Birth: October-December 1877 Challock, Kent, UK
Father: William Epps 1849-1926
Mother: Rebecca Hoar 1852-1922
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: 24 December 1898 Littlebourne, Kent, UK
Wife: Emily Jane Rains (Raines) 1880-1951
Death: 24 June 1954 Joyce Green Hospital, Dartford, Kent, UK
Willam George Epps 1899-1971
Arthur Lewis Epps 1901
Annie Frances Epps 1902
Frederick John Epps 1905
Albert Edward Epps 1908
Frank Ernest Epps 1910
Walter James Epps 1912
Norman Henry Epps 1914
Birth of William Henry Epps in FreeBMD in October-December 1877 in E Ashford (2a 740).
In the 1881 census as William Epps aged 3, born in Challock, Kent, and living with his parents (William and Rebecca), two brothers (Albert and James), two sisters (Harriett and Margaret), and two boarders (Edward Fox aged 21 and George Goar aged 19, both born in Sheldwich, single and agricultural labourers) in North Street, Sheldwich, Kent.
In the 1891 census as William H Epps aged 14, born in Sheldwich, Kent, a farm labourer, and living with his parents (William and Rebecca), four brothers (Albert, John T, Walter and William), and three sisters (Emily B, Harriett and Kate) at Kiln Farm, Boughton Aluph, Kent.
Marriage of William Henry Epps and Emily Jane Raines in FreeBMD in October-December 1898 in Bridge (2a 1790).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 for William Henry Epps aged 21, father William Epps, and Emily Jane Raines on 24 December 1898 in Littlebourn, Kent.
His son was born in Bridge (Littlebourne?) in 1899 but christened in Herne Hill - or was this Herne Bay?.
In the 1901 census as William H Epps aged 23, born in Wye, Kent, and living with his wife (Emily J) and two sons (Arthur L and William J) in Oak? Cottages, Selling, Kent.
His son and daughter was born in Battlesmere, Kent in 1902, and three sons in East Langdon, Kent in 1905 to 1911.
In the 1911 census as William Henry Epps aged 33, born in Challock, Kent, a general farm labourer, driver of a traction engine, and living with his wife (Emily Jane), four sons (Albert Edward, Frank Ernest, Frederick John and William George) and daughter (Annie Francis) in four rooms at Martin, East Langdon, Dover.
Two sons were born in Bridge, Kent in 1912 and 1914.
His wife died at 2 Queens Cottages, Preston Avenue, Faversham, Kent on 4 June 1951, and left effects of £524 13s 10d. to Frank Ernest Epps gardener.
Death of William H Epps in FreeBMD in April-June 1954 aged 76 in Dartford (5b 413).
Entry in Ancestry England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 for William Henry Epps died 24 June 1954 in Kent, probate 30 July 1954 London. "Epps William Henry of St. Margarets Farm South Darenth near Dartford Kent died 24 June 1954 at Joyce Green Hospital Dartford Probate London 30 July to Frederick John Epps forester and Albert Edward Epps labourer. Effects £551 4s. 8d."
There is an entry in Ancestry Public Member Trees for William Henry Epps born in 1878 in Challock, Kent, his marriage to Emily Jane Epps in 1899 and five children. There are several incorrect entries giving his birth in 1861 in Selling, Kent, parents Lewis Epps and Phoebe Bass, and another his parents as Walter Francis Epps and Fanny Joy, and his death in Ashford in 1880. There are also two entries for William H Epps born in 1878 in Sheldwich or Challock, Kent, parents William Epps and Rebecca Hoar or Hoare.
William Henry Epps was the father of Willam George Epps, husband of Florence Kate Hutchings, my first cousin once removed.
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