The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Benjamin Blackford, son of William Blackford and Ann Blackford [Hubbard]
Generation No. 1
  1. Benjamin Blackford was the son of William Blackford and Ann Blackford [Hubbard]. He was born 1754 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 19th May 1754 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex
  iBenjamin who was born 1782 at Ticehurst, Sussex; christened 14th Apr 1782 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
2 iiGeorge who was born 1788 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 17th Aug 1788 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Sutton on 19th Jun 1788 at The Assumption & St. Nicholas Church, Etchingham, Sussex. She was born 1758 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5th Mar 1758 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. George Blackford, farm labourer was the son of Benjamin Blackford and Elizabeth Blackford [Sutton]. He was born 1788 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 17th Aug 1788 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Ann Wilson on 22nd Jun 1810 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1791 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 20th Feb 1791 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, parents Thomas & Sarah Wilson. They had the following children:
3 iGeorge who was born 11th Jul 1810 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1810 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
4 iiJoseph who was born 18th Jun 1811 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1811 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1895 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
5 iiiMary Ann who was born 5th Nov 1812 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1812 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
6 ivAnn who was born 1814 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1814 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; buried 8th May 1886 Burwash, Sussex
7 vElizabeth who was born 1815 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 10th Dec 1815 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  viHarriet who was born 1817 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 1st Jun 1817 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; buried 3rd Sep 1817 Burwash, Sussex
8 viiJohn who was born 1818 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1818 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
9 viiiRobert who was born 1822 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 22nd Feb 1822 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  ixSarah who was born 1824 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 28th Mar 1824 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
10 xHannah who was born 1825 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 26th May 1825 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, parents George & Ann Blackford; buried 14th Mar 1877 Stonegate, Sussex, aged 52 years
  xiHenry who was born 1827 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 8th Apr 1827 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
11 xiiCharlotte who was born 1829 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1829 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. George Blackford, farm labourer was the son of George Blackford, farm labourer and Ann Blackford [Wilson]. He was born 11th Jul 1810 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Jul 1810 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Sophia Russell on 21st May 1836 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1819 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th May 1819 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1837 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiSarah A. who was born 1842 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiiEmily who was born 1848 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  4. Joseph Blackford, farm labourer was the son of George Blackford, farm labourer and Ann Blackford [Wilson]. He was born 18th Jun 1811 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 26th Jul 1811 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1895 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1895 Q1 Vol 2A Page 546
  He married Ann Dowd on 11th Sep 1847 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1815 at London; died Jan to Mar 1893 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, ref: 1893 Q1 Vol 2A Page 465. They had the following children:
12 iCharlotte who was born 1848 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 10th Jul 1848 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  5. Mary Ann Eastwood [Blackford] was the daughter of George Blackford, farm labourer and Ann Blackford [Wilson]. She was born 5th Nov 1812 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1812 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iElizabeth who was born 1835 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1835 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; buried 1st Jun 1863 Burwash, Sussex, aged 26 years
  She married Richard Eastwood on 9th Jun 1839 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. He was born 1816 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Dec 1816 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEliza who was born Oct 1839 at Sussex
13 iiHannah who was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1842 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
14 iiiGeorge who was born 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Sep 1843 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  6. Ann Blackford was the daughter of George Blackford, farm labourer and Ann Blackford [Wilson]. She was born 1814 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5th Jun 1814 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; buried 8th May 1886 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iHarriott who was born 1834 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1834 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; buried 23rd Jul 1845 Burwash, Sussex, aged 12 years
   
  7. Elizabeth Hayward [Blackford] was the daughter of George Blackford, farm labourer and Ann Blackford [Wilson]. She was born 1815 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 10th Dec 1815 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
15 iJames who was born 1836 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1836 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  She married John Hayward, farm labourer on 1st Jan 1836 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1814 at Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSophia who was born 1845 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiJohn who was born 1849 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  8. John Blackford, farm labourer was the son of George Blackford, farm labourer and Ann Blackford [Wilson]. He was born 1818 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th Jun 1818 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
16 iJames who was born 1846 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1846 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Matilda Fuller on 6th Jul 1846 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, witnesses Joseph Blackford & Ann Dowd. She was born 1824 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1824 at St. Giles Church, Dallington, Sussex, parents William & Maria Fuller. They had the following children:
  iSarah Ann who was born 1848 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1848 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiRobert who was born 1850 at Burwash, Sussex
17 iiiJohn Henry who was born 1850 at Holmshurst, Burwash, Sussex; christened 17th Feb 1850 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
   
  9. Robert Blackford was the son of George Blackford, farm labourer and Ann Blackford [Wilson]. He was born 1822 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 22nd Feb 1822 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Emily Hogben on 11th Apr 1858 at All Saints Church, Frindsbury, Kent, witnesses Richard & Sarah Hogben. She was born 1839 at Hythe, Kent; christened 25th Aug 1839 at St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent, parents John & Kitty Hogben
   
  10. Hannah Wells [Blackford] was the daughter of George Blackford, farm labourer and Ann Blackford [Wilson]. She was born 1825 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 26th May 1825 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, parents George & Ann Blackford; buried 14th Mar 1877 at St Peter's Church, Stonegate, Sussex, aged 52 years
  She married Alfred Wells on 6th May 1843 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, witnesses Reuben Wells & Naomi Gibb. He was born 1820 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Jul 1820 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, parents James & Elizabeth Wells. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1844 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiAlfred who was born 1846 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiiHannah who was born 1848 at Burwash, Sussex
  ivRubin who was born 1849 at Burwash, Sussex
  vHarriott who was born Jan 1851 at Burwash, Sussex
18 viEliza who was born 1856 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  11. Charlotte Hazleden [Blackford] was the daughter of George Blackford, farm labourer and Ann Blackford [Wilson]. She was born 1829 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1829 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
19 iJohn who was born May 1850 at Burwash, Sussex
  She married John Hazleden, aka John Gorringe on 6th Dec 1851 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, witnesses Joseph & Ann Blackford. He was born 1820 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1820 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
20 iHarriet who was born Apr to June 1855 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q2 Vol 2B Page 75
  iiAlfred Joseph who was born 1868 at Crowhurst, Surrey
   
Generation No. 4
  12. Charlotte Grover [Blackford] was the daughter of Joseph Blackford, farm labourer and Ann Blackford [Dowd]. She was born 1848 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 10th Jul 1848 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  She married Charles Grover on 9th Oct 1869 at Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He was born Jan to Mar 1849 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1949 Q1 Vol 5 Page 583
   
  13. Hannah Blackman [Eastwood] was the daughter of Richard Eastwood and Mary Ann Eastwood [Blackford]. She was born 1841 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Jan 1842 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married William Blackman on 21st Jun 1863 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, witnesses Thomas Allen & Fanny Clark. He was born 16th Aug 1841 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 17th Aug 1841 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1864 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiWilliam Thomas who was born 1875 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiGeorge who was born 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  14. George Eastwood was the son of Richard Eastwood and Mary Ann Eastwood [Blackford]. He was born 1843 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Sep 1843 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Frances Clark on 19th Mar 1865 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. She was born 8th Sep 1840 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 27th Sep 1840 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  15. James Hayward was the son of John Hayward, farm labourer and Elizabeth Hayward [Blackford]. He was born 1836 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1836 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married (1) Caroline Kitchenham on July to Sep 1858 at Ticehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q3 Vol 2B Page 117. She was born 17th Nov 1836 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
21 iRuth who was born Jan to Mar 1860 at Ticehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2B Page 75
  iiJames who was born 1866 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1868 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ivWilliam who was born 1871 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  vCharles who was born 1874 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viSerah A. who was born 1875 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiRose H. who was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  viiiPercy who was born 1879 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  ixAlbert who was born Jul 1880 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married (2) Ellen on c 1899. She was born 1842 at Wiltshire
   
  16. James Blackford was the son of John Blackford, farm labourer and Matilda Blackford [Fuller]. He was born 1846 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1846 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Harriet Paine on 12th Jul 1870 at All Saints, Beckley, Sussex, witnesses Harriet Stubbs & Nancy Broomfield. She was born 1846 at Beckley, Sussex; christened 1st Feb 1846 at All Saints, Beckley, Sussex, parents Robert & Sophia Paine
   
  17. John Henry Blackford was the son of John Blackford, farm labourer and Matilda Blackford [Fuller]. He was born 1850 at Holmshurst, Burwash, Sussex; christened 17th Feb 1850 at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Ticehurst, Sussex
  He married Jane Collins on 27th Dec 1874 at St Mary Magdalen Church, St. Leonards On Sea, Sussex. She was born 1851 at St. Leonards On Sea, Sussex
   
  18. Eliza Oliver [Wells] was the daughter of Alfred Wells and Hannah Wells [Blackford]. She was born 1856 at Burwash, Sussex
  She married James Cromwell Oliver, dairyman on 4th Nov 1876 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, witnesses Alfred Wells & Eliza Stonestreet. He was born 1849 at High Ongar, Essex; christened 4th Nov 1849 at St Mary's Church, High Ongar, Essex, parents William & Sarah Oliver. They had the following children:
  iHannah who was born 1877 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiEsther who was born 1880 at Burwash, Sussex
22 iiiWilliam Owen who was born 1st Dec 1881 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Feb 1882 St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  ivMinnie who was born 1884 at Burwash, Sussex
  vFanny who was born 1886 at Burwash, Sussex
  viAlbert who was born 1889 at Burwash, Sussex
  viiEliza who was born 1890 at Burwash, Sussex
   
  19. John Blackford was the son of John Hazleden, aka John Gorringe and Charlotte Hazleden [Blackford]. He was born May 1850 at Burwash, Sussex
  He married Susanna on c 1869. She was born 5th May 1847 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 24th Apr 1862 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam J who was born 1878 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiAlfred who was born 1880 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  iiiHarriet who was born 1883 at Ticehurst, Sussex
  ivAlbert V who was born 1887 at Ticehurst, Sussex
   
  20. Harriet Pattenden [Hazelden] was the daughter of John Hazleden, aka John Gorringe and Charlotte Hazleden [Blackford]. She was born Apr to June 1855 at Wadhurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q2 Vol 2B Page 75
  She married Ebenezer Pattenden, farm labourer on 27th Mar 1875 at St Peter's Church, Stonegate, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1875 Q1 Vol 2b Page 137, witnesses Kate Humphrey & William Read. He was born 1851 at Clayhall, Stonegate, Sussex; christened 6th May 1860 at St Peter's Church, Stonegate, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEdith who was born 1876 at Stonegate, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1876 St Peter's Church, Stonegate, Sussex; buried 8th Oct 1882 Stonegate, Sussex, aged 6 years
  iiFrederick who was born 1878 at Stonegate, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1878 St Peter's Church, Stonegate, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  21. Ruth Palmer [Hayward] was the daughter of James Hayward and Caroline Hayward [Kitchenham]. She was born Jan to Mar 1860 at Ticehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2B Page 75
  She married George Palmer on c 1878. He was born 1856. They had the following children:
  iEmma who was born 1879 at Wadhurst, Sussex
   
  22. William Owen Oliver was the son of James Cromwell Oliver, dairyman and Eliza Oliver [Wells]. He was born 1st Dec 1881 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 19th Feb 1882 at St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Mabel Nelly Parsons on 11th Dec 1920 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, witnesses George Parsons & Daisy Kate Oliver. She was born 1894 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 20th Jun 1894 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
   

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