Or check the links below right.
Or e-mail me on with queries.
I have got a substantial amount of info and will be glad to put anyone on the right track if I can.
I will be adding to my data on Kingdon as much as possible.
Descendants of Francis Kingdon Ward (FKW)
Born 6th November 1885 he married Florinda Norman-Thompson on 11th April 1923. Click the link to Florinda to find out more.
They had two daughters P (living) (named after the group of orchids which bear the name) b. 21st March 1926 and M (living) b. ??
FKW was divorced from Florinda and later married Jean Macklin 12th November 1947 (without issue)
M., the younger sister is an accomplished musician who plays professionally.
Click the link for more info.
P. married Malcolm James Tooley b. 28th October 1907 d.1988
P. and Malcolm Tooley had two children S. b. 8th November 1963
And ME! O. b.14th September 1965.
S. is a teacher because it pays the bills and an actress for choice. Click the link for more info. Eastenders casting agents are especially welcome.
O. (that's me) married J. Watkins, ER, UM, 12th August 1995. Or if you prefer 14th January 1995. There is an explanation for the two dates but I'm not going to give it to you. I'm on Tooley Watkins homepage.
We have four children who for common sense reasons we don't want to give details on.
A grand total of 8 descendants.
Frank had two sisters (one died in infancy) His older sister Winifred was very close to him throughout life. She was as successful in her field as Frank was in his. Click the link to find out more about this remarkable woman.
Ancestors of FKW.
Father Harry Marshall Ward Professor of botany at Cambridge University.
If it wasn't for his son, Harry would have been the most successful botanist in the whole family. Click the link for more info.
HMW's father was Francis Marshall Ward about whom we know next to nothing.
FKW's Mother was Selina Mary Kingdon. Her father was Francis Kingdon and her mother was Elizabeth Caroline Henderson. We have quite a lot of information on the Kingdon family. I would be pleased to share this with interested parties. Please e-mail. Or you can click the links to go to more about Kingdon genealogy. My tooley watkins site has gedcoms to download for many kingdon lines.
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