• Born: 1806, Bredgar, Kent, England
• Christened: 23 Mar 1806, St. John the Baptist, Bredgar, Kent, England ¹
• Married: 7 Apr 1833, All Saints Church, Frindsbury, Kent, England ²
• Died: 23 Aug 1870, Bredhurst, Kent, England ³
• Buried: 29 Aug 1870, St. Mary the Virgin, Boxley, Kent, England ⁴

  Research Notes:

Family name spelled ACKHURST in the baptismal and marriage registers.

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At the time of the 1841 England Census William Akhurst, aged about 30, farmer, and wife Elizabeth, aged about 25, were living in Dun Street, Boxley Kent. With them were children Caroline (5), Maria (3), Jane (2), and James (1).

At the time of the 1851 England Census William Akhurst, age 44, born in Bredgar Kent, farmer with a brother*, and wife Elizabeth, age 38, born in Breadhurst Kent, were living in Dunn Street, Boxley Kent. With them were children (born in Boxley): Maria (15), Jane (13), scholar, William (7), scholar, Mary (6), scholar, and Charles (4), scholar, and wife's mother Lucy Kitchingham (72) of Stockbury Kent, widow, visitor.

* This was brother George.

At the time of the 1861 England Census William Akhurst, age 56, born in Bredgar Kent, farmer of 160 acres employing 1 man, and wife Elizabeth, age 47, born in Bredgar, were living in Dunn Street, Boxley Kent. With them were children (born in Boxley): William (17), farmer's son, Mary (16) and Charles (14), scholar.

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William Akhurst of Bredhurst died aged 65 years (burial record).

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Administration (with the Will) of the effects of William Akhurst formerly of Dunn-street Boxley but late of Bredhurst near Chatham both in the County of Kent, who died 23 August 1870 at Bredhurst, was granted 1 June 1874 at the Principal Registry to Mary Elizabeth Akhurst of Boxley, widow, the relict, the residuary legatee. ³