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From email from Allan Ellson 5/8/2003, [1] Herbert George Durling is the source of a lot of the Durling data 1. John DURLING, b. 07 MAR 1735 in Downe, d. -- NOV 1804, buried 21 NOV 1804 in Downe. He married Ann BAIRSFOOT, married in Downe?. Children:
2. i Thomas DURLING b. ?- --- 1769.
3. ii ? DURLING b. c.1770.
iii Six or more other children.
Second Generation 2. Thomas DURLING, b. ?- --- 1769 in Downe, d. -- --- 1833 in West Wickham, occupation After 1824 - Constable. He married Ann STANLEY, married 17 JUL 1793, b. c.1770. Children:
4. i John DURLING b. -- --- 1799.
ii Ann DURLING, b. 21 MAR 1800 in Keston.
5. iii William DURLING b. -- --- 1804.
6. iv Thomas DURLING b. -- --- 1807.
7. v Stephen DURLING b. -- --- 1811.
vi Another 3 or more children.
3. ? DURLING, b. c.1770. May have been one of the children of John Durling - or this might have been another branch of the family entirely. Included for completeness only. He married unknown (=? DURLING). Children:
8. i James DURLING b. -- --- 1788.
9. ii M. DURLING b. -- --- 1799.
10. iii William DURLING b. -- --- 1818.
Third Generation 4. John DURLING, b. -- --- 1799 in Downe (or W.Wickham) ?, d. -- --- 1847 in West Wickham, occupation Gardener, later Constable. John is recorded as having committed suicide by cutting his throat. He married Sophia ? (=J.DURLING). Children: i George DURLING, b. -- --- 1827. ii Harriet DURLING, b. -- --- 1829. iii Sarah DURLING, b. -- --- 1833, d. -- --- 1837. 5. William DURLING, b. -- --- 1804 in West Wickham, d. 03 DEC 1883 in West Wickham, resided in 10 The Alders, West Wickham, occupation HayBinder/Thatcher/Sexton. He married Caroline ? (=W.DURLING), b. 1806, d. before 1881. Children:
i Caroline DURLING, b. 10 FEB 1831 in West Wickham, d. -- --- 1892.
ii Eliza DURLING, b. 10 JUN 1832 in West Wickham, d. after 1881. At the 1851 census Eliza was living in Bromley (possibly in service).
iii Charles DURLING, b. 21 SEP 1833 in West Wickham, d. -- --- 1873. He married Rhoda ? (=C.DURLING).
iv Ann DURLING, b. 18 DEC 1835 in West Wickham, d. -- --- 1900. At the 1851 census Ann was living in Bromley (possibly in service) When married in 1878 she was shown as living in Streatham. She married William SARGENT, married 26 SEP 1878 in West Wickham, b. -- --- 1831 in West Wickham, (son of William SARGENT and Harriett DUNMORE) d. -- DEC 1897, buried 03 JAN 1898, occupation Gardener/Grocer?.
v William DURLING, b. 01 JUL 1837 in West Wickham, occupation Gamekeeper.
vi Sophia DURLING, b. 24 FEB 1839 in West Wickham.
11. vii Henry DURLING b. 06 APR 1841.
12. viii Albert DURLING b. 18 MAR 1843.
13. ix Joseph DURLING b. 06 AUG 1845.
x Harriet Amelia DURLING, b. 26 OCT 1849 in West Wickham. She married George PYMAN.
6. Thomas DURLING, b. -- --- 1807 in West Wickham, d. 05 JAN 1889, resided in Rowes Wood Cottage, occupation Gamekeeper. Thomas Durling married and had a cottage built in The Alders alongside his brother William. Later he became a gamekeeper and moved to a cottage in Well Wood. He was an organist (and parish clerk ?) at St. John's Church. He married Hannah Maria STOW, married 25 JAN 1829 in West Wickham, b. 1807, (daughter of Thomas STOW and Hannah ? (=T.STOW)) d. 29 OCT 1870. Children:
i Elizabeth DURLING, b. 18 AUG 1829 in West Wickham, d. 30 NOV 1921 in West Wickham. We have a copy of Elizabeth's Will. She married ? SMITH or Richard KILLICK?.
ii George DURLING, b. 28 AUG 1831 in West Wickham, d. 21 MAY 1854, occupation Farm Labourer.
14. iii Thomas DURLING b. 21 JUN 1833.
iv Mary DURLING, b. 21 AUG 1835 in West Wickham. She married James HILL, married c.1834.
v Richard DURLING, b. 21 JAN 1837 in West Wickham, d. 19 APR 1900, occupation Gamekeeper. He married (1) Mary TURNER. He married (2) Elizabeth SPENCER, married -- DEC 1868 in Kensington District, b. 1844 in Langeron, Herefordshire, d. 15 FEB 1910 in West Wickham.
15. vi Maria DURLING b. 10 JUN 1841.
vii Emma DURLING, b. 18 DEC 1843 in West Wickham, d. 15 APR 1844.
16. viii Edward DURLING b. 22 MAR 1847.
17. ix Matilda DURLING b. 05 MAY 1850.
7. Stephen DURLING, b. -- --- 1811 in Crocken Hill, Kent, resided in 4 Victoria Terrace, West Wickham. He married Catherine ? (=S. DURLING), married c.1838, b. -- --- 1813 in Crocken Hill, Eynsford, Kent, resided in The Alders, West Wickham. Children:
i Elizabeth DURLING, b. -- --- 1839 in West Wickham.
ii William DURLING, b. -- --- 1841 in West Wickham.
iii Stephen DURLING, b. -- --- 1843 in West Wickham.
18. iv John DURLING b. -- --- 1846.
v Thomas DURLING, b. -- --- 1849 in West Wickham.
8. James DURLING, b. -- --- 1788. He married Eliza ? (=J.DURLING). Children: i John DURLING, b. -- --- 1832. ii James DURLING, b. -- --- 1846. 9. M. DURLING, b. -- --- 1799. He married Charlotte ? (=M.DURLING), married c 1828, b. -- --- 1807. Children: i Charlotte DURLING, b. -- --- 1829. ii Elizabeth DURLING, b. -- --- 1830. iii William DURLING, b. -- --- 1832. iv John DURLING, b. -- --- 1835. v James DURLING, b. -- --- 1845. vi Catherine DURLING, b. -- --- 1846. 10. William DURLING, b. -- --- 1818. He married Lydia Harriett ? (=W.DURLING), b. 06 JUL 1823 in Bromley Common, (daughter of Robert DURLING and Lydia ? (=R.DURLING)). Children: i William DURLING, b. -- --- 1841 in Bromley Common. ii Lydia Hariett DURLING, b. -- --- 1842 in Bromley Common. iii Thomas DURLING, b. -- --- 1845 in Bromley Common. iv James DURLING, b. -- --- 1847 in Bromley Common. Fourth Generation 11. Henry DURLING, b. 06 APR 1841 in West Wickham, occupation Ag.Lab. He married Isabella ? (=H.DURLING), b. 1832 in Deptford. Children:
i Walter DURLING, b. -- --- 1876 in West Wickham, d. ?, occupation Publican. Served in the Boer War in the 13th Hussars. Was landlord of the White Hart at West Wickham and lived in Pond House.
19. ii Harry DURLING b. abt 1878.
12. Albert DURLING, b. 18 MAR 1843 in West Wickham, d. 21 JAN 1909, occupation Gardener. He married Mary Ann MARTIN, b. -- --- 1843 in Saddington, Leicester. Children:
i Frank DURLING, b. -- --- 1877 in West Wickham, d. -- SEP 1914 in at sea?. Royal Navy in WW1. Known as "Jutland Warrior". Killed September 1916.
20. ii Ernest DURLING b. -- --- 1879.
iii Arthur W. DURLING, b. ?- --- 1880 in West Wickham, Kent.
iv Herbert George DURLING, b. -- --- 1882 in West Wickham, d. -- JUL 1916. Private R.W.Surrey Regt. Killed in action July 1916. He married Louise PAYNE.
13. Joseph DURLING, b. 06 AUG 1845 in West Wickham, d. -- --- 1919, occupation Forester. May also have been the Joseph Durling shown as a shopkeper and sexton who was elected to the first Parish Council in Dec 1894. He married Anne GIBSON. Children:
i Sydney DURLING, b. -- --- 1883 in West Wickham, d. -- MAR 1917 in India. South Lancs. Regt. In India March 1917
(Reported to have survived the war and lived in Lancashire, working for Pilkington). He married Gertrude DAISLEY, married -- --- 1909, b. ?- --- 1883.
21. ii Joseph DURLING b. ?- --- 1885.
i Frank DURLING, b. -- --- 1877 in West Wickham, d. -- SEP 1914 in at sea?. Royal Navy in WW1. Known as "Jutland Warrior". Killed September 1916.
iv Sale? DURLING.
v Harry DURLING.
vi Another DURLING.
14. Thomas DURLING, b. 21 JUN 1833 in West Wickham, d. 26 DEC 1903 in Chislehurst, occupation Farm Labourer. He married Mary Ann CROW, married 28 APR 1859 in Chislehurst, b. c.1834 in Chelmsford, (daughter of James CROW and ? (=J.CROW)) d. aft. 1903. Children:
22. i George Thomas DURLING b. 25 JUN 1860.
15. Maria DURLING, b. 10 JUN 1841 in Well Wood Cott.,West Wickham, Kent, d. -- --- 1925 in West Wickham. Maria used to put records into the mechanical organ for her Father at Wickham parish church. She married James KILLICK, married 10 MAY 1863 in West Wickham, b. 08 DEC 1835 in Hayes, Kent, (son of Robert KILLICK and Mary SAXBY) d. -- --- 1915 in West Wickham, resided in Mays Farm- later 1 The Alders, occupation Farm hand - later Carpenter. James: As a boy James was employed as a servant and farm worker at Wickham Court Farm but he later took an apprenticeship in Beckenham as a Carpenter and went on to found his own carpenter and joiner business in West Wickham (in 1879). We have a copy of James's Will.
Children:
23. i Hannah KILLICK b. 26 DEC 1863.
24. ii Mary (Polly) KILLICK b. 30 DEC 1865.
25. iii Joseph KILLICK b. 07 APR 1868.
iv Elizabeth (Lizzie) KILLICK, b. 02 SEP 1870 in West Wickham, d. -- --- 1964 in West Wickham, resided in Mayes Cottages. She married David ABBS.
26. v Emily KILLICK b. -- --- 1873.
vi Robert KILLICK, b. -- SEP 1875 in West Wickham, d. -- AUG 1876 in West Wickham, buried 03 AUG 1876.
vii Julia Isobel KILLICK, b. 18 FEB 1879 in West Wickham, d. -- --- 1956 in West Wickham, resided in Mayes Cottages.
27. viii Roland KILLICK b. -- --- 1881.
ix Florrie KILLICK, b. 18 JAN 1884 in West Wickham, d. -- --- 1965 in West Wickham, resided in Mayes Cottages.
16. Edward DURLING, b. 22 MAR 1847 in West Wickham, d. 29 JUL 1933, resided in 2 Nash Hamlets, West Wickham, occupation Gamekeeper. He married (1) Henrietta ? (=E.DURLING), b. -- --- 1843 in Cudham, d. 25 JUL 1884 in West Wickham. He married (2) Sarah ? (=E.DURLING). Children: i Sarah DURLING, b. -- --- 1869 in West Wickham. ii Rosina M. DURLING, b. -- --- 1872 in West Wickham, d. -- MAR 1895. iii Annie E.DURLING, b. -- --- 1874 in West Wickham. iv Eleanor DURLING, b. -- --- 1876 in West Wickham. v Carolina DURLING, b. -- --- 1878 in West Wickham. vi Holly B.M.DURLING, b. -- --- 1880 in West Wickham. vii Perhaps another daughter, b. after 1881 in West Wickham. 17. Matilda DURLING, b. 05 MAY 1850 in West Wickham, d. -- --- 1904. One of the descendants of James Apps & Matilda Durling now lives in a cottage at Rouse Farm.(1994). She married James Palmer APPS, married 13 AUG 1870, b. 1844 in Stockbury, Kent, occupation Gardener/Farm Bailiff. Children:
i Sarah Ann Durling APPS, b. -- --- 1868 in Camberwell, London. This is probably Sarah DURLING, born before Matilda married James APPS.
ii Letita Mary APPS, b. -- --- 1871.
28. iii James. P. APPS b. -- --- 1873.
iv Minnie APPS, b. -- --- 1874 in West Wickham.
v Jessie Ada APPS, b. -- --- 1877 in West Wickham. She married Albert Nicholas ADAMS, married -- --- 1900, occupation Farmer, Mildenhall.
vi Thomas William APPS, b. -- --- 1880 in West Wickham, d. 08 APR 1916 in France, resided in Rowes Farm, occupation Farm Bailiff. Royal West Kent Regt. Killed 8 April 1916 in France. He married Mabel MARDEN, married -- --- 1906 in West Wickham, b. c.1880, (daughter of Thomas MARDEN and unknown ?(=T MARDEN)).
vii Hannah APPS, b. -- --- 1882.
viii George Michael APPS, b. -- --- 1885, d. -- --- 1887.
ix Emily Mary APPS, b. -- --- 1887.
x Elizabeth APPS, b. -- --- 1889.
xi Fred APPS, b. -- --- 1891. Fred was said to have died in a shooting accident.
18. John DURLING, b. -- --- 1846 in West Wickham, occupation Cab Proprietor. He married Emily ? (=J.DURLING), b. 1848. Children: i William DURLING, b. -- --- 1871 in West Wickham. Fifth Generation 19. Harry DURLING, b. abt 1878. Served in the Boer War in the 12th Lancers and in the Great War. Returned to England after the War but moved to Canada where he played ice-hockey at international level. He married unknown (=H.DURLING). Children: i Joseph DURLING. ii Thomas DURLING, b. c.1900. 20. Ernest DURLING, b. -- --- 1879 in West Wickham, d. -- --- 1966 in West Wickham. Private Manchester Regt. He married Emily Constance BROWN. Children: i Herbert George DURLING, b. -- --- 1931. Herbert is my source for much of the Durling data. ii Four other children. 21. Joseph DURLING, b. ?- --- 1885, d. -- --- 1953, resided in Wickham Green and Birmingham, occupation Gardener. Royal West Surrey Regt. Won the M.M. in 1918 during WW 1 "for keeping on to his work at a Lewis gun for two days after being wounded in the left leg. He was the only survivor of nine men. Later also wounded in the right leg" We do not know that Joseph was the father of Richard (#903). It might have been Arthur, Herbert or Sydney. He married Ethel PERCIVAL, married -- --- 1911, b. ?- --- 1885 in West Wickham, (daughter of Richard PERCIVAL and Amy ? (=R.PERCIVAL)) d. -- --- 1987 in Birmingham. Children: i Richard DURLING, b. -- --- 1916, d. 13 FEB 1944 in Italy, occupation Golf Pro. Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed at village of Caira near to Monte Castellino in WW2 on 13 Feb 1944. Had been assistant golf pro to Henry Cotton at Langley Park Golf Club. We do not know that his father was Joseph - it might have been Arthur, Herbert or Sydney. He married unknown (=R.DURLING). 22. George Thomas DURLING, b. 25 JUN 1860 in Chislehurst, d. aft. 1905. He married Alice Annie BLUNDELL, married 19 MAY 1878 in St Paul Deptford, b. 01 OCT 1859 in Mill Place, Chislehurst, d. -- --- 1931. Children: i Alice M. DURLING, b. -- --- 1879 in Chislehurst. She married Frank SCOTT, married aft. 1901. ii George DURLING, b. -- --- 1880 in Bromley. iii Florence Annie DURLING, b. 10 SEP 1883 in Chislehurst, d. -- DEC 1948 in Ashford, Kent. She married Jack PARSONS, married 26 DEC 1905 in Bromley, b. 19 SEP 1883 in Bromley, d. -- SEP 1961 in Ashford, Kent. 23. Hannah KILLICK, b. 26 DEC 1863 in West Wickham, d. 06 MAR 1941 in West Wickham ? (or Hadleigh ?). She married (1) Frederick PLUMB, married ?- --- 1885, b. before 1860. She married (2) ? PORTER. Children: i Joseph PLUMB, b. ?- --- 1886, d. c.1886. ii Lizzie PLUMB, b. 02 AUG 1894, d. ?- --- 1980. She married Robert GRIMES, married c.1918. 24. Mary (Polly) KILLICK, b. 30 DEC 1865 in West Wickham, d. in West Wickham. She married William MARTIN. Children: i Daisy MARTIN, b. c.1890?. She married David FUNNEL. ii Christine MARTIN. She married Albert ONSLOW. iii Edgar MARTIN. He married Mabel ? (=E.MARTIN). iv Mary MARTIN. She married George HALL. v William MARTIN. He married Mabel ? (=W.MARTIN). vi Louie MARTIN. vii Gladys MARTIN. She married Arthur GIBBS. viii Hannah MARTIN. She married James ROBERTS. ix 4 more children died young. 25. Joseph KILLICK, b. 07 APR 1868 in Spring Park, West Wickham, Kent, d. -- --- 1925 in West Wickham, resided North Road in 12 The Alders,West Wickham, occupation Builder & Undertaker. Joseph Killick and his brother Roland inherited the carpenter and joiner business founded by their father James Killick and created the builders and undertakers business, J & R Killick in Kent Road/Surrey Road, which still operates today. Joseph was also Captain of the village Fire Brigade (perhaps because he owned the horses which drew the hearse) In Dec 1894 the first act of the new Parish Council was to authorise payment of 11-12-8d for a uniform, buttons and epaulettes for Joseph Killick. He married Edith DUMBRELL, married 26 JUL 1894 in West Wickham, b. 17 JUL 1870 in 1 Victoria Terrace, West Wickham,Kent, (daughter of George DUMBRELL and Emily SARGENT) d. -- --- 1933 in West Wickham. Edith: Edith had eight children of whom two (Lilly and Amy) died young from illness or accident. Children: i James (Jim) KILLICK, b. -- MAY 1895 in West Wickham, d. -- SEP 1964 in West Wickham, occupation Builder and Undertaker. Jim was a private in the RWK Regt. Wounded at Loos in Sept. 1915. He married (1) Constance BAKER, b. abt 1900 in Bromley, Kent, d. -- --- 1922 in West Wickham. He married (2) Grace STOCKBRIDGE, married 14 JAN 1925 in West Wickham, b. ?- --- 1896 in ? Addington, (daughter of Charles STOCKBRIDGE and unknown (=C.STOCKBRIDGE)) d. 24 JUN 1978. ii Ethel Emily KILLICK, b. 02 MAY 1896 in Melbourne,North Road,West Wickham, d. 25 SEP 1957 in Whyteleafe, Surrey, occupation Tailoress. She married Henry Oswald ELLSON, married 17 MAY 1922 in St.John the Baptist, West Wickham, b. 23 SEP 1892 in 36 Royal Road, Kennington, (son of Joseph Henry ELLSON and Anne Maria ESDAILE) d. 26 MAY 1978 in Caterham, Surrey, resided in 34, Beverley Road, Whyteleafe, Surrey, occupation Scientific Inst. Maker. Henry: Henry (Harry) Ellson was apprenticed to his maternal grandfather (D.A.Esdaile) as a toolmaker and subsequently worked for Pye of Cambridge and, for many years, at Creeds of Croydon, building teleprinters. He retired as Head of the Test Department. He was an accomplished pianist and organist and played in churches in his youth and for dances and in cinemas. iii Lilian Edith KILLICK, b. -- AUG 1897 in West Wickham, d. 30 JUL 1923 in West Wickham. iv Louisa Agnes KILLICK, b. 05 APR 1900 in West Wickham, d. 02 FEB 1984 in West Wickham, occupation Pharmacists Assistant. v Eveline Bessie KILLICK, b. 20 JUL 1903 in West Wickham, d. 22 DEC 1981 in West Wickham. She married Charles SPENCER, married 12 SEP 1931 in West Wickham, b. 06 SEP 1906 in Norbury ?, (son of George SPENCER and Selina FOAD) d. 28 JUL 1980 in West Wickham, occupation Property Developer. vi Amy Elizabeth KILLICK, b. -- --- 1905 in West Wickham, d. 12 DEC 1920 in West Wickham. vii Grace Mary KILLICK, b. -- FEB 1908 in West Wickham, d. 20 JUL 1978 in Coulsdon, Surrey, resided in Rouse Farm. She married Henry Thomas (Harry) CROWE, married in West Wickham, d. -- --- 1951, resided in Rouse Farm, West Wickham, occupation Farmer. viii Joseph George KILLICK, b. ?- JUN 1910 in West Wickham, d. ?- --- 1975 in Hayes, Kent, occupation Builder & Undertaker. He married Ena SIBLEY, married in West Wickham. 26. Emily KILLICK, b. -- --- 1873 in West Wickham, d. -- --- 1937 in West Wickham, resided in 10 Sussex Road. She married James WATTS, married 26 DEC 1894 in West Wickham, b. ?- --- 1870, (son of Thomas WATTS and unknown (=T.WATTS)) occupation Gardener. Children: i Mary WATTS. ii Margaret Florrie (Flo) WATTS, b. c.1897 in West Wickham. She married William DAWSON, married -- --- 1918 in West Wickham, b. -- --- 1895, (son of George DAWSON and unknown (=G.DAWSON)). William: Driver RHA. iii Annie (Nan) WATTS, b. c.1900 in West Wickham. Still alive in 1996. iv Harry WATTS. v Joseph WATTS, b. c.1905 in West Wickham. He married Milicent ? (=J.WATTS). vi Nellie WATTS. She married Frederick WILSHIRE. vii Dorothy WATTS. 27. Roland KILLICK, b. -- --- 1881 in West Wickham, d. 05 OCT 1959 in West Wickham, resided Laurie Villas in West Wickham. He served as an Air Mechanic in the RFC. Roland is the R in J & R Killick, although he was not active in the business. He married Alice BUTLER, b. ?- --- 1882, d. 05 JUN 1967. Children: i Elsie KILLICK. She married Cecil PRESSLEY. 28. James. P. APPS, b. -- --- 1873 in West Wickham. He married Hannah Eliza LEWINGTON, married -- --- 1893 in West Wickham, b. 01 DEC 1869 in Ragbourn Ramsbury, Wilts. Children: i Dolly APPS, d. -- --- 2001. She married Fred BARNES, married -- --- 1926 in West Wickham, b. in Wiltshire. ii 9 more children. |
