Genealogy

 

BEXLEY

The Bexley family have lived in Surrey for nearly 500 years.  From 1800 they lived in the Epsom area and continue to do so. Prior to that, they lived in Great Bookham and can be traced back through rural Surrey and into Sussex.  It appears that the name originates from Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex that was originally called Bexelei, then Bexley, Bexley Hill until it became Bexhill in the 1600s.  Some Bexley folk in Sussex changed their name to Bexhill at that time but our Bexleys had already moved to Surrey where the name became known as Bixley and then, by 1860, it changed back to Bexley again.

For more information, see: Bexley Profiles, Bexley Family Research, Brown and Hollis Research, Charles and William Bixley names, John Bixley and Sarah Shirlock, Bixley/Bexley Timelines, Bexley History

 

GEORGE

The George family can be traced back to John and Jane George who moved to Wigton, Cumberland from Ireland in around 1827.  It is likely that both John and Jane were Ulster Scots and were Presbyterians.  Research shows the Georges arrived in County Down in the late 1600s, probably from Aberdeen.  John and Jane's son William George was born in Bangor, County Down in around 1826.  His sisters Elizabeth, Margaret and Mary Ann were born in Wigton, Cumberland.  By 1841 census, the George family were living in Carlisle.  Both John and William were labourers.  William joined the 50th Foot Regiment in 1844 and served in India.  He was involved in the battles of Ailwal and Sobraon in the First Sikh war.  On 10th February, 1846 during the battle of Sobraon, William was wounded in the right arm and he was returned to a military hospital in Chatham, Kent.  In 1848, it was decided that his injury had disabled his right hand and meant he was no longer fit for service, so he was discharged from the army.  In the 1851 census, William was lodging in Yew Tree Cottages in Epsom and his occupation was Letter Carrier. In September 1851 William married Louisa Scott in Trinity District Church, Newington.

For more information see: George Family Research and George Family Research Update November 2007

 

SCOTT

Edward Scott born 1789 in Epsom had a variety of jobs including Town Bailiff and an entrepreneurial rental business.  He was also a school teacher at one of the first schools for poor children in Epsom. The Scotts can be traced back to 17th century London.

 

STEVENS

The Stevens were from Bentworth, Hampshire and at one stage ran a working men’s club in Jane Austen’s cottage at Chawton before it was saved by the National Trust.

 

HAWKINS

The Hawkins family had a smallholding on the site of Kingston University.

 

KEEPING

The Keepings came from Beaulieu Hampshire

 

LIEBERMANN

Cornelius Liebermann was born in Zeigenheim in the Hessen region of Germany in 1771 and joined the Dutch Emigrant Army to fight for the British in the West Indies.  He survived yellow fever and was briefly court-martialled for returning to England to marry Mary Ware in Lymington, Hampshire.  He was then returned to the rank of Sgt Major and was discharged in 1816 through wounds sustained in battle.  He had three children in Lymington, John Michell Liebermann, Wilhemina Liebermann and Josiah Liebermann, my 3x Great Grandfather. Cornelius lived to the age of 83.  His grandson, my Great Great Grandfather, also called, Josiah, was a comedian who appeared in small theatres and also became coachman to Lord Rosebery in Epsom.

 

YOUNG

The Youngs were from Fawley Hampshire and my Great Great Grandfather, George Young was a fireman on ships for the Steam Packet Company.

 

POND

The Ponds can be traced back to Tillingham, Essex and then back to Maldon where Samuel Pond was a landowner in the 17th century. For more information, see: John Pond

 

PAYNE

The Payne family came from Tiverton in Devon

 

CHADNEY

The Chadney’s can be traced back to Hampton Bishop, Herefordshire and the name was originally Chandler. Verified Information about John Chadney and Elizabeth Harriet Drake, John Chadney Research, Chadney Research

 

DRAKE

It is said that the line of Drakes can be traced back to one of the brothers of Sir Francis Drake - still trying to prove this.  Stuck at Elizabeth Harriet Drake born in Pimlico in around 1815. 

 

 

PITCHLEY

The Pitchley’s came from London and the name may have been originally Pidgley or Pixley or Pikesley. Pitchley History

 

Other Names of Interest:

 

Bexley/Stevens family surnames:

Brown (Oving, Sussex)

Hollis (Felpham, Chichester and Oving, Sussex)

Rowley (Malden, Surrey)

Bird (Dorking, Surrey)

Hatch (Sutton)

Chilman (Surrey)

Ware (Sussex)

Temple (Sussex)

Pannell (Sussex)

Sloe (Surrey)

Smith (Suffolk)

Gammon (Hawkley, Hampshire)

Upton (Surrey)

Tree (Addington, Surrey)

Phillips (Beaulieu, Hampshire)

Ware (Hampshire)

Parker (Hampshire)

Rowe (Boldre, Hampshire)

Orman (Exbury, Hampshire)

Hurl (Hampshire)

Gregory (Hampshire)

 

Pond family surnames:

Creasey (Southminster, Essex)

Rogers (Southminster, Essex)

Payne (Tillingham and Burnham, Essex)

May (Tiverton, Devon)

Pearce (Tiverton, Devon)

Pratt (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)

Smith (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)

Wright (Surrey and Leicestershire)

Shears (Kent)

Weeks (Kent)

Brum (Middlesex and London)

Goddard (Hounslow, Middlesex)

Ball (Hammersmith)

Holmes (Hammersmith)

Jackson (Cambridge)

Nash (Sussex)

Reynolds (Wycombe, Buckinghamshire)

Poleyhett (Buckinghamshire)

 

 

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