William Nightingale

1819 -

• Name	William Nightingale
  Birth	22 Oct 1819	Chiddingstone, Kent, England   [1, 2]
  Baptism	12 Dec 1819	St Mary's, Chiddingstone Road, Chiddingstone, Kent, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	12 Dec 1819	Chiddingstone, Kent, England   [2]
  Occupation	13 Jul 1840	Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England   [3]
  	Shoemaker
  Residence	13 Jul 1840	Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England   [3]
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Chiddingstone, Kent, England   [4]
  	Age: 21y
  Occupation	6 Jun 1841  [4]
  	Shoemaker
  	Age: 21y
  Residence	6 Jun 1841	Chiddingstone, Kent, England   [4]
  	Age: 21y
  Census	30 Mar 1851	High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, England   [1]
  	Age: 32y
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851  [1]
  	Shoemaker (master)
  	Age: 32y
  Residence	30 Mar 1851	High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, England   [1]
  	Age: 32y
  Person ID	I3460	jenneratons
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	William Nightingale   d. 1834
  Mother	Mercy,   b. Between 1781 and 1786
  Family ID	F1030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Sarah Orrom,   b. Est Sep 1819, Cowden, Sevenoaks, Kent, England
  Marriage	13 Jul 1840	Holy Trinity, Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England   [3]
  	Witness Role: Witness: Name: William Carpenter Witness Role: Witness: Julianna ORROM
  Children	1. Louisa Nightingale,   b. Cal 1841, Chiddingstone, Kent, England   2. David Nightingale,   b. Cal 1842, Keston, Kent, England   3. Mercy Nightingale,   b. Cal 1846, Tonbridge, Kent, England   4. Thomas Nightingale,   b. Cal 1849, Tonbridge, Kent, England   5. Edward Nightingale,   b. Cal 16 Mar 1851, Tonbridge, Kent, England
  Family ID	F1028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Oct 1819 - Chiddingstone, Kent, England Baptism - 12 Dec 1819 - St Mary's, Chiddingstone Road, Chiddingstone, Kent, England Residence - 12 Dec 1819 - Chiddingstone, Kent, England Occupation - Shoemaker - 13 Jul 1840 - Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Residence - 13 Jul 1840 - Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Marriage - 13 Jul 1840 - Holy Trinity, Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Census - Age: 21y - 6 Jun 1841 - Chiddingstone, Kent, England Residence - Age: 21y - 6 Jun 1841 - Chiddingstone, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3375] 1851 England census, High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, England, Class: HO107; Piece: 1615; Folio: 21; Page: 35; GSU roll: 193516, head of household: William Nightingale, (Class: HO107; Piece: 1615; Folio: 21; Page: 35; GSU roll: 193516). [S3392] Parish Register for Baptism of William Nightingale, St Mary's, Chiddingstone Road, Chiddingstone, Kent, England, 12 December 1819, (P89/1/B/1). [S3376] Parish Register for Marriage of William Nightingale and Maria Orrom, Holy Trinity, Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, 13 July 1840. [S3393] 1841 England census, Chiddingstone, Kent, England, Class: HO107; Piece: 481; Book: 5; GSU roll: 306874, head of household: Mercy Nightingale, (Class: HO107; Piece: 481; Book: 5; GSU roll: 306874).