The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for William Slater, farm labourer, son of Fortunatus Slater and Harriet Slater [Dray]
Generation No. 1
  1. William Slater, farm labourer was the son of Fortunatus Slater and Harriet Slater [Dray]. He was born 1824 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1824 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  He married Margaret Sherbourne on 16th Apr 1853 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex. She was born 1828 at Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iLydia who was born 1854 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1854 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1857 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 31st May 1857 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  iiiHarriet who was born 1859 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 31st May 1859 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
2 ivJames who was born 1863 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Feb 1863 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  vMary who was born 1867 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1867 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  viAlice who was born 1869 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jun 1869 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  viiGeorge who was born 1871 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1871 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  viiiJohn who was born 1871 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 26th Nov 1871 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Slater, general labourer on farm was the son of William Slater, farm labourer and Margaret Slater [Sherbourne]. He was born 1863 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Feb 1863 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
  He married Sophia Pilbin on Oct to Dec 1890, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q4 Vol 2b Page 266. She was born 1871 at Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
3 iMargaret who was born 12th Mar 1893 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1893 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of James Slater (labourer) and Sophia Slater; died 1973 USA
  iiRuth who was born 1895 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 29th Sep 1895 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of James Slater (labourer) and Sophia Slater
  iiiWilliam Henry James who was born 1898 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 11th Sep 1898 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, son of James Slater (labourer) and Sophia Slater
  ivGrace A. who was born 1904 at Withyham, Sussex
  vMary V. who was born 1910 at Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Margaret Husband [Causley] [Slater] was the daughter of James Slater, general labourer on farm and Sophia Slater [Pilbin]. She was born 12th Mar 1893 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1893 at St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex, daughter of James Slater (labourer) and Sophia Slater; died 1973 at USA
  She married Frederick George Causley, Captain, 7th/8th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers on Oct to Dec 1915, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1915 Q4 Vol 2b Page 397. He was born 23rd Jan 1891 at Heavitree, Devon; died 31st Jul 1917 at Ypres, Belgium, killed in action, aged 26 years; buried after 31st Jul 1917 at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
   

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