The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Mary Skinner [Springett] was the daughter of John Springett and Elizabeth Springett [Buss]. She was born 1750 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 16^th Aug 1750 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent; died 22^nd Oct 1838 at Penshurst, Kent; buried after 22^nd Oct 1838 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	She married William Skinner, farmer on 14^th Feb 1775 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex, William resident in Wadhurst. He was born 1753 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 25^th Aug 1753 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, parents John & Sarah Skinner; died 29^th Mar 1809 at Penshurst, Kent; buried 7^th Apr 1809 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
2	i	Mary who was born 1776 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11^th Jun 1776 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
3	ii	John who was born 1778 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15^th Nov 1778 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 23^rd Mar 1843 Penshurst, Kent; buried after 23^rd Mar 1843 Penshurst, Kent
	iii	Susannah who was born 1780 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 18^th Feb 1780 St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; buried 13^th May 1790 Penshurst, Kent, aged 10 years
	iv	William who was born 1782 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 20^th Sep 1782 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; died 16^th Mar 1848 Penshurst, Kent; buried after 16^th Mar 1848 Penshurst, Kent
	v	Sophia who was born 1786 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 9^th Jun 1786 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; died 25^th Aug 1866 Penshurst, Kent; buried after 25^th Aug 1866 Penshurst, Kent
	vi	Thomas who was born 1792 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 28^th Oct 1792 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 19^th Jun 1814 Penshurst, Kent; buried after 19^th Jun 1814 Penshurst, Kent

Generation No. 2
	2. Mary Franks [Skinner] was the daughter of William Skinner, farmer and Mary Skinner [Springett]. She was born 1776 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 11^th Jun 1776 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex
	She married George Franks on 12^th Oct 1798 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. He was born 1774 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 6^th Feb 1774 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents George & Anne Franks. They had the following children:
4	i	George who was born 1799 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 8^th Mar 1799 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
5	ii	William who was born 1801 at Leigh, Kent; christened 17^th May 1801 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
6	iii	Henry who was born 1802 at Leigh, Kent; christened 1^st Apr 1802 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	iv	Harriet who was born 1803 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 30^th Nov 1803 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; buried 29^th May 1813 Leigh, Kent, aged 9 years
7	v	Thomas who was born 4^th Mar 1807 at Penshurst, Kent, twin of Mary; christened 16^th Aug 1807 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent

	3. John Skinner was the son of William Skinner, farmer and Mary Skinner [Springett]. He was born 1778 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15^th Nov 1778 at St. Alban's Church, Frant, Sussex; died 23^rd Mar 1843 at Penshurst, Kent; buried after 23^rd Mar 1843 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	He married Elizabeth Unknown on c 1800 at ??. She was born 1779 at ??; died 8^th Apr 1818 at Penshurst, Kent; buried after 8^th Apr 1818 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	Susanna who was born 1808 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 6^th Mar 1808 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 20^th Mar 1895 Sevenoaks, Kent; buried after 20^th Mar 1895 Penshurst, Kent
8	ii	William Henry who was born 1810 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 18^th Mar 1810 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
9	iii	John who was born 1812 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 6^th Sep 1812 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Apr to June 1883 Sevenoaks, Kent

Generation No. 3
	4. George Franks, general practioner MRCS was the son of George Franks and Mary Franks [Skinner]. He was born 1799 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 8^th Mar 1799 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	He married Mary Hooper on 24^th Jun 1821 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent. She was born 1793 at Sevenoaks, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	Olive who was born 26^th Jun 1825 at Sevenoaks, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1855 Sevenoaks, Kent
	ii	John who was born 16^th Mar 1833 at Sevenoaks, Kent

	5. William Franks was the son of George Franks and Mary Franks [Skinner]. He was born 1801 at Leigh, Kent; christened 17^th May 1801 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	He married Grace Harman on 19^th Feb 1836 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent. She was born Nov 1795 at Ightham, Kent; christened 11^th Dec 1796 at Indepndent Chapel, Tonbridge, Kent, parents John & Elizabeth Harman. They had the following children:
10	i	William who was born 14^th Dec 1836 at Sevenoaks, Kent

	6. Henry Franks, grocer was the son of George Franks and Mary Franks [Skinner]. He was born 1802 at Leigh, Kent; christened 1^st Apr 1802 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	He married Eliza Harrison on 20^th Sep 1830 at All Saints Church, Maidstone, Kent. She was born 11^th Apr 1800 at Ightham, Kent; christened 27^th Apr 1800 at St. Peter's Church, Ightham, Kent, parents John & Elizabeth Harrison. They had the following children:
	i	Eliza who was born 6^th Jul 1831 at Maidstone, Kent; christened 2^nd Oct 1831 Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Union Street, Maidstone, Kent
11	ii	Mary Ann who was born 20^th Jan 1833 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 8^th Jul 1833 Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Sevenoaks Weald, Kent
	iii	Emma who was born 27^th May 1836 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 25^th Sep 1836 Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Sevenoaks, Kent
	iv	Sophia who was born 1840 at Hadlow, Kent
	v	Henry who was born Oct to Dec 1841 at Hadlow, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1841 Q4 Vol 5 Page 444

	7. Thomas Franks, grocer was the son of George Franks and Mary Franks [Skinner]. He was born 4^th Mar 1807 at Penshurst, Kent, twin of Mary; christened 16^th Aug 1807 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	He married Charlotte Brown on 7^th Feb 1843 at St Nicholas Church, Strood, Kent. She was born 1815 at Denmark. They had the following children:
12	i	Robert George who was born 1845 at Sheerness, Kent; christened 26^th Feb 1845 Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Sexburgha, Minster in Sheppey, Kent; died 20^th Jan 1897 Brixton, Surrey, executor Charlotte Luckhurst (sister)
13	ii	Charlotte who was born Oct to Dec 1847 at Sheerness, Kent; christened 28^th Jan 1848 Holy Trinity Church, Sheerness, Kent
14	iii	Thomas Henry who was born 1849 at Mile Town, Sheerness, Kent; christened 29^th Apr 1848 Holy Trinity Church, Sheerness, Kent
15	iv	William Alfred who was born 1851 at Mile Town, Sheerness, Kent; christened 29^th May 1851 Holy Trinity Church, Sheerness, Kent

	8. William Henry Skinner, Carpenter was the son of John Skinner and Elizabeth Skinner [Unknown]. He was born 1810 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 18^th Mar 1810 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	He married (1) Susannah Lawrence on c 1831 at All Saints Church, Tudeley-cum-Capel, Kent. She was born 1806 at Capel, Kent; christened 11^th Jan 1807 at St. Thomas a Beckets Church, Capel, Kent, parents William & Mary Lawrence
	He married (2) Harriet Morris on 9^th Nov 1851 at All Saints Church, Maidstone, Kent

	9. John Skinner, China glass and fruiterer was the son of John Skinner and Elizabeth Skinner [Unknown]. He was born 1812 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 6^th Sep 1812 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died Apr to June 1883 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1883 Q2 Vol 2A Page 360
	He married (1) Mary Ring on Oct to Dec 1847 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1847 Q4 Vol 5 Page 669. She was born 21^st Feb 1818 at Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, parents Charles Ring & Esther Ring [Stanger]; died n/k at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1871 Q2 Vol 2A Page 297. They had the following children:
	i	Elizabeth who was born 1849 at Sevenoaks, Kent
	ii	Thomas G. who was born 1855 at Sevenoaks, Kent
	He married (2) Agnes Trigg on 24^th Nov 1872 at St Stephen, Coleman Street, London, John living at 24 London Wall, Agnes at 39 Coleman St. She was born 1826 at Alfold, Surrey; christened 22^nd Oct 1826 at St Nicholas Church, Alfold, Surrey; died Oct to Dec 1909 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1909 Q4 Vol 2A Page 434

Generation No. 4
	10. William Franks, ironmonger was the son of William Franks and Grace Franks [Harman]. He was born 14^th Dec 1836 at Sevenoaks, Kent
	He married Elizabeth Humphrey Parker on 4^th May 1864 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent. She was born 1839 at Sevenoaks, Kent; christened 17^th Feb 1839 at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Sevenoaks, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	Arthur who was born 1867 at Sevenoaks, Kent
	ii	Percy John who was born 1869 at Sevenoaks, Kent
	iii	Albert J. who was born 1871 at Sevenoaks, Kent
	iv	Walter H. who was born 1874 at Sevenoaks, Kent
	v	Ernest who was born 1876 at Sevenoaks, Kent
	vi	Grace A. who was born 1879 at Sevenoaks, Kent

	11. Mary Ann Stark [Franks] was the daughter of Henry Franks, grocer and Eliza Franks [Harrison]. She was born 20^th Jan 1833 at Hadlow, Kent; christened 8^th Jul 1833 at Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Sevenoaks Weald, Kent
	She married William Stark, grocer on Jan to Mar 1852 at Camberwell, London, registered at Camberwell District, London, ref: 1852 Q1 Vol 1D Page 549. He was born 1829 at Camberwell, London; christened 12^th Apr 1829 at St Giles' Church, Camberwell, London, parents James & Sarah Stark

	12. Robert George Franks, solicitor's clerk was the son of Thomas Franks, grocer and Charlotte Franks [Brown]. He was born 1845 at Sheerness, Kent; christened 26^th Feb 1845 at Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Sexburgha, Minster in Sheppey, Kent; died 20^th Jan 1897 at 13 Kingswood Road, Brixton, Surrey, executor Charlotte Luckhurst (sister)
	He married Laura Elizabeth Buckingham on 26^th Nov 1878 at St Phillip's Church, Lambeth, London. She was born 1854 at Great Chesterford, Essex; christened 12^th Nov 1854 at St Mary's Church, Ickleton, Cambridgeshire, parents William James & Mary Anne Buckingham

	13. Charlotte Luckhurst [Franks] was the daughter of Thomas Franks, grocer and Charlotte Franks [Brown]. She was born Oct to Dec 1847 at Sheerness, Kent; christened 28^th Jan 1848 at Holy Trinity Church, Sheerness, Kent
	She married Alfred Luckhurst, brewer on 1^st Jun 1874 at St Nicholas Church, Rochester, Kent. He was born 5^th Apr 1849 at Deptford, Kent; christened 4^th Nov 1849 at St Paul's Church, Deptford, Kent, parents George & Helen Luckhurst. They had the following children:
	i	Constance Helen who was born 1875 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 16^th Apr 1875 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex
	ii	Katherine Maud who was born 1877 at Uckfield, Sussex
	iii	Helen Grace who was born 1878 at Uckfield, Sussex
	iv	Elthel Mary who was born 1879 at Uckfield, Sussex
	v	Alfred who was born Dec 1880 at Uckfield, Sussex

	14. Thomas Henry Franks, captain of mail steamer was the son of Thomas Franks, grocer and Charlotte Franks [Brown]. He was born 1849 at Mile Town, Sheerness, Kent
	He married Helen Luckhurst on 26^th Mar 1878 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex. She was born 22^nd May 1847 at Hatcham, Surrey; christened 18^th Jun 1847 at St James Church, Hatcham, Surrey

	15. William Alfred Franks, grocer was the son of Thomas Franks, grocer and Charlotte Franks [Brown]. He was born 1851 at Mile Town, Sheerness, Kent; christened 29^th May 1851 at Holy Trinity Church, Sheerness, Kent
	He married Anne Hilder on 28^th Dec 1878 at St Philip's Church, Battersea, London. She was born Jan to Mar 1848 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1848 Q1 Vol 5 Page 463