A STUDY OF "THE MEMORIALS OF THE FAMILY OF SANKEY 1207-1880"
PRINTED FROM THE GENEALOGICAL COLLECTIONS OF CLEMENT SANKEY BEST-GARDNER. PUBLISHED PRIVATELY IN 1880 AT SWANSEA.
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1 DOCUMENT HISTORY ...... 5 1.1 ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS ...... 5 1.1.1 NEIL BARNES ...... 5 1.1.2 JUDITH BOWMAN OF AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND ...... 6 1.1.3 PAULINE GRIMLEY OF BEDFORD ...... 6 1.1.4 JAMES HORSLEY OF COUNTY KERRY, IRELAND ...... 7 1.1.5 PRUE JAMES OF CHELMSFORD, ESSEX ...... 7 1.1.6 SHELAGH LEA OF RAMSGATE, KENT ...... 9 1.1.7 MALCOLM SAINTY OF AUSTRALIA ...... 9 1.1.8 JOAN McALLISTER ...... 9 1.1.9 ANNE & PHILIP SANKEY ...... 10 1.1.10 CHARLES SANKEY OF SOUTH AFRICA ...... 10 1.1.11 GEOFF SANKEY OF NORWICH ...... 10 1.1.12 GRAHAM RICHARD SANKEY OF OXTED, SURREY ...... 10 1.1.13 JOHN DOUGLAS SANKEY OF ONTARIO, CANADA ...... 10 1.1.14 PAUL STICKELLS OF DOVER, KENT ...... 10 1.1.15 JANETTE TYREMAN (nee SANKEY) OF ONTARIO, CANADA ...... 11 2 INTRODUCTION ...... 13 2.1 OUTLINE STRUCTURE SHOWING MAIN LINKS ...... 13 2.2 LOCATION OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT ...... 14 2.3 NOTES ON THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY COPY ...... 14 2.4 PREFACE TO THE PRINTED EDITION ...... 14 2.5 ADDENDA TO THE PRINTED EDITION ...... 15 2.6 NOTE TO THE HANDWRITTEN COPY ...... 16 2.7 BURKE’S LANDED GENTRY ...... 16 2.8 CAVEAT EMPTOR ...... 16 3 THE MEMORIALS ...... 17 3.1 A1 GEOFFREY DE SANKEY OF SANKEY MAGNA...... 17 3.1.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 17 3.1.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 17 3.1.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 17 3.2 A2 LAWRENCE SANKEY OF SANKEY ...... 18 3.2.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 18 3.2.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 18 3.2.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 18 3.3 A3 JOHN SANKEY OF SANKEY, SOUTHALL & STRETTON ...... 19 3.3.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 19 3.3.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 19 3.3.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 19 3.4 A4: JOHN SANKEY OF SANKEYTOWN, IRELAND ...... 20 3.4.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 20 3.4.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 20 3.4.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 21 3.5 A5: HENRY GORE SANKEY OF CO. CAVAN ...... 22 3.5.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 22 3.5.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 22 3.5.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 22 3.6 B: JOHN OR PETER SANKEY OF CARTWAIR, SHROPSHIRE ...... 23 3.6.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 23 3.6.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 23 3.6.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 23 3.7 B1: RICHARD SANKEY ...... 24 3.7.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 24 3.7.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 24 3.7.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 24 3.8 C: WILLIAM SANKEY ...... 25 3.8.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 25 3.8.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 25
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3.8.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 26 3.9 D: OF KENT, LONDON, OXFORDSHIRE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE ETC...... 28 3.9.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 28 3.9.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 28 3.9.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 28 3.10 E: EDWARD SANKEY OF MILTON CHAPEL ...... 29 3.10.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 29 3.10.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 29 3.10.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 29 3.11 E1: EDWARD SANKEY ...... 30 3.11.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 30 3.11.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 30 3.11.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 30 3.12 E2: JOHN SANKEYOF BARHAM, KENT ...... 31 3.12.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 31 3.12.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 32 3.12.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 33 3.13 E3: ELIZABETH SANKEY ...... 34 3.13.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 34 3.13.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 34 3.13.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 34 3.14 F: SAMUEL SANKEY OF MONKS HORTON ...... 35 3.14.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 35 3.14.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 36 3.14.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 37 3.15 F1: SAMUEL SANKEY OF HASTINGLEIGH ...... 39 3.15.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 39 3.15.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 39 3.15.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 40 3.16 F2: THOMAS SANKEY OF MONKS HORTON ...... 42 3.16.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 42 3.16.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 42 3.16.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 44 3.17 F3: WILLIAM SANKEY OF CANTERBURY ...... 46 3.17.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 46 3.17.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 46 3.17.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 48 3.18 G: WILLIAM SANKEY ...... 50 3.18.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 50 3.18.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 51 3.18.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 52 3.19 H: SAMUEL SANKEY ...... 56 3.19.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 56 3.19.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 56 3.19.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 58 3.20 I: MATTHEW SANKEY OF POULDHURST COURT ...... 60 3.20.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 60 3.20.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 60 3.20.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 60 3.21 J: LUDLOW ETC. SHROPSHIRE ...... 61 3.21.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 61 3.21.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 61 3.21.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 62 3.22 J1: EDWARD SANKEY OF CHURCH PULVERBATCH ...... 63 3.22.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 63 3.22.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 64 3.22.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 65 3.23 J2: RICHARD SANKEY ...... 66 3.23.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 66 3.23.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 66 3.23.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 66 3.24 K: STAFFORDSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE ETC...... 67
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3.24.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 67 3.24.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 67 3.24.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 68 3.25 K1: WILLIAM SANKEY OF COALBROOKDALE ...... 69 3.25.1 AS PUBLISHED ...... 69 3.25.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ...... 69 3.25.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY ...... 69 4 APPENDIX A: BURKE'S LANDED GENTRY 1853 ...... 70
5 APPENDIX B: EXPLORING OUR SANKEY FAMILY ...... 72
6 APPENDIX C: THE SANKEYS ...... 76
7 APPENDIX D: VISCOUNT JOHN SANKEY ...... 82 7.1 THE DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY 1941-50. OUP 1959 ...... 82 7.2 OBITUARY: VISCOUNT SANKEY ...... 83 7.3 HOUSE OF LORDS: WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11 ...... 84 7.4 TRIBUTE BY ARCHBISHOP OF WALES...... 85 7.5 LORD SANKEY ...... 86 7.6 VISCOUNT SANKEY: MEMORIAL SERVICE ...... 86 8 APPENDIX E: FRANK SANKEY ...... 88 8.1 OBITUARY: MR. FRANK SANKEY, MILFORD HAVEN ...... 88 8.2 DEATH OF MR. FRANK SANKEY...... 88
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1 DOCUMENT HISTORY VERSION DATE DESCRIPTION 1.0 APR 2000 Baseline version 1.1 APR 2000 Various additional enhancements Sheet F1 – extensions from Judith Bowman Sheet F3 – extensions from Geoff Sankey. Sheet H/I – extensions from Shelagh Lea 1.2 APR 2000 Sheet E2 – extensions from E3 and E4 of hand written copy. Sheet G – extensions from Appendix C Sheet J – contains grandfather of Charles Sankey of South Africa. 1.3 MAY 2000 Sheet F – extensions from Paul Stickells 1.4 MAY 2000 Sheet J1 – added from Charles Sankey 1.5 MAY 2000 Details of data held by Charles Sankey Sheet E2,F,F2,F3 – baptisms from Paul Stickells Sheet J2 – data from James Horsley Add several comments from Malcolm Sainty 1.6 JUN 2000 Sheet H – extensions from Pauline Grimley 1.7 AUG 2000 Appendix D/E – obituaries from Pauline Grimley 1.8 OCT 2000 Some corrections and a photograph from Anne & Philip Sankey. Photographs from James Horsley. 1.9 DEC 2000 Sheet H – information from Prue James 1.10 MAY 2001 Add a mail from Prue James Remove Appendix F – Photographs 1.11 AUG 2003 Add mails from Neil Barnes and Janette Tyreman 1.12 FEB 2004 Complete revision of F2 from Joan McAllister
1.1 ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS One of the main reasons this project was started was to assimilate additional descendancy data that has been sent to me, as well as assist others with links to these pedigrees to have access to accurate information on their ancestors. Substantial assistance has been given by the following.
1.1.1 NEIL BARNES Neil sent an e-mail in July 2003: A family Bible of mine has the following entry, "Jane Freeling Smithett married at St Mary's Dover 12th April 1849 by the Revd J Horsley to Edward Fitz William Sankey Esq. Surgeon of Dover and Beckley." I am descended from the Smithetts through my maternal Grandmother and have a lot of further information of this Dover family.
I sent back details of this document (see Sheet G), as well as details of where Jane Smithett is mentioned.
I have a birth date for Jane Smithett of 26th October 1829. Should "Gilber" be "Gilbert"? [Yes it should – now corrected] I have a handwritten note from the Duke of Wellington to Sir Luke Smithett dated October 21st 1837. Jane's younger sister Agnes is my great grandmother.
I have found the following in the Will of Sir Luke Smithett. "To my son-in-law Edward Sankey the Albert Chain given me by the Gd. Duke of Parma in 1851. And a set of diamond studs made from a ring given me by the King of Prussia in 1851. Also a Pin (green enamel with monogram set with diamonds) made from a ring given me by the Prince Royal (now the King of Prussia) in 1851."
Sir Luke made a number of bequests to Jane which I can itemise if you would like.
In a codicil to the Will I have come across a clue as to why Jane had the name Freeling. One of his bequests is of an item given to him by "Sir H. Freeling and my brethren of the town in 1833." Is this a Masonic Lodge?
I'm sure I can unearth more for the Sankey archive if you are interested.
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1.1.2 JUDITH BOWMAN OF AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Judith wrote in 1976 to tell me about her grandmother, Alice Leila SANKEY, who was granddaughter to Richard and Mary SANKEY of sheet F1. Alice only died in 1991 at the age of 103, with her memory intact nearly until the end. Judith has sent information on the descendants of Richard and Mary, and can be reached at: 12 Kea Place, Mangese Bridge, Auckland, New Zealand.
1.1.3 PAULINE GRIMLEY OF BEDFORD Pauline sent me an e-mail to tell me of her connection with Frank Sankey in Sheet H: My maiden name was Sankey and I first began researching my family tree in August 1983. I suspect I told my mum I was bored as I was waiting for my O Level results and she suggested that I look through a whole bag of material that she had salvaged after my Great Aunt Joan's death in June 1980. As my Great Grandmother (Mabel) Elsie had also lived in the house (in Watford) until her death, there was a lot of family material including a copy of the book 'The Memorials of the Family of Sankey' (my parents currently have this). I spent quite some time tracing back our family tree to Samuel Sankey of Monk's Horton. I was fortunate that my great grandmother had already continued our family tree on from the book and all I have had to do since then is keep it up to date. My great grandfather - Frank - is in the printed book as he was born in 1868 (Sheet H of your Memorials document). Frank died (of appendicitis) when my grandfather was just three months old and (Mabel) Elsie, his wife, lived long enough to see me, dying at the age of 96 in January 1969, having been a widow for over 61 years. Our family copy of the printed book has some hand written comments in for our immediate relatives, for example, by the name Alfred (born 1870) it says "unsound mind"! I look forward to having the time to read more of your website in the future, I have already been able to add in some baptism dates to my records. From Pauline Grimley (born to Philip and Anne Sankey - Henley on Thames 10th February 1967).
Pauline also sent details of a letter written to her by her Great Uncle Frank about September 1984:
I will try to give you a resume of the Sankey family. The relationship will be to myself so you will have to add two generations. The father of the three in the first line came from Kent. I suppose that Cardiff at that time was growing. I do not know what my grandfather Sankey did, he died before I was born. We used to go and see grannie Sankey quite often; I went to her funeral. Uncle John had a wholesale grocer in Cardiff. He had a farm at Whitchurch about four miles outside Cardiff. Aunt Fanny was fond of children and they had none of their own, but in the holidays she had some of her great nephews & nieces to stay - we used to have a good time there. Uncle John used to drive a horse and carriage into Cardiff each morning, put up at a stable opposite Cardiff Castle. Aunt Kate, her husband had died before I knew anything, John became Lord Chancellor, he brought his seal of office to show grannie Sankey and we happened to be there. He lived with his sister Edith, they never married and Tom was mental. Lord Sankey was a lot to do with the disestablishment of the Church of Wales. That is about all I know of that line.
Charles was in the wholesale grocery business with Uncle John - they had a warehouse in Cardiff, it is all pulled down now. They lived in Cathedral Road; we used to go there quite a lot; Ted and Frances were older than us. Ted married Winnie - he died a year or two afterwards they had one son Warren who is married both were solicitors. Frances married (L) David and was divorced, she died four or five years ago.
Frank my father was with my grandfather in the timber trade in Cardiff. My grandfather (maternal -Morris) started as a youth in the timber trade in Gloucester he had to walk from Maisemore Court, a farm the opposite side of the Severn from here (Twigworth PS), to the bottom of the Bristol road Gloucester collect the mail and take it out to the roundabout at Longford by 7 am every morning a walk of quite seven miles. He started up a timber business in Cheltenham and then he went to Cardiff and Uncle Lindsey, Lionel and my father were in it. When Uncle Lindsey died he sold out to Robinson & David they are still going today. They took on Grandpa & Uncle Lionel but not my father. He bought a timber business in Milford Haven; where your grandfather was born. He was out getting orders at a remote village on the north Pembrokeshire coast when he developed appendicitis had to be taken in a milkfloat, rough roads to a station and then by train to Milford Haven by then peritonitis set in and he died about two or three months after your grandfather was born.
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Uncle Jack married Nellie they had a grocery shop in Bridgend and then a shop in Seaford and then went to live in Hendon where Ken and Mary still live. Their children Alice, Jack he married Gladys and they had one daughter Betsy also married with some boys her husband was a pilot with Midland Airways. Helen the youngest married Andy they have two daughters both married. You know about our side, Frank (myself), Joan and Lindsey (your grandfather).
If you want any more about the Cadles or Morris family I will try to tell you all I know.
1.1.4 JAMES HORSLEY OF COUNTY KERRY, IRELAND James has a descendancy through Sankeys mentioned in the pedigrees, and his chart covers several different sheets, often with information at a variance to that of the Memorials. This can obviously be useful in further corrections, but his main line descends through sheet G where Susannah SANKEY married the Rev. John William HORSLEY of Dunkirk, so it is that sheet which contains the main revisions for this descent. James can be contacted at: Fybough, Castlemaine, Country Kerry, Ireland. His e-mail address is: [email protected]
1.1.5 PRUE JAMES OF CHELMSFORD, ESSEX 1. The information on Samuel Sankey's marriage to Sarah Noble [Sheet H] I have only seen on the IGI so far, as also the baptisms of their children. I hope to check them at Canterbury before too long though, it may well be after Christmas before I have a chance.
2. You'll notice that among the children of Hannah Sankey (1783-1847) were daughters named Frances (1808-?) and Hannah (1811-1873) Hopkins. Frances' daughter Victoria Hannah Ruck (1839-1914) married Hannah's son Basil Henry Harrison (1840-1907). So they were first cousins as well as husband and wife. Basil Henry and Victoria Hannah were my great grandparents.
3. Frances Ruck's daughter, Frances Elizabeth Victoria (1838-1915) married John Sankey (1831-1918).
So the families are linked in several generations. Very interesting and also very confusing!
28/APR/2001: John - son of Samuel of Hastingleigh - was a grocer in High Street, Chelmsford in 1871. He and his wife Sarah nee Worger had 7 children aged between 1 and 12 years. I will give you full details if you don't already have them and would like them.
By 1881 John and Sarah were in Ashford with 4 more children - I expect you've got this already.
I'm intrigued by the names of the children when compared with those of my Harrison family. My great grandfather Basil Henry Harrison was an ironmonger in Chelmsford High Street in 1871. His 3 sons were Arthur b. 1863, Walter b. 1865 and Herbert b. 1871. Among John Sankey's sons were Arthur b. 1864, Walter b. 1866 and Herbert b. 1869. Was it coincidence? I suspect they knew they were related, though possibly they didn't know quite how!
I'm interested, too, in any Birkenhead connection. Basil Henry Harrison, born in Maidstone in 1840, had an ironmongery shop in Birkenhead in the first half of the 1860s and then moved to Chelmsford - apparently for the sake his wife's health. George Merthyr Sankey, born in Maidstone in 1860, married in Birkenhead in 1890. I don't know of any other members of the Harrison tribe going further north than Essex!
Re the photo of Charles Sankey's funeral, Cardiff 1892. The man kneeling behind John (Lord Chancellor) can't be his father, Thomas, as he died in 1875! I think it might be Thomas' and Charles' brother, John - the Cardiff grocer. I will get in touch with Pauline Grimley.
17/JUL/2001: I've just about finished sorting out the Sankey material that I found during my visit to Canterbury in May and a subsequent visit to the FRC. I've tried not to duplicate anything that was already on the website, but if I have done so please accept my apologies. There are a few places where I have found slightly different dates, though I'm well aware that newspapers can contain mistakes!:
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John Sankey of Harbledown died 1st (not 4th) November 1740. Source - headstone . According to the parish register he was buried on 1st November too.
Richard Sankey of Hastingleigh died 24th (not 26th) Jan 1806. Source - Kentish Gazette.
Mary Sankey, widow of Edward of Milton Chapel, died St Mary Bredin Canterbury 29th July (not 19th) 1787. Source - Kentish Gazette. She was buried at Harbledown 3rd August 1787.
Samuel John Sankey died 7 June (not 4th July) 1852. Source - GRO certificate and Maidstone Journal
A few extra dates etc: Thomas Sankey of Stowting buried Harbledown 27th January 1762. Source Parish Register.
Edward Sankey of Milton Chapel buried Harbledown 12th August 1781. Source - Parish Register.
Mary (nee Chambers), wife of Matthew Sankey buried Harbledown 11th December 1740. Source - Parish Register.
Matthew Sankey buried Harbledown 6th January 1776. Source - Parish Register and Kentish Gazette.
Matthew's widow (his 3rd wife, Elizabeth) died Hoath 20th July 1787. Source - Kentish Gazette.
Sarah (nee Noble), wife of Samuel Sankey died 7th October 1793. Source - Kentish Gazette. Buried Harbledown 10 Oct 1793. Source - Parish Register.
Mary Sankey aged 13, daughter of Samuel and Sarah buried 31st May 1788. Source - Parish Register.
Rebecca Sankey aged 13, daughter of Samuel and Sarah buried 13th May 1793. Source - Parish Register.
Richard William Sankey, infant, son of Samuel and Sarah buried 6th July 1791. source - Parish Register.
Samuel Sankey died 4th June 1820. Source - Parish Register.
Elizabeth Hester/Esther Simmonds (nee Sankey), wife of Thomas Simmonds, farmer of Chartham Hatch, died Northgate, Canterbury, 25th February 1847. Source - GRO certificate.
Thomas Horn, husband of Sarah (nee Sankey) died aged 34 years, 23rd September 1800 in Faversham. Source - Kentish Gazette. Buried Harbledown 27th September 1800. Source - Parish Register.
Samuel, son of Samuel John and Elizabeth Sankey, bapt Chartham 26th January 1823. Source - Parish Register.
William, son of Samuel John and Elizabeth Sankey, bapt Chartham 11th April 1824. Source - Parish Register. Married Catherine Woolley 8th August 1863 at Clapham, Surrey. Source - GRO certificate. Died 27th August 1898, Hackney, London. Source GRO certificate.
Thomas Sankey (son of Thomas of Moreton-in-Marsh and Emily) married Marie Elizabeth Tellefsen, daughter of August Bernard Tellefsen at Roath, Cardiff, 27th December 1890. Source - GRO certificate.
1881 Census, Lambeth Surrey. Charles Milne FRCS and Elizabeth (nee Sankey, daughter of Samuel John and Eliz) had 4 children - Lizzie aged 11, Charles 10, James 8 and Alexander 6.
Re Thomas Sankey, linen and woollen draper of Moreton-in-Marsh. I don't think he ever lived in Castle Road Cardiff. His widow, Catalina was there in 1881.
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Finally, the headstones in Harbledown. Pauline had done a brilliant job. I was so glad of her transcription. I managed to make out a couple more words - probably because the light was at a different angle...... Samuel Sankey Yeoman and Benefactor of this parish and late of Chartham etc...... one son and five daughters to lament the loss of a good father etc Sarah ? affectionate wife of Samuel ...... daughters to deplore their loss. Mary daughter of Samuel and Sarah. I agree 100% with Pauline that the date on the headstone is November 1788. But the parish register has her burial as 31st May! A genuine mistake on the part of the family or the stonemason, I expect.
1.1.6 SHELAGH LEA OF RAMSGATE, KENT Shelagh wrote in 1997 to say her line descended through Sarah SANKEY who married Thomas DENNE of Sturry, Kent in 1759, see sheet I. Shelagh supplied some IGI entries and other details that are also useful for sheet H. Shelagh can be reached at: 36 College Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 7AA.
1.1.7 MALCOLM SAINTY OF AUSTRALIA Malcolm has been doing extensive work on the original pedigrees, and in fact was the person who made me aware of their existence. Malcolm has for some time been trying to verify much of the earlier information in the document, and together with Sir Christopher Sainty is still working on this, with the hopes of publishing some results in 2001.
The reason for their interest is that they have proven that their SAINTY line derived from a SANKEY family resident in Norfolk from 1553. This document is certainly not intended to duplicate any of their work.
1.1.8 JOAN McALLISTER Joan contacted me in December 2003:
While searching for information on my Sankey ancestors from Canterbury I came upon your MEMORIALS OF THE FAMILY OF SANKEY and was absolutely fascinated by the contents and the story of it.
First of all, to place myself in the Sankey family - I am descended from Thomas Sankey (described as "Thomas Sankey of Monks Horton") and his first wife Dorcas Kidder. They were my great(X5) grandparents. I have made the link by researching back from the present day including research of Canterbury parish records for 18th and 19th centuries.
Incidentally, Thomas Sankey was a "Grocer and Tallow Merchant" in Canterbury and I am currently working on making a transcription of his will to see what I can learn from that.
From my research, I can add to and correct the record for Thomas Sankey and his family and add (some of his) descendents to the present day. Let me know if you would like this information and in what form (Gedcom file, descendent outline). Maybe you are overwhelmed with information from people and feel you don't want to undertake this role but the Sankey Memorials is such a fascinating document it seems well worth updating it.
I had worked back to Thomas Sankey and seemed to be stuck there until I found the Memorials. It seems to take me back another couple of generations. However I wonder about sources and evidence. Am I correct in assuming that the original Memorials just listed the families without giving the sources and that you, unless you found confirmatory or contradictory evidence, left it as found?
In January 2004 Joan sent an update to F2 which has been included in this edition:
I now attach a revised descendancy for Thomas Sankey (of Monks Horton). This includes revised details of his marriages and children, put together from indexes and parish records from Canterbury and also the descendancy from one of daughters Dorcas Sankey which is my line. I could not confirm everything in the original memorials and my approach has been not to delete anything just because I was not able to confirm it. I have included his descendants (on the Dorcas Sankey line) down to my father's generation only so that living persons are not included.
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1.1.9 ANNE & PHILIP SANKEY The parents of Pauline Grimley, now online, sent me some corrections to errors in version 1.7, as well as a photograph of the funeral of Philip's great grandfather, Charles Sankey, dated 6th June 1892, which has been added in the Appendix.
1.1.10 CHARLES SANKEY OF SOUTH AFRICA Charles was born in Nairobi, Kenya and now lives in Johannesburg, South Africa. He wrote: My grandfather, also called Charles Sankey (1842-1928) is listed on Pedigree J of the Memorials of the Family of Sankey, and I am interested in checking the contents of that pedigree and possibly finding other people descended from Richard Sankey of Ludlow (1743- 1822), whose Prayer Book I have inherited. Some 30 years ago I was at the Bodleian Library in Oxford and had negative photocopies (white on black) made of all pages of the "Memorials of the Family of Sankey" which had hand-written notes or additions made by the author. Charles can be reached at [email protected] and gives the following details of the trees that he holds:
My photocopies run up to page 253 (last page blank) but I only have those with handwriting. These include: A) 46 single pages, most of these are printed pages with additional notes, 12 are completely hand-written tables; B) 36 double pages (i.e.72 pages photographed two at a time), almost all of these are completely hand-written tables, notes, and indexes; C) Table G one large sheet, triple-folded.
I have no record of pages 110 to 167. I would guess they were all blank, left for future additions by the author. The same may go for other pages.
All tables and notes are in minute handwriting by the author, Alfred Sidney Gardner. He was a brother, as far as I can remember, of the man who started the collection of records, Clement Sankey Best-Gardner. Page numbering is by hand. The printed pages are numbered 1 to 80, approximately (I have not got every page).
1.1.11 GEOFF SANKEY OF NORWICH Geoff Sankey wrote to me in 1993 with a provisional update to sheet F3, showing where he fits in. Geoff was also kind enough to give me a microfilm copy of the version in the Bodleian Library. Geoff can be contacted at: Church Farmhouse, Church Rd, Deopham, Wymondham NR18 9DT.
1.1.12 GRAHAM RICHARD SANKEY OF OXTED, SURREY Graham was mentioned by the Vicar of Hastingleigh as being of the Kent Sankey family, and as someone who was interested in contacting other Sankey family members. In February 1990 he kindly sent me a continuation of sheet F1, which showed descendants of Richard John SANKEY and Fanny Fox TOMALIN. This data has been merged into the revised F1 chart.
1.1.13 JOHN DOUGLAS SANKEY OF ONTARIO, CANADA John has published a small booklet entitled 'Exploring Our Sankey Family' which contains descendants of Mehetabel Maud ROE who married Matthew Henry SANKEY in Ireland in 1853, and who, after his murder in 1876, took the family to Canada. These details have been merged into the revised C chart. A large part of the booklet is available on John's web site, and is included in Appendix B. John can be contacted at: 1369 Matheson Road, Gloucester, Ontario, Canada. His e-mail address is: [email protected] and his web page can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Studio/1714/sankey.html
1.1.14 PAUL STICKELLS OF DOVER, KENT Paul wrote with details of his STICKELLS line which goes back to a Frances Sankey-Hayward who was baptised in 1823 in Brook. His current line shows her to be a daughter of Edward SANKEY of Brabourne and Margaret HAYWOOD who married in 1826 in Brook. This Edward is shown in sheet F, as the son of John SANKEY and Mary NOBLE, and is shown as marrying a widow (REVIL). Paul can be contacted at: 128 Elms Vale Road, Dover, Kent CT17 9PJ.
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1.1.15 JANETTE TYREMAN (nee SANKEY) OF ONTARIO, CANADA Janette first contacted me on the 19th June 2003:
I have only just started to research my family tree and found your wonderful website. I know it will take time to absorb all the information but I would like to ask you if you have any information on the SANKEYS who settled in the south of England in Kent - Tunbridge Wells, Chislehurst, Sevenoaks area in particular. I do not know where my grandfather was born and do not know where to start looking. I am wondering if you have any ideas about how I should proceed.
My father was born in 1906 or 1907 and died in 1940 – he was born in Kent. My grandfather’s name was Charles Herbert Sankey - he died in 1945. He was married to Constance Beatrice Massey/Macey and they settled in Kent but I don’t know where he came from originally. Great-grandfather’s name was John Hart Sankey – but I don’t know where he came from originally either.
Your records seem to indicate that my section of the family may have drifted south because there are no entries for Sankeys in the south of England. Have you plotted any other Sankey groups in the South of England or is this a different branch completely?
I located Janette in Sheet F3.
On 13th August Janette sent some updates to Sheet F3:
For instance, Peter Sankey’s wife was always called Nan and I am not sure if her name was spelled Nancy or Nancie. Also with Uncle Herbert’s wife, Aunt Sybil – the spelling again may not be accurate but the name definitely is. I know positively that Richard (Dickie) Sankey had a brother Donald who died very young because I used to play with them way back. I only think Dickie’s wife was called Jo. Kay Leighton had two boys of her own before marrying Uncle Melville – their names were Peter (the eldest) and Brian. I used to play with them too. Doreen Sankey married Jon Heyworth and they have two children – Clare, the eldest, and Mark. These details are definitely accurate. Yes, my father did marry twice. My half-sister was called Ann (or Anne) she also died very young. I married Reginald Charles Peter Tyreman in 1957. We have one daughter Amanda Jane Tyreman – born in 1961. Charles Herbert Sankey died Dec.12, 1945. He married Constance Beatrice ? who died on Dec. 23, 1947. They are both buried in the same grave in Tunbridge Wells – Kent and Sussex Crematorium. This information is on the gravestone which I saw myself.
And on 23rd August:
My Grandfather Sankey had five children. I am pretty sure that Herbert was the first born and know my father Reginald was the youngest, but in which order the other members were born I do not know, but I knew all of them personally.
Herbert m. Sybil Melville m. Marian Crooke and Kay Leighton Doris (called Dolly) Muriel – married Thomas Glasgow – one daughter Daphne Reginald Charles m.
10/SEP/2003 Janette clarifies a few more points on her line, and encloses a photograph of Charles Herbert and Constance Beatrice Sankey (a very dapper looking gentleman), a photograph of their headstone which states:
In loving memory of Charles Herbert Sankey died 12th December 1945 age 71 and Constance Beatrice Sankey died 23r December 1947 age 82.
There is also a newspaper cutting from an unknown newspaper:
The late Mr. C.H. Sankey The death has occurred of M. Charles H. Sankey, 5 Broadwater Down, aged 81. The funeral took place at Tunbridge Wells cemetery. Mr. Sankey was the retired chairman and managing
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MEMORIALS OF THE FAMILY OF SANKEY 1207-1880 director Messrs. J.H. Sankey and Son Ltd. He was the son of the founder of the company, the late Mr. John Hart Sankey, and was associated with the business for over 50 years. In his younger days he was keenly interested in boxing, football, shooting and riding, although his chief hobby and interest had always been connected with the progress of his firm. Up to the date of his death he spent much time in his private laboratory in experimental and research work. Wreaths were sent from the following: The widow, children, grandchildren, Miss Sankey, Mr. & Mrs. P.W. Sankey and John, Mrs. F. Egerton Sankey, Mr. & Mrs. R.H. Crompton, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Godber, Mr. & Mrs. Roger Twitchell, Mr. & Mrs. W.G. Lance, Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Field, Mr. & Mrs. H.J. Perkins, Lieut.-Comdr. A. Pollock, the Directors and Staff of J.H. Sankey & Son Ltd., Mr. & Mrs. Lyus, and Mr. W.H. Bartlett.
Also a photo of her father’s headstone at Longton Cemetery, Staffordshire:
PILOT OFFICER R. C. SANKEY Pilot ROYAL AIRFORCE 2NDJULY1940, AGE 33.
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2 INTRODUCTION This document discusses the ‘Memorials of the Family of Sankey 1207-1880’ taken from the genealogical collections of Clement Sankey Best-Gardner, which was published privately in 1880. A photocopy of this document was kindly given to me by Malcolm Sainty some years ago, and I was also given a microfilm copy of the version in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, by Geoff Sankey of Norwich. I also have a photocopy of the hand-written copy held by the Society of Genealogists.
The pedigrees in this document have to be treated with some suspicion, as there are many obvious errors and discrepancies, and as I regularly hear from people who have links to these pedigrees, it seems appropriate to document what the pedigrees state, supply any corroborating evidence, and revise them accordingly, including more recent family descents that can be linked back to the original.
The large amount of recent data in the Sankey One Name Study allows for some verification of the nineteenth century trees, which hopefully will complement any Sainty research. For each of the pedigree pages in the original, I have listed the data as a descendancy chart, then included any documentary evidence, following that with a revised chart which is hopefully more accurate. I have not removed anything that is unproven from these revised charts, so they cannot be assumed to be perfect either!
2.1 OUTLINE STRUCTURE SHOWING MAIN LINKS The indentation in the following chart shows logical connections between the pedigree sheets, and does not imply that each indented person is a generation on from the previous. The intention is to show the linkage between the various sheets.
A: Geoffrey de SANKEY of Sankey Magna A2: Lawrence SANKEY of Sankey = Anne WHITTON A3: John SANKEY of Sankey = Agnes EYNES B: John or Peter SANKEY of Cartwair, Shropshire = Elizabeth EATON B1: Richard SANKEY = Mary TAYLOR C: William SANKEY = Mary MILLS A4: John SANKEY of Sankeytown, Ireland = Catherine CLINTON A5: Henry Gore SANKEY of Fort Frederick = Barbara SNEYD D: Thomas SANKEY = Elizabeth Thomas SANKEY = Elizabeth WOLFE John SANKEY of Pouldhurst Court = Margaret E: Edward SANKEY of Milton Chapel = Mary JARMAN E1: Edward SANKEY = Mary FREMOULT E2: John SANKEY of Barham = Mary COLLARD E3: Elizabeth SANKEY = Thomas GARDNER F: Samuel SANKEY of Monks Horton = Elizabeth FUKES F1: Samuel SANKEY of Hastingleigh = ? BASSET F2: Thomas SANKEY of Monks Horton F3: William SANKEY of Canterbury = ? WEBSTER G: William SANKEY of Wingham, surgeon H: Samuel SANKEY of Monks Horton = Sarah NOBLE I: Matthew SANKEY of Pouldhurst J: Richard SANKEY of Leebotwood = Margaret J1: Edward SANKEY of Church Pulverbatch J2: Richard SANKEY K: Giles SANKEY of Clent = Joan K1: William SANKEY = Mary STORY
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2.2 LOCATION OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT The original document can be found in several locations:
The Bodleian Library, Oxford: Original plus microfilm copy.
The British Library: Title: Memorials of the Family of Sankey, A.D. 1207-1880, printed from the genealogical collections of C. S. Best-Gardner. [With plates.] Title [Another copy.] Memorials of the Family of Sankey, etc.. Printed for private circulation: Swansea, 1880. 8o.. 1880.
The Library of Congress: Caption title: Memorials of the Family of Sankey, AD 1207-1880, printed from the genealogical collection of Clement Sankey Best-Gardner, of Eaglebush, Neath. Entry no.: 5377 Catalogue card no.: 15-25141 Call number: CS439.52
The Society of Genealogists: Hand written copy made in 1947 – not original I know – but with additional information!
2.3 NOTES ON THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY COPY Malcolm Sainty has some interesting information on this copy: The Bodleian Library copy is a vastly annotated version of the Clement Gardner published work, in fact, there are some strange goings-on here. The copy in Bodleian is Clement's published volume on which his name has been deleted and replaced by his brother's Alfred Sidney Gardner. Further more, Alfred wrote a letter to the library, donating the volume, dated 29 July 1884 in which he states:
"A few years ago "I" privately published a small set of Pedigrees of the Sankey Family..."
The question is did Clement publish his brother's work before it was complete, or did Alfred plagiarize Clement's work and add to it?
Their family name was Gardner, not Best-Gardner, even though Clement hyphenated his as Best-Gardner at times, his death and will probate are recorded under Gardner.
Both men lived for many years after all this and so it was not a case of Alfred taking over, Clement certainly was involved with research as he had several queries published in genealogical journals prior to 1880.
I began to follow up on the descendants of these two men, but alas have run out of time. If anyone else is willing to take up this important pursuit I will forward the information I have so far. I feel that it is important to find their research papers, which, according to the published work, also contain original documents.
2.4 PREFACE TO THE PRINTED EDITION MEMORIALS OF THE FAMILY OF SANKEY A.D.1207-1880 PRINTED FROM THE GENEALOGICAL COLLECTION OF CLEMENT SANKEY BEST-GARDNER OF EAGLEBUSH, NEATH.
The earliest mention of this name in the MS. Collection above referred to is that of one Gerard de SANKI, called 'the Carpenter' (probably on account of his amateur skill in that art), to whom Paganus de VYLERS, the ancestor of the noble families of VILLIERS, Earls of Grandison and Jersey, himself the first Baron of Warrington, in Lancashire, gave a carucate of land in Sankey (near Prescot, in the same county) to hold by military service. His son Matthew gave the service of Ralph de SANCHI and the Church of Warrington to the Priory of Thurgarton; and temp. Henry iii, Roger de SANKY held of Sir William BOTELER, heir of Almeric the Butler, or Pincerna, the twentieth part of a knight's fee in Penkest. (Testa de Nevill, fol.402: apud Baines' Hist. Of Lanc. Ed. Harland and completed by Herford: vol. Ii, p.254).
In a church at Warrington was a tomb of a SANKEY, of Sankey, bearing the following coat of arms, borne by the SANKEYs of that district: Party per pale, argent and sable, three martlets in pale counterchanged. (See Harl. MSS. No.2129: art.164, fol. 73).
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From the said Gerard or Geoffrey - they may be different persons, or the Latin names Giraldus, Galfridus may be confused, to the present heirs of Fort Frederick, and Coolmore, Ireland, the line is preserved in unbroken descent.
Malcolm Sainty notes: I own a booklet titled "An attempt to identify The Arms formerly existing in the windows of the Parish Church and Austin Friary at Warrington - by William Beamont and J. Paul Rylands, FSA (two notable Lancashire historians). Published at Warrington by Percival Pearse, 8 Sankey Street - in 1878.
Two earlier historians had transcribed the arms in the church in 1572 and 1640 before the wretched Oliver Cromwell (who stayed in a cottage nearby) rampaged the church and destroyed all the windows.
The record reveals 3 windows recording the Sankey Arms as the band with three fish (my terms - not heraldic terms) and no sign of the "martlets" - birds, which Gardner reports. I have no idea where he got the birds from, but they are clearly wrong.
The statement "the line is preserved in unbroken descent" is ridiculous - Gardner had not discovered the 200 deeds and documents relating to the Sankey family of Sankey Hall which exist in the Lancashire Record Office and other repositories. His early pedigrees are pure fantasy.
2.5 ADDENDA TO THE PRINTED EDITION A collection of Pedigrees growing in length as the Family widens out, and continually receiving additions from newly discovered sources, is sure to be liable to much increase. The compiler regrets that such has happened in the present since it was first put in type, but to preserve all records the omissions are given here.
A4: Lieut.Gen. Nicholas SANKEY and the husband of the Hon. Frances TREVOR are evidently one and the same, and as no member of the Family is mentioned in his Will (he bequeaths all his real estate and personalty to his nephew Marcus HILL, the only relative mentioned) it is most probable that he was the brother, not the father of William, of Sankeytown. The will was proved 4 July 1723, and he died 6 November 1722. He was Lieut.Gen. 10 January 1710, and married the Hon. Frances TREVOR (an orphan) on 5 January 1684 at St. Martin's -in-the-Fields.
Malcolm Sainty notes: There was an attempt in the Society of Genealogy held pedigrees of Gardner's work to correct the place of this Nicholas Sankey. They are wrong. The main line of the Sankeys of Sankeytown, Kings County, Ireland contain Nicholas, but not the man who married Frances Trevor. This couple had only one child, a daughter Ann.
E1: Captain R. BOYLE died 29 August 1869, leaving issue 4 sons and 2 daughters.
F2: Not 'Hasted's Kent' should be Halstead.
G: G.J. OTTAWAY died 24 April 1880 DANBE not DANDE. Anne Maria SANKEY, born 1 Aug 1787, d. 20 Jan 1879. William WATT, M.A. J.P. Surgeon at Deal, and has issue.
Alice Elizabeth SANKEY, ux. Chas. RICHARDS of Gosforth, viv. 1880 Rd. Hy. Heurtley SANKEY married Kate, dau. Of William COOPER, of Adelaide, Australia, and has issue: Kate Mary, b. 8 March 1870 Sibella & Emily twins Richd. Harvey, b. 12 June 1874 Julius Ottaway SANKEY M.R.C.S. married Agnes Emma, dau. Of T. THORNE of Leamington, no issue 1880. Eliz. Anne SANKEY, sister of the two foregoing, died at 71 Iffley Road, Oxford, 11 April 1880. Herbert R.O. SANKEY M.B., M.R.C.S. of Sandywell Park, author of medical works. William A.C.O. SANKEY of Sandywell Park, married Anne Sophia Fox, eldest dau. Of Rev. J. CARR, Vicar of Shipton Oliffe, Glos.
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Mary Jane O. Sankey, ux. Rev. Douglas Powell WARE B.A. St. Mary's Glasgow, issue one son. Edw. Hugh Octavius SANKEY - youngest brother of the 3 foregoing, born at Hanwell, 11 Jan 1862. St. John's Coll. Cambridge, 25 Oct. 1880. Jane Freeling, dau. of Sir Luke SMITHETT, remarried to S. Gilbert FRYMAN of Rye, Sussex, 17 March 1880.
H: Thomas SANKEY of Croxdale, Castle Road, Cardiff (not Moreton, Glos.) William, of 73 Cassland Road, S. Hackney, married Kate WOOLLEY.
N.B. ALL ADDITIONS ARE PRINTED IN ITALICS.
2.6 NOTE TO THE HANDWRITTEN COPY COPIED FOR AND PRESENTED TO THE SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS BY B. FITZGERALD MOORE AC20723 16 AUG 1949
I have copied these notes and pedigrees from the book by Alfred Sidney GARDNER [sic], privately printed at "The Cambrian" Office, Wind St. Swansea 1880.
I have included tables E3 & 4 and other pencilled additions by Geoffrey B. SANKEY Esq. To whom I am indebted for the loan of the book. I have made no attempt to alter any of the obvious errors that there are contained in certain of the trees leaving this to others with more detailed knowledge.
* Indicates that a pedigree of this family is in Mr. Sankey Best's collection, though not included in the printed book.
As the author and compiler states, "the dates in this table (A3) are hopelessly confusing". The reader will decide for himself whether paragraph 3 of the introduction can be regarded as accurate.
The trees as given here are not numbered in the same way as in the original of Mr. Best- Gardner.
2.7 BURKE’S LANDED GENTRY An extract from the 1853 edition of this document is included in Appendix A. This is almost as confusing as the Memorials themselves, and appears to have been the basis for a lot of it!
Malcolm Sainty notes: Burke's Landed Gentry changes from one edition to another and no edition has the Sankey family correctly recorded.
2.8 CAVEAT EMPTOR The descendant charts as published in this document are not intended to be a facsimile of the original, and much anecdotal as well as spouse information (such as names of both parents) has been intentionally omitted. Users of this document are advised to always refer to the originals for additional information.
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3 THE MEMORIALS
3.1 A1 GEOFFREY DE SANKEY OF SANKEY MAGNA
3.1.1 AS PUBLISHED There is a tradition that this family is descended from St.Peter, the Prince of the Apostles, to whom were given the Holy (SANC) KEYS!
1 Gerard de SANKI 'The Carpenter' held lands in Sankey, Lancs. Under the Baron of Warrington, cir.1200? (Testa de Nevill, fol.402)
1 Geoffrey de SANKEY of Sankey Magna and Parva near Warrington, Lancs. held his estate by military service A.D.1207. + ? 2 Roderic or Roger de SANKEY of Sankey Manor 1230 called SONKY + Agnes ? probably a ward of the Baron of Manchester (Placit.Hillar.27 Edw.I,ap.Ebor.Rot.) 3 Sir Matthew de SANKEY of Sankey 1265 + Agnes RIPON 4 Jordan de SANKEY + ? Jordan de SANKEY 1327 + Constance EARDNEY of Rougham, Lancs. 5 Richard de SANKEY 1370 + ? 6 Richard de SANKEY 1397 + ? 7 Lawrence SANKEY of Sankey Magna & Parva 1416 see A2 + Anne WHITTON 4 Sir Thomas de SANKEY Knight of St. John of Jerusalem
3.1.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE Malcolm Sainty and Sir John Sainty are currently working on the information in this tree which is extremely unreliable, and they hope to publish revised trees in due course.
3.1.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY Malcolm Sainty notes: The claim that the family is descended from St. Peter and held the "Sanc Keys" is pure fantasy. If they did then we should keep quiet about it because we lost them!
The facts are that the Sankey property was on the banks of a very small tributary (Sankey Brook), which runs into the Mersey River just west of Warrington. In all river systems, a sandbank can be found where two streams connect and as such sandbanks have a very steep drop (at least on one side) into deep water they provide a perfect place to moor a small ship or beach a boat. Such places have been known since medieval times as a Quay pronounced "Key". The place would have been known as a SAND QUAY (Sand Key) say it quickly and the D disappears and you are left with SANKEY.
The fact that the Sankey arms was a very simple band containing 3 fish, indicates that the family took these arms in very early times (the more simple the arms the more ancient they are - in most cases) and secondly, that they lived on a river is evidenced by the fish.
It is highly likely that the Sankey family were fishermen at first. Unfortunately the 1086 survey does not show any settlement at Warrington, and I suspect they missed it as there was a reasonable town at Warrington not much later.
The pedigree in 3.1 show huge gaps in time period between generations. The holder of Sankey Hall in 1416 was not Lawrence but John who married a Pemberton. I have no record of the Lawrence shown at all. As for Sir John - an invention I think.
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3.2 A2 LAWRENCE SANKEY OF SANKEY
3.2.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 John SANKEY of Stilton Manor 1432 + Agnes BELL of Stilton 2 John SANKEY ob.juv. 2 Henry SANCKE of Stilton 1459
1 Jenkin SANKEY of Leebotswood, Shropshire + ? 2 Joyce SANKEY + William BOTFIELD living 1465
1 Lawrence SANKEY of Sankey 1416 from A1 + Anne WHITTON 2 Richard SANKEY of Sankey + Agnes PEMBERTON of Pemberton, Lancs. 3 Thomas SANKEY of Sankey + Jane EWINGS of Walsall 4 John SANKEY of Sankey 4 Thomas SANKEY of Sankey + Jane LEIGH of Westhall 5 Thomas SANKEY of Sankey temp.Hen.VIII + Margaret THICKNESSE of Edmund's, Staffs. 6 John SANKEY of Sankey + Mary KYNASTON of Moreton, Shropshire 7 John SANKEY of Sankey 1551 see A3 + Agnes EYNES of East Stretton, Shropshire
3.2.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE Malcolm Sainty and Sir John Sainty are currently working on the information in this tree which is extremely unreliable, and they hope to publish revised trees in due course.
3.2.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY Malcolm Sainty notes: This Lawrence is a mystery to me - I have constructed the main male heir line from 1400 to 1635 (when the Sankeys lost Sankey Hall through mortgage non- payment) and it does not contain a Lawrence. Note how this pedigree descends into the Shropshire family. The Shropshire family broke off from the Lancashire family back at least as far as 1420's. This pedigree has some correct connections, but is mostly incorrect.
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3.3 A3 JOHN SANKEY OF SANKEY, SOUTHALL & STRETTON
3.3.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Rev. John SANKEY Rector of Shalston, Bucks 1560, ob.1580
1 Roger SANCKEY 1613 and Richard SANKEY held no lands in Sankey.
1 John SANKEY of Sankey, Southall & Stretton 1551 from A2 + Agnes EYNES 2 Thomas SANKEY of Sankey alias son of Hugh SANKEY of Leebotwood + Margaret HASSALL of Hankelow, Cheshire 3 Thomas SANKEY of Sankey living in 1567 + Margaret BARKER of Eddesborough, Bucks. 4 Edward SANKEY of Sankey alias Edward SONKEY + Mary CLEMENTS 5 Thomas SANKEY of Eddlesborough + Alice HAWTREY of Rislip, Middx. 6 Winifred SANKEY b.1561 ob.12/MAY/1592 + John PIGOTT of Shudham, Herts. 7 Thomas PIGOTT b.1586 7 Henry PIGOTT 7 Margery PIGOTT b.1584 7 Alice PIGOTT 7 Frances PIGOTT b.1590 5 John SANKEY of Sankeytown see A4 + Catherine CLINTON m.11/DEC/1586 5 Frances SANKEY + Will. HILL of Wendover, Bucks. 5 Jane SANKEY + Will. SERGEANT of Kymble, Berks. 5 Dorothy SANKEY + Will. REYNOLDS of Kymble, Berks. 4 John SANKEY buried at Harrow 1603 4 Jane or Anne SANKEY + George WODESON or WOODHOUSE of Colton, Lancs. 4 Margaret SANKEY 3 Peter SANKEY of Cartwair alias John SANKEY of Bastwick see B + Elizabeth EATON 2 Jane SANKEY + (1) Will. JONES of Atherton, Shropshire + (2) John LEYTON of Leyton, Lancashire 2 William SANKEY 2 Elinor SANKEY + ? WILCOCKS or WILKINSON of Shropshire 2 Stephen SANKEY + ? SCRIVEN of Frodesley, Shropshire
3.3.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE Malcolm Sainty and Sir John Sainty are currently working on the information in this tree which is extremely unreliable, and they hope to publish revised trees in due course.
Malcolm believes the Rev. John Sankey here mentioned is his direct ancestor, and that the data in this tree is hopelessly mixed up.
3.3.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY Malcolm Sainty notes: Gardner states on this pedigree "the dates in this descent are hopelessly confusing". He is not wrong! So are the connections. The whole pedigree contains husbands and wives who are correct couples, in most instances, but the connections between the generations is pure fantasy. Gardner mixes up the three main families at this time, Sankey Hall, Shropshire and Bucks. They separated at least prior to 1400.
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3.4 A4: JOHN SANKEY OF SANKEYTOWN, IRELAND
3.4.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 John SANKEY of Sankeytown, Ireland from A3 + Catherine CLINTON 2 Nicholas SANKEY of Sankeytown + Mary BIRMINGHAM of Ballyvolan, Co. Westmeath 3 William SANKEY of Sankeytown had livery of his estate 12/DEC/1616 ob.1624 + Grace ? 4 Lieut.Gen. Nicholas SANKEY of Sankeytown had the livery of his estates 1632, and obtained confirmation of them 22/JUN/1636. + ? 5 Nicholas SANKEY b.1658? ob.1722 + Frances TREVOR b.1663 m.5/JUN/1684 6 William SANKEY of Sankeytown + ? 7 George SANKEY of Ballingrath + Margaret COLLEY 8 Edward SANKEY of Newtown + Maria ? 9 ? 9 ? 9 Thomas SANKEY of Slyham + Mary NUGENT 10 Edward SANKEY Lord Mayor of Dublin 1760 + Mary MEDLICOT 11 Thomas SANKEY of Summerhill + Deborah JONES 12 Richard Jones SANKEY of Oaklands b.1775 ob.1839 + ? SMYTH 11 Edward SANKEY 11 Henry Gore SANKEY of Fort Frederick Lord Mayor of Dublin 1791 ob.1821 see A5 + Barbara SNEYD 8 Thomas SANKEY 8 Elizabeth SANKEY + (1) Henry BOLLAND of Dublin + (2) Dudley COLLEY M.P. b.1674 8 Henry SANKEY Baron of Exchequer + Jane SAVAGE 9 John SANKEY of Tenelick + Eleanor MORGAN of Cottlestown 10 Elizabeth SANKEY b.1680 ob.1738 + (1) Sir John KING + (2) Lord TULLAMORE + (3) Lord PONSONBY 10 Bridget SANKEY + George GORE
3.4.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE See Addenda.
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3.4.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 John SANKEY of Sankeytown, Ireland from A3 + Catherine CLINTON 2 Nicholas SANKEY of Sankeytown + Mary BIRMINGHAM of Ballyvolan, Co. Westmeath 3 William SANKEY of Sankeytown had livery of his estate 12/DEC/1616 ob.1624 + Grace ? 4 Lieut.Gen. Nicholas SANKEY of Sankeytown had the livery of his estates 1632, and obtained confirmation of them 22/JUN/1636. + Frances TREVOR b.1663 m.5/JUN/1684 4 William SANKEY of Sankeytown + ? 5 George SANKEY of Ballingrath + Margaret COLLEY 6 Edward SANKEY of Newtown + Maria ? 7 ? 7 ? 7 Thomas SANKEY of Slyham + Mary NUGENT 8 Edward SANKEY Lord Mayor of Dublin 1760 + Mary MEDLICOT 9 Thomas SANKEY of Summerhill + Deborah JONES 10 Richard Jones SANKEY of Oaklands b.1775 ob.1839 + ? SMYTH 9 Edward SANKEY 9 Henry Gore SANKEY of Fort Frederick Lord Mayor of Dublin 1791 ob.1821 see A5 + Barbara SNEYD 6 Thomas SANKEY 6 Elizabeth SANKEY + (1) Henry BOLLAND of Dublin + (2) Dudley COLLEY M.P. b.1674 6 Henry SANKEY Baron of Exchequer + Jane SAVAGE 7 John SANKEY of Tenelick + Eleanor MORGAN of Cottlestown 8 Elizabeth SANKEY b.1680 ob.1738 + (1) Sir John KING + (2) Lord TULLAMORE + (3) Lord PONSONBY 8 Bridget SANKEY + George GORE
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3.5 A5: HENRY GORE SANKEY OF CO. CAVAN
3.5.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Henry Gore SANKEY of Co. Cavan 1790 from A4 + Barbara SNEYD 2 Edward SANKEY + Frances CRAMER-COGHILL b.1760 m.1800? 2 Henry Sneyd SANKEY of Cavan ob.1819 2 John SANKEY ob.1821 + Margery SNEYD 3 Samuel SANKEY ob.1861 + Mary ANDERSON m.1840 4 Alexander William SANKEY of Fort Frederick b.8/NOV/1841 4 Henry Samuel SANKEY of Co. Cavan 4 Margery Theodore SANKEY 3 Henry SANKEY 3 John SANKEY ob.1878 + Frances GORE m.1834 4 Richard Jones SANKEY 4 Henry Gore SANKEY ob.1852 4 Anne SANKEY 4 Elizabeth SANKEY 4 Sophia SANKEY 3 Mary SANKEY + Jno. BROWN 3 Elizabeth SANKEY 2 Eleanor SANKEY + R. SCOTT m.1842 2 Mary SANKEY + W.D. DUNLOP ob.1877 2 Barbara SANKEY ob.1838
3.5.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE Armorial Families, Fox-Davies Pub. David and Charles (orig 1929) 1970 G.B. Son of John Sankey, Barr.-at-Law, b. d. 1873 m. 1834, Frances, d. of Hon. and Very Rev. George Gore, LL.D., Dean of Killala:- Richard Jones Sankey Esq. D.L. co. Cavan (High Sheriff 1913), late Capt. 5th Dragoon Guards, b. m. 1995 [sic], Alice Maude, second d. of the late Gen. W. Saunders-Knox-Gore. Res- Fort Frederic, co. Cavan.
3.5.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 Henry Gore SANKEY of Co. Cavan 1790 + Barbara SNEYD 2 Edward SANKEY + Frances CRAMER-COGHILL b.1760 m.1800? 2 Henry Sneyd SANKEY of Cavan ob.1819 2 John SANKEY ob.1821 + Margery SNEYD 3 Samuel SANKEY ob.1861 + Mary ANDERSON m.1840 4 Alexander William SANKEY of Fort Frederick b.8/NOV/1841 4 Henry Samuel SANKEY of Co. Cavan 4 Margery Theodore SANKEY 3 Henry SANKEY 3 John SANKEY ob.1873 + Frances GORE m.1834 4 Richard Jones SANKEY + Alice Maude SAUNDERS-KNOX-GORE 4 Henry Gore SANKEY ob.1852 4 Anne SANKEY 4 Elizabeth SANKEY 4 Sophia SANKEY 3 Mary SANKEY + Jno. BROWN 3 Elizabeth SANKEY 2 Eleanor SANKEY + R. SCOTT m.1842 2 Mary SANKEY + W.D. DUNLOP ob.1877 2 Barbara SANKEY ob.1838
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3.6 B: JOHN OR PETER SANKEY OF CARTWAIR, SHROPSHIRE
3.6.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 John or Peter SANKEY of Cartwair, Shropshire + Elizabeth EATON 2 Samuel SANKEY of Hampshire 2 Richard SANKEY of Shropshire + Anne SMOULT of Dorset 3 Robert SANKEY of Hodnet + Mary BIRCH 4 Richard SANKEY ob.1693 see B1 + Mary TAYLOR 3 Richard SANKEY of London 3 Sir Hierome SANKEY b.1621 + Dorothea ? 3 Anne SANKEY + Benj. BALL 3 Elizabeth SANKEY + Samuel WINTER 2 John SANKEY of Leebotwood, Shropshire + ? BOTFIELD 3 Richard SANKEY 2 Thomas SANKEY of London 2 Walter SANKEY of London + ? SCARLETT of London 3 Thomas SANKEY 2 Laurence SANKEY of London 2 Mary SANKEY + Leonard TOWERS of London 2 Sarah SANKEY + William LAWRENCE of Wigton, Shropshire
3.6.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE The will of Peter Sankey of Baschurch, Shropshire dated 11/MAY/1605 mentions the following relatives: Wife: Elizabeth Daughters: Margaret, Sara Sons: Samuel, Richard, John, Thomas, Walter, Lawrence Cousin: Arthur KYNNASTON, Thomas KYNNASTON
See also Burke's Landed Gentry Appendix A, although this conflicts with the above, in stating that Hierome left an heir by Dorothea. The Memorials state they died without issue.
3.6.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY
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3.7 B1: RICHARD SANKEY
3.7.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Richard SANKEY from B + Mary TAYLOR 2 Jacob SANKEY + Abigail JACOB 3 Matthew SANKEY of Co. Tipperary + Elizabeth VILLIERS of Hanbury Hall, Staffordshire 4 Jacob SANKEY of Coolmore + Mary Elizabeth CALDWELL of Dublin 5 Matthew Villiers SANKEY of Coolmore ob.1815 + Mary Amelia ELRINGTON m.1792 6 Matthew Villiers SANKEY of Coolmore ob.1837 + Anne PERRY 6 John Henry SANKEY 6 Jacob Hierom SANKEY R.N. b.23/JUL/1807 + Melita Anna HAMILTON m.8/FEB/1844 7 Matthew Villiers Elrington SANKEY b.1/APR/1858 7 Catherine Amelia SANKEY + David HART m.1865 7 Mary Elizabeth SANKEY + J. Barnett BAKER m.12/JUN/1867 7 Melita Henrietta SANKEY ob.1852 7 Evelyn Grace SANKEY 6 Mary Elizabeth Anne SANKEY + Edward GALWAY 6 Ellinor Jane SANKEY 6 Dorothea SANKEY 6 Catherine SANKEY + James MORTON 4 Thomas SANKEY 4 Matthew SANKEY 4 George SANKEY 4 Richard SANKEY 4 William SANKEY M.P. Q.C. of Dublin ob.1822 see C + Mary MILLS of Cork 2 Daughter + Richard MILLET 2 Matthew SANKEY
3.7.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE See also Burke's Landed Gentry Appendix A.
3.7.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY
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3.8 C: WILLIAM SANKEY
3.8.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 William SANKEY M.P. from B1 + Mary MILLS 2 Matthew SANKEY of Clydaville Co. Cork + Elinor O'HARA 3 William SANKEY b.1826 + Maria ROE 3 Matthew Henry SANKEY J.P. of Co. Fermanagh b.1823 + (1) Mary Charlotte ROPER of Monaghan m.24/SEP/1850 ob.7/OCT/1851 4 William Roper SANKEY b.8/JUL/1851 + (2) Mehetabel ROE m.1/FEB/1853 3 Richard Hierom SANKEY + Sophia Mary BENSON m.1858 at Madras 3 Morgan Crofton SANKEY ob.20/MAR/1868 3 Ellinor SANKEY + Sackville HAMILTON 3 Mary Anne SANKEY + John M. ABBOTT 3 Eliza Villiers SANKEY 3 Grace Jane SANKEY + ? BENSON 2 William SANKEY M.A. + Sophia MULOCK 3 William Henry Villiers SANKEY 3 Robert Stephen Villiers SANKEY 3 Anna Sophia SANKEY 3 Maria Sarah SANKEY 3 Hannah Elizabeth SANKEY + John ROE 3 Mary Anne SANKEY
3.8.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE Armorial Families, Fox-Davies Pub. David and Charles (orig 1929) 1970 G.B. Sons of Lt.-Gen. William Sankey, C.B. of Bawnmore, b. 1822 d. 1892 m. 1852, Hannah Maria, d. of John Roe of Rockwell, co. Tipperary:- Lt.-Col. Alfred Robert Mandeville Sankey, R.E. b. 1857 Major Cyril Charles Sankey, R.A. b. 1861 m. and has issue b. 1900
Sons of Matthew Henry Sankey Esq. J.P. b. 1823 d. 1876 m. 2nd 1853 Mehitobel, ygst d. of John Roe, D.L. of Rockwell co. Tipperary:- Matthew Villiers Sankey, Gentleman, b. 1853 Hierom Richard John Sankey, Gentleman, b. 1854 Henry Sankey, Gentleman, b. 1856 Edward Morgan Crofton Sankey, Gentleman, b. 1859 Charles Arthur Sankey, Gentleman Gerald Lewis Sankey, Gentleman
Additional information on the descendants of Mehetabel Maud ROE have been supplied by John Douglas Sankey of Ontario, Canada.
14/Jun/1991 Receive a letter from Sheila Brown, who writes from 650 Parliament Street, Apt. 2204, Toronto, Ontario M4X 1R3 Canada. She has seen my name in the One Name Study section of the 1991 GRD, and passes on an MI seen on the west side of a tombstone located in Section B of St. James-the-less Cemetery, 635 Parliament Street, Toronto, Ontario M4X 1R1 Canada, it states: Villiers Sankey born in Brookeboro, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland Oct 3 1853, died July 15 1905, and his wife Anne Nesbitt Lonton [sic] born August 25 1857, died July 15 1944, and their son, Richard Hierome Sankey 1899-1966 "For so he giveth his beloved sleep".
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3.8.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 William SANKEY M.P. + Mary MILLS 2 Matthew SANKEY of Clydaville Co. Cork + Elinor O'HARA 3 William SANKEY b.1822 ob.1892 + Hannah Maria ROE m.1852 4 Alfred Robert Mandeville SANKEY R.E. b.1857 4 Cyril Charles SANKEY R.A. b.1861 3 Matthew Henry SANKEY J.P. of Co. Fermanagh b.1823 ob.1876 + (1) Mary Charlotte ROPER of Monaghan m.24/SEP/1850 ob.7/OCT/1851 4 William Roper SANKEY b.8/JUL/1851 + (2) Mehetabel Maud ROE m.1/FEB/1853 Ireland b.1828 ob.1902 4 Matthew Villiers SANKEY b.3/OCT/1853 Fermanagh ob.15/JUL/1905 Toronto +Anne Nisbet PONTON b.25/AUG/1857 ob.15/JUL/1944 Toronto 5 Mildred Villiers SANKEY 1884 - 1969 Toronto +Willard Park MALONE 5 Emilie Norah SANKEY 1885 - 1970 +James Blakely CORBET 5 Elizabeth Grace SANKEY 1887 - 1978 +Hugh Lewis HOYLES 5 Georgina Maud SANKEY 1888 - 1976 +Stanley Counter NORSWORTHY 5 Nesbit Villiers SANKEY 1891 - 1927 +Gertrude Beatrice HOLDEN 6 Margaret SANKEY 1916 - 6 John SANKEY 1921 - +Jean ANDREWS 5 Beatrice Josephine SANKEY 1898 - Toronto +Constantine Michael NAKASHIDZE 5 Richard Hierome SANKEY 1899 - 1966 Toronto +Emma Isobel GODFREY 6 Richard SANKEY 1932 - +Catherine Elizabeth GEORGE 7 John William Godfrey SANKEY 1959 - 7 Edward Henry SANKEY 1965 - +Jane WEBB 7 Richard Charles Robinette SANKEY 1969 - 6 John Godfrey SANKEY 1934 - 1935 6 Patricia SANKEY 1936 - +Leopoldo Italio CUNIETTI 6 Jennifer SANKEY 1940 - Rockcliffe, Ontario +Marc FAGUY 4 Hierom Richard John SANKEY 1854 - Niagara, Ontario +Sarah ? 5 Henry SANKEY 1885 -Deloraine, Manitoba 4 Henry SANKEY 1856 - +Hilda WILLIAMS 5 Catherine SANKEY 5 Margaret SANKEY Port Credit, Ontario +Douglas SPROUT 4 Edward Morgan Crofton SANKEY 1859 - Marysville, California 5 H N SANKEY 5 Eric SANKEY +Gertrude ? 6 Fred SANKEY Colusa, California 6 Janine SANKEY Mount Shasta, California +? GERDES 5 Ted SANKEY 4 Emily May Elizabeth SANKEY 1861 - 1919 Belleville, Ontario +William Nisbet PONTON 4 Charles Arthur SANKEY 1863 - 1962 Waskada, Manitoba +Anna Josephine PONTON 1866 - 1905 Waskada 5 Charles Alfred SANKEY 1905 - St.Catherines, Ontario +Alice Winifred WALLACE St.Catherines 6 John Douglas SANKEY 1939 - Gloucester, Ontario +Alison Mary ASBURY 7 Charles Alan SANKEY 1966 - St.Jovite, Quebec 7 Evelyn Grace SANKEY 1967 - Ottawa, Ontario +Elizabeth Irene PULKER 7 Margaret Eleanor SANKEY 1975 - Ottawa 7 Michael Edward SANKEY 1977 - Gloucester 7 Arthur Alexander SANKEY 1979 - Gloucester 6 Grace Winifred SANKEY 1942 - Revelstoke BC +Philip Lloyd NORTHCOTT 6 Janet Elizabeth SANKEY 1944 - +Richard HANEY *2nd Wife of Charles Arthur SANKEY: +Anna Grace McCONKEY 5 Arthur William SANKEY 1911 - 1970 Victoria +Margaret Ellen BIRKETT 6 Charles Arthur SANKEY 1937 - Vancouver BC +Arleen Joan DAVISON
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7 Wendy Louise SANKEY 1960 - +Allan Spencer DUDLEY 7 Wayne Robert SANKEY 1962 - Nepean, Ontario 7 Willa Dawn SANKEY 1964 - 5 Ward Roger SANKEY 1967 - 6 Ellen Margaret SANKEY 1943 - 1943 6 Judith Lynn SANKEY 1947 - Port Coquitlan BC +Gary Neil BURGESS 5 Nora Edith SANKEY 1916 - Moscow, Idaho +Albert Henry ZURCHER 5 Ethel Anna SANKEY 1913 - 1989 Winnipeg +Clarence Ingevall TILLENIUS 4 Gerald Lewis SANKEY 1865 - Sacramento, California 4 Ethel Eleanor SANKEY 1868 - Winnipeg +Frank THOMPSON 4 Alice Maud SANKEY 1869 - 1940 Victoria +Fred BLANKENBACH 3 Richard Hierom SANKEY + Sophia Mary BENSON m.1858 at Madras 3 Morgan Crofton SANKEY ob.20/MAR/1868 3 Ellinor SANKEY + Sackville HAMILTON 3 Mary Anne SANKEY + John M. ABBOTT 3 Eliza Villiers SANKEY 3 Grace Jane SANKEY + ? BENSON 2 William SANKEY M.A. + Sophia MULOCK 3 William Henry Villiers SANKEY 3 Robert Stephen Villiers SANKEY 3 Anna Sophia SANKEY 3 Maria Sarah SANKEY 3 Hannah Elizabeth SANKEY + John ROE 3 Mary Anne SANKEY
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3.9 D: OF KENT, LONDON, OXFORDSHIRE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE ETC.
3.9.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Thomas SANKEY + Elizabeth ? 2 Thomas SANKEY bap.12/MAY/1663 at Harbledown 2 Elizabeth SANKEY bap.12/MAY/1663 at Harbledown
1 Thomas SANKEY b.1709 ob.16/OCT/1749 + Elizabeth WOLFE m.2/FEB/1748 at Harbledown 2 Thomas SANKEY 2 Samuel SANKEY
1 John SANKEY of Harbledown b.1655 ob.4/NOV/1740 + Margaret ? b.1663 ob.24/DEC/1726 2 John SANKEY + (1) Sarah MARSHALL of Brabourne b.1695 ob.8/MAY/1731 3 Margaret SANKEY b.1722 ob.8/JUL/1754 + Thomas BRIDGES of Thanet ob.7/JAN/1754 3 Richard SANKEY of Hastingleigh b.1726 ob.26/JAN/1806 + (2) Frances BUCKHURST ob.12/MAY/1765 2 Thomas SANKEY of Stouting Court + (1) Jane COURT 3 Elizabeth SANKEY + Benj. ANDREWS of Stowting 3 Mary SANKEY + ? RIGDEN of Lyminge + (2) ? GREENSTREET + (3) ? BROCKMAN of Beachborough 2 Edward SANKEY of Milton Chapel see E + Mary JARMAN 2 Samuel SANKEY of Monk's Horton see F + Eliz. FUKES of Stowting 2 Matthew SANKEY of Pouldhurst b.1704 see I + (1) Mary CHAMBERS + (2) ? HOLMANS + (3) ? ROSE 2 Elizabeth SANKEY + ? PIERCE 2 Mary SANKEY + ? SHRUBSOLE 2 Daughter ob.inf. 2 Sarah SANKEY + ? CARTER
3.9.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE SANKEY, Samuel (M)...... M: 01 Apr 1730 Spouse: Elizabeth FUKES Saint Alphege, Canterbury, Kent
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3.10 E: EDWARD SANKEY OF MILTON CHAPEL
3.10.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Edward SANKEY of Milton Chapel b.1695 0b.7/AUG/1781 + Mary JARMAN of Boughton Blean b.1702 ob.19/JUL/1787 2 Sarah SANKEY + John WOOTTON of Chartham m.19/FEB/1746 2 Mary SANKEY b.1728 ob.1782 + Dan SUTTON of Godmersham 2 John SANKEY of Milton Chapel + Grace SUTTON of Godmersham b.1739 ob.8/OCT/1792 3 Anna SANKEY + Vincent TERRY 3 Sarah SANKEY b.1793 + John DOWN 3 Hester SANKEY b.1779 + ? WAKELAM of Birmingham 3 Thomas SANKEY b.28/MAY/1771 ob.2/JUN/1789 of a fall from his horse. 3 Matthew SANKEY b.4/AUG/1773 ob.juv. 3 Edward SANKEY b.10/JAN/1759 ob.1847 see E1 + Mary FREMOULT m.9/FEB/1790 3 Grace SANKEY b.25/AUG/1760 + William BEAKE of Sapperton 3 Elizabeth SANKEY b.27/NOV/1774 + Thomas GARDNER of Faversham ob.30/APR/1809 see E3 3 Mary SANKEY b.14/MAY/1762 ob.1835 + Will. MOUNT of Howfield m.18/JUN/1785 ob.25/OCT/1804 3 Frances SANKEY ob.inf.1777 3 Frances SANKEY ob.juv.1801 3 John SANKEY of Barham b.7/JUN/1764 ob.1846 see E2 + Mary COLLARD of Herne 3 Richard SANKEY b.1765 ob.1827 + Elizabeth KENNETT 4 Richard SANKEY b.10/MAY/1793 4 Filmer William SANKEY b.04/APR/1796 4 Elizabeth SANKEY b.1800 3 Daniel SANKEY b.1767 ob.1827 of Thannington + Hester Elizabeth GURNEY 4 John Richard SANKEY b.1802 ob.2/OCT/1878 4 Amelia SANKEY + ? WOOD of Thannington 4 Hetty Betty SANKEY 4 Sarah Anne SANKEY ob.25/AUG/1868 at Hammersmith + Richard COBDEN
3.10.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE D: Dec 1845 Hetty Betty Bridge 5 27 D: Mar 1881 Hetty Betty 74 Bridge 2a 474
3.10.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY
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3.11 E1: EDWARD SANKEY
3.11.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Edward SANKEY 1759-1847 from E + Mary FREMOULT 2 Francis Fremoult SANKEY M.D. R.N. b.1790 + Frances Louisa WELLS of U.S.A. b.1794 m.1825 ob.1861 3 Francis SANKEY 3 William SANKEY 3 Brenda SANKEY ob.inf. 3 Frank Fremoult SANKEY b.1828 ob.2/AUG/1879 at Kustendji + Aldmeira DE ZERMAN m.1861 3 Frances Sydney SANKEY b.1830 + Robert BOYLE R.A. m.1856 3 Georgina Minna SANKEY
3.11.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE See Addenda.
SANKEY, Edward (M)...... M: 09 Feb 1790 Spouse: Mary FREMOULT Saint George The Martyr, Canterbury, Kent SANKEY, Francis Fremoult (M)...... C: 28 Nov 1790
SANKEY, Francis Freemoult (M)...... M: 5 Feb 1825 Spouse: Frances Louisa WOOLLEY Northwood, Hampshire, England
Sankey, Francis Freemonet (of Minchinhampton, Gloucs) = Frances Louisa Woolley, widow, @ Northwood Isle of Wight, 5 Feb 1825, licence
SANKEY, Frank Fremoult (M)...... C: 7 Dec 1825 Father: Francis Fremoult SANKEY Minchinhampton, Gloucester, Mother: Frances Louisa SANKEY, Frances Sydney (F)...... C: 18 Feb 1831 Father: Francis Fremoult SANKEY Saint Marys, Portsea, Mother: Frances Louisa Hampshire, England
D: Mar 1871 Francis Fremoult 80 Upton 6c 204 D: Jun 1911 Georgina M 75 Hartley W 2c 111
3.11.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 Edward SANKEY 1759-1847 + Mary FREMOULT m. 9/FEB/1790 at Canterbury 2 Francis Fremoult SANKEY M.D. R.N. b.1790 at Canterbury ob.1871 + Frances Louisa WELLS of U.S.A. b.1794 m.1825 Isle of Wight ob.1861 3 Francis SANKEY ob.inf. 3 William SANKEY ob.inf. 3 Frank Fremoult SANKEY bap.1825 Minchinhampton ob.2/AUG/1879 at Kustendji + Aldmeira DE ZERMAN m.1861 3 Frances Sydney SANKEY bap.1831 Portsea + Robert BOYLE R.A. m.1856 ob.29/AUG/1869 3 Georgina Minna SANKEY ob.1911 Hartley Wintney aged 75 3 Brenda SANKEY ob.inf.
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3.12 E2: JOHN SANKEYOF BARHAM, KENT
3.12.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 John SANKEY of Barham, Kent b.1764 ob.1846 from E + Mary COLLARD 2 Martha SANKEY + William BAGSTER 2 Mary SANKEY 2 Grace SANKEY b.1790 ob.1815 2 Elizabeth SANKEY b.1793 ob.1813 2 John Collard SANKEY + Mary Anne BOYS 2 Thomas SANKEY + Mary Alice HART 2 Henry SANKEY ob.inf. 2 Richard SANKEY ob.juv. 2 Edward SANKEY M.D. of Canterbury ob.1856 2 Robert SANKEY b.27/JAN/1800 solicitor of Canterbury + (1) Anna Maria TRITTON 3 Herbert Tritton SANKEY solicitor of Canterbury + (1) Elizabeth SMITHETT of Margate 4 Herbert Stuart SANKEY 4 Percy Edward SANKEY 4 Ernest Tritton SANKEY 4 Mary SANKEY 4 Ellen SANKEY + (2) Emily Darville WOOD 3 Julia Tritton SANKEY + John BURGESS R.N. + (2) ? GARNER b.1794 2 Mary SANKEY 2 Frances SANKEY + Rich. SLADDEN 2 William SANKEY M.R.C.S. of Chartham + Anne TASSELL 2 Martha b.14/NOV/1809 + John Fagg HARVEY of Godmersham
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3.12.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE Additional information is available on sheets E3 and E4 of the hand written copy.
SANKEY, John Collard (M)...... M: 29 Sep 1818 Spouse: Mary Ann BOYS Kingston, Kent, England
SANKEY, Tho (M)...... M: 27 Jul 1824 Spouse: My Alice HART Folkestone, Kent, England SANKEY, Tho (M)...... C: 26 Aug 1825
SANKEY, Mary Ann Boys (F)...... M: 10 Apr 1860 Spouse: John Paul MALEEKE Saint Jude, Southwark, London,
SANKEY, Herbert Tritton (M)...... M: 2 Jan 1861 Spouse: Emily Dorville WOOD Saint Mary, Great Malvern, Worcester, England
M: Dec 1846 John Boys Bridge 5 85 M: Sep 1853 Herbert Tritton Thanet 2a 880 M: Sep 1856 Julia Tritton Canterbury 2a 813 B: Mar 1857 Percy Canterbury 2a 545 M: Jun 1860 Mary Ann Boys St George S 1d 175 M: Mar 1861 Herbert Tritton Upton 6c 309 B: Mar 1862 Ernest Tritton Canterbury 2a 577 B: Jun 1864 Frances Mary Canterbury 2a 604 B: Mar 1868 Helen Gertrude Canterbury 2a 720 M: Jun 1882 Edward Bromley 2a 651 B: Sep 1883 John Robert Thanet 2a 895 M: Sep 1884 Herbert Stuart St Geo H Sq 1a 733 B: Dec 1884 Dorothy Elizabeth Thanet 2a 939 B: Mar 1886 Dona Catherine Thanet 2a 988 B: Jun 1887 Kathleen Constance A Kensington 1a 155 D: Sep 1887 Robert 87 Canterbury 2a 439 B: Dec 1887 Geoffrey Barham Thanet 2a 938 B: Dec 1890 Norah Beryl A Kensington 1a 124a B: Dec 1890 Michael Edward Thanet 2a 846 B: Dec 1893 Gabriel Christopher Thanet 2a 875 D: Sep 1899 John Boys 74 Bridge 2a 593 D: Dec 1904 Michael Edward 14 St Giles 1b 381 D: Jun 1910 Herbert Tritton 78 Canterbury 2a 489 M: Dec 1912 Dorothy E JEMMETT St. Giles 1b 1210 M: Jun 1917 Gabriel C ORME Hastings 2b 15 B: Mar 1920 Amothe C B Bevan Thanet 2a 2582 D: Sep 1920 Helen G 52 Canterbury 2a 880 B: Mar 1923 Gillian F Y Bevan Pancras 1b 226 M: Sep 1925 Kathleen C A CHALLINOR Paddington 1a 52 B: Mar 1926 Everel C Bevan Edmonton 3a 707a B: Mar 1926 Lydia E Bevan Edmonton 3a 707 M: Jun 1928 Norah B A ARMOUR Paddington 1a 44 D: Jun 1940 Herbert S 85 Paddington 1a 2 D: Sep 1945 Josephine 80 Paddington 1a 25 M: Mar 1948 Gillian F Y CHURCH Hampstead 5c 1951 M: Jun 1950 Everell C GREEN Surrey N W 5g 1219 D: Dec 1952 John R 69 Hastings 5h 331 D: Sep 1954 Ernest T 92 Canterbury 5b 186 M: Dec 1968 Gabriel C BROWN Battle 5h 94 D: Jun 1971 Gabriel Christopher 05 Oc 1893 Battle 5h 93
From Barham Parish Records the children of John and Mary SANKEY - courtesy of Paul Stickells: Martha c.7.12.1787; Grace c.31.3.1789; Mary c.8.10.1790; John Collard c.28.3.1792; Elizabeth c.26.2.1794; Thomas c.23.12.1795; Henry c.23.2.1797; Edward c.15.11.1798; Robert c.13.10.1800; Mary c.21.1.1802; Richard c.14.6.1803; Frances c.7.8.1805; William b.26.11.1806 c.3.11.1808; Martha b.4.11.1809 c.30.11.1809
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3.12.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 John SANKEY of Barham, Kent b.1764 ob.1846 + Mary COLLARD 2 Martha SANKEY bap.07/DEC/1787 Barham + William BAGSTER 2 Grace SANKEY bap.31/MAR/1789 Barham ob.1815 2 Mary SANKEY bap.08/OCT/1790 Barham 2 John Collard SANKEY bap.28/MAR/1792 Barham + Mary Anne BOYS m. 29/SEP/1818 at Kingston, Kent 3 John Boys SANKEY ob.1899 aged 74 + ? m.1846 3 Mary Anne Boys SANKEY + John Paul MALEEKE m.10/APR/1860 2 Elizabeth SANKEY bap.26/FEB/1794 Barham ob.1813 2 Thomas SANKEY bap.23/DEC/1795 Barham + Mary Alice HART m.27/JUL/1824 at Folkestone 3 Thomas SANKEY bap.1825 2 Henry SANKEY bap.23/FEB/1797 Barham ob.inf. 2 Edward SANKEY M.D. bap.15/NOV/1798 of Canterbury ob.1856 2 Robert SANKEY b.27/JAN/1800 bap.13/OCT/1800 Barham solicitor of Canterbury ob.1887 at Canterbury + (1) Anna Maria TRITTON 3 Herbert Tritton SANKEY solicitor of Canterbury ob.1910 + (1) Elizabeth SMITHETT of Margate m.1853 Thanet 4 Herbert Stuart SANKEY b.1855 ob.1940 aged 85 + Josephine ANNESLEY b.1865 m.1884 London ob.1945 aged 80 5 Kathleen Constance Annesley SANKEY b.1887 + ? CHALLINOR m.1925 Paddington 5 Norah Beryl Annesley SANKEY b.1890 + ? ARMOUR m.1928 Paddington 4 Percy Edward SANKEY b.1857 at Canterbury + Catherine Arabella KLUGH m.1882 Bromley 5 John Robert SANKEY b.1883 Thanet ob.1952 Hastings 5 Dorothy Elizabeth SANKEY b.1884 Thanet + (1) Charles William JEMMETT m.1912 ob.1917 killed in action 6 Elizabeth Edith JEMMETT b.1913 6 Katherine Florence JEMMETT b.1915 6 Barbara Joan JEMMETT b.1916 + (2) Cecil Bernard COTTERELL 6 George Denys COTTERELL b.1923 5 Dona Catherine SANKEY b.1886 Thanet 5 Geoffrey Barham SANKEY b.1887 Thanet + Constance Elnith BEVAN 6 Amothe Cecil Bevan SANKEY b.1920 Thanet 6 Gillian Favell Yorke SANKEY b.1922 London + John CHURCH m.1948 Hampstead 6 Everel C. SANKEY b.1926 Edmonton + ? GREEN m.1950 Surrey 6 Lydia E. SANKEY b.1926 Edmonton 5 Michael Edward SANKEY b.1890 Thanet ob.1904 London 5 Gabriel Christopher SANKEY b.1893 Thanet ob.1971 Battle + (1) Constance ORME m.1917 Hastings + (2) ? BROWN m.1968 Battle + (2) Emily Dorville WOOD m.1861 Upton 4 Ernest Tritton SANKEY b.1862 at Canterbury ob.1954 at Canterbury 4 Frances Mary SANKEY b.1864 at Canterbury 4 Helen Gertrude SANKEY b.1868 ob.1920 at Canterbury 3 Julia Tritton SANKEY + John BURGESS R.N. m.1856 at Canterbury + (2) ? GARNER b.1794 2 Mary SANKEY bap.21/JAN/1802 Barham 2 Richard SANKEY bap.14/JUN/1803 Barham ob.juv. 2 Frances SANKEY bap.07/AUG/1805 Barham + Rich. SLADDEN 2 William SANKEY M.R.C.S. b.26/NOV/1806 bap.03/NOV/1808 Barham of Chartham + Anne TASSELL 2 Martha b.14/NOV/1809 bap.30/NOV/1809 + John Fagg HARVEY of Godmersham
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3.13 E3: ELIZABETH SANKEY
3.13.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Elizabeth SANKEY 11th child b.27/NOV/1774 ob.30/APR/1809 + Thomas GARDNER m.8/JUN/1797 at Birmingham 2 Elizabeth Ann GARDNER ob.inf.1799 2 Sarah Ann GARDNER b.1800 + Edw. Payne BEST of Stonehouse 2 Sankey GARDNER of Eaglebush, Neath b.2/JUN/1802 + Sophia Harriet BEST b.1814 ob.1864 3 Edward Sankey GARDNER 3 Emily Gertrude GARDNER 3 Vincent Henry GARDNER 3 Emily Eveline GARDNER ob.juv. 3 Clement Sankey BEST-GARDNER b.28/DEC/1841 3 Chas. Edwyn GARDNER b.28/MAY/1845 3 Florence Adela GARDNER 3 Ada Constance GARDNER 3 Mary Beatrice GARDNER + Jas. Fred. ROBERTS 3 Alf. Sidney GARDNER b.3/SEP/1856 2 Mary GARDNER b.7/SEP/1803 ob.17/JUL/1869 2 Amelia GARDNER b.29/JUN/1805 + J.S. MORTON 2 Henry GARDNER b.1806 ob. at Calcutta
3.13.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
3.13.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY
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3.14 F: SAMUEL SANKEY OF MONKS HORTON
3.14.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Samuel SANKEY of Monks Horton c.1697 from D + Elizabeth FUKES 2 John SANKEY of East Langdon, farmer + (1) Mary SIMMONS 3 John SANKEY of Hastingleigh + Mary NOBLE 4 Ann SANKEY + ? WIX + ? PILCHER 4 Samuel SANKEY of Hastingleigh see F1 + ? BASSET 4 John SANKEY 4 William SANKEY 4 Mary SANKEY + ? FORD 4 Frances SANKEY 4 Sarah SANKEY + ? KNOWLER 4 Richard SANKEY + (1) Mary DUTNAL b.1791 ob.9/MAY/1818 5 Stephen SANKEY ob.inf.1818 + (2) Margaret MORLAND 4 Edward SANKEY + ? REVIL (widow) 3 Mary SANKEY + ? MOURILYAN of Riplle Court 3 Thomas SANKEY b.1758 ob.1768 3 Richard SANKEY b.1761 ob.1786 3 William SANKEY of Wingham, surgeon see G + (1) Susanna BOTELER + (2) Mary BOYS 3 Sarah SANKEY b.1769 ob.inf. 3 Samuel SANKEY + (2) Jane RATTRAY b.1741 ob.1810 3 Ann SANKEY 3 Samuel SANKEY b.1776 ob.15/APR/1809 + Elizabeth MILES of Bishopsbourne 4 John SANKEY b.1806 ob.1827 4 Biggs Miles SANKEY b.1808 ob.1826 4 Samuel SANKEY b.1809 ob.inf. 3 Edward SANKEY went to USA 1797? + ? 4 James SANKEY? 3 Jane SANKEY + Edw. Augustus GIRAUD of Eythorne 3 George SANKEY + ? AUSTEN 4 Jane SANKEY 2 Samuel SANKEY of Monks Horton b.1733 ob.1820 see H + Sarah NOBLE b.1745 ob.5/OCT/1793 2 Thomas SANKEY see F2 + (1) Dorcas KIDDER + (2) Sarah WOODRUFFE + (3) Ann FREND 2 William SANKEY see F3 + ? WEBSTER 2 Elizabeth SANKEY + ? LAWSON
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3.14.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE See Appendix C for additional information.
SANKEY, Samuel (M)...... M: 01 Apr 1730 Spouse: Elizabeth FUKES Saint Alphege, Canterbury, Kent
John HAYWARD of the parish of Brook married Margaret REVELL of this parish on the 3rd day of November 1816 in the presence of William HAYWARD and Robert NICKOLLS
Baptisms of the children of Margaret & John HAYWARD are: Margaret HAYWARD c.26.1.1817 Brabourne Mary Anne HAYWARD c.1.11.1818 Brook Rebecca HAYWARD c.4.3.1821 Brook
There are two burials for John HAYWARD in Brook as follows: Burial No.1, 1st of June 1822 aged 31 years Burial No.2, 25th of August 1822 aged 58 years
There are two baptisms for a Margaret REVEL in Smeeth which correspond with her place of birth and age given on the 1851 Census, these were: Margaret daughter of Richard & Elizabeth REVEL c.28.2.1796 Smeeth Margaret " " John & Mary REVEL c.23.3.1800 Smeeth
Frances Sankey HAYWARD baptism in Brook on 16/NOV/1823 reads as follows: Childs Christian Name - Frances Sankey, base born Parents Christian Name/Surname - Margaret HAYWARD Abode - Brook Quality/Trade/Prof. - Widow
Marriage in Brook reads as follows: Margaret HAYWARD (Widow) married Edward SANKEY (Bachelor) on 26/AUG/1826. Banns read on - Sundays 11th, 18th & 25th of June 1826
The Certificate of Marriage between Frances Sankey HAYWARD (Spinster) & Thomas STICKLES (Bachelor) in Brabourne on 6 Nov 1844 gives Frances' fathers name as Edward SANKEY, a labourer.
Edward SANKEY’s burial and possibly his wife Margaret’s burial as follows: Name - Edward SANKEY Abode - East Ashford Union Poor House Buried - Feb. 8 1861 aged 68 years Place of Burial - Brook
Name - Margaret SANKEY Abode - Smeeth Buried - Feb. 23 1870 aged 70 years Place of Burial - Smeeth
Edward and Margaret SANKEY (and various offspring - see below) are in the 1841 and 1851 Census' for Brabourne. Edward's age in 1851 was 59 and it shows he was born in Brabourne, c. 1792, which matches the baptism 6.4.1792. In 1841 Edward was shown as being a Pauper and in 1851 Receiving Relief. Below is a list of Edward and Margaret Sankey's children: Frances c.16.11.1823 Brook (top of page) Emily c.9.9.1827 Brook James c.24.4.1831 Brook Elizabeth c.7.7.1833 Brook Anne c.8.11.1835 Brook Edward c.15.4.1838 Smeeth William c.27.10.1839 Smeeth Charlotte c.10.4.1842 Brabourne
B: Mar 1838 Edward E. Ashford 5 3 B: Dec 1839 William E. Ashford 5 3 B: Mar 1842 Charlotte E. Ashford 5 4 D: Mar 1861 Edward E Ashford 2a 360 M: Sep 1861 Charlotte E Ashford 2a 795 D: Mar 1870 Margaret 75 [sic] E Ashford 2a 473
Following are the Baptisms from Monks Horton of Samuel & Elizabeth SANKEY's children - courtesy of Paul Stickells: John c.6.4.1731; Samuel c.21.4.1732; William c.21.10.1734; Thomas c.12.5.1738; Elizabeth c.30.7.1740
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3.14.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 Samuel SANKEY of Monks Horton c.1697 from D + Elizabeth FUKES 2 John SANKEY b.1731 bap.06/APR/1731 Monks Horton, of East Langdon, farmer + (1) Mary SIMMONS 3 John SANKEY of Hastingleigh + Mary NOBLE 4 Ann SANKEY + ? WIX + ? PILCHER 4 Samuel SANKEY of Hastingleigh see F1 + ? BASSET 4 John SANKEY 4 William SANKEY 4 Mary SANKEY + ? FORD 4 Frances SANKEY 4 Sarah SANKEY + ? KNOWLER 4 Richard SANKEY + (1) Mary DUTNAL b.1791 ob.9/MAY/1818 5 Stephen SANKEY ob.inf.1818 + (2) Margaret MORLAND 4 Edward SANKEY + Margaret REVELL (widow of John HAYWARD m.03/NOV/1816 ob.1822) m. Brook 26/AUG/1826 5 Frances Sankey HAYWARD bap.16/NOV/1823 Brook ob.6/FEB/1890 Sellinge + Thomas STICKLES m.6/NOV/1844 Brabourne bap.29/AUG/1819 Brook ob.22/MAR/1890 Sellinge 6 Emily STICKELS b.7/SEP/1845 Brabourne + John Lyons ASHMAN m. 25/JAN/1868 Smeeth bap.18/MAY/1844 Smeeth 7 Alice Maud Mary ASHMAN b.4/FEB/1876 Smeeth ob.30/MAY/1947 Dover + William STICKELLS her first cousin - see below 6 Margaret STICKLES bap.3/OCT/1847 Brabourne 6 William Henry STICKLES bap.5/MAY/1850 6 James Frederick STICKELLS b.11/OCT/1852 Brabourne ob.19/MAY/1935 Dover + Frances ANSLEY m.14/OCT/1876 Hastingleigh b.26/JAN/1852 Waltham ob.8/OCT/1935 Dover 7 William STICKELLS b.11/JUL/1877 Waltham ob.13/FEB/1954 Dover + Alice Maud Mary ASHMAN his first cousin - see above m.15/OCT/1899 Christchurch, Hougham, Dover 8 Hilda Burch (stepchild?) 8 William Frederick STICKELLS bap.30/APR/1901 Buckland 8 John Alfred STICKELLS bap.9/JAN/1904 Buckland 8 Ernest R. STICKELLS ob.1982 Dover 8 Reginald STICKELLS + Iris Mary HARVEY Dover 9 Christopher STICKELLS b. Pembury, Kent + Rebecca BUTLER m. Folkestone 10 Nicola STICKELLS b. London 9 Keith John STICKELLS b. Dover, Kent + Carolyn Vera HAMMOND b. Kingston, Kent 10 Paul STICKELLS b. Dover, Kent 7 Mary STICKELLS bap.13/JUL/1878 Waltham 7 Henry STICKELLS b.1882 Smeeth ob.13/DEC/1953 Dover 7 Walter STICKELLS b.20/JUL/1884? Shepherdswell 7 Richard STICKELLS b.24/FEB/1886? Dover 6 Robert STICKLES bap.22.MAR/1857 Aldington 6 Mary STICKLES bap.15/MAY/1859 Smeeth 6 George Edward STICKLES bap.16/NOV/1862 Smeeth 6 John Richard STICKLES bap.5/NOV/1865 Smeeth 6 Arthur Albert STICKLES bap.8/MAR/1868 Smeeth 5 Emily SANKEY c.9.9.1827 Brook 5 James SANKEY c.24.4.1831 Brook 5 Elizabeth SANKEY c.7.7.1833 Brook 5 Anne SANKEY c.8.11.1835 Brook 5 Edward SANKEY c.15.4.1838 Smeeth 5 William SANKEY c.27.10.1839 Smeeth 5 Charlotte SANKEY c.10.4.1842 Brabourne + ? m.1861 3 Mary SANKEY + ? MOURILYAN of Riplle Court 3 Thomas SANKEY b.1758 ob.1768 3 Richard SANKEY b.1761 ob.1786 3 William SANKEY b.1760 of Wingham, surgeon see G + (1) Susanna BOTELER + (2) Mary BOYS 3 Sarah SANKEY b.1769 ob.inf. 3 Samuel SANKEY + (2) Jane RATTRAY b.1741 ob.1810 3 Ann SANKEY 3 Samuel SANKEY b.1776 ob.15/APR/1809
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+ Elizabeth MILES of Bishopsbourne 4 John SANKEY b.1806 ob.1827 4 Biggs Miles SANKEY b.1808 ob.1826 4 Samuel SANKEY b.1809 ob.inf. 3 Edward SANKEY went to USA 1797? + ? 4 James SANKEY? 3 Jane SANKEY + Edw. Augustus GIRAUD of Eythorne 3 George SANKEY + ? AUSTEN 4 Jane SANKEY 2 Samuel SANKEY of Monks Horton bap.21/APR/1732 ob.1820 see H + Sarah NOBLE b.1745 ob.5/OCT/1793 2 William SANKEY bap.21/OCT/1734 Monks Horton see F3 + ? WEBSTER 2 Thomas SANKEY bap.12/MAY/1738 Monks Horton see F2 + (1) Dorcas KIDDER + (2) Sarah WOODRUFFE + (3) Ann FREND 2 Elizabeth SANKEY bap.30/JUL/1740 Monks Horton + ? LAWSON
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3.15 F1: SAMUEL SANKEY OF HASTINGLEIGH
3.15.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Samuel SANKEY of Hastingleigh from F + ? BASSET 2 Frances SANKEY + Geo. HAYWARD 2 Samuel John SANKEY of Hastingleigh + ? 3 Richard John SANKEY farmer + Fanny Fox TOMALIN 3 George Frederick SANKEY 3 Thomas James SANKEY 3 William Henry SANKEY of Derby + Charlotte Mary Elizabeth GOVER 3 John Samuel SANKEY + Emily CLARKE 3 Anne Elizabeth SANKEY + Will. Henry HAMMOND 2 Mary SANKEY + W. MOORE 2 William SANKEY of Sutton Valence, surgeon + Mary B. HARRISON 2 Richard SANKEY of New Zealand + Mary RAYNER of Hythe 3 Mary SANKEY 3 Louisa Ann SANKEY 3 Margaret SANKEY 3 George Samuel SANKEY 2 John SANKEY + Sarah WORGER 3 Louisa SANKEY 3 Sidney SANKEY 2 Henry SANKEY of Burmarsh, New Zealand + Mary FRIEND 3 Hannah SANKEY 3 Frances SANKEY 3 Henry SANKEY 2 George SANKEY of Maidstone, surgeon b.1831 + Henrietta EVANS m.1858 3 Merthyr George SANKEY 3 Henrietta SANKEY 3 Gertrude SANKEY
3.15.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE M: Jun 1840 Samuel John Romney Marsh 5 451 M: Sep 1840 Samuel John Romney Marsh 5 425 B: Jun 1841 Richard John E. Ashford 5 10 B: Dec 1842 George Frederick Ashford E 5 12 B: Sep 1847 Thomas James E Ashford 5 10 B: Sep 1849 Ann Elizabeth E Ashford 5 8 M: Jun 1851 Mary Romney M 5 545 M: Sep 1851 Richard Elham 5 255 M: Dec 1851 Henry Romney M 5 659 B: Jun 1852 Mary Romney M 2a 623 B: Mar 1853 Hannah Tenterden 2a 460 M: Sep 1853 William Hollingbourne 2a 661 B: Jun 1854 Louisa Ann Romney M 2a 681 B: Jun 1855 Henry Tenterden 2a 449 B: Dec 1855 Margaret Romney M 2a 617 M: Sep 1856 John N Ashford 2a 743 B: Mar 1857 Mary Frances Tenterden 2a 486 B: Sep 1858 Louisa Elizabeth E Ashford 2a 462 B: Jun 1859 Kate Tenterden 2a 480 B: Sep 1859 George Samuel Romney M 2a 723 B: Dec 1859 George Merihope Maidstone 2a 455 B: Mar 1860 Sidney John E Ashford 2a 554 B: Mar 1861 Henrietta Gertrude Maidstone 2a 470 M: Jun 1874 Richard John Lambeth 1d 439 B: Jun 1875 Leslie Richard Thanet 2a 809 M: Jun 1876 Anne Elizabeth E Ashford 2a 1115 B: Sep 1876 Hilda Charlotte Thanet 2a 839 D: Jun 1877 Samuel John 64 E Ashford 2a 418 B: Mar 1879 Graham George J Thanet 2a 885 B: Dec 1881 Norah Klara H Thanet 2a 896 M: Jun 1890 George Merthyr Birkenhead 8a 778 D: Jun 1895 George Merthyr 35 Wakefield 9c 1 M: Sep 1908 Leslie Richard Croydon 2a 523 M: Sep 1908 Hilda Charlotte St Geo H Sq 1a 1080 B: Dec 1911 Graham R Hales Croydon 2a 471
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D: Jun 1919 Fanny F 72 Marylebone 1a 553 D: Dec 1923 Richard J 82 Elham 2a 1312 M: Jun 1931 Aileen N WHITLOCK Godstone 2a 687 D: Jun 1936 Leslie R 61 Surrey S E 2a 577 M: Sep 1939 Graham R HARROWVEN Surrey S E 2a 2469 B: Sep 1940 Martin L H Harrowven Surrey S E 2a 1205 B: Jun 1944 Guy R Harrowven Surrey S E 2a 1199# M: Jun 1966 Martin L H ARMITAGE Chatham 5f 265 D: Sep 1969 Gladys Winifred 28 De 1883 Tonbridge 5f 1665 M: Dec 1969 Guy R LAMOTTE Eton 6a 901 B: Mar 1972 Paula Louise Lamotte St Pancras 5d 2891 B: Dec 1973 Timothy Jonathon Armitage Tunbridge 5f 2166 B: Mar 1974 Amelia Katherine Lamotte St Pancras 5d 2464 B: Sep 1977 Nicola Mary Lamotte Chiltern B 19 1525 B: Jun 1980 Nicholas David Armitage Tunbridge W 16 2371
See also descendancy chart for Richard John Sankey based on details supplied by Graham Richard Sankey.
Further information also supplied by Judith Bowman of Auckland, New Zealand.
3.15.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 Samuel SANKEY of Hastingleigh + ? BASSET 2 Frances SANKEY + Geo. HAYWARD 2 Samuel John SANKEY of Hastingleigh ob.1877 aged 64 + ? m.1840 Romney Marsh 3 Richard John SANKEY b.1841 in Ashford ob.1923 in Elham, Kent +Fanny Fox TOMALIN b.1846 m.1874 Lambeth ob.1919 Marylebone 4 Leslie Richard SANKEY b.1875 in Thanet ob.1936 in Surrey +Gladys Winifred HALES b.1883 m.1908 ob.1969 in Tonbridge 5 Aileen Norah SANKEY b.1909 ob.1983 +? WHITLOCK m.1931 in Godstone 5 Graham Richard SANKEY b.1911 in Croydon +Joan Mildred Ellen HARROWVEN b.1913 m.1939 ob.1975 6 Martin Leslie Harrowven SANKEY b.1940 in Surrey +Jane Margaret Claire ARMITAGE b.1941 m.1966 in Chatham 7 Richard Martin SANKEY b.1969 7 Fiona Jane SANKEY b.1970 7 Timothy Jonathan SANKEY b.1973 in Tunbridge 7 Nicholas David SANKEY b.1980 in Tunbridge 6 Guy Richard SANKEY b.1944 +Pauline Mace LAMOTTE b.1941 m.1969 in Eton 7 Paula Louise SANKEY b.1972 in St. Pancras 7 Amelia Katharine SANKEY b.1974 in St. Pancras 7 Nicola Mary SANKEY b.1977 in Chiltern B 4 Hilda Charlotte SANKEY b.1876 in Thanet, Kent d.1959 +William Henry FITZCLARENCE m.1908 St. Georges, Hanover Sq. 4 Graham George James SANKEY b.1879 ob.1902 in Pakistan 4 Nora Klara Harding SANKEY b.1881 in Thanet, Kent ob.1978 +F.K. ROOKE *2nd Husband of Nora Klara Harding SANKEY: +E. HIGINBOTHAM 3 George Frederick SANKEY b.1842 Ashford 3 Thomas James SANKEY b.1847 Ashford 3 Anne Elizabeth SANKEY b.1849 Ashford + Will. Henry HAMMOND m.1876 Ashford 3 William Henry SANKEY of Derby + Charlotte Mary Elizabeth GOVER 3 John Samuel SANKEY + Emily CLARKE 2 Mary SANKEY + W. MOORE m.1851 Romney 2 William SANKEY of Sutton Valence, surgeon + Mary B. HARRISON m.1853 Hollingbourne 2 Richard SANKEY of New Zealand + Mary RAYNER of Hythe m.1851 Elham 3 Mary SANKEY b.1852 Romney 3 Louisa Ann SANKEY b.1854 Romney ob.juv. 3 Margaret SANKEY b.1855 Romney ob.juv.
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3 George Samuel SANKEY b.1859 Romney ob.16/OCT/1921 + Gertrude Elizabeth SHARPE m. 26/MAY/1885 4 May SANKEY + ? JONES 5 Laura Gertrude JONES m. and living Adelaide, Australia 5 Morvagwyn JONES m. and living Adelaide, Australia 4 Sidney SANKEY 4 Leila Alice SANKEY b.25/MAY/1887 ob.21/OCT/1990 + Lionel LITTIN 5 Henry Lionel LITTIN b.1909 ob.1987 + Muriel STABLES 5 Helen Jane LITTIN b.22/AUG/1912 + Charles HARDING b.1908 ob.1944 killed in action - Italy 6 Judith Anne HARDING b.17/AUG/1939 + John BOWMAN widower 7 Elisa Anne BOWMAN b.25/FEB/1971 5 Elsie May LITTIN + George THOMPSON 2 John SANKEY + Sarah WORGER m.1856 Ashford 3 Louisa Elizabeth SANKEY b.1858 Ashford 3 Sidney John SANKEY b.1860 Ashford 2 Henry SANKEY of Burmarsh, New Zealand + Mary FRIEND m.1851 Romney 3 Hannah SANKEY b.1853 Tenterden 3 Henry SANKEY b.1855 Tenterden 3 Mary Frances SANKEY b.1857 Tenterden 3 Kate SANKEY b.1859 Tenterden 2 George SANKEY of Maidstone, surgeon b.1831 + Henrietta EVANS m.1858 3 George (Merthyr or Merihope) SANKEY b.1859 Maidstone m.1890 Birkenhead ob.1895 Wakefield 3 Henrietta Gertrude SANKEY b.1861 Maidstone
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3.16 F2: THOMAS SANKEY OF MONKS HORTON
3.16.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Thomas SANKEY b.1738 ob.20/APR/1801 of Monks Horton and Canterbury + (1) Dorcas KIDDER b.1738 ob.20/NOV/1764 2 Dorcas SANKEY + Richard COLLINGTON + (2) Sarah WOODRUFFE b.1741 ob.1780 2 Matthew William SANKEY of Canterbury + ? SIMMONS 3 Elizabeth SANKEY + ? COOPER 3 Thomas SANKEY 3 Susanna SANKEY 2 Sarah SANKEY + Richard GOWLAND 2 Thomas SANKEY ob.juv. 2 Mary SANKEY ob.juv. 2 Frances SANKEY + Sam. WOOD 2 Elizabeth SANKEY + (1) John DEANE + (2) John PARNELL + (3) George GRIGG + (3) Anne FREND of Canterbury b.1748 ob.1801 2 Charles SANKEY + (1) Mary PRICE 3 Jane SANKEY 3 Thomas SANKEY + (2) ? 2 Sophia SANKEY + John TOWNSEND 2 Anne SANKEY ob.juv. 2 Samuel SANKEY ob.juv. 2 John SANKEY + (1) Harriet ? + (2) Mary SMITH 2 Richard SANKEY ob.1846 + Mary HARVEY m.1818 3 Sedley SANKEY b.1819 3 Harvey SANKEY ob.1861 3 Ellen SANKEY 3 Augusta SANKEY 3 Elizabeth Anne SANKEY 3 Mary Jane SANKEY 3 Frederick SANKEY + (1) Ellen WENMAN m.1851 ob.1854 4 Clara Ann SANKEY b.1852 ob.1854 + (2) Sophia BRAY 4 Mary Eliza SANKEY b.1856 4 Elizabeth Anne SANKEY b.1858 4 Ellen Sophia SANKEY b.1860 3 Fanny SANKEY
3.16.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
Following are the Baptisms from Monks Horton of Samuel & Elizabeth SANKEY's children - courtesy of Paul Stickells: John c.6.4.1731; Samuel c.21.4.1732; William c.21.10.1734; Thomas c.12.5.1738; Elizabeth c.30.7.1740
Following details courtesy of Joan McAllister: Parish Register St Georges, Canterbury. - Christening of Dorcas Kidder 21 Dec 1738 Parish Register St Andrews, Canterbury. - Marriage of Thomas Sankey & Dorcas Kidder 7 Oct 1759. Entry No. 21 Parish Register St Andrews, Canterbury. - Marriage of Richard Collington & Dorcas Sankey 30 Jan 1786. Entry No. 87 Parish Register St George the Martyr, Canterbury. - Baptism of George Gunner 8 Apr 1796
Index of Canterbury Baptisms. 1752 to 1852 Kent Family History Society fiche No. 1824 Index of Canterbury Marriages 1752 to 1852 Kent Family History Society, Fiche No.1839 Index of Canterbury Burials Kent Family History Society
The will of Thomas Sankey written in 1794 Proved in 1801. Thomas Sankey was a Grocer and Tallow Merchant in Canterbury. The will mentions the following of his children: Matthew Sankey (“my eldest son”), Dorcas (“wife of Richard Collington”), Susanna (“wife of Henry Kemp”), Sarah (“wife of Richard Gowland”), Thomas (“Thomas Sankey the Younger”), Elizabeth (“spinster”), Frances (“spinster”) and five children “by my wife Ann Sankey”: Charles, John, Sophia, Richard and Samuel.
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The will of William Gunner died 10 Dec 1888
IGI Individual Record, Marriage of Charles Sankey and Mary Abigail Jane Price, 14 Dec 1803, St Andrews by the Wardrobe, London
Grant of Probate for the will of George Gunner, died 11 Feb 1885 Grant of Probate for the will of Charles Goldsmith, died 5 Jan 1907 Grant of Probate for the will of Ethel Burnett, died 27 Nov 1961 Letter of administration for the estate of Mabel Dovey, died 9 Apr 1976 Grant of Probate for the will of Morton Dovey, died 11 May 1955
B. Mar 1857 George Gunner Hackney 1b 332 M. Sep 1874 William Ware and Helen Gunner Hackney 1b 691 B. Jun 1875 Helen Denham Hackney 1b 504 M. Mar 1876 Frederick Gunner and Savilla Cook Hackney 1b 579 M. Mar 1880 George Gunner and Frances Weller Maidstone 2a 814 D. Dec 1882 Eleanor Phillips Brentford 3a 52 D. Dec 1891 Florence Denham Hackney 1b 311 M. Jun 1893 Wheeler Gunner and Marie Smitham Ashford 2a 1420 D. Mar 1897 Harold Denham Hackney 1b 330 M. Jun 1900 Ethel Denham and Lewellyn Burnett Hackney 1b 830 M. Sep 1900 Helen Denham and Charles Goldsmith Hackney 1b 972 B. Dec 1902 Cecil Burnett Hackney 1b 438 B. Dec 1905 Irene Burnett Hackney 1b 395? M. Sep 1909 Helen Goldsmith and William Robbins Hackney 1b 1098 M. Dec 1910 Frederick Crabtree and Irene Denham Hackney 1b 791 B. Sep 1913 Rex Burnett Hackney 1b 773 B. Sep 1915 Harold Crabtree Hackney 1b 629 D. Sep 1925 William Robbins Rochford 4a 539 M. Dec 1926 Morton Dovey and Mabel Harris Marylebone 1a 1359 M. Jun 1927 Irene Burnett and Eric Greene Hackney 1b 857 D. Jun 1946 Frederick Crabtree Southend 4a 690 D. Jun 1946 Irene Crabtree Southend 4a 693 D. Sep 1952 Archibald Harris Worthing 5h 498 D. Sep 1954 Geoffrey Robbins Southend 4a 576
M. 21 Oct 1847 William Gunner & Eleanor Phillips (widow) Canterbury District Marriage Certificate B. 16 Aug 1848 Fanny Augusta Gunner Canterbury District Birth Certificate B. 24 Jan 1849 Frederick Denham St Georges, Bloomsbury District Birth Certificate M. 25 May 1871 Frederick Denham and Fanny Gunner Hackney District Marriage Certificate B. 26 Jun 1880 Archibald Harris Hackney District Birth Certificate D. 10 Dec 1888 William Gunner Brentford District Death Certificate M. 7 JUL 1906 Archibald Harris and Mabel Denham Hackney District Marriage Certificate B. 30 Mar 1907 Basil Harris Hackney District Birth Certificate B. 8 Apr 1910 Geoffrey Robbins Hackney District Birth Certificate D. 27 Dec 1921 Fanny Denham Whitechapel District Death Certificate
1851 Census record for George Gunner household at 18 Castle St., Canterbury Piece 1624, Folio 210, Page 13 1851 Census record for William Gunner household at 23 St Margaret’s St. Canterbury, Piece 1624, Folio 455, Page 8 1871 Census record for George Gunner household at 18 Castle St, Canterbury, Piece 968, Folio 32, Page 18 1871 Census record for George Gunner household at Boughton Under Blean Piece 977, Folio 15, Page 22 1881 Census record for William East household at 47 Castle St., Canterbury, Piece 958, Folio 62, Page 5 1881 Census record for Frederick Denham household at 54 Rushmore Road, Hackney Piece 306 Folio 75 Page 56 1881 Census Record for Frederick Crabtree, Household at The Royal Sailor, Croydon Piece 1342, Folio 44, Page 14 1881 Census Record for William Ware Household at Union Tavern, 13 Great Portland St, London Piece 134, Folio 33, Page 7 1881 Census Record for Frederick Gunner Household at 34 Church Road Hackney Piece 309, Folio 75 Page 37 1881 Census Report for George Gunner Household at 7 Union Street, Lambeth Piece 596, Folio 23, Page 41 1881 Census Record for George Gunner Household at Boughton Under Blean Piece 967, Folio 8, Page 10 1881 Census Record for Burton Goldsmith Household at 3 Powis Villas, Sydenham Rd Nth, Croydon, Piece 815, Folio 98. Page 6 1881 Census record for Jeremiah Weller household at High Street, Hadlow, Kent Piece 920, Folio 90, Page 7 1901 Census record for Frederick Denham household at 233 Evering Road, Hackney, Piece 212, Folio 86, Page 4 1901 Census Record for George Gunner Household at 34 Church Road, Hackney Piece 234, Folio 65, Page 5
Note: No record of the marriage between Dorcas Kidder Collington and George Gunner has yet been found. However the connection has been based on the following: The unusual forenames they shared: Dorcas Kidder Collington and Dorcas Kidder Gunner Dorcas Collington was christened on 14 Jul 1793. Dorcas Gunner’s age of 57 in the 1851 census, 67 in the 1861 census and 77 at her death in Dec Qtr 1870 are all
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consistent with being born in 1793 Dorcas Gunner’s place of birth is given as Canterbury in the 1851 and 1861 census. The Gunners used Collington as a middle name for two of their children.
3.16.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 Thomas SANKEY b.1738 bap.12/MAY/1738 Monks Horton ob.20/APR/1801 of Monks Horton and Canterbury + (1) Dorcas KIDDER m. 7/OCT/1759 b.1738 ob.20/NOV/1764 2 Dorcas SANKEY b.1760 bap. 24/AUG/1760 + Richard COLLINGTON m.30/JAN/1786 3 Elizabeth Ann COLLINGTON b.1791 bap.25/DEC/1791 3 Dorcas Kidder COLLINGTON b.1793 bap.14/JUL/1793 + George GUNNER bap.8/APR/1796 4 Dorcas Mary GUNNER bap.24/JUN/1821 4 Frances Collington GUNNER bap.5/May/1822 + William EAST m.9/APR/1860 b.abt1818 5 Frederick W. EAST b.abt1862 4 William GUNNER b.abt1823 ob.10/12/1888 + Eleanor PHILLIPS m.21/OCT/1847 b.abt1811 ob.1882 5 Fanny Augusta GUNNER b.16/AUG/1848 ob.27/SEP/1921 + Frederick DENHAM m.25/MAY/1871 b.24/JAN/1849 ob.21/JUL/1930 6 Florence Maud DENHAM b.abt1872 ob.1891 6 Helen Louise DENHAM b.1875 ob.5/OCT/1961 + (1) Charles Hales GOLDSMITH m.1900 b.abt1869 ob.5/JAN/1907 + (2) William George ROBBINS m.1909 ob.1925 7 Geoffrey William Denham ROBBINS b.8/APR/1910 ob.1954 6 Harold Leonard DENHAM b.abt1887 ob.1897 6 Ethel Beatrice DENHAM b.1880 ob.27/NOV/1961 + Lewellyn McPherson BURNETT b.abt1868 ob.1953 7 Cecil Federick d BURNETT b.1902 7 Irene Gladys BURNETT b.1905 + Eric G GREENE m.1927 7 Rex Lewellyn BURNETT b.1913 + Phyllis Ena ? 6 Mabel Madoline DENHAM b.12/SEP/1881 ob.9/APR/1976 + (1) Archibald Thomas HARRIS m.7/JUL/1906 b.26/JUN/1880 ob.8/AUG/1952 7 Basil Archibald HARRIS b.30/MAR/1907 ob.30/APR/1978 + Elizabeth MARTIN m.26/DEC/1935 + (2) Morton DOVEY m.1926 b.14/JUN/1881 ob.11/MAY/1955 6 Percy Frederick DENHAM b.abt1883 + Emma ? 7 Fred DENHAM 7 Bob DENHAM 7 Helen DENHAM 6 Irene DENHAM b.abt1887 ob.1946 + Frederick Joseph CRABTREE m.1910 b.1880 ob.1946 7 Harold F CRABTREE b.1915 5 Helen GUNNER bap.29/SEP/1850 ob.bef1884 + William H WARE m.1874 b.abt1845 6 William Albert WARE b.1876 5 Frederick Wheeler GUNNER bap.5/JUN/1853 + Savilla Susannah COOK m.1876 b.abt1853 6 Elenner E GUNNER b.abt1876 6 Frederick GUNNER b.abt1878 6 Beatrice GUNNER b.1881 5 George Henry Collington GUNNER b.abt1857 + (1) Sarah ? b.abt1854 + (2) Violet Edith ROBINSON m.1890 b.abt1867 6 Cyril GUNNER b.abt1892 4 John GUNNER bap.24/APR/1825 4 Richard Collington GUNNER bap.18/MAR/1827 4 Susanna GUNNER bap.4/JAN/1829 bur.18/DEC/1831 4 Emma GUNNER bap.9/MAY/1830 4 Elizabeth Ann GUNNER bap.14/AUG/1831 bur.4/MAR/1832 4 George GUNNER bap.11/NOV/1832 ob.11/FEB/1885 + Frances ? b.abt1829 5 George GUNNER b.abt1855 + Frances Sarah WELLER m.1880 b.abt1850 6 George Frederick GUNNER b.1880 5 Wheeler Collington GUNNER b.abt1864 + Marie SMITHAM m.1893 5 Fanny Ann GUNNER b.abt1865 5 Ellen D GUNNER b.abt1866 5 Alice T GUNNER b.abt1869 4 Mary GUNNER bap.21/SEP/1834 2 Samuel SANKEY b.1761 bur.19/APR/1762 2 Susanna SANKEY b.1762 bap.13/SEP/1762 + Henry KEMP m.3/OCT/1786 2 Thomas SANKEY bap.31/JUL/1763 ob.juv + (2) Sarah WOODRUFFE b.1741 bur.10/SEP/1780 2 Matthew William SANKEY of Canterbury b.1766 bap.3/AUG/1766 + Hannah SIMMONS m.3/JAN/1792
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3 Elizabeth SANKEY + ? COOPER 3 Henry Simmons SANKEY bap.26/MAY/1793 bur.20/FEB/1803 3 Thomas SANKEY bap.5/JUN/1796 3 Susanna SANKEY bap.1/JUN/1802 2 Thomas SANKEY bap.25/OCT/1767 ob.juv 2 Mary Hester SANKEY bap.7/MAY/1769 ob.juv. 2 Thomas SANKEY bap.13/AUG/1770 ob.juv. 2 Sarah SANKEY bap.18/DEC/1771 + Richard Symons GOWLAND m.30/AUG/1792 2 Thomas SANKEY bap.1/MAR/1774 2 Francis Amelia SANKEY bap./NOV/1777 bur.10/MAY/1778 2 Hester Rebecca SANKEY bap.28/JAN/1779 bur.10/SEP/1781 2 Richard SANKEY bap.25/AUG/1780 bur.5/OCT/1780 2 Frances SANKEY + Sam. WOOD 2 Elizabeth SANKEY + (1) John DEANE + (2) John PARNELL + (3) George GRIGG + (3) Anne FRIEND of Canterbury m.8/OCT/1781 b.1748 ob.1801 2 Charles SANKEY b.1782 bap.22/AUG/1782 + (1) Mary Abigail Jane PRICE m.14/DEC/1803 3 Jane SANKEY 3 Thomas SANKEY + (2) ? 3 Mary Anne SANKEY bap.14/DEC/1804 3 Charles SANKEY bap.13/MAR/1806 ob.inf 3 Charles SANKEY bap.14/FEB/1807 2 Anne Friend SANKEY bap.20/MAY/1785 bur.21/JUN/1786 2 Anne Amelia SANKEY bap.25/AUG/1786 bur.10/MAY/1793 2 Sophia SANKEY bap.17/AUG/1787 + John TOWNSEND 2 Richard SANKEY bap.30/JAN/1789 ob.1846 + Mary HARVEY m.1818 3 Sidley SANKEY bap.19/DEC/1818 3 Henry SANKEY bap.4/AUG/1820 3 Harvey SANKEY ob.1861 3 Augusta SANKEY bap.18/AUG/1822 3 Ellen SANKEY bap.13/JUN/1824 3 Frederick SANKEY bap.8/JUN/1825 + (1) Ellen WENMAN m.1851 ob.1854 4 Clara Ann SANKEY b.1852 ob.1854 + (2) Sophia BRAY 4 Mary Eliza SANKEY b.1856 4 Elizabeth Anne SANKEY b.1858 4 Ellen Sophia SANKEY b.1860 3 Elizabeth Anne SANKEY bap.3/FEB/1828 3 Fanny SANKEY bap.13/APR/1834 3 Mary Jane SANKEY bap.4/SEP/1836 2 William Henry SANKEY bap.10/JAN/1790 2 Hester Elizabeth SANKEY bap.10/APR/1791 bur.29/MAY/1791 2 Samuel SANKEY bap.15/APR/1792 ob.juv. 2 William Henry SANKEY bap.14/AUG/1794 2 John SANKEY bap.8/JAN/1784 + (1) Mary SMITH m.6/OCT/1807 3 Mary Ann SANKEY bap.28/SEP/1808 3 John SANKEY bap.4/FEB/1810 + (2) Harriet London
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3.17 F3: WILLIAM SANKEY OF CANTERBURY
3.17.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 William SANKEY of Canterbury from F + ? WEBSTER 2 William Webster SANKEY of Wouldham + Sarah Monro HART 3 William Hart SANKEY of Wouldham b.14/JUN/1820 + Caroline WYNN 4 Eliza Caroline SANKEY 4 Sarah Matilda Webster SANKEY 4 Marian Emily SANKEY 4 William Geo. Martin SANKEY of Kensington + ? 5 William SANKEY 4 John Hart SANKEY of Gravesend + Emma PETERS of Wouldham Hall m.1860 5 Gertrude SANKEY 5 Ellen Marian SANKEY 5 Mabel SANKEY 5 Charles Herbert SANKEY 5 John Everest SANKEY 5 Albert Edward SANKEY 5 Percy William SANKEY 5 Frederick Edgerton SANKEY 4 Augusta Wynn SANKEY
3.17.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE See Addenda
Additional information from Geoff Sankey of Norwich, and Janette Tyreman of Canada.
Father: William SANKEY Saint Mary Bredin, Canterbury, Mother: Mary Kent, England SANKEY, Francis_ (F)...... C: 26 Jun 1758 SANKEY, William (M)...... C: 15 Feb 1762 SANKEY, William Webster (M)...... C: 09 Jun 1767
Father: William SANKEY Wouldham, Kent, England Mother: Caroline SANKEY, Eliza Caroline (F)...... C: 03 Jun 1821 SANKEY, Sarah Matilda Webster (F)...... C: 20 Oct 1822 SANKEY, Marianne Emily (F)...... C: 17 Oct 1824 SANKEY, William George Martin (M)...... C: 18 Sep 1828 SANKEY, John Hart (M)...... C: 28 Mar 1830 SANKEY, Augusta Wynn (F)...... C: 30 Dec 1832
M: Sep 1847 Marianne Emily Kensington 3 270 M: Mar 1854 Eliza Caroline Malling 2a 379 M: Dec 1860 John Hart Malling 2a 671 M: Dec 1860 Augusta Mynn Malling 2a 671 B: Dec 1861 Gertrude Lambeth 1d 337 M: Dec 1861 William George Martin Kensington 1a 92 B: Dec 1862 Ellen Marian Poplar 1c 603 B: Jun 1864 Charles Herbert Poplar 1c 587 B: Sep 1865 John Everist N Aylesford 2a 339 B: Dec 1866 Albert E N Aylesford 2a 386 M: Dec 1867 Sarah Matilda W Kensington 1a 266 B: Sep 1868 Emma Peters N Aylesford 2a 395 D: Sep 1868 Emma Peters 0 N Aylesford 2a 273 B: Mar 1870 Minnie Augusta Gravesend 2a 427 B: Jun 1873 Mabel Gravesend 2a 391 B: Dec 1874 Percy William Gravesend 2a 406 B: Mar 1876 Frederick Egerton Gravesend 2a 464 D: Sep 1877 Minnie Augusta 7 Gravesend 2a 231 M: Jun 1888 Charles Herbert Camberwell 1d 1086 D: Sep 1895 Albert Edward 28 Gravesend 2a 290 M: Sep 1897 John Everist Gravesend 2a 1018 B: Dec 1898 Gordon Everist Edmonton 3a 362 B: Jun 1899 Melvill Camberwell 1d 818 M: Dec 1899 Ellen Marian Gravesend 2a 1124 M: Sep 1902 Frederick Egerton Gravesend 2a 1249 B: Mar 1904 Thomas Frederick C Gravesend 2a 663 B: Dec 1906 Reginald Charles Camberwell 1d 780 M: Dec 1908 Percy William Conway 11b 877 D: Sep 1910 Frederick E 34 Gravesend 2a 306 D: Sep 1915 John H 85 Gravesend 2a 650 D: Jun 1918 John E 52 Portsmouth 2b 630 M: Sep 1924 Melville M ROOKE Epsom 2a 17
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B: Jun 1926 Peter M Rooke Bromley 2a 980 B: Mar 1930 Doreen M Rooke Bromley 2a 992 M: Sep 1931 Reginald C RAMSAY St Geo H Sq 1a 1302 B: Mar 1933 Janette V Ramsay Bromley 2a 895 M: Jun 1936 Gordon E STEPHENSON London C 1c 33 M: Jun 1937 Reginald C KENCH Barnet 3a 1597 B: Jun 1937 Patricia A K Kench Barnet 3a 1089 D: Sep 1940 Reginald C 33 Stafford 6b 74 M: Dec 1944 Melvill M LEIGHTON or Surrey Mid E 2a 707 McGRATH D: Dec 1945 Charles H 81 Tonbridge 2a 1220 M: Dec 1946 Gordon E BLENKINSHIP or Westminster 5c 841 CLARK M: Dec 1948 Thomas F C FRYER Middlesex S 5f 51 M: Jun 1949 Peter M GRIFFITHS Horsham 5h 1056 B: Jun 1951 Terence A M Griffiths Cuckfield 5h 207 D: Dec 1951 Percy W 77 Bromley 5b 77 B: Dec 1952 Geoffrey P Fryer Bromley 5b 236 B: Jun 1953 Michael J Fryer Surrey N W 5g 794 B: Mar 1955 Sarah M Griffiths Cuckfield 5h 191 M: Jun 1956 Gordon E KIRKE Wandsworth 5d 1350 M: Mar 1957 Janette V TYREMAN Southwark 5d 1254 B: Sep 1958 Adrian C Fryer Surrey S W 5g 1084 M: Sep 1958 Patricia A K McDERMOTT Kensington 5c 2688 B: Dec 1958 David P G Griffiths Lewes 5h 340 D: Mar 1966 Melvill M 66 Surrey S W 5g 671 D: Dec 1968 Gordon E 70 Merton 5d 480 M: Jun 1975 Terence A M HURD Lewes 18 0693 M: Sep 1975 Sarah M CLARKE Cuckfield 18 1016 M: Sep 1977 Geoffrey P DRURY Swindon 23 2278 B: Jun 1980 Rebecca Anne Drury Ashford 16 0068
Following are the Baptisms from Monks Horton of Samuel & Elizabeth SANKEY's children - courtesy of Paul Stickells: John c.6.4.1731; Samuel c.21.4.1732; William c.21.10.1734; Thomas c.12.5.1738; Elizabeth c.30.7.1740
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3.17.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 William SANKEY bap.21/OCT/1734 Monks Horton, of Canterbury from F + Mary WEBSTER 2 Francis SANKEY bap.1758 Canterbury 2 William SANKEY bap.1762 Canterbury 2 William Webster SANKEY bap.1767 Canterbury + Sarah Monro HART 3 William Hart SANKEY of Wouldham b.14/JUN/1820 + Caroline WYNN 4 Eliza Caroline SANKEY bap.1821 Wouldham + ? m.1854 Malling 4 Sarah Matilda Webster SANKEY bap.1822 Wouldham + ? 1867 Kensington 4 Marian Emily SANKEY bap.1824 Wouldham + ? m.1847 Kensington 4 William George Martin SANKEY bap.1828 Wouldham, of Kensington + ? m.1861 Kensington 5 William SANKEY 4 John Hart SANKEY bap.1830 Wouldham ob.1915 Gravesend + Emma PETERS of Wouldham Hall m.1860 Malling 5 Gertrude SANKEY b.1861 Lambeth ob.1898 5 Ellen Marian SANKEY b.1862 Poplar + A.C.J. GAYER m.1899 Gravesend 5 Mabel SANKEY b.1873 Gravesend 5 Charles Herbert SANKEY b.1864 Poplar ob.1945 Tunbridge Wells + Constance Beatrice MASSEY m.1888 Camberwell 6 Beatrice Muriel SANKEY b.1892 Camberwell + Thomas GLASGOW m.1918 Bromley 7 Daphne GLASGOW 6 Doris Sybil SANKEY b.1896 Camberwell + Stanley? WOODMAN m.1915 Bromley 6 Herbert Massey SANKEY b.1899 West Ham d.1949 Lambeth + Sybil ABBS m.1919 Lewisham 7 Richard M. SANKEY b.1920 Bromley + ? FORBES-BOYER m.1944 Hereford 8 Hillary M. SANKEY b.1947 Bromley 7 Donald SANKEY b.1926 Bromley (died 1940s?) 6 Melville SANKEY b.1899 Camberwell ob.1966 Surrey + (1) Marian ROOKE m.1924 Epsom 7 Peter M. SANKEY b.1926 Bromley + Nancy GRIFFITHS m.1949 Horsham 8 Terence A.M. SANKEY b.1951 Cuckfield + ? HURD m.1975 Lewes 8 Sarah M. SANKEY b.1955 Cuckfield + ? CLARKE m.1975 Cuckfield 8 David P.G. SANKEY b.1958 Lewes 7 Doreen M. SANKEY b.1930 Bromley + Jon HEYWOTH 8 Clare HEYWORTH 8 Mark HEYWORTH + (2) Kay LEIGHTON or McGRATH m.1944 Surrey 6 Reginald Charles SANKEY b.1906 Camberwell ob.1940 Stafford + (1) Vera RAMSAY m.1931 London 7 Janette Vera SANKEY b. Nov 1932 Bromley + Reginald Charles Peter TYREMAN m.1957 Southwark 8 Amanda Jane TYREMAN b. 15/Sep/1961 + (1) Dino IANNUZZI 9 Joshua Daniel IANNUZZI b. 04/Aug/1992 + (2) Stephen GRIFFIN 9 Jane Alexandra GRIFFIN b. 01/Nov/1998 + (2) Patricia KENCH m.1937 Barnet 7 Patricia Ann K. SANKEY b.1937 Barnet + ? McDERMOTT m.1958 Kensington 5 John Everist SANKEY b.1865 ob.1918 Portsmouth + ? m.1897 Gravesend 6 Gordon Everist SANKEY b.1898 Edmonton ob.1968 Merton + (1) ? STEPHENSON m.1936 London + (2) ? BLENKINSHIP or CLARK m.1946 London + (3) ? KIRKE m.1956 London 5 Albert Edward SANKEY b.1866 ob.1895 Gravesend 5 Percy William SANKEY b.1874 Gravesend ob.1951 Bromley + ? m.1908 Conway 6 John SANKEY of Dorking + Ann ? 7 Lynda SANKEY 5 Frederick Edgerton SANKEY b.1876 ob.1910 Gravesend + ? m.1902 Gravesend 6 Thomas Frederick C. SANKEY b.1904 ob.1990 + Beatrice Anne FRYER m.1948 Middlesex b.1925 7 Geoffrey Peter SANKEY b.1952 of Norwich + Valerie Joan DRURY m.1977 Swindon b.1947 ob.1992 8 Rebecca Anne SANKEY b.1980 8 Lorna Ruth SANKEY b.1982
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7 Michael John SANKEY b.1953 of Edinburgh 7 Adrian Charles SANKEY b.1958 of Ambleside 5 Emma Peters SANKEY b.1868 ob.1868 N. Aylesford 5 Minnie Augusta SANKEY b.1869 ob.1877 Gravesend 4 Augusta Wynn SANKEY bap.1832 Wouldham + ? m.1860 Malling
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3.18.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 William SANKEY from F + (1) Susanna BOTELER 2 William SANKEY b.11/JUL/1789 ob.1866 settled at Dover + Elizabeth THOMPSON of Dover m.1819 ob.1790 3 Elizabeth SANKEY ob.inf.1820 3 Susannah b.23/JUL/1821 + John William HORSLEY of Dunkirk 3 Edward Fitzwilliam SANKEY b.19/AUG/1823 + Jane Freeling SMITHETT m.1849 3 William Thompson SANKEY M.A. Oxon. b.21/MAY/1829 ob.16/MAY/1875 + Jane HOILE 4 Arthur William SANKEY b.04/FEB/1859 3 Mary SANKEY ob.inf.1826 3 Mary Charlotte SANKEY ob.juv.1830 3 Lucy SANKEY ob.inf.1831 3 Arthur Henry SANKEY ob.1854? aged 22 2 Henry SANKEY R.N. of Preston b.09/JUL/1791 ob.pre 1869 + Frances Elizabeth HARRISON b.22/SEP/1800 at Devonport ob.16/FEB/1869 at Bath 3 Mary Frances SANKEY b. at Wingham 3 Catherine SANKEY b.1825 at Lewes 3 Maria SANKEY b. at Wickham 3 Ellen SANKEY b. at Walmer 3 Henrietta Eliza SANKEY b.10/JUN/1834 at Devonport 2 Maria SANKEY + ? WATT of Deal + (2) Mary BOYS 2 Richard SANKEY MA Oxford b.28/MAY/1802 ob.1864 + Mary Thomason BOYS m.21/JUL/1829 3 Philip Menzies SANKEY b.17/APR/1830 + Helen FILMER m.2/FEB/1858 4 Arthur SANKEY R.A. b.1/NOV/1858 4 Edmund Richard SANKEY R.A. b.18/FEB/1860 4 Margaret Helen SANKEY 4 Alice SANKEY 3 Richard Henry Heurtley SANKEY b.22/MAY/1831 3 Agnes Mary SANKEY b.1833 3 Alfred Harding SANKEY ob.inf. 3 William Graham Barlow SANKEY ob.inf. 3 Frederick Octavius SANKEY ob.inf. 3 Charles Augustus SANKEY ob.inf. 3 Mary Rucker SANKEY b.18/MAY/1836 + John BOULTREE of Wrangthorn 3 Emily Frances SANKEY b.1840 3 Elizabeth Anne SANKEY b.1842 3 Julius Ottaway SANKEY M.D. Oxford b.6/APR/1846 3 Anna Sibella Buttermer SANKEY b.14/JAN/1844 + Edward Henry SANKEY (first cousin) 2 Frances SANKEY b.25/OCT/1806 + Gillett Jonathan OTTAWAY of Staplehurst 2 Frederick Harvey SANKEY b.23/AUG/1803 ob.22/APR/1868 surgeon of Eghorne + Ann DADDS of Wingham b.26/AUG/1800 3 Frederick William SANKEY b.19/OCT/1831 ob.1874 3 Charlotte Ann SANKEY b.22/FEB/1836 + W. Norris MARSHALL m.1863 3 Edward Henry SANKEY M.A. Oxon of Gorsley b.29/DEC/1845 + A.S.B. SANKEY (first cousin) m.1877 4 Bernard SANKEY b.17/JUL/1878 2 Edward Boys SANKEY b.07/NOV/1804 ob.26/SEP/1824 2 Charlotte SANKEY 2 Elizabeth SANKEY 2 Emily SANKEY 2 Ann SANKEY 2 George Boys SANKEY 2 William Henry Octavius SANKEY M.D. of Sandywell Park b.8/APR/1813 + (1) Martha EDWARDS of Margate 3 Henry Octavius SANKEY b.1/JUL/1842 + (2) Mary Anne CLARKE of Stebbing 3 Herbert Richard Octavius SANKEY b.6/APR/1850 3 William Arthur Clarke Octavius SANKEY b.13/JUL/1852 3 Mary Jane Octavia SANKEY b.24/JUL/1856 2 Philip SANKEY M.A. Oxford of Newcastle-on-Tyne b.18/APR/1817 + Elizabeth Anne DANDE 3 Philip Percival SANKEY ob.inf.1841 3 Alice Elizabeth SANKEY b.22/MAY/1844 3 Theodore Gilbert SANKEY ob.inf. 3 Clement Herbert SANKEY ob.inf. 3 Clara Cecil SANKEY ob.juv.
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3.18.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE See Addenda.
See Appendix C for additional information.
Father: Richard SANKEY Farnham, Surrey, England Mother: Mary Thomason SANKEY, Agnes Mary (F)...... C: 22 May 1833 SANKEY, Alfred Harding (M)...... C: 16 Jan 1835 SANKEY, Mary Rucker (F)...... C: 27 May 1836 SANKEY, William Graham Barlow (M)...... C: 16 Feb 1838 SANKEY, Elizabeth Anne (F)...... C: 18 Jul 1842 SANKEY, Anna Sibella Battemer (F)...... C: 09 Feb 1844 SANKEY, Julius Ottaway (M)...... C: 25 Apr 1846 SANKEY, Charles Augustus (M)...... C: 25 Feb 1848
SANKEY, Alice Elizabeth (F)...... M: 30 Apr 1870 Spouse: Charles RICHARDS Gateshead, Durham, England
D: Jun 1838 Mary Charlotte Dover 5 80 B: Mar 1840 Emily Frances Farnham 4 131 M: Mar 1841 Philip Headington 16 79 B: Jun 1841 Frederick Octavius Farnham 9 141 M: Sep 1841 William Henry Octavius Camberwell 4 28 B: Sep 1841 Philip Percival Headington 16 57 D: Sep 1841 Philip Percival Headington 16 37 B: Sep 1842 Henry Octavius Isle of Thane 5 417 B: Sep 1842 Elizabeth Anne Farnham 4 126 D: Mar 1843 Frederick Octavius Farnham 4 98 M: Sep 1843 Susannah Dover 5 135 B: Mar 1844 Anna Sibella Buttermer Farnham 4 135 B: Jun 1844 Alice Elizabeth Blean 5 33 D: Jun 1844 Martha Canterbury 5 50 B: Mar 1846 Edward Henry Eastry 5 159 B: Mar 1846 Theodore Gilbert Eastry 5 153 D: Jun 1846 Theodore Gilbert Eastry 5 107 B: Jun 1846 Julius Ottaway Farnham 4 164 B: Mar 1848 Charles Augustus Farnham 4 169 D: Mar 1848 Charles Augustus Farnham 4 147 D: Jun 1848 Clement Albert Faversham 5 119 M: Jun 1849 William Henry Octavius Edmonton 3 115 D: Mar 1850 Clara Cecilia Columb St 9 45 B: Jun 1850 Herbert Richard Octavius Islington 3 284 B: Sep 1852 William Arthur Clarke Octavius Islington 1b 158 D: Mar 1854 Arthur Henry Dover 2a 407 B: Sep 1856 Mary Jane Octavia Uxbridge 3a 30 B: Mar 1859 Arthur William St. Albans 3a 296 B: Mar 1862 Edward Hugh Octavius Uxbridge 3a 27 M: Dec 1863 Charlotte Anne St Geo H Sq 1a 444 D: Jun 1864 Mary Canterbury 2a 370 D: Sep 1864 Richard Wolverhampton 6b 311 M: Jun 1869 Richard Henry H Northleach 6a 619 M: Jun 1870 Alice Elizabeth Gateshead 10a 934 M: Jun 1870 Alice Elizabeth Gateshead 10a 920a B: Jun 1870 Kate Mary Abingdon 2c 295 B: Jun 1871 Emily Abingdon 2c 286 D: Jun 1871 Emily 0 Abingdon 2c 214 B: Jun 1871 Sibella Abingdon 2c 286 M: Dec 1873 Julius Ottaway Kensington 1a 215 D: Mar 1874 Edward Fitzwilliam 50 Rye 2b 7 D: Jun 1874 Agnes Mary 40 Christchurch 2b 383 D: Sep 1874 Frederick William 42 Newent 6a 159 B: Sep 1874 Richard Harvey Abingdon 2c 277 M: Dec 1874 Mary Rucker Wokingham 2c 899 M: Dec 1877 Anna Sibella B Abingdon 2c 673 M: Dec 1877 Edward Henry Abingdon 2c 673 B: Sep 1878 Bernard Newent 6a 266 M: Jun 1879 Mary Jane O Northwich 6a 647 M: Jun 1880 William Arthur C O Northleach 6a 649 D: Jun 1880 Elizabeth Anne 37 Headington 3a 390 D: Jun 1881 Philip 64 Castle W 10b 144 M: Sep 1882 Herbert Richard O Ellesmere 6a 1129 D: Dec 1886 William Arthur C O 34 Ellesmere 6a 497 D: Mar 1889 William Henry O 76 Ellesmere 6a 526 D: Jun 1889 Henry Octavius 46 Ellesmere 6a 453 D: Jun 1894 Herbert Richard O 44 Ellesmere 6a 436 M: Dec 1894 Edward Hugh O Ellesmere 6a 1431 D: Mar 1895 Mary Thomason 86 Headington 3a 631 D: Mar 1897 Arthur William 38 Strand 1b 379 M: Dec 1900 Bernard Canterbury 2a 1789 M: Sep 1912 Richard H SAXBY Abingdon 2c 743 B: Jun 1913 Richard G Saxby Headington 3a 2178 B: Sep 1916 Peter R B Saxby Headington 3a 1926 D: Jun 1917 Edward H 71 Headington 3a 1139
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D: Jun 1921 Richard H H 89 Headington 3a 1003 M: Sep 1921 Kate M TREMENHEERE Oxford 3a 2849 D: Sep 1922 Anna S B 78 Headington 3a 884 D: Mar 1924 Julius O 78 Headington 3a 1466 D: Mar 1927 Emily F 87 Headington 3a 1665 D: Dec 1946 Sibella 75 Oxford 6b 824 M: Jun 1947 Peter R B WILLIAMS Edmonton 5e 853 D: Mar 1952 Edward H O 90 Surrey N E 5g 732 D: Jun 1955 Richard H 80 Oxford 6b 827
Additional information supplied by James Horsley of Co.Kerry, Ireland.
3.18.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 William SANKEY b.1760 ob.1833 from F + (1) Susanna BOTELER 2 Anna Maria SANKEY b.1/AUG/1787 ob.20/JAN/1879 + William WATT M.A. J.P. surgeon of Deal 2 William SANKEY b.11/JUL/1789 Eythorne ob.1866 settled at Dover + Elizabeth THOMPSON of Dover m.1819 ob.1790 3 Elizabeth SANKEY ob.inf.1820 3 Susannah b.23/JUL/1821 + John William HORSLEY of Dunkirk 3 Susannna Sankey b: July 23, 1821 in DOVER, KENT, ENGLAND d: May 17, 1904 in DOVER, KENT, ENGLAND +John William Horsley b: December 25, 1815 in KENT, ENGLAND m: July 23, 1843 in ST JAMES'S CHURCH, DOVER KENT, ENGLAND d: January 30, 1849 in CHARING, KENT, ENGLAND 4 John William Horsley M A Oxon b: June 14, 1845 in DUNKIRK, KENT, ENGLAND d: November 25, 1921 in KINGSDOWN, KENT, ENGLAND +Mary Sophia Codd b: 1855 in ENGLAND m: 1876 in ENGLAND d: May 17, 1891 in ENGLAND 5 Mary Monica Horsley b: May 4, 1878 in KENSINGTON, LONDON, ENGLAND d: January 12, 1949 in ENGLAND +Cyril James Horsley-Smith b: 1875 in ENGLAND m: 1906 in ENGLAND d: 1954 in ENGLAND 6 Mary Ursula Horsley-Smith b: July 4, 1908 in RICHMOND, SURREY, ENGLAND +Arthur Leslie Warren b: 1900 in ENGLAND m: 1973 in ENGLAND d: 1976 in ENGLAND 6 David John Horsley-Smith b: June 1911 in EASTRY, KENT, ENGLAND d: June 1911 in EASTRY, KENT, ENGLAND 6 Barbara Felicity Horsley-Smith b: 1913 in ENGLAND d: September 1985 in ENGLAND +Osmund Patrick Osborne Cross b: 1910 in ENGLAND m: 1937 in ENGLAND d: January 1998 in ENGLAND 6 Anne Dorothea Horsley-Smith b: 1921 in EAST ANGLIA, ENGLAND d: 1995 in ENGLAND +Harold Lewis Palmer b: 1911 in ENGLAND m: in ENGLAND d: 1985 in ENGLAND 5 Mary Perpetua Mildred Horsley b: February 17, 1880 in CHISWICK, LONDON, ENGLAND d: 1919 in DETLING, KENT, ENGLAND 5 Mary Gertrude Horsley b: March 17, 1881 in CHISWICK, LONDON, ENGLAND d: 1945 in ENGLAND +Stanley Williams b: in ENGLAND m: in ENGLAND d: 1954 6 Peter Horsley Williams b: 1914 in ENGLAND d: 1946 6 Mary Patricia Williams b: 1921 in ENGLAND d: in ENGLAND +Russell Jesson b: in ENGLAND m: in ENGLAND d: in ENGLAND 5 Mary Dorothea Horsley b: April 29, 1882 in CHISWICK, LONDON, ENGLAND d: 1978 in KINGSDOWN, KENT, ENGLAND 5 Mary Priscilla Horsley b: January 16, 1884 in CHISWICK, LONDON, ENGLAND d: 1968 in ENGLAND +Robert Walter Michael Noyes-Lewis b: September 29, 1866 in ENGLAND m: April 25, 1906 in ENGLAND d: October 4, 1954 6 Robin Michael Noyes-Lewis b: August 27, 1907 in ENGLAND d: 1977 in ENGLAND +Thelma Unknown b: in ENGLAND d: in ENGLAND 6 Nicholas Noyes-Lewis b: May 27, 1911 in ENGLAND d: 1986 +Ruth Comfort b: in ENGLAND m: in ENGLAND d: in ENGLAND 6 Angela Mary Noyes-Lewis b: September 29, 1914 in ENGLAND d: in ENGLAND +Hugh Chapman b: in ENGLAND m: in ENGLAND d: in ENGLAND 6 Mary Joan Noyes-Lewis b: January 16, 1920 in ENGLAND d: in ENGLAND +Stephen Feyer b: in ENGLAND m: in ENGLAND d: in ENGLAND *2nd Husband of Mary Joan Noyes-Lewis: +R Catling b: in ENGLAND m: in ENGLAND d: in ENGLAND 5 John William Horsley b: November 15, 1885 in CHISWICK, LONDON, ENGLAND d: September 29, 1966 in SELLING, KENT +Vera Buckingham b: June 17, 1890 in ENGLAND m: October 30, 1911 in ENGLAND d: April 1, 1970 in ENGLAND 6 Mary Horsley b: May 12, 1914 in ENGLAND d: May 17, 1988 +John Sinclair Shaw Bruce b: February 18, 1913 in ENGLAND m: August 18, 1944 in ENGLAND d: June 27, 1984 in ENGLAND
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6 John William Horsley b: May 22, 1920 in OTFORD, KENT, ENGLAND d: June 22, 1997 in BERNE, BERNESE OBERLAND, SWITZERLAND +Hilda Sione Watts b: July 10, 1923 in ENGLAND m: May 7, 1949 in ENGLAND 5 Stephen Sebastian Horsley b: January 20, 1889 in CHISWICK, LONDON, ENGLAND d: June 1969 in ENGLAND 5 Horsley b: 1891 in ENGLAND d: 1891 in ENGLAND 4 Mary Horsley b: 1846 in ENGLAND d: February 1920 in 28 PENCESTER R DOVER, KENT, ENGLAND 4 Stephen Horsley M Inst,Ce b: December 26, 1847 in DUNKIRK FAVERSHAM, KENT, ENGLAND d: May 1, 1901 in CANTERBURY, KENT +Marion Agnes Gibb b: September 7, 1871 m: in JAMAICA d: 1911 in SEVENOAKS, KENT, ENGLAND 5 Horsley b: 1873 in NAGERCOIL MADRAS, TAMIL NADU, INDIA d: 1873 in NAGERCOIL MADRAS, TAMIL NADU, INDIA 5 James Arthur Bernard Horsley O B E b: May 12, 1874 in NAGERCOIL MADRAS, TAMIL NADU, INDIA d: September 7, 1952 in POTTERS BAR, HERTS, ENGLAND +Mary Irene Valpy b: January 16, 1880 in BURMARSH DYMCHURCH, KENT, ENGLAND m: 1904 in ENGLAND d: July 3, 1971 in ENNISKILLEN, Co FERMANAGH, ULSTER, N IRELAND 6 John Stephen Horsley Mrcs,Lrcp,Frcpsych b: February 6, 1905 in TONBRIDGE, KENT, ENGLAND d: April 3, 1986 in SHEFFIELD, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND +Violetta Christina Oldfield b: June 4, 1916 in ENGLAND m: 1934 in NORLAND SQUARE, LONDON, ENGLAND d: May 7, 1996 in ENGLAND *2nd Wife of John Stephen Horsley Mrcs,Lrcp,Frcpsych: +Olive Irving Luscombe b: September 3, 1919 in CATFORD, LONDON, ENGLAND m: November 2, 1944 in POOLE REGISTRY OFF, DORSET, ENGLAND *3rd Wife of John Stephen Horsley Mrcs,Lrcp,Frcpsych: +Laurie Elsie Smith b: December 21, 1907 in STONY HILL, JAMAICA m: September 23, 1972 in HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORD, ENGLAND d: January 27, 1990 in ENGLAND 5 Stephen Brunel Horsley b: 1875 in NAGERCOIL MADRAS, TAMIL NADU, INDIA d: 1885 in DOVER, KENT, ENGLAND 5 George Frederick Horsley b: 1879 in ENGLAND d: in ENGLAND +Jessie Unknown b: in ENGLAND m: 1904 in ENGLAND 6 Margaret Horsley b: in ENGLAND +Bucci Unknown b: in ITALY 6 Reginald Horsley 6 Kathleen Horsley +Pearson 6 Jessie Horsley +Unknown 5 [4] Agnes Elizabeth Horsley b: 1881 in ENGLAND d: in SOUTH AFRICA +[3] Bernard Sankey b: July 17, 1878 in ENGLAND m: 1900 in ENGLAND d: in ENGLAND 6 [5] Muriel Winifred Sankey b: April 15, 1901 d: in SOUTH AFRICA +[6] Bullock 6 [7] Robin Bernard Sankey b: June 27, 1902 in ENGLAND +[8] Jessie Hopper b: November 13, 1902 in BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, U S A 6 [9] Valentine Sankey b: 1904 d: 1904 6 [10] Sybil Sankey b: May 10, 1905 +[11] Unknown 6 [12] Joan Sankey b: 1908 in ENGLAND +[13] Alfred Saunders m: in ENGLAND 6 [14] George Richard Sankey b: June 22, 1911 d: 1997 +[15] Glenda Unknown m: in CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA d: in LAKE DISTRICT, ENGLAND 5 John Reginald Horsley b: 1882 in ENGLAND d: in ENGLAND +Marian Woodruff b: in ENGLAND m: in ENGLAND d: in ENGLAND 6 Hugh Reginald Horsley b: 1910 d: July 1996 in WORTHING, W SUSSEX, ENGLAND +Elizabeth Unknown b: in ESTONIA m: in ENGLAND 6 Marion Evelyn Horsley b: September 1, 1917 d: 1996 +Peter Ralph 5 Victor Brunel Horsley b: August 4, 1884 in ENGLAND d: 1949 in BIRCHINGTON, KENT, ENGLAND +Edith Morgan b: in ENGLAND m: in ENGLAND d: in ENGLAND 6 Jean Horsley b: January 12, 1917 in ENGLAND +Russell Davis *2nd Husband of Jean Horsley: +Tom W Y Alderton 6 Loveday Horsley b: April 6, 1939 in LONDON, ENGLAND +D T Evans-Pughe m: in ENGLAND 5 Robert Sankey Horsley b: 1885 in ENGLAND d: in U S A 4 Susannah Elizabeth Horsley b: 1849 in ENGLAND d: May 12, 1857 in ENGLAND 3 Edward Fitzwilliam SANKEY b.19/AUG/1823 ob.1874 Rye
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+ Jane Freeling SMITHETT m.1849 remarried S. Gilbert FRYMAN 1880. 3 William Thompson SANKEY M.A. Oxon. b.21/MAY/1829 ob.16/MAY/1875 + Jane HOILE 4 Arthur William SANKEY b.04/FEB/1859 St.Albans ob.1897 Strand 3 Mary SANKEY ob.inf.1826 3 Mary Charlotte SANKEY b.1827 ob.1838 of T.B. aged 11 3 Lucy SANKEY ob.inf.1831 3 Arthur Henry SANKEY b.29/MAR/1832 ob.1854 Dover of T.B. aged 22 2 Henry SANKEY R.N. of Preston b.09/JUL/1791 ob.pre 1869 + Frances Elizabeth HARRISON b.22/SEP/1800 at Devonport ob.16/FEB/1869 at Bath 3 Mary Frances SANKEY b. at Wingham 3 Catherine SANKEY b.1825 at Lewes 3 Maria SANKEY b. at Wickham 3 Ellen SANKEY b. at Walmer 3 Henrietta Eliza SANKEY b.10/JUN/1834 at Devonport + (2) Mary BOYS b.24/JAN/1776 m.21/MAY/1801 ob.1864 2 Richard SANKEY MA Oxford b.28/MAY/1802 ob.24/DEC/1864 Wolverhampton + Mary Thomason BOYS m.21/JUL/1829 ob.1895 Headington 3 Philip Menzies SANKEY b.17/APR/1830 + Helen FILMER m.2/FEB/1858 4 Arthur SANKEY R.A. b.1/NOV/1858 4 Edmund Richard SANKEY R.A. b.18/FEB/1860 4 Margaret Helen SANKEY 4 Alice SANKEY 3 Richard Henry Heurtley SANKEY b.22/MAY/1831 ob.1921 Headington + Kate COOPER of Adelaid, Australia m.1869 Northleach 4 Kate Mary SANKEY b.8/MAR/1870 Abingdon + ? TREMENHEERE m.1921 Oxford 4 Sibella SANKEY b.1871 Abingdon (twin) ob.1946 Oxford 4 Emily SANKEY b.1871 ob.1871 Abingdon (twin) 4 Richard Harvey SANKEY b.12/JUN/1874 Abingdon ob.1955 Oxford + ? SAXBY m.1912 Abingdon 5 Richard G. SANKEY b.1913 Headington 5 Peter R.B. SANKEY b.1916 Headington + ? WILLIAMS 1947 Edmonton 3 Agnes Mary SANKEY b.1833 Farnham ob.1874 Christchurch 3 Alfred Harding SANKEY b.1835 Farnham ob.inf. 3 Mary Rucker SANKEY b.18/MAY/1836 Farnham + John BOULTREE of Wrangthorn m.1874 Wokingham 3 William Graham Barlow SANKEY b.1838 Farnham ob.inf. 3 Emily Frances SANKEY b.1840 Farnham ob.1927 Headington 3 Frederick Octavius SANKEY b.1841 ob.1843 Farnham 3 Elizabeth Anne SANKEY b.1842 Farnham ob.11/APR/1880 at Oxford 3 Anna Sibella Buttermer SANKEY b.14/JAN/1844 Farnham ob.1922 Headington + Edward Henry SANKEY m.1877 Abingdon (first cousin – see below) 3 Julius Ottaway SANKEY M.D. Oxford b.6/APR/1846 Farnham ob.1924 Headington + Agnes Emma THORNE of Leamington m.1873 Kensington 3 Charles Augustus SANKEY b.1848 ob.1848 Farnham 2 Frances SANKEY b.25/OCT/1806 + Gillett Jonathan OTTAWAY of Staplehurst ob.24/APR/1880 2 Frederick Harvey SANKEY b.23/AUG/1803 ob.22/APR/1868 surgeon of Eghorne + Ann DADDS of Wingham b.26/AUG/1800 m.30/NOV/1830 3 Frederick William SANKEY b.19/OCT/1831 ob.1874 Newent 3 Charlotte Ann SANKEY b.22/FEB/1836 + W. Norris MARSHALL m.1863 London 3 Edward Henry SANKEY M.A. Oxon of Gorsley b.29/DEC/1845 ob.1917 Headington + A.S.B. SANKEY (first cousin) b.1844 Farnham m.1877 Abingdon ob.1922 Headington 4 Bernard SANKEY b.17/JUL/1878 Newent + ? m.1900 Canterbury 2 Edward Boys SANKEY b.07/NOV/1804 ob.26/SEP/1824 2 Charlotte SANKEY 2 Elizabeth SANKEY 2 Emily SANKEY 2 Ann SANKEY 2 George Boys SANKEY 2 William Henry Octavius SANKEY M.D. of Sandywell Park b.8/APR/1813 ob.1889 + (1) Martha EDWARDS of Margate m.1841 Camberwell ob.1844 Canterbury 3 Henry Octavius SANKEY b.1/JUL/1842 ob.1889 + (2) Mary Anne CLARKE of Stebbing m.1849 Edmonton 3 Herbert Richard Octavius SANKEY of Sandywell Park b.6/APR/1850 ob.1894 + ? m.1882 3 William Arthur Clarke Octavius SANKEY of Sandywell Park b.13/JUL/1852 ob.1886 + Anne Sophia Fox CARR m.1880 3 Mary Jane Octavia SANKEY b.24/JUL/1856 + Douglas Powell WARE m. 1879 3 Edward Hugh Octavius SANKEY b.11/JAN/1862 at Hanwell ob.1952
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+ ? m.1894 2 Philip SANKEY M.A. Oxford of Newcastle-on-Tyne b.18/APR/1817 ob.1881 + Elizabeth Anne DANBE m.1841 Headington 3 Philip Percival SANKEY b.1841 ob.1841 Headington 3 Alice Elizabeth SANKEY b.22/MAY/1844 Blean + Chas. RICHARDS of Gosforth m.30/APR/1870 at Gateshead 3 Theodore Gilbert SANKEY b.1846 ob.1846 Eastry 3 Clement Albert SANKEY ob.inf.1848 Faversham 3 Clara Cecilia SANKEY ob.juv.1850 Columb St.
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3.19 H: SAMUEL SANKEY
3.19.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Samuel SANKEY from F + Sarah NOBLE 2 Elizabeth SANKEY + (1) ? HAMBROOK + (2) ? SIMMINS 2 Sarah SANKEY + (1) ? HORNE + (2) ? POLLARD 2 Frances SANKEY 2 Jemima SANKEY + ? SOUTHEE 3 Samuel SOUTHEE + Charlotte SANKEY 3 John SOUTHEE 3 Edward SOUTHEE 3 Hambrook SOUTHEE 3 Sankey SOUTHEE 3 Richard SOUTHEE ob.inf.1791 2 Rebecca SANKEY ob.juv.1793 at Harbledown 2 Susanna SANKEY b.1786 ob.1816 at Harbledown 2 Mary SANKEY ob.juv.1788 at Harbledown 2 Hannah SANKEY + ? HOPKINS 2 Samuel John SANKEY of Chartham b.22/SEP/1789 ob.04/JUL/1852 + Elizabeth WEBB of Boughton under Blean m.12/MAR/1822 3 Samuel SANKEY 3 William SANKEY of London, surgeon + Kate WOOLLEY of London 4 William SANKEY 3 Elizabeth SANKEY + Charles MILNE of London m.20/FEB/1868 at Cardiff 3 Thomas SANKEY of Moreton + (1) Emily SCOTT 4 Thomas SANKEY + (2) C. DEWSBURY of Manchester 4 John SANKEY 4 Mary SANKEY 4 Edward SANKEY 4 Alfred SANKEY 3 Sarah SANKEY ob.1861 3 John SANKEY of Roath, Cardiff + Fanny RUCK of Maidstone 3 Charles SANKEY of Cardiff + M.S.E. WEBBER of London 4 Charles SANKEY 4 Frank SANKEY 4 John SANKEY 4 Alice SANKEY
3.19.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE See Addenda. Further information from Prue James. Further information from Shelagh Lea:
SANKEY, Samuel (M)...... M: 03 Aug 1769 Spouse: Sarah NOBLE Harbledown, Kent, England SANKEY, Elizabeth Hester (F)...... C: 26 Nov 1769 SANKEY, Sarah (F)...... C: 02 Jul 1772 SANKEY, Mary (F)...... C: 22 Feb 1775 SANKEY, Frances Maria (F)...... C: 16 Apr 1777 SANKEY, Rebecca (F)...... C: 26 Aug 1779 SANKEY, Jemima (F)...... C: 26 Jul 1781 SANKEY, Hannah (F)...... C: 15 May 1783 SANKEY, Susannah (F)...... C: 01 Feb 1786 SANKEY, Samuel John (M)...... C: 16 Oct 1788 SANKEY, Richard William (M)...... C: 02 Jul 1791
SANKEY, Sarah (F)...... M: 22 Apr 1792 Spouse: Thomas HORN Saint Lawrence Pountney, London, England
Sankey, Sarah = Thos Horn of Faversham @ Harbledown, Kent, 1793, licence
M: Sep 1860 Thomas Pancras 1b 197 B: Mar 1862 John Shipston 6d 569 D: Dec 1862 John Shipston 6d 404
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D: Jun 1863 Emily Gilberta Shipston 6d 350 B: Sep 1863 Thomas Shipston 6d 526 M: Sep 1865 Thomas Shipston 6d 784 B: Dec 1866 John Shipston 6d 564 B: Jun 1869 Mary Shipston 6d 548 B: Sep 1870 Alfred Shipston 6d 567 B: Jun 1872 Elizabeth Shipston 6d 621 D: Mar 1873 Elizabeth 1 Shipston 6d 405 B: Mar 1875 Edith Shipston 6d 633 D: Mar 1875 Thomas 47 Shipston 6d 515 D: Mar 1876 Mary 7 Cardiff 11a 173 D: Jun 1921 Catalina 80 St Geo H Sq 1a 447 D: Mar 1948 John 81 Kensington 5c 1204 D: Jun 1957 Edith 82 Kensington 5c 890
Further information from Pauline Grimley:
1891 Census for Bryn Taff, Landaff, Cardiff: Charles SANKEY Head M 56 Provisions Merchant(employer) born Kent, Sittingbourne Martha ES SANKEY Wife M 60 born Middlesex, London Chas SANKEY Son S 24 Provisions Merchant (employed) born Glamorgan, Cardiff Frank SANKEY Son S 22 Timber Clerk (employed) born Glamorgan, Cardiff John SANKEY Son S 21 Provisions Merchant (employed) born Glamorgan, Cardiff
Father: Charles SANKEY Saint John, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Mother: Martha Elizabeth Sarah Wales SANKEY, Charles (M)...... C: 27 Jun 1866 SANKEY, Frank (M)...... C: 23 Jun 1868 SANKEY, John (M)...... C: 01 Mar 1870 SANKEY, Alice (F)...... C: 23 Oct 1872
B: Jun 1866 Charles Cardiff 11a 275 B: Sep 1868 Frank Cardiff 11a 223 B: Mar 1870 John Cardiff 11a 252 B: Dec 1872 Alice Cardiff 11a 238 D: Dec 1890 Alice 18 Cardiff 11a 238 D: Jun 1892 Charles 58 Cardiff 11a 214 D: Mar 1911 Martha E S 80 Cardiff 11a 246
B: Jun 1866 Charles Cardiff 11a 275 M: Sep 1891 Charles Cardiff 11a 480b B: Dec 1893 Charles Edward Cardiff 11a 283 B: Sep 1898 Frances Kate Cardiff 11a 423 D: Dec 1940 Charles 74 Cardiff 11a 654
B: Sep 1868 Frank Cardiff 11a 223 M: Sep 1896 Frank Cardiff 11a 445 B: Mar 1899 Frank Cardiff 11a 282 B: Sep 1900 Joan Cardiff 11a 332 B: Jun 1907 Lindsey Haverford West 11a 1363 D: Jun 1907 Frank 39 Haverfordwest 11a 652 D: Mar 1969 Mabel E 96 Watford 4b 426 D: Sep 1980 Joan 16 Je 1900 Watford 10 0670
B: Mar 1870 John Cardiff 11a 252 M: Sep 1894 John Bridgend 11a 1082 B: Mar 1896 Alice Bridgend 11a 818 B: Dec 1898 John Croft Bridgend 11a 795 B: Mar 1901 William Kenneth Bridgend 11a 885 B: Sep 1904 Mary Bridgend 11a 920 B: Dec 1914 Helen E Williams Eastbourne 2b 124 D: Dec 1934 John 64 Hendon 3a 479 D: Dec 1968 Margaret E 96 Hendon 5c 216
B: Dec 1893 Charles Edward Cardiff 11a 283 M: Mar 1917 Charles E HURFORD Cardiff 11a 473 B: Mar 1919 Edward W Hurford Cardiff 11a 611 D: Jun 1920 Charles E 26 Cardiff 11a 382
B: Sep 1898 Frances Kate Cardiff 11a 423 M: Dec 1930 Frances K DAVID Cardiff 11a 588
B: Dec 1898 John Croft Bridgend 11a 795 M: Sep 1931 John C GOUGH St Martin 1a 1399 B: Dec 1934 Lisbeth M Gough Staines 3a 74
B: Mar 1899 Frank Cardiff 11a 282 M: Dec 1939 Frank BAGHURST Gloucester R 6a 1397 B: Dec 1940 Margaret R Baghurst Gloucester C 6a 852 B: Mar 1943 Derek F Baghurst Gloucester C 6a 645 D: Dec 1960 Winifred A 58 Gloucester C 7b 450
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B: Jun 1907 Lindsey Haverford West 11a 1363 M: Jun 1938 Lindsey COLTMAN Brentford 3a 449 B: Mar 1939 Philip Coltman Watford 3a 1702 B: Mar 1946 Trevor Coltman Watford 3a 2115 B: Sep 1952 Julian Coltman Watford 4b 380 D: Mar 1971 Mary Joycelyn 04 Ja 1910 Watford 4b 954 D: Dec 1980 Lindsey 14 Mr 1907 Watford 10 0809
B: Dec 1914 Helen E Williams Eastbourne 2b 124 M: Sep 1942 Helen E ANDERSON Hendon 3a 1530
B: Mar 1919 Edward W Hurford Cardiff 11a 611 M: Dec 1941 Edward W SHIPPOBOTHAM Pontypool 11a 422 B: Sep 1942 Robin D Shippobotham Cardiff 11a 430
B: Dec 1934 Lisbeth M Gough Staines 3a 74 M: Dec 1961 Lisbeth M GEORGE Middlesex S 5f 33
B: Mar 1939 Philip Coltman Watford 3a 1702 M: Jun 1963 Philip GATHERCOLE Gosport 6b 499 B: Mar 1967 Pauline Gathercole Henley 6b 1698 B: Sep 1969 Michael Gathercole Henley 6b 3798
B: Sep 1942 Robin D Shippobotham Cardiff 11a 430 M: Dec 1978 Robin D WALSH Birmingham 32 0080
B: Mar 1943 Derek F Baghurst Gloucester C 6a 645 M: Mar 1965 Derek F IRELAND Gloucester C 7b 1017 B: Sep 1966 Claire Ann Ireland Cheltenham 7b 521 B: Jun 1968 Paul John Ireland Cheltenham 7b 518
B: Mar 1946 Trevor Coltman Watford 3a 2115 M: Sep 1973 Trevor PETERS Surrey S W 5g 1684 B: Mar 1976 Helen Marjorie Peters Birkenhead 37 0223 B: Dec 1977 Charlotte Elizabeth Peters Birkenhead 37 0235 B: Dec 1980 Nigel Timothy Peters Birkenhead 37 0393
3.19.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 Samuel SANKEY + Sarah NOBLE m.3/AUG/1769 at Harbledown, Kent 2 Elizabeth Hester SANKEY bap.26/NOV/1769 Harbledown + (1) ? HAMBROOK + (2) ? SIMMINS 2 Sarah SANKEY bap.02/JUL/1772 Harbledown + (1) Thos. HORN m.22/APR/1792 + (2) ? POLLARD 2 Mary SANKEY bap.22/FEB/1775 ob.juv.1788 at Harbledown 2 Frances Maria SANKEY bap.1777 2 Rebecca SANKEY bap.26/AUG/1779 ob.juv.1793 at Harbledown 2 Jemima SANKEY bap.26/JUL/1781 Harbledown + ? SOUTHEE 3 Samuel SOUTHEE + Charlotte SANKEY 3 John SOUTHEE 3 Edward SOUTHEE 3 Hambrook SOUTHEE 3 Sankey SOUTHEE 3 Richard SOUTHEE ob.inf.1791 2 Hannah SANKEY bap.15/MAY/1783 Harbledown ob.22/Mar/1847 Maidstone + Henry HOPKINS b.1772 ob.23/FEB/1857 Ramsgate 3 Frances HOPKINS b.14/OCT/1808 Margate + Joshua RUCK 4 Joshua Sankey RUCK b.1836 4 Frances Elizabeth Victoria RUCK b.1838 ob.1915 + John SANKEY b.abt.1831 ob.1918 (SEE BELOW) 4 Victoria Hannah RUCK b.1839 ob.1914 + Basil Henry HARRISON b.1840 ob.1907 (SEE BELOW) 3 Hannah HOPKINS b.24/SEP/1811 Maidstone ob.20/JUN/1873 Tunbridge Wells + Basil HARRISON b.1803 m.07/NOV/1832 ob.1853 4 Basil Henry HARRISON b.1840 ob.1907 + Victoria Hannah RUCK b.1839 ob.1914 (SEE ABOVE) 3 Henry HOPKINS b.12/NOV/1813 Maidstone 3 Elizabeth HOPKINS bap.03/SEP/1824 Maidstone ob.10/MAR/1851 Aylesford + Edward WOOD 4 Mary Jane WOOD b.1847 4 Edward Albert WOOD b.1848 4 Henry Joseph WOOD b.1851 2 Susanna SANKEY bap.1786 ob.1816 at Harbledown 2 Samuel John SANKEY of Chartham bap.16/OCT/1788 Harbledown ob.04/JUL/1852 Rainham + Elizabeth WEBB of Boughton under Blean b.1802 Hollingbourne m.12/MAR/1822 ob.06/SEP/1889 Bryn Taff, Llandaff 3 Samuel SANKEY b.abt.1823 Chartham ob.19/JUN/1854 Maldon, Victoria, Australia
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3 William SANKEY of S. Hackney, London, surgeon ob.1898 + Kate WOOLLEY of London 5 William SANKEY 3 Thomas SANKEY b.abt.1827 of Castle Road, Cardiff ob.19/FEB/1875 + (1) Emily Gilberta SCOTT m.01/AUG/1860 Pancras ob.23/JUN/1863 Shipston 4 John SANKEY b.16/DEC/1861 ob.22/NOV/1862 4 Thomas SANKEY b.11/JUN/1863 Shipston ob.Mar 1929 in France? + Minnie TILLISON of Cardiff + (2) Catalina DEWSBURY of Manchester m.05/SEP/1865 Shipston ob.1921 London aged 80 4 John SANKEY b.26/OCT/1866 Shipston ob.unm.6/FEB/1948 London SEE APPENDIX D 4 Mary SANKEY b.1869 Shipston ob.23/JAN/1876 Cardiff 4 Alfred SANKEY b.1870 Shipston (Of unsound mind) 4 Elizabeth SANKEY b.1872 Shipston ob.26/FEB/1873 Shipston 4 Edith SANKEY b.1875 Shipston ob.1957 Kensington 3 Sarah SANKEY bap.12/APR/1829 Leeds ob.07/JUL/1863 Surrey 3 John SANKEY of Roath, Cardiff Wholesale Grocer, bap.04/MAR/1831 Leeds ob.08/JUN/1918 + Frances Elizabeth Victoria RUCK of Maidstone b.11/MAR/1838 Biddenden m.11/JUN/1862 Brixton ob.23/MAY/1915 Cardiff (SEE ABOVE) 3 Elizabeth SANKEY bap.28/SEP/1832 Leeds + Charles MILNE of London m.20/FEB/1868 at Cardiff 3 Charles SANKEY of Cardiff bap.29/JUN/1834 Sittingbourne ob.1892 Cardiff aged 58 + Martha Elizabeth Sarah WEBBER of London b.abt.1831 London m. 07/MAY/1862 Pancras ob.1911 Cardiff aged 80 4 Charles SANKEY bap.1866 Cardiff ob.1940 Cardiff + Kate HOYME m.1891 Cardiff 5 Charles Edward SANKEY b.1893 Cardiff ob.1920 Cardiff + Winifred HURFORD m.1917 Cardiff 6 Edward Warren SANKEY b.1919 Cardiff ob.1983 + Lorna SHIPPOBOTHAM m.1941 Pontypool 7 Robin D. SANKEY b.1942 Cardiff + Pamela FARDON 8 Chad SANKEY b.1983 8 Glen SANKEY b.1985 5 Frances Kate SANKEY b.1898 Cardiff + Leslie DAVID m.1930 Cardiff 4 Frank SANKEY bap.1868 Cardiff ob.1907 Haverfordwest + Mabel Elsie MORRIS m.17/SEP/1896 Cardiff ob.1969 Watford aged 96 5 Frank SANKEY b.08/JAN/1899 Cardiff ob.16/SEP/1985 + Winifred A. BAGHURST m.1939 Gloucester ob.1960 Gloucester 6 Margaret Ruth SANKEY b.07/NOV/1940 Gloucester + Les APPERLEY m.1966 6 Derek Frank SANKEY b.12/MAR/1943 Gloucester + Mary IRELAND m.1965 Gloucester 7 Claire Ann SANKEY b.17/JUN/1966 Cheltenham 7 Paul John SANKEY b.22/MAR/1968 Cheltenham 5 Joan SANKEY b.16/JUN/1900 Cardiff ob.1980 Watford 5 Lindsey SANKEY b.14/MAR/1907 Haverfordwest ob.13/OCT/1980 Watford + Mary Joycelyn COLTMAN b.04/JAN/1910 m.02/APR/1938 Brentford ob.29/JAN/1971 Watford 6 Philip SANKEY b.07/JAN/1939 Watford + Anne GATHERCOLE m.16/APR/1963 Gosport 7 Pauline SANKEY b.10/FEB/1967 Henley + Vandon Yorke Hamilton GRIMLEY m.07/APR/1990 Guildford 7 Michael SANKEY b.22/JUL/1969 Henley 6 Trevor SANKEY b.12/JAN/1946 Watford + Lesley Jane PETERS m.07/JUL/1973 Surrey 7 Helen Marjorie SANKEY b.16/JAN/1976 Birkenhead + Toseef AHMAD m.10/APR/1999 Huddersfield 7 Charlotte Elizabeth SANKEY b.28/OCT/1977 Birkenhead 7 Nigel Timothy SANKEY b.25/OCT/1980 Birkenhead 6 Julian SANKEY b.02/JUL/1952 Watford + Jennifer MATTOCK m.11/SEP/1982 Watford 7 Ian Henry SANKEY b.19/MAY/1995 7 Edward Alan SANKEY b.03/JAN/1997 4 John SANKEY bap 1870 Cardiff ob.1934 Hendon + Margaret Ellen WILLIAMS m.1894 Bridgend ob.1968 Hendon 5 Alice SANKEY b.11/JAN/1896 Bridgend ob.18/SEP/1995 5 John Croft SANKEY b.1898 Bridgend + Gladys GOUGH m.1931 London 6 Lisbeth M. SANKEY b.1934 Staines + Derek GEORGE m.1961 Middlesex 5 William Kenneth SANKEY b.1901 Bridgend ob.26/OCT/1984 5 Mary SANKEY b.15/MAR/1904 Bridgend 5 Helen E. SANKEY b.1914 Eastbourne ob.15/NOV/1991 + Howard ANDERSON m.1942 Hendon 4 Alice SANKEY bap 1872 Cardiff ob.1890 Cardiff 2 Richard William SANKEY bap.02/JUL/1791 Harbledown
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3.20 I: MATTHEW SANKEY OF POULDHURST COURT
3.20.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Matthew SANKEY of Pouldhurst b.1704 from D + (1) Mary CHAMBERS 2 John SANKEY + Elizabeth ROBERTS 2 Mary SANKEY + Edward BRIDGES ob.1765 of Thanet 2 Sarah SANKEY b.1740 + Thomas DENNE of Watmore Hall 2 Anne SANKEY + ? LACY + (2) ? HOLMANS + (3) ? ROSE
3.20.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE Further information from Shelagh Lea.
SANKEY, Matthew (M)...... M: 28 Oct 1732 Spouse: Mary CHAMBERS Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, SANKEY, Thomas (M)...... C: 31 Oct 1733 SANKEY, John (M)...... C: 17 Sep 1734 SANKEY, Mary (F)...... C: 06 May 1736 SANKEY, Sarah (F)...... C: 02 Jun 1738 SANKEY, Ann (F)...... C: 06 Jun 1740
SANKEY, Mathew (M)...... M: 21 May 1743 Spouse: Ann HOLMAN Saint Mary Bredin, Canterbury
SANKEY, Sarah (F)...... M: 26 Jul 1759 Spouse: Thomas DENNE Harbledown, Kent, England
SANKEY, Matthew (M)...... M: 13 Dec 1768 Spouse: Elizabeth ROSE Harbledown, Kent, England
3.20.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 Matthew SANKEY of Harbledown b.1704 + (1) Mary CHAMBERS of Ash, spinster m.28/OCT/1732 at Canterbury 2 Thomas SANKEY bap. 1733 at Canterbury 2 John SANKEY bap.1734 at Canterbury + Elizabeth ROBERTS 2 Mary SANKEY bap.1736 at Canterbury + Edward BRIDGES ob.1765 of Thanet 2 Sarah SANKEY bap.1738 at Canterbury ob.25/APR/1772 bur. Westbere. + Thomas DENNE of Watmore Hall m.26/JUL/1759 at Harbledown 2 Ann SANKEY bap.1740 at Canterbury + ? LACY + (2) Ann HOLMAN of Ickham, widow m.21/MAY/1743 at Canterbury + (3) Elizabeth ROSE m.13/DEC/1768 at Harbledown
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3.21 J: LUDLOW ETC. SHROPSHIRE
3.21.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Richard SANKEY b.1707 ob.07/JUN/1770 of Cardington + Margaret ? b.1710 ob.1776 buried with husband at Ludlow 2 Richard SANKEY of Ludlow b.1743 ob.23/OCT/1822 + (1) Elizabeth PAYNE 3 Female + (2) Mary GARDNER of Presteign, Radnor ob.11/APR/1821 3 Richard Nicholas SANKEY of Ludlow ob.01/JUL/1844 + Eleanor CHILDE of Church Stretton ob.1857 at Ludlow 4 Helen Elizabeth SANKEY b.1826 + Jas. KILGOUR ob. In New Zealand 4 Richard Nicholas SANKEY b.1828 ob.1876 in New Zealand + ? and had issue 4 Mary SANKEY b.1831 + Jeremiah Stansfeld RAWSON 3 John SANKEY MA Oxford of Stoney Stanton b.1793 m.1832 ob.1875 + Ann BOYER b.1811 4 John Edward SANKEY b.1835 4 Richard Boyer SANKEY MA Oxford b.1837 4 Charles SANKEY MA Oxford b.1842 4 Arthur SANKEY of Rockferry, Liverpool b.1845 4 Sarah Anne SANKEY b.1839 4 Mary Mercy SANKEY b.1840 3 Elizabeth SANKEY b.1796 ob.1877 in New Zealand 2 Samuel SANKEY
3.21.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE SANKEY, Richard (M)...... M: 30 May 1751 Spouse: Margaret PAYNE Ludlow, Shropshire, England Burials: 1770 Jun 9 Richd. Sankey, Senr. Burials: 1790 May 11 Margery, w. of Richard Sankey
SANKEY, Richard (M)...... M: 6 Dec 1790 Spouse: Mary GARDNER Ludlow, Shropshire, England SANKEY, Richard Nicholas (M)...... C: 20 Jul 1791 SANKEY, John (M)...... C: 23 Feb 1793 SANKEY, Ann (F)...... C: 07 Jan 1795 SANKEY, Elizabeth (F)...... C: 05 Mar 1796 SANKEY, Elizabeth (F)...... C: 22 Oct 1797 Burials: 1797 Mar 25 Elizabeth, dau of Richard Sankey and Mary Burials: 1822 Oct 28 Richard Sankey of Castle St, Ludlow, age 79 Burials: 1824 Apr 15 [sic] Mary Sankey of Castle Street, age 66
Sankey, Richard Nicholas (of St Lawrence Ludlow, Salop) bachelor = Eleanor Childe, spinster, @ St Martin in Fields, 1826, licence Father: Richard Nicholas SANKEY Ludlow, Shropshire, England Mother: Eleanor SANKEY, Helen Elizabeth (F)...... C: 7 Nov 1826 SANKEY, Sarah (F)...... C: 8 Nov 1827 SANKEY, Richard Nicholas (M)...... C: 9 Jan 1830 SANKEY, Eleanor (F)...... C: 31 Oct 1831 SANKEY, Mary (F)...... C: 31 Oct 1831 Burial 1832 Apr 25 Eleanor Sankey of Broad Street, age 6 months Burial 1834 Feb 13 Sarah Sankey of Broad Street, age 6 Burial 1844 July 4 Richard Nicholas Sankey of Broad St, age 52 1853 Sep 8. Jeremiah Stanfeld Rawson, Widower, Gentleman of Halifax, son of Jeremiah, Gentleman & Mary Sankey, Spinster of Ludlow, dau of Richard Nicholas, Postmaster, Married by John Sankey, Rector of Stoney Stanton, Leics, by licence. Witnesses Thomas Childe, Elizabeth Edwards, Thomas Robson, E.[?] Sankey
B: Dec 1838 Sarah Ann Hinckley 15 69 B: Jun 1840 Mary Mercy Hinckley 15 68 D: Sep 1844 Richard Nicholas Ludlow 18 59 B: Dec 1844 Charles Stourbridge 18 437 B: Mar 1845 Arthur Liverpool 20 527 M: Sep 1853 Mary Ludlow 6a 844 D: Dec 1904 Richard Boyer 67 Marylebone 1a 374
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3.21.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 Richard SANKEY b.1707 ob.07/JUN/1770 of Cardington + Margaret ? b.1710 ob.1776 buried with husband at Ludlow 2 Richard SANKEY of Ludlow b.1743 ob.23/OCT/1822 + (1) Margery ? ob.1790 3 Female + (2) Mary GARDNER of Presteign, Radnor m.1790 ob.11/APR/1824 3 Richard Nicholas SANKEY of Ludlow b.1791 ob.01/JUL/1844 + Eleanor CHILDE of Church Stretton m.1826 ob.1857 at Ludlow 4 Helen Elizabeth SANKEY bap.1826 + Jas. KILGOUR ob. in New Zealand 4 Sarah Sankey b.1827 ob.1834 4 Richard Nicholas SANKEY bap.1830 ob.1876 in New Zealand + ? and had issue 4 Eleanor SANKEY bap.1831 ob.1832 4 Mary SANKEY bap.1831 + Jeremiah Stanfeld RAWSON m.8/SEP/1853 3 John SANKEY MA Oxford of Stoney Stanton b.1793 m.1832 ob.1875 + Ann BOYER b.1811 4 John Edward SANKEY b.1835 4 Richard Boyer SANKEY MA Oxford b.1837 ob.1904 London 4 Sarah Anne SANKEY b.1838 Hinckley 4 Mary Mercy SANKEY b.1840 Hinckley 4 Charles SANKEY MA Oxford b.1844 Stourbridge 4 Arthur SANKEY of Rockferry, Liverpool b.1845 3 Ann SANKEY b.1795 3 Elizabeth SANKEY b.1796 ob.1797 3 Elizabeth SANKEY b.1797 ob.1877 in New Zealand 2 Samuel SANKEY
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3.22 J1: EDWARD SANKEY OF CHURCH PULVERBATCH This handwritten tree was supplied by Charles Sankey of South Africa.
3.22.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 ? SANKEY + ? 2 Edward SANKEY of Church Pulverbatch viv.1725 Will:1745 Proved:1746 + Ellen SANKEY 3 Richard SANKEY viv.1746 Will:1796 Proved:1805 1st owner of Reilth + ? CLARKE 4 Edward SANKEY 2nd owner of Reilth + Mary SANKEY 5 Richard SANKEY + Margaret BRIGHT 6 1 son & 2 daughters 5 Edward SANKEY b.02/MAR/1786 Clun + Esther Elizabeth LILWALL m.1816 6 Esther SANKEY b.12/SEP/1817 + ? GREATBATCH m.26/SEP/1850 7 4 daughters 6 Edward Lilwall SANKEY b.20/OCT/1818 6 Richard Lilwall SANKEY b.08/JUL/1820 6 Mary SANKEY b.10/MAY/1822 + ? BROWN 6 Ruth Lilwall SANKEY b.30/MAR/1824 6 Elizabeth Abigail SANKEY b.19/FEB/1826 + James BURNETT 6 Anne SANKEY ob.juv. 6 Thomas SANKEY b.19/AUG/1833 viv.1881 + ? 7 1 son 5 Thomas SANKEY + Mary BRIGHT 6 1 daughter 5 Joseph SANKEY ob.juv. 5 Joseph SANKEY ob.juv. 5 James SANKEY ob.juv. 5 Elizabeth SANKEY b.28/MAR/1797 + John HUMPHREYS of Shrewsbury 5 Mary SANKEY + John WHISTON of Clun 5 Ellen SANKEY + Edw. CHELMIC of Clun 5 Anne SANKEY b.08/JUL/1800 + Samuel BRIGHT 5 Francis SANKEY ob. unmarried 5 Benjamin SANKEY + Sarah BRIGHT 6 son 6 Pollie SANKEY + ? RUTLAND 6 daughter 4 Richard SANKEY see J2 + Ann PRICE of Clun 3 Ann SANKEY viv.1796 + ? RAWLINGS 3 Mary SANKEY viv.unmarried:1796 2 Kirby SANKEY attorney of Shrewsbury
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3.22.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE SANKEY Mary m. WHISTON John 09 Jun 1816 Clun SANKEY Edward of Clun/LILWALL Esther 16/11/1816 at Kington, Herefordshire. SANKEY Thomas m. BRIGHT Sarah 16 Jan 1821 Clunbury p. of Clungunford SANKEY Eleanor m. CHELMICK Edward 13 Apr 1823 Clun SANKEY Richard m. BRIGHT Margaret 15 Oct 1829 Clun
Father: Edward SANKEY Clun, Shropshire, England Mother: Mary SANKEY, Richard (M)...... C: 15 Aug 1784 SANKEY, Thomas (M)...... C: 22 Jun 1791 SANKEY, Francis (M)...... C: 04 Jan 1794 SANKEY, James (M)...... C: 01 Jan 1796 SANKEY, Elizabeth (F)...... C: 02 Apr 1797 SANKEY, Joseph (M)...... C: 30 Jun 1799 SANKEY, Benjamin (M)...... C: 02 Jun 1802
Edward SANKEY of Clun/Esther LILWALL 16/11/1816 at Kington, Herefordshire. SANKEY, Esther (F)...... C: 01 Oct 1817 SANKEY, Edward Lilwall (M)...... C: 11 Nov 1818 SANKEY, Richard Lilwall (M)...... C: 28 Jul 1820 SANKEY, Mary (F)...... C: 22 May 1822 SANKEY, Ruth (F)...... C: 25 Apr 1824 SANKEY, Elizabeth Abigail (F)...... C: 10 Mar 1826
SANKEY, Edward (M)...... M: 3 Feb 1842 Spouse: Margaret BRIGHT Kington, Hereford, England
SANKEY, Esther (F)...... M: 26 Sep 1850 Spouse: William GREATBATCH Kington, Hereford, England
SANKEY, Elizabeth Abigail (F)...... M: 31 Mar 1853 Spouse: James BURNETT Kington, Hereford, England
SANKEY, Elizabeth Susannah (F)...... M: 17 Apr 1872 Spouse: Benjamin Edward WISHLADE Kington, Hereford, England
B: Dec 1843 Elizabeth Susanna Presteigne 26 247 M: Jun 1872 Elizabeth Susannah Kington 6a 1027
M: Dec 1868 Richard Lilwall Walsall 6b 923 D: Mar 1881 Richard Lilwall 54 Walsall 6b 423
B: Sep 1873 Thomas William Kington 6a 542 M: Dec 1902 Thomas William Kington 6a 1267 D: Jun 1950 Thomas W 76 Kington 9a 52
B: Mar 1906 Thomas Kington 6a 554 M: Mar 1939 Thomas OWENS Kington 6a 903 B: Sep 1942 Bernard A Owens Kington 6a 1004 B: Mar 1944 Margaret A Owens Kington 6a 999 M: Jun 1964 Margaret A HAMMOND Kington 9a 101
B: Dec 1913 William Pritchard Kington 6a 924 M: Jun 1943 William POWELL Kington 6a 1539
M: Mar 1842 Edward Presteigne 26 281 D: Jun 1847 Anne Presteigne 26 258 M: Sep 1850 Esther Presteign 26 359 D: Dec 1850 Esther Elizabeth Presteigne 26 180 M: Mar 1853 Elizabeth Abigail Presteigne 11b 234 D: Sep 1859 Edward Presteigne 11b 116 M: Jun 1871 Mary Kington 6a 1058 D: Mar 1902 Margaret 86 Kington 6a 409 B: Dec 1903 Margaret Mary Kington 6a 541 D: Mar 1909 Margaret 71 Kington 6a 418 D: Jun 1911 Thomas 77 Kington 6a 339 B: Mar 1971 Brian Oswyn Herring Kington 9a 249 M: Jun 1972 John W DEANES Kington 9a 136
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3.22.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 ? SANKEY + ? 2 Edward SANKEY of Church Pulverbatch viv.1725 Will:1745 Proved:1746 + Ellen SANKEY 3 Richard SANKEY viv.1746 Will:1796 Proved:1805 1st owner of Reilth + ? CLARKE 4 Edward SANKEY 2nd owner of Reilth + Mary SANKEY 5 Richard SANKEY bap.15/AUG/1784 + Margaret BRIGHT m.15/OCT/1829 Clun 6 1 son & 2 daughters 5 Edward SANKEY b.02/MAR/1786 Clun + Esther Elizabeth LILWALL m.16/NOV/1816 Kington ob.1850 6 Esther SANKEY b.12/SEP/1817 Kington + William GREATBATCH m.26/SEP/1850 Kington 7 4 daughters 6 Edward Lilwall SANKEY b.20/OCT/1818 Kington 6 Richard Lilwall SANKEY b.08/JUL/1820 Kington ob.1881 Walsall + ? m.1868 Walsall 6 Mary SANKEY b.10/MAY/1822 Kington + ? BROWN 6 Ruth Lilwall SANKEY b.30/MAR/1824 Kington 6 Elizabeth Abigail SANKEY b.19/FEB/1826 Kington + James BURNETT m.31/MAR/1853 Kington 6 Anne SANKEY ob.juv. 6 Thomas SANKEY b.19/AUG/1833 viv.1881 ob.1911 + ? 7 1 son 5 Thomas SANKEY bap.22/JUN/1791 Clun + Sarah BRIGHT m.16/JAN/1821 Clunbury 6 1 daughter 5 Joseph SANKEY ob.juv. 5 Francis SANKEY bap.04/JAN/1794 Clun ob.unmarried 5 James SANKEY bap.01/JAN/1796 Clun ob.juv. 5 Elizabeth SANKEY b.28/MAR/1797 bap.02/APR/1797 Clun + John HUMPHREYS of Shrewsbury 5 Joseph SANKEY bap.30/JUN/1799 ob.juv. 5 Mary SANKEY + John WHISTON m.09/JUN/1816 Clun 5 Ellen SANKEY + Edward CHELMICK m.13/APR/1823 Clun 5 Anne SANKEY b.08/JUL/1800 + Samuel BRIGHT 5 Benjamin SANKEY bap 02/JUN/1802 Clun + Sarah? BRIGHT 6 son 6 Pollie SANKEY + ? RUTLAND 6 daughter 4 Richard SANKEY see J2 + Ann PRICE of Clun 3 Ann SANKEY viv.1796 + ? RAWLINGS 3 Mary SANKEY viv.unmarried:1796 2 Kirby SANKEY attorney of Shrewsbury
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3.23 J2: RICHARD SANKEY Richard Sankey succeeded his brother Edward Sankey (J2) as the third owner of Reilth, and is related to Richard N. Sankey. Jonas Sankey, innkeeper of Shrewsbury and John Sankey, landowner (farmer) of Gansall are same relations to the Sankeys of the Reilth, and the said Jonas was also related to S. Sankey of Rushbury.
3.23.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Richard SANKEY 3rd owner of Reilth from J1 + Ann PRICE of Clun 2 Richard SANKEY b.05/NOV/1808 ob. unmarried 1875 4th owner of Reilth 2 Edward SANKEY b.19/JUL/1810 unmarried 2 Elinor SANKEY bap.1813 unmarried 2 John SANKEY b.10/FEB/1816 5th owner of Reilth, farmer + Susan HAMER of Lydbury 3 Richard SANKEY b.1871 2 Anne SANKEY b.26/JAN/1819 + ? HOME of the Bank, Co. Montgomery 3 2 daughters 2 Elizabeth SANKEY b.26/MAR/1823 + ? STATHAM
3.23.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE Richard SANKEY o.t.p./Ann PRICE of Clun by licence 07/10/1807 at Mainstone.
Father: Richard SANKEY Mainstone, Shropshire, England Mother: Ann SANKEY, Richard (M)...... C: 06 Nov 1808 SANKEY, Elinor (F)...... C: 06 Apr 1813 SANKEY, John (M)...... C: 10 Mar 1816 SANKEY, Ann (F)...... C: 14 Feb 1819 SANKEY, Betsy (F)...... C: 06 Apr 1823
M: Jun 1856 Elizabeth Clun 6a 954 B: Dec 1870 Richard Clun 6a 541 D: Sep 1874 Richard 65 Clun 6a 361
Possible deaths of Richard Sankey born 1870: D: Sep 1903 Richard 32 E Preston 2b 192 D: Jun 1926 Richard 55 Islington 1b 313
3.23.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 Richard SANKEY 3rd owner of Reilth from J1 + Ann PRICE of Clun m.07/OCT/1807 Mainstone 2 Richard SANKEY b.05/NOV/1808 bap.06/NOV/1808 Mainstone ob.1874 unmarried Clun 4th owner of Reilth 2 Edward SANKEY b.19/JUL/1810 unmarried 2 Elinor SANKEY bap.06/APR/1813 Mainstone unmarried 2 John SANKEY b.10/FEB/1816 bap.10/MAR/1816 Mainstone 5th owner of Reilth, farmer + Susan HAMER of Lydbury 3 Richard SANKEY b.1870 Clun 2 Anne SANKEY b.26/JAN/1819 bap.14/FEB/1819 Mainstone + ? HOME of the Bank, Co. Montgomery 3 2 daughters 2 Elizabeth SANKEY b.26/MAR/1823 bap.06/APR/1823 Mainstone + ? STATHAM m.1856 Clun
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3.24 K: STAFFORDSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE ETC.
3.24.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 Joseph SANKEY + ? 2 Elizabeth SANKEY ob.14/MAY/1679
1 Giles SANKEY of Clent ob.24/APR/1694 + Joan ? ob.30/JUN/1685 2 William SANKEY ob.1725 + Sarah PARKER m.1686 at Stourbridge ob.1697 3 William SANKEY b.1686 of Dunley + Martha VASTON m.1716 at Bromyard 4 Giles SANKEY b.1878 (sic) at Ross 4 Susanna SANKEY b.1729 at Ross 4 Sarah SANKEY b.1724 at Llantrissant 3 Benjamin SANKEY ob.1689 3 Mary SANKEY b.1691 of Bewdley + Jno. SANKEY of Kingley m.1727 3 Sarah SANKEY b.1694 at Bewdley + Thos. GREEN m.1727 3 Jonathan SANKEY b.1696 ob.1697 3 Samuel SANKEY b.1692 at Bewdley + Elizabeth WYLES m.1727 at Bromsgrove ob.1766 4 William SANKEY b.1728 ob.1779 see K1 + Mary STORY b.1736 m.1761 Coalbrookdale ob.1808 4 Benjamin SANKEY b.1739 went to sea. 4 Mary SANKEY b.1733 ob.1750 4 Samuel SANKEY b.1736 ob.1796 at Bromsgrove + Mary TRANTER ob.1801 5 two daughters 4 Hannah SANKEY b.1738 + Benjamin TRANTER of Dudley m.1766 4 Elizabeth SANKEY b.1740 4 Sarah SANKEY b.1743 ob.1746 4 Susanna SANKEY b.1746 + Samuel BAKER of Birmingham at Bromsgrove 4 John SANKEY b.1750 ob.1751 4 daughter + John PUMPHREY 4 daughter + Josiah PUMPHREY 2 Giles SANKEY ob.1725 + Isabel ASMORE m.1695 at Chadwick ob.1728
3.24.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE Samuel & Elizabeth Wyles Quakers 1727 Oct 27 Bromsgrove
Worcester Record Office: Episcopal Consistory Court Of The Bishop Of Worcester. 1660- 1858 Probate Calendars Sankye Giles Bromsgrove 10/12/1725 Will Sankye William Areley 16/2/1725/6 Will Sankey Isabella Bromsgrove 28/9/1728 Will
SANKEY, Hannah (F)...... M: 5 Feb 1766 Spouse: Benjamin TRANTER Mtg. House Of Friends, Bromsgrove, Worcester, England
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3.24.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 Giles SANKEY of Clent ob.24/APR/1694 + Joan ? ob.30/JUN/1685 2 William SANKEY ob.1725 + Sarah PARKER m.1686 at Stourbridge ob.1697 3 William SANKEY b.1686 of Dunley + Martha VASTON m.1716 at Bromyard 4 Giles SANKEY b.1878 (sic) at Ross 4 Susanna SANKEY b.1729 at Ross 4 Sarah SANKEY b.1724 at Llantrissant 3 Benjamin SANKEY ob.1689 3 Mary SANKEY b.1691 of Bewdley + Jno. SANKEY of Kingley m.1727 3 Sarah SANKEY b.1694 at Bewdley + Thos. GREEN m.1727 3 Jonathan SANKEY b.1696 ob.1697 3 Samuel SANKEY b.1692 at Bewdley + Elizabeth WYLES m.27/OCT/1727 at Bromsgrove Quakers ob.1766 4 William SANKEY b.1728 ob.1779 see K1 + Mary STORY b.1736 m.1761 Coalbrookdale ob.1808 4 Benjamin SANKEY b.1739 went to sea. 4 Mary SANKEY b.1733 ob.1750 4 Samuel SANKEY b.1736 ob.1796 at Bromsgrove + Mary TRANTER ob.1801 5 two daughters 4 Hannah SANKEY b.1738 + Benjamin TRANTER of Dudley m.05/FEB/1766 Quakers 4 Elizabeth SANKEY b.1740 4 Sarah SANKEY b.1743 ob.1746 4 Susanna SANKEY b.1746 + Samuel BAKER of Birmingham at Bromsgrove 4 John SANKEY b.1750 ob.1751 4 daughter + John PUMPHREY 4 daughter + Josiah PUMPHREY 2 Giles SANKEY ob.1725 + Isabel ASMORE m.1695 at Chadwick ob.1728
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3.25 K1: WILLIAM SANKEY OF COALBROOKDALE I do not have a photocopy of the original page for this sheet, the information being taken from the handwritten copy.
3.25.1 AS PUBLISHED 1 William SANKEY b.1728 ob.1779 from K = Mary STORY b.1736 ob.1808 2 Samuel SANKEY b.1762 ob.1796 + Susanna TALBOT b.1760 ob.1836 3 Susanna Mary SANKEY b.1796 + William NORRIS m.1838 4 William G. NORRIS manager Coalbrookdale Iron Works 1880 2 Elizabeth SANKEY b.1763 ob.1849 2 William SANKEY b.1764 ob.1765 2 Hannah SANKEY b.1768 ob.1825 2 Mary SANKEY b.1768 ob.1770 2 William SANKEY b.1770 ob.1770 2 John SANKEY b.1766 Ironfounder moved to Gloucester + Ann HITCHINER 3 William SANKEY b.1797 ob.1810 3 John SANKEY b.1799 ob.1815 3 Mary Ann SANKEY b.1801 ob.1820 3 Elizabeth SANKEY b.1804 ob.1842 + Isaac COOKE of Gloucester 2 Deborah b.1773 ob.1777 2 Daniel SANKEY b.1775 ob.1842 + Anne SIMPSON m. at Little Wenlock ob.1847 3 John SANKEY b.1804 ob.1841 Stourbridge + Hannah DUNBAR m. at Wombridge 3 William SANKEY b.4/MAR/1816 2 William SANKEY b.1776 ob.1779
3.25.2 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE SANKEY John m. LAWRENCE Ann 12 Jun 1826 Wombridge p. of Shifnal SANKEY John m. DUNBAR Hannah 11 Aug 1828 Wombridge p. of Madeley
SANKEY, John (M)...... M: 12 Jun 1826 Spouse: Anne LAWRENCE Wombridge, Shropshire, England SANKEY, John (M)...... M: 11 Aug 1828 Spouse: Hannah DUNBAR Wombridge, Shropshire, England
M: Sep 1838 Susanna Mary Madeley 18 109 D: Dec 1841 John Stourbridge 18 362 D: Jun 1842 Daniel Madeley 18 90
3.25.3 REVISED DESCENDANCY 1 William SANKEY b.1728 ob.1779 from K = Mary STORY b.1736 ob.1808 2 Samuel SANKEY b.1762 ob.1796 + Susanna TALBOT b.1760 ob.1836 3 Susanna Mary SANKEY b.1796 + William NORRIS m.1838 4 William G. NORRIS manager Coalbrookdale Iron Works 1880 2 Elizabeth SANKEY b.1763 ob.1849 2 William SANKEY b.1764 ob.1765 2 Hannah SANKEY b.1768 ob.1825 2 Mary SANKEY b.1768 ob.1770 2 William SANKEY b.1770 ob.1770 2 John SANKEY b.1766 Ironfounder moved to Gloucester + Ann HITCHINER 3 William SANKEY b.1797 ob.1810 3 John SANKEY b.1799 ob.1815 3 Mary Ann SANKEY b.1801 ob.1820 3 Elizabeth SANKEY b.1804 ob.1842 + Isaac COOKE of Gloucester 2 Deborah b.1773 ob.1777 2 Daniel SANKEY b.1775 ob.1842 + Anne SIMPSON m. at Little Wenlock ob.1847 3 John SANKEY b.1804 ob.1841 Stourbridge + Hannah DUNBAR m. 11/AUG/1828 at Wombridge 3 William SANKEY b.4/MAR/1816 2 William SANKEY b.1776 ob.1779
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4 APPENDIX A: BURKE'S LANDED GENTRY 1853 Pub. Colburn London 1853 (Two Volumes)
Sanke, Avelme & John Page 1620 Sankey, Anne Page 458 Sankey, Elizabeth & Colonel Page 1617 Sankey, Hierome Page 68 Sankey, Jacob Page 54(S) Sankey, John Page 1398 Sankey, Matthew Page 258(S) Sankey, Matthew Villiers Page 758 Sankey, Miss Page 946 Sankey, William Page 121 Sankey, Thomas Page 712, 198(S)
Page 1188 SANKEY OF COOLMORE Sankey, Jacob-Hiram, Esq. of Coolmore, co. Tipperary, capt. R.N., b. 23 July 1807; m. 8 Feb 1844, Melita-Anne, only dau. of Capt. Rowan Hamilton R.N., of Killeagh Castle, co. Down. Capt. Sankey s. his elder brother, Matthew, in 1837.
The Sankeys descend from a Lancashire family of considerable antiquity. The first upon record is: GALFRIDUS DE SANKEY, who held the lands of Sankey Magna and Sankey Parva, in Lancashire, for military service, in the reign of King John. He was the father of RODERICUS DE SANKEY, living temp. Henry III, whose son, MATHEW DE SANKEY, m. temp. Edward I, a dau. of William de Ripon, and had, with a son, THOMAS, (Sir) Knight of St.John of Jerusalem, and other issue, an eldest son, JORDAN DE SANKEY, who m. temp. Edward II, Constance, dau. of Thomas Eardney, of Rotzam, and was father of RICARDUS DE SANKEY, whose son, LAURENCE SANKEY, living temp. Henry V, had two sons: the younger, THOMAS, was in orders; the elder m. temp. Edward IV, a dau. of William-Fitzallan Pemberton, of Pemberton, Kent, and was father of THOMAS SANKEY, of Sankey, who m. Jane, dau. of Edward Ewings, of Watsall, and was s. by his son, THOMAS SANKEY, of Sankey, who m. temp. Henry VIII, Margaret, dau. of Rowland Thicknesse, of Edmunds, and had a son, JOHN SANKEY Esq. who m. Anne, dau. of John Eymes, of Edynds Stretton, co. Salop, and by her (besides a dau. Jane m. to William Jones, and two sons, William and Stephen) had an eldest son:
THOMAS SANKEY Esq. of Sankey, co. Lancaster, and of co. Salop, living in 1566, temp. Elizabeth, who had issue, two sons:
THOMAS, of Sankey and Southall, co. Lancaster, and Edsborough, co. Bucks, who m. Margaret, dau. and co-heir of John Barker Esq., and Alice, his wife, dau. and heir of Bernard Delamere, by Alicia, his wife, dau. and heir of Edmund Sparholt Esq. of Berkshire, and had (besides two daus. Anne, m. to Wodehouse, of Warwickshire, and Margaret, and a son, John) an elder son: EDWARD SANKEY Esq. of Edsborough who m. Mary Clements, of Lincolnshire, and had issue: THOMAS of Edsborough, eldest son and heir, m. Alice, dau. of Rafe Bawtrey Esq. of Ryston, co. Middlesex, and had a dau. Winifred. JOHN. DOROTHY, m. to William Reynolds, of Kymble. FRANCES, m. to William Hill, of Windower, Bucks. JANE, m. to W. Largent, of Kymble.
PETER, of whose line we treat.
The younger son, PETER SANKEY Esq. of Cartwair, co. Salop, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Eaton, of Ryton, co. Salop, by a dau. of Hussey, of Hussey, and had issue: SAMUEL, of Hampshire. RICHARD, of whom presently. JOHN, m. a dau. of Colfield, of Colfield, co. Salop, and had a son, RICHARD, a captain of dragoons. THOMAS, of London. WALTER, of London, m. a dau. of Scarlett, of London, and had a son, Thomas. LAWRENCE, of London. MARGARET, m. to Edward Somers, of London. SARAH, m. to William Lawrence, of Salop.
The second son, RICHARD SANKEY, of Edgworth, co. Salop, m. Anne, dau. of Hilary Shrough, of Moorford Castle, co. Dorset, and had issue, JEROME, of whom presently; ROBERT, m. Mary, dau. of John Bird, of Camba, co. Stafford; ANNE, m. to Benjamin Ball; and ELIZABETH. The elder son,
JEROME SANKEY Esq., aged 25, in 1646, was major-commandant of the regt. of horse of Chester, and afterwards col. of horse, commander of a brigade in Ireland. He became M.P. for the counties of Cork, Waterford, and Tipperary, and also for the borough of Woodstock.
This gentleman was likewise proctor of the University of Oxford, and as such introduced Fairfax, Cromwell etc. to their degrees. By Dorothea, his wife, he left a son,
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RICHARD SANKEY Esq. capt. in the army, and M.P. for Fethard, who m. a dau. of Captain Jacob, and had (with a dau. m. to Richard Millet, and a son, Matthew) an elder son,
JACOB SANKEY Esq. who m. a dau. of Matthew Jacob Esq. M.P., and was father of,
MATHEW SANKEY Esq. of Coolmore, who m. Elizabeth, dau. and co-heir of John Villiers Esq. of Hanbury Hall, co. Stafford, and had issue, JACOB, his heir. THOMAS MATHEW GEORGE RICHARD, member of the colonial assembly of the island of St.Kitts, in the West Indies, also commissary for the island to arrange and carry into effect the articles of capitulation with the French. WILLIAM M.P. m. Mary dau. of Stephen Mills Esq. of the city of Cork, banker, and had issue, MATTHEW m. Elinor dau. of Colonel O'Hara, of co. Antrim, nephew of Viscount Duncan of Camperdown, and had issue, WILLIAM, RICHARD-HIEROME, CROFTON, ELINOR, MARY-ANNE, ELIZA and GRACE. WILLIAM M.A. m. Sophia dau. of Robert Mulock, comptroller-general of the Stamp-office, and had issue, WILLIAM-HENRY-VILLIERS, ROBERT-STEPHEN-VILLIERS, ANNA-SOPHIA, MARIA-SARAH, MARY-ANNE, HANNAH-ELIZABETH m.John Roe Esq. of Rockwall, cousin of the Marquess of Ely, Earl of Dorchester etc. and had issue.
The eldest son and heir, JACOB SANKEY Esq. of Coolmore m. Elizabeth Caldwell of Dublin, sister of Admiral Sir Benjamin Caldwell, and had issue, MATHEW-VILLIERS his heir. CHARLES in orders. JACOB ANDREW-HIEROME BENJAMIN ANNE ELIZA m. to Benjamin Benyon Esq. M.P. for Stafford. CATHERINE
The eldest son, MATHEW-VILLIERS SANKEY Esq. of Coolmore m. in 1795, Mary Elrington, sister of Major Elrington, major of the Tower of London, and had issue, MATHEW-VILLIERS his heir. JOHN-HENRY E.I.C.S. d. unm. JACOB successor to his brother. MARY-ELIZA-ANN m. to E. Galway Esq. son of Archdeacon Galway. ELLENOR-JANE CATHERINE m. to the Rev. James Morton.
The eldest son, MATHEW-VILLIERS SANKEY Esq. of Coolmore m. Anne, second dau. of Samuel Perry, of Woodruffe, co. Tipperary, and niece to Lords Charleville and Dunalley, but d.s.p. in 1837, and was s. by his next surviving brother, the present Capt. JACOB-HIRAM SANKEY, of Coolmore.
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5 APPENDIX B: EXPLORING OUR SANKEY FAMILY This appendix is courtesy of John Douglas Sankey of Ontario, whose contact information can be found in the Additional Contributors section.
The name Sankey first appears in history in the Testa de Nevill (1189-99) with a reference to a Gerard de Sanki 'the carpenter'. By the time of the inquests of 1212, Sankey Magna (Great Sankey) was a township in Lancashire, and Sankey Parva (Little Sankey) a hamlet in the adjacent township of Warrington, just to the east of Liverpool (map at right). A Sankey genealogy, "A.D. 1207-1880", was privately printed as "Memorials of the Family of Sankey" (Clement Sankey Best-Gardner of Eaglesbush, Neath, England, 1880); its early sections are now known to bear no relation to reality. However, the Irish branch from "the time of Elizabeth I" to 1907 is reliably documented in the edition of "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland" (Sir John Burke, London) that preceded the destruction in 1922 of most Irish civil records by fire. Since my grandfather appears in Burke, family sources have been sufficient to complete these records to the present day.
Until the beginning of the 7th century, the land of Sankey was held by essentially-unconquered Britons. By 675, the Angle kings of Northumbria had taken control of the area, then, about 920, localised invasions by Danes were followed by a takeover by the Anglo-Saxon Edward the Elder. The detailed roles of this area for the Domesday Book, taken in 1086, have not survived, but the summary role notes that "Walintune Hundred", which included Sankey township, was organised in drengs, the Norse unit, and paid dues directly to King Edward. So, land ownership there, and hence land names, probably descended from pre-Conquest (1066) Norse forefathers. The role also notes that this Hundred was worth 15 pounds sterling per year to King Edward, mostly in revenue from salt production, but that after the campaign of the Conqueror to subjugate Northumbria in 1069, it was worth only 4½ (cf. "The Victoria History of the Counties of England - Lancashire", University of London, 1906).
The name Sankey is thus probably of Norse origin, and the most likely etymology is from "sand-ey", a sand island. Sand bars and islands are a conspicuous feature of the north side of the Mersey, particularly at the entrance to Sankey Brook. The early spellings were Sanki, Sanchi, or Sonky; the name appears nowhere else except for various Sankeytown's named by people whose ancestors came originally from Lancashire. I am told by experts that, by the time of the Viking settlement, the existing residents used the Anglo-Irish alphabet. So, the newcomers probably switched from runes fairly quickly.
A history of the township of Sankey, with many meticulously referenced details of residents named Sankey, is provided by "A History of Sankey" (Wm.Beamont, Warrington, 1889).
While studying in Cambridge England in 1964, I met one Thomas Sankey, who drove around East Anglia in an ancient truck on which was painted the royal coat of arms, for he was Supplier of Flower Pots to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. (Cambridge was liberally supplied with ads for his patented no- down-draft chimney pots, so I never had to spell my name to anyone there.) Thomas said that the name Sankey came from an Edmund des saintes clefs, vassal of the Villiers family, who came from Breton in 1066, settled at Warrington, Lancashire, and built the first church at Warrington, which burned down late the 12th century and was replaced by his descendant Matthew. The historical evidence is that this is an unlikely origin of our name. But, we are connected very early on to the Villiers.
The second Sankey found in historical records is Geoffrey de Sankey of Sankey (Magna and Parva), who held "a carucate of land" (as much as could be ploughed per year with a plough and team of oxen, about 100 acres of good land) in 1207 by military service to Paganus de Vylers, 1st Baron of Warrington. In the church at Warrington at the time of Geoffrey was a tomb of Sankey of Sankey bearing arms "party per pale, argent and sable, three martlets in pale counterchanged" - a shield with left half white and right half black, with three birds black on the left half of the shield and white on the right half.
Beamont suggests that the Gerard of the Testa de Nevill could well have been a boat builder - vessels came from the Mersey river up Sankey Brook to Warrington for customs clearance as late as 1722. Sankey Brook was famous for its eels, a typical mention, in 1548, being that one Thomas Sankey took a lease of the Sankey Mills from Sir Thomas le Boteler (a descendant of Paganus de Vylers) for a money rent and "three hundred styke eles in season at gettynge tyme of the yeare to be delyvered yearely betweene the nativitye of the Virgin and all saints". (A 'stick' held 25 eels.)
A Radulf de Sanchi became a cleric, as we know from a charter of the Priory of Thurgarton:
Be it known unto all persons, both present and to come, that we, Mathew de Vylars and his brothers William, Alan, and Thomas, have granted and by this charter have confirmed to God and the Church of St.Peter at Thurgarton, with Richard their brother, all their land in Lound, in wood and in plain, with the service of Radulf de Sanchi and the Church at Warrington, and the Church of Titheby, and the Chapel of Crophill; and Thomas his brother hath granted the Church of Owthorp and the Lord Mathew hath granted them the skins of the lambs of his house.
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The name Jordan de Sankey, cleric, appears as a witness on several charters during the 13th and 14th century. The earliest, about 1250, was a grant from William le Boteler to Henry son of Henry de Sonky; it was witnessed by Jordan and no fewer than eleven others. William had good reason to be cautious when dealing with the Sankeys, it seems, for in 1294 one Robert de Sankey actually sued him, and won, nominally over a patch of land barely large enough for a radish patch. Something much larger must have actually been at stake, for, as Beamont puts it, it was a bold thing in that age for a small man to sue a great one at law.
By the 1500's, the Sankey arms were emblazoned in stained glass at Warrington Church - the 1st and 4th quarters were "argent on a bend sable three salmon of the field" - three white fish on a black diagonal band on a white shield. About this time, one Peter Sankey lived in Leebotwold Shropshire and came into a good deal of land, most likely through inheritance from a grandmother Eynes. He obtained a B.A. from Oxford in 1570, became an M.A. in 1574 and later a Fellow of All Souls. He married Elizabeth Eaton, and was vicar of Baschurch and of Wem, Shropshire. To go with his new-found status, Peter began using arms differenced (modified slightly to denote a branch of the family) from those in Warrington, "or a bend sable three salmon" - three fish of natural colour on a black band on a yellow shield, although if he officially registered them the records have been lost. However, his will, and that of his wife, still exist.
Peter's grandson (but not our direct ancestor), Jerome Sankey (also known by the Latin forms Hieronymus and Hierom), was also a Fellow of All Soul's, Oxford, a proctor of the University, later MP for Tipperary, then Marlborough, and finally Woodstock, and was knighted by Cromwell for slaughtering the Irish and collecting taxes from the survivors. By this time, the Warrington arms had lapsed with no heir, so Sir Jerome obtained an official grant of them. It was common in early times for coats of arms to be a word play on the owner's name, and this tradition is upheld nobly with the bilingual pun "sancta clavis coeli fides" - the holy key to heaven is faith. This may be the origin of the conceit noted by Best- Gardner, that the family descends from St.Peter to whom Jesus gave the holy keys of His Church.
Jerome had no children, and upon his death his estate passed to his nephew Richard, Governor of the Isle of Man, our direct ancestor. From then until 1878, our Sankey ancestors resided in Ireland. The Irish family seat was called Coolmore; it was near Fethard, County Tipperary. In the Irish tradition, arms are a symbol (trademark, if you will) of a family, not just of an individual - Burke's "General Armory" (1984) notes use in Brookeborough co.Fermanagh (my great-grand-parents), Sankeystown and Newtown in King's co. (co.Offaly today), St.Johnstown and Coolmore in co.Tipperary, Oaklands co.Wexford, Tenelick co.Longford, and Dublin. So, any male-line descendant of Richard named Sankey may continue this tradition, as I do.
Matthew Henry Sankey was a justice of the peace, and agent for two absentee landlords just outside Brookeborough Co.Fermanagh. There were, therefore, two possible reasons why he was shot in 1876 while walking up his garden path. Threats were also made by the group that killed him against his wife Mehetabel and his children. She fled to Kingstown (near Dublin) with the family silver, most of her children, and a bodyguard. However, my grandfather Charles, 13 at the time, was taken under the wing of his uncle William Sankey, a general then serving in Darmstadt, Germany. It was with his uncle that grandfather decided to become a merchant seaman; he trained at the H.M.S.Conway at Rock Ferry on the Mersey and earned his certificate for Navigation and Seamanship.
My aunt Mabel found the baptism records of my grandfather and all his siblings in the 300-year- old registers of the parish of Aghavea. The only public memorial to my great-grandfather, however, is located on the Colebrooke estate - a 2500 kg bell for the church there, which my parents and I saw in 1965. In the entry is a plaque which reads:
The bell in this Church was Presented by the Colebrooke & Ashbrooke Families in affectionate remembrance of their deeply lamented friend Matthew H.Sankey Esq who was for upwards of 20 years agent to the Colebrooke Estate Died 18th February, 1876.
The bell itself is inscribed :
J. MURPHY FOUNDER DUBLIN 1877 IN MEMORY OF MATHEW H.SANKEY DIED FEB.1876.
Great-grandmother Mehetabel left Kingstown in 1878 for Toronto, via New York, and was involved somehow with property on Toronto Island which was sold at considerable profit. By the April 1881 census, she, and all her children except Henry and my grandfather, were living at 71 Wellington Place. The 1882 and 1883 Toronto City Directories record a move to 107 Baldwin St. Her sons Richard and Edward had built a house near Turtle Mountain, in what was then called the South Western Extension of Manitoba, and are also listed there in the census. Mehetabel joined them in 1883, travelling by train via Chicago and Minnesota to Winnipeg, thence by wagon to Turtle Mountain. (The CPR did not reach
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Grandfather wrote of his travels in 1944 in a letter to his daughter Nora Zurcher. He stayed behind in Kingstown when his mother left, then in May 1879 joined the barque 'Fantasie' (originally the ship 'Eliza Shaw') at London, to take a load of goods to Sydney Australia, then coal to Shanghai China, rice to Canton, finally Cassia oil back to London. There, in May 1880, he joined the famous British ship the 'Cutty Sark' to take a load of Welsh coal to Japan. The life of a sailor on fast sailing ships was no picnic at the best of times, but the incredible events of grandfather's next two years occupy an entire chapter in "The Log of the Cutty Sark" (Basil Lubbock, 1924). His daughter Ethel Tillenius wrote it up for the Winnipeg Free Press, 11-21 May 1957; it also formed the base of Joseph Conrad's "Lord Jim". A mate so brutal the London crew deserted at first port, leaving only the bound apprentices; a superb captain, who drove his ship just short of 2000 km in 72 hours, but committed suicide when the crew mutinied after he allowed the mate to escape after killing one of them; a stop in the shadow of Krakatoa only two years before it exploded; a replacement captain and mate who were each worse than the original mate even when sober; four months ashore at Calcutta over Christmas; cholera; a second mutiny in all but name; another murder by the new mate that also almost claimed the life of my grandfather; running out of provisions.... Small wonder that my grandfather spent the rest of his life almost as far from salt water as one can get on this planet! (And, small wonder that all official British records of the voyage vanished. Lubbock's primary sources were my grandfather's personal diary and American court records of the time.)
Eventually the Cutty Sark ended up in a display dry dock at Greenwich England, refurbished in full tea rig (but with gaping holes cut through her fine hull for access and ventilation), and my grandfather outlived all others who had sailed on her under the British flag. His memory wheel, cast from the copper that was being taken off her hull when I and my family toured England in 1955, was in a special display case just inside the entrance when I last visited, in 1965.
There is a revealing historical sidelight concerning grandfather's service on the Cutty Sark. Ships outfitted for the tea trade, where long periods had to be spent in zones of light wind (the Doldrums of the equator), were fitted with huge areas of light canvas, whereas the best sail plan for the wool trade was small sails of the strongest possible material, to deal with the gales and high seas of the south circumpolar region. According to Lubbock, dockyard records show that the Cutty Sark's masts were shortened by 15%, and her spars by 9%, in March 1880, just before grandfather joined her. However, grandfather insisted to his dying day that the Cutty Sark was cut down after he left her, and his copy of Lubbock's book contains an indignant correction to this effect. "Cutting down" a ship's rig was done in many cases simply to save money, and was considered an indignity by seamen. Lubbock assumed that this feeling had affected grandfather's recollections during the three decades that elapsed between the voyage and his research. However, there is another scenario not considered by Lubbock - that the Cutty Sark had her rig reduced twice, not once. A superb photograph exists of her a decade later, at anchor at Sydney Australia, which can be scaled to within a percent, except for the bowsprit which is shipped in and whose angle of view is less certain than that of the rest of the rig. This shows a substantial further reduction in sail plan from that specified in the dock order, specifically a shortening of all the wooden spars and of the bowsprit. Some of this (it would not have required dock facilities) may have been done by Captain Woodget, who brought her to a peak of performance that made her the fastest ship of her time on the Australian run, but it might well have been done in 1881 as grandfather said, as part of the repairs required after the neglect of his voyage.
Anyway, grandfather left the Cutty Sark at New York, after visiting Toronto went west to join his brothers, and in 1884 obtained his own homestead. Leonard Thompson, Frank Thompson (who was to marry Ethel) and Fred Blankenbach (who was to marry Maude) had homesteads near by. Fred had been orphaned at 3 and brought up with Leonard and Frank by their father, the Rev.James Thompson. After completing an apprenticeship in a piano factory, he came west with Leonard.
By the 1891 census, the family had five homesteads in what had become the School District of Deloraine - Mehetabel, Gerald and Ethel in one, grandfather in a second, Richard and his family in a third, Edward in a fourth, Maude and her family in a fifth. The Sankeys shared what is now section 34 R21W in the regional municipality of Morton, on the south side of Highway 3; my grandfather had the SW quarter. None had the sod walls of so many of their neighbours, funds from the Toronto property and family silver, possibly added to by family still in Ireland as well, being sufficient for wood frame for all. A photograph of Mehetabel's home is on page 15 of "Beckoning Hills" (City of Boissevain, 1956). She was instrumental in the building of an Anglican church, All Saints, for her parish, donating the land and arranging for donations from Sankeys in Ireland; Fred Blankenbach bought, and played, the organ. (Later, in Victoria, he was lay secretary at Christ Church Cathedral for many years.) The All Saints graveyard, on the east bank of a creek 2 km east of section 34 on the north side of highway 3, still contains several tombstones, including one for 5-month-old Richard Henry Blankenbach of 1893.
In 1891, grandfather sold his farm and stock, to study at the Ontario Veterinary College, where he graduated with the medal for excellence. After three years inspecting cattle at Lowville, New York, he returned to Boissevain. That fall, he took his mother on the new CPR route through the mountains to
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Following the winter in Santa Barbara, Mehetabel went to Victoria to make her home with her youngest daughter, Maude. The house they then moved to, 3930 Telegraph Bay Road, Cadboro, still stands, and is designated a municipal heritage building. Mehetabel died there 1 November 1902, and is buried at St.Luke's, Victoria. My grandfather kept his photos of her, including one of her grave strewn with flowers, in his desk until the day he died.
The CPR was extending their line to Waskada, so grandfather walked the 20 miles there, to open a lumber business. He then built a home patterned after part of the Ponton home in Belleville, and called it Sidney Cottage. On 5 December 1901, the Belleville Intelligencer notes that his sister May's son Harry Ponton had just spent "some months" in Manitoba, and on 12 September 1902 that May herself, together with her daughter Eleanor, had visited Victoria and Vancouver for the summer. I presume that they made a side trip to Waskada, for, a month later, my grandfather made his last major trip, to Belleville to marry May's sister-in-law Josephine Ponton. Josephine died from an infection after my father's birth, in 1905. Grandfather later married Grace McConkey, the widow of Joseph McGill with daughter Mabel; they had three more children, Arthur, Ethel and Nora. At some point, he renamed his house Coolmore, after the family seat in Ireland. It was still in use in 1994, when I last visited.
In grandfather's words, he turned his hand to many occupations in Waskada. Many were described in the letters he and his wife received on 29 October 1960, when they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, from Prince Philip, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, Premier of Manitoba Duff Roblin, and many other cabinet ministers and people prominent in public life. He was Secretary-Treasurer of Brenda, the municipality including Waskada, for 25 years, a school trustee for 35 (many as Secretary- Treasurer of the school district), and, in the words of the reeve, "took a keen interest in the Fairs, Victory Loan Campaigns, Red Cross Work, and many other community services - the greatest of which is perhaps the Waskada Community Park ... a memorial that we are all proud of." The park was 30 acres, and grandfather grew sufficient trees to surround it, all from cuttings and seeds, and nurtured them until they could withstand the harsh prairie droughts and winters. When I visited in 1994, there was still a man there who remembered him planting the trees, and what my grandfather said when, by mistake, some of them were mown down! Grandfather helped to build a number of schools - one being Strathallen school where his daughter Nora taught 1937-8; later she was principal of Waskada School. Many mementos of my grandfather, including the book where he kept track of all his students' achievements, are preserved in the Waskada museum, just east of his home.
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6 APPENDIX C: THE SANKEYS I am grateful to James Horsley (see Additional Contributors) for this extract of family history. It is titled 'Chapter 2 - The Sankeys' and has on its cover a photograph of 'Susannah Sankey (latterly Horsley) 1821-1904'. James tells me that parts of this come from a scrapbook by Elizabeth Sankey, and presented to her great grandson, Stephen John Horsley, James Horsley's father.
As already recorded, Elizabeth Thompson married WILLIAM SANKEY in 1819. So now we must trace the history of the SANKEY family. In 1901 Mary Horsley of Dover writes:-
"As there are villages in England bearing the name of Horsley, so there are also villages called Sankey and a brook or river of that name in Lancashire. Nothing is known of the Johns or Williams who took their surname from that village in which they Iived; but the first Sankey of which anything is known, is one who accompanied King John to Ireland and eventually settled there, A descendant of this man, one John Sankey, born 1655, came into Kent from Ireland, took work at a farm called Poldhurst Court near Canterbury, and when his master died he married the widow, one Mistress Margaret Newton. He and she were working in the field one day, and saw in the ditch a portmanteau, which they took home. No one enquired for it and the farmer and his wife decided that someone in those troublous times, when fleeing for his life, had dropped it. What were the contents or the portmanteau was never divulged, but John Sankey soon became a very well-to-do farmer, and set up his five sons in other parts of East Kent:- 1. John at Hastingleigh. 2. Thomas at Stowting Court. 3. Edward at Milton Chapel.4. Samuel at Monks Horton 5. Matthew at his own farm at Poldhurst, or Polze, as it was originally called.
Our Sankeys are descended from this Samuel of Monks Horton. His son John, born 1731, became a farmer like his father, and settled at East Langdon near Dover, where he married firstly Mary Simmonds, and secondly Jane Rattray, daughter of the Vicar of E.Langdon. John Sankey is said to have introduced the then new plant of laburnam into the village, where no doubt it was much admired.
"In those days farmers did not indulge in many luxuries, such as carpets, but Sankey of East Langdon had one in his parlour, and some of his friends thought this too grand a notion and refused to come and see him in his home! He and his two wives were buried in the churchyard which adjoins the farm, and many of his descendants have been buried there since, in his vault and near it. "By his first wife, Mary, he had many children. The fifth one, William, born in 1760, decided to be a doctor and was apprenticed to a surgeon, 'roughing it,' as we should say, for he slept under the counter in the surgery, where a doctor nowadays would not expect his dog to sleep. After his apprenticeship was over, he went to St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, where he fully qualified as a surgeon, returning to Kent as assistant to Mr. Richard BOTELER of Eythorne, eventually marrying the doctor's daughter Susanna and succeeding to the practice. He and the Curate of Eythorne used to play marbles together in a barn during the winter. His wife was accomplished and full of fun, and she played on the mandoline, not a very usual instrument even in those days, and not to be learnt in an out-of-the-way village, but it is not known where this lady was educated. Her brother, William, of Eastry, was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. When she died, leaving William (Sankey) with two sons, William and Henry and one daughter, Maria, he soon found a lady willing to become his second wife, Mary, daughter of Mr. John BOYS a gentleman farmer of Betteshanger, and by her he had eleven more children. William was a very clever man, reading a great deal and making experiments in connection with medicine; e.g. he extracted the opium from poppies himself, that he might test the strength of it as compared with what he bought, the result being that adulteration was detected, the bought opium being much less strong that that which the doctor had extracted from the poppies grown in his own garden.
"He practised for many years at Eythorne and in 1803 removed to Wingham, near Canterbury, having been offered the practice of his first wife's brother-in-law, Mr. Wood. It was a good country practice, comprising not only Wingham but nine other little villages nearby. This position offered more possibilities of work and a better income, so he took it, partly for the sake of educating his family - the practice at Eythorne not being a very lucrative one. He took Mr. Wood's house, which had been built by a prosperous miller whose mill dam and fields adjoined. "Dr. Sankey" as the village called him, gradually improved the grounds, planting the waste ground in front of the house and making a pretty water garden on the bank of the Lesser Stour, which ran between his house and the miller's field. He drained the marsh at the back of the house, calling it 'Barataria' (of Don Quixote renown), saying that he was 'Sankey Panza.' He was a good botanist and very fond of his garden, often introducing new plants into it. He not only cared for his own garden, but he replaced trees in the village street when they died.
"In the early l9th Century, most of the medicines were made in the Doctor's surgery, the apprentice having to do the drudgery, such as stirring and boiling the mixtures; Mr. Sankey was very ingenious and contrived many things to lighten labour and to increase comfort, for instance, he had a shelf put on the surgery door, where infusions that needed shaking every day were placed - with the result that every
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Mary Horsley's mother, Susannah Sankey, has other memories of him in her little book 'Stories of the Past.' She says:
"Medicines were very nasty then, so that syrup was added to make them taste nicer. Violet or red poppy syrup gave pretty colours and Orange or Peppermint syrup took away some of the disagreeable taste. One year he made Mulberry syrup, but that was so nice that everyone who went into the surgery asked to taste it and there was none left for the sick people.
"He had one plan which I have never seen elsewhere. The water-mill close to his house belonged to him and therefore the mill-pond and a strip of land on each side. He made one of the strips into a garden and then fenced in a little part of the pond, to keep the swans away, and planted many kinds of flowers in it. His son (Revd. Richard Sankey of' Witney) brought the curious arrowhead from Oxford, and the great white arums grew so well that they ripened seed as well as enlarging their roots.
"He was very clever in his profession. He found out how to cure a disease that had been considered incurable and he was so kind that he would take long drives to see patients who would never be rich enough to pay him. When he grew old, he drove Jack the mule in a little carriage called a sulky, instead of riding a horse as he used. Sometimes a little child sat at his feet on a stool. One hot day, they were jogging along the road. The little boy grew sleepy. The old man grew sleepy. Jack, finding that his master took no notice, went slower and slower until he, too, fell asleep! Until at last someone who came along the road found the carriage standing still, for the Doctor, the child and Jack were all fast asleep.
"Dr Sankey had a huge leather-bound book called Gerard's Herbal, which he took with him wherever he went, and used to call it 'My Good Wife.'
There is no portrait of his first wife, our ancestress Susannah Boteler, but there is a silhouette in a frame which contains several others including a full-length one of Dr William. There is a miniature of him and one of his second wife, Mary Boys, wearing a widow's cap. Mary writes:-
"'He lived for thirty years in Wingham, much loved and respected by both high and low' and was able to continue his work amongst them till a very short time before his death on Christmas Day 1833. His widow went to live in St George's Place, Canterbury, Ieaving her son Frederick as doctor in his father's place at Wingham. She died in 1864 aged 86 and was buried beside her husband in Wingham Churchyard."
As she lived so long, she was able to tell her step-granddaughter Susannah many interesting things about 18th century country life. Mary Sankey (nee Boys) says:-
"My father (John Boys of Betteshanger) was a farmer. His sons were mostly placed in professions and his daughters were taught accomplishments.
"When I stayed with my grandfather, there was a sanded floor in the sitting-room which was swept with a birch broom into patterns and sprinkled with damp sand in spots. The maid servants had no means of washing in their bedrooms. One round towel hung in the kitchen. The men had clean sheets four times a year, because my mother was particular, the maids had them eight times. The farm servants had a painted canvas for a tablecloth and wooden trenchers. They used their own knives and I suppose had no forks. The cottages had earthen floors. We had one mug to drink out of at dinner. The knives were cleaned once a week and shoes blacked twice. The carpets in the best parlours of those days only reached to the front legs of the chairs and were arranged so as to show a whitened hearth. (In a handsome house built in those days I observed wooden mantel-pieces and marble hearths. The fashion of showing the hearth accounts for the latter fashion')
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(One of the Boys family lent me a book in which it is recorded that Mr. John Boys (Mary's father) died in the house of his son-in-law at Wingham.)
Of the three children of Dr. William and Susanna, the eldest William, was our ancestor. Henry was in the Royal Navy - he had five daughters, and Maria married William Watt, surgeon, of Deal. There is a photograph of a rather awe-inspiring military personage who is their son, Geoffrey. I do not know if there are any descendants of his.
WILLIAM was born in 1789 at Eythorne. Mary Horsley says:
"At an early age he was sent to school at Dover, the master being the Rev. Lancaster and the school being in Woolcomber Street. When old enough he was apprenticed to his father who was by then practising in Wingham. He used to tell his children, in after years, many stories of his work while an apprentice, a favourite one being of his attending to ploughmen who used to come to the Surgery on Monday mornings to be bled. This was more especially the case in the Springtime, for it was then that they thought that their health required this 'blood-letting'. Those whom he could operate on before his father came down to breakfast were considered his patients and they paid the fee to the young apprentice. Sometimes he would have six or seven men laid out on the lawn outside the Surgery, recovering from the exhaustion after the operation. He used to say that these patients of his were not content unless they were affected in this way.
After serving his apprenticeship he was sent to St Bartholomew's Hospital London for his medical course of instruction. Some of his parchments telling of his good work done while there are signed by the late Mr. Abernethy - Surgeon - whose portrait and autograph are attached. At the age of 21 he became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons after being 'deliberately examined' as the parchment document has it, and soon after he got an appointment on the Medical Staff of the Army and served in Malta, Sicily and Spain, part of the time being under Sir John Moore during the Peninsular war."
His daughter, Susannah, amplifies these notes:-
He had served in the Peninsular War and told me one story of his work there. He and an assistant were in charge of a hospital near the town of Alicante. Late one day they got news that another battle had been fought and that a great many wounded soldiers would be brought in. He sent his assistant into Alicante to ask for helpers. When he found the official and gave his message, the Spaniards said they never let anyone go out of the town after the gates were shut, and they kept him there till morning. So, the poor surgeon had no one to help him. He asked the patients who were not very ill to get up and help him, which they did. One of them had to boil a great pot of linseed, so that as fast as he took a bullet out of a wound he could put on a linseed poultice (as the custom was). He slipped the bullets into his pockets as he went on and before morning his pockets were heavy with them.
"He was very skilful in his profession. All the chief medical men in London used to send their patients to Dover that he might attend them. He grew more and more wise as he grew older, for he would read of and try every improvement, such as chloroform, water-beds, air-cushions to soothe suffering, and every better preparation of medicine instead of the nasty, thick mixtures of his younger days. For instance, he would try beef-tea, cream, milk, and soda-water etc. for a sickly baby rather than let it die. One day he heard a nurse say that it would be a good thing if a sickly, new-born baby should not linger. 'Nurse. If that child is not alive when I come tomorrow, I will summon you for manslaughter.' So the nurse took care of it, warmed and fed it, and it lived to be a man.
""Another time when he was quite old he was sent for to Folkestone to see a child of two years old who had drunk scalding water. He said, 'Nurse it face downwards (the cold air will not touch the raw parts so painfully) and feed it with cream.' The next day the child was much better. He was very fond of children, so that when he had to give them pain they bore it better."
Mary tells us:-
"After some years of Army Service he was invalided home and directed to join the Rifle Brigade which was then stationed at Shornecliffe. At the close of 1814 just before the Peace, he finally guitted the Army and, wishing for a more general practice, he was advised to settle in Dover, where there seemed to be an opening for a medical man. He took a house in Snargate Street, where many of the elite of the Town lived, and became acquainted with the large family of Thompsons who lived at the lower end of Snargate Street. He fell in love with Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of the Thompsons, and was married in St Mary's Church. At his marriage he moved to another house in Snargate Street, at the bottom of Five Post Lane, which had belonged to his wife's grandfather, Dr Hannam, who had practised for many years in Dover, living in this house till he died.
(Note. We do not know at present who had this house between 1808 when Dr Hannam died, and 1819 when the Sankeys took it over )
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"In this house were born to Mr. and Mrs. Sankey, eight children, four of whom grew to man's estate, viz: Susannah, Edward, William and Arthur, Susannah becoming in 1843 the wife of the Revd. JW Horsley. They lived in Snargate Street till 1840 when they removed to No 1 Camden Crescent, which had been built for Dr William.
"In 1844 the Royal College of Surgeons made him one of their earliest Honorary Fellows, recording the general esteem in which he was held by members of the Faculty at large. He was very particular in the etiquette of the Faculty; if called in to a patient who had been treated, as he thought, wrongly, he would only say, 'Suppose we try another plan.' For the honour of his profession, he would not accuse another Member of it, of either ignorance or folly. His health failing in 1864 obliged him to Ieave a great deal of his work to his partner, only visiting a few of his old patients who were loth to give up 'the Old Doctor' and doing the night work. In this year he was persuaded to sell No 1 Camden Crescent for the residence of the Bank Manager, the Bank being built in the garden. He bought 2 Guilford Lawn and moved into it at once, his daughter (Susannah) and his grand-daughter Mary coming to live with him and his wife." (The reason for this was because Susannah's two sons, John and Stephen, were now at University or studying in London and there seemed no point in her remaining in Canterbury with only Mary (who was now 18) at home.)
"William Sankey died in 1866 and was buried at E.Langdon in the family vault. His widow survived him 10 years and was buried in a grave adjoining it."
There is a tall memorial pillar surmounted by a cross in the churchyard on which the lettering is still fairly legible.
William and Elizabeth Sankey were not as lucky as the previous generation had been in the rearing of children. Only four out of eight lived beyond childhood - Susannah, born 23 July 1821, Edward Fitzwilliam, born 19 August 1823, William Thompson born 21 May 1829 and Arthur Henry born 29 March 1832. Elizabeth, Lucy and Mary did not survive babyhood and Mary Charlotte died aged eleven. There are two little samplers (not very good!) worked by Susannah and Mary. Edward Fitzwilliam lived at Beckley - there is a water-colour of his house. He married JANE FREELING SMITHETT, daughter of Sir Luke Smithett, but they had no children Edward died 1874, and Jane re-married, becoming Mrs. Fryman. She was known to the family as 'Aunt Free' and lived to a great age. I have not her birth date, (note by JWH V - IGI shows a Christening date of 22 Jan 1830) but she must have been a good bit younger than her husband, because I was taken to visit her in London in about 1922 and I think she must have been in her nineties then. My father (the Revd. C.J. Horsley-Smith) was most anxious that I should meet someone who had known the great Duke of Wellington, and because her father was a friend of the Duke, she was taken as a very small girl to visit him in Walmer Castle. Aunt Free told me, 'The Duke took me by the hand and showed me his little bedroom, which was quite plain and bare, furnished with just a bed and a wooden chair.'
William Thompson (called 'Winny') by his family, took a M.A. Degree at Oxford and was ordained. He became curate of Witham in Essex and then Vicar of Stony Stratford. He seems to have been rather unsatisfactory when young, according to remarks made about him in letters written to his mother by his younger brother Arthur! He also married a Jane. They had one son Arthur William born 1859 died 1897.
Mary Charlotte (called Mary) born 1827, died of T.B. 1838. Apart from the little sampler, there is a charming letter written by her, and also a pen-and-ink sketch done by her brother Arthur, in the album compiled by their mother (Elizabeth) which is deposited with the Kent Archives at Maidstone.
Arthur Henry born 1832. There is a watercolour of him aged two in the aforementioned album. He had very red hair, like his grandmother Anne (Hannam). He was a very clever little boy and from the start greatly interested in surgery. In 1838 he wrote (in copper-plate handwriting)
"My Dear Madam, Mr A. Sankey, Surgeon, Respectfully informs the Nobility and Gentry of this town that he has opened a Surgery in Snargate Street. He draws teeth, cuts off fingers, attends to wounds and diseases of all kinds. He does not think inoculation necessary. Believe me, ever yours, A. Sankey."
There is in the album a delightful reply to this.
"My dear Doctor, as a man of science and skill and possessing no doubt many valuable Prescriptions, you will not, I hope, be offended at my sending you the enclosed Confection, prepared from a very ancient Prescription - which has been handed down from father to son. From .".(Signature missing).
Unfortunately there is no information as to where the boys went to school (Could this be found out? - possibly Dover or Canterbury?) but we know William went to Oxford and was ordained Arthur and his young uncle Hannam followed in the footsteps of William Sankey Senior and qualified at St Bartholomew's Hospital London. There are panic-stricken letters from Arthur to his mother saying why- ever did he think he could do it and he would never pass the final exams, but he did brilliantly and gained his F.R.C.S when aged only 22. He was also gifted as an artist and there are some charming coloured pictures of his room at the hospital, and some intricate anatomical drawings.
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Sad to say, soon after qualifying, he also developed TB and had to give up hospital work. He returned to Dover, and his parents sent him on the 'Grand Tour' of Europe, whence he wrote interesting and enthusiastic descriptions of all that he saw. Curiously one of the places he visited in Switzerland was a tiny village called Meiringen, in 1853. Nearly forty years later, his nephew John William Horsley found his way to the same place and from that time onwards the Horsley family have looked on Meiringen almost as a second home. But more of that later.
When Arthur returned to Dover, he went downhill rapidly. One day he wrote down some of his childhood's memories as follows:
'When sitting in winter twilight by the fire, there often flit before my mind shadows of my earlier life - dim and faint enough but yet, like objects in a darkened room, growing more distinct by attention. The most frequent and most loved shadow is that of a little girl with a pale face and a faint but oh how sweet a smile. Oh, sister mine - now so long gone that I never can distinguish your recollection from tradition. Now, in these twilight hours, how clearly do you seem (?) before me. How well I see you sitting in your low armchair - how well I remember your sad look when we were naughty - and your sweet smile when we were romping round, and looking on not wistfully but, I hope, with much quiet enjoyment. And then, we lived in a cottage all ivy-grown and with bushes full of white currants in the garden - and then you and Winny used to walk about the fields together,' (I think the children must have been sent to stay with old 'Nurse Mary' already referred to) 'And then, after that, no more walks, but a still sick-room, you on your white bed with curtains, too, of white, and by the bedside a white (illegible) ..with prunes boiled in sugar.....book and a little bell. I recollect now, though I had quite forgotten it, your one day summoning us with a ring from this bell to a grand feast on .....of your prunes. Then for some long days we were told not to make a noise, and were not allowed to go and see you. And at last, on one Sunday, we were told you were gone to be an angel - and then the blinds were all drawn down. No one went to church, but Papa read prayers in the drawing room. I do not recollect my mother's being there, but old Nurse Heritage was, and used to sob and then tell me how happy at last you were.'
Elizabeth wrote of Arthur's death to her sister Catherine (Mrs. Julian) in Canada, and although long, I feel it should be recorded here. The letter is hard to decipher because it is 'cross-written'.
'Jan 11th. My dearest Catherine, It is a comfort to me to tell you of our darling Arthur and I know it will also be a comfort to you to know that his last most lovely moments were a fitting conclusion to his exemplary life. The last month had been one of great frustration. In the Christmas week he revived enough to walk out with a favourite fellow-student who came to spend the short vacation with him, but on New Year's Eve he seemed unusually ill and all the following week was one of great distress and debility. Still he contemplated trying Dr. Burrowes's prescriptions of cod liver oil and a change to Torquay, not with any idea of cure but only from a duty of giving himself every chance. On Friday evening the 6th he was 'so extremely ill that I sat up, giving him soup every hour till 3 o'clock, when he revived and dismissed me. At 5 he called me up and we found him in a state of such extreme exhaustion that it was only by giving him stimulants every quarter of an hour that he lived through that morning. He told us frequently that he was dying and that it was hard for us to bear, but that he was content. He liked to lie with his arms around the Pater's neck, frequently kissing him and saying what a kind father he had been. In the afternoon Dr. Astley (Vicar?) sat up part of the night, and "the old man" and I relieved him. Through that night and Sunday he dozed much, taking strong soup every hour. At 7.p.m. on Sunday he woke up, repeating "The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ" etc, and when we fervently and in agony joined with him he said it again. Dr. Astley read part of the Visitation of the Sick and then he slept.
At nine he suddenly broke out with the Lord's Prayer with a perfect memory but very indistinct utterance, 'Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done' repeated several times.
After this a slight fit of restlessness seemed coming on and we asked Dr. Astley to read the Commendatory prayer which immediately tranquilized him. Soon after, he laid one hand across his eyes, unconsciousness came on and he gently breathed his last without a change of posture.
George (her brother) was with us much during this trying day and witnessed this saintly death. Oh, dear Catherine, what a comfort you would have been to us had you been here. You will grieve almost like ourselves for one to whom you were all but a mother and whom he loved like a son. We try to think of his unspeakable gain, his removal from pain and trial - but at present we are too unhappy, and I trust we may be pardoned for thinking of our severe, our grievous loss, and groaning under a blow which a Wise God has inflicted. He told Jane and Charlotte Sankey (cousins) that he should soon leave us and on Christmas Eve wrote to Jane and 'Winny' that it was the last anniversary he should write to them, but that he might still be able to wish them happiness. All this he never pained us by attending to: still we feared and never to each other confessed how dim our hopes had become. 'Winny' came to us on Monday night and remains some days. Jane also is here. When they go, what a blank.
We bury our darling on Saturday in the old Churchyard (St Martin's burial ground) God be with us.
I want badly to hear about you all and have been disappointed in not getting a letter the last mail, and how you got on in this terrible winter - we have had Canadian weather here. I asked Anne (sister) to
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MEMORIALS OF THE FAMILY OF SANKEY 1207-1880 forward you Emma's letter (sister married to General H. Man) We are well in health and if sympathy and kindness from everybody could do us good, we ought to be rich indeed. I can write of nothing now, and you will care for nothing, for I feel that you will identify yourself with us and be satisfied with the knowledge that we are tolerably well in health and looking for comfort to Him who alone can grant it. He gave us his own life; ought we not to give Him freely of our dearest and best. I hope your Arthur will be to you all that my Arthur was to me - but that he may be spared to be your unspeakable comfort.
My beautiful boy is in his coffin, looking so placid and almost as if he smiled. Winny has tied an alabaster cross round his neck with 'IHS SPES MEA' engraved on it. Kind love to you all. Arthur loved you all much. Tell Emily and Julius (brother} all about us. I am, my dear Catherine, your very affectionate Sister, E.S.
Susannah was married in 1843 to a young clergyman whom she had got to know through a Mr. Dix, who was curate of Charing near Ashford, and his wife. She used to go and stay with them in the summer, and while there she met the curate of Pluckley, a village four miles away. His name was John Horsley and in 1841 he was made priest-in-charge of Dunkirk, where a new church had been built in 1839. Susannah and her friends were much interested in the long-lapsed art of Church art and embroidery, and they did much to help him adorn the new, bare building with altar frontals, carpets, kneelers etc. John used to think nothing of tramping the twelve miles and back between Dunkirk and Charing, and in the album compiled in later years by Susannah we read:
"In 1842 he visited Dover with the intention of improving his acquaintance with the daughter of W. Sankey Esq., then residing in 1 Camden Crescent. He called at the house after Morning Prayer at St Mary's, sent up his card and was admitted. The next evening, before proceeding to a party to which they had been invited, she gave him a white hyacinth to wear in his coat, which for her sake he treasured for the rest of his life."
(Both the visiting-card and the pressed hyacinth are preserved in the album, in the Kent Archives) This was in Easter week 1812 and in a few days they were engaged. They were married on 23rd July 1843 at St Mary's Church Dover, by her father's half-brother, Richard Sankey, Rector of Witney. There is a miniature of him. Susannah wore a dress of white drawn-thread muslin, and black satin ballet-type shoes. One of the shoes is still preserved; the skirt of the dress was left to Monica Horsley by Aunt Mary in 1920, and she had it made into two babies' christening robes. Her daughter Anne Dorothea was the first to wear one for her christening in 1921. Both are still in existence though the material is very frail (one is with JW Horsley Jnr).
There are miniatures of John and Susannah; she looks a rather plain young woman, but I am sure she made up for any lack of beauty by her character and wit: he has the rather long and heavy Horsley features and auburn hair.
During their honeymoon they spent a few days at Oxford. On St James's day (25th July) they "Walked to Littlemore, where the then incumbent, John Henry Newman, took part of the service. He was then remarkable for the lead he took in the spread of High Church principles - afterwards more sadly known as a Romish Priest." (!) They also went to Wigton in the Lake District, where John did some beautiful little sketches.
A relative by marriage, John's uncle's wife Mary Twentyman, came from Wigton, so I suppose that was how John knew that part of the world - the Lakes were not the over-run holiday playground that they became later.
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7 APPENDIX D: VISCOUNT JOHN SANKEY [See Sheet H]
7.1 The Dictionary of National Biography 1941-50. OUP 1959 Page 757 SANKEY, JOHN, Viscount SANKEY (1866-1948), lord chancellor, was born in Moreton-in-Marsh 26 October 1866, the son of Thomas Sankey, partner in the firm of Sankey and Norton, drapers and undertakers, by his second wife, Catalina, daughter of James Dewsbury, clerk, of Manchester. Sankey was educated at Lancing College and Jesus College, Oxford, where he was a scholar, and was placed in the second class in honour moderations (1887) and modern history (1889) and in the third class in the examination for the degree of bachelor of civil law in 1891. He was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1892. He began his practice in South Wales, and was soon busily engaged in workmen's compensation cases. He became a K.C. in 1909, and in 1914 was elevated to the bench with the customary knighthood. In 1915 he was chairman of the enemy aliens advisory committee and for his services was appointed G.B.E. in 1917.
In 1919 Sankey undertook the task with which his name will perhaps be chiefly associated, becoming chairman of the commission appointed under the Act of that year to inquire into the conditions of the coal industry. As a result of long and patient investigation, Sankey recommended nationalization of the coal-mines, and was much disappointed that his proposals were not implemented by legislation. His courage in standing by his convictions was unfortunately misconstrued by some of his old Conservative friends, but it was much appreciated by the Labour Party, and especially by Ramsey MacDonald. It was thought by many that Sankey was destined to be the first Labour lord chancellor, but in 1924 the claims of Lord Haldane could not be overlooked. In 1928 Sankey was promoted to the Court of Appeal and sworn of the Privy Council, and when Labour came to power for a second time in 1929 he was offered and accepted the Woolsack. He was created a baron and in 1932 a viscount. On the formation of the 'national' government in 1931, he was one of the few ministers who elected to stay with MacDonald; he remained lord chancellor until 1935 when Baldwin became Prime Minister and preferred to recall Lord Hailsham who had served previously as Conservative lord chancellor.
During Sankey's chancellorship, his time was occupied far more with political than with judicial functions. The emphasis placed on the political side of a lord chancellor's work has steadily grown since he ceased to be chancellor, but he was himself faced with duties which made the most exacting demands on his time. Chief among these were his chairmanships of the inter- imperial relations committee of the Imperial Conference, and of the federal structure committee of the Indian Round Table Conference. But the fact that the claims of law reform were never absent from his mind was demonstrated by his appointment of the Law Revision Committee, composed partly of academic lawyers, to whom was entrusted the important task of suggesting improvements in certain indicated branches of English law. From their reports have sprung several valuable pieces of legislation, mutually linked by the common name of Law Reform Acts.
Although he could not be described as a great judge, Sankey's judicial work was by no means negligible. In A.-G. v. Brown, [1920] 1 K.B. 773, he made an important contribution to constitutional law, by applying the eiusdem generis rule of interpretation to Section 43 of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876. This provided that 'the importation of arms, ammunition, gunpowder, or any other goods, may be prohibited by Proclamation or Order in Council'. A proclamation, which purported to be made under the section, forbade the importation of chemicals. Sankey held that this prohibition was invalid, for the words 'or any other goods' must be restricted to goods of like character with those specifically enumerated. he described the Customs Act of 1853, which was re-enacted by the Act of 1876, as 'the Magna Carta of free trade', and pointed out the unlikelihood that Parliament should have intended, at that very moment, to confer on the executive an unfettered power to forbid the importation of all articles indiscriminately. In Henrietta Muir Edwards v. A.-G. for Canada [1930] A.C. 124, he delivered the judgement of the Privy Council which put upon Section 24 of the British North America Act an interpretation empowering the governor-general to summon women having the necessary qualifications to the Canadian Senate. During his short time at the Court of Appeal, he was a party to the decision in Hardie and Lane v. Chilton [1928] 2 K.B. 306. A trader had paid a sum of money to an association as the price of its refraining from placing his name on its 'stop list'
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MEMORIALS OF THE FAMILY OF SANKEY 1207-1880 for breach of one of its regulations, a course which its constitution allowed it to take. It was held that he was not entitled to recover it as paid under duress. It had been decided in R. v. Denyer [1926] 2 K.B. 258, that the secretary of such an association, demanding a money payment as the price of such restraint, brought himself within the definition of blackmail, and so the criminal and civil laws on the matter were in conflict, until the matter was resolved by a decision of the House of Lords in 1937 that a demand of money made for the protection of lawful business interests was outside the sphere of the law of larceny.
The judicial pronouncement by which Sankey will best be remembered is his speech in Woolmington v. Director of Public Prosecutions [1935] A.C. 462. This disposed of a fallacy, originating in Foster's Crown Law and upheld by Sir William Blackstone, that 'all homicide is presumed to be malicious, until the contrary appears upon the evidence'. Sankey referred to the fluid condition of the law of evidence in the eighteenth century, and laid down that there is no shifting of the burden on to the prisoner, after the Crown has proved that the deceased met his death at his hands, to prove in his turn that the killing did not amount to murder; but it rests with the Crown throughout to establish murder, and it is sufficient for the prisoner to raise a doubt as to his guilt. If the jury are satisfied with his explanation or are in reasonable doubt whether the act may not have been accidental or provoked, then the prisoner is entitled to acquittal or to a verdict of manslaughter, as the case may be.
Sankey was one of the kindliest of men, and this quality, together with his handsome figure and commanding presence, made him an excellent chairman, wherever he presided, in the House of Lords, or elsewhere. He was always much interested in matters religious and ecclesiastical. A high churchman, he was an active member of the governing bodies of Keble College and Pusey House.
At the same time he did great work in framing the constitution of the disestablished Welsh Church.
He was a bencher of his Inn, an honorary fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, and high steward of the university from which he received the honorary degree of D.C.L. (1930), and he had also that of LL.D. from the universities of Wales (1929), Cambridge (1932), and Bristol (1933). He died, unmarried in London, 6 February 1948, and the peerage accordingly became extinct. A portrait of Sankey by (Sir) Oswald Birley is at Jesus College and another by Evan Walters is in the National Museum of Wales.
[Personal knowledge.] H.G. Hanbury.
7.2 OBITUARY: VISCOUNT SANKEY Newspaper: Unknown. Date: 1948
NATIONALIZATION OF THE COAL INDUSTRY Viscount Sankey, who died at his home in London on Friday night at the age of 81, after serving as a Judge of the King's Bench Division and as a Lord Justice of Appeal was Lord Chancellor from 1929 to 1935. His name as chairman of the Coal Commission of 1919 will also for long be associated with the stormy history of the coal industry. The Right Hon. Sir John Sankey P C., G.B.E., Viscount Sankey and Baron Sankey, both of Moreton, County Gloucester in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, was born on October 26. 1866, son of the late Mr. Thomas Sankey. He was educated at Lancing, and went up as a scholar to Jesus College Oxford, of which he was afterwards made an honorary Fellow. He was for a time a master at St. Paul's Preparatory School, in the affairs of which he never lost interest and of which he became a trustee, and he was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1892, after reading as a pupil in the chambers of Mr. Pickford, the future Lord Sterndale, Master of the Rolls. Many distinguished Judges have begun to climb the ladder as members of a local Bar. Sankey determined to try his fortune in South Wales. The Workmen's Compensation Act was the making of him. He quickly acquired a large practice in the arbitration proceedings created by that statute, and the fact that the appeals from the decisions of County Court Judges under the Act were to the Court of Appeal direct made him a constant visitor to that tribunal. In 1909, encouraged by the disappearance from practice of Mr. Ruegg K.C., who had led for many years in the class of case to which Sankey had particularly devoted himself, he applied for and received a silk gown. As a leader Sankey at once made his mark. When Mr. J. R. Atkin K.C (later Lord Atkin), became a Judge in 1913, Sankey succeeded to a large share of the
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MEMORIALS OF THE FAMILY OF SANKEY 1207-1880 business he left behind. Meanwhile he had continued to argue workmen's compensation cases in the Court of Appeal, and the House of Lords, and his remarkable performance in one of them-"Trim Joint District School Board of Management v Kelly"-undoubtedly helped to place him on the Bench In April, 1914, Mr. Justice Channell retired from the Bench, and Sankey. at the invitation of Lord Haldane, took his place. The appointment was in every way meritorious and in making it the Lord Chancellor completely disregarded political considerations. Sankey was a Unionist, a vigorous opponent of the Bill for the disestablishment of the Church in Wales - he had succeeded Sir John Eldon Bankes as Chancellor of the Diocese of Llandaff in 1910 - and a Moderate member of the London County Council. Lord Haldane never had occasion to regret his large-mindedness, for as a Judge, Sankey was no less successful than he had been as an advocate. In l9I5 he was chosen by the Government to act with Mr. Justice Younger (afterwards Lord Blanesburgh) and others as a member of the Aliens Advisory Committee a body created to deal with the internment and repatriation of alien enemies; and the next year he had the added duty of considering with the same colleagues, the cases of Sinn Fein prisoners arrested after the Irish rebellion. These extra-judicial services brought him the Grand Cross of the newly founded Order of the British Empire. In 1919 the post-war difficulties of the coal industry led to the passing of the Coal Industry Commission Act. The statute provided for the appointment of a Judge of the Supreme Court as chairman of the Commissioners who. were to inquire and report, and Sankey was chosen by the Government to fill this position. The task put upon him was not an easy one, and his handling of it did not escape criticism. The long investigation was often in considerable confusion and several reports were produced. Sankey it must however be admitted, convinced the hostile parties of his desire to hold the scales evenly between them. The fourth report which was not unanimous, came as a shock to the Conservative Party. Agreeing in substance with the representatives of the miners the chairman recommended State ownership and State management of the mines. Sankey did not conceal his disappointment that legislative effect was not given to his views. It seemed to many that he had offended his old friends and political associates to no purpose. But this bold expression of opinion endeared him to the Labour Party now rapidly growing in strength; and when Mr. Ramsay MacDonald formed his first Government in 1923 Sankey was freely spoken of as a possible Lord Chancellor, and he would no doubt have been appointed if Lord Haldane a recent convert to the cause of Labour, had consented to stand aside. As it was, he remained a Judge of the King's Bench Division till 1928 when he took the place of Lord Justice Atkin in the Court of Appeal, and was sworn of the Privy Council. On the return of the Labour Party to power in 1929, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald found himself without an ex-Lord Chancellor - Lord Haldane had died in 1928 - and Sankey succeeded Lord Hailsham on the Woolsack.'
As a Judge, for long intervals he sat but little either in the House of Lords or at the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. as he was busily engaged first as chairman of the Inter- Imperial Relations Committee of the Imperial Conference, and later as chairman of the Federal Structure Committee of the Indian Round Table Conference. At the latter he was especially successful. and his dignified and courteous manner gained him the respect and trust of the Indian members and witnesses. During his tenure of the Woolsack he presided over several cases that attracted public attention. When the National Government was formed in August 1931, Sankey continued as Lord Chancellor but when Mr. Baldwin succeeded as Prime Minister in June 1935, he recalled Lord Hailsham to the Woolsack.
He was a governor of Keble College and of Pusey House and a life member of the governing body and of the representative body of the Church in Wales. He was also chairman of the governing body of his old school and was chairman or on the governing bodies of many other religious and educational institutions, including the National Society. He took a wide interest in the Magistrates Association, of which he was chairman for several years and he had been chairman of the Voluntary Hospitals Commission and also of the Building Societies Association. He was also a Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. In 1935 he was treasurer of the Middle Temple. The University of Oxford conferred on him the honorary degree of D.C.L. and he was an honorary LL.D. of Cambridge, Wales and Bristol. He was unmarried and shared a house, first in Dean's Yard and later in Kensington, with his sister, Miss Edith Sankey, J.P.
7.3 HOUSE OF LORDS: WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11 Newspaper: Unknown. Date: 1948
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The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at half past 2 o'clock.
TRIBUTES TO LORD SANKEY
The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was fitting and appropriate that they should pay some tribute to the late Lord Sankey. Lord Sankey was always his own most severe and most merciless critic, but so long as he satisfied himself and lived up to his own ideals he had no reason to fear criticism from anyone else. He was Attorney-General when Lord Sankey was Lord Chancellor in Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's Government and he derived immense help from him. Like the late Lord Caldecote, to whose memory he had recently paid tribute, Lord Sankey was a devoted son of the Church. His churchmanship differed very widely from that of Lord Caldecote, but they both derived comfort and consolation from the Church. When the Welsh Church was disestablished it was Lord Sankey who worked out its new constitution, and in his handwriting, preserved in the archives of the Museum of Wales, they would find the original constitution of the Church of Wales as he worked it out. It was not primarily as a great law reformer that they remembered him to-day but as a great human personality-a man who loved and was loved-a wise statesman and fine friend, a man for whose loss they were all the poorer.
VISCOUNT SIMON said that the great quality which was outstanding in the character and personality of Lord Sankey was his humanity. He rendered a great service to the Socialist Party when it first came into office. He also rendered immeasurable service to the disestablished Church in Wales. An appropriate epitaph for him would be the words over Henry Lawrence's grave in Lucknow, "He tried to do his duty." (Cheers.)
The MARQUESS of READING said that his chairmanship of the Coal Industry Commission in 1919 had been emphasized but that achievement, measured in terms of value to the State, was no greater than that which he rendered as a member of the India Round Table Conference and as chairman of the Federal Structure Committee. There, his professional abilities were admirably supplemented by the human qualities of generosity accessibility, sympathy, and geniality, which enabled him to establish and maintain relations of complete confidence and cordiality with the Indian representatives.
The BISHOP of ROCHESTER and LORD ROCHESTER also associated themselves with the tributes.
7.4 TRIBUTE BY ARCHBISHOP OF WALES Newspaper: Unknown. Date: 1948
VISCOUNT SANKEY Tribute to the late Viscount Sankey for his work in framing a new constitution of the Church in Wales, which was completed in 1922, was paid by the Archbishop of Wales, Dr. Prosser at a memorial service for Lord Sankey in St. John the Baptist's Church, Cardiff, on Saturday.
DR. PROSSER said: "It was he by whom God gave us a gift, more precious than endowments, a constitution without which we could not have lived a single day, or exercised a single function It was drawn up with such skill and knowledge that in it5 26 years it has hardly needed alteration; it will serve for generations yet to come and also prove itself a model for branches of the Church in other lands.
"It was he to whom, even in his retirement, we would turn for sound counsel when new perplexities confronted us; `We must ask Lord Sankey about it,' we would say. And afterwards some of us would wonder how easily a problem had been solved, or a fresh situation fitted perfectly into the new order until we heard that the master-mind was still in control, and ever ready to foresee our difficulties and forestall them."
SERVICE AT OXFORD A memorial service for Viscount Sankey, High Steward of Oxford University, and scholar and hon. Fellow of Jesus College, was held at Jesus College on Saturday. The service was taken by the chaplain, the Rev. D. E. H. Whiteley assisted by the Rev. L. B. Cross and the Lesson was read by the Principal Sir Frederick Ogilvie. Those present included: Fellows of Jesus College. the President of the Junior Common Room and undergraduates of the college; the Vice-Chancellor and the Proctors. tube Deputy Steward of the University (Sir William
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Goodenough) the Registrar, the Secretary of the Chest, the Master of University, the President of St John's, the Master of Pembroke, the Warden of Keble, the Principal of St. Anne's Society, thc Principal of Pusey House, and Professor Walter Garstang.
7.5 LORD SANKEY Newspaper: Unknown. Date: 1948
Mr. W. Hugh Jones, K.C., writes :
May one who was a friend and contemporary of Viscount Sankey on the South Wales Circuit have the privilege of adding n little postscript to your very appreciative notice of Monday last? While no doubt certain elements of the industrial population of Wales and the rest of the country will regard his part in the Coal Commission Inquiry as the distinguishing feature of his career in the Principality and to Welsh people generally he will ever be remembered with affection and gratitude for his work in framing the new constitution of the disestablished Welsh Church.
This great achievement will for long remain a monument to the industry, ability, and rare devotion which he brought to the task. It was an undertaking which his character and exceptional capacity fitted him in an eminent degree to perform. The Church in Wales was fortunate in a crucial moment in its history to have one who succeeded so well in bringing to fruition so novel and difficult a work. But then John Sankey was something more than a lawyer - he was without parade or ostentation a man of real piety. In recent years Llandrindod Wells, where Welsh Church affairs were invariably discussed and decisions taken, had become to him something almost like sacred ground to which he was glad to come and loth to leave.
7.6 VISCOUNT SANKEY: MEMORIAL SERVICE Newspaper: Unknown. Date: 1948
The King was represented at the memorial service for Viscount Sankey held yesterday at St. Stephen's, Gloucester Road, S.W. The Rev. Eric Cheetham officiated, assisted by Canon Maurice Jones (also representing St. David's College Lampeter) and the Ven. the Hon. S H. Phillimore. The Prime Minister was also represented. Those present included : -
Miss Edith Sankey (sister), Mrs. V. M. Salt (niece), Mr. and Mrs. J. C Sankey, Mrs. M. E. Sankey, Miss Alice Sankey, Mr. W. K. Sankey, Mr. Lindsay Sankey. Mrs. F. Sankey, Miss J Sankey, the Rev E. Tritton Sankey, Mr. Howard Anderson. Mrs. J B M. Armour, Colonel W. F. Challinor, Miss K. D. Roberts. Mr. Paul Bewsher.
The Lord Chancellor and Viscountess Jowitt, Viscount Simon (also representing Oxford University, Lord Monkswell, Lady Oaksey, Sir Owen Beasley, Sir Percy Simner (Senior Master, Supreme Court), Sir E. Tindal Atkinson (Treasurer, representing Middle Temple), Mr. T. F. Hewlett (Under-Treasurer), Sir Thomas Molony, Sir Lynden Macassey, K C., Sir George Barstow, Sir Bruce Thomas, K.C., Sir Albert Gladstone (Representative Body of the Church in Wales), the Hon. Sir Albert Napier, K.C., Sir Robert Waley'-Cohen, Sir Roland Burrows, K.C., Sir Ernest Jeff.
Lady (Clavell) Salter, Lady Maclean, Colonel Woolrych Perowne (representing the Order of St John), the Hon. John H. Bruce (representing Priory for Wales, Order of St. John), Mr. Daniel Hopkin and Miss A Lenton (Magistrates Association), Mr. Rowland Thomas, K.C., Canon Frederic Hood (Principal Pusev House, Oxford). Captain J. F E. Crowder, M.P. and Mr. T. C. Skeffington-Lodge, M.P. (representing Parliamentary Ecclesiastical Committee), Canon J. A. Douglas (chairman of Convocation, University of London).
The Provost of University College, London Mr. F. C. Doherty (Headmaster Lancing College), Mr. Stephen Witherington, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. N. Paterson, Judge Trevor Hunter, K.C., Mr. Kenneth Carpmael, K.C., Canon Adam Fox, Mr. T. Driberg M.P. (Parliamentary Socialist Christian Group), Sir Harold Bellman and Mr. C. G. Garratt-Holden (Building Societies' Association).
Dr. A. F Morcom, Mrs. Heber Hart, Mr. E. L. Tanner. Lieutenant-Colonel Clive Garsia (late The Hampshire Regiment),·Mrs. Anthony Hawke, Mr. F. D. Fox, Mr. H. Ashley, Colonel A.
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Rennick, Miss Kenelm Preedy, Mrs. Hugh Dumas, Mr. H. O. Walmesley, Mr. J. Spencer, Mrs. W. Craig Henderson, the Rev. Maurice Child and representatives of the Church of England Council on Foreign Relations, Empire Parliamentary Association, Nikean Club, British and Foreign Bible Society, Universities' Mission to Central Africa, The National Society, British Institute of Adult Education, Lancing Old Boys' club, and Old Lancing Lodge. The Bishop of London, the Provost of Lancing, and the Registrar of the Privy Council were unable to attend. The burial took place yesterday in the parish cemetery of Moreton-in-the-Marsh the Gloucestershire town in which Lord Sankey was born. The Bishop of Llandaff officiated, assisted by the Rev. W R. Ingham.
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8 APPENDIX E: FRANK SANKEY [See Sheet H]
8.1 OBITUARY: Mr. FRANK SANKEY, MILFORD HAVEN Newspaper: Unknown. Date: 1907
The death occurred at Milford Haven on Thursday morning of Mr. Frank Sankey, timber merchant. Mr. Sankey was taken ill while cycling to St. David's last Monday week, and had to be conveyed home the following day. Dr. Griffiths was called in, and pronounced Mr. Sankey to be in a critical state. Appendicitis set in, and other medical advice was summoned, an operation being performed on Tuesday by Drs. Mills and Griffiths. Mr. Sankey passed away on Thursday morning, after only nine days' illness. He had made himself very popular in the town during the five years he had been there, and much sympathy is felt for the family. He was recognised as a shrewd business man, and was well known at Cardiff.
8.2 DEATH OF MR. FRANK SANKEY. Newspaper: Unknown. Date: 1907
It is with very deep regret that we record the death of Mr. Frank Sankey, Marine Villas, which took place at 2 30 on the morning of Thursday last, after a brief, but severe, illness, the sad circumstances of which were reported in our last issue. It will be recalled that the deceased gentleman underwent an operation on the previous Tuesday for appendicitis and complications, but very little hope of recovery was given, and the end came as stated The sad news cast quite a gloom over the town, and the flags on the Parish Church and other buildings were hoisted half-mast. Deceased, who was only 39, was a son of thc late Mr Sankey, wholesale merchant, Cardiff, and was articled to Messrs. J. Bland & Co., timber merchants, of that town. He was a cousin of Mr. John Sankey, barrister-at-law. Coming to Milford five years ago, Mr. Sankey acquired the Robert Street Steam Saw Mills, a timber importing business, hitherto conducted by Mr. J. Ll. Davies, and by his rare business acumen had succeeded in building up a large connection. In matters other than of business, he was coming into prominence, and last October was elected a governor of the County Intermediate School, whilst he took a deep interest in the welfare of the Milford Haven Reading Room and Library and served on the committees, and was largely instrumental in putting the Library in its present condition. Deceased was to have given a statement with relation to this at the annual meeting on Tuesday night. Whatever he took in hand he did with a thoroughness that commanded admiration. He was a devoted churchman and served on the committee in connection with the enlargement of the Parish Church, in which project he took a prominent part. He acted as secretary for the public luncheon and tea at the recent celebrations. He will be missed in very many directions. In politics Mr. Sankey was an unyielding Conservative. He leaves a wife and three children, the youngest of whom is but a few months old. With the family intense sympathy is felt. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon, and was a large and representative one. The remains were carried from the residence to the Parish Church, where a service was held. The Vicar, Rev. E.J. Howells, B.D., officiated, and the Ven. the Archdeacon of St. David's, Rev. D. E. Williams, read an appropriate lesson. The choir and congregation sung the hymn, "Now the labourer's task is o'er." The mourners present in church were : Mrs. Sankey (widow); Mr. John Sankey, Bridgend, Mr Charles Sankey, Cardiff (brothers); Mr. and Mrs. Morris, Penarth (father-in-law and mother-in-law); Miss Morris, Penarth (sister-in law); Mr. Lionel Morris, Penarth (brother-in-law). The interment took place at the Cemetery, the Vicar performing the last rites amidst manifestations of sorrow. A large number of beautiful floral tributes were received. The arrangements were carried out by Mr. R. Phelps of Messrs. Phelps & Owens. Out of respect to the deceased, the fixtures of the Milford Haven Cricket Club, 1st and 2nd teams, were postponed, he being a vice-president and supporter of the Club since its formation.
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