WILKINS OFFEN was born circa 1775
(source : Collette Kendall).
He married ALICE ? (source : Collette Kendall).
He is the most likely candidate to fit the bill as "Willkings Offen senior", farmer, of Bilsington Kent, father of Willkings
Offen the younger, farmer, from whom Edward Peace allegedly stole two pounds of honey in 1829 :
FILE - Sessions Roll, Michaelmas - ref. Rm/JQ/r/17 - date: 1829
item: Indictment of Edward Pearce of Bilsington, labourer, for theft of two pounds of honey
from Willkings Offen the elder [endorsed: witness list; a true bill; plea not guilty; verdict not guilty.] -
ref. Rm/JQ/r/17/4 [n.d.]
item: Depositions of Willkings Offen the elder of Bilsington, farmer, Willkings Offen the farmer,
Archibald Stoakes, constable of Newchurch, David Spicer, keeper of Newhall gaol and Edward Pearce regarding
the theft of honey by Edward Peace. [pencil endorsement: witness Leonard Hart, shoemaker]. - ref.
Rm/JQ/r/17/5 - date: 21 Sep 1829
item: Recognizance of Willings Offen of Bilsington, farmer, to prefer a bill of
indictment against Edward Pearce for felony. - ref. Rm/JQ/r/17/11 - date: 21 Sep 1829
item: Recognizance of Willkings Offen the younger, of Bilsington,
farmer, Archibald Stoakes, constable of Newchurch and David Spicer, Keeper of Newhall
goal to appear to give evidence against Edward Pearce. - ref. Rm/JQ/r/17/12 - date: 21 Sep 1829 (source : A2A website)
The Children of WILKINS OFFEN and ALICE ?:
OLIVE OFFEN was baptised in 1803 in Rusper, Sussex
(source : Collette Kendall). She married GEORGE HEWITT
in 1827 in Dover, Kent (source : Collette Kendall).
GEORGE OFFEN was baptised in 1810 in Rusper, Sussex
(source : Collette Kendall).
ESSEX OFFEN was baptised in 1813 in Rusper, Sussex
(source : Collette Kendall).
NAOMI OFFEN was baptised in 1817 in Rusper, Sussex
(source : Collette Kendall). She married HENRY ARTHUR DAVIES
in 1846 in Dover, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). This marriage was registered in March quarter 1846 (source : Ancestry
England and Wales, Civil Registration Index, county Kent, volume 5, page 146).
WILKINS OFFEN is the most likely candidate to fit the bill
as "Willkings Offen the younger", farmer, son of Willkings
Offen senior, farmer, from whom Edward Peace allegedly stole two pounds of honey in 1829 (see above - source : A2A website).
He married
SARAH WHITE
in 1840 in Hythe, Kent (source : Collette Kendall). Their marriage was registered in September quarter 1840
in Elham registration district (covers Hythe St. Leonard) (source : Free BMD, district Elham, volume 5, page 199).
They had a daughter,
EMILY OLIVE OFFEN , who was baptised in 1842 in Hythe, Kent
(source : Collette Kendall). Her birth was registered in March quarter 1842 (source : Free BMD,
district Elham, volume 5, page 168).
GRACE OFFEN was born circa 1826 (source : Collette Kendall).
She married
JOHN CUTHBERT
in 1847 in Hougham (source : Collette Kendall). They had a daughter,
MARGARET ISABELLA CUTHBERT , who was baptised in 1854 in
Hougham by Dover, Kent (source : Collette Kendall).