William John Kendall

Lifespan: September 1822 – April 14, 1906

Summary

Born September 1822 in England. Son of Stephen Eastes Kendall (age 28) and Ann Fostall (age 28). Married Eliza Lambert in January 1850 in Eastry, Kent, England. At least 12 children (5 sons, 7 daughters). Emigrated to the United States — living in Lexington Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota by 1870. Died April 14, 1906 in Lexington Township, age 83. Buried in Le Sueur, Minnesota.

Relationships

• Parents: Stephen Eastes Kendall (c. 1795–c. 1880) & Ann Forstall (1793–1875). See stephen-eastes-kendall.md, ann-forstall.md.
• Wife: Eliza Lambert (1827–1904) — m. Jan 1850, Eastry, Kent, England
• Children (12):
  • William Stephen Kendall (1852–)
  • Mary Jane Kendall (1854–)
  • Amy Eliza Kendall (1856–)
  • Eliza Amy Kendall (1857–)
  • James Kendall (1858–)
  • Sarah Ann Kendall (1860–1907)
  • Eliza Kendall (1862–)
  • Stephen Kendall (1862–)
  • Edmond Kendall (1864–)
  • Fanny Harriet Kendall (1865–)
  • Laura Ellen Kendall (1866–1952)
  • John H. Kendall (1870–1944)

Sources

• FamilySearch (birth, marriage, death, burial, parents)

Research Notes

• Born in England — the only confirmed English-origin line in the family tree so far. Every other line is German, Bohemian, or French-Canadian.
• Lived in Wingham, Kent, England in 1841 (age ~19)
• Married in Eastry, Kent — a village near Wingham, both in east Kent
• Emigrated between 1850 (married in England) and 1852 (oldest child William Stephen born — check birthplace for emigration date)
• First 4-5 children may have been born in England; later children born in Minnesota
• Eldest child William Stephen (1852) named after both parents’ fathers (William/Stephen Eastes)
• 12 children over 18 years (1852–1870), with John H. as the youngest after a 4-year gap
• Wife Eliza died 1904, William died 1906 — both in Le Sueur County
• Mother’s surname variants: Fostall (FamilySearch), Forstall (Geni), Fosball (marriage index). Likely derives from hamlet of Forstal near Wingham. Surname extinct in civil registration — zero FreeBMD results. See ann-forstall.md for full research.
• Brother Frederick Fostall Kendall (1827) preserved the maternal surname as a middle name
• Siblings: George Eastes (1820), Thomas Henry (1825), Frederick Fostall (1827), Sarah Anne (1830), James (1833), Harriet Jane (1836)