Agnes Sarah Hawkins Kent, Thomas Hazel, and James Seary

Little Coxwell & Milton

AGNES SARAH HAWKINS KENT,
THOMAS HAZEL & JAMES SEARY

Agnes & children

Thomas

Lily, Daisy & Henry

Lily

WIFE

Agnes Sarah Hawkins KENT (also known as HAWKINS) 1868-1927

father: Henry HAWKINS 1845-1927 [P3]
mother: Emma KENT 1849-1918 [P3]
born: 25 April 1868 at Fernham
baptised: 7 June 1868 at Fernham
died: 12 April 1927
buried: Milton

In 1881 Agnes was recorded aged 12 as a visitor to her great-uncle and great-aunt Richard and Martha SOLLIS (Martha Ann STEP) at Broadleaze farm, Buscot, where Richard was gamekeeper.

CHILDREN BEFORE MARRIAGE

Henry George KENT (also known as George HAZEL) 1888-1931

born: 9 March 1888 at Little Coxwell
baptized: 22 April 1888
died: 3 March 1931 at Milton

HUSBAND (1)

Thomas HAZEL

father: Henry HAZEL
mother: Elizabeth ˍ
born:
baptised:
died:
buried:

MARRIAGE (1)

place: Little Coxwell
date: 18 June 1890

CHILDREN OF MARRIAGE (1)

Lily Elizabeth HAZEL 1891-1960

born: 30 July 1891 at Windmill Cottages, Faringdon
baptized: 27 September 1891 at Little Coxwell
died: 19 April 1960 at Steventon
buried: 23 April 1960 at Steventon

Daisy Harriet HAZEL 1893-1984

born: 30 March 1893 at Little Coxwell
baptized: 28 May 1893 at Little Coxwell
died: 19 August 1984 at Steventon
buried: 23 August 1984 at Steventon

Henry Thomas ('Tom') HAZEL 1895-1979

born: 24 April 1895 at Little Coxwell
baptized: 28 July 1895 at Little Coxwell
died: 31 December 1979 at Sutton Courtenay

HUSBAND (2)

James SEARY 1862-

father: James SEARY 1809-1885 [P5]
mother: Sarah CHEER 1822- [P5]
born: 1862 at Northcote
baptised:
died:
buried:

Prior to the marriage James had been a soldier with the British Army. He had been wounded and had part of his jaw shot away, which presumably led to his discharge. According to Gabriel SEARY, James named his first son Victor Buller Bergendal after the general he had served under.

'Buller' would be General Rt Hon Sir Redvers Buller VC GCB (1840-1908) who was commissioned into the 60th Rifles (King’s Royal Rifle Corps) in May 1858. He served in the Peking expedition of 1860, in the Red River Rebellion (Canada) of 1870, in Ashanti (Ghana) 1873-4, in the Kaffir War (South Africa) of 1878, the Zulu War (South Africa) of 1879, as Chief of Staff in the first Anglo-Boer War 1880-1881, in the Egyptian campaign of 1882, the Gordon relief expedition of 1885, and the second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902.

'Bergendal' refers to the Battle of Bergendal which took place on 21 to 27 August 1900, the British forces being under the command of General Buller. It can be assumed that James took part in this battle. (From information provided by Diane Gent.)

MARRIAGE (2)

place: Little Coxwell
date: 27 December 1897

CHILDREN OF MARRIAGE (2)

Cora Sarah ('Dot') SEARY 1898-

born: 1 September 1898 at Little Coxwell
baptized:
died:
buried:
married:

Victor James Buller Bergendal ('Buller') SEARY 1900-1925

born: 1900 at Milton
died: 1925 in India serving in the British Army

Victor was named after the General who his father had served under (see above).

Olive Margaret ('Dolly' or 'Doll') SEARY 1902-1984

born: 5 August 1902 at Milton
baptized: 7 September 1902 at Milton
died: 14 June 1984

Albert Jesse ('Bert') SEARY 1904-

born: 7 October 1904 at Milton
baptized: 1 May 1905 at Milton

Roland George SEARY 1908-1908

born: 6 February 1908 at Milton
died: 6 February 1908 at Milton
buried: 8 February 1908 at Milton

Christie Walter ('Chris') SEARY 1909-2003

born: 16 January 1909 at Milton
baptized: 25 April 1909 at Milton
died: 2003

Gabriel Ernest ('Gabe') SEARY 1911-2003

born: 18 January 1911
baptized: 28 May 1911 at Milton
died: December 2003

Leslie Arthur SEARY 1913-

born: 31 May 1913 at Milton
baptized: 3 August 1913 at Milton

SOURCES

Much of the information on this page was provided by Claire Ward