Eleventh Generation

896. John Chatfield was christened on 26 March 1772 in Rotherfield, Sussex East, England. He appeared in the census in 1851 in Tunbridge, Kent, England. He died Paralysis congestion of the brain. on 30 June 1860 in Back Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, England. John was buried in St Peter & St Paul, Tonbridge, Kent, England. England Births and Christenings
Name: John Chatfield
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 26 Mar 1772
Christening Place: Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Father's Name: William Chatfield
Mother's Name: Mary Chatfield
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03621-5
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1468914
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Death GRO 3rd qtr 1860
Chatfield, John Tunbridge 2a 229
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John died 30 June 1860 at Back Lane, Tonbridge, England of paralysis congestion of the brain. Mary Ann Carpenter was in attendance. He was 88 years old.
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Find a Grave Memorial ID 90098236.
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England and Wales Census, 1851
Name John Chatfield
Event Place Tunbridge, Kent, England
Registration District Tunbridge
Gender Male
Age 80
Marital Status Married
Occupation Farmer
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1771
Birthplace Rotherfield, Sussex
Page Number 21
Registration Number HO107
Piece/Folio 1615 / 164
Affiliate Record Type Household
John Chatfield Head M 80 Rotherfield, Sussex
Mary Chatfield Wife F 80 East Peckham, Kent
John Barton Norwood Son In Law M 44 Hadlow, Kent
Ann Norwood Dau F 41 Hadlow, Kent
Mary Chatfield Visitor F 11 Ightham, Kent. Granddaughter.
George Seagar Servant M 16 Hadlow, Kent
Harriett Manser Servant F 22 Brenchley, Kent
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Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County
John Chatfield abt 1771 Rotherfield, Sussex, England Head Tonbridge Kent
Mary Chatfield abt 1771 E Peckham, Kent, England Wife Tonbridge Kent
Mary Chatfield abt 1840 Ightham, Kent, England Visitor Tonbridge Kent
Harriett Hanser abt 1829 Brenchley, Kent, England Servant Tonbridge Kent
Ann Norwood abt 1810 Hadlow, Kent, England Daughter Tonbridge Kent
John Barter Norwood abt 1807 Hadlow, Kent, England Son-in-law Tonbridge Kent
George Seagar abt 1835 Hadlow, Kent, England Servant Tonbridge Kent

Home life: 1851, Postern, Kent. Living in Postern (farmhouse?)

Held the lease of a farm called Harris Lodge - a part of a manorial estate near Riverhead, Kent, England which lease had descended from father to son for (by May 30, 1831) nearly two hundred years; and was - a few years ago - still held by his son Jesse. (Written 1904 by Thomas Chatfield,grandson)

Harris could well be Horn's Lodge, Hildenborough, Kent, just under two miles north of Tonbridge, Kent.
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John's oldest son Thomas Chatfield, farmer and John Barton Norwood of Pembury (son-in-law) were executors of estate. John left 25 pounds to the children of deceased daughter Mary, wife of William Pilcher John Pilcher, Mary Brooks, William Pilcher, Elizabeth (?), James Pilcher, Jane Pilcher, Walter Pilcher. Children named in the will were, Sarah, wife of William Chalklin,Thomas; Nicholas; Ann, wife of John Barton Norwood; William and Jesse. He instructed his executors to sell his personal and real property and divide it evenly among the surviving children.

John Chatfield and Mary Suter were married on 6 December 1793 in Hadlow, Kent, England. Mary Suter, daughter of William Suter and Mary Crundle, was born on 5 January 1772 in East Peckham, Kent, England. She appeared in the census in 1851 in Tunbridge, Kent, England. She died on 16 March 1854 at the age of 82 in Tonbridge, Kent, England. Mary was buried in St Peter & St Paul, Tonbridge, Kent, England. Death GRO 1st qtr 1854
Chatfield, Mary Tunbridge 2a 237

John Chatfield and Mary Suter had the following children: