorn				52-57		K21
1807	Miller of Headcorn. Named as executor in his father in law Robert Dence's will					53	K5
1807-1809	He and brother William were tenants of their father’s property in the manor of West Shelve, Lenham. By 1812 the property was owned and occupied by John Gillett (ref. U55/M206)				53-55		K37
1812	Executor of his father in law's will					58	K5
1816	He sold Chantry farm, Headcorn (his half share?)(from his father’s memorial at Love Lane graveyard)					62	K4
	Chantry farm was subsequently occupied by his brother William
	The mill was subsequently occupied by his cousin's son William
(by 1817	Chantry farm was owned and occupied by James Ottaway)						K21
	Did he fall out with his brother William the Deacon of the Baptist Chapel? He did not name any of his sons William and most of his children were rebaptised C of E as adults						JVS
1816-1837 He was resident in Snodland, Kent					62-83
1816	was the ‘year without a summer’ when a volcanic eruption caused crop failures and food shortages. Could that have influenced his move to Snodland?					62	JVS
1816-1818	Occupied the mill in Snodland, rent £30 (or was it occupied by his son John?)				62-64		K20
1818	He witnessed (signed) ^6/11BWilliam Gorham’s overseers’ accounts for Snodland					64	KS20
1819-1829	He was receiving weekly poor relief payments in Snodland				65-75		K20
1819-1822	He started receiving poor relief in 1819. 3 shillings a week in December, rising to 10s a week in Feb & Mar, then 8s 6d a week in 1821 & 1822				65-68		K20
1822	March 30, he received 10s extra from the overseers "for his daughter's illness"					68	K20
1822-1829	Part of his rent due to James Goodhugh was paid by the overseers				68-75		K20
1827,1829	By 1827 his poor relief was down to 6s a week. By 1829 5s a week				73-75		K20
	(No will or admon found)						D5a
1840	"Formerly a miller" of Snodland (from his daughter Edith's rebaptism)						K2


^6/9 John Boorman (continued)
						Age	Source
Wife ^6/10Mary Dence 1764-1846			Daughter of Robert and Mary Dence
1764	She was born in Kent						C, B
1812	She inherited one sixth share of her father Robert's estate					48	K5
1841	She was in Snodland with her daughter Emily					77	C
1846	She died 16 April in Snodland age 82 (reg. June 46 Malling)(South Eastern Gazette 28 Apr p.8)					82	B, H61
1846	She was buried 23 April at Snodland. (No will or admon found)						K2, D5a


^B Son John Boorman 1792-1863 A miller of Denton and Rochester
1816-1818	He was possibly in Snodland?				24-26		K20
	He married Mary Ann						K2
1823	A miller of Denton, Kent. His son John was baptised 16 Mar at Snodland					31	C, K2
1829-1839	A miller of Denton. Father of Alfred 1829, James c.1837 and Ellen c.1839, baptised at Milton by Gravesend SS Peter and Paul				37-47		C, K2
1841	A labourer of Denton Mill House, Denton near Gravesend, with his wife and four children					49	C
1851-1861	A miller of Borstal Road, Rochester St Margaret, with his wife and one or two children				58-69		C
1863	Died age 70 (reg. Q1 Medway)					70	B
	His son Alfred Boorman 1829-1877			A miller of Wateringbury, Kent
	1829 He was born in Denton (but baptised at Milton by Gravesend)						C, K2
	1854 Married Emma Woodgate (reg. Q4 Medway)					25	B
	1857-67 Father of Alfred John Q2 1857, Emma Jane Q3 1859, Arthur Henry Q1 1862 and Ernest William & Charles Allsworth Q3 1867, all reg. Malling				28-38		C, B
	1857-74 Miller of Mill Cottage, Wateringbury				28-44		K2, C
	1877 He was buried 7 Apr at Wateringbury, age 44					47	K2


^D Daughter Mary Boorman 1796-1835
1822 Aug	She married ^6/11A John Gorham, a farmer/labourer of Snodland at Frindsbury					26	K2
1824-1834	Mother of John 1824, Ann 1826, Lydia 1830, Mary 1832 and Lucy Gorham 1834, all baptised at Snodland				28-36		K2
1826	She was rebaptised C of E at Snodland					30	K2
1835	She died age 37. Buried in Snodland 16 Aug					37	K2


^E Daughter Charlotte Boorman 1797-1874
1817	She married ^6/11B William Gorham, maltster of Snodland, 1st Dec in Snodland					20	K2
1818-1836	Mother of William 1818, Charlotte 1820, Charles 1821, Mary 1824, Henry 1826, Elizabeth 1828 (buried 1871 age 42), Martha 1830, Sarah 1832 (buried 1851 age 19) and John Gorham 1836, all baptised at Snodland				21-39		K2
1826	She was rebaptised C of E at Snodland					29	K2
1851	With her husband William, a Relieving Officer, and three children at Snodland					54	C
1874	Died age 77 (reg. Q3 Malling)					77	B


^G Daughter Sarah Boorman 1800-1870
1836 Nov	She was a spinster of Rochester. She was rebaptised C of E at Snodland					34	K2
1841	She was a corn dealer in Northfleet					39	C
1851	She and her sister Emily were unmarried dressmakers in Snodland					49	C
1870	She died insane age 69. Buried in Snodland 23 May					69	K2


^I Son Frederic Boorman 1803-1892
1835	He married Harriet Reed 25 Dec at Maidstone					32	K2
1836,1840	He was a labourer of Snodland. Father of William and Hannah baptised at Snodland				33, 36		K2
1840,1846	Father of Sarah and Mary (reg. Bromley)				37, 43		B
1841	He was a paper maker in Snodland with his wife and two children					38	C
1871	He was a paper maker in St Mary Cray with his wife Harriet					67	C
1891	A retired paper maker in Market Meadow, St Mary Cray with wife Harriet					87	C
1892	Died age 86 (reg. Q1 Bromley)					88	B



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^7/17 John Boorman			Wheelwright and timber merchant of Headcorn, Kent,
1729-1807			Minister of the Baptist Chapel at Love Lane, Headcorn.
			Son of William and Sarah Boorman

						Age	Source
		He was born in 1729 (according to the age on his marriage licence and memorial)					K3, K4
		He married Elizabeth Mockett 13 Feb 1754 at All Saints, Maidstone, by Canterbury Diocese licence. He signed the marriage bond				25	K2, K3
		Father of	John ^6/9	c.1754		25	K4, K2
			William	1757 (see below)		28	K4
			Mary/Polly	1763 (died 1780, buried at Love Lane)		34	K4, D2
			Thomas	1765 (died 1765, buried at Love Lane)		36	K4, D2
			Sarah	1767 (see below)		38	K4
			Lydia	(still alive in 1807)			K4
			Samuel	1775 (died 1780, buried at Love Lane)		46	K4, D2
		Died 12 March 1807 age 78. Buried 17 May (according to the register) at the Love Lane Baptist graveyard, Headcorn (memorial ref. TR2661)				78	K4, D2


	He was a prominent figure in Headcorn during his lifetime (letter 23 Apr 1997)						A16
1754-1767	A wheelwright of Headcorn (and possibly Staplehurst)				25-38
	A Wheelwright. He had a timber framed house and buildings in Wheeler Street, Headcorn (now AT Palmer, builder)(note from Connie Boorman to John Boorman Dec 1994)					25	A14/Ltr
1754 Feb	A Wheelwright of Headcorn					25	KC3
1754	Of Headcorn, owned freehold property in Lenham occupied by Thomas Christian (which his wife inherited from her father). He voted for Hon Robert Fairfax and Lewis Watson in the county poll					25	H12
1755-1756	He was rated for property in Headcorn, annual rent £2				26-27		K20
1758	He was a 'weaster' and dissenter (nonconformist) of Headcorn (Archbishop Secker’s primary visitation, Lambeth Palace ref. MS1134 vol 2 no.118) (letter 23/4/1997)					29	A16
1761	He was Minister and teacher of the Baptist Chapel, Headcorn (Meeting House certificate 27 July, Kent ref. Q/SB 1761) (letter 23 Apr 1997)					32	A16
1763	A John Boorman bought the Old Meeting House in Staplehurst (letter G Rickard to John Boorman, 19 Apr 1996)					34	A16
1764 July	He witnessed the will of Edward Love the elder of Headcorn (letter 23 Apr 1997)					35	A16/5
1766	Possibly a wheelwright of Staplehurst who sold land to the Congregational meeting of Staplehurst for a Chapel (letter 23 Apr 1997)					37	A16
1767 May	A wheelwright. He leased or bought Forstal Farm, Headcorn from John Stutterfield (copy deed with letter 12 from John Boorman, 4 Aug 1995)					38	A15/36
1772 Mich.	A wheelwright of Headcorn. He was indicted at the Quarter Sessions for unlawfully laying and trimming timber in the highway at The Harbour, Sutton Valence. Fined one shilling (ref. Q/SPi/W5)					43	K50
1773-1803 A timber Merchant of Headcorn					44-74
1773 June	Timber merchant of Headcorn. He was nominated an executor in the will of Thomas Love of Cranbrook, yeoman					44	K5
1773	He was executor of the will of Daniel Austen, proved at Canterbury, who occupied a shop and the Meeting House in Staplehurst					44	K5
1775-1776	He was rated for properties in Headcorn, rent £21, £5 and £3 10s				46-47		K20
1776	He built a farmhouse, outhouse and hogpound for Mrs Saunders at Vane farm, Headcorn/Smarden (in a deed held by the then owner, mentioned in note from Connie Boorman to John Boorman Dec 1994)					47	A14/36
1776-1782	He was rated for properties as above, plus another, rent £50				47-53		K20
1777 May	A Timber merchant of Headcorn. As guardian of Elizabeth Austen appointed by the will of her father Daniel, he was party to the Canterbury Diocese bond for her marriage to Mr Saunders at Staplehurst					48	KC3
1777 Oct	He was one of the executors who proved the will of Thomas Love at Canterbury					48	K5
1777	John Boorman and Co, wheelwrights of Headcorn, took John Sage as apprentice					48	fmp40
1777-1800	Timber merchant of Headcorn. He occupied four properties and owned three of them, copyhold of the manor of Headcorn. They were a messuage and 28 acres of land late the estate of Sir Charles Sedley, two messuages and 10 acres late of William Belcher MD and 12 rods of ‘the waste’ now enclosed, all adjoining the high road to Smarden (ref. U2474/M2/6&7, U442/M78, U55/E79&80)				48-17		K37
1778-1782	He was an assessor and/or overseer of the poor rates in Headcorn				49-53		K20
1779	He signed the new register at the Baptist Chapel, Headcorn					50	D2
By 1779	he had ‘purchased’ the property in Lenham from Elizabeth Mockett (who he had married 25 years earlier!) according to West Shelve manorial court (U55/M206)					50	K37
1779-1797	He was tenant of the property in Lenham, occupied by Peter Wood then Thomas Betts then John Hadler (ref. U55/M205 pp.105-107, M206)				50-68		K37
1779-1790	He was in the Homage (jury) of Headcorn manorial court (U2474/M2/6)				50-61		K37
1780-1789	He owned property in Headcorn, rent £14, and rented property from John Howland, rent £3. He lived in the property owned by John Howland				51-60		K21,A14
1782	(His son?) William Boorman took over the £50 property					53	K20
1782-1788	He continued to occupy the £21 and £5 properties				53-59		K20
1784-1785	He was assessor of the poor rates in Headcorn				55-56		K20
1786	He bought Chantry Farm, Headcorn, from the Rev. David Evans, occupied by Richard Chambers, rent £8					57	K4, K21
	He bought Chantry Farm from the four daughters and coheirs of the Rev Mr Stringer Belcher (History of the County of Kent, 1798, vol V p.331)						ZZ83
	About 1467 John Kent endowed a chantry, or chapel, in Headcorn which was suppressed by Henry VIII. The site became Chantry Farm. It was formerly a manor called Kent’s Chantry (Kent Studies card index, 2016)						ww, K37
1786	There was a plaque in the northeast corner of Chantry Farm: 'JB 1786' (Note to John Boorman with letter 10, Dec 1994)					57	A14
1786-1788	He was also rated for the mill in Headcorn, rent £17 p/a				57-59		K20
1789	His son John ^6/9 took over the mill, son William took over the £21 property					60	K20
1789-1792	He was rated for a property in Headcorn, rent £5 then £8				60-63		K20
1790	He owned and occupied a house and land in Headcorn. He voted for Filmer Honywood Esq in the county poll					61	H12
1793	He wrote a letter to the Dover Baptist church recommending Mr Winder to them					64	A16/52
1798	"He is now entitled to the entire fee of Chantry farm" (History of Kent above)					69	ZZ83
1800	He wrote a letter to the Dover Baptist church agreeing to Brother Marten becoming their pastor					71	A16/52
1802	Still owned property in Headcorn. Voted for Filmer Honywood again in the poll					73	H12
1803 Jan	A timber merchant of Headcorn, a commission of bankruptcy was awarded against him					74	ww67
1803 Oct	A timber merchant. He was bankrupt. He sold Forstal Farm to Robert Farris (copy deed, see 1767 above)					74	A15/36
1803-1807	He had become bankrupt and the premises in Lenham were assigned to trustees (ref. U55/M206)				74-78		K37
1804-1806	He was rated for property in Headcorn, rent £2 10s				75-77		K20
1807 Nov	There was a meeting of creditors at Guildhall, London, for a final dividend of his effects					78	ww67
1807	He was of Headcorn (memorial at Love Lane Baptist graveyard)					78	K4


^7/17 John Boorman (continued)

						Age	Source
Wife Elizabeth Mockett c.1732-1800

	Probably the daughter of Thomas Mockett, yeoman of Smarden						K5
1733	She was boarding at John Isted's house in Lenham after the death of her mother					1	K5
1733	Thomas' will appointed Daniel Osmer of Smarden his executor						K5
1741-1779	She was tenant of a messuage and garden, orchard and two acres of land called Broom Croft alias Stone Stile adjacent to Royton Chapel Farm in Lenham in the manor of West Shelve, formerly her father’s, occupied by John Highstead then Thomas Christian then Mr Judges then Peter Wood (ref. U55/M205 pp.67-77, U55/M206, U55/M209 sheets 2 & 4)				9-47		K37
1754	Elizabeth's marriage bond was guaranteed by Benjamin Hosmar of Smarden					23	K3
1754	She was a spinster of Headcorn, age 23					23	K3
By 1779	she had ‘sold’ the property in Lenham to (her husband) John Boorman (U55/M206)					47	K37
1800	She died 20 December age 67. Buried 26 December at Love Lane Baptist					67	K4, D2


Daughter Sarah Boorman 1767-1815

1789	A spinster of Headcorn. She married Edward Love on 28 February at All Saints Maidstone by Canterbury Diocese licence and on 3 March at Headcorn St Peter and St Paul					22	K3, K4, K2
1815	Of Marden. She died 19 December age 48. She was buried at Love Lane Baptist graveyard, Headcorn (her father’s memorial at Love Lane)					48	K4


Son William Boorman 1757-1825			Farmer of Headcorn

	He was Deacon of the Baptist Chapel in Headcorn (from his father's memorial)						K4
1782	A Yeoman of Headcorn. Married Mary Bowles age 19 on 12 December at All Saints, Maidstone by Canterbury Diocese licence					25	K3, K4
1783	He married Mary again 1 Jan at Staplehurst by licence					25	K2
1782-1813+	He was rated for two then three properties in Headcorn, all previously in the occupation of his father				25-56		K20
1783-1806		He had 16 children baptised at the Baptist Chapel at Headcorn:			26-49		D2
		Charles	1783 Sept 23
		Samuel	1785 Apr 15
		Elizabeth	1786 Apr 23	(Married James Buss)			D5
		Harriet	1788 Feb 20	(Married John Barden)			D5
		Sarah	1789 Oct 22
		William	1791 Aug 11	(He was a butcher. Went to New Zealand) (letter Dec 1994)			A14
		Ann	1793 June 26	(Married James Busain 15 Oct 1823 at Headcorn)			A14/91
		Mary	1794 May 9
		Alfred	1795 Oct 14	(See below)
		Edward	1797 Apr 27	(Witnessed his sister Ann's marriage) (letter Dec 1994)			A14
		Sophia	1798 Sept 28
		Caroline	1799 Sept 17
		Eleanor	1800 Oct 15	(Died 1801)			D2
		Lucy	1801 Nov 17
		Charlotte	1803 June 3	(Buried 21 Feb 1826 age 22 at Headcorn Baptist)			D2
		Robert	1806 Nov 26
1786-1800	An overseer of the poor in Headcorn				29-43		K20
1796	An assessor of the poor rate in Headcorn					39	K20
1800	Co-signatory of a letter from Headcorn to the Dover Baptist church					43	A16/52
1807	He owned and occupied his father’s three copyhold properties in the manor of Headcorn (ref. U55/E80)					50	K37
1807-1809	He and his brother John were tenants of his father’s property in the manor of West Shelve in Lenham. By 1812 it was owned by John Gillet (U55/M206)				50-52		K37
1814-1824	A farmer. He was rated for property in Headcorn, rent £68				57-67		K20
1824-1825	He was also rated for the Chapel house in Headcorn, rent £4				67-68		K20
1822 July	A Farmer of Headcorn. He left Chantrie farm, 80 acres and three messuages in the occupation of Alfred Boorman & others, to his executors					65	D5
1825	He died in December. Buried at the Baptist Chapel, Station Road, 'yeoman of this parish, Deacon of this church 15 years'					68	D2, K4
1826 Apr	His will was proved at PCC						D5
1827	His wife Mary died May 24 age 64 and was buried at Headcorn Baptist						D2, K4

	William's son Alfred 1795-1880 A butcher and farmer of Headcorn
		1816 He married Elizabeth Crouch at Headcorn				21	A14/91
		1817-1841 Father of Alfred 1817, Elizabeth 1819, Thomas 1823, Amelia 1831, William (died 1837) and Lavinia 1841			22-46		A14/91
		1820 He was rated for property in Headcorn, rent £2				25	K20
		1839-41 He was a butcher of Headcorn town with wife and four children			34-46		C, G7
		1841 He owned and occupied a house, shop and garden in Headcorn (plot 1236) and occupied Austin Farm, owned by Mary Davis, 29 acres in Headcorn (several plots among 1188-1206 and 1425-1463). His properties were subsequently owned and occupied by Jesse Boorman (ref. U1045/031)				46	E31, K31
		1851-61 He was a farmer of Stone Stile farm, Headcorn, with his wife and children			56-66		C
		1871 Retired farmer and landowner of Church Walk, Headcorn, with his wife				76	C
		1880 Died age 84 (reg. Q3 Hollingbourn)				84	B



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^8/33 William Boorman			Wheelwright of Headcorn, Kent
1692-1771			Probably the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Boorman

						Age	Source
		Born about 1692 (from his age at death)					KAS4
		Married Sarah Chapman 14 Oct 1718 at Headcorn St Peter and St Paul				26	K2
		Father of	William	1719 (See below)		27	KAS4
			Thomas	1722 (See below)		30	KAS4
			Elizabeth	(before 1725) (See below)			KAS4
			Sarah	1726 (See below)		34	KAS4
			John ^7/17	1729 (according to his age at burial)		37	KAS4
			Benjamin	(died in infancy)			KAS4
		Died 26 Dec 1771 age 79 (memorial at Headcorn Sts Peter and Paul)				79	KAS4
		‘Old Mr Borman’ was buried 10 Dec 1771 at Headcorn Sts Peter and Paul					K2

	Probably a member of the Headcorn General Baptist chapel. There is no record of his childrens' baptisms, they too were members of the Baptist chapel and the registers of the chapel for this period no longer exist. The Baptist community in Headcorn dates from around 1675, the first chapel was at Bounty Farm in Love Lane. The present chapel in Station Road was opened in 1819.						JVS ww
1723-1754	He was rated for property in Headcorn, rent £2				31-62		K20
1732	Executor of his mother Elizabeth's will at Canterbury Consistory court					40	K5
1755	He was a wheelwright of Headcorn (wife Sarah’s memorial)					63	KAS4


Wife Sarah Chapman 1687-1755			Probably daughter of Walter and Mary Chapman
1686_/7	Probably baptised 20 March at High Halden						K2
1755	Died 3 Nov age 67 (memorial at Headcorn)					67	KAS4
1755	Buried 9 Nov at Headcorn St Peter and St Paul parish church						K2


Son ^AWilliam Boorman 1719-1790			Wheelwright of Staplehurst
1719	Born (from age at death)						KAS4
1725	He was bequeathed £5 by his grandmother Elizabeth Boorman					6	K5
1744	Married Mercellina (Mercy) Knowlden 23 Oct at Linton St Nicholas					25	K2
	Father of Anthony			(still alive in 1785)			K5
	William		c.1746	(see below)			K5
	Mercy		1746	(married James Carpenter 13 May 1777 at Staplehurst by banns)			K2, K5
1749	A wheeler of Staplehurst. He bound Walter Hodges as his apprentice					30	H40
1750 Sept	His first wife Mercy died age 30, memorial at Staplehurst					31	K2, K4
1758	Married Jane Husmar 24 Oct at Staplehurst					39	K2, K5
1766	He sold the Meeting House in Staplehurst to Rev Jacob Chapman (letter 19/4/1996)					47	A16
1766	He leased a building to the United Reformed Church minister (letter 23/4/1997)					47	A16
1769	A William Boorman built the Black Mill in Headcorn, one of the earliest 'smock' type mills (note from Connie Boorman Dec 1994)					50	A14
	(no rate books or land tax for 1756-75 unfortunately)						JVS
1777-1790	A Wheelwright. He occupied a messuage, barn, garden and orchard, one acre in Headcorn on the south side of the highway to Smarden, owned by Thomas Greenhill then John Howland, copyhold of the manor of Headcorn, rent 1s 6d (ref. U2474/M2/6 & 7)				58-70		K37
1783	A wheelwright of Staplehurst. He (or his son William) bound William Bassett as apprentice					64	H40
1785 Mar	A Wheelwright of Staplehurst. He left £300 to son Anthony, his house, orchard and garden in Headcorn to his son William and messuage, tenement and barns with 22 acres at Milk House Common in Cranbrook (rented out) to his daughter Mercy, wife of James Carpenter of Staplehurst					66	K5
1786	His second wife Jane died 2 May age 65 (memorial at Staplehurst)					67	KAS4
1790	He died 9 Jan age 70 (memorial at Staplehurst)					70	KAS4
1790	His will was proved at Canterbury Archdeaconry						K5

	Son William's son William c.1746-1824 Wheelwright
		Married Ann Weller of Maidstone 26 June 1770 at Maidstone All Saints, after banns at Maidstone St Faith and Staplehurst				24	K2
		Father of	William	1771 (see John Boorman's family tree)		25	A15/91
			Ann	1772 (see John Boorman's family tree)		26	A15/91
			John	1774 (see John Boorman's family tree)		28	A15/91
			Susannah	1776 (see John Boorman's family tree)		30	A15/91
			Jane	(married William Terry in 1807)			A15/91
			Mary				A15/91
			David	1780 (see John Boorman's family tree)		34	A15/91
			Elizabeth	(lived with her sister Jane, will proved 1833)			A15/91
			Thomas	(see John Boorman's family tree)			A15/91
			Edward	1785 (see John Boorman's family tree)		39	A15/91
		1785 He was of Headcorn (according to his father's will)				39	K5
		1790 He was a Wheelwright of Headcorn until about 1790 then took over his father’s business at Staplehurst (letter 6 Jan 1996)					A15
		1790,1791 Wheelwright of Staplehurst. He bound apprentices Pell Willson then Charles Day			44, 45		H40
		1792-1801 William Boorman senior was rated for property in Headcorn rent £8			46-55		K20
		1819 A Wheelwright of Staplehurst. He made his will on 6 Feb				73	D5
		1824 Buried 1 May at Staplehurst				78	K2
		1824 His will was proved at PCC 10 July by his widow Ann					D5


Son ^BThomas Boorman 1722-1797			Yeoman of Biddenden

1725	He was bequeathed £5 by his grandmother Elizabeth Boorman					3	K5
	Married first?
	Father of Thomas		1747-1825	(married Elizabeth Godden 1771, had 12 children 1773-1797)		25	K4,D5,A15
	Sarah		1752-1829	(m. Samuel Heath, then John Ballard)		30	K4, D5
	John		1752-1821	(m. Esther, went to America in 1796; memorial ref. TR2661)		30	K4
1749-1752	He was rated for property in Headcorn, rent £5				27-30		K20
1753	Of Staplehurst. Married (second) Elizabeth Badcock 2 Nov at Staplehurst					31	K2, K4
	Father of Benjamin			(see below)			K4, D5
	George		1756	(died Jan 1777 age 21, memorial at Headcorn Baptist)		34	K4
	James		1761	(see below)		39	K4
	William		1764	(see below)		42	K4
1779	Signed the new register at the Baptist chapel, Headcorn					57	K2
	He lived at Birchley, Biddenden (notes in memorial transcript TR2661)						K4
1781-1785	Of Biddenden. He was rated for land rent £30 at High Halden				59-63		K20
1795	A Yeoman of Biddenden. He had a messuage, tenements and lands					73	K5
1797	Of Biddenden. Died 1 Feb age 75. He was buried 6 Feb at Headcorn Baptist meeting house					75	K2, K4
1797	His will was proved in March at Canterbury Archdeaconry						K5
1801	His wife Elizabeth of Biddenden died 23 Feb age 78. She was buried at the Headcorn Baptist meeting house						K2, K4
	He left children Thomas, Benjamin, James, William and Sarah (memorial TR2661)						K4

	Thomas' son Benjamin -c.1834		Yeoman of Headcorn
		1781-83 He occupied property at Headcorn rent £24					K20,K21
		1791 Married Jemima Parks 30 Nov at Staplehurst					K2
		c.1800 He bought Frank Place farm from the Church (adjoins Chantry farm) (Connie Boorman's notes Feb 1996)					A14
		1805 He sold the ground for the first Headcorn Methodist chapel (notes Feb 1996)					A14
		1815 He owned property at Headcorn					K21
		1816-25+ He was rated for the Chapel house in Headcorn					K20
		1822 He received a bequest in his cousin William's will					D5
		1831 His wife Jemima died, buried in the Methodist graveyard (notes Feb 1996)					A14
		1831 Dec Yeoman of Headcorn. He had a messuage etc. in Headcorn in his own occupation. Made bequests to various relatives and friends, no reference to children of his own					D5
		1834 He died. Buried in the Methodist graveyard at Headcorn (notes Feb 1996)					A14
		1835 Jan His will was proved at PCC by his nephew Barham Boorman of Tenterden					D5
		1835-36 Benjamin (possibly junior?) was rated for Chart Mill					K20

	Thomas' son James 1761-1845		of East Sutton
		1779 Of Frittenden. Married Mary Southon 15 Nov at Headcorn				18	K2
		1780 He witnessed two marriages in Feb and Aug at Headcorn				19	K2
		1781, 83 Father of Ann and Caroline, baptised at Headcorn			20, 22		K2
		1784 His wife Mary died of smallpox, buried 14 Jan at Headcorn				23	K2
		1786 Of Ulcombe. Married Mary Wood 18 Nov at Ulcombe				25	K3
		Father of Esther, Rachel, John, male, Sophia 1788, Lydia 1790, Benjamin 1792 and Thomas 1807					A15
		1796-1822 He was rated in Headcorn as an outdweller, lived at Little Muttondon, East Sutton			35-61		K20, K4
		1823-25+ James Boorman senior was rated in Headcorn, James junior was rated as an outdweller			62-64		K20
		1845 Of East Sutton. Died 9 Feb age 84. Buried at Smarden Baptist. He left issue four sons and four daughters				84	K4

	Thomas' son William 1764-1796 Of Biddenden
		Married Mary Copping 2 Oct 1787 at Biddenden by Canterbury Diocese licence				23	K4,K3,K2
		Father of	William (miller of Headcorn, see John Boorman's tree)				D5, A15
			Copping	1790 at Sandhurst Baptist (alive in 1835)		26	D2, D5
			Elizabeth	1792 at Sandhurst Baptist		28	D2, A15
			Mary	1793 at Sandhurst Baptist (spinster of Tenterden, will proved 1835 at PCC)		29	D2, A15, D5
			Sarah	(alive in 1835)			D5
		1789-95 Of Biddenden. He was probably rated for land at Halden previously in the occupation of his father			25-31		K20
		1796 Died (notes in memorial ref. TR2661)				32	K4


Daughter ^CElizabeth Boorman
1725	She was bequeathed £5 by her grandmother Elizabeth Boorman						K5
1755	She was still alive (her mother’s memorial at Headcorn St Peter and St Paul)						KAS4


Daughter ^DSarah Boorman 1726-1790
1754	Of Staplehurst. Married Thomas Bowles 15 Oct by banns at Staplehurst, witness William Boorman					28	K2
1790	Widow of Headcorn age 63. Buried 20 March at Headcorn Baptist					63	D2



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^9/65 Thomas Boorman			Husbandman of Cranbrook, Kent
-1698			Possibly son of John Boorman of Hartley, Cranbrook (a nonconformist?), or John and Susan Boorman (clothier of Cranbrook) 1646, or Thomas and Ann Boorman (glover of Cranbrook) 1662, or William and Sarah Boorman (of Hawkhurst) 1666.
						Age\| Source

		Married Elizabeth Hayward 27 May 1684 at Wadhurst, Sussex, by licence (licence no longer exists - G Rickard letter 21 Jan 1997)					SUS2, K6, A16
		Father of	Thomas	1684 17 Oct, baptised 7 Dec at Cranbrook			K5, K2
			William ^8/33	c.1692			K5
			Elizabeth	(see below)			K5
		Buried 15 July 1698 at Cranbrook					K2

	He was apparently a nonconformist						A16/Ltr
1681-1697	He was rated for house and lands he occupied in Hartley (formerly occupied by John Boorman), rent £21. He was also rated more for a house called Woodhouse with land and woods, rent £16, occupied by widow Austen then Nicholas Bishop						K20
1684	He was of Hartley, parish of Cranbrook, Kent						K2
1698	A husbandman of Cranbrook. He did his own brewing and butter making						K6
1698 July	His effects were valued at £210 15s 8d including debts owed of £52, two acres of wheat, nine acres of oats, 13 loads of hay, also oxen and horses. He had a house of seven rooms plus a garret and outhouse						K6
	He was quite prosperous for a husbandman. The debts suggest that he had money lent out on bonds and mortgages, and substantial amounts for the crops and animals. His house was quite big (letter 21 June 1996)						A16


Wife Elizabeth Hayward 1655-1731
		Daughter of Robert and Margaret Hayward of Cranbrook

1655	Baptised 15 Apr at Cranbrook						K2
1680	She was willed one sixth of her father Robert's estate					25	K5
1698 July	Administrix of her husband Thomas' effects. She and William Boorman prepared an inventory and exhibited it at court					43	K6
1698	She was left a widow with three small children, but evidently husbanded her resources well and was still quite well off when she made her will (letter 21/6/96)						A16
1698-1699	She was rated for the house and lands in Hartley, rent £20, which were subsequently occupied from 1700 by Thomas Emet				43-44		K20
1706-1720	She was probably rated for a house in Cranbrook town, rent £1. In 1708-09 she was rated for her 'ability' (i.e. a trade)				51-65 53-54		K20 K20
1725 Jan	A widow of Cranbrook. She bequeathed money and goods to her sons Thomas & William and their children, and £20 to grand-daughter Elizabeth Wells. Her will was witnessed by her brother William Hayward					70	K5
1731	Buried 14 December at Cranbrook					76	K2
1732	Her will was proved 19 Sept at Canterbury Consistory court by her son William						K5

						Age	Source
Son Thomas		1684-1757	Carpenter of Brenchley

1684	Born 17 Oct, baptised 7 Dec at Cranbrook						K2
1717	Of Brenchley. Married Elizabeth Foster 24 Dec at Pembury 'by certificate'					33	K2
1719	Father of John baptised 24 May at Brenchley (buried 26 June)					35	K2, K2
1720	Father of Thomas baptised 11 Nov at Brenchley (buried 28 Mar 1721)					36	K2, K2
1721	Father of Lawrence baptised 16 Feb at Brenchley (see below)					37	K2, K5
1722	Father of William bapt 18 Feb at Brenchley (bequest in his grandmother’s will)					38	K2, K5
1734 May	A freeholder of Brenchley. He voted in the county poll					50	KS12
By 1757	he purchased two messuages in Brenchley from William Mowland Esq and cottages in Horsmonden from Thomas Smith						K5
1757 Feb.	A carpenter of Brenchley. His will left household goods to his wife, the two messuages in Brenchley to his son Lawrence and £900 to his son William (ref. U1094/T8)					73	K5
1757	He was buried 16 Sept at Brenchley					73	K2
1767	His widow Elizabeth was buried 17 Feb at Brenchley						K2

	Son Lawrence 1721-1781
	1725 He was bequeathed a guinea in his grandmother’s will					4	K5
	1745 Of Brenchley. Married Susan Willard 23 Mar at Pembury by licence					23	K2
	Father of Thomas 1746, Elizabeth 1748, Susannah 1749 in Brenchley				24-27		K2
	1757 His father bequeathed him the two messuages in Brenchley that he was occupying					36	K5
	1781 Buried 6 Oct at Brenchley					60	K2
	1789 His widow Susan was buried 23 Nov at Brenchley age 68						K2
	Son William 1722-
	1757 His father bequeathed him £900					35	K5


Daughter Elizabeth			-1725

1716	Possibly baptised as an adult 21 May in Brenchley						K2
	Married Matthew Wells, carpenter						K2, K5
1723	Mother of Elizabeth Wells at Brenchley (bequest in her grandmother's will)						K2, K5
1725	Buried 8 Jan at Brenchley						K2
	Matthew Wells married again and died in 1762. His will was proved at Rochester Diocese						K5





Note:	^10/129? John Boorman -1681
1676-1680	Rated for house and lands in Hartley where he lived, and other lands of Mr Plumer, rent £21. Subsequently occupied by ^9/65Thomas Boorman						K20
1681	Buried 18 May in woolen at Cranbrook						K2

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