The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Sarah Akehurst [Stevens]
Generation No. 1
  1. Sarah Akehurst [Stevens] She was born 1770 to 1775
  She married William Akehurst, labourer on 14th Apr 1795 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1770 to 1775. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born 1797 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1797 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
2 iiHannah who was born 1800 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1800 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; buried 25th Jun 1842 Heathfield, Sussex, w of Thomas
3 iiiFrances who was born 1807 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1807 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1838 Burwash, Sussex, aged 30 years; buried 15th Dec 1838 Burwash, Sussex
4 ivJohn who was born 1813 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1813 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  vHarriet who was born 1818 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27th Aug 1818 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Hannah Weeks [Akehurst] was the daughter of William Akehurst, labourer and Sarah Akehurst [Stevens]. She was born 1800 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1800 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; buried 25th Jun 1842 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, w of Thomas
  She married Thomas Weeks on 10th May 1822 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. He was born 1803 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 14th Aug 1803 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
5 iThomas who was born 1825 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1825 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  3. Frances Fuller [Akehurst] was the daughter of William Akehurst, labourer and Sarah Akehurst [Stevens]. She was born 1807 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Aug 1807 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Dec 1838 at Burwash, Sussex, aged 30 years; buried 15th Dec 1838 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
6 iJames who was born 1831 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Jan 1835 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; died Sep 1886 Heathfield, Sussex, aged 55 years; buried 5th Sep 1886 Heathfield, Sussex
  iiStephens who was born 1835 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 10th May 1835 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  She married Jesse Fuller on 21st Nov 1835 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. He was born 1795; died Dec 1838 at Burwash, Sussex, aged 43 years; buried 20th Dec 1838 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  4. John Akehurst, labourer was the son of William Akehurst, labourer and Sarah Akehurst [Stevens]. He was born 1813 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1813 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Frances Kemp on 4th Nov 1839 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. She was born 1818 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Jun 1818 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1841 at Kent
7 iiJames who was born 1844 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1844 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1848 at Hartfield, Sussex; christened 10th Dec 1848 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, Sussex
8 ivWilliam who was born 1856 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1856 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Thomas Weeks was the son of Thomas Weeks and Hannah Weeks [Akehurst]. He was born 1825 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1825 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Ann on c 1851. She was born 1831 at Mayfield, Sussex
   
  6. James Achurst was the son of unknown father and Frances Fuller [Akehurst]. He was born 1831 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 25th Jan 1835 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; died Sep 1886 at Heathfield, Sussex, aged 55 years; buried 5th Sep 1886 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Ann Cornwell on 25th Dec 1850 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q4 Vol 7 Page 607. She was born 1833 at Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
9 iThomas James who was born 1851 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Mar 1851 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiSarah Ann who was born 1857 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1857 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiWilliam Alfred who was born 1859 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1859 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  ivFrank Albert who was born 1862 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 20th Apr 1862 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  vRose Elizabeth who was born 1863 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1863 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  viJoshua Frank who was born 1865 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 6th Aug 1865 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  viiAndrew George who was born 1867 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Nov 1867 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  viiiSamuel Henry who was born 1869 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1869 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  ixEmily Jane who was born 1872 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1872 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  xFlora Amanda who was born 1877 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 6th May 1877 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
   
  7. James Akehurst, farm labourer was the son of John Akehurst, labourer and Frances Akehurst [Kemp]. He was born 1844 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 27th Oct 1844 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Maria Waghorne on Apr to June 1867, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q2 Vol 2a Page 735. She was born 1845 at Brenchley, Kent. They had the following children:
  iFrances who was born 1871 at Tonbridge, Kent
  iiEmily who was born 1875 at Seal, Kent
  iiiWalter who was born 1878 at Seal, Kent
  ivLouisa who was born 1881 at Seal, Kent
  vFrederick who was born 1883 at Seal, Kent
   
  8. William Akehurst, traveller was the son of John Akehurst, labourer and Frances Akehurst [Kemp]. He was born 1856 at Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 27th Jan 1856 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Lizze Ranger on Jan to Mar 1879, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1879 Q1 Vol 2a Page 679. She was born 1859 at Under River, Kent
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Thomas James Akehurst, farm labourer was the son of James Achurst and Ann Akehurst [Cornwell]. He was born 1851 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Mar 1851 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Butler on Jan to Mar 1873, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1873 Q1 Vol 2b Page 100. She was born 1851 at Salehurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
10 iCaroline Ann who was born c Sep 1873 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1873 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiThomas James who was born 1876 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1876 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  iiiMary Anne who was born 13th Aug 1879 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 7th Dec 1879 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
11 ivWilliam Edward who was born 15th Jan 1882 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1882 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  vEliza who was born 23rd Dec 1884 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 5th Apr 1885 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  viAnnie E who was born 1885 at Heathfield, Sussex
  viiAlfred Edwin who was born 1888 at Mountfield, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1896 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  viiiAlbert Henry who was born 1890 at Mountfield, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1896 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  10. Caroline Ann Akehurst was the daughter of Thomas James Akehurst, farm labourer and Elizabeth Akehurst [Butler]. She was born c Sep 1873 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 7th Sep 1873 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  iCharles Frank Pankhurst who was born 1896 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1896 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
   
  11. William Edward Akehurst, labourer was the son of Thomas James Akehurst, farm labourer and Elizabeth Akehurst [Butler]. He was born 15th Jan 1882 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1882 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Anslie (Bessie) Kate Leeves on Oct to Dec 1903, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1903 Q4 Vol 2b Page 212. She was born 1884 at Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iDorothy Kate who was born 1904 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 25th Sep 1904 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
   

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