The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary West [Simmonds]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary West [Simmonds] She was born 1790 at Warbleton, Sussex
  She married Henry West, farm labourer on 17th Oct 1809 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. He was born 1788 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iHenry who was born 1814 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1814 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Mary West; died Jul 1886 Maresfield, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried 29th Jul 1886 Maresfield, Sussex
  iiHarriett who was born 1816 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 28th Apr 1816 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry (labourer) & Mary West
  iiiGeorge who was born 1818 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Mar 1818 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Mary West
  ivCharlotte who was born 1820 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 19th Nov 1820 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry (labourer) & Mary West
  vSophia who was born 1823 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1823 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry (labourer) & Mary West
3 viSarah Miriam who was born 1825 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 11th Sep 1825 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry (labourer) & Mary West
  viiEmma Jane who was born 1827 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 19th Aug 1827 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry (labourer) & Mary West
  viiiEsther who was born 1830 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 11th Jul 1830 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry (labourer) & Mary West
  ixWilliam Thomas who was born 1833 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 8th Oct 1833 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Mary West
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Henry West, farm labourer was the son of Henry West, farm labourer and Mary West [Simmonds]. He was born 1814 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1814 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Mary West; died Jul 1886 at Maresfield, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried 29th Jul 1886 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Alice Seamer on July to Sep 1838, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1838 Q3 Vol 7 Page 533. She was born 1819 at Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1839 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1839 Q1 Vol 7 Page 432; christened 3rd Mar 1839 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Alice West
  iiEleanor who was born 1841 at Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1841 Q1 Vol 7 Page 509; christened 21st Mar 1841 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry (labourer) & Alice West
  iiiAnne who was born 1843 at Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1843 Q3 Vol 7 Page 476; christened 8th Sep 1843 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry (labourer) & Alice West
  ivCharles who was born 1847 at Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1847 Q2 Vol 7 Page 507; christened 27th Jun 1847 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Alice West
  vMary Jane who was born 1849 at Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1849 Q2 Vol 7 Page 542; christened 10th Jun 1849 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry (labourer) & Alice West, recorded as Jane West
  viEsther who was born 1851 at Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1851 Q3 Vol 7 Page 527; christened 27th Jul 1851 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry (labourer) & Alice West
  viiGeorge who was born 1853 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 22nd May 1853 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Alice West; died Oct 1858 Maresfield, Sussex, aged 5 years; buried 3rd Oct 1858 Maresfield, Sussex
4 viiiTrayton who was born 1855 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1855 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Alice West
5 ixGilbert who was born 1857 at Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q3 Vol 2b Page 99; christened 23rd Aug 1857 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Alice West
6 xAlbert who was born 28th Jan 1860 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1860 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter[sic] of Henry (labourer) & Alice West
  xiHenry who was born 1862 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 27th Jul 1862 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Alice West
   
  3. Sarah Miriam Gammon [West] was the daughter of Henry West, farm labourer and Mary West [Simmonds]. She was born 1825 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 11th Sep 1825 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry (labourer) & Mary West
  She married Spencer Gammon, farm labourer on 24th Aug 1845 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1845 Q3 Vol 7 Page 729, witnesses William Sawyer & Harriett Russell. He was born 1826 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 16th Apr 1826 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
7 iMary Ann who was born 1846 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiSpencer who was born 1848 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 6th Aug 1848 St James Church, Nutley, Sussex; buried 10th Jun 1869 Maresfield, Sussex, aged 21 years
  iiiHarriet who was born 1850 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Trayton West, bricklayer's labourer was the son of Henry West, farm labourer and Alice West [Seamer]. He was born 1855 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1855 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Alice West
  He married Fanny Morris on Jan to Mar 1877, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1877 Q1 Vol 2b Page 170. She was born 1860 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q2 Vol 2b Page 89; christened 6th May 1860 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of William (labourer) & Eleanor Morris. They had the following children:
8 iTrayton who was born 1878 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1st Sep 1878 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Trayton (bricklayer) & Fanny West
  iiFanny May who was born 1880 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1880 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of Trayton (bricklayer) & Fanny West
  iiiCharles Frank who was born 1883 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 21st Oct 1883 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, son of Trayton (bricklayer) & Fanny West
  ivKate who was born 1886 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1886 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of Trayton (bricklayer) & Fanny West
  vAnnie Mabel who was born 1889 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1889 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, daughter of Trayton (bricklayer) & Fanny West
  viHarry who was born 1894 at Brighton, Sussex
   
  5. Gilbert West, carter was the son of Henry West, farm labourer and Alice West [Seamer]. He was born 1857 at Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q3 Vol 2b Page 99; christened 23rd Aug 1857 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Henry (labourer) & Alice West
  He married Mary Morris on Oct to Dec 1878, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1878 Q4 Vol 2b Page 213. She was born 1858 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q2 Vol 2b Page 81; christened 4th Jul 1858 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of William (labourer) & Eleanor Morris; died Jan to Mar 1907, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1907 Q1 Vol 2b Page 100, aged 48 years. They had the following children:
  iEllenor Rose who was born 1880 at Uckfield, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1881 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1881 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Gilbert (carter) & Mary West
  iiiGeorge who was born 1884 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 5th Oct 1884 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Gilbert (labourer) & Mary West
  ivGilbert Thomas who was born 1888 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1888 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, son of Gilbert (labourer) & Mary West
  vArthur Jack who was born 1895 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jan 1895 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, son of Gilbert (labourer) & Mary West
  viRichard Charles who was born 1899 at Uckfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jul 1899 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, son of Gilbert (labourer) & Mary West
  viiDorothy who was born 1904 at Uckfield, Sussex
   
  6. Albert West, farm labourer was the son of Henry West, farm labourer and Alice West [Seamer]. He was born 28th Jan 1860 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1860 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, daughter[sic] of Henry (labourer) & Alice West
  He married Ruth Morris on Apr to June 1880, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1880 Q2 Vol 2b Page 149. She was born 9th Feb 1862 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q1 Vol 2b Page 95; christened 6th Apr 1862 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of William (labourer) & Eleanor Morris; died Dec 1945, registered at Worthing District, Sussex, ref: 1945 Dec Vol 2b Page 504, aged 83 years. They had the following children:
  iEsther who was born Oct 1880 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 28th Nov 1880 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Albert (labourer) & Ruth West
9 iiHenry William who was born 23rd Jun 1882 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1882 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Albert (labourer) & Ruth West; died 1921 Maresfield, Sussex
  iiiMaria who was born 25th Feb 1884 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1884 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Albert (labourer) & Ruth West
  ivRuth who was born c 1887 at Maresfield, Sussex
  vAlbert who was born c 1889 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viGertrude Maud who was born c 1890 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viiRose May who was born c 1894 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viiiEdith Grace who was born c 1896 at Maresfield, Sussex
  ixVictor Perrin who was born c 1898 at Maresfield, Sussex
  xEdward Ernest who was born c 1899 at Maresfield, Sussex; died 1919 Belgium
  xiDorothy Mabel who was born c 1901 at Maresfield, Sussex
  xiiEllie Florence who was born c 1903 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
  7. Mary Ann Smith [Baldwin] [Gammon] was the daughter of Spencer Gammon, farm labourer and Sarah Miriam Gammon [West]. She was born 1846 at Maresfield, Sussex
  She married (1) George Baldwin on 24th Dec 1868 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. He was born 1846 at ??. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann Georgina who was born 1869 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 16th Jan 1870 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  She married (2) Charles Samson Smith, wheelwright on 31st Mar 1872 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. He was born 1850 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1850 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSpencer Charles who was born 1873 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiArthur Samuel who was born 1874 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiIse Sarah who was born 1876 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivGeorge Fred. who was born 1878 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  vSpencer C. who was born 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viAlbert who was born 1882 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiAlfred W who was born 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiPercey who was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  8. Trayton West was the son of Trayton West, bricklayer's labourer and Fanny West [Morris]. He was born 1878 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1st Sep 1878 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex, son of Trayton (bricklayer) & Fanny West
  He married Emily Alice L. Vinall on July to Sep 1898, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1898 Q3 Vol 2b Page 400. She was born c 1880 at Brighton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEmily who was born c 1900 at Brighton, Sussex
  iiTrayton who was born c 1902 at Brighton, Sussex
   
  9. Henry William West was the son of Albert West, farm labourer and Ruth West [Morris]. He was born 23rd Jun 1882 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1882 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, son of Albert (labourer) & Ruth West; died 1921 at Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Rose Minnie Bodle on Apr to June 1903, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1903 Q2 Vol 2b Page 275. She was born 28th Nov 1880 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iLeslie Albert Henry who was born c 1904 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiKelvin Douglas who was born c 1909 at Buxted, Sussex
   

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