The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Martha Pettitt [Richardson], daughter of Samuel Richardson and Martha Richardson [Crowhurst]
Generation No. 1
  1. Martha Pettitt [Richardson] was the daughter of Samuel Richardson and Martha Richardson [Crowhurst]. She was born 1807 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 15th Feb 1807 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Nov 1885 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried 22nd Nov 1885 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
2 iAnn Standen who was born 1837 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1837 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Thomas Pettitt, farm labourer on 29th Dec 1839 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1797 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1797 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, ilegitimate son of Mary Pettitt; died Apr to June 1879, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q2 Vol 2b Page 79, aged 84 years. They had the following children:
  iSamuel Baxel who was born July to Sep 1840 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1840 Q3 Vol 7 Page 432; christened 12th Jul 1840 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Martha Pettitt; died 1844 Mayfield, Sussex, aged 4 years; buried 24th Jul 1844 Mayfield, Sussex
3 iiRobert who was born Jan to Mar 1842 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q1 Vol 7 Page 495; christened 5th Jun 1842 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Martha Pettitt; died Apr to June 1903, aged 62 years
4 iiiSamuel Baxel who was born Oct to Dec 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1846 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Martha Pettitt; died Jan to Mar 1891, aged 44 years
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Ann Standen Bailey [Richardson] was the daughter of unknown father and Martha Pettitt [Richardson]. She was born 1837 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jul 1837 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Arthur Britt Bailey, farm labourer on 19th Apr 1865 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1835 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrank who was born 1866 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Jul 1866 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiPhiladelphia who was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1868 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
5 iiiAlice who was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st May 1870 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivEllen who was born 1872 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1872 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vJames who was born 1875 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1875 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
6 viCaroline who was born 1877 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1877 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 2nd Jul 1964 New Malden, Surrey
  viiWilliam who was born 1879 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1879 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  3. Robert Pettit was the son of Thomas Pettitt, farm labourer and Martha Pettitt [Richardson]. He was born Jan to Mar 1842 at Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q1 Vol 7 Page 495; christened 5th Jun 1842 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Martha Pettitt; died Apr to June 1903, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1903 Q2 Vol 2b Page 70, aged 62 years
  He married Ruth Richardson on 12th Nov 1865 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born Dec 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Dec 1843 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of James Richardson and Ann Richardson; died Apr to June 1924, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1924 Q2 Vol 2b Page 155, aged 80 years. They had the following children:
  iFrederick who was born 1866 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1866 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettitt (labourer) and Ruth Pettitt
7 iiGeorge Thomas who was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1868 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettit (labourer) and Ruth Pettit
  iiiEmily who was born 1869 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1869 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert Pettit (labourer) and Ruth Pettit
  ivCaroline who was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1871 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Robert Pettitt (labourer) and Ruth Pettitt
  vHarry who was born 1874 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viMinnie who was born 1878 at Mayfield, Sussex
  viiJames Reuben who was born 1880 at Mayfield, Sussex
8 viiiAnnie who was born 21st Jun 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ixKate who was born 1885 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  4. Samuel Baxel Pettit, house carpenter was the son of Thomas Pettitt, farm labourer and Martha Pettitt [Richardson]. He was born Oct to Dec 1846 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1846 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Pettitt (labourer) and Martha Pettitt; died Jan to Mar 1891, registered at West Ham District, Essex, ref: 1891 Q1 Vol 4a Page 110, aged 44 years
  He married Sarah on Oct to Dec 1871, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1871 Q4 Vol 2a Page 153. She was born c 1850
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Alice Walter [Bailey] was the daughter of Arthur Britt Bailey, farm labourer and Ann Standen Bailey [Richardson]. She was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st May 1870 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married William Thomas David Walter on 1896. He was born 1859 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th May 1859 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFlorence Alice who was born c 1900; died 11th Feb 1979 Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  6. Caroline Avis [Bailey] was the daughter of Arthur Britt Bailey, farm labourer and Ann Standen Bailey [Richardson]. She was born 1877 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jun 1877 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 2nd Jul 1964 at New Malden, Surrey
  She married George Avis on 16th Dec 1899 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 7th Nov 1865 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 11th Apr 1945 at Sittingbourne, Kent. They had the following children:
9 iElizabeth Grace who was born 17th Oct 1900; died 26th Dec 1982
  iiWilliam George who was born 5th Apr 1904; died 1974
  iiiEvelyn Alice who was born 1907
  ivGeorge Amos who was born 16th Nov 1909; died 1988
  vFrederick Cyril who was born 12th Oct 1912; died 26th Nov 1998
  viKathleen Mabel who was born c 1915
  viiRuby who was born 12th Feb 1921; died 1st Jan 1996
   
  7. George Thomas Pettitt was the son of Robert Pettit and Ruth Pettitt [Richardson]. He was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1868 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Robert Pettit (labourer) and Ruth Pettit
  He married Alice Eliza Avis on Oct to Dec 1892 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1892 Q4 Vol 2B Page 274. She was born 1871 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th May 1871 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Ann Dann
   
  8. Annie Manser [Pettitt] was the daughter of Robert Pettit and Ruth Pettitt [Richardson]. She was born 21st Jun 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Thomas Albert Manser on 29th Aug 1908 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 8th Jul 1881 at Walworth, London. They had the following children:
10 iLeslie Robert who was born after 30th Nov 1909 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1998
11 iiReginald Albert who was born 13th Apr 1911 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Elizabeth Grace Dunstall [Avis] was the daughter of George Avis and Caroline Avis [Bailey]. She was born 17th Oct 1900; died 26th Dec 1982
  She married Thomas Jesse Dunstall on 25th Nov 1922 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex. He was born 7th Apr 1901 at Portslade, Sussex
   
  10. Leslie Robert Manser was the son of Thomas Albert Manser and Annie Manser [Pettitt]. He was born after 30th Nov 1909 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1998, registered at Reading District, Berkshire, ref: 1998 Q4 Vol 3201A Page A2B
  He married Rhoda Ethel Beckley on 31st Aug 1935 at Benson, Oxfordshire. She was born 26th Dec 1909 at Benson, Oxfordshire; died Nov 1995, registered at Wantage District, Oxfordshire, ref: 1995 Nov, aged 85 years
   
  11. Reginald Albert Manser was the son of Thomas Albert Manser and Annie Manser [Pettitt]. He was born 13th Apr 1911 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Doreen May Loom on July to Sep 1948, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1948 Q3 Vol 5h Page 975. She was born 31st Oct 1920
   

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