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The Balchen family unites with the Man family in 1746/7 at the point when on 26 February 1746/7 Mary Balchen (1721 - 1798) married John Man (1718 - 1783). The most renowned Balchen was Admiral Sir John Balchen. 

However his exact genealogical relationship to the Balchen family listed below has yet to be demonstrated. The Balchen / Balchin Family Society actively maintains contact among the members of the family and they have a web site HERE.  That web site consists mostly of data about the Surrey Balchens / Balchins of Godalming and Guildford.  The Balchen family on these pages, although very probably related to the Surrey family, is from London and so far no clear link has been established among:  i) the Admiral's family, ii) the Surrey Balchins, and iii) the London Balchens (as listed below).  However, all that is needed to demonstrate a relationship is some careful research which has yet to be done. (see also the Cumberland Family).

James Balchen (1724 - 1748/49), brother of Mary Man, wrote a description of visiting his new Man in-laws in 1747 and this can be found here.  For notes on the James Man crest and its relation to Admiral Balchen's click HERE (<--- in pdf).  A court case involving Henry Balchen, Martha Balchen, Elizabeth Balchen, George Cumberland Snr., Sarah Boulter (nee Cradock) and others, can be read HERE.  A 22 page pamphlet on the Jodrell Family can be found here.

 

In the will of a certain Edward Balchin Wheelwright of Horsham, Sussex, he appoints as his executor his 'loving kinsman' John Balchin of Whitechapel. Since there are no records yet found linking the Surrey/Sussex Balchins with the London Balchens this one reference takes on particular significance.

Although Horsham is in Sussex not Surrey, it is the next largest town to the south east of Guildford. So Edward although living in Sussex is probably a member of the so-called 'Surrey Balchins'. Indeed many Balchins come from Alford which is exactly halfway between Guildford and Horsham on the Surrey/Sussex border.

The will of Edward Balchin is dated 1712. There is only one John Balchen alive in 1712 whose age would be appropriate to qualify as the executor of a will, as well as the fact that he is living in Whitechapel, and that is John Balchen (1658 - 1721) who is the grandfather of Mary Balchen who married John Man. 

From the will we gather that Edward is a widower and that he has one daughter Elizabeth Sayers wife of George Sayers (yeoman). Edward mentions two children of George Sayers's (Mary and Elizabeth) but he does not say they are the daughters of George and Elizabeth which suggests that maybe these children are from a previous marriage(?)

In the will, John Balchen is called a 'Supervisor of the Excise' which would indicate a fairly substantial government office. To read Edward Balchin's will in PDF (three pages) please click here.

 

To  more easily follow the descent to the Man family, the direct line has been placed in bold faced type.

Descendants of John Balchen.

Generation No. 1.

JOHN BALCHEN was born 1622 in Bramley, Surrey, and died 1696. He married FRANCIS RYDE December 03, 1650 in West Clandon, Surrey. She died 1693 in West Clandon, Surrey.

Children of JOHN BALCHEN and FRANCIS RYDE are:

  1. HENRY BALCHEN b. 1651; d. 1741; m. JOAN.
  2. JOHN BALCHEN, b. 1658, West Clandon, Surrey; d. 1721, Whitechapel, London.

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Generation No. 2.

JOHN BALCHEN(JOHN1) was born 1658 in West Clandon, Surrey, and died 1721 in Whitechapel, London. He married SUSANNAH BARNES November 10, 1691 in St Mary Abchurch, London, daughter of HENRY BARNES. She was born 1663 in Weston, Near Bath, Somerset, and died 1738 in Whitechapel, London. 

Children of JOHN BALCHEN and SUSANNAH BARNES are:

  1. RICHARD BALCHEN, b. 1692, Whitechapel, London; d. 1738, Whitechapel, London.
  2. SUSANNAH BALCHEN, b. 1694, Whitechapel, London; d. 1721, Whitechapel, London.
  3. JOHN BALCHEN, b. 1696, London Stone, London; d. 1742.
  4. HENRY BALCHEN, b. 1698; d. 1780.
  5. MARIA BALCHEN, b. 1702, Weston Near Bath, Somerset.
  6. WILLIAM BALCHEN, b. 1705, Whitechapel, London.
  7. HESTER BALCHEN, b. 1712, Whitechapel.

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Generation No. 3

3.RICHARD3 BALCHEN (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1692 in Whitechapel, London, England, and died 1738 in Whitechapel, London, England. He married MARTHA HITCHCOCK 19  Oct 1715. She was born 1694. (See note on the marriage at the bottom of this page)

The children of RICHARD BALCHEN and MARTHA HITCHCOCK are:

  1. SUSANNAH4BALCHEN, b. 1716, London; d. 1771.
  2. MARTHA BALCHEN, b. 1717; d. 1717.
  3. MARY BALCHEN, b. 1721, London; d. 1798, Walworth Common, Surrey.
  4. WILLIAM BALCHEN, b. 1722, Mile End, London; d. July 1765.
  5. JAMES BALCHEN, b. 1724; d. February 1748/49.
  6. ELIZABETH BALCHEN, b. 1726.
  7. MARTHA BALCHEN, b. 1727; d. 1727.
  8. ANN (Nancy) BALCHEN, b. 1729.
  9. MARTHA BALCHEN, b. 1730.

4. HENRY3 BALCHEN (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1698, and died 1780. He married (1) MARY UNKNOWN. He married (2) MARY SCOTT 1745 in St Mary, Rotherhithe, Surrey. She died in Rotherhithe, Surrey. He married (3) MARY MATTHEWS 1763. She was buried at St Dionis Backchurch, London.

Child of HENRY BALCHEN and MARY UNKNOWN is:

  1. SARAH4 BALCHEN, b. 1735.

Child of HENRY BALCHEN and MARY SCOTT is:

  1. JOHN BALCHEN, b. 1745, Whitechapel, London; d. January 09, 1785, Milk Street, London.

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Generation No. 4.

5. SUSANNAH4 BALCHEN (RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1716 in London, and died 1771. She married JAMES THOMPSON July 16, 1752 in Holy Trinity, Minories, London. He was born 1714.

Child of SUSANNAH BALCHEN and JAMES THOMPSON is:

    JAMES5 THOMPSON, b. 1754.

6. MARY BALCHEN (RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1721 in London, and died 1790 in Walworth Common, Surrey.  She married JOHN MAN February 25, 1745/46 in Holy Trinity, The Minories, London.  He was born 1718 in Hurst, Reading, Berkshire, and died April 07, 1783 in Cardiff, South Wales.

Children of MARY BALCHEN and JOHN MAN are:

  1. HENRY MAN, b. February 1746/47, Prescot Street, Whitechapel, London; d. December 05, 1799, London.
  2. JOHN MAN, b. November 1749, Mansel Street, Whitechapel, London; d. April 1824, Castle Street, Reading.
  3. MARY MAN, b. July 1751, Mansel Street, Whitechapel, London;
  4. ANN MAN, b. June 1753, Mansel Street, Whitechapel, London; d. August 15, 1753.
  5. JAMES MAN, b. June 1755, Mansel Street, Whitechapel, London.; d. November 11, 1823, Dartmouth, Devonshire.
  6. FRANCES MAN, b. August 24, 1757, Croydon, Surrey; d. April 1842, Coley Place, Reading.
  7. MARIAH MAN, b. April 29, 1760; d. 1797, Reading, Berkshire.
  8. ANN MAN, b. 1766; d. 1826.

7. WILLIAM4 BALCHEN (RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1722 in Mile End, London, England, and died July 1765. He married SARAH O' NEAL January 01, 1748/49 in St Mary Magdalene, Old Fish Street, London, daughter of FRANCIS NEAL and ANN UNKNOWN.  She was born 1725, and died 1787 at Newington Butts.

Children of WILLIAM BALCHEN and SARAH O' NEAL are:

  1. SARAH5 BALCHEN, b. 1751, Hackney, London.
  2. ELIZA BALCHEN, b. 1752.
  3. SUSANNAH BALCHEN, b. 1753; d. November 16, 1778.
  4. MARY BALCHEN, b. 1754; d. 1786.
  5. JOHN BALCHEN, b. 1761; d. 1783.

8. ELIZABETH4 BALCHEN (RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1726. She married GEORGE CUMBERLAND September 21, 1749 in St Olave Hart Street, son of JOHN CUMBERLAND and UNKNOWN HILLS. He died 1771.

Children of ELIZABETH BALCHEN and GEORGE CUMBERLAND are:

  1. MARTHA5 CUMBERLAND, b. 1750.
  2. RICHARD DENNISON CUMBERLAND, b. December 10, 1752, Middlesex, London; d. January 31, 1825, Drifford, Gloucestershire.
  3. GEORGE CUMBERLAND, b. 1754; d. August 08, 1848, St Augustine, Bristol, Somerset.
  4. JOHN CUMBERLAND.

9. ANN4 BALCHEN (RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1729. She never married.

Children of ANN BALCHEN and UNKNOWN are:

  1. ISAAC BALCHEN, b. 1747.
  2. JOHN BALCHEN, b. 1750.
  3. GEORGE BALCHEN, b. 1750.

10. JOHN4 BALCHEN (HENRY3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1745 in Whitechapel, London, and died January 09, 1785 in Milk Street, London. He married ELIZABETH TEMPEST 1774 in All Hallows, Bread Street.
 

Children of JOHN BALCHEN and ELIZABETH TEMPEST are:

  1. ELIZABETH5 BALCHEN, b. 1777; d. 1778.
  2. MARY ANN BALCHEN, b. 1778; m. REV. THOMAS CAUSTON, M.A. D.D., June 02, 1799, St George's Hanover Square.

Generation No. 5

(At this point The Man Family descended from Mary Balchen's children (above) is dealt with separately and occurs as Man Generation Four)

11. SARAH5 BALCHEN (WILLIAM4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1751 in Hackney, London. She married JAMES READ December 17, 1774 in St Olave, Southwark, London.

Children of SARAH BALCHEN and JAMES READ are:

  1. SARAH6 READ, b. 1776.
  2. HANNAH READ, b. 1779.
  3. JAMES READ, b. 1787.

12. RICHARD DENNISON5 CUMBERLAND (ELIZABETH4 BALCHEN, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born December 10, 1752 in Middlesex, London, and died January 31, 1825 in Drifford, Gloucestershire. He married SUSAN TIMBRELL July 09, 1788 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

Children of RICHARD CUMBERLAND and SUSAN TIMBRELL are:

i. SUSAN WILLET6 CUMBERLAND, b. 1791; m. JOHN JONES.
ii. CHARLES DENNISON CUMBERLAND, b. 1794.

13. GEORGE5 CUMBERLAND (ELIZABETH4 BALCHEN, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1754, and died August 08, 1848 in St Augustine, Bristol, Somerset. He married ELIZABETH COOPER.

Children of GEORGE CUMBERLAND and ELIZABETH COOPER are:

i. GEORGE CUMBERLAND
ii. SYDNEY CUMBERLAND

Note on the marriage of Richard Balchen and Martha Hitchcock on 19 Oct 1715 in London. The source for this marriage on the International Genealogical Index (IGI) was a Batch # I025702. What is odd about this number is the prefix "I" before the batch number. Ed Man, who found the marriage record on the IGI, sent an email enquiring about the meaning of the "I" prefix to the Family History Center of the Church of Latter Day Saints and they explained the prefix and number as follows:

"The film that batch number I025702 was extracted from is #815482 Clandestine baptisms and marriages performed by suspended ministers in the Fleet Prison Chapel in the city of London : Mayfair Chapel in the parish of St. George, Hanover Sq. Westminster; King's Bench Prison, and The Mint, in the borough of Southwark, 1667-1754. You may or may not find more information on the original film." 

Further research on the Fleet Registers indicates that there were more than 200,000 marriages (and some baptisms) performed at the Fleet prison, Mayfair Chapel, and The King's Bench among others. An irregular or clandestine marriage was a marriage conducted by an ordained clergyman