The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Ann Staples [Petit]
Generation No. 1
  1. Ann Staples [Petit] She was born c 1725
  She married John Staples on 5th Jan 1746/47 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex. He was born 1723 at Waldron, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iMary who was born 1747 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1747 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of Jn Staples and Ann Staples; died Apr 1794 Warbleton, Sussex, wife of Richard; buried 16th Apr 1794 Warbleton, Sussex
  iiThomas who was born 1749 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 10th Sep 1749 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of Jn Staples and Ann Staples
  iiiWilliam who was born 1752 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1752 All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, son of Jn Staples and Ann Staples
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Mary Head [Staples] was the daughter of John Staples and Ann Staples [Petit]. She was born 1747 at Waldron, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1747 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex, daughter of Jn Staples and Ann Staples; died Apr 1794 at Warbleton, Sussex, wife of Richard; buried 16th Apr 1794 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  She married Richard Head on 17th Apr 1770 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex. He was born 1740; died Feb 1830 at Warbleton, Sussex, aged 90 years; buried 24th Feb 1830 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1771 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1771 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, daughter of Richard Head and Mary Head
  iiBetty who was born 1772 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 8th Nov 1772 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, daughter of Rich. Head and Mary Head
  iiiJohn who was born 1775 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1775 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, son of Richard Head and Mary Head
  ivThomas who was born 1777 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 10th May 1777 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, son of Richard Head and Mary Head
  vAnn who was born 1779 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1779 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, daughter of Richd. Head and Mary Head
  viPhily who was born 1781 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 10th Jun 1781 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, daughter of Richd. Head and Mary Head
  viiHenry who was born 1784 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 1st Feb 1784 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, son of Richard Head and Mary Head
3 viiiWilliam who was born 1786 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1786 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, son of Richard Head and Mary Head; died Jan to Mar 1873, aged 86 years
  ixHannah who was born 1788 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1788 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, daughter of Richard Head and Mary Head
   
Generation No. 3
  3. William Head was the son of Richard Head and Mary Head [Staples]. He was born 1786 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1786 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, son of Richard Head and Mary Head; died Jan to Mar 1873, registered at Cranbrook District, Kent, ref: 1873 Q1 Vol 2a page 395, aged 86 years
4 iWilliam who was born 1817 at Benenden, Kent; christened 2nd Nov 1817 St. George's Church, Benenden, Kent; died 9th Jul 1882 Victoria, Australia
  He married Jane Clout on 29th Apr 1817 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex. She was born 1799 at Hawkhurst, Kent; christened 16th Jun 1799 at St Laurence Church, Hawkhurst, Kent; died Apr to June 1875, registered at St. Georges, Hanover Square District, London, ref: 1875 Q2 Vol 1a Page 265, aged 78 years. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 1819 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 18th Apr 1819 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 1821 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 8th Jul 1821 Chapel on the Hill, Cranbrook, Kent
  iiiJane who was born 9th Jul 1823 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 24th Aug 1823 Chapel on the Hill, Cranbrook, Kent
  ivHenry who was born 8th Jun 1826 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 9th Jul 1826 Chapel on the Hill, Cranbrook, Kent
  vCharles who was born 8th Mar 1829 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 7th Jun 1829 Chapel on the Hill, Cranbrook, Kent
  viHannah who was born 1831 at Cranbrook, Kent
  viiEdward who was born 1834 at Cranbrook, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  4. William Head was the son of William Head and Jane Head [Clout]. He was born 1817 at Benenden, Kent; christened 2nd Nov 1817 at St. George's Church, Benenden, Kent; emigrated 31st Aug 1838 to Australia, SS William Metcalfe; died 9th Jul 1882 at Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia
  He married Sarah Ellis on 24th Apr 1838 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex. She was born c 1819; emigrated 31st Aug 1838 to Australia, SS William Metcalfe; died 13th Feb 1898 at Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia
   

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