| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. Reuben John Bannister was the son of John Bannister, blacksmith and Jane Bannister [Langridge]. He was born 1823 at Splanes [a.k.a. Splaynes, Splains, Spears] Green, Fletching, Sussex; christened 15th Jun 1823 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |||
| He married Harriet Eunice Stevenson on 15th Jun 1846 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, witnesses Frederick & Caroline Bannister. She was born 1824 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 14th Nov 1824 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Lois Tryphena who was born 1848 at Splanes [a.k.a. Splaynes, Splains, Spears] Green, Fletching, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1848 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; buried 30th Mar 1851 Fletching, Sussex, aged 3 years | ||
| 2 | ii | Reuben who was born 1852 at Splanes [a.k.a. Splaynes, Splains, Spears] Green, Fletching, Sussex; christened 4th Jul 1852 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |
| 3 | iii | Ellen who was born 1854 at Splanes [a.k.a. Splaynes, Splains, Spears] Green, Fletching, Sussex; christened 7th May 1854 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |
| 4 | iv | Julia who was born 1856 at Splanes [a.k.a. Splaynes, Splains, Spears] Green, Fletching, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1856 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |
| 5 | v | Frederick William Ripley who was born 1858 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1858 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |
| 6 | vi | Sydney who was born 1862 at Splanes [a.k.a. Splaynes, Splains, Spears] Green, Fletching, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1862 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |
| vii | Arthur George who was born 7th Aug 1865 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1865 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | ||
| Generation No. 2 | |||
| 2. Reuben Bannister was the son of Reuben John Bannister and Harriet Eunice Bannister [Stevenson]. He was born 1852 at Splanes [a.k.a. Splaynes, Splains, Spears] Green, Fletching, Sussex; christened 4th Jul 1852 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |||
| He married Elizabeth Barbara Keech on 3rd Oct 1883 at All Saints Church, Castleford, Yorkshire. She was born 1857 at Burlestone, Dorset; christened 21st Jun 1857 at St Michael's Church, Stinsford, Dorset, parents William & Barbara Keech | |||
| 3. Ellen Rogers [Bannister] was the daughter of Reuben John Bannister and Harriet Eunice Bannister [Stevenson]. She was born 1854 at Splanes [a.k.a. Splaynes, Splains, Spears] Green, Fletching, Sussex; christened 7th May 1854 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |||
| She married Thomas Rogers, master tailor on 8th Nov 1875 at St Mary's Church, Billingshurst, Sussex. He was born 1846 at Bridgnorth, Shropshire; christened 6th Sep 1846 at St Mary's Church, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, parents Richard & Jane Rogers. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Emily who was born 1876 at Newick, Sussex; christened 9th Jul 1876 St. Mary's Church, Newick, Sussex | ||
| ii | Mabel Nelly who was born 1877 at Newick, Sussex; christened 13th Jan 1878 St. Mary's Church, Newick, Sussex | ||
| iii | Grace Beatrice Cherry who was born 1883 at Danehill, Sussex; christened 26th Aug 1883 All Saints (als Holy Trinity Chapel), Danehill, Sussex | ||
| iv | Margaret Florence who was born 1890 at 17 Abinger Place, Lewes, Sussex; christened 4th May 1890 St. John-under-the-Castle, Lewes, Sussex | ||
| v | Edith Caroline who was born 14th Aug 1892 at 58 Malling Street, Lewes, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1892 St. Thomas à Becket at Cliffe, Lewes, Sussex | ||
| 4. Julia Bridgman [Bannister] was the daughter of Reuben John Bannister and Harriet Eunice Bannister [Stevenson]. She was born 1856 at Splanes [a.k.a. Splaynes, Splains, Spears] Green, Fletching, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1856 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |||
| She married Alfred Richard Bridgman on 24th Dec 1887 at St Peter's Church, Brighton, Sussex. He was born Oct to Dec 1857 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1957 Q4 Vol 2B Page 134, parents William & Susannah Bridgman | |||
| 5. Frederick William Ripley Bannister was the son of Reuben John Bannister and Harriet Eunice Bannister [Stevenson]. He was born 1858 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1858 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |||
| He married Mary Jane Hobbs on 11th Jan 1882 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. She was born 1862 at East Dean, Sussex; christened 9th Mar 1862 at St Simon & St Jude's Church, East Dean, Sussex | |||
| 6. Sydney Bannister was the son of Reuben John Bannister and Harriet Eunice Bannister [Stevenson]. He was born 1862 at Splanes [a.k.a. Splaynes, Splains, Spears] Green, Fletching, Sussex; christened 8th Jun 1862 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex | |||
| He married Mary Ann Kempshall on 5th Nov 1889 at St Bartholomew's Church, Leigh, Surrey. She was born 1870 at Charlwood, Surrey; christened 20th Nov 1870 at St Nicholas Church, Charlwood, Surrey, parents James & Maria Kempshall | |||
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