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Birth Announcements
Transcribed by Michael Coomber, graciously provided to the Kent OPC for display.
Contributors of additional abstracts are noted by their initials placed in square brackets at the end of the source citation.

11-Jan,
1727
Source:   The Edinburgh Chronicle, October 31st 1759.
General WOLFE (as well as General AMHERST) was a MAN OF Kent, being born in Westerham, & baptised there January 11th 1727.

Added from Whitehall Evening Post or London Intelligencer, Tuesday, October 30, 1759; Issue 2125.

     To the PRINTER, etc. SIR, Observing in your paper of the 27th of this Instant an Article from York, asserting the late GENERAL WOLFE to be a Native of that City, and being unwilling to sink our Claim to the Birth of so complete a Soldier, we transmit you a Copy of our Parish Register. Yours, etc.

"James, Son of Colonel Edward WOLFE, baptised January 11, 1726" [O.S.]

WESTERHAM, Kent, Oct. 31, 1759.

3-Jun,
1763
Source:   Public Advertiser (London, England), Friday, June 3, 1763; Issue 8914.
Last Week, one Mary JONES, the Wife of a Thresher, at Hadlow in Kent, was safely delivered of three Boys, who were the next Day christened by the names of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

6-Nov,
1769
Source:   Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser (London, England), Friday, November 10, 1769; Issue 12697.
Monday last the son of Mr. John LANCEFIELD, butcher, a Ramsgate, in the Isle of Thanet, Kent, was baptized at the parish church of St. Lawrence in the said Isle of Thanet, by the name of Paschal Paoli, in honour of the celebrated and famous General of that name.

29-Jun,
1801
Source:   The Aberdeen Journal (Aberdeen, Scotland), Monday, June 29, 1801; Issue 2790.
At Chatham, the Lady of Commissioner HOPE, a son.

27-Jul,
1811
Source:   Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday, 27 July 1811, Issue No. 3039. [SDY]
At Tunbridge Wells, the Right Hon. Lady LOVAINE, of a son.

     At his seat, Brampton-place, Kent, the Lady of Capt. Wm EDMEADES, in the Hon. East-India Company's service, of a son.

23-Oct,
1813
Source:   Caledonian Mercury, Monday, 1 November 1813, Issue No. 14336. [SDY]
On the 23rd ult, at Langley Farm, Kent, the Honourable Mrs. WEDDERBURN, of a son.

13-Feb,
1815
Source:   The Examiner, Monday, February 13, 1815, Issue 368. [SDY]
At Evington, Kent, the Lady of Sir J.C. HONEYWOOD, Bart., of a son.

On Thursday last, the wife of Wm. SEAMER, of Tonbridge Wells, of three children, two boys and a girl; the mother and children are all doing well.

12-Feb,
1819
Source:   Caledonian Mercury, Saturday, 20 February 1819, Issue No. 15205. [SDY]
On the 12th current, at Langley Farm, Kent, the Hon. Mrs. COLVILLE, of a son.

26-Jan,
1820
Source:   Freeman's, Thursday, 3 February 1820. [SDY]
On the 26th ult, at Chipstead, Seven Oaks, Kent, the Lady of Captain ARROW, of the Royal Navy, of a daughter.

21-Aug,
1820
Source:   Caledonian Mercury, Saturday, 2 September 1820, Issue No. 15445. [SDY]
At Langley Farm, Kent, on the 21st ultimate, the Hon. Mrs. COLVILLE, of a daughter.

31-Aug,
1821
Source:   Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday, 3 October 1821, Issue No. 3847. [SDY]
On 31 August, at Rome, the Lady of Thomas BONAR, Esq., of Camden Place, Kent, of a daughter.

16-Mar,
1822
Source:   Derby Mercury, Wednesday, 20 March 20, 1822, Issue 4680. [SDY]
On Saturday last, at Barham Court, Kent, the lady of the Hon. Charles Noel NOEL, of a daughter.

26-Jan,
1828
Source:   The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, February 05, 1828; Issue 17828.
On the 26th January, at St. Peter's, Thanet, the Lady of John Tippin BOSWELL, Esq., of a son.

31-Oct,
1828
Source:   Morning Journal (London, Middlesex), Wednesday, November 05, 1828, p. 4. [SDY]
October 31, at the Rectory-house, Chevening, the lady of the Rev. John Austen, of a daughter, still born.

21-Mar,
1833
Source:   The Examiner (London, England), Sunday, March 31, 1833; Issue 1313.
The wife of Mr. William MUMMERY, of Margate, was confined about 9 o'clock on Thursday evening, the 21st inst., of four children, (three boys and one girl) all born alive, but died shortly afterwards. The mother is doing well. She was confined on 23rd of August last of twins (a boy and girl) making six children born alive within seven months. - Kent Herald.

7-Feb,
1842
Source:   The Morning Post (London, England), Thursday, February 10, 1842; pg. 8; Issue 22174.
On the 7th., inst., at Kingsgate, Isle of Thanet, the Lady of Edward Francis WELLS, Esq., R. N., of a son.

31-Oct,
1849
Source:   Daily News (London, England), Monday, November 5, 1849; Issue 1075.
PARKER - Oct.31, Birth at Chatham, the wife of Capt. C. A. PARKER, Royal Marines, of a daughter.

24-Feb,
1850
Source:   The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 04, 1850; pg. 9; Issue 20427; col A.
On Sunday, the 24th ult., at Riverhead, Sevenoaks, Kent, the lady of Charles R. C. PETLEY, Esq., of a daughter.

10-May,
1854
Source:   The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Saturday, May 13, 1854; Issue 27265.
On the 10th inst., at Tunbridge-wells, the wife of Captain WINGATE, of the Bombay Engineers, of a daughter.

10-May,
1856
Source:   The Times (London, England), Tuesday, May 13, 1856; pg. 1; Issue 22366; col A.
On Saturday, the 10th inst. (half past 10 p.m.) at St. Lawrence, Thanet, Kent, Mrs. Francis Gwinnett GREEN, of a daughter.  [From FreeBMD, the daughter appears to have been named Mary Ann Charlotte GREEN.]

2-Oct,
1856
Source:   The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Oct. 8th, 1856; pg.1; Issue 22493; col A.
On the 2d inst., at Riverhead, Sevenoaks, Kent, the wife of Charles R. C. PETLEY, Esq., of a son.

20-May,
1857
Source:   Daily News (London, England), Saturday, May 23, 1857; Issue 3438.
FISHER - May 20, at Elmwood, St. Peter's, Isle of Thanet, the wife of Capt. G. A. FISHER, Bengal Army, of a son.

20-May,
1857
Source:   The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Monday, May 25, 1857; Issue 28212.
On 20th inst., at Lee, Kent, the wife of James H. YOUNG, Esq., of a daughter.

28-May,
1869
Source:   The South Eastern Gazette, Monday, June 7, 1869, p. 8.  [SDY]
On the 28th May, at Marlborough House, Tunbridge Wells, the wife of William Bonamy Maingay, Esq., of a son, stillborn.

30-May,
1869
Source:   The South Eastern Gazette, Monday, June 7, 1869, p. 8. [SDY]
On the 30th May, at Sandgate-road, Folkestone, the wife of John JEFFERY, Esq., of twin daughters.

On the 30th May, at Wateringbury, Kent, Mrs. W. A. FREMLIN, of a son.

On the 30th May, at the Villa, Bexley-heath, the wife of Mr. George WALLER, of a son.

1-Jun,
1869
Source:   The South Eastern Gazette, Monday, June 7, 1869, p. 8. [SDY]
On the 1st June, at Faversham, the wife of the Rev. J. P. ALCOCK, Jun., of a daughter.

On the 1st June, at 13, Craven-hill-gardens, Hyde-park, the wife of Major McMAHON, of Gennings Park, Hunton, Kent, of a daughter.

On the 1st June, at the Stamp Office, Charing, the wife of Mr. Robert HARVEY, of a son.

2-Jun,
1869
Source:   The South Eastern Gazette, Monday, June 7, 1869, p. 8.  [SDY]
On the 2nd June, at Chislehurst, Kent, the wife of Thomas Heslope HOWE, Esq., of a daughter.

4-Jun,
1869
Source:   The South Eastern Gazette, Monday, June 7, 1869, p. 8.  [SDY]
On the 4th June, at Hawkhurst Lodge, Sydenham, Kent, prematurely, the wife of Gustave Albert OELRICHS, Esq., of a son.

5-Jun,
1869
Source:   The South Eastern Gazette, Monday, June 7, 1869, p. 8.  [SDY]
On the 5th June, at Calais Court, Ryarsh, the wife of James J. MAIR, of a son.

7-Jun,
1869
Source:   The South Eastern Gazette, Monday, June 7, 1869, p. 8.  [SDY]
On the 7th June, at Stonehouse, Maidstone, the wife of Henry STEVENSON, Lieut. Royal Horse Artillery, of twin daughters.

2-Nov,
1870
Source:   The Guardian (London, Middlesex), Wednesday, November 02, 1870, p. 1288.  [SDY]
Oct. 27, the wife of Rev. H. W. SNELL, Ryarsh Vicarage, Kent; a son.

Oct. 30, the wife of Rev. W. J. WOSERBY, Eltham; a daughter, stillborn.

2-Nov,
1875
Source:   The Standard (London, England), Tuesday, November 09, 1875; pg. 7; Issue 16002.
BRAITHWAITE.  2nd, at Elmfield, Ramsgate, the wife of the Rev. John Masterman BRAITHWAITE, of a son.

7-Feb,
1888
Source:   The Standard (London, England), Friday, February 10, 1888; pg. 1; Issue 19839.
ASTE - Feb. 8, at Beulah, Cator-road, Sydenham, the wife of John ASTE, jun., of a son.

HYLAND - Feb. 8, at Dunolly, Croydon-road, Beckenham, the wife of A. Young HYLAND, of a son.

LEWIS - Feb. 7, at Headcorn Vicarage, Kent, the wife of the Rev. G. A. LEWIS of a son."

25-Feb,
1890
Source:   Daily News (London, England), Friday, February 28, 1890; Issue 13697.
STANGER - Feb. 25th, at Riverdale, St. Paul's Cray, Kent, the wife of Frank STANGER, of a son.

6-Jan,
1895
Source:   Daily News (London, England), Thursday, January 10, 1895; Issue 15220.
SWINFORD - 6th Jan., at Minster Abbey, Isle of Thanet, the wife of Frederick SWINFORD, of a daughter.

22-Sep,
1895
Source:   Birmingham Daily Post (Birmingham, England), Tuesday, September 24, 1895; Issue 11628.
Mrs. Arthur STANNARD (John Strange WINTER), the well-known novelist, who has been staying for the last six months at Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, gave birth to a daughter on Sunday last. Both mother and child are doing well.

7-May,
1896
Source:   Daily Mail (London, England), Thursday, May 14, 1896, No. X.  [SDY]
ROOME - May 7 at 20, Crooms-hill, Greenwich, the wife of George W. ROOME, R. N. of a son.

WATTS - May 7, at Brook Place, Ide-hill, near Sevenoaks, Kent, the wife of Herbert WATTS, of a daughter.

4-Jul,
1908
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1908  [SDY]
BOWRY July 4 at Ilford, Essex, the wife of H.T. Bowry, a daughter.

25-Jul,
1908
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1908  [SDY]
HUDSON July 25 at Boxley, St. Lawrence, the wife of Wilfred P. Hudson, a daughter.

27-Jul,
1908
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1908  [SDY]
FLEMING - July 27 at 13 Belmont Road, Sheerness, the wife of Arthur Chapman Fleming, a son.

27-Oct,
1908
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1908  [SDY]
SIMPSON - Oct 27 at Toronto Canada, the wife of Ernest George Simpson, late of 10 Chapel Place Ramsgate, of a daughter.

31-Oct,
1908
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1908  [SDY]
ANDREWS - Oct 31 at 76 Hereson Road, Ramsgate, the wife of Valentine C. Andrews of a daughter.

8-Nov,
1908
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1908  [SDY]
BATSTONE - Nov. 8 at 9 Camden Square, Ramsgate, the wife of Clement William Batstone of a son.

15-May,
1910
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1910  [SDY]
SIMPSON - May 15 at Toronto Canada, the wife of Ernest G. Simpson late of 10 Chapel Place Ramsgate, a daughter.

23-May,
1910
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1910  [SDY]
DEACON - May 23 at 84 High Street, Ramsgate, the wife of Edgar Deacon, a son.

26-May,
1910
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1910  [SDY]
LINNELL- May 26 at Hanover, Addiscombe Road, Margate, to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Linnell, a son.

5-Feb,
1914
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1914  [SDY]
HISSINK - February 5 at Batama, Java, the wife of Louis A. Hissink, a daughter.

10-Feb,
1914
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1914  [SDY]
WOOD- February 10, at 22 Hardres Street, Ramsgate, the wife of Thomas J. Wood, a daughter.

13-Feb,
1914
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1914  [SDY]
SIMPSON - February 13 at Fairfax Villa, Short Street, Carlton, Sydney NSW to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Simpson, a daughter (by Cable).

22-Aug,
1914
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1914  [SDY]
POWELL - August 22 at Dartford, the wife of William Powell, nee Jessie Robinson, late of Ramsgate, a daughter.

31-Aug,
1914
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1914  [SDY]
SCOATES - August 31 at 7 Florence Villas, Coronation Road to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Scoates, a daughter.

31-Jul,
1915
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1915  [SDY]
HUSSEY - July 31 at 36 Finsbury Road Ramsgate, the wife of Harry Hussey of a son.

10-Aug,
1915
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1915  [SDY]
FULLER - August 10 at Guelph Canada to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fuller (nee Ruth Simpson late of 10 Chapel Place Ramsgate), a daughter. By Cable.

10-Aug,
1915
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1915  [SDY]
CHANTREY - August 10 at 3 Stanley Cottages, Ramsgate, the wife of Pte. Chantrey, R.A.M.C., of a daughter.

1-Jan,
1918
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1918  [SDY]
SIMPSON - On January 1 at Carlton, Sidney, NSW, the wife of Albert E. Simpson, late of 10 Chapel Place, the gift of a son, Frank Albert.

13-Feb,
1918
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1918  [SDY]
WOOD - On February 13 at Bath, in a nursing home, to Mr. and Mrs. James Wood, 40 High Street, Ramsgate, a daughter.

14-Feb,
1918
Source:   Kent Coast Times and Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Observer, 1918  [SDY]
HUGHES - On Feb 14 at 11 Alexandra Road the wife of P.O. Hughes, a son.