The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Ann Bridger [Allcorn], daughter of William Alchorne and Elizabeth Alchorne [Killick]
Generation No. 1
  1. Ann Bridger [Allcorn] was the daughter of William Alchorne and Elizabeth Alchorne [Killick]. She was born 1807 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1807 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died May 1863 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 56 years; buried 26th May 1863 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Thomas Bridger, farmer on 14th Apr 1828 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. He was born 1805 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1805 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 1872 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 67 years; buried 2nd Jan 1872 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iEdward William who was born 26th Sep 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1828 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiMary Ann who was born 1830 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1830 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
3 iiiElizabeth who was born 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Feb 1832 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
4 ivThomas who was born 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1834 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
5 vSarah who was born 7th Sep 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1835 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viEmma who was born 1836 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1836 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiHarriett who was born 1839 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Mar 1839 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
6 viiiDaniel who was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1841 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ixPeter who was born 1st Apr 1844 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1844 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Edward William Bridger, gamekeeper was the son of Thomas Bridger, farmer and Ann Bridger [Allcorn]. He was born 26th Sep 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1828 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Taylor Wickens on c 1855. She was born 1828 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Aug 1828 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Taylor Wickens (farmer) and Hannah Wickens. They had the following children:
7 iHerbert Richard who was born 1856 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1856 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiAlice who was born 1858 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 17th Feb 1858 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiSarah who was born 1860 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Mar 1860 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivClara who was born 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jun 1862 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
8 vEdward who was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1865 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viClement who was born 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Nov 1867 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiMary Ann who was born c 1871 at Ripe, Sussex
   
  3. Elizabeth Buss [Bridger] was the daughter of Thomas Bridger, farmer and Ann Bridger [Allcorn]. She was born 1832 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 19th Feb 1832 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married William Buss, Mayfield Harrier Club huntsman and journeyman on 19th Jul 1854 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iBenjamin Thomas who was born 1855 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1856 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiSamuel who was born 1858 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivDaniel who was born 1859 at Mayfield, Sussex
  vVictoria who was born 1861 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viEliza who was born 1863 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiJohn who was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiiThomas Benjamin who was born 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  4. Thomas Bridger, farmer was the son of Thomas Bridger, farmer and Ann Bridger [Allcorn]. He was born 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1834 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Frances on c 1840. She was born 1838 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth Anne who was born 1861 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1861 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiThomas who was born 1863 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Aug 1863 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiWilliam Edward who was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1865 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivFanny who was born 1869 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1869 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vBenjamin who was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Mar 1871 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viElizabeth who was born 1873 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1873 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiSarah who was born 1876 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1876 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiiEllen Sophia who was born 1878 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th May 1878 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ixJohn who was born 1879 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Oct 1879 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  xFrederick Francis who was born 1881 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Oct 1881 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  5. Sarah Kine [Bridger] was the daughter of Thomas Bridger, farmer and Ann Bridger [Allcorn]. She was born 7th Sep 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1835 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Jabez Kine, farmer then gamekeeper on 12th Dec 1854 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 17th Feb 1832 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1832 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMartha Elizabeth who was born 1855 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Mar 1855 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiAnnie Mary who was born 1856 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1856 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiJoseph Edward who was born 1858 at Crab Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th May 1858 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivRosa Isabella who was born 1859 at Crab Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jun 1859 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; buried 5th Mar 1860 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 9 months
  vLaura Adelaide who was born 1861 at Crab Farm, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25th Jul 1861 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; buried 5th Feb 1862 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 7 months
  viKatie Dora who was born 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1862 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiAda Louisa who was born 1865 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Apr 1865 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiSamuel Thomas who was born 1867 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1867 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ixErnest Frederick who was born 1870 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 16th Nov 1873 St. Mark's Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  xFlora Alice who was born 1872 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 16th Nov 1873 St. Mark's Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  xiEdith Mary who was born 1873 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 16th Nov 1873 St. Mark's Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  xiiEva Agnes who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 10th Jun 1877 St. Mark's Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  6. Daniel Bridger, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Bridger, farmer and Ann Bridger [Allcorn]. He was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1841 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iFrederick L. who was born 1868 at Marylebone, London
  He married Martha on c 1868. She was born 1848 at Balcombe, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEllen who was born 1870 at Marylebone, London
9 iiEdward who was born 1873 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1873 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 1875 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Aug 1875 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivMartha Elizabeth who was born 1877 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1877 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Herbert Richard Bridger was the son of Edward William Bridger, gamekeeper and Mary Ann Bridger [Taylor Wickens]. He was born 1856 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Feb 1856 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Joanna Jane Hackman on 1878 at Eastbourne, Sussex. She was born 1858 at Fairlight, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHerbert who was born 1879 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  iiEdward who was born 1880 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  iiiDaniel who was born 1882 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  ivJoanne J. who was born 1884 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  vThomas W. who was born 1885 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  viHarry who was born 1887 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  viiFred who was born 1889 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  viiiMary A. who was born 1890 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  ixNellie who was born 1893 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  xEmily who was born 1896 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  xiEdith who was born 1898 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  xiiDavid who was born 1899 at Eastbourne, Sussex
  xiiiStanley who was born 1900 at Eastbourne, Sussex
   
  8. Edward Bridger was the son of Edward William Bridger, gamekeeper and Mary Ann Bridger [Taylor Wickens]. He was born 1865 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1865 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Sarah Alice Pelling on Apr to June 1892, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1892 Q2 Vol 2b Page 173. She was born 1859 at Chiddingly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iCharles E. who was born 1893 at Chiddingly, Sussex
  iiErnest F. who was born 1896 at Chiddingly, Sussex
   
  9. Edward Bridger was the son of Daniel Bridger, farm labourer and Martha Bridger. He was born 1873 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1873 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Fanny Kate Cole on 1900 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1874 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1874 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElsie Adeline who was born 1900 at Mayfield, Sussex
   

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