Children of John and Jane
12......Elizabeth b 29 Sep 1787 bap 2 Oct 1787 Lowestoft
13......John b 1 Feb 1790 bap 2 Feb 1790 Oulton

Children of John and Jane
14......William b 24 Apr 1799 Lowestoft
15......Robert bap 9 Apr 1802 Lowestoft
16......Thomas b and bap 13 Jul 1804
17......James b 15 Sep 1808 bap 16 Sep 1808 Lowestoft d 1813 Lowestoft
18......William b 1819 Lowestoft
19......Samuel b 1825 Lowestoft d 1827 Lowestoft

GENERATION 3

Note: He was a fisherman in 1851 and 1861 and they lived at Lighthouse Hill, Lowestoft; Mary was a braider

Children of John and Mary
20......Louisa b 17 Aug 1817 Lowestoft had illegitimate daughter Jane who died 1848. Louisa was a spinster in 1851
21......James b 2 Jan 1819 Lowestoft
22......Caroline b 8 Sep 1821 Lowestoft
23......William b 12 Sep 1823 Lowestoft
Note: The Bury and Norwich Post of 25 Oct 1843 recorded that William Gallant aged 19 was charged with stealing rope and a canvas salt bag and was given 3 months imprisonment
24......Samuel b 6 Jun 1826 Lowestoft
25......Susanna b 28 Apr 1827 Lowestoft
26......Matilda b 1835 Lowestoft
Note: Matilda was a braider in 1851

Note: In 1841 1851 and 1861 Robert, a seaman, and Elizabeth were living at Lighthouse Hill

Children of Robert and Elizabeth
27......Eliza b 1826/7 Lowestoft
27a....Charlotte b 1828/9 Lowestoft
28......William Robert Kettle b 1831/2 Lowestoft
Note: In 1851 William was a fisherman
28a....Richenda b 1835/6 Lowestoft d 1st qr 1859 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 369]
28b....Elizabeth b 1838 Lowestoft
29......Robert b 1837 Lowestoft m Mary Ann 3rd qr 1858
Note: In 1851 and 1861 Robert was a fisherman
29a....Mary A b 1841 Lowestoft
30......James b 4th qr 1843 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 469]
Note: In 1861 James was a fisherman
31......Patience b 2nd qr 1846 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 509]
Patience was living with her widower father at Lighthouse Hill and was a machinist/Milliner in 1871

Note: William had a startling find!

From the Bury and Norwich Post 18 Feb 1866

Children of William and Elizabeth
32......Robert Thomas b 2nd qr 1839 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 463] d 2nd qr 1898 [Risbridge 4a 379] m Rebecca TRIPP 2nd qr 1865 [Mutford 4a 1111]
Note: In 1861 Robert was an ordinary seaman aboard HMS Trafalgar. In 1871 Robert was master of the "John and Edward" of Yarmouth

See the Tripp branch here
33......William Robert Kettle b 3rd qr 1855 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 472] d 3rd qr 1894 [Mutford 4a 404]

GENERATION 4

Note: James was a fisherman and Emma was a herring river.

Child of James and Emma
21a......Emma Harriet Gallant KNIGHTS b 4th qr 1859 Lowestoft
21b......James Samuel b 3rd qr 1864 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 680]
21c......William b 1866 [Census]
21d......Maria M A b 1st qr 1868 Lowestoft[Mutford 4a 700]
Note: In 1901 Maria was a lodger living at 21 White Horse St, Lowestoft and was a kipper woman

Note: Mary A bought a child to the marriage: Louisa ROBERTS b abt 1850 Lowestoft. In 1901 William gave his employment as retired railway labourer and they lived at 31 Chapel Street, Lowestoft

Note: In 1851 they were living at Beach. In 1861 William was a fisherman; they lived at 36 Duke's Head Street, Lowestoft. In 1881 William was a "barnboater" [a fisherman] and lived with Mary Ann, who was a braider, at Gas House Square, The Beach, Lowestoft. Their grandson James JONES was also present at the census date in 1881. In 1891 they lived at 11 Factory Street, Lowestoft and a grandson, Edmund STURLEY was with them

Children of William and Mary Ann
34......Sarah Ann b 1843 Lowestoft
35......William James b 3rd qr 1845 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 472]
36......Eliza L b 1847 Lowestoft
37......Louisa b 1st qr 1850 Lowestoft [Mutford 13 507]
38......Thomas Henry b 1852 Lowestoft
39......James William b 5 Aug 1853 Lowestoft
40......Anna M b 1855 Lowestoft
41......Matilda b 1858 Lowestoft

Note: In 1891 the family was at 25 Roman Road, Lowestoft and James was a labourer on the quay - lumper. In 1901 they were at 67 Seago Street.

Children of James and Margaret
30a......Charlotte b abt 1874 Lowestoft
Note: In 1891 Charlotte was a factory hand
30b......Laura b abt 1878 Lowestoft
30c......Polly M A b abt 1880 Lowestoft
30d......James b abt 1884 Lowestoft
30e......Robert b abt 1888 Lowestoft
Note: In 1901 Robert was a lodger at 21 White Horse Street, Lowestoft. He was a herring box maker
30f......John b abt 1888 Lowestoft
30g......Thomas b abt 1890 Lowestoft

Note: William was a beachman

Children of William and Hannah
33a......Susannah Colby b 4th qr 1853 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 570]
33b......William Robert Kettle b 3rd qr 1855 Lowestoft [Mutford 4a 617]
33c......Harriet Ayers b 1857/8 Lowestoft m Daniel BURGESS 2nd qr 1885 [Mutford 4a 1280]
Note: See Burgess branch here
33d......Charlotte Elizabeth b 4th qr 1860 [Mutford 4a 621]

GENERATION 5

Note In 1881 the family was living at Gas House Square Beach Village. James was a stoker at the Gas House. IN 1901 they lived at 4 Boardleys Yard, Lowestoft and James was still a stoker at the gas House.

Children of James William and Harriet
43......Edward James b 18 Sep 1875 Lowestoft
44......Mary Ann b 10 Nov 1876 Lowestoft
45......Eliza Louisa b 28 Jun 1878 Lowestoft
46......Rebecca Martha b 22 Nov 1879 Lowestoft
47......Robert William b 5 Apr 1881 d 13 Jan 1956 Lowestoft
Note in 1901 Robert was a shoemaker living with his parents
48......George H C b 22 Nov 1883 Lowestoft
Note in 1901 George was a fish curer living with his parents
49......Matilda Ann b 5 May 1884 Lowestoft
50......John William b 13 May 1886 Lowestoft d 5 Mar 1887 Lowestoft
51......Sarah Ann b 6 Jan 1888 Lowestoft
52......Bessie Ellen b 27 Oct 1889 Lowestoft d 27 Sep 1890 Lowestoft
53......Frances May b 27 Jul 1891 Lowestoft
54......John William b 10 May 1893 Lowestoft
55......Minnie Caroline b 6 Dec 1895 Lowestoft
56......George Edward b 19 Nov 1898 Lowestoft d 6 Jan 1900 Lowestoft

Note: In 1901 the family was at 16 Beckham Rd Lowestoft and William was a mariner. Living with them was Elizabeth HOWE (b 1819 Benacre Sfk) who gave her occupation as stonemason

Child of Willima and Sarah
G1......William b abt 1879 Lowestoft
Note: William was a stonemason

GENERATION 6

Note: In 1901 Edward was a milkman living at 1 Granville Rd Lowestoft.

Children of Edward and Caroline
43a......Elsie b abt 1896 Lowestoft
43b......Ethel b abt 1899 Gt Yarmouth

Children of Robert William and Matilda
57......Robert b 5 Nov 1898 Lowestoft d 17 Jan 1984
58......William b 23 Apr 1910 d in WW2
Note: William was a deckhand on HMD Kent County, and went down with his ship
59......Jack b 26 Aug 1919 Lowestoft d 13 Jan 1985
60......George Francis b 30 May 1921 Lowestoft d 10 Jan 1985
Note: There were three other children who died

GENERATION 7

Children of Robert and Ethel
61......Peter Robert b 7 Aug 1940 Lives in Spain in 2003
62......Christopher b 7 Feb 1944
63......Robin William b 7 Feb 1944

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