The Denne & Collard Families;

and related Families

"Our" Denne and Collard Families originated in East Kent; and lived there for 30 Generations. There are still Collards living in Kent.

         They commence with the Denne Family, the Family of Robertus de Den, who was Pencerna [Butler, Keeper of the Wardrobe?, etc.] to Edward III [the Confessor]. Robertus owned Lands in Kent, Sussex and Normandy.
         The Denne Family Information was orginally provided by Anthony Armitage Bishop. It was considerably expanded in 2004-05 by Janet Denne, here in Sydney; and from a File provided by Sarah Thursby McFadden in November 2005, we have added another 250 Individuals. Following that Susan [Brice] Jones added further Information in 2006, Harry Lee added a large Group of Denne Family People in a File received in August 2008 and Anthony Bishop sent his Tree about the same time adding a further 200 odd Denne[s] to the Family. There are presently over 8000 Denne Family Members and related Families on the Denne Family WebPages.
The Denne Family have again been updated on August the 24th, 2009.
and again on April the 25th, 2011.
And, in March 2017, after considerable Research by Doug Bateman, Sue [Brice] Jones, Jane Elizabeth Marshall and Neil Sladden have added considerably to the Information
we have on the Collard, Denne and related Families.

         The UK Genealogy Archives have placed the Visitation of Kent, 1619-1621 on the Web. It can be viewed at http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Kent/visitation/index.html. The Denne Family are to be found on Pages 99 and 100. You will see the Page Numbers at the foot of the Page.

         Another WebSite of great interest is that of Robert Sewell, who has established a very large WebSite of Genealogy and the early History of a considerable number of Families, including the Denne Family. NOTE: This is a wonderful WebSite and well worth your spending some time there; but be warned, you will need a lot of time.

         In 2009, as a result of a very large Package of Denne, Collard and associated Family Information put together by Harry Lee, we have established a second Denne Family Line, that of William Denne, circa 1765. Further Research by Susan [Brice] Jones has enhanced this Family Line; but as yet we cannot connect William to the main Denne Family Line, although his Family do connect to the Collard Family when Olga Caroline P Collard married Wlliam's G-G-Grandson, Alan Ralph. FURTHER Research by Sue has pushed this Family back another 2 Generations to an unknown Denne, circa 1680, married to a Mary Unknown, living in Walmer.
This Denne Family has been updated on January 29, 2012, after Information from Sue [Brice] Jones.

         In July and August, 2010, as a result of an extensive review of the Denne Family Data, the Family of William Crispe was added. John Crispe married Avice Denne. All the Crispe Family Information is from the Visitation of Kent; and few Dates are available. They were recorded in 1619-1621, so are all of or prior to that Time.

         The Denne Family married into the Collard Family in a big way late in the 16th Century. The Collard Family have also been long time Residents of East Kent, our earliest, Ambrose being born in St Nicholas at Wade in 1630. They married into the Denne Family soon after.
The Collard Family have been updated on September the 24th, 2009.
and again on July the 14th, 2011,
and, once more, following some large Files from Sue [Brice] Jones, on October the 18th, the Collard Family WebPages have again been updated.
Again, in March 2017, following more Research by Sue[Brice] Jones, Doug Bateman and Neil Sladden
         aided by new Information from Jane Elizabeth Marshall, the Collard Family WebPages have been updated,
AND, once more in December 2017, after receiving more detailed Information from John Edwards, the Collard Family WebPages have been updated,
AND, again, in May 2019, following more Information received from Sue [Brice] Jones, the Collard Family WebPages have been updated .

         NOW, in February 2023, Sue [Brice] Jones has located 2 Additional Branches of the Collard Family, firstly, that of William Collard and Catherine Grey, from Dover; and secondly, that of John Collar [Note, Collar, not Collard] and his Wife Elizabeth from the Area around Kingston in Kent.

         AND, at the same Time, Sue [Brice] Jones included the Details for a 2nd unconnected Collard [or perhaps Collar] Family, that of John Collar and his Wife Elizabeth, this Couple probably come from the Area around Kingston in Kent. Similarly to the William Collard and Catherine Grey Family above, we cannot as yet link them to our principal Collard Family.

         Families that are associated with the Collard Family include the Robinson & Michaelis connections, who married into the Collard Family.
         Also marrying into the Collard Family we have the Families of John Hague and Daniel Wilbourne. Daniel's Descendants progressively changed their Names from Wilbourne to Wyborne and finally Wyborn.
         In June 2008, Timothy Powys-Lybbe sent Information on the Family of William Reginald Powys-Lybbe [who was actually born Lybbe]; and whose Family married into the Collard Family. Tim maintains a much larger Powys-Lybbe Family WebSite at www.tim.ukpub.net/Genealogy/AName.html
         Subsequently, in late 2017, Tim Powys-Lybbe has provided a massive Amount of Information, that takes the Powys Family back another 11 Generations to John Powys, Cir. 1430-1445, and added greatly to our Knowledge of the Powys Family.
The Collard & Denne Families have been updated January 22, 2006; and again on April 21, 2006, with about 200 additional People.
The Collard and Denne Families have again been updated on March the 15th, 2007.
The Powys-Lybbe Family has been added to the WebSite on September 08, 2008,
and the Powys Family WebPages have been updated on November 25, 2017 .

        The Family of Richard Brice, born 1751 near Canterbury, Kent is also connected with the Collards. AS WELL as being connected to the Collard Family, the Brice Family are related to the Keep, Finnis and Owens Families when Wilmot Finnis married Susanna Brice at Deal in 1779.
The Family of Richard Brice was added May the 29th, 2006. In June 30th, 2006, another 605 further People have been added to the Collard and Denne Families mainly as a result of work done by Susan [Brice] Jones in collaboration with the Collard Group.
The Brice Family Pages have again been updated on March the 14th, 2007.
In September 2010, after receiving more Information from Sue [Brice] Jones, the Collard and Brice Families are linked to some of the Families in the Keep Group of Families.
In May, 2019, following further Information received from Sue [Brice] Jones, the Brice Family WebPages are again being updated .
         AND, also in May, 2019, again, following Information provided by Sue [Brice] Jones, we add the Family of Pierre Delasaux, born in 1690 in Canterbury in Kent, the Family of Abraham Robarts, born circa 1701, probably in the East End of London, and the Family of Thomas Jones Shaw, born in 1801 in Shelby Co., Kentucky in the USA.

          In November 2012, we have added the Family of Thomas Mount, circa 1670, who probably came from the Area around Hythe in Kent. The Mount Family have been inter-marrying with the Collard Family since Sarah Maud Mount married Thomas Collard in 1802.
 In November 2012, the Family of Thomas Mount has been added to the WebSite.
In March 2017, following further Information from Jane Marshall, Sue [Brice] Jones, Doug Bateman and Neil Sladden, the Mount Family Pages have been updated .

         Now, in September 2008, we have received from Anthony Armitage Bishop a very large File of Information. This was originally put together by Harry Lee.

         Amongst the Families included in Harry's File are:-
            The Austin Family, who had their origins in Wickhambreaux, Kent, in about 1839.
            The Family of John Bailey, 1674-1727, who was born in East Studdal, Kent.
            The Family of Daniel Bailey who was born in West Langdon, Kent about 1780.
            PLEASE NOTE: In December, 2009, Penelope Ann [Bailey] Hiatt advised us that a Portion of this Bailey Family were of a different Line. This Portion of the Bailey Family [Penelope's Family] has been removed and they now appear as a seperate, although not related Family of William Edward James Bailey, 1866-1931 from Folkstone. Associated with the original Daniel Bailey Family is the Family of Joseph Knott which has been similarly edited [see below].
The Family of Daniel Bailey has been updated on September the 15th, 2010; and
The Family of William Edward James Bailey has been added to the WebSite on September the 15th, 2010.
The Family of John Bailey has belatedly been added to the WebSite on April the 24th, 2011. 
and has been updated, March 05, 2012, after the addition of some Uden Family Information from Avril [Uden] Pedley in July 2011 .
            The Family of John Barnes who was born in 1635 in East Langdon, Kent. There are not many Barnes Family, as they quickly merge into the Castle and further the Wellard and related Families.
           The Family of Edmund Batter and Mary Gookin, who married in Salem, Massachusetts in 1670.
           The Family of Thomas Bowles, circa 1600, from St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent. The Bowles Family married into the Ffyneux/Denne Family when Thomas married Joane Ffyneux.
           The Family of Robert Cavell, circa 1520, who was probably born in Sellindge, Kent. The Cavell Family also merge into the Wellard Family. In June 2011, a File of Information from Richard Spicer allows the creations of WebPages for the Family of Ralph Spicer, who was born 1730 in Woodnesborough in Kent; and whose Descendant, George Edward Spicer married Louisa Cavell in 1877.
The Family of Robert Cavell has been updated on March the 11th, 2011 following the addition of the Whiteman Family of Canada.
The Family of Robert Cavell has been updated on January 21, 2012 and the Family of Ralph Spicer has been added .
and has been updated, March 05, 2012, after the addition of some Uden Family Information from Avril [Uden] Pedley in July 2011 .
           The Family of Nicholas Champion, circa 1540, probably from Little Chart in Kent. The Champion Family merge into the Golston, Atkins and Wellard Families within 7 or 8 Generations.
           The Family of Thomas Chidwick, born 1757 in Guston, Kent.
           The Family of John Collier, circa 1640, who was probably born in the Dover Area. This Family also merge into the Wellard Family.
           The Family of George Colsonsacke - the next Generation changed the Name to Goldsack. George was born in 1620, probably in the Dover Area of Kent.
The Family of George Consonsacke has been updated on February the 19th, 2012 following the receipt of some Wood Family Information from Andrew Wood.
           The Family of John Coppin, 1541-1581, from Deal in Kent. The Coppin family vanish into the Wynne Family within two Generations.
           The Family of Silvester Dixon, 1540-1595, who probably came from the area around Nonington, Kent. He died at Denton. The Dixon Family merge into the Wellard Family in the 9th Generation.
           The Family of Ralph Edwards is another Family that quickly merge into the Bailey Family, so there are only 4 Generations included in the WebPages.
           The Family of Henry Elgar, circa 1620, probably from Barham in Kent. The Elgar Family merge into the Hopper Family within 4 or 5 Generations.
           The Family of Thomas Fferne, circa 1630, probably from Walmer in Kent.
           The Family of George Follows, circa 1725, probably from Leicester, Leicestershire.
           The Family of Thomas Foster, 1726-1816, from Tilmanstone in Kent.
           The Family of Steven Gibbons, circa 1690, probably from East Langdon in Kent. The Gibson Family are absorbed into the Pettet and Wellard Families within a few Generations.
           The Family of Jeremiah Goddard, 1779-1831, probably from High Halden in Kent.
           The Family of John Goldup, circa 1690, from Coldred in Kent. The Goldup Family merge into the Bailey and Wellard Families within a few Generations.
           The Family of John Gookin, 1546 to 1623, who was probably born in Ripple, Kent, or nearby. John married Catherine Denne in 1566 at Bekesbourne. Many other Families are connected to the Gookins, including the Greenleaf Family who married into the Gookin Family in Massachusetts, USA in 1701.
           Another Family who married into the Gookin and Greenleaf Families is the King Family, initially from New Hampshire; but later from Vermont. The connection between these Families is with the Marriage in the early 1900s of Louise Julia Merrill to Perry Waldo Eddy. The Information was provided by Garth Watson from Michigan in the USA.
The King Family has been added to the WebSite on October the 29th, 2010
           The Family of John Hodges, circa 1680. John's Family originally came from the Dover Area of Kent.
           The Family of David Hogben, circa 1580, probably from Lyminge in Kent.
           The very large Family of Stephen Hopper and Jane Hasselbye. Stephen was born in 1587; and they lived at St Margaret's at Cliffe in Kent.
           The Family of William Hoyle, circa 1660, probably from Walmer, Kent. There are only a few Generations of Hoyles or Hoiles, who fully merge into the Wellard Family in the 6th Generation.
           The Family of William Kingsford, born about 1640, probably from the Area around Northbourne in Kent. From the 2nd Generation the Family becomes the Kemp Family.
           The Family of Thomas Knight, 1715-1746, from Deal in Kent. the Knight Family merge into the Bailey, Lee and Tarrant Families within 7 or 8 Generations.
           The Family of William Knight, born about 1800, probably in or about Leicester in Leicestershire. This Knight Family also merge into the Lee and Collard Families within a few Generations.
This Family of William Knight was belatedly added to the WebSite in September 2014, after it was found that there were two distinct Knight Families associated with the Lee & Collard Families.
           The Family of Joseph Knott, 1777-1853, from St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent, whose Family finally merge into the Bailey Family.
The Family of Joseph Knott has been updated on September the 15th, 2010.
           The Family of Richard Marsh, born 1653, from Dover in Kent.
           The Families of Mary Ann Nuttall, 1806-1874, from Hythe in Kent. Mary Ann married Lewis Wellard; but had other Marriages and Relationships.
           The Family of Edward Pay, 1824-1913 from St Margaret's at Cliffe in Kent.
           The Family of George Pilcher, circa 1680, probably from Dover in Kent. The Pilcher Family merge into the Family of Thomas Smith, the Bailey and Wellard Families within 7 or 8 Generations.
           The Family of John Pittocke, circa 1460, probably from Tilmanstone in Kent. the Pittocke Family merge into the Cavell Family at about the 7th Generation.
           The Family of Thomas Pizinge, circa 1560, probably from Ringwould in Kent. The Pizinge Family blend into the Goldstone Family within a few Generations, so there are only 5 Generations shown in these WebPages.
                    Our original Information showed the Family as the Pizinge Family, whereas Harry Lee's Data show them as Pysinge.
           The Family of Thomas Redman, born about 1550, from the Area of Sutton and Dover in Kent; and the Family of George Fagge, 1570-1637, from West Langdon merge into the Redman Family within a few Generations.
           The Family of John Rogers, 1567-1624, who was born in Elham, Kent. The Rogers Family WebPages also lead into the Families of Peter Popkiss, who married Mary Moon in 1769, Charles Brockman's Family, when Catherine Popkiss married William Brockman in 1823, Henry Kember's Family, when Henry married Ann Atkins Bailey in 1799 and Charles Uden's Family when Charles married Mary Golder Bailey in 1818.
The Uden Family has been added to the WebSite on May the 7th, 2011; and
has been updated in March 2012 after additional Information [including Photographs] from Avril [Uden] Pedley.
           The Family of Roger Sharp, circa 1640, probably from Womenswold in Kent. Roger's Family merge into the Goldsack Family within a few Generations, so there are only 5 Generations in these WebPages.
           The Family of John Silkwood, who died in Waldershare in 1709. The Silkwood Family merge into the Hogben and Wellard Families within 4 or 5 Generations.
           The Family of William Henry Swanwick, born in 1861 in Ashby, Colony of Victoria.
The Swanwick Family has been added to the WebSite on December the 27th, 2009.
           The Family of Thomas Smith, born about 1745-1750, probably in Dover, Kent.
           The Family of Edward Vile, circa 1650, probably from Dover in Kent. Edward's Family merge into the Goldsack Family within four or five Generations.
           Another very large Family is that of William Wellard, born in 1520 somewhere in the Dover or St Margaret's at Cliffe Area; AND,
           there is a second William Wellard Family. This William was born about 1680, probably near Ramsgate in the Isle of Thanet and died in Ramsgate.
          The Family of Thomas Wellard, 1733-1785, from Dover in Kent.
          In November 2011, Lauren Dyer has provided Information on the Family of Thomas Harrison Greatorex, who originated in London England; but whose Family settled in around the Dookie, Nr. Shepparton, in the Colony of Victoria. the Greatorex Family are generally a Sub-set of the William Wellard, 1520 Family.
The Greatorex Family has been added to the WebSite on November the 22nd, 2012.
          The Family of John Wise, circa 1780, married into the Denne Family when he married
Ann, Daughter of John and Jane Spray in 1807.

         In December 2011, following Information received from Janet [the Legend] Denne, we find that Janet is a Descendant of Hans Wingeier, who originated [probably] in the Area around Langnau im Emmental, Bern, Switzerland. The Wingeier Family became the Windeyer Family after moving to Essex in England some time in the early 1700s. A Link to the Windeyer Family can also be found on the Keep Family Intro Page, where they connect with many of the early Colonial Families of the Colony of New South Wales [Australia].
The Windeyer Family WebPages have been updated on December the 4th, 2011 and again on December the 17th, 2011.

         In January 2014, following Information received from Doug Bateman, we have added, the Family of Thomas Johnson, born about 1775, probably from Wymondham, the Family of Thomas Sankey, born circa 1625 in Ireland, and died in Harbledown in Kent in 1702, and the Family of William Sladden, now, following further Information received we know to be the Family of Henry Sloden, born, circa 1390, in Lyminge, Kent. All three of these Families have a minimal connection to the Collard Family.
The Johnson, Sankey and Sladden Family WebPages have been added to the WebSite on September the 8th, 2014
and, now, following some large Files from Sue [Brice] Jones, on October the 18th, the Sankey & Sladden Family WebPages have been updated .
Now, in March 2017, the original John Sankey File has been upgraded to Thomas Sankey some Generations earlier, and,
the Family or William Sladden is now the Family of Henry Sloden, primarily as a result of Research by Jane Elizabeth Marshall .

         In March 2017, following Masses of Information received from Jane Elizabeth Marshall, Phd., Sue [Brice] Jones, Doug Bateman and Neil Sladden, we have added a Number of Families who were located around Folkestone, and who generally had a Connection to the Fishing Industry. These Families include the Family of John Puttee, who originally came from Fifeshire, but settled Folkestone, the Family of Robert Spearpoint, born circa 1500, probably in Lydd in Kent and the Family of John Southee who was born in Ickham in Kent. Associated with the Spearpoint Family are the Family of William Henry Marshall, 1845-1918, born and died in Folkestons. Jane Elizbeth Marshall, who contributed a great deal to these Pages is a Member of this Marshall Family. Some of the less numerous Families associated with these Families from the Folkestone Area are:

           The Family of Richard Boxer, born around 1735, probably in Folkestone. The Boxer Family married into the Sladden Family.
           The Family of Thomas Cullen, born around 1790, probably in Folkestone.
           The Family of Stephen Godden, 1613-1709, born in Maidstone, Kent, whose Family married into the Puttee Family.
           The Family of William Hamilton, born 1822 in Strood, whose Family married into the Puttee Family.
           The Family of Richard Blanchard Hart, circa 1800, probably born in Folkestone, Kent, whose Family married into the Puttee Family.
           The Family of Hunt Jeffrey, circa 1750, probably born in Folkestone, Kent, whose Family married into the Puttee Family.
           The Family of George A Kidd, born 1797, probably in Middlesex. The Kidd Family is directly connected to Jane Elizabeth Marshall's Marshall Family.
           The Family of Thomas Major, circa 1690, probably born in Folkestone, Kent, whose Family married into the Puttee Family.
           The Family of Henry Sanders, circa 1780, probably born in Folkestone, Kent, whose Family married into the Puttee Family.
           The Family of William Slater, 1804-1885, born in Preston next Wingham, and whose Family married into the Mount Family.
           The Family of William Taylor, circa 1780, probably born in Folkestone, Kent, whose Family married into the Puttee Family.

Both sets of Denne and Collard Family Pages have been updated in October 2008; and we will progressively add other Families as a result of Harry Lee's Information.
The Barnes, Cavell and Collier Families have been added in December 2007.
The Dixon and Gookin Families in early Jan, 2009 and the Hopper Family in Feb, 2009.
The Wellard Family of 4776 Individuals was added on March the 4th, 2009 ; and has been updated with some additional Information on December the 27th, 2009; and
In October 2011 the Family of William Wellard, 1520 has again been updated as a result of Information provided by Naomi Ruth Rogers..
Thomas Smith's Family was added on March the 14th, 2009.
Thomas Redman's Family with 3295 Individuals was added on March the20th, 2009.
Thomas Foster's Family with 874 Individuals was added on March the 28th, 2009.
The second William Wellard Family with 2243 Individuals was added on April the 12th, 2009.
In May 2009, the Families of William Kingsford [Kemp Family] and John Coppin [Wynne Family] have been added.
The Batter, Chidwick, Edwards, Fferne, Follows, Gibbons, Goddard, Goldup, Hogben, Hodges, Knott, Marsh, Mary Ann Nuttall, Thomas Wellard and the Wise Families have been added in June 2009.
The Champion, Elgar, Hoyle/Hoile, Knight, Pilcher, Pittocke, Pizinge, Sharp, Silkwood and Vile Families have been added in July 2009.
The Pay Family has been added to the WebSite on October the 14th, 2009.
The Johnson, Sankey & Sladden Families have been added on September the 8th, 2014.