The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Jane Ridley [Gurr], daughter of William Gurr and Fanny Gurr [Bennett]
Generation No. 1
  1. Jane Ridley [Gurr] was the daughter of William Gurr and Fanny Gurr [Bennett]. She was born 1823 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 28th Dec 1823 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
2 iTimothy John who was born 5th Dec 1842 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 8th Jan 1842 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
3 iiCharles who was born 1845 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jun 1845 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
4 iiiSilvanus who was born 1849 at Maresfield, Sussex
  ivJane who was born 1859 at Fletching, Sussex
  vAlice who was born 1864 at Fletching, Sussex
5 viHarry who was born 1869 at Fletching, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Timothy John Gurr, farmer and mason was the son of John Ridley and Jane Ridley [Gurr]. He was born 5th Dec 1842 at Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Martha Chatfield on 1st Apr 1865 at All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1865 Q2 Vol 2b Page 143. She was born 14th Jan 1843 at Pepper Alley, Fletching, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1843 Q1. They had the following children:
6 iFanny who was born 9th Apr 1865 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 21st May 1865 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, daughter of Timothy John Gurr (labourer) and Martha Gurr
7 iiWalter who was born 17th Feb 1867 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 21st Apr 1867 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, son of Timothy John Gurr (labourer) and Martha Gurr
  iiiJohn who was born 1869 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1869 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, son of Timothy John Gurr (labourer) and Martha Gurr
  ivCharles who was born 1871 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 18th Jun 1871 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, son of Timothy John Gurr (labourer) and Martha Gurr
  vMary Liza who was born 1873 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1873 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, son of John Gurr (labourer) and Martha Gurr
8 viJane who was born 1875 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  viiMargaret who was born 1877 at Birch Grove, East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 19th Aug 1877 Ma.StJsCh, Nutley, Sussex, daughter of John Gurr (bricklayer) and Martha Gurr
9 viiiFrederick who was born 17th May 1879 at Birch Grove, East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1879 Ma.StJsCh, Nutley, Sussex, son of John Gurr (bricklayer) and Martha Gurr
  ixSilvanus Ridley who was born 17th Nov 1881 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1882 Ma.StJsCh, Nutley, Sussex, son of John Gurr (bricklayer) and Martha Gurr
10 xGeorge who was born 18th Aug 1883 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1883 Ma.StJsCh, Nutley, Sussex, son of John Gurr (bricklayer) and Martha Gurr
   
  3. Charles Ridley, farm labourer was the son of John Ridley and Jane Ridley [Gurr]. He was born 1845 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 19th Jun 1845 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  iEmily who was born 1867 at Fletching, Sussex
  iiHenry who was born 1869 at West Hoathly, Sussex; christened 14th Nov 1869 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex
  He married Eliza on c 1871. She was born 1851 at Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1872 at West Hoathly, Sussex
  iiAlfred who was born 1873; christened 26th Jan 1873 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 1874 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1874 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex
  ivMary who was born 1877 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  vRichard who was born 25th Oct 1879 at East Grinstead, Sussex; died 27th Jun 1958
  viEllen who was born 1882 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 19th Mar 1882 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex
  viiHester who was born 1888 at Worth, Sussex
   
  4. Silvanus Ridley was the son of John Ridley and Jane Ridley [Gurr]. He was born 1849 at Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Mary A. on c 1875. She was born 1851 at Fletching, Sussex
   
  5. Harry Ridley, farmer was the son of John Ridley and Jane Ridley [Gurr]. He was born 1869 at Fletching, Sussex
  He married Kate on c 1885. She was born 1869 at Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJane who was born 1889 at Fletching, Sussex
  iiAlice who was born 1890 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1890 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex
  iiiJack who was born 1891 at Danehill, Sussex; christened 29th Nov 1891 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Fanny Woodrow [Gurr] was the daughter of Timothy John Gurr, farmer and mason and Martha Gurr [Chatfield]. She was born 9th Apr 1865 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 21st May 1865 at All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, daughter of Timothy John Gurr (labourer) and Martha Gurr
  She married Arthur Frederick Woodrow, general labourer. He was born 1862 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 24th Aug 1862 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlexander Stewart who was born 1888 at Brighton, Sussex; christened 16th Jun 1891 St Patrick, Hove, Sussex, son of Arthur Frederick Woodrow (journeyman butcher) and Fanny Woodrow
  iiMinnie Theodora who was born 1891 at 1 Lansdowne Mews, Hove, Sussex; christened 16th Jun 1891 St Patrick, Hove, Sussex, daughter of Arthur Frederick Woodrow (journeyman butcher) and Fanny Woodrow
  iiiEric A. who was born 1893 at Hove, Sussex
  ivMay E. who was born 1895 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  vMarion E. who was born 1897 at Lingfield, Surrey
  viReginald who was born 1901 at Lingfield, Surrey
  viiSilvanua who was born 1904 at Lingfield, Surrey
  viiiRobert K. who was born 1906 at Lingfield, Surrey
   
  7. Walter Gurr, bricklayer was the son of Timothy John Gurr, farmer and mason and Martha Gurr [Chatfield]. He was born 17th Feb 1867 at Chelwood Common, Fletching, Sussex; christened 21st Apr 1867 at All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex, son of Timothy John Gurr (labourer) and Martha Gurr
  He married Elizabeth Ann Luxford on July to Sep 1889, registered at Cuckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1889 Q3 Vol 2b Page 244. She was born 1867 at West Hoathly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWalter C who was born 1890 at East Grinstead, Sussex
   
  8. Jane Sadgrove [Gurr] was the daughter of Timothy John Gurr, farmer and mason and Martha Gurr [Chatfield]. She was born 1875 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  She married Charles Henry Sadgrove on c 1895. He was born c 1875. They had the following children:
  iCharles who was born 24th Feb 1897 at Roseberry Terrace, Sandown, Isle of Wight
   
  9. Frederick Gurr was the son of Timothy John Gurr, farmer and mason and Martha Gurr [Chatfield]. He was born 17th May 1879 at Birch Grove, East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1879 at Ma.StJsCh, Nutley, Sussex, son of John Gurr (bricklayer) and Martha Gurr
  He married Catherine Tilden on 24th Dec 1899 at The Register Office, Croydon, Surrey. She was born 11th Dec 1875 at South Hatton, Durham, registered at Easington District, Durham, ref: 1875 Q4. They had the following children:
11 iJohn who was born 10th Jun 1906 at East Tottenham, Middlesex
   
  10. George Gurr was the son of Timothy John Gurr, farmer and mason and Martha Gurr [Chatfield]. He was born 18th Aug 1883 at East Grinstead, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1883 at Ma.StJsCh, Nutley, Sussex, son of John Gurr (bricklayer) and Martha Gurr
  He married Elizabeth Harriet on 18th Dec 1906 at St John the Baptist, Croydon, Surrey. She was born 15th Jul 1885 at Badger's Hole, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey, registered at Croydon District, Surrey, ref: 1885 Q2. They had the following children:
12 iIvy Kathleen who was born 2nd Feb 1910 at Brook Street, Cuckfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  11. John Gurr was the son of Frederick Gurr and Catherine Gurr [Tilden]. He was born 10th Jun 1906 at East Tottenham, Middlesex
  He married Ivy Kathleen Gurr on 20th Dec 1933 at The Register Office, Cuckfield, Sussex. She was born 2nd Feb 1910 at Brook Street, Cuckfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
13 iDouglas John who was born 21st Jul 1942 at Cuckfield Hospital, Cuckfield, Sussex
   
  12. Ivy Kathleen Gurr [Gurr] was the daughter of George Gurr and Elizabeth Harriet Hards. She was born 2nd Feb 1910 at Brook Street, Cuckfield, Sussex
  She married John Gurr on 20th Dec 1933 at The Register Office, Cuckfield, Sussex. He was born 10th Jun 1906 at East Tottenham, Middlesex. They had the following children:
13 iDouglas John who was born 21st Jul 1942 at Cuckfield Hospital, Cuckfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  13. Douglas John Gurr was the son of John Gurr and Ivy Kathleen Gurr [Gurr]. He was born 21st Jul 1942 at Cuckfield Hospital, Cuckfield, Sussex
  He married Merle Joan Woodcraft on 9th Jun 1962 at The Register Office, Middlesex. She was born 1945 at Langley, Buckinghamshire. They had the following children:
  iRicky Stewart who was born 11th Dec 1970 at St Peters Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey
   

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