Information about the Vaughan family from Westwell, Chilham and Chartham Kent.

The information on this page and the photos of the Vaughan family were given to me by Heather Cave, Sue Marshall and Chris Vowles with many thanks.

Richard Vaughan My 3* great grandfather. He married Sarah?

Thomas Vaughan

John Vaughan 1775-

Elizabeth Vaughan 1777-


The children of Richard and Sarah

Thomas Vaughan 1798-

John Vaughan 1880-

Richard Vaughan 1803-

William Vaughan 1805-1832 My 2* great grandfather, was born in Farningham, Kent He married Hannah Butler. After his death Hannah had another child and married John Hoar

James Vaughan 1807

Mary Ann Vaughan 1809-1827


The children of William and Hannah

George Vaughan 1829-

Lewis Vaughan my great grandfather was born in Westwell, Kent. He married Barbara Harlow(born Crundale, died at Chilham on the 17th January 1910) on July 27th 1851 her father was Edward Marlow. They had twelve children.

William Vaughan 1833-


The chidren of Lewis an Barbara

John Vaughan 1852-

Elizabeth Vaughan 1854-

Ellen Ann Vaughan my grandmother 15/4/1855-1948 born in Chartham Kent, married George Frederick Foreman on 10th December 1881 at Boughton under Blean Church, he was a widower at the time. They are both burried in Boughton under Blean Chuch and their gravestone is still there. They had eight chidren of whom my father was the youngest. Please see the Foreman information page for details.

Rosanna Vaughan 1858-12/2/1924 Married George Roalf in 1878 Died at 123 The Street, Willsborough

Matilda Vaughan 1860-24/10/1901 Married Charles Edward Prior in 1884 Died at Chilham

Betsy Vaughan 1863-

Geoge Vaughan 1865-

Edwin Lewis Vaughan 24/12/1867-17/05/1946 married Annie Eliza Gray on 23/05/1914 and had one child Bennett Lewis.

Barbara Vaughan 1871-

Alice Vaughan 1873-05/12/1958 Died at 31a South street, Tarring, Worthing, West Sussex

Harry Vaughan 1876-

Annie Vaughan 1880-