John Akehurst of Sevenoaks
(1813-1884)
Frances Kemp
(1818-1871)
Samuel Waghorn
(-)
Maria Vaughan
(-)
James Akehurst of Tonbridge
(1844-1901)
Maria Waghorn
(1846-1912)
Frances Elizabeth Akehurst
(1870-1950)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. John Rowland Finch of Brighton

  • Frances Elizabeth Finch
  • Albert John Finch
  • Annie Finch (d.y.)
  • Helen Rose Finch
  • Henry Finch (d.y.)
  • Alice Finch
  • Harriett Finch (d.y.)
2. Charles Pitt

Frances Elizabeth Akehurst

  • Born: 12 Jul 1870, Tonbridge, Kent, England 1
  • Married (1): 1894, Brighton District, Sussex, England 2
  • Married (2): 1 Jun 1922, St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, England 3
  • Died: 1950, Brighton, Sussex, England 4

  Research Notes:

At the time of the 1891 England Census Frances Akehurst, age 20, born in Tonbridge Kent, was with her parents in Mount Pleasant, Tunbridge Kent.

At the time of the 1901 England Census Frances Finch, age 31, born in Tonbridge Kent, and husband John Finch, age 34, born in Laughton Sussex, labourer railway works, were living at 34 Ashton St., Brighton Sussex. With them were children (born in Brighton): Frances (5), Albert (3), and Helen (5 mo).

At the time of the 1911 England Census Frances Elizabeth Finch, age 40, born in Tonbridge Kent (mother of 7 children, 3 deceased), and husband of 17 years John Finch, age 44, born in Laughton Sussex, night watchman for the L.B.T.S. railway, were living at 11 Ashton St., Brighton Sussex. With them were children (born in Brighton): John (13), school, Nelly (10), school, and Alice (7), school.

In Jul 1921 Frances Elizabeth Finch, widow, was granted Administration of her late husband's personal effects.

In the 1939 Register Frances E Pitt (b. 12 Jul 1870), unpaid domestic duties, and [2nd] husband Charles Pitt (b. 17 Oct 1868), butler & painter retired, were living at 41 Montreal Road, Brighton Sussex.

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Frances Elizabeth Pitt died aged 80 years. 4

  Marriage Information:

Frances married John Rowland Finch, son of John Finch and Harriett Arnold, in 1894 in the Brighton District, Sussex, England. (John Rowland Finch was christened on 18 Feb 1866 in Laughton, Sussex, England and died on 11 Nov 1920 at 11 Ashton St., Brighton, Sussex, England.)

  Marriage Information:

Frances also married Charles Pitt, son of William Pitt and Priscilla Phillips, on 1 Jun 1922 in St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, England. (Charles Pitt was born on 17 Oct 1868 at 12 King St., Brighton, Sussex, England, christened on 16 Dec 1868 in St. Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England and died in 1951 in Brighton, Sussex, England, aged 82 years.)

  Marriage Notes:

Charles Pitt, age 53, bachelor, pantryman, resident of 68 Church St., Brighton, son of William Pitt (deceased), fishmonger, and
Frances Elizabeth Finch, age 51, widow, resident of 68 Church St., Brighton, daughter of James Akehurst (deceased), labourer

Married after Banns

Witnesses: Alice Cowbord?, George Benjamin Bleach

Sources


1 England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008, Tunbridge district, 3rd Quarter, vol. 2a, p. 548.

2 England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005, Brighton district, 4th Quarter, vol. 2b, p. 448.

3 Brighton St. Nicholas Parish Registers, Marriages, p. 217, no. 434.

4 England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007, Brighton district, 4th Quarter, vol. 5h, p. 140.


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