I will have a look through and see if I can add anything. A Sladden Well's will is online at the National Archives website. Its £3.50 to view. Regards Suzannah DescriptionWill of Sladden Wells, Yeoman of St John's Thanet, Kent. Proved in the Court of Canterbury. Date May 05 1804 Catalogue referenceIR 26/298 DeptRecords of the Boards of Stamps, Taxes, Excise, Stamps and Taxes, and Inland Revenue SeriesBoard of Inland Revenue and predecessors: Estate Duty Office and predecessors: Registers of Legacy Duty, Succession Duty and Estate Duty PieceAbstracts of administrations and probates of wills Image contains1 item for the catalogue reference ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Hobbs To: Suzannah Foad ; isle-of-thanet@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 10:31 PM Subject: [SPAM] Re: [ISLE-OF-THANET] The Widow Ann Wells Hi Suzannah. I do have the following information about my Ann WELLS. I don't have anything about her parents or siblings etc. Regards Mike Descendants of Ann Pritchen 1 Ann PRITCHEN b 1: 1769 b 2: Abt. 1767 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England d: 05 Nov 1847 . +Slodden WELLS b 1: Abt. 1759 b 2: Abt. 1763 in Minster, Kent, England m: 20 Nov 1788 in Minster-in-Thanet, St. Mary's Parish, Kent, England d: Feb 1816 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Burial: 17 Feb 1816 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Father: Sladden WELLS Mother: Jane GURNEY .... 2 [1] Slodden WELLS b 1: 23 May 1789 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England b 2: 28 Jun 1789 in Minster, Kent, England Christening 1: 28 Jun 1789 Minster-in-Thanet, St. Mary's Parish, Kent, England Christening 2: 26 Jun 1789 Minster, Kent, England d: Nov 1834 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Burial: 15 Nov 1834 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England ........ +Hester ALLEN b: Unknown .... *2nd Wife of [1] Slodden WELLS: ........ +Caroline NASH b: Unknown in Ash, Kent, England m: 15 Jun 1816 in St. John's Parish, Margate, Kent, England .... 2 Ann WELLS b: 15 Mar 1791 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Baptism: 15 Mar 1791 Minster-in-Thanet, St. Mary's Parish, Kent, England ........ +Edward YOUNG b: Unknown in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England ? m: 17 May 1815 Witnesses: Sladden Wells & Edward Dawson .... 2 Elizabeth WELLS b: 15 Mar 1791 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Baptism: 15 Mar 1791 Minster-in-Thanet, St. Mary's Parish, Kent, England Christening: 15 Mar 1791 St. Mary, Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England d: Abt. 22 Mar 1791 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Burial: 24 Mar 1791 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England .... 2 Elizabeth WELLS b: 03 Mar 1793 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Baptism: 03 Mar 1793 Minster-in-Thanet, St. Mary's Parish, Kent, England Christening: 03 Mar 1793 St. Mary, Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England ........ +Thomas NORMAN b: Unknown m: 25 Oct 1819 .... 2 Jane Catherine WELLS b 1: 30 Mar 1795 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England b 2: 19 Jul 1795 in Minster, Kent, England b 3: 02 Jul 1797 in Minster, Kent, England Baptism: 19 Jul 1795 Minster-in-Thanet, St. Mary's Parish, Kent, England Christening: 19 Jul 1795 St. Mary, Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England .... 2 John WELLS b 1: 29 Mar 1797 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England b 2: 02 Jul 1797 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Baptism: 02 Jul 1797 Minster-in-Thanet, St. Mary's Parish, Kent, England Christening: 02 Jul 1797 St. Mary, Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England .... 2 Mary WELLS b 1: 27 Apr 1799 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England b 2: 28 Apr 1799 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Baptism: 28 Apr 1799 Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Christening: 28 Apr 1799 St. Mary, Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England d: Bet. Jun - Sep 1873 in Thanet, Kent, England ........ +Richard WOOTTON b: Bef. 01 Jul 1798 in Birchington, Kent, England m: 19 Nov 1822 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Witnesses: William Smith d: 09 Jan 1877 Occupation: Tailor Residence: Union Workhouse, Minster Father: Peter WOOTTON Mother: Elizabeth NORWOOD .... 2 Robert WELLS b: 19 Jul 1801 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Christening: 30 Aug 1801 St. Mary, Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England d: Abt. 21 Nov 1833 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Burial: 23 Nov 1833 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England .... 2 William WELLS b: Abt. 1803 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England ? .... 2 Sarah WELLS b 1: 12 Mar 1805 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England b 2: 17 Mar 1805 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Baptism: 25 Apr 1805 Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Christening: 25 Apr 1805 St. Mary, Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England d: Abt. 10 Feb 1808 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Burial: 12 Feb 1808 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England .... 2 Robert WELLS b: 24 Nov 1806 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Baptism: 07 Dec 1806 Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Christening: 07 Dec 1806 St. Mary, Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England .... 2 Lewis Edward WELLS b 1: 19 Nov 1809 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England b 2: 20 Jul 1809 in Minster, Kent, England Baptism: 24 Feb 1810 Minster-in-Thanet, St. Mary's Parish, Kent, England Christening: 20 Jul 1809 Minster, Kent, England d: Abt. 02 Mar 1815 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England Burial: 04 Mar 1815 in Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, England ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzannah Foad" <suzannah.foad@btopenworld.com> To: <isle-of-thanet@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 2:59 AM Subject: [ISLE-OF-THANET] The Widow Ann Wells > May I ask how you found out she was a relative if you don't have anythinmg > on Ann Wells, I ask as you may have a few dates which you forgot to list? > > I have no idea if yours but, On the Minster 1841 Census there is Ann Wells > aged 65, Gardener. > Her son John is living with her, aged 30 No occupation listed. Also a > William Wootton aged 13. > > Next door is an Ann Wells aged 25, living or working for a William > Tappenden > aged 32. Maybe this Ann is a daughter. > Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Minster; County: Kent; Enumeration District: > 2; > Page: 2 > > A John Wells Married Q Sep 1843 in Thanet. > > Possible death (only one from Sep 1837-1851) No Ann on 1851 Census. > Deaths Dec 1847 > Wells Ann Thanet I 5389 > > Good luck > Suzannah > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael Hobbs > To: ISLE-OF-THANET@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 10:21 PM > Subject: [SPAM] [ISLE-OF-THANET] The Widow Ann Wells > > > Several years ago I obtained a copy of a tourist pamphlet "Discovering Old > Minster" printed by the Thanet District Council. On the acknowledgements > portion of the pamphlet was a cartoon picture of a lady in a > hot-air-balloon. Apparently that woman is the widow Anne Wells who staged > hot-air-balloon ascents from her Tea Gardens during the 1820's (formerly > the > White Horse Inn on Church Street?). This woman was one of my ancestors and > I > have had a lot of difficulty finding out anything about her. > > Can anyone help with any information about her, her family, > parents,siblings > etc? > > Regards > > Mike Hobbs > Wellington > New Zealand > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ISLE-OF-THANET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ISLE-OF-THANET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >