WILLIAM JAMES OFFIN was born circa 1856 in Westfield, Sussex
(source : 1871 census) . On the 1871 census, WILLIAM OFFEN (15, born Westfield Sussex) shows
up with his grandparents in Westfield, Sussex.
He married EMILY SIDDERS in 1879
in Hastings, Sussex (source : Collette Kendall ).
She was born circa 1859 in Canterbury, Kent (source : Collette Kendall).
On the 1881 census, William, a 28-year-old bricklayer, his wife Emily (22), their 1-year-old son William and
a boarder, 19-year-old Harry Hall (labourer, born Tunbridge Wells Sussex) are all listed at
2 Greenleaf Terrace, Battle Rd, Hollington, Hastings, Sussex. On the 1901 census, William, a
50-year-old bricklayer, is with his son William, his family and his daughter Alice in St Matthew, Hastings, Sussex (source :
1901 census index, household needs checking).
The Children of WILLIAM JAMES OFFIN and EMILY SIDDERS :
WILLIAM JAMES OFFIN was born in St Leonards, Sussex circa 1880
(source : 1881 census). On the 1881 census, William, 1 year old, was at home with his parents at
2 Greenleaf Terrace, Battle Rd, Hollington, Hastings, Sussex.
He was baptised in 1881 in Hastings, Sussex (source : Collette Kendall). He married
FLORENCE CLARA BOURNER (born circa 1879) in 1900
in Hastings, Sussex (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1901 census, William, a
21-year-old general labourer, his wife Florence (21), their daughter Florence (4 months),
his father and sister Alice are in St Matthew, Hastings, Sussex (source :
1901 census index, household needs checking).
William died before 1927 (source : Collette Kendall).
They had six children :
LILY VIOLET OFFEN (born circa 1904 in Hastings reg district,
married LESLIE JAMES MITCHELL in 1928 in Hastings, Sussex ),
WILLIAM SYDNEY OFFIN (second son called William???)
(baptised in 1905 in Hastings, Sussex,
married LILY BEATRICE SARGENT in 1934 in Battle, Sussex),
NELLIE FLORENCE OFFIN (baptised in 1905 in Hastings, Sussex),
EMILY MAY OFFIN (born in 1907 in Hastings, Sussex, birth registered
in June quarter 1907 (source : Free BMD, district Hastings, volume 2b, page 34) married
JAMES PERCY WELLER in 1927 in Hastings, Sussex),
CHRISTOPHER PERCY OFFIN (born in 1908 in Hastings (St Matthew), Sussex
- his birth was registered in June quarter 1908 - free BMD,
district Hastings, volume 2b, page 31 ),
and
FREDERICK OFFIN (born in 1911 in Silverdale, Hastings, Sussex,
died in 1911 in Hastings, Sussex - his birth was registered in September quarter 1911 - mother's name BOURNER -
free BMD, district Hastings, volume 2b, page _6 )
(source : Collette Kendall).
ALICE ELLEN OFFIN
was baptised in 1882 in Hastings, Sussex (source : Collette Kendall). On the 1901 census, Alice, a
19-year-old general servant domestic, is with her brother William, his family and her father in St Matthew, Hastings, Sussex (source :
1901 census index, household needs checking).
Census returns for WILLIAM JAMES OFFIN and EMILY SIDDERS:
William OFFIN Head M Male 28 Westfield, Sussex, England Bricklayer
Emily OFFIN Wife M Female 22 Canterbury, Kent, England
William OFFIN Son U Male 1 St Leonards, Sussex, England
Harry HALL Boarder U Male 19 Tunbridgewells, Kent, England Labourer