JAMES OFFEN was born circa 1839
in Boughton Malherbe, Kent
(source : 1871 and 1881 censuses). There is a birth registered in June quarter 1838 for JAMES OFFEN, which is probably him (source :
Free BMD, district West Ashford, volume 5, page 25).
He married MARIA CLINCH on
30th November 1857 in St Lawrence's Church, Catsfield, Sussex
(source : IGI, Batch No.: M148011 Dates: 1612 - 1881
Source Call No.: 1067146 Type: Film Printout Call No.: NONE Type: Sheet: 00 ).
She was born circa 1835 in
Boughton Malherbe, Kent (source : 1881 census).
James' age was 19 at the wedding and Maria's father was JAMES CLINCH (source : IGI).
On the 1871 census, James, a 33-year-old ag lab, his wife Maria (37), and their eight children and
James' father are all listed at
Thornden House in Boughton Malherbe, Kent.
On the 1881 census, James, a 42-year-old ag lab, his wife Maria (46), and their four children are all listed at
Thornden Cottages in Boughton Malherbe, Kent.
He is possibly the JAMES OFFEN who was convicted on 7th December 1882 of "supplying substandard milk to Kent and
Canterbury Hospital. Public analyst, Sidney Harvey, found that 77% of fat had been abstracted. "
(source : Canterbury Cathedral Archives, RefNo CCA-CC-J/V/1882/311 - catalogue entry online
at http://www.kentarchives.org.uk/DServeKAS/dserve.exe?&dsqIni=Dserve.
ini&dsqApp=ArchivePub&dsqCmd=CanterburyShow.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=((text)='offen') ).
James died in 1911 (source : Collette Kendall). Maria died circa 1913 (source : Collette Kendall).
The Children of JAMES OFFEN and MARIA CLINCH:
EDWARD OFFEN was baptised in 1858
in Boughton Malherbe, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1871 census, a 12-year-old scholar,
he was with his parents and family at Thornden House in Boughton Malherbe, Kent. He married
CLARA ? (born circa 1858 in Lenham, Kent)
(source : 1901 census). They had two children,
LILY M OFFEN
(born circa 1886 in Boughton Malherbe, Kent), and
WILLIAM EDWARD OFFEN (born in 1889 in Boughton Malherbe, Kent)
(source : Collette Kendall). On the 1881 census, Edward , a 23-year-old ag labourer, his wife Clara (23) and a lodger
WILLIAM TOLHURST are all listed at Little Boy Court in Ulcombe, Kent. On the 1901 census, Edward ,
a 42-year-old agricultural labourer, his wife Clara (43), and their three children (presumably) EDWARD
(presumably William Edward) (13), FANNY (9)
and JOHN (6) (all born in Boughton Malherbe, Kent)
are all listed in Ulcombe, Kent.
Edward remarried HARRIET JANE UNDERDOWN (born circa 1863) in
1927 in Chart Sutton (source : Collette Kendall).
CHARLES OFFEN was baptised in 1860
in Boughton Malherbe, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1871 census, an 11-year-old scholar,
he was with his parents and family at Thornden House in Boughton Malherbe, Kent. He married
KATE HADDAWAY (born circa 1871) in 1893 in Boughton Malherbe, Kent
(source : Collette Kendall).
WILLIAM OFFEN was baptised in 1861
in Boughton Malherbe, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1871 census, a 10-year-old scholar,
he was with his parents and family at Thornden House in Boughton Malherbe, Kent.
BERTHA MARY OFFEN was born in December quarter 1862 (source:
Ancestry England and Wales, Civil Registration Index , county Kent, volume 2a, page 499).
She was baptised in 1862 in Boughton Malherbe, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1871 census,
a 9-year-old scholar, she was with her parents and family at Thornden House in Boughton Malherbe, Kent.
She had a son,
FRANK SYDNEY OFFEN , in 1888 in Boughton Malherbe, Kent
(source : Collette Kendall). She married
GEORGE SHOEBRIDGE (born circa 1862) in 1890 in Hollingbourne, Kent
(source : Collette Kendall). This marriage was registered in December quarter 1890 (source:
Ancestry England and Wales, Civil Registration Index , county Kent, volume 2a, page 1336).
ALFRED OFFEN was baptised in 1862
in Boughton Malherbe, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1871 census, a 7-year-old scholar,
he was with his parents and family at Thornden House in Boughton Malherbe, Kent.
RICHARD OFFEN was born circa 1867
in Boughton Malherbe, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1871 census, a 5-year-old scholar,
he was with his parents and family at Thornden House in Boughton Malherbe, Kent. On the 1881 census, a 14-year-old ag lab, he was
listed at his parents' home at Thornden Cottages in Boughton Malherbe, Kent. On the 1901 census, he is presumably the
40-year-old Richard Offen born in Boughton Malherbe, who is working as a glasswork labourer and living in St Paul, Deptford,
London, with his wife (?) JULIA (born circa 1873 in Lewisham, Kent) and C OFFEN (born circa 1861 in Boughton Malherbe, Kent,
and whose occupation is given as "Sergeant Clare Artillery" - this could be his brother Charles) (source : 1901 census index,
household needs checking).
MARY ANN OFFEN was born circa 1869
in Boughton Malherbe, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1871 census, aged 3,
she was with her parents and family at Thornden House in Boughton Malherbe, Kent.
On the 1881 census, a 12-year-old scholar, she was
listed at her parents' home at Thornden Cottages in Boughton Malherbe, Kent. She married
GEORGE HENRY LONGHURST (source : Collette Kendall).
HENLEY GEORGE OFFEN was born on 8th April 1870
in Boughton Malherbe, Kent (source : Kathleen Mayberry). On the 1871 census, aged 11 months,
she was with her parents and family at Thornden House in Boughton Malherbe, Kent.
On the 1881 census, a 10-year-old scholar, he was
listed at his parents' home at Thornden Cottages in Boughton Malherbe, Kent.
He died in 1957 (source : Collette Kendall). He married ROSE KATE BOORMAN
on 14th October 1891 in Maidstone Registry Office, Maidstone, Kent (source : Kathleen Mayberry). She was born
on 3rd January 1873 in Lenham /Hollingbourne, Kent (source : Kathleen Mayberry). This marriage is registered in
December quarter 1891 and Henley is listed as GEORGE OFFEN (source : Ancestry
England and Wales, Civil Registration Index, county Kent, volume 2a, page 1307). They had a daughter,
DORIS MAY OFFEN , who was born on 26th October
1911 in Great Wested Cottages, Crockenhill, Kent (source : Kathleen Mayberry).
MATILDA E OFFEN was born circa 1874
in Boughton Malherbe, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1881 census, aged 7, she was
listed at her parents' home at Thornden Cottages in Boughton Malherbe, Kent. There is a marriage listed in September
quarter 1897 for a MATILDA ELIZABETH OFFEN, possibly to WILLIAM JOHN M BOTTLE, which may be her (source : Ancestry
England and Wales, Civil Registration Index, county Kent London, volume 1d, page 2057).
ELI OFFEN was born circa 1876
in Boughton Malherbe, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). His birth is registered in March quarter 1876 (source : Ancestry
England and Wales, Civil Registration Index, county Kent, volume 2a, page 693).
On the 1881 census, aged 5, he was listed at his parents' home at Thornden Cottages in Boughton Malherbe, Kent.
He died in 1946 in Eltham (source : Collette Kendall).
Census entries for JAMES OFFEN and MARIA CLINCH:
1881 census:
Dwelling : Thornden Cottages, Boughton Malherbe, Kent
James OFFEN Head M Male 42 Boughton Mal, Kent, England Ag Lab
Maria OFFEN Wife M Female 46 Boughton Mal, Kent, England
Richard OFFEN Son Male 14 Boughton Mal, Kent, England Ag Lab
Mary A. OFFEN Daur Female 12 Boughton Mal, Kent, England Scholar
Henley G. OFFEN Son Male 10 Boughton Mal, Kent, England Scholar
Matilda E. OFFEN Daur Female 7 Boughton Mal, Kent, England
Eli OFFEN Son Male 5 Boughton Mal, Kent, England