The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Simmons [Bailey]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Simmons [Bailey] She was born 1805 at Mayfield, Sussex
2 iWilliam who was born 1823 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Apr 1823 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Stephen Bassett Simmons on 17th Apr 1823 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1802 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
3 iStephen Frederick Bassett who was born 1826 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Oct 1826 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiHarriet who was born 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1831 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiMary Ann who was born 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1831 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
4 ivEliza Louisa who was born 1833 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 21st Apr 1833 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Sep 1876 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 43 years; buried 8th Sep 1876 Rotherfield, Sussex
  vBenjamin who was born 1836 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 18th Sep 1836 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
5 viCharles Henry who was born 19th Feb 1840 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15th Mar 1840 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Bassett [Simmons] was the son of Stephen Bassett Simmons and Mary Simmons [Bailey]. He was born 1823 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Apr 1823 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
6 iEliza Bassett who was born 30th Jan 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1849 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1853 at Rotherfield, Sussex
7 iiiGeorge who was born 1855 at Reynard Farm, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Dec 1855 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of William Basset (labourer) and Louisa Basset
8 ivLouisa who was born 27th Sep 1857 at Reynolds, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Nov 1857 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of William Basset (labourer) and Louise Basset
  vKate who was born 1862 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Dec 1862 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of William Bassett (labourer) and Louisa Bassett
  viFlora who was born 1865 at Stone Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Aug 1865 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of William Bassett (labourer) and Louisa Bassett
  viiBenjamin who was born 14th Mar 1869 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th May 1869 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of William Basset (labourer) and Louisa Basset
  viiiHerbert (Albert) who was born 21st Jul 1872 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1872 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of William Basset (labourer) and Louisa Basset
   
  3. Stephen Frederick Bassett Simmons was the son of Stephen Bassett Simmons and Mary Simmons [Bailey]. He was born 1826 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Oct 1826 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Mary on c 1855. She was born 1831 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlice who was born 1860 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1860 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiEdith M. who was born 1868 at Little Horsted, Sussex
  iiiFrederick G. who was born 1872 at Little Horsted, Sussex
  ivBenjamin who was born 1876 at Little Horsted, Sussex
   
  4. Eliza Louisa Bones [Simmons] was the daughter of Stephen Bassett Simmons and Mary Simmons [Bailey]. She was born 1833 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 21st Apr 1833 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Sep 1876 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 43 years; buried 8th Sep 1876 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iThomas E. who was born 1856 at Pembury, Kent
  She married William Bones, farm labourer on 22nd Mar 1857 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1833 at Woolbridge, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1834 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iStephen who was born 1858 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Sep 1858 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiHarriett Alice who was born 1860 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1860 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiMarianne who was born 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Aug 1862 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivElizabeth who was born 1867 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  5. Charles Henry Simmons was the son of Stephen Bassett Simmons and Mary Simmons [Bailey]. He was born 19th Feb 1840 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15th Mar 1840 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Sophia E. on c 1860. She was born 1838 at Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMaryann R. who was born 1873 at Speldhurst, Kent
  iiCharles S. who was born 1877 at Hartfield, Sussex
  iiiLily P. who was born 1880 at Hartfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Eliza Bassett Frost [Hobbs] was the daughter of William Bassett [Simmons] and Louisa Bassett [Hobbs]. She was born 30th Jan 1849 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1849 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
9 iAnnie Elizabeth who was born 3rd Oct 1865 at West Firle, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1868 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Eliza Basset, single woman
  iiGeorge Albert who was born Oct to Dec 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  She married Charles Frost, general labourer on July to Sep 1882, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q3 Vol 2b Page 188. He was born 1854 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1854 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iPercy who was born 1883 at Framfield, Sussex
  iiCharles who was born 1885 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  iiiAlice Eliza who was born 1886 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1888 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  ivMaud Louisa who was born 1888 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 29th Apr 1888 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  vWilliam who was born 1891 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1891 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
   
  7. George Bassett was the son of William Bassett [Simmons] and Louisa Bassett [Hobbs]. He was born 1855 at Reynard Farm, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Dec 1855 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of William Basset (labourer) and Louisa Basset
  He married Jane Coppings on 7th Sep 1882 at Frant, Sussex. She was born c 1860
   
  8. Louisa Ashdown [Bassett] was the daughter of William Bassett [Simmons] and Louisa Bassett [Hobbs]. She was born 27th Sep 1857 at Reynolds, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Nov 1857 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of William Basset (labourer) and Louise Basset
  She married John Ashdown, farm labourer on Oct to Dec 1880, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1880 Q4 Vol 2b Page 245. He was born 1860 at Waldron, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Annie Elizabeth Bassett was the daughter of unknown father and Eliza Bassett Frost [Hobbs]. She was born 3rd Oct 1865 at West Firle, Sussex; christened 14th Jun 1868 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Eliza Basset, single woman
  iViolet Annie S. who was born 9th Sep 1890 at Eastbourne, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1985 Leicestershire
   

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