ALFRED OFFEN was baptised in 1839
in Peasmarsh, Sussex (source : Collette Kendall).
He married KITTY (KATHY) APPS
in 1867 in Peasmarsh, Sussex
(source : Collette Kendall). She was born circa 1837 in Brookland, Kent (source : 1881 census).
On the 1871 census, Alfred, listed as Fred M Offen (32, grm dealing horse horseman?), his wife Kitty (32) and their two young sons were all
at Brookland, Kent, with Kitty's brother ROBERT APPS (31, general labourer). They were also just along the road from
JOHN APPS (49, carrier) and ? APPS (50) and their family, who could be Kitty's parents.
On the 1881 census, Alfred, a 41-year-old "dom groom", his wife Kathy (44) and their five children
are all listed at Prospect House in Brookland, Kent.
Kitty died in 1891 in Ashford, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). Two years later, Alfred remarried
JULIA TERRY
in 1894 in Brookland, Kent
(source : Collette Kendall). She was born circa 1838 in Brookland, Kent (source : Collette Kendall).
Alfred died in 1915 in Brookland, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). Julia died in 1924 (source : Collette Kendall).
The Children of ALFRED OFFEN and KITTY APPS:
HORACE JESSE OFFEN
was baptised in 1868 in Brookland, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1871 census,
Horace, aged 2, was with his parents and brother in Brookland, Kent.
On the 1881 census,
Horace Jessie Offen, a 12-year-old scholar, is living with his parents and family at Prospect House in Brookland, Kent.
He married CHARLOTTE JARVIS (born circa 1866)
in 1893 in Aldrington (source : Collette Kendall). This marriage was registered in September quarter 1893 (source :
Ancestry England and Wales, Civil Registration Index , county Kent, volume 2a, page 1419).
ALFRED OFFEN
was baptised in 1869 in Brookland, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1871 census,
Horace, aged 1, was with his parents and brother in Brookland, Kent.
On the 1881 census,
Alfred, an 11-year-old scholar, is living with his parents and family at Prospect House in Brookland, Kent.
He married
EMILY ELLEN SMITH (born circa 1880)
in 1900 in Brookland, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). Alfred died in 1938 in Brookland, Kent
(source : Collette Kendall). They had a son, ALFRED OFFEN ,
who was baptised in 1906 in Brookland, Kent (source : Collette Kendall).
HARRIET ANN OFFEN was born in 1871 in Brookland, Kent
(source : Collette Kendall). Her birth was registered in September quarter 1871 (source : Free BMD, district
Romney Marsh, volume 2a, page 889 ). On the 1881 census,
Harriet Ann, a 9-year-old scholar, is living with her parents and family at Prospect House in Brookland, Kent. She married
JOHN HIGHWOOD (born circa 1859) in 1893 in Brookland, Kent
(source : Collette Kendall).
ALBERT OFFEN
was baptised in 1873 in Brookland, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). There is a birth registered for an
Albert Offen in December quarter 1872, which may be him (source : Ancestry England and Wales, Civil Registration Index,
county Kent, volume 2a, page 917). On the 1881 census,
Albert, an 8-year-old scholar, is living with his parents and family at Prospect House in Brookland, Kent.He died in 1892
in Brookland, Kent (source : Collette Kendall).
ELLEN OFFEN
was baptised in 1875 in Brookland, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). She died in 1875
in Brookland, Kent (source : Collette Kendall).
MINNIE OFFEN was baptised in 1879 in Brookland, Kent
(source : Collette Kendall). On the 1881 census,
Minnie, a 1-year-old infant, is living with her parents and family at Prospect House in Brookland, Kent.
Census returns for ALFRED OFFEN and KITTY APPS:
1881 census:
Dwelling : Prospect House, Brookland, Kent
Alfred OFFEN Head M Male 41 Peasmarsh, Sussex, England Dom Groom
Kathy OFFEN Wife M Female 44 Brookland, Kent, England Dom Groom Wife
Horace Jessie OFFEN Son Male 12 Brookland, Kent, England Scholar
Alfred OFFEN Son Male 11 Brookland, Kent, England Scholar
Harriet Ann OFFEN Daur Female 9 Brookland, Kent, England Scholar
Albert OFFEN Son Male 8 Brookland, Kent, England Scholar
Minnie OFFEN Daur Female 1 Brookland, Kent, England Infant