The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Joseph Beale, thatcher
Generation No. 1
  1. Joseph Beale, thatcher He was born 1781 at Mayfield, Sussex; died Oct 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex, aged 86 years; buried 27th Oct 1868 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Hannah Cornwell on 18th Sep 1805 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born 1780 to 1785 at Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHannah who was born 8th Dec 1805 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 8th Dec 1805 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Beale & Hannah Beale
2 iiJohn who was born 1808 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Aug 1808 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Beale & Hannah Beale
  iiiFrances who was born 1814 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10th Apr 1814 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Beale (thatcher) & Hannah Beale
3 ivHumphrey who was born 1817 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jan 1817 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Beale (thatcher) & Hannah Beale
  vJane who was born 1820 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Mar 1820 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Beale (thatcher) & Hannah Beale
4 viMary who was born 1822 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1822 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Beale (thatcher) & Hannah Beale
5 viiHenry who was born 1825 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jul 1825 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Beale (thatcher) & Hannah Beale
   
Generation No. 2
  2. John Beale, farm labourer was the son of Joseph Beale, thatcher and Hannah Beale [Cornwell]. He was born 1808 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Aug 1808 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Beale & Hannah Beale
  He married Mary Ann on c 1834. She was born 1814 at Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrances who was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1842 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiDavid who was born 1844 at Mayfield, Sussex
  ivEmily who was born 1846 at Buxted, Sussex
  vJoseph who was born 1848 at Buxted, Sussex
  viHenry who was born Sep 1850 at Buxted, Sussex
   
  3. Humphrey Beal, farm labourer was the son of Joseph Beale, thatcher and Hannah Beale [Cornwell]. He was born 1817 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jan 1817 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Beale (thatcher) & Hannah Beale
  He married Frances Jeffrey on c 1845. She was born 1821 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAnne who was born 1848 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1848 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Humphrey Beale (labourer) and France Beale
  iiJane who was born 1850 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Dec 1850 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Humphrey Beale (labourer) and France Beale
  iiiHumphrey who was born 1852 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Sep 1852 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Humphrey Beale (thatcher) and France Beale
6 ivFanny who was born 1855 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1855 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Humphrey Beale (thatcher) and France Beale; died Nov 1890 Mayfield, Sussex; buried 10th Nov 1890 Mayfield, Sussex
  vHester who was born 1858 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1858 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Humphrey Beale (labourer) and France Beale
  viGaius who was born 1862 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Nov 1862 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Humphrey Beale (thatcher) and France Beale
   
  4. Mary Head [Beal] was the daughter of Joseph Beale, thatcher and Hannah Beale [Cornwell]. She was born 1822 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1822 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Joseph Beale (thatcher) & Hannah Beale
  She married Henry Head, farm labourer on Oct to Dec 1842, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q4 Vol 7 Page 739. He was born 1814 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th Aug 1814 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Edward Head (labourer) and Elizabeth Head; died Aug 1878 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex, aged 64 years; buried 30th Aug 1878 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
7 iAlice who was born 1843 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Mar 1843 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Henry Head (labourer) and Mary Head
  iiEdith who was born 1846 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Feb 1846 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Henry Head (farmer) and Mary Head
  iiiJames who was born 1848 at Coleshall, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1848 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Henry Head (labourer) and Mary Head
8 ivAlfred who was born 1851 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1851 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Henry Head (labourer) and Mary Head
  vCharles who was born 1853 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Apr 1853 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Henry Head (labourer) and Mary Head
  viAnne who was born 1856 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Feb 1856 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Henry Head (labourer) and Mary Head
  viiClara who was born 1858 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1858 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Henry Head (labourer) and Mary Head
  viiiAlbert who was born 1860 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 15th Jul 1860 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Henry Head (labourer) and Mary Head
  ixFlora Jane who was born 1862 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1862 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Henry Head (labourer) and Mary Head
9 xThomas who was born 1865 at Wood Reed, Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 8th Oct 1865 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Henry Head (labourer) and Mary Head
   
  5. Henry Beal, farm labourer was the son of Joseph Beale, thatcher and Hannah Beale [Cornwell]. He was born 1825 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jul 1825 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Joseph Beale (thatcher) & Hannah Beale
  He married Ellen on c 1851. She was born 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1852 at Mayfield, Sussex
  iiLeah who was born 1858 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1858 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Beale (labourer) and Ellen Beale
10 iiiGeorgina who was born 1859 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1859 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Henry Beale (labourer) and Ellen Beale
  ivEliza who was born 1862 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Jan 1862 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Beal (labourer) and Ellen Beal
  vFrank who was born 1864 at Butcher's Cross, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1864 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Henry Beal (labourer) and Ellen Beal
  viEdwin who was born 1867 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Sep 1867 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Henry Beal (labourer) and Ellen Beal
  viiLuther who was born 1870 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Mar 1870 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Henry Beale (labourer) and Ellen Beale
  viiiWilliam John who was born 1873 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Aug 1873 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Henry Beal (labourer) and Ellen Beal
  ixEllen who was born 1877 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Nov 1877 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Beal (labourer) and Ellen Beal
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Fanny Cornford [Beale] was the daughter of Humphrey Beal, farm labourer and Frances Beale [Jeffrey]. She was born 1855 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1855 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Humphrey Beale (thatcher) and France Beale; died Nov 1890 at Mayfield, Sussex; buried 10th Nov 1890 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Amos Cornford, farmer on Apr to June 1874, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q2 Vol 2b Page 194. He was born 15th May 1853 at Rotherfield, Sussex; died 19th Jan 1946 at Mayfield, Sussex; buried after 19th Jan 1946 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAgnes who was born 1875 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1875 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Amos (labourer) & Fanny Cornford
  iiLuke who was born 1877 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Nov 1877 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Amos (labourer) & Fanny Cornford
  iiiLizzie who was born 1880 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Apr 1880 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Amos (labourer) & Fanny Cornford
  ivRuth who was born 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex
  vEli who was born Oct to Dec 1885 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 12th Dec 1893 Mayfield, Sussex
   
  7. Alice Baker [Head] was the daughter of Henry Head, farm labourer and Mary Head [Beal]. She was born 1843 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Mar 1843 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Henry Head (labourer) and Mary Head
  She married Robert Baker, farm labourer on 15th Feb 1862 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. He was born 19th Nov 1834 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 17th May 1835 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlice who was born 1863 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10th Feb 1863 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
11 iiGeorge who was born 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th Oct 1864 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  iiiSarah who was born 1866 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1866 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  ivEmily who was born 1868 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1868 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
12 vMary Anne who was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1870 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  viAda who was born 1872 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th May 1872 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  viiSamuel who was born 1874 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1874 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  viiiSusannah who was born 1875 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Sep 1875 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  ixThomas who was born 1877 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1877 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  xJohn who was born 1878 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1878 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  xiElizabeth who was born 1882 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  8. Alfred Head, farm labourer was the son of Henry Head, farm labourer and Mary Head [Beal]. He was born 1851 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1851 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Henry Head (labourer) and Mary Head
  He married Christian Ann D. Budge on July to Sep 1877, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1877 Q3 Vol 2b Page 180. She was born 1846 at Cornwall. They had the following children:
  iAlice Mitchel who was born 1879 at Finches, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jan 1879 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Head (labourer) and Christina Head
  iiJames Robert Henry who was born 1880 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1880 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Head (labourer) and Christiana Head
  iiiMary Sarah Jane who was born 1883 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Mar 1883 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Head (labourer) and Christian Head
  ivWilliam George Patch who was born 1884 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1884 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Head (labourer) and Christian Head
  vEdward John who was born 1886 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Aug 1886 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Head (labourer) and Christian Head
  viAlbert Thomas who was born 1888 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1888 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Head (licensed beer seller) and Christian Head
  viiAlfred Charles who was born 1889 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Dec 1889 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Alfred Head (labourer) and Christian Head
  viiiEmily who was born 1892 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1892 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Alfred Head (labourer) and Christian Head
   
  9. Thomas Head, railway porter was the son of Henry Head, farm labourer and Mary Head [Beal]. He was born 1865 at Wood Reed, Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 8th Oct 1865 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Henry Head (labourer) and Mary Head
  He married Sarah Hemsley on Oct to Dec 1889, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1889 Q4 Vol 2b Page 249. She was born 1870 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iNevill Thomas Henry who was born 1891 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jan 1891 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Thomas Head (railway porter) and Sarah Head
   
  10. Georgina Crouch [Beal] was the daughter of Henry Beal, farm labourer and Ellen Beal. She was born 1859 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1859 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Henry Beale (labourer) and Ellen Beale
  iPhoebe Elizabeth who was born Apr 1880 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Aug 1880 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Crouch (labourer) and Georgina Crouch
  She married William Crouch, farm labourer on 8th May 1880 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1849 at Ticehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrederick who was born 1881 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1881 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Crouch (labourer) and Georgina Crouch
  iiEphraim who was born 1883 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 4th Feb 1883 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Crouch (labourer) and Georgina Crouch
  iiiFrances Clara who was born 1884 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jul 1884 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of William Crouch (labourer) and Georgina Crouch
  ivAlbert Henry who was born 1886 at Butcher's Cross, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1886 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Crouch (labourer) and Georgina Crouch
  vPharaoh who was born 1888 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1888 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Crouch (labourer) and Georgina Crouch
  viPercy who was born 1889 at Five Ashes, Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1889 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of William Crouch (labourer) and Georgina Crouch
  viiFrank who was born 1897 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  11. George Baker, brickmaker was the son of Robert Baker, farm labourer and Alice Baker [Head]. He was born 1864 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th Oct 1864 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  He married Mary Ann Barden on 26th Apr 1886 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. She was born 1868 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  12. Mary Anne Turk [Baker] was the daughter of Robert Baker, farm labourer and Alice Baker [Head]. She was born 1870 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1870 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex
  She married Spencer Turk on 4th Jun 1887 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. He was born 1864 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 16th Oct 1864 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Thomas (labourer) and Mary Turk. They had the following children:
  iFrederick Charlie who was born 1888 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 25th Mar 1888 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, son of Spencer (labourer) and Maryann Turk
  iiAlice Gertrude who was born 1889 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 1st Dec 1889 St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of Spencer (labourer) and Mary Ann Turk
   

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