|Rebecca
|Gower
|b.1826
|Lyminge
|

from Ann:
Edward GOWER b. 1790 in Denton, Kent, census 1841 in Lyminge Street, Lyminge, Kent, occupation 1841 Agricultural Labourer. He married Sarah PETTS, 4 Nov 1811 (he was 21, she was 16) in Elham, Kent, marriage license by licence & banns, b. 1796 in Cheriton, Kent, census 1841 at Lyminge Street, Lyminge, Kent.
Children:
i Edward GOWER b.1812 (b. Newington)
ii Mary GOWER, b.1815
iii Sarah GOWER, b.1817
iv Harriet GOWER b.1820
v Susannah GOWER, b.1822
vi Rebecca GOWER, b.1826, baptized 26 Feb 1826 in Lyminge, Kent, census 1841 at Lyminge Street, Lyminge, Kent.
vii William GOWER, baptized 5 Jan 1834, census 1841 at Lyminge Street, Lyminge, Kent.
viii George GOWER
ix John GOWER.

Births Mar 1838 - Gower John Elham 5 150

1841 Census
Edward Gower abt 1791 Kent, England Sevington Kent
Sarah Gower abt 1796 Kent, England Sevington Kent

from Ann:
Harriet GOWER b. 1820. She married Unknown.
Children: i Susanna GOWER, baptized 30 Oct 1842

1851 Census
Civil parish: Lyminge ; County/Island: Kent
Address: Lyminge Village
Edward Gower abt 1785 Denton, Kent, England Head Lyminge Kent Ag Lab.
Rebecca Gower abt 1826 Lyminge, Kent, England Daughter Lyminge Kent
George Gower abt 1836 Lyminge, Kent, England Son Lyminge Kent Ag Lab
John Gower abt 1838 Lyminge, Kent, England Son Lyminge Kent scholar

1851 Census
Parish of Lyminge, Village of Lyminge
Rectory House [Ralph Price, rector with family and servants]
Sarah Gower, occasional servant, married, 59, house servant, b. Cheriton, Kent
- this appears to be Sarah, nee Petts, away from her family for the night

1854 marriage
Barham, John 1854 March Marriages Elham Kent
Gower, Rebecca 1854 March Marriages Elham Kent

1860 Death in the Sub-district of Elham in the County of Kent
Thirty first October 1860, Eachend Hill, Parish of Lyminge
Sarah Gower, female, 67 years, Wife of Edward Gower agricultural labourer
Asthma not certified
X the mark of Sarah Ellender in attendance Eachend Hill, Parish of Lyminge
Thirty first October 1860

1861 Death in the Sub-district of Elham in the County of Kent
First February 1861, Eachend Hill, Parish of Lyminge
Edward Gower, male, 74 years, agricultural labourer
Disease of the heart and asthma, Certified.
X the mark of Sarah Ellender present at the death, Eachend Hill, Parish of Lyminge. First February 1861

The headstone for Edward Gower and Sarah Petts at Lyminge
church says : "erected by their affectionate children"

Sarah Elleneder, mentioned on both the above certificates, appears to have been nee Hogben, not Edward and Sarah's daughter Sarah, b 1817. When their son Edward b.1812, died in 1877 the informant was an Eliza Hogben. The next page, for the younger Edward has several members of the Hogben family living nearby.

1871 Census
Civil parish: Lyminge ; Town: Each End Hill [Etchinghill]; County/Island: Kent ; Country: England
Address: The Ash? [next to New Inn]
John Barham 46 Ipswich, Suffolk, England Head Lyminge Kent Inn Keeper
Rebecca Barham 45 Lyminge, Kent, England Wife Lyminge Kent
Sarah Gafford 53 Newington, Kent, England Visitor Lyminge Kent
Adelaide Gafford 13 Winchelsea, Sussex, England Visitor Lyminge Kent
Iden Rigden 63 Newington, Kent, England Lodger Lyminge Kent ag. lab.
- next door to George Sarah & Charity below (other side from New Inn)

1871 Census
Civil Parish: Tamworth (all other districts: Tamworth); Road: Aldergate Street.
William Gower, Lodger, unmarried, 37, railway porter

1876 marriage
GOWER, William 1876 September Marriages Tamworth Derbyshire Staffordshire Warwickshire
MELLOR, Maria 1876 September Marriages Tamworth Derbyshire Staffordshire Warwickshire

1881 Census
Civil parish: Hythe St Leonard ; County/Island: Kent
Address: High Street
John Barham abt 1825 Baddingham, Suffolk, England Head Hythe St Leonard ; Condition as to marriage: Married ; Occupation: Butcher
Rebecca Barham abt 1826 Lyminge, Kent, England Wife Hythe St Leonard
Frederic T. Barham abt 1859 Lyminge, Kent, England Son Hythe St Leonard
Charles F. Longly abt 1849 Hythe, Kent, England Servant Hythe St Leonard
Hyden Rigden abt 1808 Newington, Kent, England Servant Hythe St Leonard

1881 Census -
Civil parish: Seals, County: Leicestershire; Registration district: Ashby De La Zouch; Sub-registration district: Hartshorn
William Gower, 46 (b.1835); born: Lyminge, Kent, Occupation: Railway Guard
Maria Gower, wife, 49 (b.1832); born: Marston Green, Warwickshire

1891 Census
Civil parish: Hythe ; Ecclesiastical parish: St Leonard Hythe ; County: Kent
Address: Theatre St.
Barham, John 64 Suffolk Head Hythe Kent Labourer general
Barham, Rebecca 63 Lyminge, Kent Wife Hythe Kent

1893 death - Name: Barham, Rebecca ; Record Type: Deaths ; Age at death: 67 ; Quarter: June ; Year: 1893 ; District: Elham ; County: Kent ; Volume: 2a Page: 602

Notes on Sarah Ellender, present at the deaths of Edward and Sarah Gower:

1881 census
Sarah Ellender, age 66, born about 1815, spouse Robert Ellender, age 73 (ie b. about 1808), plus various children/grandchildren, street address Each End Hill

IGI:
Robert Ellender b. about 1807
spouse Sarah Hogben, marriage 17 Nov 1832, Lyminge, Kent
- Sarah apparently christened 8 sep 1811
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