The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Maria Ashdown [Randell]
Generation No. 1
  1. Maria Ashdown [Randell] She was born 1799 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married Thomas Ashdown, farm labourer on 3rd Dec 1820 at St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent. He was born 1799 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 3rd Nov 1799 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. They had the following children:
2 iWilliam who was born 1821 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 15th Aug 1821 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
3 iiHarriet who was born 1824 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 30th May 1824 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
4 iiiAnn who was born 1827 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 8th Jul 1827 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  ivMary who was born 1833 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 9th Aug 1833 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
5 vGeorge who was born 1837 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 14th Mar 1837 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Ashdown, bricklayer was the son of Thomas Ashdown, farm labourer and Maria Ashdown [Randell]. He was born 1821 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 15th Aug 1821 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Elizabeth Stone on 29th Dec 1840 at St Botolph, Chevening, Kent. She was born c 1820. They had the following children:
6 iWilliam who was born 1841 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 9th Dec 1841 St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1882, aged 40 years
   
  3. Harriet Theobalds [Ashdown] was the daughter of Thomas Ashdown, farm labourer and Maria Ashdown [Randell]. She was born 1824 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 30th May 1824 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married Frederick Theobalds on Oct to Dec 1844, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1844 Q4 Vol 5 Page 589. He was born c 1820; died 1848
   
  4. Ann Godfrey [Ashdown] was the daughter of Thomas Ashdown, farm labourer and Maria Ashdown [Randell]. She was born 1827 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 8th Jul 1827 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  She married John Godfrey on July to Sep 1848 at Sevenoaks, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1848 Q3 Vol 5 Page 517. He was born 1827 at Westerham, Kent. They had the following children:
7 iAnn who was born 1849 at Westerham, Kent
  iiEmily who was born 1852 at Westerham, Kent
  iiiAlbert who was born 1854 at Westerham, Kent
8 ivArthur who was born 1856 at Westerham, Kent
9 vEdwin who was born 1860 at Westerham, Kent
  viLouisa who was born 1863 at Westerham, Kent
  viiEllen who was born 1866 at Crockham Hill, Edenbridge, Kent; died 1866
  viiiMaria who was born 1866 at Crockham Hill, Edenbridge, Kent; died 1866
  ixWilliam J. who was born 1868 at Westerham, Kent
  xThomas who was born 1869 at Westerham, Kent
  xiGeorge who was born 1871 at Westerham, Kent
   
  5. George Ashdown, bricklayer was the son of Thomas Ashdown, farm labourer and Maria Ashdown [Randell]. He was born 1837 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 14th Mar 1837 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent
  He married Charlotte Card on Apr to June 1861, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1861 Q2 Vol 2a Page 650. She was born 1837 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 29th Oct 1837 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEmma A. who was born 1862 at Penshurst, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  6. William Ashdown, labourer was the son of William Ashdown, bricklayer and Elizabeth Ashdown [Stone]. He was born 1841 at Chiddingstone, Kent; christened 9th Dec 1841 at St. Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent; died Jan to Mar 1882, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1882 Q1 Vol 2a Page 391, aged 40 years
  He married Mary Ann on c 1860. She was born 1834 at Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Henry who was born 1862 at Rusthall, Kent; christened 5th Oct 1862 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent
  iiErnest W. who was born 1869 at Rusthall, Kent
  iiiFrederick A. who was born 1871 at Rusthall, Kent
  ivGeorge H. who was born 1873 at Rusthall, Kent
  vAgnes Paulina who was born Apr to June 1875 at Rusthall, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1875 Q2 Vol 2a Page 552
  viJulia L. who was born July to Sep 1877 at Rusthall, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1877 Q3 Vol 2a Page 566
   
  7. Ann Steptow [Godfrey] was the daughter of John Godfrey and Ann Godfrey [Ashdown]. She was born 1849 at Westerham, Kent
  She married William James Steptow on c 1869. He was born 1848 at Otford, Kent. They had the following children:
  iThomas John Godfrey who was born 1870 at Limpsfield, Surrey
10 iiAlice Maud who was born 1872 at Westerham, Kent
11 iiiWilliam James who was born 1873 at Westerham, Kent
  ivFlorence Helen who was born 1875 at Westerham, Kent
12 vAlbert Arthur E. who was born 1876 at Crockham Hill, Edenbridge, Kent
  viGeorge Charles who was born 1878 at Limpsfield, Surrey
  viiJesse who was born 1880 at Limpsfield, Surrey
  viiiAmos who was born 1882 at Limpsfield, Surrey
  ixArthur who was born 1886 at Limpsfield, Surrey
   
  8. Arthur Godfrey was the son of John Godfrey and Ann Godfrey [Ashdown]. He was born 1856 at Westerham, Kent
  He married Clara on c 1885. She was born 1864 at Brasted, Kent. They had the following children:
  iNellie who was born 1887 at Westerham, Kent
  iiWilliam who was born 1889 at Knockholt, Kent
  iiiNina who was born 1895 at Westerham, Kent
  ivAnnabell who was born 1898 at Westerham, Kent
   
  9. Edwin Godfrey was the son of John Godfrey and Ann Godfrey [Ashdown]. He was born 1860 at Westerham, Kent
  He married Mary S. on c 1885. She was born 1857 at Limpsfield, Surrey
   
Generation No. 4
  10. Alice Maud Phillips [Steptow] was the daughter of William James Steptow and Ann Steptow [Godfrey]. She was born 1872 at Westerham, Kent
  She married James H. Phillips on c 1890. He was born c 1870 at Hurst, Berkshire. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 1893 at Limpsfield, Surrey
  iiHarold G. who was born Feb 1893 at Limpsfield, Surrey
  iiiAlice who was born 1895 at Limpsfield, Surrey
  ivEthel who was born 1897 at Limpsfield, Surrey
  vEdith who was born 1900 at Limpsfield, Surrey
   
  11. William James Steptow was the son of William James Steptow and Ann Steptow [Godfrey]. He was born 1873 at Westerham, Kent
  He married Emily Godfrey on c 1900. She was born 1876 at Battersea, London
   
  12. Albert Arthur E. Steptow was the son of William James Steptow and Ann Steptow [Godfrey]. He was born 1876 at Crockham Hill, Edenbridge, Kent
  He married Annie on c 1900. She was born 1878 at Limpsfield, Surrey. They had the following children:
  iAnnie who was born Jan 1901 at Westerham, Kent
   

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