FRANCIS SAMUEL OFFIN was born in 1859 in Westfield, Sussex
(source : Collette Kendall) .
He married his "cousin" LOUISA OFFEN in 1881
in St Leonards on sea, Sussex (source : Collette Kendall ).
She was baptised in 1860 in Ore, Sussex (source : Collette Kendall).
On the 1881 census, Francis (who gives his name as FRANK OFFEN) is a 23-year-old labourer, listed with his wife
Louisa (22, laundress, born Fairlight Sussex) and their baby son FRANK (1, born St Leonards Sussex) at
18 Wellington Rd in Hastings/St Leonards on sea, Sussex. On the 1901 census, Frank (43, born Westfield Battle Sussex)
is a labourer on the railway in Bromley, Kent -
his wife is not listed with him, but his two sons are (Thomas and George)
(source : 1901 census index, household needs checking).
Francis died in 1940 (source : Collette Kendall).
The Children of FRANCIS SAMUEL OFFIN and LOUISA OFFEN:
FRANK EDWARD OFFIN
was born circa 1880 in St Leonards on sea, Sussex (source : 1881 census). On the 1881 census,
he was 1 year old and living with his parents at
18 Wellington Rd in Hastings/St Leonards on sea, Sussex. He married
ELIZA ROSE CLARKE (born circa 1882) in 1900 in Bromley (source :
Collette Kendall). On the 1901 census, Frank (21, born Hastings Sussex, bricklayer's labourer) and Eliza
(19, born Bromley Kent) are in Bromley, Kent (source : 1901 census index, household needs checking).
They had seven children :
FRANK ALFRED OFFIN (baptised in 1902 in Bromley),
ROSE GERTRUDE OFFIN (baptised in 1903 in Bromley),
JAMES CHARLES OFFIN (baptised in 1905 in Bromley, married
LUCY EMILY SHEPHERD in 1928 ),
ERNEST WILLIAM OFFIN (baptised in 1907 in Bromley, married
VIOLET MALLABY in 1929),
VERA DORIS OFFIN (baptised in 1909 in Bromley, married
ALBERET LEONARD WHEELER in 1931 in Bromley ),
GEORGE FREDERICK OFFIN (baptised in 1911 in Bromley), and
LESLIE JOHN OFFIN (baptised in 1914 in Bromley, married
ESTHER EILEEN BROOKS in 1937 in Grove Park )
(source : Collette Kendall).
ALICE MAUD OFFIN
was baptised in 1884 in Hastings, Sussex (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1901 census, Alice is a 17-year-old
unmarried laundrymaid, living in Bromley, Kent (source : 1901 census index, household needs checking).
WILLIAM THOMAS OFFIN
was baptised in 1888 in Silverhill, Hastings, Sussex (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1901 census,
William (listed as THOMAS), aged 12, is in Bromley, Kent with his father and brother George
(source : 1901 census index, household needs checking).
GEORGE FREDERICK OFFEN
was born in 1890 (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1901 census,
George, aged 11, is in Bromley, Kent with his father and brother (William) Thomas
(source : 1901 census index, household needs checking). He married
EDITH MAUD JOHNSON (born circa 1894) in 1921 in Bromley, Kent (source :
Collette Kendall).
Census returns for FRANCIS SAMUEL OFFIN and LOUISA OFFEN:
1881 census:
Dwelling : 18 Wellington Rd, Hastings St Leonards on sea, Sussex
Frank OFFEN Head M Male 23 Westfield, Sussex, England Laborer
Louisa OFFEN Wife M Female 22 Fairlight, Sussex, England Laundress
Frank OFFEN Son Male 1 St Leonards, Sussex, England