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Laurence Ayleward [Parents] was christened 1 on 28 Apr 1583 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. He was buried 2 29 Feb 1659 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. He married 3 Elizabeth Reeve on 25 Oct 1613 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Other marriages:
Wellard, Jane

Image 30, 1583
“Anno 1583
Laurence Aylward sonn of Laurence Aylwad (sic) was baptized the xxviii ; of April his borrows were Jhon (Rood) Willm Cripps and Dorothe Child.”

Image 96, 1638
“William sonne of Larrence Ayleward was buried march 18th 1638”
Image 94, 1638
“William sonne of Larrance Ayleward was buried march 18th 1638”
(this child could have been the son of a third marriage or the son of Jane- she may well have died in childbirth, and the baptisim not recorded because)

Image 99, 1659
“Larrence Aylard buried February 29th 1659” This is probably our Laurence he would be 76 which is getting on but not at all impossible

Notes for 1659 being a leap year
Because of the move of New Year’s day from March to January, February, wherein fall Leap Days, is unfortunately placed in that ambiguous two-month span that falls in different years on the two calendars. This caused Leap Day to occur a year apart on the two calendars, 29 Feb 1660 (NS) vs 29 Feb 1660 (OS). The first is 29 Feb 1659/60 and the second is 29 Feb 1660/61.
Furthermore, the two calendars are one day out of synch for the intervening year. The Leap Day 29 Feb 1660 (NS), is 1 Mar (OS).

Elizabeth Reeve was buried 1 on 8 Jan 1624 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. She married 2 Laurence Ayleward on 25 Oct 1613 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 91, 1624
“Elizabeth wife of Larrence Ayleward was buried Januarie 8t 1624”

They had the following children:

  M i Robert Ayleward was christened 1 on 20 Nov 1614 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. He was buried 2 on 15 Dec 1625 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 42, 1614
“Robert son of Larance Aylward was baptized ye same daye” <20 Nov 1614>

Image 91, 1625
“Robert Ayleward a childe was buried December 15th”
  M ii William Ayleward was christened 1 on 3 Jan 1617 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. He was buried 2 on 18 Mar 1638 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 43, 1617
“William sonne of Larance Ayleward was baptized ye 3 daye of Januarie”

Image 96, 1638
“William sonne of Larrence Ayleward was buried march 18th 1638”
Image 94, 1638
“William sonne of Larrance Ayleward was buried march 18th 1638”
  F iii Jane Ayleward was buried 1 on 25 Apr 1620 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 89, 1620
“Jane daughter of Larrance Ayleward was buried the 23th day of April”
  M iv Edward Ayleward
  F v Elizabeth Ayleward was buried 1 on 1 Oct 1624 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 91, 1624
“Elizabeth Ayleward was buried October 1o 1624”

Laurence Ayleward [Parents] was christened 1 on 28 Apr 1583 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. He was buried 2 29 Feb 1659 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. He married 3 Jane Wellard on 31 Jul 1628 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Other marriages:
Reeve, Elizabeth

Image 30, 1583
“Anno 1583
Laurence Aylward sonn of Laurence Aylwad (sic) was baptized the xxviii ; of April his borrows were Jhon (Rood) Willm Cripps and Dorothe Child.”

Image 96, 1638
“William sonne of Larrence Ayleward was buried march 18th 1638”
Image 94, 1638
“William sonne of Larrance Ayleward was buried march 18th 1638”
(this child could have been the son of a third marriage or the son of Jane- she may well have died in childbirth, and the baptisim not recorded because)

Image 99, 1659
“Larrence Aylard buried February 29th 1659” This is probably our Laurence he would be 76 which is getting on but not at all impossible

Notes for 1659 being a leap year
Because of the move of New Year’s day from March to January, February, wherein fall Leap Days, is unfortunately placed in that ambiguous two-month span that falls in different years on the two calendars. This caused Leap Day to occur a year apart on the two calendars, 29 Feb 1660 (NS) vs 29 Feb 1660 (OS). The first is 29 Feb 1659/60 and the second is 29 Feb 1660/61.
Furthermore, the two calendars are one day out of synch for the intervening year. The Leap Day 29 Feb 1660 (NS), is 1 Mar (OS).

Jane Wellard was buried 1 on 20 Nov 1628 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. She married 2 Laurence Ayleward on 31 Jul 1628 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 92, 1628
“1628 Jane wife of Larrence Ayleward was buried November 20th 1628”


Laurence Ayleward was buried 1 on 11 Nov 1610 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. He married Hellen.

Image 86, 1610
Larance Ayleward was buried ye 11th day of November 1610”

Hellen was buried 1 on 30 Aug 1597 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. She married Laurence Ayleward.

Image 84, 1597
“Hellen Aylward wife of Laurence Aylward was buried the 30 of August”

They had the following children:

  M i Laurence Ayleward
  M ii Thomas Ayleward was christened 1 on 5 Nov 1584 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 82, 1584
“Tho (shortened form of Thomas) sonn of Laurence Aylward still borne was buried the vth of November”
  F iii Joan Ayleward was christened 1 on 14 Nov 1584 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 31, 1584
“Joan Ayleward daughter of Laurence Ayleward was baptized the fourteenth of November her borrolos Willm Wilcock Joan Fuller and Joan Warren”
  M iv William Ayleward
  M v Edward Ayleward was christened 1 on 1 Nov 1589 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 33, 1589
“Aylward
Edward Aylward sonn of Laurence Aylward was baptized the first of November his borrows were Edward Skirmer Nicholas Cripps & Alin Boyherst”
  M vi Jhon Ayleward was christened 1 on 18 Mar 1591 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 33, 1591
“Aylward
Jhen Aylward sonn of Lawrence Aylward was baptized ye xviii of March.”
  F vii Dorithy Ayleward was buried 1 on 16 Aug 1618 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 89, 1618
“Dorithy Ayleward was buried the 16th day of August 1618”
(probably the daughter of this Laurence as she would have been noted as daughter of or wife of if she was younger or married to an Ayleward)

William Ayleward [Parents] was christened 1 on 5 Mar 1586 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. He was buried 2 on 28 Jan 1647 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. He married 3 Marian Auerret on 30 Nov 1612 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 32, 1586
“Aylward
Willam Aylward sonn of Laurence Aylward was baptized the (fifte) of March his borroes were Willim Child (Jhon) Cooke Gertrude Daye.”

William Aylard of Meopham, "vistiarius", in £20, to appear and to keep the peace towards Richard Boghurst of Luddesdown, yeoman; sureties, John Edmonds, yeoman and Henry Kennett, husbandman, both of Meopham QM/SRc/1617/61 <http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/records.asp?cat=051-qs_9-3_2&cid=1-1-1401>
Date: 1617.

Image 98, 1647
“William Aylard was buried the same day.” <28 Jan 1647>

Marian Auerret was buried 1 on 23 Oct 1632 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. She married 2 William Ayleward on 30 Nov 1612 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 93, 1632
“Margery wife of William Ayleward Ju was buried 23th of Octobr 1632”
this is probably Marian as the names are very similar and could easily be confused with with a new priest which did arrive between the two names.

They had the following children:

  M i Edward Ayleward was christened 1 on 13 Mar 1613 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 41, 1613
“Edward the sonne of William Ayleward was baptized the 13th daye of March AD”
  F ii Elizabeth Ayleward was christened 1 on 22 Oct 1615 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 42, 1615
“Elizabeth the daughter of William Ayleward was baptized the 22nd daye of Octobr AD”
  M iii William Ayleward
  F iv Susan Ayleward was christened 1 on 7 May 1620 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 44, 1620
“Susan daughter of William Ayleward was baptized the 7th daye of Maye”
  M v Nicholas Ayleward was christened 1 on 20 Apr 1623 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. He was buried 2 on 27 Oct 1623 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 45, 1623
“Nicholas sonne of William Ayleward was baptized ye 20th of Aprill 1623.”

Image 90, 1623
“Nicholas Ayleward was buried October 27th 1623”
  M vi Robert Ayleward was christened 1 on 28 Sep 1625 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 46, 1625
“Robert sonne of William Ayleward was baptized Septembr 28th 1625.”

William Ayleward [Parents] was christened 1 on 7 Apr 1618 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. He was buried 2 on 9 Apr 1654 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 43, 1618
“William sonne of William Ayleward was baptized the 7th daye of Aprill, 1618”

Image 99, 1654
“William Aylard buried Aprill the 9th 1654”

He had the following children:

  F i Anne Ayleward was christened 1 on 29 Aug 1636 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England. She died 2 on 22 Nov 1636 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 51, 1636
“Anne daughter of William Ayleward was baptized August 29th 1636”

Image 93, 1636
“Anne daughter of William Ayleward Ju (this is the daughter of William junior the son of this William) was buried Novembr 22th 1636”
  F ii Joane Ayleward was christened 1 on 4 Mar 1637 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 52, 1637
“Joane daughter of William Ayleward Jr was baptized March 4 1637.”
  M iii Edward Ayleward was buried 1 on 25 Aug 1641 in St John the Baptist, Meopham, Kent, England.

Image 95, 1641
“Edward sonne of William Ayleward was buried August 25th 1641”
Image 97, 1641
“Edward sonne of William Ayleward was buried August 25th 1641”

(copy of register in later part of book)

Samuel Withers.Samuel married 1 Jemima Mason Johnston in 1912 in St. Peters, NSW, Australia.

Jemima Mason Johnston.Jemima married 1 Samuel Withers in 1912 in St. Peters, NSW, Australia.

Other marriages:
Atkins, Edward

They had the following children:

  F i Jemima M. Withers died 1 in 1929 in Randwick, NSW, Australia.

Abraham Atkins [Parents] was born 1 on 2 Dec 1789 in Reading Berkshire, England. He was christened 2 on 2 Dec 1789 in St. Giles Church, Reading, Berkshire, England. He died on 6 Sep 1860. The cause of death was Gastric fever. He married 3 Mary Ann Nibbs in Dec 1846 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

Other marriages:
Langley, Elizabeth
, Lucy
Willis, Jane

Abraham employed as a carpenter -living at London St at the time of the birth of his first son, to his first wife.
Bev Combes

1841 Census-
Living at Silver St, St. Giles, Reading, Berkshire
Abraham Atkins 50yo, Carpenter living with Alfred Atkins 10yo (Alfred would be 15 here but 1841 census is notorious for incorrect ages), Edward Atkins 10yo and Edwin Atkins 5yo and Daniel Bloom 1yo- no indication of who this may be. All born in Berkshire.


1851 Census-
Living at Mount Pleasent, Reading, Berkshire. Abraham Atkins plus wife Mary. Abraham is 61 a carpenter and joiner, birthplace noted as Reading, Berkshire.
Mary is noted as wife 43yo, doing shopwork. Place of birth Tilehurst Berkshire.
Others in the house include- Edwin, son 15yo, general labourer born Reading Berkshire
Alfred Willis, son in law (this should be step son- the son of Mary and her first husband), 21yo, bricklayer, born Reading Berkshire
Fanny Willis, daughter in law (this should be stepdaughter- daughter of Mary and her first husband), 10yo, scholar, born Reading Berkshire
Austin Atkins, son, 1yo, born Reading Berkshire.

Mary Ann Nibbs [Parents] was christened 1 in 1807 in Tilehurst, Berkshire, England. She married 2 Abraham Atkins in Dec 1846 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

Other marriages:
Willis, John

Occupation; laundress

They had the following children:

  M i Austin Atkins was christened 1 on 27 Feb 1850 in St Giles, Reading, Berkshire, UK.

James Langley.James married 1 Mary Green on 2 May 1789 in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England .

Other marriages:
Emer, Alice

Mary Green [Parents].Mary married 1 James Langley on 2 May 1789 in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England .

There is another entry for Mary Green and Fenton Langley for a child- Maria born in 1805. Not sure if this is a further child, a child of a different marriage or a totally unrelatd child.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary Langley was born on 30 Apr 1790. She was christened 1 on 9 May 1790 in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England .
  M ii John Langley
  F iii Martha Langley was born on 11 Dec 1793. She was christened 1 on 29 Dec 1793 in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England .
  F iv Elizabeth Langley
  F v Ann Langley was born on 6 Jan 1798. She was christened 1 on 6 Jan 1798 in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England . She died on 3 Feb 1798.

Must have been a twin sister to Elizabeth, born a day later. She only survived a couple of weeks.
  M vi James Langley was born on 2 Sep 1799. He was christened 1 on 13 Oct 1799 in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England .
  M vii William Langley was born on 9 Jun 1801. He was christened 1 on 14 Jun 1801 in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England .
  M viii Thomas Langley was born on 30 Jul 1803. He was christened 1 on 7 Aug 1803 in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England .

James Langley.James married Alice Emer.

Other marriages:
Green, Mary

Alice Emer.Alice married James Langley.

They had the following children:

  M i Thomas Langley was born on 25 Nov 1788. He was christened 1 on 3 Dec 1788 in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England . He died on 19 Mar 1790.

John Langley [Parents] was born on 16 Nov 1791. He was christened 1 on 21 Nov 1791 in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England . He married 2 Sophia Cornish on 6 Jan 1819 in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England .

Sophia Cornish.Sophia married 1 John Langley on 6 Jan 1819 in Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England .

They had the following children:

  F i Charlotte Langley.

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