William Packham and Caroline Ann Seagull

William Arthur Packham b. 4 Jun 1838 Chatham KEN	m. 15 Mar 1863 Strood KEN	Caroline Ann Seagull b. 8 Apr 1838 Strood KEN bur. 6 Apr 1890 Strood KEN
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		*children*
	-	William Arthur Thomas c. 18 Oct 1863 Strood KEN m. 31 Oct 1886 Frindsbury KEN to Mary Ann Cooper d. 26 Sep 1924 Strood KEN	(next generation)
	-	Susan Mary c. 31 Dec 1865 Strood KEN
	-	Eliza Mary c. 23 Feb 1868 Strood KEN
	-	Arthur Thomas c. 27 Mar 1870 Strood KEN
	-	Alfred Henry c. 28 Jun 1874 Strood KEN
	-	Daisy Ethel c. 9 Aug 1878 Strood KEN m. Drowned by walking into River Medway (suicide)

William A was given the surname Peckham on his marriage certificate, but christened Packham. In the 1881 census he was recorded as being on the vessel Mosquito at Halling in Kent which is just up river from Strood and Rochester.

The Kelly's directories for 1882 and 1891 record a William Packham as being a fishmonger at 120 High Street, Strood. Which William this is, or even if he is part of this family is unknown so far.

A possible additional child in this family is Ernest. The record of his burial on 3 Dec 1872 in Strood aged 5 weeks fits in with the birth/christening dates of the other children, but there is no record of his christening in the Strood register.

Caroline already had two children by the time she was married, Caroline Allen (c. 24 Jun 1860) and Michael Allen (c. 11 Jun 1860). The father was not recorded for either.

Updated Jan 2005