Tombstone - Timeline

The information has been collated from entries on the Tombstone and in Parish Records. The names with an asterisk appear on the tombstone:

1 = St George in the East
2 = St Giles, Camberwell
3 = St Leonards, Shoreditch
4 = St Matthews, Bethnal Green
5 = St Dunstan & All Saints, Stepney
6 = St Paul, Shadwell

Generation 1

Samuel Somes Waterman of Wap. Water
married 2.12.1717 (5)
Ann Ellis, Widow

Generation 2

*William Somes b 1.2.1728 bp 11.2.1728 (11 days old) (6) d 5.8.1809 (age 81)
married 18.5.1757 (1)
*Sibella Hunt b 1702/3 d 20.3.1781 (age 48)

*Francis Somes b 1729/30 d 1.2.1814 (age 84)
- brother of William Somes

Generation 3

Children of William & Sibella Somes

Samuel Somes bp 15.8.1758  (12 days old ) (1)
(Parents William Somes, Victualler of Vir. & Sibella)

William Somes bp 13.3.1763 (18 days old) (1)
(Parents William Somes, Waterman of Vir. St & Isabella)

*Francis Somes b 1762/3 d 18.2.1827 (age 64)
married 25.11.1799 (1)
*Mary Hart b 1776/7 d 18.3.1843 (age 66)

*Elizabeth (Somes) Wade bp 24.7.1768 (15 days old) (1) d 9.1.1805 (age 36)
(Parents William Somes Victualler of Virg. & Isabella)

Generation 4

Children of Francis & Mary Somes

Francis Somes b 27.10.1800 bp 23.11.1800 (1)
(Parents Francis Somes, Victualler of Virginia & Mary)
married 17.11.1825 (2)
*Hannah Hiron b 25 or 28.1.1794 bp 27.3.1796 (3) d 18.5.1854 (age 60)

*William Somes (second son) bp 11.4.1802 (24 days old)  (1) d 5.11.1853 (age 52)
(parents Francis Somes, Victualler Whitehorse Lane & -see Note below)

Edwin Somes b 26.1.1807 bp 20.8.1807 (1)
(Parents Francis Somes, Victualler of Walburge or Halburge St & Mary)

Sibella Somes b 23.10.1809 bp 19.11.1809 (1)
(Parents Francis Somes, Waterman of New Road & Mary)

Generation 5

Children of Francis & Hannah Somes

Hannah Somes b 30.5.1828 bp 29.6.1828 (4)
*Francis Somes b 6.5.1831 bp 1.6.1831 (4) d 20.11.1840 (age 9)
(Parents in both cases Francis Somes, Pawn Broker of Green Street& Hannah)

Note:

The registration of the bp originally had the father as William but was amended to Francis with a note that is unfortunately illegible.

Colin Bower
29 February 2012

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