The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Joseph Akehurst, farm labourer, son of Abraham Akehurst, gardener and Sarah Akehurst [Sevenoaks]
Generation No. 1
  1. Joseph Akehurst, farm labourer was the son of Abraham Akehurst, gardener and Sarah Akehurst [Sevenoaks]. He was born 1808 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 11th Dec 1808 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  He married Mary Avis on 31st May 1834 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1816 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 12th May 1816 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1842 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 27th Mar 1842 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
2 iiHenry who was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex
3 iiiSusannah who was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Henry Akhurst, carpenter was the son of Joseph Akehurst, farm labourer and Mary Akehurst [Avis]. He was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Eliza on c 1866. She was born 1845 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
4 iWilliam Henry who was born 1869 at Wadhurst, Sussex
5 iiJames who was born 1875 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  3. Susannah Hall [Akehurst] was the daughter of Joseph Akehurst, farm labourer and Mary Akehurst [Avis]. She was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married William Hall, garden labourer on 25th Jul 1866 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1845 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of Abraham Hall (farmer) & Ann Hall. They had the following children:
  iAlfred who was born Apr to June 1867 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1867 Q2 Vol 2b Page 123
6 iiArthur John who was born Apr to June 1869 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q2 Vol 2b Page 121
7 iiiGeorge Henry who was born Jan to Mar 1871 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1871 Q1 Vol 2b Page 129
  ivAlice who was born Apr to June 1872 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1872 Q2 Vol 2b Page 119
  vErnest who was born July to Sep 1879 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1879 Q3 Vol 2b Page 136
  viMary who was born Nov 1880 at Withyham, Sussex
  viiEllen who was born July to Sep 1882 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1882 Q3 Vol 2b Page 125; christened 22nd Jan 1888 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, aged 5 years, daughter of William Hall (labourer) & Susannah Hall
  viiiJulia who was born Oct to Dec 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1883 Q4 Vol 2b Page 127
  ixEmily who was born Jan to Mar 1885 at Sewage Farm Cottages, Eridge Green, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1885 Q1 Vol 2b Page 127; christened 29th Mar 1885 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, daughter of William Hall (labourer) & Susannah Hall
  xFrances Edith who was born 1886 at Sewage Farm Cottages, Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 7th May 1886 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, twin, daughter of William Hall (labourer) & Susannah Hall
  xiFrancis who was born 1886 at Sewage Farm Cottages, Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 7th May 1886 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, twin, son of William Hall (labourer) & Susannah Hall
  xiiEdward Amos who was born 26th Jun 1888 at Sewage Farm Cottages, Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 26th Aug 1888 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, son of William Hall (labourer) & Susanna Hall
  xiiiAmy Elizabeth who was born Apr to June 1890 at Sewage Farm Cottages, Eridge Green, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1890 Q2 Vol 2b Page 111; christened 27th Apr 1890 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, daughter of William Hall (labourer) & Susanna Hall
   
Generation No. 3
  4. William Henry Akehurst, labourer was the son of Henry Akhurst, carpenter and Eliza Akehurst. He was born 1869 at Wadhurst, Sussex
  He married Flora on c 1890. She was born 1871 at Deltring, Kent. They had the following children:
  iMillie Amelia who was born 1893 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 24th Jan 1893 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex
  iiAlbert Victor who was born 1895 at Hole Farm, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1895 St. John's Chapel, Withyham, Sussex
  iiiCecil who was born 1896 at Langton Green, Kent
  ivSidney who was born 1897 at Langton Green, Kent
  vBeatrice who was born 1900 at Southborough, Kent
   
  5. James Akehurst, carpenter was the son of Henry Akhurst, carpenter and Eliza Akehurst. He was born 1875 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Kate Brown on July to Sep 1895, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1895 Q3 Vol 2b Page 277. She was born 1871 at East Grinstead, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMabel Lillian who was born 1897 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiFrederick Henry who was born 1901 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiiAlbert Edward who was born 1903 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  6. Arthur John Hall, labourer was the son of William Hall, garden labourer and Susannah Hall [Akehurst]. He was born Apr to June 1869 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1869 Q2 Vol 2b Page 121
  He married Alice Naomi Rumens on Jan to Mar 1899, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1899 Q1 Vol 2b Page 139. She was born 1877 at Wadhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iDorothy Edith who was born 1900 at Sewage Farm, Langton, Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 14th Jan 1900 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, daughter of Arthur John Hall (labourer) & Alice Naomi Hall
   
  7. George Henry Hall, labourer was the son of William Hall, garden labourer and Susannah Hall [Akehurst]. He was born Jan to Mar 1871 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1871 Q1 Vol 2b Page 129
  He married Fanny Doris Mankellow on Oct to Dec 1894, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1894 Q4 Vol 2b Page 287. She was born 27th Jul 1869 at Town Row, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Aug 1870 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, daughter of Ebenezer Mankellow (labourer) and Jemima Mankellow. They had the following children:
  iGeorge William who was born 10th Oct 1897 at Cottage Hill, Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1897 Q4 Vol 2b Page 118; christened 12th Nov 1897 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of George Hall (labourer) & Annie Dora Hall
  iiAlbert Henry who was born Jan to Mar 1901 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1901 Q1 Vol 2b Page 120
   

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