The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Edward Still, son of Thomas Still and Amelia Still [Selsby]
Generation No. 1
  1. Edward Still was the son of Thomas Still and Amelia Still [Selsby]. He was born 1806 at Cowden, Kent; christened 5th Jan 1806 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  He married Ann Jessop on 3rd May 1828 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent. She was born 1801 at Edenbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iJane who was born Aug 1828 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 17th Aug 1828 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent, christened Thomas according to the Baptism record but shown to be incorrect
  iiThomas who was born 1831 at Cowden, Kent; christened 24th Apr 1831 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
3 iiiElizabeth who was born 1833 at Cowden, Kent; christened 17th Feb 1833 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  ivGeorge who was born 1834 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 30th Nov 1834 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  vAbraham who was born 1836 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 14th Aug 1836 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  viDavid who was born 1838 at Cowden, Kent; christened 26th Aug 1838 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; buried 16th Sep 1838 Cowden, Kent, aged 6 weeks
  viiAaron who was born 1839 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 13th Oct 1839 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
4 viiiHannah who was born 1842 at Cowden, Kent; christened 16th Oct 1842 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  ixEmily who was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 30th Apr 1845 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Jane Adams [Still] was the daughter of Edward Still and Ann Still [Jessop]. She was born Aug 1828 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 17th Aug 1828 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent, christened Thomas according to the Baptism record but shown to be incorrect
  She married Alfred Adams, farm labourer on 6th Oct 1850 at St. Mary's Church, Hadlow, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1850 Q4 Vol 5 Page 745. He was born 1823 at Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth Amelia who was born 1851 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 27th Jul 1851 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiJohn Apsley who was born 1853 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 28th Aug 1853 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
5 iiiPhilip who was born 1855 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26th Aug 1855 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
6 ivAlfred James who was born 1858 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1858 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
7 vAbraham who was born 1860 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1860 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
8 viHenry George who was born 1863 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Jan 1863 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viiEmmanuel David who was born 1865 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 16th Jul 1865 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  viiiAlbert who was born 1867 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 8th Sep 1867 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  ixThomas John who was born 1872 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26th May 1872 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex
   
  3. Elizabeth Taylor [Still] was the daughter of Edward Still and Ann Still [Jessop]. She was born 1833 at Cowden, Kent; christened 17th Feb 1833 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  She married Henry Michael Taylor, farm labourer on 11th Sep 1854 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1854 Q3 Vol 2b Page 158. He was born 8th Jan 1831 at Frog's bridge, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 27th Feb 1831 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Michael Taylor (labourer) and Sophia Taylor. They had the following children:
  iAnn who was born Oct to Dec 1856 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q4 Vol 2b Page 92; christened 30th Dec 1856 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Taylor (labourer) and Elizabeth Taylor; died Jan 1857 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 10 weeks; buried 4th Jan 1857 Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiWilliam Alfred who was born Jan to Mar 1858 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1858 Q1 Vol 2a Page 405
  iiiEdward Henry who was born 1860 at Maynards Gate, Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2a Page 438; christened 14th Oct 1860 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Henry Taylor (labourer) and Elizabeth Taylor
  ivThomas who was born 1863 at Chipstead, Surrey
  vEdith Esther who was born 1868 at Edenbridge, Kent
  viLizzie who was born 1870 at Edenbridge, Kent
  viiEmily who was born 1873 at Limpsfield, Surrey
  viiiAlbert who was born 1878 at Limpsfield, Surrey
   
  4. Hannah Hodge [Still] was the daughter of Edward Still and Ann Still [Jessop]. She was born 1842 at Cowden, Kent; christened 16th Oct 1842 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  She married Robert Hodge, Carrier on Apr to June 1870 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: !870 Q2 Vol2A Page 753. He was born 1848 at Limpsfield, Surrey. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1871 at Edenbridge, Kent
  iiWalter who was born 1873 at Edenbridge, Kent
  iiiHarriett A. who was born 1874 at Edenbridge, Kent
  ivLeonard who was born 1880 at Edenbridge, Kent
  vRosa who was born 1882 at Edenbridge, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Philip Adams, blacksmith was the son of Alfred Adams, farm labourer and Jane Adams [Still]. He was born 1855 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26th Aug 1855 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Sarah Corke on July to Sep 1882, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q3 Vol 2b Page 228. She was born 1858 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
  iFrank who was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiTryphena who was born 1885 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiiFlorence who was born 1888 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  6. Alfred James Adams, farm labourer was the son of Alfred Adams, farm labourer and Jane Adams [Still]. He was born 1858 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1858 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Lois Letford on 17th Mar 1879 at St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1860. They had the following children:
  iMary Jane who was born c Aug 1879 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 24th Aug 1879 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex
  iiHarriet Alice who was born 26th Aug 1881 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1881 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex
  iiiAlbert who was born 1883 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 28th Oct 1883 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex
  ivElizabeth Amelia who was born 1885 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 4th Jan 1885 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex
  vLilian Daisy who was born 1886 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 31st Oct 1886 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex
  viLouise Annie who was born 1889 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1889 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex
   
  7. Abraham Adams, labourer was the son of Alfred Adams, farm labourer and Jane Adams [Still]. He was born 1860 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1860 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Sarah Ann Turk on 5th Feb 1883 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born Jan to Mar 1863 at Shoreditch, London, registered at Shoreditch District, London, ref: 1863 Q1 Vol 1c Page 114. They had the following children:
  iElizabeth Louisa who was born 1884 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1884 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of Abraham Adams (labourer) and Anne Adams
  iiLeonard Turk who was born 1886 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 10th Jan 1886 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, son of Abraham Adams (labourer) and Sarah Ann Adams
  iiiEphraim John who was born 1888 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 17th Feb 1888 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, son of Abraham Adams (labourer) and Sarah Ann Adams
  ivHilda Anne who was born 1890 at Gatesmith Cottages, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 20th Mar 1890 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of Abraham Adams (labourer) and Sarah Adams
  vSidney Hugh who was born 1891 at Goldsmith Cottages, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1891 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, son of Abraham Adams (labourer) and Sarah Ann Adams; died 1st Oct 1916 France; buried after 1st Oct 1916 France
  viOliver who was born 1893 at The Warren, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 23rd Jul 1893 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, son of Abraham Adams (labourer) and Sarah Adams
  viiDorothy May who was born 1893 at The Warren, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 23rd Jul 1893 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of Abraham Adams (labourer) and Sarah Adams
  viiiNimrod L. who was born 1894 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 19th Aug 1894 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, son of Abraham Adams (labourer) and Sarah Ann Adams
  ixThomas Benjamin who was born 1895 at Saw Mills, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 11th Aug 1895 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, son of Abraham Adams (labourer) and Sarah Ann Adams
  xJane Ansley who was born 1896 at New Mills, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 29th Nov 1896 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of Abraham Adams (labourer) and Sarah Adams
  xiKate Rena who was born 1898 at The New Mill Cottage, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1898 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of Abraham Adams (labourer) and Sarah Adams
  xiiEdward who was born 1901 at Withyham, Sussex
  xiiiLucy who was born 1902 at Withyham, Sussex
  xivMargaret who was born 1903 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  8. Henry George Adams was the son of Alfred Adams, farm labourer and Jane Adams [Still]. He was born 1863 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Jan 1863 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Emma Louisa Penticost on Apr to June 1882, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1882 Q2 Vol 2a Page 1009. She was born 1861 at Withyham, Sussex, daughter of George Penticost. They had the following children:
  iClara Elizabeth who was born c Jul 1882 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1882 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of Henry George Adams (gardener) and Eugine Louisa Adams
  iiAlice Sophia who was born 1884 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 9th Nov 1884 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of Henry George Adams (gardener) and Emma Louisa Adams
  iiiBlanche Phoebe who was born 1887 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1887 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of Henry George Adams (gardener) and Emma Louisa Adams
  ivLevi George who was born 1894 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1894 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex, son of Henry George Adams (gardener) and Emma Louisa Adams
  vWilliam who was born 1899 at Withyham, Sussex
   

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