The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Rebecca Austin [Levett] She was born 1793 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 23^rd Aug 1793 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex, parents Charles & Hannah Levett
	She married Thomas Austin, master gunsmith on 15^th Apr 1815 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex. He was born 1792 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 10^th Jun 1792 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, parents John & Sarah Austen (Austen alias Hastings). They had the following children:
	i	Samuel who was born 1816 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 24^th Jun 1816 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died 24^th Jun 1816 Hellingly, Sussex
2	ii	Melezener Maria who was born 1818 at Hellingly, Sussex; died 15^th Nov 1887 Hellingly, Sussex
3	iii	David James who was born 1820 at Hellingly, Sussex; died 13^th Jun 1895 Hellingly, Sussex
4	iv	Jabez Thomas who was born 1822 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 23^rd Jan 1823 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
5	v	Ruth who was born 1826 at Hellingly, Sussex
6	vi	Esther Jane who was born 1830 at Hellingly, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. Melezener Maria Akehurst [Austin] was the daughter of Thomas Austin, master gunsmith and Rebecca Austin [Levett]. She was born 1818 at Hellingly, Sussex; died 15^th Nov 1887 at Hellingly, Sussex
	She married Stephen Akehurst, farm labourer on 29^th Apr 1848 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1848 Q2 Vol 7 Page 539, witnesses David Gaddard & Eliza Dauch. He was born 1816 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 4^th Aug 1816 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, son of John Akehurst (labourer) and Ann Akehurst. They had the following children:
	i	Belinda who was born 1849 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 30^th Sep 1849 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
	ii	Eliza Rhoda who was born 1852 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 14^th Mar 1852 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex

	3. David James Austin, gunsmith & grocer was the son of Thomas Austin, master gunsmith and Rebecca Austin [Levett]. He was born 1820 at Hellingly, Sussex; died 13^th Jun 1895 at Upper Horsebridge, Hellingly, Sussex
7	i	Helen who was born 1843 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 3^rd Sep 1843 St Nicholas Church, Pevensey, Sussex
	He married Jane Gasson on 5^th Aug 1843 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex, witnesses William Butcher & Mellezaner Austin. She was born 1823 at Hailsham, Sussex; buried 18^th Jan 1894 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, aged 70 years. They had the following children:
	i	Hannah Henrietta who was born 1847 at Hellingly, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1862 Hellingly, Sussex
	ii	Jane Anne who was born 1850 at Hellingly, Sussex
8	iii	Thomas Carlton who was born 9^th Jul 1854 at Hellingly, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1854 Q3 Vol 2B Page 60
	iv	Emma Rebecca who was born July to Sep 1860 at Hellingly, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q3 Vol 2B Page 67; died July to Sep 1917 Hellingly, Sussex
	v	Edward Nelson who was born Oct to Dec 1862 at Hellingly, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q4 Vol 2B Page 65
	vi	George Albert who was born Jan to Mar 1867 at Hellingly, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1867 Q1 Vol 2B Page 78; buried 2^nd Oct 1893 Hellingly, Sussex, aged 26 years

	4. Jabez Thomas Austin was the son of Thomas Austin, master gunsmith and Rebecca Austin [Levett]. He was born 1822 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 23^rd Jan 1823 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
	He married Caroline Wingfield on 13^th Dec 1851 at All Sainst Church, Hastings, Sussex, witnesses Thomas Burchett & Maria Kingfield . She was born 1829 at Hastings, Sussex; christened 15^th Apr 1829 at All Saints Church, Hastings, Sussex, parents Edward & Maria Wingfield

	5. Ruth Fears [Austin] was the daughter of Thomas Austin, master gunsmith and Rebecca Austin [Levett]. She was born 1826 at Hellingly, Sussex
	She married Thomas Fears on 17^th Apr 1851 at St. Clement's Church, Hastings, Sussex. He was born 1826 at Arlington, Sussex. They had the following children:
9	i	Luther David who was born Apr to June 1855 at Hailsham, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q2 Vol 2B Page 50
	ii	Clarissa who was born 1858 at Hailsham, Sussex

	6. Esther Jane Austin was the daughter of Thomas Austin, master gunsmith and Rebecca Austin [Levett]. She was born 1830 at Hellingly, Sussex
10	i	Nathan who was born Oct to Dec 1846 at Hellingly, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1846 Q4 Vol 7 Page 375

Generation No. 3
	7. Helen Peters [Austin] was the daughter of David James Austin, gunsmith & grocer and Jane Austin [Gasson]. She was born 1843 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 3^rd Sep 1843 at St Nicholas Church, Pevensey, Sussex
	She married Leonard Peters, blacksmith on 20^th Apr 1870 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex, witnesses Charles Chrismas & Jane Annie Austin. He was born 1838 at Gardner Street, Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 5^th Aug 1838 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Edith K. who was born 1871 at Ashburnham, Sussex
	ii	Ada J. who was born 1879 at Hailsham, Sussex

	8. Thomas Carlton Austin, gunsmith was the son of David James Austin, gunsmith & grocer and Jane Austin [Gasson]. He was born 9^th Jul 1854 at Hellingly, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1854 Q3 Vol 2B Page 60
	He married Emily Austin on 2^nd Aug 1885 at Old St Pancras Church, Camden Town, London, witnesses William Austin & C Weakly. She was born 1860 at Wanstead, Essex

	9. Luther David Fears, journeyman miller was the son of Thomas Fears and Ruth Fears [Austin]. He was born Apr to June 1855 at Hailsham, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q2 Vol 2B Page 50
	He married Mary Jane Watson on 21^st Dec 1878 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. She was born 1861 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Luther Thomas David. who was born 1879 at Chipstead, Surrey
	ii	? who was born 1883 at Chipstead, Surrey
	iii	Winifred Mary who was born 1885 at Buxted, Sussex
	iv	John Bernard who was born 1889 at Buxted, Sussex
	v	Lily Gwendolin who was born 1891 at Buxted, Sussex
	vi	Michael Watson who was born 1895 at Buxted, Sussex
	vii	Gertrude Violet Watson who was born 1896 at Buxted, Sussex
	viii	Leslie Charles William who was born 1900 at Buxted, Sussex
	ix	Stanley Howard who was born 1904 at Buxted, Sussex

	10. Nathan Austin, grocer and draper was the son of unknown father and Esther Jane Austin. He was born Oct to Dec 1846 at Hellingly, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1846 Q4 Vol 7 Page 375
	He married Jane Maria Deeprose on 13^th Sep 1873 at St Mary's Church, Hastings, Sussex, witnesses Joseph Morris & Frances Amelia Deeprose. She was born 1849 at Ninfield, Sussex; christened 30^th Dec 1849 at St. Mary's Church, Ninfield, Sussex, parents James & Harriett Deeprose. They had the following children:
11	i	Edith Anna Maria who was born 11^th Oct 1874 at Boreham Street, Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q4 Vol 2B Page 75; christened 28^th Jul 1891 St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex; died 24^th Dec 1939 Wartling, Sussex
	ii	Albert who was born 1877 at Wartling, Sussex

Generation No. 4
	11. Edith Anna Maria Prickett [Austen] was the daughter of Nathan Austin, grocer and draper and Jane Maria Austin [Deeprose]. She was born 11^th Oct 1874 at Boreham Street, Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q4 Vol 2B Page 75; christened 28^th Jul 1891 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex; died 24^th Dec 1939 at Kingswell House, Boreham Street, Wartling, Sussex
	She married Frederick Prickett, butcher on 28^th Sep 1910 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex, witnesses Nathan Austin & Effie Beech Prickett. He was born 16^th Apr 1880 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 9^th May 1880 at St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex; died 30^th Jul 1941 at Kingswell House, Boreham Street, Wartling, Sussex, administration to Winifred Stollery (Wife of Henry Thomas Stollery) Effie Beech Widdicombe (wife of Robert Charles Widdicombe and Margaret Wells (wife of Dudley Martin Wells) Effects £7498 5s 2d