The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Ann Ashdown She was born c 1685; died Aug 1726 at Hever, Kent, wife of John Ashdowne; buried 8^th Aug 1726 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	She married John Ashdown on c 1715. He was born c 1685; died Nov 1748 at Hever, Kent; buried 8^th Nov 1748 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent. They had the following children:
2	i	John who was born 1719 at Hever, Kent; christened 2^nd Feb 1719 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
3	ii	Henry who was born 1720 at Hever, Kent; christened 3^rd Mar 1720 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	iii	Ann who was born 1722 at Hever, Kent; christened 17^th Jun 1722 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Mar 1723 Hever, Kent, daughter of John and Ann Ashdown; buried 31^st Mar 1723 Hever, Kent
	iv	William who was born 1723 at Hever, Kent; christened 22^nd Dec 1723 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent

Generation No. 2
	2. John Ashdown, yeoman was the son of John Ashdown and Ann Ashdown. He was born 1719 at Hever, Kent; christened 2^nd Feb 1719 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	He married (1) Elizabeth Fulman on 15^th Jun 1739 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent. She was born c 1720; died Jul 1752 at Hever, Kent, wife of John Ashdown; buried 28^th Jul 1752 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	He married (2) Elizabeth Denman on 9^th Jan 1757 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent, witnesses: Robert Kidder and John Denman. She was born c 1735. They had the following children:
	i	Elizabeth who was born 1758 at Hever, Kent; christened 27^th Apr 1758 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
4	ii	John who was born 1762 at Hever, Kent; christened 4^th Feb 1762 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Sep 1806 Hever, Kent, aged 44 years; buried 21^st Sep 1806 Hever, Kent
5	iii	William who was born 1763 at Hever, Kent; christened 28^th Nov 1763 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Nov 1845 Hever, Kent, aged 77[?] years, of Four Elms; buried 9^th Nov 1845 Hever, Kent
6	iv	Henry who was born 1767 at Hever, Kent; christened 3^rd May 1767 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Nov 1826 Hever, Kent, aged 59 years, of Four Elms; buried 19^th Nov 1826 Hever, Kent

	3. Henry Ashdown was the son of John Ashdown and Ann Ashdown. He was born 1720 at Hever, Kent; christened 3^rd Mar 1720 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	He married Elizabeth Humphrey on 14^th May 1745 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. She was born c 1725. They had the following children:
	i	Thomas who was born 1748 at Hever, Kent; christened 2^nd Oct 1748 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	ii	Elizabeth who was born 1750 at Hever, Kent; christened 1^st Mar 1750 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
7	iii	John who was born 1751 at Hever, Kent; christened 1^st Sep 1751 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent

Generation No. 3
	4. John Ashdown was the son of John Ashdown, yeoman and Elizabeth Ashdown [Denman]. He was born 1762 at Hever, Kent; christened 4^th Feb 1762 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Sep 1806 at Hever, Kent, aged 44 years; buried 21^st Sep 1806 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	He married Millie Older on 5^th Jan 1781 at St. Mary's Church, Leigh, Kent. She was born c 1760. They had the following children:
	i	John who was born 1782 at Hever, Kent; christened 9^th Feb 1782 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Mar 1782 Hever, Kent, son of John Ashdown; buried 6^th Mar 1782 Hever, Kent
	ii	William who was born 1783 at Hever, Kent; christened 25^th Sep 1783 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Mar 1784 Hever, Kent; buried 26^th Mar 1784 Hever, Kent
	iii	John who was born 1785 at Hever, Kent; christened 6^th Feb 1785 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Apr 1785 Hever, Kent, son of John Ashdown; buried 27^th Apr 1785 Hever, Kent
	iv	Richard who was born 1786 at Hever, Kent; christened 22^nd Jul 1786 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died before 30^th Jul 1786 Hever, Kent, infant; buried 30^th Jul 1786 Hever, Kent
	v	Ann who was born 1788 at Hever, Kent; christened 21^st Jul 1788 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	vi	Elizabeth who was born 1791 at Hever, Kent; christened 15^th Sep 1791 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died before 24^th Sep 1791 Hever, Kent, infant; buried 24^th Sep 1791 Hever, Kent
	vii	Amelia who was born 1793 at Hever, Kent; christened 10^th Mar 1793 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	viii	Thomas who was born 1794 at Hever, Kent; christened 16^th Feb 1794 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Mar 1794 Hever, Kent; buried 25^th Mar 1794 Hever, Kent
	ix	Mary who was born 1795 at Hever, Kent; christened 4^th Oct 1795 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	x	James who was born 1798 at Hever, Kent; christened 31^st Dec 1798 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Jan 1799 Hever, Kent, infant; buried 5^th Jan 1799 Hever, Kent
	xi	Sarah who was born 1800 at Hever, Kent; christened 16^th Nov 1800 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent

	5. William Ashdown, farmer was the son of John Ashdown, yeoman and Elizabeth Ashdown [Denman]. He was born 1763 at Hever, Kent; christened 28^th Nov 1763 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Nov 1845 at Hever, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1845 Q4 Vol 5 Page 282, aged 77[?] years, of Four Elms; buried 9^th Nov 1845 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	He married Ann Simmons on 21^st Aug 1784 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent, witness: George Serles. She was born 1767 at Limpsfield, Surrey; died Apr 1851, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1851 Q2 Vol 5 Page 313, aged 84 years; buried 20^th Apr 1851 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent. They had the following children:
8	i	William who was born Oct 1784 at Hever, Kent; christened 24^th Oct 1784 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Jan 1823 Bromley, Kent, aged 57 years; buried 5^th Jan 1823 Bromley, Kent
9	ii	Elizabeth who was born 1786 at Hever, Kent; christened 11^th Dec 1786 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	iii	John who was born 1789 at Hever, Kent; christened 12^th Apr 1789 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Nov 1789 Hever, Kent; buried 16^th Nov 1789 Hever, Kent
	iv	Ann who was born 1791 at Hever, Kent; christened 4^th Sep 1791 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	v	Jane who was born 1795 at Hever, Kent; christened 14^th Apr 1795 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Mar 1808 Hever, Kent, aged 12 years; buried 6^th Mar 1808 Hever, Kent
	vi	Amelia who was born 1797 at Hever, Kent; christened 20^th Aug 1797 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	vii	Sarah who was born 1801 at Hever, Kent; christened 15^th Feb 1801 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	viii	Diana who was born 1802 at Hever, Kent; christened 15^th Oct 1802 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	ix	Sophia who was born 1804 at Hever, Kent; christened 10^th Oct 1804 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	x	Ann who was born 1805 at Hever, Kent; christened 26^th Oct 1805 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	xi	John who was born 2^nd Dec 1809 at Hever, Kent; christened 27^th Dec 1809 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Feb 1810 Hever, Kent, aged 11 weeks; buried 26^th Feb 1810 Hever, Kent
	xii	Richard who was born 1811 at Hever, Kent; christened 6^th May 1811 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent

	6. Henry Ashdown was the son of John Ashdown, yeoman and Elizabeth Ashdown [Denman]. He was born 1767 at Hever, Kent; christened 3^rd May 1767 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Nov 1826 at Hever, Kent, aged 59 years, of Four Elms; buried 19^th Nov 1826 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	He married Sarah Langridge on 27^th Oct 1788 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent, witnesses: Daniel Chapman and William Cutcher. She was born c 1765. They had the following children:
	i	John who was born 1789 at Hever, Kent; christened 11^th Jan 1789 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	ii	Lucy who was born 1790 at Hever, Kent; christened 10^th Oct 1790 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	iii	Elizabeth who was born 1792 at Hever, Kent; christened 18^th Nov 1792 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
10	iv	Henry who was born 1795 at Hever, Kent; christened 9^th Aug 1795 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	v	Sarah who was born 1798 at Hever, Kent; christened 17^th Jan 1798 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died before 16^th Jan 1798 Hever, Kent, infant; buried 16^th Jan 1798 Hever, Kent
	vi	Mercy who was born 1799 at Hever, Kent; christened 30^th Jun 1799 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
11	vii	William who was born 1802 at Hever, Kent; christened 11^th Apr 1802 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	viii	Jane who was born 1805 at Hever, Kent; christened 4^th Aug 1805 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	ix	James who was born 1808 at Hever, Kent; christened 12^th Jan 1808 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent

	7. John Ashdown was the son of Henry Ashdown and Elizabeth Ashdown [Humphrey]. He was born 1751 at Hever, Kent; christened 1^st Sep 1751 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	He married Betty Young on 9^th Nov 1779 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, witnesses Perryman & Elizabeth Page. She was born 1756 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 1^st Feb 1756 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent; buried 5^th Apr 1835 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent, aged 80 years. They had the following children:
	i	Richard who was born 1780 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 21^st May 1780 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
	ii	Elizabeth who was born 1783 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 13^th Apr 1783 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
	iii	John who was born 1785 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 20^th Feb 1785 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
	iv	William who was born 1788 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 17^th Feb 1788 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
	v	Ann who was born 1790 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 20^th Jun 1790 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
	vi	Tomas who was born 1799 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 3^rd Nov 1799 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent

Generation No. 4
	8. William Ashdown, farmer was the son of William Ashdown, farmer and Ann Ashdown [Simmons]. He was born Oct 1784 at Hever, Kent; christened 24^th Oct 1784 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died Jan 1823 at Bromley, Kent, aged 57 years; buried 5^th Jan 1823 at St. Peter & St. Paul, Bromley, Kent
	He married Sarah Parker on 16^th Nov 1807 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent, witnesses: Ann Ashdown and William Chapman. She was born c 1790. They had the following children:
12	i	William who was born 9^th Dec 1810 at Bromley, Kent; died 1875 Bromley, Kent
	ii	Sarah who was born 28^th Nov 1812 at Bromley, Kent
	iii	Hannah who was born 13^th Mar 1814 at Bromley, Kent; died 25^th Nov 1819 Bromley, Kent, aged 5 years; buried 28^th Nov 1819 Bromley, Kent
	iv	Ann who was born 17^th Jun 1816 at Bromley, Kent
	v	John who was born 24^th Jan 1819 at Bromley, Kent
	vi	Caroline who was born 9^th Sep 1821 at Bromley, Kent
	vii	James who was born 17^th Aug 1823 at Bromley, Kent
	viii	George Henry who was born 13^th Aug 1826 at Bromley, Kent

	9. Elizabeth Ashdown was the daughter of William Ashdown, farmer and Ann Ashdown [Simmons]. She was born 1786 at Hever, Kent; christened 11^th Dec 1786 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	i	William who was born 1804 at Hever, Kent, baseborn; christened 26^th Aug 1804 St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent

	10. Henry Ashdown, labourer was the son of Henry Ashdown and Sarah Ashdown [Langridge]. He was born 1795 at Hever, Kent; christened 9^th Aug 1795 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
13	i	James who was born 1822 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 11^th Nov 1822 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
	He married Susnna Copley on c 1825. She was born 1797 at Westerham, Kent. They had the following children:
14	i	Henry who was born 1826 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 29^th Jan 1826 St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
	ii	William who was born 1828 at Westerham, Kent

	11. William Ashdown, farm labourer was the son of Henry Ashdown and Sarah Ashdown [Langridge]. He was born 1802 at Hever, Kent; christened 11^th Apr 1802 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent
	He married (1) Martha King on 30^th Oct 1832 at St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent. She was born 1805 at Westerham, Kent
	He married (2) Mary on c 1855. She was born 1830 at Westerham, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	Ann who was born 1857 at Hever, Kent

Generation No. 5
	12. William Ashdown was the son of William Ashdown, farmer and Sarah Ashdown [Parker]. He was born 9^th Dec 1810 at Bromley, Kent; died 1875 at Bromley, Kent
	He married Elizabeth Brooker on 3^rd Jun 1832 at St. Georges, Beckenham, Kent. They had the following children:
15	i	George who was born 16^th Dec 1832 at Bromley, Kent
	ii	Emily Jane who was born 8^th Feb 1835 at Bromley, Kent; died 14^th Aug 1914 New Zealand
	iii	William who was born 18^th Feb 1838 at Dartford, Kent
	iv	Alice who was born 21^st Mar 1841 at Dartford, Kent
	v	Susan who was born 21^st Mar 1841 at Dartford, Kent
	vi	John who was born 26^th Oct 1847 at Stratford, Essex

	13. James Ashdown, labourer was the son of Henry Ashdown, labourer and Susnna Ashdown [Copley]. He was born 1822 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 11^th Nov 1822 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
	He married Mary on c 1855. She was born 1835 at Edenbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	James who was born 1867 at Edenbridge, Kent
	ii	George who was born 1870 at Edenbridge, Kent
	iii	John who was born 1878 at Edenbridge, Kent

	14. Henry Ashdown, farm labourer was the son of Henry Ashdown, labourer and Susnna Ashdown [Copley]. He was born 1826 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 29^th Jan 1826 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
	He married Catherine Pocknell on 13^th May 1848 at St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent. She was born 1824 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 15^th Feb 1824 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
	i	John who was born 1849 at Westerham, Kent
	ii	Henry who was born 1862 at Westerham, Kent
	iii	James who was born 1866 at Westerham, Kent

Generation No. 6
	15. George Ashdown was the son of William Ashdown and Elizabeth Ashdown [Brooker]. He was born 16^th Dec 1832 at Bromley, Kent
	He married Hannah Bones on 1^st May 1859 at Trinity Church, Newington, Surrey. She was born 1837, daughter of Williams Bones. They had the following children:
	i	Elizabeth who was born 1861
	ii	Emma who was born 1863
	iii	Harry who was born 1865
16	iv	Charles who was born 1^st Jun 1867 at 45 West Street, Neckinger, London; died 19^th Jan 1928 Rotherhithe, Kent
	v	Maria who was born 1870
	vi	George who was born 1874
	vii	William who was born 1876
	viii	Caroline who was born 1879

Generation No. 7
	16. Charles Ashdown was the son of George Ashdown and Hannah Ashdown [Bones]. He was born 1^st Jun 1867 at 45 West Street, Neckinger, London; died 19^th Jan 1928 at 48a Lower Road, Rotherhithe, Kent
	i	Charles
	ii	William
	iii	Florence May
	iv	Grace
	He married Mary Slater on 15^th Dec 1895 at St.Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, London. She was born 27^th Sep 1868 at 25 Cornwall Street, St George in the East, London, daughter of William Slater and Elizabeth Coleman; died 13^th Sep 1921 at 48a Lower Road, Rotherhithe, Kent. They had the following children:
17	i	Leonard George who was born 19^th Jan 1914 at Bermondsey, London

Generation No. 8
	17. Leonard George Ashdown was the son of Charles Ashdown and Mary Ashdown [Slater]. He was born 19^th Jan 1914 at Bermondsey, London
	He married Mary Teresa Welch on 18^th Mar 1939 at Church of the most Holy Trinity. She was born 20^th Oct 1915 at Bermondsey, London, daughter of Albert Walter Welch and Jenny Lilian Hook; died 7^th Nov 1983 at Guys Hospital, London. They had the following children:
	i	Leonard William who was born 28^th Apr 1941 at Worthing, Sussex
	ii	Susan May who was born 2^nd Sep 1946